March Southern California Antique Model Plane Society -- S.A.M. Chapter 13 AMA Charter #158 Website address:

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1 March 2009 Southern California Antique Model Plane Society -- S.A.M. Chapter 13 AMA Charter #158 Website address:

2 AMA 158 Southern California Antique Model Plane Society Sam 13 SCAMPS Officers President Daniel Heinrich (909) Vice President/Editor Kevin Sherman (951) Secretary/Treasurer George Walter (714) Roster/Mailing list Allan Arnold (562) Meeting Coordinator Hal Wightman (714) Safety Officer Ted Firster (951) The SCAMPS March meeting will be held Friday, March 6, at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be at the home of Dick Drake. From the 22 Freeway, take the exit Towards Knott Street/Golden West Street for about.2 miles. Turn left onto Garden Grove Blvd for about.1 miles. Turn left on Knott Street for.37 miles. Turn left onto Stanford Avenue for about.1 miles. Turn left onto Wild Goose Street, and a quick left onto Park Avenue. Park Avenue becomes Dumont Street and Dumont Street becomes Anthony. Dick Drake lives at 6891 Anthony Avenue, Garden Grove, CA You can contact Dick Drake at (714) If you are unfamiliar with the area, it is always advisable to look at a map first.

3 SCAMPS NEWS by Kevin Sherman Pen Pal from Germany Over the past several years, I have exchanged s, letters, and Christmas cards and gifts with a SAM member from Germany named Martin Trier. I have also done some engine work for him, and he bought one of the OS Conversion 15 engines I built. If I remember correctly, we met when he found my in a story on the 1 st Annual Taibi Contest in SAM Speaks. He saw all the Powerhouse models, and wanted more information on it and what size propeller to run on a Forester.99. I responded with all the information he needed and we have stayed in touch ever since. He is always excited to have someone to correspond with about model airplanes, especially free flight where he said his heart is. Even though English is a second language for him, we share the common language of model airplanes. He flies both RC and free flight, and is interested in all aspects of SAM. He doesn t have a club or anyone near him in Germany to help him fly free flight. Over the past several years, we have gotten to the point where I consider him a good friend, and hope to someday meet in person. He is married and has a small child, but still squeezes in some model building time. Ever try to explain trimming a free flight model to someone over the internet who speaks English as a second language? I hope nothing is getting lost in the translation causing a crash. I have also always been a fan of VW cars, and have owned four of them now. When I bought my new one a few months ago, I got a lot of valuable information on it from my friend Martin, who just happens to work at the VW factory. I sent him photos and told him about the time I spent road racing my 85 VW Golf, and he was really interested in that. I think, through our friendship, I have helped to further inspire him to fly free flight. Martin Trier tests Simplex as Pauline looks on. True German Winter! He saw the article my dad wrote on SAM s web site on How to Build and Fly a ½ A Martin with Playboy Texaco Powerhouse. From that, he thought he would follow the article and build the famous Taibi design. He ordered a plan from Sal, and when he came to the part of using carbon fiber (okay purists, calm down) in the dihedral joints, he hit a snag. Martin could not find a source of.007 carbon fiber in Germany, so I sent him some. As far as I know, he has his ½ A Powerhouse under construction. Martin recently sent me photos of himself test gliding his free flight Simplex (pictured) and him with his SAM RC Playboy. He does a heck of a job writing in English, considering it is a second language. It has been a pleasure to get to know him and to become friends through modeling. I have met so many good friends and nice people because of model airplanes. Our first Club Contest for 2009 As Bernie has discussed in the last couple issues, we are going to keep track and award points for flying in our club contests. At the end of the year, we will have a point Champ in Rubber Power, Electric/Gas power, and a Grand Champ who accumulates the most points during the year in both events. Here is a report from our first contest written by Bernie: Tom Carman topped the field flying his Mini Pearl to three maxes plus a 168 second fly-off flight, while Kevin Sherman took second with his D Starduster, maxing out but electing not to make a fly-off flight due to a hand in the prop incident (not a serious prop incursion). Jeff Carman flew his D Texan into third place and Bernie Crowe was fourth flying an electric F1Q on 9 seconds motor run. Gary Sherman had the bad luck of crashing his San De Hogan in the first round. He did not have his stab tied down tight enough on the back and it was over incidenced. The model was not damaged, but he elected not to fly anymore. Kevin Sherman was the top flyer in rubber with his trusty Duplex, dropping just 37 seconds in three flights. Bernie Crowe struggled with his recently repaired Lamb Climber, and committed the cardinal error of making a change in the middle of a contest (duh!) and dropped the last flight badly. George Walter flew his Smith Mulvihill consistently to take third. Hal Wightman and Fernando Ramos flew OT Wakefields, with Hal besting Fernando to place fourth.

