w w w. v a l l e y f l y e r s. c o m Academy of Model Aeronautics Charter Club # 152 September 2007

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1 w w w. v a l l e y f l y e r s. c o m The Valley Flyer Academy of Model Aeronautics Charter Club # 152 September 2007 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E Board Member Letters 1 President s Message 1 Valley Flyers Meetings Minutes Schedule of Events 6 Club Meetings 6 Board Member Letters President s Message By JASON PAKFAR, President September is already here and the weather is cooling off. It sure was a great summer with a lot of action at the Basin. Our club has experienced an expediential increase in public and member participation. We had almost 80 in attendance at the last meeting. I wanted to first thank Mr. Eric Pacheco for running the LA Heli Classic event on the Labor Day Weekend. Despite record heats the event had close to 50 participants and was financially successful. I also wanted to thank Mr. Jay Rapogle for running the first Valley Flyers/Giant Scale event. These events are always a lot of fun to attend. We have pretty much run most of our 2007 events with a few left to wrap up the year. The Valley Flyers BBQ will be our next which will be held on October 21 st. We are trying to make the event more interesting by having different types of clinics such as a Turbine clinic, Trainer clinic and also invited a few Manufacturers to run various clinics on their products. We will keep you posted on the details, in the very near future. I regret to inform you that our trailers at the field were broken into last month. The locks were cut with Bolt Cutters. Regretfully, the items taken were 2 of the club trainers. Thanks to Mr. Sweany the field manager, new locks and keys were installed right away with hardened metal boxes build around the new locks to prevent further assault. We will be drawing our 2008 event schedule within the next 30 days so this is the time to put your ideas in for the next year events. Happy Flying The Nextt Valllley Fllyerrs Cllub Meettiing,, iis Tuesday,, Septtember 25tth att Enciino Communiitty Centterr P o s i t i o n Name Phone Address President Jason Pakfar jason@pakfar.us Vice President Chuck Thompson chuckthompson@mac.com Treasurer Gregg Fullington greggdeb@ca.rr.com Secretary Scott Ramos saramos@earthlink.net Hospitality Ricc Bieber ricc@bieberlc.com Program Director David Tarlau david@tarlau.com Event Director George Finch gwfinch@aol.com Newsletter Editor Fred Abajo frabajo@sbcglobal.net Flight Coordinator George Finch gwfinch@aol.com Field Manager Dave Sweany demflyer@msn.com Membership Gary Stevens glstevens@verizon.net Public Relations Sam Gengo thevalleyflyer@yahoo.com Safety Officer Stephen Fine sfineproducts@aol.com Helicopter Director Eric Pacheco eric@airworksrc.com Jet Director Billy Edwards wedwards@socal.rr.com Webmaster Patrick Ashour patrick@valleyflyers.com Cliff Sonnentag Clifford@bobeproductions.com Media Director Giant Scale Director Marvin Zauss mzauss@earthlink.net Valley Flyers Meetings Minutes General Meeting Minutes 8/28/2007 Meeting was brought to order by Jason Pakfar at: 7:43 PM. Items discussed: Tonight we introduced 4 new members to the club. There was a very nice video presentation of the LA Jets Summer Event produced by Cliff, our Media Director. There was also a very interesting presentation on the Wright Flyer Project by Dr. Fred Culick, Chief Engineer for the AIAA Wright Flyer Project who had been invited by Tony di Leo Meeting was adjourned by Jason Pakfar at: 9:30 PM. Board Meeting Minutes 9/4/07 By SCOTT RAMOS Secretary Members in attendance. George Finch, David Tarlau, Dave Sweany, Sam Gengo, Fred Abajo, Gregg Fullington, Stephen Fine, Gary Stevens, Ricc Bieber, Marv Zauss, Jason Pakfar, Scott Ramos Members Absent Eric Pacheco, Billy Edwards, Clifford Sonnentag, Patrick Ashour Meeting called to order at 7:25 The Helicopter Event was discussed. It was apparently profitable. There was some discussion as to what extent an individual Board member could or should represent as the position of the club in his The Valley Flyer is the monthly publication of the San Fernando Valley R/C Flyers. (SFVRCF) 2007 SFVRCF. Reprint permission granted, providing credit is given to the authors and to the San Fernando Valley R/C Flyers. Opinions expressed in The Valley Flyer do not necessarily reflect those of the SFVRCF. Change of Address: To insure that you do not miss any issues of The Valley Flyer, send in your new address two weeks before you move to the Membership Director. Contributions: Contributions are encouraged. Kit reviews, events, contest reviews, interesting models, photos, tips or anything that may be of interest to other SFVRCF members are welcome. Articles may be submitted via or other electronic media. Please contact the newsletter editor for more information on article submissions. The deadline for article submissions is 8 PM Sunday after the first Tuesday of each month. 57 th Anniversary - 1 -

