AMA 573, IMAA 138
www.tcws.org
February 2002
In This Issue… ·
Old Business ·
New Business ·
R/C Events ·
Announcements ·
Helpful
Hints ·
Club
Officers & Committees ·
Club Meeting
Dates |
Next Meeting:
Thursday,
February 21st, 2002 @ 7:30 PM Hamburg M
oose Lodge
Old
Business…
Club hats are
available for $5 each. The club jackets
should be in by now. See John Weidman for
payment and pickup. An inventory of club
apparel will be taken to determine what the club currently has in time for the Annual Swap
Meet.
Under the Swap Meet
work list, about 41% (or 81 tables) have been sold as of January 17th. This results in a gross income of about $865 so
far. A list of the people and tasks were
reviewed at the January meeting. The setup
for the Swap Meet will take place beforehand on Friday, April 5 starting at 1 p.m. at the
Hamburg Field House. Volunteers are welcome.
The Lebanon Show is
March 9th and volunteers are welcome there as well. Please see Walt Gladney for information. Dave Renninger will make the flyers for the
event. The tables for the club are the same
as last year, H3 thru H8. Tickets may be
purchased prior to the event to avoid waiting and to permit early admission for those
willing to help work the show.
For the Fun-Fly
Sanction event, we need an IMAA club roster. Please
contact Walt Gladney if you are IMAA certified.
Under the TCWS
Lease Agreement, there is nothing new to report on at this time. The lawyer has not contacted the club yet. The letter to the Christman’s from the club
on behalf of the lawyer was read at the January meeting.
New
Business…
The board reports
on disciplinary action as follows. Comments
were heard a member incident at the field late last year.
We are reminded of the basic rules of the AMA along with common decency. Guests and family are the responsibility of the
hosting member. If a guest flyer brings their
own plane to the field, they are required to at least be an AMA member. As a reminder, a guest may fly at the field a
maximum number of 2 times.
As for the
newsletter, some modifications have been made. Keep
the comments and ideas coming. Snail mail and
email updates are always welcome.
The club received a
letter in regard to Federal Land for District 3. The
AMA has started a letter campaign for primarily free flight at a site in New York. The AMA requests club support of the letter to the
Department of the Interior. Please sign and
mail the copy of the letter included with the newsletter.
We have a new
member this month. Please welcome Daniel
Martez to the WingSnappers.
A new Hobbytown USA
store has recently opened at the Tilghman Square shopping center near Route 309 and
Tilghman Street outside of Allentown. Present
your TCWS club membership card along with your Hobbytown card and receive 10% off
“large” orders.
· WRAM Show 2002 -
Westchester Radio Aero Modelers, Inc.
February 22, 23,
& 24 - White Plains, NY
Site: Westchester
County Center
www.wram.org (also
Model Aviation, pg.27)
Members interested
in going should make car pool arrangements at the January Meeting.
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· Central Penn Aero
Modelers 22nd Annual R/C Flea Market
March 9, 2002 -
Lebanon, PA
Site: Lebanon Expo.
For info, contact:
Les Jumper
25 Cobblestone Dr
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: 717-960-8170
Setup is at 7:00 A.M.
and the doors open at 8:00 A.M. Over 540
table spaces, in 33,000 square feet indoors, are available. Spaces are $10 and $14 each
and admission is $6 per person. Sponsor: CENTRAL PENN AEROMODELERS ASSN.
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Tri-County
WingSnappers 2002 Swap Meet
April 6, 2002 –
Hamburg, PA
Site: Field House,
Pine Street
Setup 7 AM, Open 8
AM. Tables: 5 ft. - $5, Wall Tables - $10. Admission donation $5. Refreshments/Food/Breakfast.
For info, contact:
Walt Gladney @
610-683-6128
Rentals &
admission – SASE
TCWS c/o Dave
Renninger
1413 North 14th
Street
Reading, PA 19604
Email: dave@early.com
Announcements…
1. It is with great
sorrow that I inform the TCWS that out Treasurer, Dale Loop, has suffered a heart attack
and had surgery performed for a quadruple bypass on Monday, February 11. I don’t know all of the specific details
(including the hospital or room) at this time. According
to his wife, Karen, cards are welcome at his home. I
have taken the liberty of sending a card already on behalf of the TCWS and it is has been
received. Karen thanks everyone for his or
her thoughts. Our prayers are with Dale and
his family. God Bless.
2. Reminder for 2002
TCWS Club Dues
·
RENEWAL - $50
·
NEW MEMBER - $75
·
FAMILY - $75 {2 or
more adult AMA members}
·
NO MORE JR OR SR
RATES
Any youth up to age
16 who is an AMA member and is accompanied by a family member who is also a club member
FLIES FREE. The youth must go through the application for membership process and will be
issued a card. Mail checks to:
L. Dale Loop
1150 Hex Highway
Hamburg, PA 19526
Payable to:
Tri-County Wingsnappers, Inc. If you wish
your card mailed to you, enclose a SASE with your renewal. Membership Cards are ready. No grace period will be given this year; if you
did not pay by the end of 2001 it will cost you $75.00 to renew for 2002. You must have your current AMA card to show when
you pick up your TCWS Club Card. Please see
Dale Loop after the club meeting or at the airfield to pick up your club card.
3. Postings for the
Newsletter
Anybody that wishes
to have something posted in an upcoming TCWS Newsletter should have the item to me by USPS
or email no later than 10 days prior to next upcoming monthly meeting.
4. Newsletter - Email
vs. Snail Mail (USPS)
Well, the first run
of the January newsletter has been released and the comments were favorable. I want to thank everyone for your support. At this point I have a list of members who prefer
the newsletter emailed and a list of members preferring snail mail. If you wish to change the way you receive the
newsletter in the future, please let me know. I
can even make special requests such as emailing the newsletter in ‘Notepad’ text
format instead of ‘Word’ format. Just
let me know.
Helpful Hints…
Calculating Wing
Loading
Wing
loading is the key factor for good aerobatic performance.
As a guideline, a Sports Aerobatic wing loading of 19 to 25 ounces per
square foot would be ideal.
Here, a 5 lb model is used for the example.
1. Convert weight of
model from pounds to ounces -
(Weight of model - 5
lb) x (16 oz/lb) = 80 ounces
2. Convert wing area
from square inches to square feet -
(600 sq in) ¸ (144 sq in/sq ft) =
4.17 sq ft
3. Then divide ounces
by square feet -
(80 oz) ¸ (4.17 sq ft) = 19.2
oz per square foot < 25, ok
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
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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