4 It was a good start to the season, and plenty of fun. The next Club event is February 18, where we ll be flying P-30 and Old Time A/B/C Pylon. Hal Wightman will be the CD. Don t forget, we re still looking for volunteers to run contests during the year. Give Bernie Crowe a line at berntemec@verizon.net or see Bernie or Kevin at the field any Wednesday. Contest Results OT Large Rubber Combined January 14, ) Kevin Sherman, Lanzo Duplex 180/143/ Points 2) Bernie Crowe, Lamb Climber 179/180/ Points 3) George Walter, Smith Mulvihill 133/167/ Points 4) Hal Wightman, 1939 Wakefield 101/151/ Points 5) Fernando Ramos, Kansas Wakefield 85/100/DNF Points ½ A D Modern Gas 1) Tom Carman, Mini Pearl 180/180/180/ Points 2) Kevin Sherman, Starduster /180/180/DNF Points 3) Jeff Carman, Texan 180/153/ Points 4) Bernie Crowe, Electric 126/180/ Points 5) Gary Sherman 40/DNF/DNF 40 4 Points 2009 SCAMPS Club Contest Grand Championship Standings 1) Kevin Sherman 25 Points 2) Bernie Crowe 17 Points 3) Tom Carman 14 Points 4) George Walter 8 Points 4) Jeff Carman 8 Points 6) Hal Wightman 6 Points 7) Gary Sherman 4 Points 7) Fernando Ramos 4 Points The SCAMPS Hit the Ground Running We have barley hung our 2009 Calendars, and already we have completed our Haggart/Bowden Contest which was Directed by Allen Heinrich and our first club contest which was Directed by Bernie Crowe. Here is Allen s report on the HAGGART/BOWDEN CONTEST - This years contest was a rousing success. The weather was beautiful for the full length of the contest. It was a bit nippy when I got there at 6:30 (32 degrees) but the sun quickly got things warmed up. We had a good turn out with 20 contestants signing up and all of the events had at least three contestants. The best competition was in ABC Nostalgia with 9 contestants. There were only a few events where anyone maxed out. In Perris Special, Ron Thomas and Kevin Sherman both posted four maxes and then both overran on their fifth flight and Ted Firster post three straight in ABC Pylon. Don Kaiser also posted three in 1/2A Nostalgia. Fernando Ramos did come close to maxing out in Large O.T. Rubber. He posted two maxes but dropped his middle flight by 24 seconds. I didn t fly anything so I don t know how the chase was but no one had to go very far so I m sure it was easy going unless you got out into the plowed area to the North but the drift was not usually in that direction. Ray Peel launches an official in Perris Special Results: ABC Nostalgia 1. Ken Kaiser Larry Miller Joe Jones 434 Fernando at the Haggart/Bowden

5 Haggart/Bowden 1. Milon Viel Hal Wightman Allan Arnold 80 Large O.T. Rubber 1. Fernando Ramos George Walter Bob Goldie 474 Small O.T. Rubber 1. George Walter Mike Mayea Hal Wightman 314 Perris Special 1. Ron Thomas Kevin Sherman Milon Viel 444 ABC Pylon 1. Ted Firster Allan Arnold Joe Jones 28 Nostalgia Rubber 1. Fernando Ramos Bob Goldie Allan Arnold 131 ABC Fuselage 1. Kevin Sherman Joe Jones Tom Carman 361 1/2A Nostalgia 1. Don Kaiser Tom Carman Ken Kaiser 338 More Haggart/Bowden Photos I m sorry that I don t have a list of the planes and engines that were used but I forgot the time cards. I would like to thank all of the flyers that did come out because you made it a very successful contest. See you next year. Don t Take a Breath, it s Taibi Time It seems like just yesterday when Hal Wightman and I discussed starting a contest to honor our friend and modeling hero, Sal Taibi. I am having a hard time believing that this is already our 5 th Annual; wow, where does the time go? Of course it also seems like yesterday when I was in high school, but I sure didn t have this grey beard then. Please refer to the contest flier in this newsletter and plan to attend the Taibi. We will again be offering event certificates signed by Sal. Don t miss your opportunity to win one of these neat certificates. SCAMPS January Meeting by Hal Wightman We had about 25 including 3 wives I believe at the January meeting hosted by Ken and Nancy Kaiser. Sal and Betty were there. Ted and Sandra were there. I presented an award to George Walter for 1st place in the SCAMPS POSTAL for 2008 for his win in the Gollywock portion. It was a nice day and everyone enjoyed the food and socializing like we do at all our SCAMPS meetings.

