March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 1 Editor Lynne Walters Volume 19 Issue 3 March 2012 Inside This Issue Bradford s Briefing 1 Meeting Minutes 2 Editor s Page 5 Instructors 7 Swap Meets 7 Indoor Flying 7 Hobby Shops 10 Birthdays 11 Frequency Chart 11 Coming Events 12 Next meeting March 19th at : AMVETS POST 66 700 MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL. 60090 Start time - 7:00 p.m. Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month. RENEWAL TIME!!! AMA CHARTER 1040 GOLD LEADERSHIP CLUB Bradford s Briefing by Bradford Walters lmost Spring here in the Midwest. With the unusual warm A weather we have been having, a lot of members have been out flying and taking advantage of it. During the winter Lynne and I travel to 7 different swap meets looking for deals for Club prizes. We have been observing a decline in the hobby in regards to age groups and certain models. There aren t as many younger pilots and there has been a lack of vendors and attendees. With today s economy and the unemployment rate being what it is, and the market being flooded with electric foamies, the swap meets are being less attended. The marketing people at the hobby companies have made it so easy for anyone to fly a small coaxial heli or small park flyer at a huge savings compared to a 40 /60 size nitro model. With the park flyers you don t even need an AMA card. Each year a number of new pilots show up at our field looking to fly their foamies and are told they need an AMA card to fly. That is the Forest Preserve s rule. You can fly these things anywhere. Is that taking away from the AMA membership? Even though the AMA lobbies for the rights for model aviation, it seems to me we are losing membership support for the AMA. Getting into the hobby with a nitro model will cost about $400 for a good trainer. When you crash (and you will crash) it will cost another $200 or so to make repairs If you are out of work, you won t be able to afford that. Park flyers are under $100 and with a bottle of foam safe CA one can fly and crash all day, for the most part. I really believe we are seeing a major change in our hobby with the technology in batteries, EPP and EPO foam, carbon fiber products, and 3-axis gyros. Just my 2 cents worth. Don t forget, our first Fun Fly of the season is in April. It will be a Postal Run. Fly safely. See you at the field and the meetings. President Bradford Walters Vice President Steve Haas Editor Lynne Walters Board of Directors Howard Bifeld Mike Melendy Carl Will Gene Zerega Secretary Murry Randell Treasurer Bob Wisinski Webmaster Doug Bradbury COMMITTEES Banquet Tom Jetson Frank Stillson Kurt Schmitt Field Marshal Matt Hauser Flying Proficiency Yohay Hahamy Fun-Fly Mike Melendy Ground Crew Gene Zerega Matt Hauser Noise Sam Rimer Picnic Rich Blaha Programs OPEN Safety Don Linder Sam Rimer
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 2 MEETING MINUTES by Murry Randell, Secretary February 20th, 2012 Meeting The February 20, 2012 meeting of the Blue Max RC Flying Club was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Bradford Walters. Welcome New Members Chris Mays Welcome Guests None Around The Hangar President s Report Bradford Walters: Our Charter Club status has been renewed by the AMA. Secretary Report Murry Randell: The minutes were approved as published in the newsletter. Treasurer Report Bob Wisinski: Our current balance is $3280.28. The cost of the banquet was $2675.60. The club cost for the banquet was $831.60. Newsletter Report Lynne Walters: Some articles have been received. Please continue to send in news and other articles.. Webmaster Report Doug Bradbury: Forum will be discontinued in March. Committee Reports: Banquet Frank Stillson: Next year s banquet will be held on February 9, 2013. Field Marshal Matt Hauser: The field is fine. The carpet will need some repairs. Fun Fly Mike Melendy: Mike Melendy will be the new Fun Fly chairman. Noise Sam Rimer: No report. Picnic Rich Blaha: The picnic will be around mid-august. Proficiency Yohay Hahamy: No report. Program Open: None. Safety Don Linder: No report. Refreshments - Bob Breckler: Bob Breckler will be in charge of refreshments for the picnic Ambassador Pete Warenski: No report. Old Business None. New Business None.
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 3 Crash Reports Elvin Servellon Foamy Wildcat, lost orientation. Tim Melendy PT Stearman, stalled and had a hard landing. Show and Tell Mike Melendy - Bristol M1C 1916-1917 design. OS.62 4-stroke Gene Zerega - Original Goldberg Anniversary Cub Kit, OS.55 Engine. Jim Kaufman won a Magnum 52XLS Engine. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 4 Blue Max Club 2011 Awards (that were not given out at the banquet.) Bob Wisinski is awarded a plaque for serving as Treasurer during 2011. Don Linder is awarded a plaque for serving as Safety Chairman during 2011. Matt Hauser is awarded a plaque for serving as Field Marshall during 2011. Shlomo Rimer is awarded a plaque for serving as Noise Chairman during 2011. Larry Bochenko is awarded a plaque for serving on the Board of Directors during 2011
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 5 Editor s Page By Lynne Walters THE ANSWER TO FEBRUARY S NAME THAT PLANE The name of the plane is the Douglas DT-2 World Cruiser. The planes were named Boston, Chicago, Seattle and New Orleans. The Chicago and New Orleans finished and were the first planes to circumnavigate the world. Larry Bochenko was the first person to guess it correctly and will get a free raffle ticket at the March meeting. Steve Haas also answered correctly. US Army Air Service set out to accomplish a first in aviation history. On April 4th, 4 aircraft from the same manufacturer and of the same type took off to achieve this world s first. Two of the original aircraft completed the task. What are the names of all 4 aircraft? What are the names of the 2 that finished and what did they accomplish? You must answer all parts of the questions correctly! MARCH S NAME THAT PLANE More than 1200 of these airplanes were built. This particular one was built in 1929, then rebuilt in 1930, with a more powerful engine and shorter speed wings. The owner of the plane contracted it out to a company that had nothing to do with airplanes products. In 1973, the said company purchased it for display at corporate headquarters. But the 40 year old seemed more at home in flight. Executives agreed to upgrade the navigational and communications equipment and return the aircraft to a national tour. It continued its appearances around the country until 2000, at which time all agreed that safety would be best served if the aging aircraft was retired. After 70 years of flying, it is now in the National Air and Space Museum. Send all responses to Bradford Walters at Bradford@thehoverzone.com.