2 capacity as CD of an event. It was agreed that safety issues would take president to a formal poll of Board Members. Treasury report of $9000 plus a few other sources. The Heli event generated aprox. $1300. The balance is about to EVENT OFFICALS FOR 2007 Ricc reported profit at the concessions for the past two events, however there is an offset due to a counterfeit $100 bill among the TO INSURE EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN THE YEAR proceeds. It was determined that the concession would no longer END DRAWING! accept $100 bills. Jason says GSS will maintain their own treasury till the end of the year. Darrell will be handling the GSS treasury. Contest Directors, I really need your help on the Gary reports 240 members including 4 past presidents recently added following events for 2007; and 45 former GSS members. Jason announced an upcoming event in two weeks, the Giant Scale February 10 th Night Fly Jason Pakfar event. Flier is on the website and in the newsletter. GSS fly-ins was discussed. When and how many. Current schedule Feb Trainer Race George will be repeated until further determination. George proposed Finch combining events, such as a GSS event with a night fly. May 5 Engine Clinic Dave Hendrex The Scale Masters Qualifiers will be hosted next year. It is hoped that May LA Jets Billy Edwards it will become a permanent annual event George says that air cruisers will be dropped from the races and June Q500 Barry possibly the end of the races. Leavengood Jason proposed not holding events on the Labor Day weekend, and August 4-5 LA Jets Billy Edwards moving the Heli event to a later or earlier date. August Scale Masters Don Goeschl Jason will research when the other Heli events are held before determining the actual date. August 31-Sep 2 Heli Classic Eric It was noted that the field electric area recharging station brought to Pacheco fruition by Dave and Willy - was prominently featured in the current issue of the AMA magazine, Model Aviation. What I need is a listing of names of event officials that The meeting adjured at 9:00 helped YOU promote and conduct the event. Standard operating procedure is to have a sign up sheet at all SUNDAY OCTOBER 21 ST events. If you haven t been doing that, please do so in ANNUAL the future. Better than going by memory. VALLEY FLYER BBQ Yes, it will be here before you can wink an eye! October 21 st is the annual BBQ. Please sign up for your choice of meal (steak or chicken) during our next general meetings. The BBQ and Fun Fly are free to Valley Flyer s and Giant Scale Squadron members. Nonmembers will pay a $5.00 flying event entry fee. Nonmembers are not invited to the BBQ portion. However, club members can invite one BBQ guest at no cost and additional guests can be invited at $5.00 each. The events that I was able to either extrapolate officials from the newsletter or were given directly to me were as follows; March - SAE Event, April - Q500 Event, May - Training Day, July - Trainer Race and the July - Night Fly (although list not complete in newsletter). Please me the information, including number of days they participated, when it is a multi day event. flynbs@socal.rr.com is my address. If you do not have , mail me the information, Purple Martin Ct, Canyon Country, CA Support in the way of BBQ supervisors and chefs are definitely needed. To successfully have the BBQ, we need 2-3 cooks for the chicken and beef. We also need help setting up the tables for the dinning area, between the sheds and the pit area. If you would like to help in this portion of the Event, please see me at the general meeting. I also need help running the flight line and supporting the transmitter impound area. Please sign up on the official s sheet at the next monthly meetings. See the details on the flyer in this newsletter issue. Regards, Bob Smith I will have my spreadsheet at the September meeting for members to review for accuracy. On behalf of the members, thank you in advance for your support! Bob Smith Event Report - GSS FUN FLY By MARV ZAUSS Giant Scale Director Hi, Just a note to tell you that the SFV Giant Scale Flyers held a fun fly this past Sunday, the 16 Th. We Had a nice, but somewhat small turnout of flyers, only 24 registered pilots. There was an excellent mix of planes and a very good spectator turnout. The weather was 57 th Anniversary - 2 -