6 Dan had a brief meeting and we voted to continue the current officers for Dan brought up the possibility of purchasing Sal's car and donating it to AMA headquarters for the museum as a past nostalgic item. He said he was going to contact AMA headquarters to see if they would accept it. I didn't think the idea got a strong reaction or reception from the group, but Dan is going to explore the idea and see where it goes. I brought the fuselage of my Ehling that I'm building as well as the plans for the wings and stab. I laid them out on the driveway and we had quite a bull session about how to build the wings. I discussed bending moments with Allan Arnold at the tip/main wing intersection since I'm considering building the wing in three sections- one main and two tips and having them pin together with carbon fiber rods or 1/8" plywood joiners. I believe George took in four or five new memberships for SCAMPS. It was a nice day and we could have the meeting out doors in the garage and driveway as the weather held out. Checkerboard Tissue I noticed Clint Brooks was offering checkerboard tissue in his new kit, the Yardstick. My dad and I have always liked checkerboard tissue, so I asked him if he had a source for it. Several years ago, George Walter and I searched for checkerboard tissue, and found a good source for black/white. It worked well, but the last batch I got from the same source was not the same tissue and the ink ran all over when I applied it with my normal method. What George and I found was a domestic tissue. Now that this source has dried up (and ran), and our supply of Jap checkerboard tissue is also getting thin, I was happy when I heard back from Clint about his find. Actually he found more than one source, and in a variety of colors. What Clint is including in his Yardstick kit is Esaki Japanese tissue, which is a very good quality. Clint informed me that he found the CB Design Yardstick tissue available from Peck Polymers, Shorty's Basement and FAI Model Supply. I did some research from these places and found they all do offer it, but Shorty s Basement has the best supply and variety. Don t think it is like the good ol days when you went to the hobby shop and got tissue for a dime or a quarter. The going rate now is $4.00 a sheet. The web address for Shorty s is: The other contact info for Shorty s is: Carole Kane, 1036 Bexley Ave., Marion, OH Phone: (740) Fax: (740) F1Q at the Isaacson by Bernie Crowe The weather on the way to Lost Hills Friday Feb 6 was abysmal; lashing rain on and off, and high winds over the Grapevine. Traffic was stalled for nearly half an hour from the 5/405 merge at I-14 to well past Newhall. On the down grade towards Magic Mountain I came upon the cause - a hay truck semi had overturned and was blocking three lanes. Tom Laird said when he went through an hour earlier the semi trailer was lying on top of a crushed car - nasty! On the field eventually at 2:30 I decided not to test fly because the wind was pretty strong. Most of us left the field early and hoped for better the next day. I hung out with Tom and Stan Buddenbohm, Ralph Ray, and friends, watching Stan show Tom how to set up his new discuslaunch HLG. The next morning dawned with marginally better weather but still a stiff breeze. By the time I had set up there was no time to test fly so I went straight into contest flying. I had broken the stab platform off of my best F1Q at Perris two weeks before, and had put it back the way I

7 thought it was before the break at home. Unfortunately I didn't get chance to test fly it as we were out of town the following week and got home just in time for me to leave for the contest. I wasn't worried as the plane has been flying as though on rails, and had maxed out easily at the South West Regionals in Eloy two weeks before. Big mistake! I assembled the plane carefully then realized I hadn't put the tracking beacon in it. I took the wing off again and inserted the tracker, then realized I had about 5 minutes before the start of the first round. I rushed to get the wing back on and walked out the 50 yards to the FAI flight line. The first round at the Ike was a 4-minute max from 20 seconds motor run. Piece of cake I thought. Wrong! The plane went straight up and almost looped, flew round in horizontal circles and pulled out quite low. It then stalled all the way to the ground and was down under two