AMA 573, IMAA 138
www.tcws.org
October 2002
In This Issue… ·
Old Business ·
New Business ·
R/C Events ·
Announcements ·
Helpful
Hints ·
Club
Officers & Committees ·
Club Meeting
Dates |
Next Meeting:
Thursday, October 17th, 2002 @ 7:30 PM
Hamburg Moose
Lodge
Old Business…
1. Board of
Director’s (BOD) Mtg. Report – No minutes was taken at the meeting, which
occurred on August 24, 2002.
·
The Fun-Fly will
take place as a 2-day affair and tentatively will occur 1 week earlier on June 5th
and 6th. This is the same date as
the Reading WWII weekend.
·
The Swap Meet will
be held on March 22, 2003, which is a Saturday. Setup
is on March 21st @ 1 p.m. until finish, approximately 5 p.m. (?) Volunteers will be needed. An organizational meeting for the committees will
be held sometime in November. Advertising and
sanctioning need to be taken care of by this time. The
treasurer is to write checks for the advertising and sanctioning in the amounts of $10,
$20, and $36. A motion was made by Bud Wunder
and seconded by Bob Grim to authorize the checks by the treasurer.
2. Colasanti Printing
– Dave Renninger is to see into getting a copy of the more simplified TCWS club logo
for use in a later presentation by Carl Colasanti.
3. Board of Directors
(BOD) Position – Dave Renninger has respectfully declined his nomination. The position is still open for nominations.
4. Treasurer’s
Position (Dale Loop) – Dale Loop’s employment has made it difficult for his
attendance at future meetings. The TCWS club
bylaws Article IV, Section 5 states that the “Treasurer shall present an accurate and
up to date financial report to the membership at each monthly meeting for their
approval.” As long as the report is
presented at the meetings, any other council member may read it.
New Business…
1. 2003 TCWS Fun-Fly
– The topic of the field hay cutting vs. the 1-week earlier schedule was mentioned. There are still several other issues to work out
as well. More discussions on this are to
follow.
There was no other
new business at the time.
R/C Events…
·
LVRCS Frost Fly
October 6, 2002
Site: Setsor Farm
For info, contact:
Kenneth Reber –
CD
1110 Ralston Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone: 610-691-2492
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LARKS October Fest
Bigbird Fly-In
October 18, 19, &
20, 2002
Site: Sulphur, LA
For info, contact:
Mike Moss – CD
Phone: 337-527-7179
Email: GARHIDE@AOL.COM
Website: http://www.larksrc.homestead.com/
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LARKS Fall Fest -
Heli Fun Fly
November 1, 2, &
3, 2002
Site: Sulphur, LA
For info, contact:
Mike Moss – CD
Phone: 337-527-7179
Email: GARHIDE@AOL.COM
Website: http://www.larksrc.homestead.com/
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Announcements…
1. R/C Equipment For
Sale - Steve King (610-562-5187)
·
Airtronics Vanguard
6Ch Radio on Channel 54 - $60.00 used.
·
Airtronics Infinity
660 PCM Computer Radio on Channel 26 - $150.00 like new.
·
Airtronics TX and
RX module (not PCM) for Infinity radio on Channel 22 - $50.00 like new.
·
54" mid wing
airplane named "NOT FOR SALE" built from plans with Magnum 45 engine - $110.00
used.
·
63" high wing
airplane Eagle2 built from Carl Goldberg kit. Needs new covering with OS 40 engine -
$75.00.
·
Ziroli P47 70"
wing plans only - $20.00 new.
·
Vailly Aviation
Hawker Hurricane plans only - $25.00 new.
·
RoboStruts
5/8” diameter #681 for 5-5 1/4 diameter wheels - $70.00 pair new.
·
Coverite 21st
Century iron - $20.00 new.
·
Coverite 21st
Century trim iron - $18.00 new.
·
Great Planes Slot
Machine - $15.00 used.