3 beautiful and there were no accidents that I recall. The pilots were treated to pizza for lunch and there was Mr. Hospitality & Your Future enough leftover that we were able to sell some and make a little additional income for the club. Our gross income was approximately $360 and we had a good group of helpers show up to manage the event. My thanks to all who volunteered there time and energy. SAFETY REMINDER! By GEORGE FINCH What could be better than helping a prospective new member with a balky engine? Well to start with, the needle barely extended out of the left side of the fuse. So, I reached in around the prop to turn the needle. This produced a nasty grinding sound as I turned my palm to hamburger on the prop tip. Two weeks later, this is what it looks like. By RICC BIEBER Director of Hospitality So here we are at the pre-end-of-the-year time of year. Most of the races have been run, it s FINALLY getting a bit colder, and our calendar year is starting to slow down. The good news is that we accomplished a lot. The better news is that we have an open field to do more. Volunteer more. Make more friends. Build more aircraft from scratch! And maybe start on your ROG for next year NOW! We have welcomed in the members of the Giant Scale Squadron. As a current and past member, I am personally pleased to have the joining of our groups, and I am sure that it will be beneficial for both groups in the long run. I know that the GSS membership at large is a reservoir of knowledge that cannot be dismissed or lost, and I look forward to the sharing of expertise they (we) collectively represent. I urge you all to make use of the resource! We do have a few things coming up as the year winds down. Both the Giant Scale and Valley Flyers BBQ s are coming up in October, and I urge you to take advantage of both. One of the reasons I belong to the club is the camaraderie that ensues at the events and at the field (for the most part; some of the guys at the field still don t get it!). You are a part of this puzzle. R e a ll ll y C o o ll S t u f f In November, we are going to have a Nite Fly. Since it will be dark a lot earlier, we will have more dark time to fly before we have to vacate the premises. And,Yes, we will have pizza and soda available. This would be your fair warning to plan ahead and get that nite flyer ready! December is here already?? Well, not quite. But it is time to let you know that the annual holiday party will be heald on December 8 th at the University Club as CSUN. Good news for you, work news for me, I am in charge again, so look forward to a grand time. More info as we get closer to the date (like say, next month?). That s about it for now. As you can see, even though we are winding down for the year, there is still stuff going on. And in January, we start up all over again! Flaps up! 57 th Anniversary - 3 -

4 A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT! By Bob Smith Special Report The following applies to Valley Flyer and Giant Scale Squadron members; Please communicate to me if you plan on attending the club picnic on October 21st, how many are in your party, the choice between steak and chicken for yourself and each guest and what side dish, if any, you plan on bringing. Side dishes could consist of salad, bread or dessert. I can be contacted through at flynbs@socal.rr.com, telephone or directly at the September meeting. Please see the flyer for BBQ and event details. Some exciting things are happening in the hobby! Great Planes introduced a new ARF aircraft named the REVOLVER. It will be featured in the September 25 th giveaway. See the graphic of this.46 sized beauty in the newsletter. It easily converts to an Electric! Special Notice Turbine News Dear Turbine Waiver Holder, On August 12, 2007, the AMA Executive Council approved changes to the turbine waiver application process recommended by the AMA Safety Committee. To review the specific changes, please access the Safety Regulations for Model Aircraft Gas Turbines on our website or contact me for a hardcopy. The following provides an overall summary of the changes: Any past references to a notarization process, either explicit or implied, have been removed. Waiver application process for fixed and rotary wing aircraft has been streamlined. I wanted to thank everyone for their financial support in the August drawing! It would appear you enjoyed it! I read the