The Knights Of The Round Circle

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1 The Knights Of The Round Circle Control Line Model Airplane Club Newsletter Editor: Stan Tyler November 2012 Guests KOTRC CLUB MEETING October 9, 2012 Ellis Bailey saw us at the Fullerton airshow and decided to check the club out. Show and Tell John Wright A copy of Nats News, the newsletter published during the Nationals events in Muncie. It is also available on the AMA website. He had a photo from the 69 Nationals where he is in there somewhere. Meeting Reminder Next Regular Meeting Tuesday Night November 13, 2012 Fullerton Airport AFI building 4119 W. Commonwealth Avenue Fullerton, CA Meetings start at 7:00pm. He showed off a Twister that had been donated to the club, and also had the remaining stuff that is selling on a Dutch Auction. Andy Borgogna He seems to be the first to finish and fly a Torquette. It has a stunt tuned AP Wasp for power and a 4.5x4 APC prop. Larry flew it and it is very fast. The ones with racing engines will be downright scary! Larry Renger Jr. Nobler plan, a copy of George Aldrich s pencil original! Second, was his refurbished Baby Clown which now features a Frog.049 engine. Finally, the cowl for his Zippie racer. It is molded fiberglass. In This Issue Meeting Minutes October Dutch Auction Thinking Safety Joel Chesler KOTRC Christmas Dinner/Dance Golden State Stunt Championships John Wright Fullerton Airport Open House John Wright Jed Kusik Restoration project, Pete Soule s old ETA Mk-1 team race diesel engine. It took a lot of crockpot, wire-brush, penetrating oil and propane torch work to get it runable and looking darn good. Next up was a Kenn Smith version of the Clown for racing. It needed a batch of patching. He added glass to the wing/fuselage joints. The Clown Race Event is judged by maximum laps in 15 minutes. Randy Heydon He talked to Bart Klapinski, and all seems to be going well with him. (Continued on page 2) 2012 Club Officers President: Tom Collier tcstunts@verizon.net Vice President: Jed Kusik jedeeflyer@aol.com Treasurer: Frank Martin fmartin2@earthlink.net Secretary: Larry Renger larry_renger@earthlink.net KOTRC * PO BOX 6115 * ANAHEIM CA * info@kotrc.org

2 Page 2 (Continued from page 1) Thinking Safety Howard Doering Showed his D-speed Electric. Also a B-class setup with a 44.3 Volt power, a 200 Amp speed control, a 2600kV motor and Hubin timer. The wings and tail will be Aluminum. There will be airscoops to get cooling to the ESC and battery pack. Mike Jones- A Plastic Fantastic 24. He added a single wheel landing gear and a hook to use his stooge for solo flying. Mike Alurac showed the Merlin plugs he just got. Joel Chesler - Reported on the trip he and John Wright took to the Reno Air Races. Speeds were up to 525 mph. Happily, there were no crashes this year. He says the experience is outstanding, and recommends that everyone go at least once. Old Business Mike Costner detailed the training we did at the Fullerton Airport. He, John Wright, Tom Collier, Mike Alurac, Mike Jones, and Larry Renger were the crew. We had 4 planes ready to go, but only used 2! We trained 145 kids! That way betters our previous best of 88 with the PT-19s. Mike Alurac brought his generator, so we were able to recharge batteries out at the flying site. Frank Martin gave a report on our treasury, and we have $6400 combined between the club and Palmer accounts. He also discussed the status of trying to become a Not for Profit corporation. We have clearance from the Federal Government, but the state is dragging its feet. New Business Nominations were made for next year s club officers: President Mike Alurac Vice President Jed Kusik Treasurer Tom Collier Secretary Larry Renger John will continue as AMA and Park/Rec. contact, and Joel will continue as Safety Officer. Randy Heydon brought up a discussion of the Profile Stunt rules as posted on our website and says they need a revision to simplify and clarify them. RENO 2012 See what you miss when you don t go to the Reno Air Races? This article is being written on October 18 and Bill Heyworth s wife just called to say he is doing much better. I hope Bill will be home and well by the time you are reading this. Returning to the photo above, it was taken at the far end of the field where pilots flew in their restored vintage aircraft and the military displayed their planes. I think she is a professional model used to add interest to the Navy s SNJ. She was really hot (the T-6 was nice too). Obviously, this all has nothing to do with safety, but John and I decided we wanted to see the races while they are still being run and we were glad we went. It is quite a thrill to see WWII fighters flying at over 500 MPH around pylons so close, you feel you can almost touch the planes. In addition, there was aerobatics performed by anything from Interstate Cadets to executive jets that executed bottoms that would rival our own sought after 5 feet. I had the opportunity of meeting Judy Scholls, Art s widow, and learned that Art s father not only taught my DixieLand mentor, Alan, the trumpet, but Art had played trumpet as a child, as well. If you have not been to the Reno Air Races, you should take it in next year. I know you will enjoy it as much as John and I did. Your Safety Officer, JOEL CHESLER