minutes. Bad sinking feeling! I walked out to where it had landed and looked at it carefully. The wing was not seated properly on the pylon; one of the keys was out of its groove and up on the top. This meant the wing was skewed and at too high an angle of attack. Stupid error. No excuse. I seated the wing, put in a fresh battery and did some careful hand glides to check the trim. It was still over-incidence, probably due to re-seating the stab platform, and I made several adjustments to get it right. When I was sure it was OK I went out for Round 2. It was still off pattern, but got good altitude. Then it stalled all the way to the ground again and I'd dropped that round too! I decide to switch to my back-up airplane, which hadn't been flown since last December. I assembled it and went off to the south to do a test flight, 8 seconds motor run and a quick 15-sec DT. The plane went up perfectly and glided beautifully. I think it would have done 3 minutes from the 8-sec run! I put in a fresh battery and went out to the flight line as it was already time to fly again. I knew as soon as I let go that it was not right. It went straight up for a few seconds, started turning left, rolled on its back, and went straight in on the Wakefield flyers flight line at about 90 mph. Thank God it didn't hit anybody. I walked over and all that was left was a handful of trash. I can only guess that it had broken the fuselage ahead of the fin when it DTd, but it would have taken a team from the NTSB crash investigation to prove it. The wing was smashed, the stab broken in two, the rear fuselage and fin were hanging off, and of course the battery had wiped the pylon and all the electronics right off the fuselage. Finis. As this was an "attempt" at 12 seconds, I could still fly in Round 3 so I hurried to put my "best" plane back together. There was no time to re-trim so I just took out some more incidence and crossed my fingers. This time it went better but still off pattern and quit fairly low. The glide was good though, and it seemed to be working lift well. I walked on after it and I thought I saw it DT at 3 minutes, but when I got back my timer Larry Bagalini said it was down in 2:35. Rats! Three rounds dropped! I took out the 10-thou left thrust shim that had been in the plane for ages, and after that it flew fine and I maxed the remaining four rounds. It was too late for me though, and I finished up 4th out of the 5 entries. Very disappointing! Frank Pollard flew consistently and well to max out for a well-deserved win. There were at least three very advanced F1Q planes on the field, all carbon and full-house VIT controls, but none of them flew in the contest. Tony Roberts had a new plane based roughly on an enlarged F1J airframe and using a 4-cell LiPo for nearly 15v of urge. Vasily Bechesnev from the Ukraine had a large model about F1C-size, but I only saw it from a distance, and his one test flight did not go as planned so he did not fly in the contest. Pym Ruyter of the Netherlands had a boxful of beautiful carbon planes sporting micro-controller programmed continuously variable tail incidence, a wingwiggler on one plane, and radio DT on all. Only one plane has flown so far, but on a test flight Friday evening the fuselage broke in flight and damaged the plane so badly that it couldn't compete Saturday. These are beautiful works of art, though, and when he gets them sorted out Pym is going to be serious competition. Saturday night Tom Laird and I went into Wasco to the Chinese restaurant there. It serves fabulous food since the new folks took over a year ago. They are from Canton province and speak little English, but boy can they cook! Worth the drive. Try the Hot and Sour Soup but take a friend - it comes in a 3-gallon bowl! Sunday I woke to clear skies that looked great from the motel, but on the field the wind was blowing from the south-east at about 15 to 20 mph, and it was cold. There was a line of looming clouds beyond the western hills promising even worse weather on the way. The Sunday contests (Nostalgia Wake and Moffett for me) were postponed until 10 am, but there was no improvement and I decided to leave early and go fix my ailing planes. Not a very satisfying weekend. Hopefully next weekend (the Bob White/MaxMen contest) will be better, though the weather doesn't look any better...