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 6 Risk versus Consequences Safety Tips by Don Linder Crashing a plane at the field due to equipment failure or mishandling is usually the fault of the builder/flier. Consequently, the plane may be damaged or destroyed. We shouldn t think lightly of such crashes, because it is always possible that the consequence could be much worse. For example, hitting a fellow flier or a pedestrian on the path could be tragic. This rare, but extremely serious possibility should be contemplated after each and every incident that an aircraft is out of control, resulting in contact with something unintended. When we are lucky, we only damage our own planes. The consequence of repairing a crash or buying a new ARF should serve as a cheap lesson and encourage the modeler to improve his procedures before flying again. Many of the rules and procedures of the pit and flying field are intended to assure controlled flight and to minimize unintended contact between people and aircraft. We should mentally evaluate the likelihood of undesirable results every time we fill a fuel tank or connect a battery. For example: On a scale of 1 to 10 how likely is it that I will crash if the transmitter is on the wrong model? (Cost of repair typically $200.) On a scale of 1 to 1,000,000 how likely is it that a crash will result in bodily injury to some person? (Cost of pain and suffering typically $1,000,000+.) Winter Build Elvin Servellon s MXS-R ARF is finished.
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 7 Upcoming Swap Meets April 7, Saturday Suburban RC Barnstormers, DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W Manchester Ln, Wheaton. Admission $5, children under 12 free. Time 8am-12pm. Toledo 58th Weak Signals RC Expo The show will be held April 13,14, & 15th at the SeaGate Centre on Jefferson Ave in Toledo, OH 43604. Admission is $10 per day for adults. Under 12 and any military ID card free. For more information to go www.toledoshow.com. Indoor Flying Lake Barrington Fieldhouse 28156 W North Pointe Parkway, Lake Barrington, IL For more info and directions go to http://www.lakebarringtonfieldhouse.com/default.aspx Fly every Friday from 11 am until 2 pm, cost is $10. Starting Jan 2, an annual membership fee of $25 is required for all fliers along with the usual $10 fee per flying session. District 214 Forest View Ed Ctr Fieldhouse Flying, 2121 S Goebbert Rd, Arlington Hts. Course #9264 Mondays 2:30 pm until 5:30 pm. Starts Monday, Feb 13 - April 23. 10 sessions $45. All first time flyers, contact Don Hooghkirk at dhoogh@flash.net or 847-537-8441 before registering at. www.ce214.org. Blue Max Club Instructors INSTRUCTORS GROUND CREW Howard Bifeld Yohay Hahamy Aviv Shoval Matt Hauser Dan Deitemeyer Duane Lang Bradford Walters Gene Zerega Ed Der Steve Haas Don Linder Shlomo Rimer
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March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 9 BOX 449 119-125 ADDISON AVE. ELMHURST, IL 60126 PHONE: 630-832-4908 FAX: 630-832-3812 www.alshobbyshop.com Al s Hobby Shop Celebrates 65 Years of Family Business On Saturday April 21 st, Al s Hobby Shop will be hosting an Open House and super sale in the store in honor of its 65 years of doing business in Elmhurst, Illinois. Please come and join us in our celebration. There will be manufacturer representatives on hand to talk about their products, slot car and mini-rc racing, drawings, and in store raffles. Refreshments will be available as a thank you to all of our customers for their loyal support. April 21 st, 2012 10am-5pm Hope to see you there!
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11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 56 59 2 5 8 Users March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 11 UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS From March 20th Through April 16th Bill Grove 3/28 Terrance Kelly 4/5 Gene Zerega 3/30 Tom Svoboda 4/12 FREQUENCY CHART Blue Max Member Radio Channel Usage 12 10 8 6 4 11 2 0 12 131415 29 1617 23 252627 19 21 28 18 20 22 24 30 31 50 44 38 40 5152 32 34 4142 46 48 36 39 45 47 33 35 37 43 49 5455 53 56 58 60 59 1 57 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Available Channels - 72Mhz (Ch. 11-60), 50 Mhz (Ch. 1-8 Ham) Food Pantry Donations Please remember that each month the Blue Max RC Flying Club will be bringing non-perishable food items to a SE Lake County food pantry. In addition to food items, the request was made to include items such as detergent, paper towels, toilet paper, pain relief(tylenol/advil), and cleaning supplies. ARIZONA SNOWBIRDS! RON & PETE
March 2012 Volume 19 Issue 3 Page 12 Blue Max R/C Flying Club Inc. PO Box 7803 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-7803 Blue Max Flying Field Deer Grove East FP Enter on Dundee Rd Blue Max R/C Flying Club AMA # 1040 www.bluemaxrc.com MEETING LOCATION AMVETS POST 66 700 MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL 60090 UPCOMING EVENTS FOR March 2012 May 2012 March 2012 19) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m. April 2012 15) Fun Fly - 10:00 a.m. 16) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m. May 2012 21) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m.