following from the Great Planes web site; Urbana, Illinois, August 24, 2007 Great Planes Model Manufacturing announced today that it has acquired the Lanier R/C and Carl Goldberg product lines. Both companies are currently located in Oakwood, GA but will soon relocate to Great Planes' headquarters in Champaign-Urbana, IL. I guess that s why they named it Great Planes! And finally, I will be updating the 2007 event Official s Roster during the monthly meetings. CD s and members that have participated in officiating at events this year should review my name list to insure you get credit to be entered in this year s drawing! The renewal process for fixed wing waivers was removed. Once obtained, the waiver remains in effect unless revoked for cause or if your membership lapses for more than one year. A process for temporary suspension was added to the waiver removal/revocation process. The purpose of this section is to allow a means to identify operational or safety issues, on an individual waiver holder basis, which can be addressed without undergoing a complete reapplication process. These changes attempt to reflect the overall effort that has been made within the turbine community to act responsibly and to effectively police their activity. This should also help ease some of the current Contest Director work loads in the field as well as headquarter staff. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Ilona Maine Academy of Model Aeronautics, Inc. Phone (765) ext. 251 Fax (765) th Anniversary - 4 -

5 SUNDAY OCTOBER 21st VALLEY FLYER S + GIANT SCALE SAFE-FLY FLY & CLUB MEMBER S ONLY BBQ THE BBQ STARTS AT 12:30 P.M. AND IS OPEN AT NO CHARGE TO VALLEY FLYER, GIANT SCALE MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. BBQ FREE TO CLUB MEMBERS AND ONE FAMILY GUEST. $5.00 FOR ADDITIONAL GUESTS. STEAK AND CHICKEN ARE ON THE MENU. EACH FAMILY PLEASE BRING A DESSERT OR SALAD SIDE DISH PLEASE ADVISE US OF CHOICE OF ENTREE AT THE REGULAR MEETING, OR BY flynbs@socal.rr.com OR BY PHONE MESSAGE. IF AVAILABLE TO HELP RUN THE FLYING PORTION OF THE EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT ME. YOUR SUPPORT WOULD BE APPRECIATED! BOB SMITH CD flynbs@socal.rr.com AMA SANCTIONED EVENT - SAFE FLY STARTS AT 8:30 A.M. FIELD OPEN TO ALL AMA CARD-CARRYING MEMBERS. EVENT ENTRY FEE OF $5.00 CHARGED TO NON-VALLEY FLYER/ GIANT SCALE MEMBERS. PILOTS MUST ABIDE BY POSTED AND WRITTEN VALLEY FLYER RULES 1. HELICOPTERS FLY IN THE DESIGNATED SOUTH END OF THE FIELD 2. ELECTRICS (16 OZ & UNDER) FLY AT THE NORTH END OF PIT AREA (NO FLYING DURING THE TIME FRAME BBQ IS BEING HELD) 3. FLIGHT LINE LIMITED TO FIVE AIRCRAFT BEING PILOTED AT ONE TIME 4. PILOT MUST HAVE AN OBSERVER TO WATCH OTHER AIRBORNE TRAFFIC (FULL-SIZED AND MODELS) 5. MUST USE FREQUENCY CONTROL/TRANSMITTER IMPOUND 6. AIRCRAFT ARE NOT TO FLY IN HOVERING MODE OVER THE RUNWAY. Classifieds Contest Directors Needed If you have been a member of the AMA for at least three years, you to can be a Contest Director. Advantages: You can get a four or less digit AMA number. You can get a portion of your AMA dues free. George Finch for further instructions. BBQ ONLY OPEN TO VALLEY FLYER/ GIANT SCALE MEMBER S AND THEIR GUESTS 57 th Anniversary - 5 -

6 2007 Schedule of Events Club Meetings Club meetings are held on the 4 th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. Please bring a few extra dollars for refreshments and raffle tickets. Board Meetings Board meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month Schedule January 2 nd July 3 rd February 6 th August 7 th March 6 th September 4 th April 3 rd October 2 nd May 1 st November 6 th June 5 th December 4 th Notice of Meetings for the Sepulveda Basin Users To confirm schedule date & time: (818) Quarterly Meetings are the following dates: We have the Meeting Hall reserved until 9:30 PM on meeting nights so we have plenty of time for Show & Tell! 2007 Club Meeting Schedule January 23 rd July th Field Nite Fly 24 February 27 th August 28 th March 27 th September 25 th April 24 th October 23 rd May 22 nd November th- Raffle 27 June 26 th December Party! January XX April XX July XX October XX 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM The meetings give the club a voice to the City Recreation and Parks for our flying field. For more information on attending a meeting, see any of the Valley Flyers Board members. SUPPORT THE HOBBY SHOPS THAT SUPPORT YOUR CLUB! ehobbies.com Alondra Blvd., La Mirada, CA (877) ehobbies ( ) Brian Carlevato Valley Flyers Online discount will be deducted in the shopping cart by using link from