8 So-Cal Fair Weather Flyers? Bernie Crowe sent me a picture of what he referred to as the Hardy Boys, Which consisted of Roger Willis, Fernando Ramos and George Walter showing up to fly at Perris wearing shorts, and George holding a thermometer reading 31 degrees F. This begs the question, just how cold does it have to get before these and other knuckleheads (me included) wear long pants? Maybe we are a hardy group, or just plain overoptimistic about the weather in Southern California. If it ever gets cold enough for me to buy a pair of long pants, it will be reported here! Hardy Boys? Maybe. Hot Legs, I do not think so! Tip of the Month Keep your Motor where your Mount is! Have you ever had a firewall come loose? Ever seen an engine come completely off an airplane? Chances are, if you have been flying power models long enough, you have seen it or had it happen. If not, then it probably will. It is basically impossible to perfectly balance the common single cylinder engines we use, and they produce anything from a bad shake, to a glue cracking harmonic. I first had this problem with my Starduster 900. It has a plywood firewall, and built-up plywood cheeks. I used slow drying epoxy to glue the assembly together. The K&B 6.5 engine was mounted to a Taibi tank-mount, and blind nuts were used to secure it to the firewall. It wasn t long before I noticed my glue joints were failing where the firewall was attached to the cheeks. I pulled the timer and tried again to wick glue to the firewall through the timer. That lasted for a little while, but again, began to fail. The last thing I wanted was to have the engine come off in my face turning an APC prop at about 18,000 RPM. We were attending the 2007 US Free Flight Championships, and while I was watching some of the flying going on, I saw Terry Thorkildsen launch his Astro Star with I think a K&B 7.5 on it, well sort of on it. About 3 seconds after launch, the engine pulled free from the model and flew about 500 yards into some brush. After an extensive search, Don Kaiser found the engine and it started a discussion. I found out that most of the Nostalgia and AMA flyers are doing something more than just gluing their firewalls on. Two methods came to life: First, guys said they were pinning their firewalls with carbon fiber rod, or just simple wood dowel. The second method was to simply fiberglass over the firewall and sides of the front of the fuselage. I have since tried both methods, and one some models, combine the pinning with the fiber glassing. Since I have done this, I have never had another firewall glue joint failure. Now, it is standard building procedure for me. You will want to match the fiberglass cloth to the application. An.049 size model will use lighter glass than a D-Gas ship. Give it a try; I think you will like it.