3 Page 3 Fullerton Airport Open House 2012 Saturday October 6 th offered some relief from the recent heat wave. Several Knights trekked out to Fullerton Airport Open House to make a showing of control line flying. After Larry got there with his new electric trainers we laid out the safety cones for about 42' lines. Mike A., Mike C., Mike J, and Pres. Tom also helped out. I brought some static display, my scale Corsair, an ARF Nobler and some sport planes. The first few 1/2A gas demo flights were cut short due to inverted engine failure. So we went to the new electric trainer. After a few teething problems, we were cranking those kids thru the flight programs. And thanks to Mike's printing business, the kids left with a flight certificate and a smile. The electric trainers work a lot better than the old Cox PT 19 for several reasons. First, starting is easy, the 2.4 GHz transmitter takes care of that. No electric starter or fuel needed. Only a battery change every half dozen flights. Second, the transmitter can slow down the speed after takeoff so turning around with the little nippers is slower (easier on the back) and less dizzyness. Third, no noise to scare the customers away. Fourth, being a pusher, no broken props and seldom a broken plane. Fifth, we were able to fly 145 kids, about twice as many pilots as the PT-19, again, due to the lack of refueling and starting delays. Sixth, the Electric flies better and handles the wind better than the PT-19. And finally, the flight length can be varied in length depending on the size of the kid, our how dizzy the adult gets. I think we fulfilled our obligation with AFI by supporting the Fullerton Airport Open House. Our operation was one of the most popular displays because its active, not passive where you just stand and look at something. And a good time was had by all who participated. Happy Landings, John KOTRC Christmas Dinner/Dance Saturday Dec 8, 2012 Place is Double Tree Hotel, 888 Montebello Blvd, Rosemead, CA (one exit west of Whittier Narrows on Hwy# 60. Turkey with stuffing Prime Rib Vegetables Salad Rolls Coffee or Tea Dinner Buffet No Host bar Investiture of new Club Executive Awards plus drawing Dancing after dinner until Midnight. Tickets $37.00 per person available from Tom Collier Special room rates for those who may wish to stay overnight (KOTRC has a corporate rate number on file P13)

4 Page 4 Dutch Auction Pete Soule kindly donated many items for the club fundraising. The club is offering these items to prospective buyers as a Dutch Auction. A Dutch Auction is a bit different as a buyer does not bid on an item with the bid price rising as the bidding continues. The initial price is set and will drop each month until a buyer decides that the current price is acceptable. Interested? Contact John Wright directly. John Wright: jowrightpe@hotmail.com (562) QTY BRAND DISPLACEMENT CONDITION PRICE FOR PETE'S SAKE 1 Harters B speed pan drilled B size $ ST G20.19 BB, New $ ST G20.23 BB,NIB $ ST C35.35 PB, Stunt,New $ Cox, PeeWee.020 NIB $ Cox,SuprBee.049 used $ Cox, QZ.049 hole in tank $ Torp Ser61.35 New,Wrong box &papers FROM TOM TERRIFIC November Prices $ Veco 35RC.35 Used $ Veco 45RC.45 Used $ Cox TD Used, w papers Wrench & Tatone mount $ Cox Pee Wee.020 used $13.00

5 Page 5 GSSC 2012 Madera The Golden State Stunt Championships are over now. There was a good turnout at this new location, Madera Airport. The surface was the smoothest I've seen, better than WN, better than the Nats. Not enough praises can be said about the City Of Madera. When CD Brian Massey approached the airport about the site, they were enthusiastic about our event, and after permit papers were filled out and a $25 fee paid, the GSSC was set to go. Kathy and I arrived Wed night and Thursday morning I went out to the field, less than a mile from the Hampton Inn. They had just finished a TV shoot which aired on local TV Friday and attracted a few spectators. I was able to get some practice flights in both Thursday and Friday. That let me gets things dialed in on both my Barnstormer/McCoy 40 and Magnum/Merco 64. Saturday had a 7:30 pilots meeting and things got going shortly after 8. OTS had about 10 entries and Bob Whitely stood out in the crowd with Lou Wolgast 2 nd and Jim Aron 3 rd. I was 3 1/4 points below 3 rd at 6 th. Keith and Jim Hoffman filled in 4 th and 5 th in the tightly grouped scores. I didn't fly Classic, but there was no shortage of entrants, 27. I remember Keith won and Bob Whitely second. Below that, its a blur. The highlight of the banquet was Paul Walkers narration of the comedy of errors at the practice field for the internats. It seems that there was a nice grass field off limits for several days, until the Japanese team figured out that buying the grounds keepers a case of beer would open it up for practice. Sunday had all the PAMPA classes flying. Besides myself So Cal was represented Kirk, Igor, and Oswaldo in Advanced and Jerry Silver in Classic. None of us were near the top at days end. I beat only 2 of the 25 expert entries. Kirk and Igor were further up the but when Dave Fitzgerald comes in 3 rd, you know the competition was stiff. Paul Walker's 591 took the day with Howard Rush 2 nd. Bill swan will be leaving the comfortable world of Advanced for the rough and tumble world of Expert. Kathy took some phone pictures which I'll try to forward for the newsletter. Igor and Kestas had some serious photo equipment so lets hope they share them with us. Kathy and I are heading up to Yosemite tonight, Sunday. See you later at the field.