AMA 573, IMAA 138
www.tcws.org
August
2002
In This Issue… ·
Old Business ·
New Business ·
R/C Events ·
Announcements ·
Helpful
Hints ·
Club
Officers & Committees ·
Club Meeting
Dates |
Next Meeting:
Sunday, August
18th, 2002 @ 1:30 PM
TCWS Club Field
Old Business…
2002 Fun-Fly Wrap-Up – Dale Loop presented the financial breakdown of the June 15th and 16th event. The net profit for the club was $857.69. A big thanks from the TCWS goes out to everyone who participated in the event. As for the 2003 committee, Larry Smith is to conduct a meeting and report back at the August meeting addressing any issues or concerns.
New Business…
Bill Hafer – He is leaving the hobby due to some health reasons. Two (2) used models complete with all gear have been donated to the club. These may be used as raffle items at the 2003 Swap Meet in Hamburg. For the time, storage is needed for the planes. Dale Loop has offered to provide the storage space. The club has since provided a thank you letter for the donation of the models.
Colasanti Club Apparel – Any shirts or garments can be printed. The two options are heat-press and embroidery. The embroidery method is cheaper. In order to guarantee the fit for the customers, one can bring their own clothes in to have printed. Carl Colasanti is to provide cost breakdowns for various items and a sample shirt to the August meeting.
TCWS Club Shack keys – We have a list of the numbered keys that are currently on loan. If you have a key, please check and see the number on it. We still need to identify the holder of keys #12 and #14. Please let Dale Loop know if you have one of these keys. He can be reached at mrbehavan2@aol.com or 610-562-0643.
Membership – There are currently 110 members as of July 2002.
There was no other new business at the time.
R/C Events…
· KARCS Annual Fun-Fly & Swap Meet
September 14, 2002
Club Field, Kutztown, PA
For info, contact:
Gene Miller – CD
315 Crystal Ridge Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530
610-683-5923
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· CAP Squadron #811 Rocketry Weekend
September 14 and 15, 2002
TCWS Field, Hamburg, PA
For info, contact:
Tony Talarigo (merlin@tonyselectronics.com)
R/C Flying welcome on Sunday
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Announcements…
1. NEW SUMMER MEETING TIME
Please take note that the new summer meeting time has been permanently revised from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to allow more time for members to make the meetings.
2. Sig.
Senior and HITEC electric Raffle
Dear Club Members
I direct a high school non-profit
vocational tech. aviation program, which includes an RC component. You can learn more about us by viewing our
website at: http://www.aviationed.org.
We are raffling off a Sig. Senior and
a HITEC electric together to raise funds for our program and are selling the raffle
tickets on Ebay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1751193415. The winner gets both models. Tickets are $5, which
gives three chances to win.
The Sig Senior comes with a .46 MECOA
engine and a Tower transmitter, the Sky Scooter electric comes with everything and can be
assembled and flown in fifteen minutes, see info at: http://www.cdmediacorp.com/shopping/Hobby/skyscooter.htm.
A team of high school students
supervised by four expert AMA builders built the Sig.
It is a beautiful model and has been flown only twice. Please forward this
e-mail to your membership. It is a great
value and helps our students begin a career in aviation.
We will ship the two models anywhere in the US to the winner. The Drawing is Labor Day.
Best regards,
Chris Rinehart
President/Scholarship Flight
Training, INC
Tele: 208-255-2059
Cell: 208-610-0868
3. R/C
Enthusiasts Community / MSN Chat Room
Johnnie Antonsen has been scratch building and flying r/c for 50 years, starting as a child in Denmark and having hobby stores in Canada for many years. He’s retired now and has started a community for R/C enthusiasts from around the world, along with an MSN Chat Room. It is open 24 hours a day and people can drop by, ask questions and swap ideas. Johnnie hosts the chat room and his wife maintains the community. The site is located at: http://groups.msn.com/rcmodelsflying
4. Club
Field Tables
The carpeted tables at the field are for the airplanes only. Please do not use the tables under the pavilion for airplanes; people are to eat from them. There is a “workshop” in the large shed for use in repairing airplanes.
5. Airplane
For Sale
George Case has an Ultra Stick with a G-23 available for sale. Club member Keith Daubert built the kit. Please contact George Case if interested.
Helpful Hints…
Firewall Fuel proofing
Firewalls of planes are normally coated with epoxy to help prevent fuel and oil damage to
the wood. On planes with no cowling, apply a coat of epoxy on the firewall after you cover
the plane with film covering. Make sure the film overlaps a little onto the firewall. This
way the epoxy seals the edges of the film covering. Besides, most film adheres better to
wood than epoxy, so that's another plus.
Balancing Planes
Here's a good way to balance airplanes. While building your plane, insert a half-inch square piece of plywood where the balance point should be. For a low wing, this should be on the bottom of the wing, and for a high wing this would be on top of the wing (Note: sometimes something will be in the way, like a canopy, and you can't use this technique). When the plane is finished, put a small hook into the plywood and suspend the plane with wire or string. This way you can check the fore/aft balance AND the lateral balance at the same time (Note: a low wing will be suspended inverted).
Club Officers…
Walt Gladney - President 610-683-6128
Nelson Gould - Vice President 610-395-9159
AT6SNJ@rcn.com
Jeff Shriver – Secretary 610-366-1820
jeff773@fast.net
Dale Loop – Treasurer 610-562-0643
mrbehavan2@aol.com
Sam Miller
(exp. 2004)
570-943-2912
KAM611@earthlink.net
John Weidman (exp. 2003)
610-916-7009
gr8flyer@earthlink.net
Larry Smith
(exp. 2003)
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Sam Miller – Chairman
570-943-2912
KAM611@earthlink.net
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Dave Geist
610-562-0434
Dennis Christman
610-562-3680
christmanlake@aol.com
John Weidman
610-916-7009
gr8flyer@earthlink.net
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Dave Renninger
610-374-2306
dave@early.com
Walt Gladney
610-683-6128
Erik Rudjord
610-285-2176
ejorudjord@cs.com
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Jack Hilbert
610-767-6938
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Larry Dunkle
610-929-2159
larry4113@netzero.net
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