9 Directions to Nearest Medical Aid After a few accidents at the field, Hal Wightman sought out a place near to the Perris flying field to get emergency aid in the event of a cut, or worse. This is what he wrote, Bud Finner showed me the medical center he used for his wife and where it was located. I've attached a map to show the way. It's only 7.4 miles by the 215 which is quite close. My dad and I have also been by this facility, and they have an ER department at the hospital Directions and Map to Menifee Valley Medical Center San Jacinto 215 SCAMPS Field Menifee Road Ethenic McCall 7.4 Miles to Medical Center. Third exit off 215 heading south from Perris. Telephone number Menifee Valley Med. Center Fax: (740) Daniel Heinrich s massive 1300 Inch Satellite w/rossi 60 power. Fuselage is about 7 feet long and yes, the car is full size

10 Getting Rid of the Shakes by Brian Jackson The following article was given to me by Allan Arnold. It is from the English newsletter Bournemouth Model Aircraft Society, January 2009 issue. A rough guide to balancing a single blade propeller - The simple single blade propeller is probably the most time consuming to balance. The following notes are for guidance only, there's only a little math involved (a spot of weighing and a measurement or two) Thrust, drag and centrifugal force combine to give a complex resultant force from a rotating propeller blade. To counteract that force, a weight positioned to balance the rotating blade is used. There's probably a formula for this, but measuring the forces generated would need special equipment, so resorting to "trial and error" will have to do. The object is to get the propeller turning as smoothly as possible. This is not only pleasant to watch as the model climbs away, it means that most of the available power is being into thrust rather than being wasted by shaking the model. Balancing to achieve this is done in two stages, "static balance" and "dynamic balance". Think of the propeller assembly as a set of scales. The blade side of the "scales" is a fixed weight (assuming the blade is covered and doped), so all adjustments must be made to the counterbalance side of the "scales". The counterbalance wire should be long enough to give a reactive force equal to the thrust. If the wire is too short the balance weight will be heavy and it might be impossible to get a reasonable dynamic balance. Static balance needs little explanation, but it is important to check that the propeller assembly balances at all positions and not only horizontal. However it will have to be adjusted during the dynamic balancing. The wire used for the counterbalance should be fairly stiff. It does not have to bend during flight, and its job is to transmit the force generated by the balance weight. You might find it helps if the counterbalance wire is left a little longer than needed and the weight is drilled to suit the wire. This allows adjustment of the primary position of the Weight. To stop the weight moving, just twist a small piece of copper wire around the counterbalance wire and hold it in place with a spot of solder. Once the static balance has been set up, it would be easy to assume that the propeller will turn smoothly under power; it would if it wasn't producing thrust. The trick is to counteract the thrust by tweaking the position of the counterbalance, adjusting the angle of the counterbalance wire, and perhaps the weight of the counterbalance as well. Unfortunately, the thrust is not in line with the prop shaft, so balancing it is a compromise. The dynamic balance will have to be done with the nose block in place in the model and with a rubber motor that will be similar to the one you are going to use. Start with a few turns, about fifty should allow you to see the tendency to shake. Watch the rotating assembly closely; it should be possible to see whether the blade or the counterweight is throwing outwards (watch the winding