The Transmitter. Issue Content. Presidents Message. A publication of Northern Calif. RC Unlimited Flyers (NCRCUF. Apr/May/June 2017 AMA #3233

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1 The Transmitter A publication of Northern Calif. RC Unlimited Flyers (NCRCUF AMA #3233 ISSUE # 283 Apr/May/June 2017 Airplane of the month The Erco Ercoupe Presidents Message Maybe next time Issue Content

2 2016 Officers President: Curtis Ramondi V.P: Tim Hoyer Treasure: Tom Gilbertson Secretary: Joel Gooch Safety Officer: Ron Magni Newsletter Editor: Jim Finch Maintenance: Dan Stoddard Board Members: Paul Johnson Brandon Lotts Ken Mcclure Mike Pound LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR Jim Finch Here, I am Going to attempt the news letter. I don t type well so cut me some slack on the typos. If you need to place an ad for an event etc. to reddingrchobby@charter.net. I would also like to thank those who served as NCRCUF officers and the news letter editor for 2014 They did a great job.

3 July 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat NCRCUF Club Meeting 7 8 7:oo Market Street Deli Sams Warbird Race 31 August 2017 S M T W T F S 1NCRCUF Club Meeting :oo Market Street Deli September 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat NCRCUF Club Meeting 8 9 7:oo Market Street Deli

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8 BULLETIN BOARD FOR SALE, FYI, AND ANYTHING HOBBY RELATED After 13 years All Around RC & Hobbies located on Cypress Ave. In Redding is closing their doors. Sad to see another hobby shop call it quits. We here at Redding RC & Hobby Wish Mark Owens and His the best of luck. Even though we were competitors we had a working relationship to better help the customers of our fine city and outlying areas We will continue to work hard to serve the hobby community and hope to see you here. Jim Sheryl and Brad Flyin Ash Fast was a huge success with 50 pilots signed up to race and weather you would not believe for mid June. The event raised approx $ for the club For Stats and Leader board go to Sacramento Area Modelers web page and click on events

9 These are some proposed bi-laws changes to be discussed at the Oct meeting. Also come to this Thursdays meeting to nominate club officers for the 2017 calendar year

10 NAME THAT PLANE! Wall of Fame Dave Pruitt was first with the correct answer : Japanese Kyushu J7W Shinden for May of Jon Perry Ass. Member from So. Cal. Guessed right ; Lavochkin Lagg 3 for June Charlie Hoisington was the first to correctly identify the Name That Plane For July 2016 Russian LUN class ekranoplan, model MD-160 Or Caspian Sea Monster Used by the Russian and Soviet navy in 1945 it flies in ground effect never getting more than 30 feet above the ground or water.

11 Wall of Fame Page 2 Jon Perry was the first and only one to guess this months Name That Plane. It is a P-36 Hawk the predecessor to the P-40 War Hawk. Leon Alger was first to guess the German Made Volocopter Fairchild C119-2 (air Force) / R4Q-2 (Navy & Marine Corps. USA built 1947 to Dorsal fins on booms and different engines differentiate the -1 from -2. My older brother Ed flew them in the Marine Corps. Mike Morrison Was the first correct answer Larry Duncan was next followed by Dean Hancock

12 TNB Race Standings Race #1 1/8/2017 Heat# TOTAL Tim Hoyer: Points: 4 Points For 1 st Place Dan Jensen: nd Place Jeff Frelich: rd Andre Primeau: 1 Point for 4 th Place Jim Finch: Beau Frugueletti: Joe Frugueletti: Race #2 3/19/2017 Tim Hoyer: 3 4 bo 3 10 Dan Jensen: 4 4 bo 4 12 Jeff Frelich: Andre Primeau: Jim Finch: Beau Frugueletti: Joe Frugueletti:

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14 Well it finally happened. June 1 st 2017 Ash Creek got a new infield. JTR and Associates did an outstanding job. Maintenance and Repairs on the runway will commence this fall.

15 Pics from TnB March 2015 NCRCUF

16 Airplane Build Of The Week We would like to see what our members are building so any one who wants to send in pics. of their current project, we will publish it in the news letter. to Jim Finch s F9F Panther P-60 Turbine powered. Scratch built from Ziroli plans Getting close almost ready for glass and paint