Dusters News JULY 2011 ISSUE

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1 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Dusters News JULY 2011 ISSUE Best pilot of the Bigger Bird Event award was presented to Jody Haack of Tacoma Washington, who amazed the crowd with his abilities throughout the event. Jody s Yak shown below in flight The eighth annual Bigger Bird Fly in at Duster field is now history. Despite a host of competing events in the area, 30 pilots from throughout the Northwest registered to fly at this years event. The weather was perfect, the planes beautiful and the flying spectacular. Activity was steady and many interesting things were to be seen along the flightline and in the air. A sincere thanks to all the pilots who registered and all the Dusters members who assisted in hosting this year. Great Job. Special thanks also to Dan Williams and Jeff Thoennes for their camera work. Their pictures were excellent, as can be seen in this issue. Enjoy!! -jay Mike Hamilton of The Dalles Oregon is presented with his award for the Peoples Choice, Best Plane of the Event. His Extra shown below Garret Martin, shown with dad Kelly, continues the family tradition of Cubs in winning the Sunday Raffle at the Bigger Bird. Garret won this.25 size J-3 Cub. Inside: Meeting Notes Area Events Field Activities

2 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 2 Meeting Notes The June meeting of the Dusters RC club was called to order at 7 pm on Monday, June 20th with 18 members present. Our guest was Hugh Christen. A Dusters welcome to new members Pete Johnson, Joel Hoover and Heath Cook. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Treasurers report included a recap of the road upgrade which included 5 loads of gravel and three hours grader time, with a total expense of slightly over $1200. Filed Marshal Bale is on Vacation, but his responsibilities have been admirably completed by Jim Robb. The filed is in outstanding condition. Bill will post a mowing guideline on the pin board to give members an idea of the planned mowing schedule, Members are reminded that there is no flying while mowing is underway. Preparations for the Bigger Bird were discussed. Parking direction to be provided by all members. The club was grateful to see Jackie Criswell back to assist in not only the meeting burger dinner preparation, but to hear that she would assist with the Duster Deli at the Bigger Bird. Doolittle Days event was reviewed, taking place July 16th at our filed with a $15 landing fee. If your plane is pre 1945 and airworthy, bring it out and fly it!! The club was notified that there has been a noise complaint from a neighbor 8/10 of a mile away from the strip. Club officers have talked to the people involved and it is obvious to all that the club should to what it can to respond to the complaint. Ron Campbell presented a review of previous involvement with this issue at other fields in the past as well as detailed study of sound readings taken throughout the area. He found that technically, we are in compliance with all noise ordinances in the area. This said, however, complaints of this nature often turn into public nuisance issues and this is where liabilities arise. After extended discussions, motion was made and passed to limit gas engine operations at our field to 9 AM to 7 PM only. Electric are excluded. Pilots are also encouraged to do as much flying as possible to the southeast of the runway and avoid extensive flight to the North, Northwest of the runway as this is the most direct avenue of noise to the affected residence. Additionally, pilots are encouraged to do what they can to silence engines as much as possible. The club also recognized that propeller noise is a significant factor in this issue. Pilots are encouraged to do what they can to reduce propeller noise as much as possible. Its time to investigate all pitches and diameters as well as numbers of blades to find the correct balance between noise and performance. It is hoped these efforts will help the situation, but we will monitor our effort and investigate other rules or practices that we may undertake to reduce overall flight noise at our field. On this note, the meeting was adjourned. The $15 gift certificate was won by Wayne Wagner. The $30 certificate was won by Jim Robb. Sergei Dennenbaum stands behind his ESW Focke Wulf 190 after the second flight of the day. This is OS 1.08 powered, 73 span and weighs in at 15 pounds. Excellent ground handling and good flying airplane.

3 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 3 On the flightline looking South. Rick Allisons Monster Pitts in Foreground Flightline Judging Bob Beardsley s Cub An unusual version Yak, I assume, belonging to Patrick Roy. Great Pilot Bob Hoovers Waco Citabria, Ron Campbell s I believe

4 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club De Havilland DH 89 Rapide. A beautiful model of an unusual but successful plane of the 30 s, built by Dan Schmidt of Canby Don Steigman s Spacewalker Joe Salus and his Cub Dave Rawlings, Vancouver Washington Jin Riggle s Minimoa Pg 4

5 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club No mistaking the B17 Jay Penninger s RV 8 on a fly by Jerry Holcomb s Electric Staggerwing Beech Beardsley s Camp Cub Saturdays Raffle Winner. I missed the name North along the flightline

6 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Awesome electric F86 in flight Jerry Holcomb got a little low to the grass and damaged the nose section of his electric B17. Repaired at the field and flew again! Kelly Martin s superbly detailed Cub Jerry Holcomb s B17 on another spectacular low pass Pit area looking north Pit area looking south

7 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 8 Propeller Tracking We all know it is imperative to balance a propeller before installing it on your airplane. It is also important to check propeller tracking whenever installing a new propeller. A propeller that is not tracking properly will cause vibration similar to that of an outof-balance propeller. Propellers can be out of alignment by manufacture, or from over tightening especially with wood propellers. The problem is exacerbated in large propellers with multiple holes. Each bolt should be tightened the same amount to prevent a tracking problem. Once your propeller is installed, it is quite simple to check the tracking by setting up an indicator, such as a square next to the propeller blade. Tie down the airplane if necessary to prevent it moving as you turn the propeller through a couple of revolutions. Each side of the propeller should show the same gap as you turn (see the picture). If your propeller is not tracking correctly, you can try sanding the hub a little on the high side and then retesting. With wooden propellers, sometimes just loosening the propeller, moving it a quarter turn, and retightening can solve the problem. With large wooden propellers, you may want to retest the tracking when taking the airplane out of storage for the winter. Humidity and temperature changes sometimes cause warps. If you cannot correct the tracking problem, it is better to set it aside than risk suffering some vibration related catastrophe. Q NAVIGATION I-5 Exit 271 West on 214 to Butteville Rd. South on Butteville to Le Brun Rd West on Le Brun Rd. until you Cross the Tracks Look left, towards Duster Field

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11 The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg Dusters Officer Roster President: Don Steigman Secrtry/Newsltr: Jay Penninger Vice President: Rob Campbell Safety Officer: Dan Lurvey Field Maintenance: Bill Bale Webmaster: Terry Criswell On the Road