loop, it will be describing a definite circle). If the blade is outwards, counteract it by bending the counterbalance wire a little forward. Now you have bent the wire, the assembly needs to have the static balance reestablished. Repeat the winding, bending and balancing until the circle described by the winding loop is hardly perceptible. If the counterweight is at first throwing outwards, bend the counterbalance wire slightly rearwards and repeat the previous stages. The bending of the counterbalance wire might seem to be the wrong way, however if you take the situation where the counterbalance arm is on the outside of the circle, this is due to the thrust being greater than the force from the counterweight. The opposite applies if the blade throws outwards. The three views of a typical single blade arrangement may help to explain the above. Cartoon by Hal Wightman

11 Events Calendar 2009 February 28-1 SCIFF Kick Off & Rick/Don s Slow Gas, Nostalgia, Taft, CA March 6 - SCAMPS Meeting, Dick Drake, Friday 7:00 PM March 8 SCAMPS Taibi Contest, Perris CA, CDs Hal Wightman, Kevin Sherman March 18 SCAMPS Club Contest, Coupe F1G & ½ A D Gas Nostalgia Gas, Perris, CA April 4 - SCAMPS Meeting, Gary, Kay and Kevin Sherman, Saturday 1:00 PM Luncheon April SCAMPS SCIFs Texaco Contest, San Valeers Annual, Lost Hills, CA, CD Bud Matthews April 15 SCAMPS Club Contest OT Small Rubber & OT ABC Fuselage, Perris, CA, May 9 SCAMPS Meeting, Milon Viel s Metal Cutting Shop, Saturday 1:00 PM Luncheon May 13 SCAMPS Club Contest Jimmy Allan/Commercial Rubber & Electric F1Q, E-36 and General Electric, Perris, CA June 6 SCAMPS Meeting, Hal & Jane Cover, Saturday 2:00 PM Luncheon June 17 SCAMPS Club Contest 4oz. Wakefield / 8oz Wakefield & ½ A Texaco, Perris, CA July 10 SCAMPS Meeting, Fernando Ramos, (second Friday), 7:00 PM July 15 SCAMPS Club Contest Moffett/Twin Pusher & 30 Second Antique, Perris CA August 10 SCAMPS Meeting, Joe and Linda Jones, Saturday 1:00 PM Luncheon August 19 SCAMPS Club Contest OT Large Rubber Combined & ½ A Gas Modern, Perris CA September 12 - SCAMPS Meeting, Ted and Sandra Firster, Saturday 11:00 Brunch and Park Flyers September 16 SCAMPS Club Contest Nostalgia Wakefield/Nos Rubber & OT ABC Fuselage, Perris CA October 2 SCAMPS Meeting, Allan and Fran Arnold, Friday 7:00 PM October 14 SCAMPS Club Contest P-30 (all) & Electric F1Q, E-36 and General Electric, Perris CA November 6 SCAMPS Meeting, John Donelson, Friday 7:00 PM November 7-8 SCAMPS/SCIFS Fall Annual & San Valeers Nostalgia Annual, Lost Hills, CA, CD Daniel Heinrich November 11 SCAMPS Club Contest HLG/CLG/Coupe F1G & ½ A D Gas Modern, Perris CA December 3 SCAMPS Christmas Party, Home Town Buffet, First Thursday at 6:00 PM December 16 SCAMPS Club Contest Gollywock Mass Launch/OT Small Rubber & ½ A Texaco, Perris CA *Indoor Flying at Grove Community Church, Riverside 2 nd Wednesday of each month, 12-2 p.m. Contact Ted Firster. Ron Thomas and Ken Kaiser at the Haggart/Bowden On our recent trip to Vegas we flew at the 2009 SAM Champs site Tom Carman with a couple of his nice Nostalgia models John Riese had a good day with his Submarine

12 SCAMPS 5th Annual Taibi Contest Sunday, March 8, 2009 Perris, CA ***This will be an AMA Sanctioned Contest*** ***Flying Starts at 8:00 AM and contest closes at 1:00 PM!*** EVENTS: *Powerhouse Only (20 Sec. eng. run, Full size Powerhouse only SAM legal diesel & Spark Ignition only) *Brooklyn Dodger Only (20 second engine run, SAM legal diesel & Spark Ignition only) *Perris Special (15 Second engine run Glow, Ignition or Diesel) *ABC Old Timer (Fuselage & Pylon combined 20 second engine run) *Small O.T. Rubber - Combined - (Stick & Fuselage) *Large O.T. Rubber - Combined - (Stick & Fuselage) *Nostalgia Rubber (All Nostalgia rubber including Wakefield) *ABC Nostalgia (9 Second Hand Launch, 12 second VTO) * ½ A Nostalgia (9 Second Hand Launch, 12 second VTO) (JUST ADDED Twin Pusher Mass Launch!! Bring yours!) *3 minute Max *All Old Timer Flights will be HAND LAUNCHED, no ROG *Nostalgia, HAND LAUNCH or VTO, no ROG *SAM rules for standard SAM events *Entry fee is $5 per event *Merchandise Prizes & Certificate Awards CDs Hal Wightman (714) & Kevin Sherman (951)

