AMA CHARTER CLUB #397 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS NOVEMBER, 2016 CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!

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1 AMA CHARTER CLUB #397 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS NOVEMBER, 2016 CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! Hi Guys, it s November, a time to give thanks! We have a lot to be thankful for this year. As a club, we are thankful for growing our membership; we had a good outdoor season, got a new runway, and new start stands. We did need to cancel some fun fly s due to weather, but I guess that s to be expected. I hope next year we have more members at the field and at our fun fly events. If you have an idea for a fun fly or field event, please bring your suggestion up at our meetings. One more thing, now we can fly indoors close to home, at Naperville Yard on Monday and Wednesday from 12:00 to 3:00.It s a lot of fun. If you have seen some blasts I sent out concerning a club build, yes we will be building foam airplanes before our next meeting. I sent out a parts list for the airplane a few of us have built and flown both indoors and out. These planes do not fly in wind, but are great indoors. If you don t have an indoor plane and are interested, join us for the build. If you were not at the last meeting, we nominated the existing Board to run the club next year. It will be my pleasure to guide our club through another year, but we cannot do it all ourselves. We need all of you to help and become involved in order for us to have a successful club. I will be asking for more help this year from all of you. Being the season to give thanks, let us not forget the ones of us that have passed and cannot be with us. So take time to be with your families, friends and share the spirit of the season with all. Fly Safe, PRES Tommy

2 Financial Report Bill Hickey Financial Report October 1, 2016 to October 31, 2016 Description Operating Field Fund Total Comments Fund Balance October 1, 2016 $1, $4, $5, Income: Swap Donation- thanks to Ed Miller Total Income Total Cash Available $1, $4, $5, Expenses: Year-end Auction Board Expenses Website fees Total Expenses Balance October 31, 2016 $ $4, $5, Bill Hickey, Prop Masters Treasurer 305 White Oak Drive Naperville, Illinois Newsletter Contributions Send newsletter contributions to the Newsletter Editor at The deadline for submissions is the second Tuesday of the month. Club Newsletters are posted at the club website:

3 Meeting Minutes Dave Cotton Opening: Meeting minutes - October 25, 2016 The meeting began at 7:24pm at the VFW Hall, Naperville, Illinois while the CUBS were in Cleveland Ohio playing in the World Series. The September meeting minutes and the September Treasurer s Report were approved by the membership. President Tom Camp presided over the meeting as the Grim Reaper. Committee Reports: Newsletter Safety Fun Fly Forest Preserve Website Library Instruction Fundraising Publicity Nomination Air Show Picnic Still there according to Ray Luchetti. Michael Pfeifer stated that one of the most frequent causes of incidents/accidents in our hobby is because of distraction, (Talking), while flying. Refer to the AMA article in this month s issue. Jeff Gittelman passed out ribbons from last month s fun fly and noted that this month s fun fly, scheduled on October 30 th depending on the weather, would be the Crazy-8 s contest. This will be the last outdoor fly of the season. Tom Camp mentioned that the forest preserve will cut the grass shorter we re still awaiting new pilot stations. These along with safety fencing may be installed late this year or early next year. No report requested. No report requested. Tom Camp mentioned that the instruction season is done for Tuesday and Thursday evenings due to the early sun set. Please call Tom Camp for availability. No report requested. Harlan Davis stated that all was great. Harlan Davis mentioned that no one has approached him wanting to run for any of the club positions and or Committee Chairs. The membership motioned and seconded the nomination of the current Board which will run unopposed. Voting will take place in the November meeting. No report requested. No report requested. Old Business: Reminder about our new Indoor Flying site. Indoor flying has a new venue The Naperville Yard located at 1607 Legacy Circle, Naperville IL [ ] You ll find their 45+ foot ceiling, a great deal of natural lighting, and different netting - very attractive. They will provide us with a 150 x 105 field. Their website is and the field will be available on Monday s and Wednesday s from 12:00pm 3:00pm for $8.00 per Pilot. You will be required to sign a liability waiver when you come to fly. Call ahead to confirm availability of the facility. New Business: Donations to be used for our Christmas Auction were made by: Mel Ziska (a Slick 3D 480) and Ed Miller ($90 which he won at the 50/50). Big thanks to both of these great guys.