·
Formost Products
miter sawing tool - $15.00 used.
·
Tower Hobbies heat
gun & sealing iron - both $10.00 used.
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2- Hitec HS-615MG
servos with old type Airtronics connectors - $25.00 each new.
·
Litco Multi-Cycler
automatically cycles TX & RX batteries and puts them on trickle charge - $30.00 used.
·
28cc gas engine
weed eater conversion for R/C - $65.00 new.
2. GIANTSCALEPLANES.COM
Dear “RC Club
Chief”,
I want to introduce
GIANTSCALEPLANES.COM. We are a local (Coopersburg, PA) bunch of guys with a lot of SCALE
PLANES and GIANT SCALE PLANES. Some of you know of us, and some do not! Anyway, we would
like to offer your club some great savings on the stuff we manufacture and distribute all
over the USA and beyond.
We carry planes
from 55-109”: Giles, Staudachers, CAPs, EXTRAs, Sukhoi, P47, P51, F4U, Chips and sooo
much more! We also carry our own line of 1st
class 30/46 and 60 size HELIS and support, so bring out your friend or explore your
interest. Also stay tuned to our new 50-size, which is coming out later this summer!
Talk with the other
members and discuss this following great offer: If you, as a club, can get an order
together on 5 planes, we give you a 5% discount. If you get more planes (10+) we will give
you a club discount on 15%, and over 20 planes up till 25% CLUB DISCOUNT!
DISCOUNT criteria:
1) Entire purchase
must be made with 1 payment!
2) Entire purchase
must ship to 1 address – or 1 pick up at a terminal or at our store!
Talk with the guys
in your club who can organize this, and give me a call: 610-282-4811, and ask for
E.T. Looking forward to working with you and
your club!
Best regards,
E.T./GIANTCSALEPLANES.COM (et@ewtech.com)
3. AMA
Official Notice – Closing of Torrey Pines Glider port in San Diego, California
To: All Modelers
Worldwide
It is of vital
importance to the future of our sport that you are made aware that the Torrey Pines Glider
port in San Diego, California has been closed to radio-controlled sailplanes, this despite
the fact that this glider port is listed on the City, State, and National Registers of
Historic Sites for all forms of motorless flight.
The remaining
paragraph description of the event and concern is available on the TCWS club website @ www.tcws.org/information.htm or by mail by request. This type of situation concerns all R/C modelers
and action via a letter or note is requested. Please
take the time and effort to help fellow modelers in need of our assistance. Thank you.
4. TCWS
Thank You
A big thank you
goes out to the many volunteers who assisted in the kitchen and about the field on the
September 14th and 15th weekend.
The CAP Squadron #811 Cadets had their rocketry weekend excursion and all
had a good time.
Helpful Hints…
Plan Transfer
If you're building
a plane from a plan, and you need to trace unusual shapes like formers, try this: Make a
photocopy of the parts on the plan you need. Place the photocopy upside down onto balsa
sheet, and then iron it on high heat. Some of the toner from the copy will transfer onto
the balsa sheet, so you can cut the part out. Be careful though, because this process
reverses the image, so it's good for symmetrical shapes only.
6 Firewall Tips
1. Use a "hole
pencil" or other device to accurately mark where to drill holes for the engine mount.
2. Check blind nuts
before you install them in a firewall. Sometimes the threads aren't quite right and it's
better to know before you use them.
3. When possible, it's
easier to install blind nuts to the firewall before the firewall is attached to the
fuselage.
4. Always use triangle
stock in the corners near a firewall; these add a lot of strength to the corners.
5. After the blind
nuts are in the firewall, use a little thick CA or epoxy around the outside flange to
secure them, but make sure you don't get glue on any threads.
6. Use hex bolts for
engine mounts, and use the little hex wrenches. The 90-degree bend in the tool allows
better leverage when tightening engine bolts.
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
George Case
610-264-9782
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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