13 SCAMPS & SCIFs Texaco April 18-19, 2009 Lost Hills, CA - A.M.A. Sanctioned Contest ---Run in Conjunction with the San Valeers Club Annual--- Saturday Sunday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM ½ A Texaco Dawn Patrol Texaco (8cc fuel, best one of three official flights, 7:30 AM to (7:30 AM to 10:00 AM, best of 2 official flights ¼ 10:30 AM any glow IC engine.051 or smaller) ounce of fuel per pound of model) Gas Scale O.T. Small Rubber Fuselage (3-minute max) O.T. Large Rubber Stick (5-minute max) 30 Second Antique O.T. Small Rubber Stick (3-minute max) O.T. Large Rubber Fuselage (5-minute max).020 Replica *A/B Fuselage (Engine run is 20 sec. ROG, 15 sec. HL, 3 minute max) *C Pylon *A/B Pylon Vintage Wakefield *C Fuselage ( , 8-ounce weight rule) 4 oz. Wakefield Pee Wee Antique **A/B Nostalgia **C Nostalgia smaller IC engine) Twin Pusher Mass Launch (8:30 AM) **1/4A Nostalgia (2.2cc fuel, best of three official flights, any.024 or **All Nostalgia Events, (9 Second Hand Launch, 12 Second VTO or ROG), 3 minute Max *Sam Power events to be flown using 2006 SAM Rules. 20 Second engine run hand-launch, 25 seconds R.O.G. 5 Minute maxes (weather permitting). Rubber ties will be broken by increasing Max times (weather permitting) $10 entry (includes first event), $5 each additional event. Awards 1 st, 2 nd, & 3 rd all events. SCAMPS Contact, Dan Heinrich (909) ( AeronutD@CS.com) SCIFS Contact, Bud Matthews (661) ( BudM6629@sbcglobal.net)

14 SAN VALEERS 60th ANNUAL & 27th ANNUAL 7 ROUNDER APRIL 18th & 19th, LOST HILLS, CA. A NFFS NATIONAL CUP & AMA AA SANCTIONED CONTEST AMA CAT II & NOSTALGIA CAT II* (WEATHER PERMITTING) SATURDAY 8 TO 5 SUNDAY 8 TO 3 BOTH DAYS 1/2A GAS A GAS P-30 B GAS D GAS CATAPULT GLIDER C GAS HL GLIDER (all flights same day 1/2A Nostalgia** ABC NOSTALGIA** for each entry) 1/4A GAS (15sec VTO, 12sec HL) 1/4A Flyoff 7:30 to 7:45am Nost Rubber/Wake comb SLOW GAS*(9Sec all flights) (Slow gas 5:30 PM) F1A NORDIC - FIB WAKEFIELD - F1C POWER SATURDAY 9 AM TO 4 PM (7 rounds) 1 st Round at 9am, F1A 210 secs, F1B & F1C 240 secs. Flyoff begins at 4:15pm MINI EVENT F1J & Vintage FAI Sunday 8:00 am to 1:00pm (5 rounds) 1 st round at 8:00am. Flyoff begins at 1:00pm CANNON BALL RUN Saturday 6:30 TO 8:00 AM RULES: Any gas model. 7 second engine run. Time to the ground. Total of 2 best flights wins!!! $3.00 entry for unlimited number of flights. BOB HUNTER MEMORIAL SUNDAY MORNING - Sponsored by Mike Thompson RULES: Any gas free flight airplane. 15 second VTO, 12 second H.L. Highest single flight time (no max) SUNDAY MORNING: Sunrise with 1 hr window (start time announced). Entry fee ($1.00 per flight) PERPETUAL AWARD Sponsored by Ralph Prey A perpetual award for the highest time in any AMA Gas event with an original design flown by the designer of the model. (Previous winning design, not eligible) *SLOW GAS RULES: No builder of the model rule, no auto surfaces, single bypass stock engines only (except TD s.049 &. 051), 15% Nitro max, three maxes and one flyoff to the ground. 9 Sec motor runs all flights (including flyoffs). **NOSTALGIA per latest rulebook except motor runs which shall be 10 sec HL, 13 sec VTO for 1 st 3 flights, 7 & 9 secs on all flyoff flights. Classes scored separately for National cup but awards given for 1/2A Nostalgia and ABC Nostalgia combined. BOM RULE enforced on AMA and Nostalgia events except as noted above. MERCHANDISE AWARDS (Engines, Kits, Fuel, Wood, etc) TROPHIES FOR JRS CD: John Patwell (661) CO-CD: Terry Kerger (626) Registration: $5.00, Entry fee: $5.00 per event, JRS FREE JUNIOR EVENTS: CATAPULT GLIDER, HLG, 1/2A gas "JUST BRING YOUR MODELS AND SLEEPING BAG AND HAVE FUN"