4 Meeting Minutes Dave Cotton New Members & Guests: No new members or guests. Lost Horizons: No Lost Horizons requested. Show and Tell: (See photo section) Ray Good Bill Hickey Tom Camp Steve Zielinski Bruce Haynes Jeff Gittelman Dave Engel Jim Farina Tech tip on foam safe glue. P-40 micro Warbird by Cox. Value Hobbies ARF. GMP Cricket Heli by Gorham Model Products. Value Hobbies ARF. Sbach 242 foamy. Bushwhacker by Flite Test Helio Courier and F-89 park flyers. Raffle: The raffle was postponed due to the low member count at the meeting. Must be that a lot of our members were home watching the Cubs play in the World Series. Closing: The next meeting is at the VFW Hall at 7:30pm on November 29, 2016.

5 October 25th. Meeting Photos Ray Luchetti Tom Camp Value Hobbies ARF. Steve Zielinski GMP Cricket Heli. Jeff Gittelman & Bruce Haynes- Foam ARFS. Dave Engel-Bushwacker by Flite Test. Jim Farina-Helio Courier & F-89 park flyers. Bill Hickey-Micro P 40.

6 Fun Fly Committee Halloween Challenge These are the members who took President Tommy s challenge and wore a costume to the October 25 th meeting and earned an extra 50 points. Fun-Fly #10 Washer Drop/Spot Landing Our November 6 th fun fly was a great success!! We had 12 flyers and 2 or more non-flying members. The weather was great with light wind and a nice warm breeze. We did the washer drop/spot landing with the following results; Finish Expert Advanced Intermediate First Mick Pfeifer Bill Hickey Jim Farina Second Dave Engel Bruce Haynes Third Tom Camp A good time was had by all no lost airplanes. Lots of spectators watching and asking questions. See you all at the next meeting. PRES Tommy

7 Fun Fly Committee 2016 Calendar April Event Type Event Details Notes January 1 st Special Event Polar Bear Fun Fly 10:00 a.m. at the field. January 26 th Monthly Meeting Foam Board Plane Build Part 1 At the Meeting February 23 th Monthly Meeting Foam Board Plane Build Part 2 At the Meeting March 29th Monthly Meeting Original date cancelled due to weather conditions. April 3 rd Fun Fly #3 Bull s Eye Spot Landing (Team Event) April 17 th Skill Fly #1 Touch-N-Goes & Next Fun Fly Practice April 26 th Monthly Meeting Winter Project Judging (ARF and Kits) At the Meeting Postponed to May 15 th due to weather. May 1 st Fun Fly #4 Shake- Rattle-N-Roll May 15 th Skill Fly #2 Flat 8s & Next Fun Fly Practice May 31 st Monthly Meeting June 5 th Fun Fly #5 Prop Masters 500 Postponed due to weather. June 19 th Skill Fly #3 Slow Rolls June 25 th Air Show TBD June 28 th Monthly Meeting Aircraft Beauty Contest At the meeting July 10 th Fun Fly #6 Practice for Barnstormers contest event to be announced July 24 th Skill Fly #4 Inverted Flight July 26 th Monthly Meeting July 31 st Fun Fly #7 Barnstormers contest at their field Aug 11 Special Event Westmont Street Fair and Cruisin Night Aug 13 th Special Event River Walk static demo and Try Fly QUALIFICATION DAY & Next Fun Fly Aug 14 th Skill Fly #5 Practice. Aug 30 th Monthly Meeting Sept 10 th Special Event 4 th Annual Tailgater Swap Meet Event Sept 11 th Fun Fly #8 Climb-N-Glide Sept 18 th Special Event Annual Picnic Sept 24 th Skill Fly #6 Flair on Landing & Next Fun Fly Practice Sept 27 th Monthly Meeting Oct 2 nd Fun Fly #9 Fast-N-Slow Oct 16 th Skill Fly #7 Runway Take-Off & Next Fun Fly Practice Oct 25 th Monthly Meeting Oct 30 th Fun Fly #10 Washer Drop/Spot Landing Nov 29 th Monthly Meeting Dec 4 th Fun Fly #11 No Fun Fly planned Dec 27 th Monthly Meeting Christmas Auction Postponed one week due to July 4 th Holiday Rescheduled from July 21 st. Cancelled due to lack of response. Postponed to November 6 th.