the Valley Flyers website. Evett s Model Shop 1636 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica CA (310) Colby Evett (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 11-5:30); (Sun 10-1) ehobby House Vanowen Street, Reseda, CA (818) Hobby Lobby 3512 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA (818) Tony and Addie (Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10-6:30); (Mon & Sun Closed) Hobby People 5541 Balboa Blvd., Encino, CA (818) Chris (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10-9); (Sat 10-6); (Sun 10-5) Hobby Zone 1617A Victory Blvd., Glendale Ca (818) Edwin (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10-7); (Sun 1-5) Marty s Hobbies 1728 Moorpark Rd., Thousand Oaks, Ca (805) Marty Friedman (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10-8); (Fri 10-9); (Sat 10-6); (Sun 10-5) Robin s Hobby 1844 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA (818) Robin Hambley (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10-7); (Sun 12-4) Smith Brothers 8941 Reseda Blvd., Northridge, CA (818) David (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10-7); (Sun 10-5) TdL Model Systems CNC Foam Cutting by Appointment (818) Tony di Leo 57 th Anniversary - 6 -

7 Apollo XI Facility Schedule 2007 NOTICE! It s still early in the year... Schedule may CHANGE! Check newsletter or valleyflyers.com for updates! Date Club Event Contest Director (CD) FEBRUARY 10 SAT VF Numb Thumb Fun Fly/Night Fly 4pm-9pm Jason Pakfar jason@lajets.org 17 SAT ½ Day T-6 / AirCruiser / Slo Quickie / VF 18 SUN Trainer Pylon Race George Finch gwfinch@aol.com MARCH 4 SUN BSS Electric C/L Tony Nacarado Will Not Affect Runway Flying 11 SUN GSS Giant Scale Fly In Marv Zauss mzauss@earthlink.net SAT & SUN VF SAE Aero Design West Payload Lifting Competition Sam Gengo thevalleyflyer@yahoo.com APRIL 20 FRI ½ Day SAT & SUN VF Q40/Q500 / APRA/AMA West Coast Racing Series George Finch gwfinch@aol.com MAY 5 SAT VF Fun Fly / Engine Clinic Dave Hendrex 6 SUN VCB C/L Stunt Clinic 2 circles SAT & SUN VF LA JETS Spring Days Billy Edwards billy@lajets.org JUNE 8 FRI ½ Day Howard Reed Memorial 9 10 SAT & SUN VF Q40/Q500 / APRA/AMA Pylon Barry Leavengood bl10@yahoo.com Races Western Championship 24 SUN GSS Giant Scale Fly In Dave Hendrex JULY 7 8 SAT & SUN BSS Two-Day All Electric Fun-Fly Tony Nacarado 22 SUN VF T-6 / AirCruiser / Slo Quickie / Trainer Pylon Race Chuck Thompson chuckthompson@mac.com 24 TUE VF Club Meeting at Field 7:30 PM Jason Pakfar Night Fly - jason@lajets.org AUGUST 4 5 SAT & SUN VF LA JETS Summer 07 2 Days Billy Edwards billy@lajets.org 12 SUN VCB Carrier/P-40 Contest 5 Circles No Heli Flying Runway & Electric Areas Open 17 FRI Scale Masters Qualifier VF SAT & SUN AMA Scale, Expert, Sport & Fun Don Goeschl justice.ggd@verizon.net SEPTEMBER AUG 31 FRI ½ Day SEP 1 2 SAT & SUN VF Helicopter Classic Eric Pacheco eric@airworksrc.com 3 MON VF Helicopter Seminar & Clinic Helicopter Circles Only Field Open to Public! 16 SUN GSS Giant Scale Fly In Jay Repogle 30 SUN BSS All Electric Fun Fly Tony Nacarado OCTOBER 6 7 SAT & SUN VCB Hi Johnson Memorial C/L Stunt Contest 4 Circles J. Silver No Heli Flying 14 SUN GSS Giant Scale Non-Flying BBQ Field Is Open! 21 SUN VF Valley Flyers Fun Fly / BBQ Bob Smith flynbs@socal.rr.com NOVEMBER 10 Sat Eve VF November Night Fly 4pm-9pm Jason Pakfar jason@lajets.org 25 SUN VF LA JETS Fall Day Billy Edwards billy@lajets.org DECEMBER 8 Sat Night VF Valley Flyers Holiday Party Vic Schneidau videovic10@yahoo.com 9 SUN GSS Toys-for-Tots - Open to all sizes Darrell Martin dmartin168@aol.com ½ Day: Although the schedule states ½ day for the first day of a multi day event, the field may be closed before noon if a significant number of event participants are present and ready to fly. For Pylon Racing, the field will always be open for sport flying during the practice day morning. AMA Academy of Model Aeronautics Official national body for model aviation in the United States APRA Arizona Pylon Racing Association Quickie pylon racing rules committee BSS Black Sheep Squadron Peanut scale, miniature, electric, and indoor aircraft GSS Giant Scale Squadron Giant Scale flying club VCB Valley Circle Burners Control Line (C/L) flying club The 4 events do not effect runway activities. VF Valley Flyers San Fernando Valley R/C flying club 57 th Anniversary - 7 -

8 Brought to You by The Valley Flyer The Monthly Newsletter of The San Fernando Valley R/C Flyers January 2007 issue of The Valley Flyer newsletter w w w. vv aa l l ee yy ff l yy ee rr ss. cc oo m 57 th Anniversary - 8 -