8 History of Flight Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Joe Bartek This October I saw the last History of Flight Air Show for the 2016 Season at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York s Hudson River Valley. Those folks carry Giant Scale to extremes. Many of the planes on display and in the air are 100% reproductions, like a Fokker DR-1, an Albatros DVa and a Curtiss Robin. A Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis replica with a Wright J5 engine was taxied under its own power on the field. It flew last December. There are others that are at least partially original, like a 1909 Bleriot, a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, a Tiger Moth, and two New Standard biplanes from 1929 that are used for rides. Weather was a bit cool and overcast, but winds were calm, so flying was good. The Show covers about 30 years from They hopped 3 pioneers - the Bleriot with its wheezy 3 cylinder radial Anzani engine, a Curtiss Model D Pusher, and a 1911 Hanriot monoplane powered by a cylinder Franklin. A tour around the Rhinebeck Bleriot is available at One of the Stars of the Show was the Curtiss Jenny, which had a part in an old air show melodrama. An escaped prisoner, really a stuffed dummy in striped clothes, hijacked the Jenny as it took off Bleriot in flight 10/08/16 Curtiss JN-4 (Pensacola markings) in flight 10/08/16 Although the World War I show was scheduled for the next day, the fighter planes of WWI were represented in the air by a fine looking Albatros replica in Bavarian Oktoberfest colors and a Fokker DR-1 in a very detailed Camo scheme. Replica Albatros DV in flight 10/08/16 Replica Fokker DR-1 in flight 10/08/16

9 History of Flight Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Joe Bartek As befits an Air Show in October, a little pumpkin bombing took place. Folks in the passenger seats of the 2 New Standard biplanes tossed out pumpkins toward a stack of barrels near the runway. The Spirit of St. Louis replica by the Old Rhinebeck team is a beautiful reproduction, but can t overcome the original s faults, especially the poor visibility out of the cabin. It needs a little help with ground handling, too. New standard biplane taxiing 10/08/16 Reproduction Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis Another good strong plane from the early 30 s, the Curtiss Robin, was represented by a faithful reproduction. The Robin shows up in history as the mount of wrong way Corrigan, who filed a flight plan for a New York to California flight in one, but ended up in Ireland. I saw a second Robin on floats at the Cradle of Aviation museum near the old Roosevelt field, which has a fine static collection concentrating on Grumman, but that s another story. Curtiss Robin replica in flight 10/08/16 The rest of the Golden Age was represented in the show by a Tiger Moth, a Piper J-2, its ancestor the Taylor Cub, and a Curtiss Jr. pusher. All of these flew. It was a fun packed 2 hours and I took lots of pictures. There is also a static museum at the aerodrome with lots more planes from this era. A red Monocoupe 90 with a radial engine, a Sopwith Camel, a Morane-Saulnier A-1, and a Nieuport 10 that once belonged to Nungesser were standouts. Details of the collection, including pictures of 50 rare engines, are available at

10 Prop Masters Organization & Contact Information Officers/Board Members: Position Name address Phone # President Tom Camp camptom@wowway.com Vice President Jeff Gittelman jgittelman@yahoo.com Treasurer Bill Hickey Wjh08@wideopenwest.com Secretary Dave Cotton dcotton@wowway.com Safety Officer Mick Pfeifer Wing881@yahoo.com Elected Board Members: Dave Engel Engel@anl.gov Hank Bourassa gohsthb@gmail.com Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Harlan Davis hdavis@wowway.com Committee Members: Fun Fly Committee Jeff Gittelman Director jgittelman@yahoo.com Larry Dudkowski, dudkowlvd@aol.com Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Dan Nosek sleddheadd@comcast.net Jack Macpherson macphersonjack@yahoo.com Publicity Director Harlan Davis hdavis@wowway.com Nominating Committee Harlan Davis, Chair hdavis@wowway.com Forest Preserve Relations Bob Mosinski Bob.mosinski@gmail.com Tom Camp camptom@wowway.com Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Instructors Tom Camp Chief Flight Instructor camptom@wowway.com Mick Pfeifer Wing881@yahoo.com Fund Raising Committee Larry Dudkowski dudkowlvd@aol.com Bob Mosinski Bob.mosinski@gmail.com Harlan Davis hdavis@wowway.com Librarian Hank Bourassa gohsthb@gmail.com Webmaster Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Ray Luchetti rluchetti@att.net

11 Visit the Prop Masters R/C Club Web Site at http// By Dave Cotton Support your local Hobby Shop HobbyTown USA St Charles 2061A Lincoln Hwy. (Rt.38) St. Charles, Illinois LaGrange Hobbies 25 South LaGrange Rd. LaGrange, Illinois Leisure Hours Hobbies S. Lincoln Highway (RT 30) Plainfield, Illinois Oakridge Hobbies New Avenue Lemont, Illinois Strictly RC 7719 West Lawrence Ave. Chicago, Illinois Walt s Hobby Shop Joliet/Crest Hill, Illinois Next Meeting: Tuesday November 7:30 p.m. at the Naperville VFW Hall.