AMA CHARTER CLUB #397 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS MAY, 2013

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1 AMA CHARTER CLUB #397 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS MAY, 2013 Welcome to the May flying season! The weather has been crazy as usual for our area this time of year. If you haven t been out to the field you better not wait for perfect weather or you will only get to fly twice this year. Like Rich Schaefer used to say The plane doesn t know it s windy. Flight Assistance is in full swing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Tom Camp our Chief flight Instructor reports a good showing so far. Our first Intro to Flight event will be occurring on May 18 th and should be a great time. We have 4 visitors coming to the field on that day. The field will be open fly, just make sure we conduct ourselves in Prop Master style. This event will start off with a basic ground school, Field etiquette and markings followed by a test flight with an instructor. Remember to check with family and friends that would like to try our hobby. Those friends of ours to the North, the Barnstormers I think their name is; have not gotten back to us with suggested cross-town classic event. Probably because we have beaten them at every event they have come up with. In due course I told them if we don t hear back by the May meeting they are forfeiting the event. If they want to come by to fly and hang out watching a real club we would oblige of course I am kidding about the hanging out part. In any case, I am sure they will get back to us before our meeting on 5/28 so our Fun Fly 6/2 we will be practicing the event. Please mark that as a Honey the grass can wait, I have to practice because the Club President said so Sunday. Extra points always flow on these days too. wink, wink. ;o) We have 12 counted for the Minnie Mambo fly-in scheduled for September. Kits are still available contact me if interested. Great food will be provided to all Mamboians that will help to make it a great day. The field will be open fly all that day too. The first row of our 2 nd Annual Swap Event is just about full. Spots are going faster this year and the word must have spread about out 1 st class swap event. A flyer is included in this edition so make sure to mention it to all your flying buddies. Fly Safe, Have Fun The Prez.

2 Financial Report Bill Hickey Financial Report April 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013 Description Operating Field Fund Total Comments Fund Balance April 1, 2013 $ $3, $4, Income: Dues members dues paid so far. Brand Items Hat sale. Swap Tail Gator reservations. Total Income Total Cash Available , , Expenses: Improvements Better Pattern sign. Field Maintenance Replace windsock. Gifts for year-end auction. Xmas Auction Board Expenses Flight training cards. Total Expenses Balance April 30, 2013 $ $3, $4, Dues are now past due please make your dues payment now, to avoid being dropped from the club roster. Bill Hickey, Prop Masters Treasurer 305 White Oak Drive, Naperville, IL wjh08@wideopenwest.com Newsletter Contributions Send articles or pictures of interest to the club to: newsletter2013@propmastersrc.org The deadline for submissions is the second Tuesday of the month. Club Newsletters are posted at the club website:

3 Meeting Minutes Dave Cotton Meeting minutes - April 30, 2013 Opening: The meeting, held at the Judd Kendall VFW hall, started at 7:30 pm and ended at 9:10 pm. The March meeting minutes were approved as published in the newsletter and the March Treasurer s Report was approved as presented at the meeting and published in the newsletter. Committee Reports: Newsletter Safety Fun Fly Forest Preserve Website Library Instruction Fundraising Publicity Picnic Nomination Air Show No report requested. Dave Engel reminded the members to check for ticks after being at the field. Tom Camp also reminded everyone to have someone look over your airplane for a pre-flight inspection especially if it s a maiden or work has been performed on it during the winter. Larry Dudkowski reviewed the details of Sunday s Fun Fly which will be a Fast Slow contest based on the MPH difference between each pass. The Barnstormer s event will be held June 23 rd so forget to mark your calendar. President Bob Mosinski reported that the new pattern sign is up. Bob went on to explain the pattern requirements to the membership. Other topics discussed were; that the runway still needs some patching which will be performed during the first Notam (we can t fly anyway) and prior to sealing the runway; we will try to have the Forest Preserve seal coat the runway earlier in the year; Bob will discuss the possibility of having the old dog parking lot open on Saturdays and Sundays for overflow parking with Bob Spencer; and lastly the new windsock was given to Tom Camp for installation. Dave Carlson stated that the weather section of the website has been fixed again and he has added a new hints and tips section to the site. Hank Bourassa has books available along with a flight simulator. Vice President Tom Camp announced that the Tuesday and Thursday evening Flight Assistance Program will start on May 2 nd. No Report. Tom Camp mentioned that the Introduction to Flight program will be held on May 18 th at 10:00am and more information will be available on the website. No Report. No Report. No Report. Old Business: The election for the four additional Board Members was held and voted upon by secret ballot. The new Board Members are; Dave Carlson, Dave Engel, Hank Bourassa and Jeff Gittelman. Congrats to all. The UIC engineering students brought in their airplane and reviewed the results of their project with the membership. They placed 8 th out of a total of 81 schools participating. GREAT JOB TO ALL! The UIC students thanked the membership and Hank Bourassa their help.

4 Meeting Minutes Dave Cotton New Business: The membership was asked if there was any interest in flying combat at the Fox Valley Festival of Flight. Four members indicated an interest and Fox Valley will be notified that we will attend. The Winter Build Contest was presented. Lots of planes were in attendance and the First Place winner was Dave Engel, nice job on the Spad Dave. New Members & Guests: The membership welcomed Joe Gallagher and Dana Andrews. Thanks for coming in and checking us out. Lost Horizons: Vic Miller won the Lost Horizon award this month for his spectacular Yakum Crashum; Jeff Gittelman was second with his landing gear failure. Show and Tell: (See photo section) Ron Angle Mel Ziska Phantom Quad DJI in white with a red quad copter case. LED lighted visor by Carlson Pro model CP-6 which was an ARF. (LOLOLO) Raffle: The raffle included an Extra 330, Air and Space book, art work donated by Jeff Gittelman, 60 size electric motor, mixing cups, spinner and more. Lots of people got lots of stuff. Closing: The next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 28th at 7:30 pm at the Judd Kendall VFW.

5 April 30 th Meeting Photos Ray Luchetti Show-N-Tell Ron Angle Quad Copter. Mel Ziska LED lighted visor. Winter Project Participants Paul Bock Cessna Sky Wagon. Chris Chung FW-190, 3 rd place. Ray Luchetti - Four Star 120. Larry Dudkowski Thunder Tiger P-40, 4 th place.

6 April 30 th Meeting Photos Ray Luchetti Tom Kupferer Astro Hog kit. Dave Engel Maxford Spad XIII, 1 st place. Ray Good Scratch built Twist. Dave Cotton Laser 200. Jeff Gittelman DeHavilland Beaver. Tom Camp Vagabond 26cc kit, 2 nd place.

7 April 30 th Meeting Photos Ray Luchetti Doug David Copter. Dave Carlson Extra 300. Hank Bourassa Highlight Heli 4 th place. John Totten - Unknown ARF. Chuck Cornell X525 Quad Copter. Hank Bourassa and the UIC Team Project plane 4 th place.

8 Fun Fly Committee Winter Project Contest Report The annual Winter Project Contest was held at the April meeting. It s not really a contest though. Members just bring whatever they have completed over the winter and everyone at the meeting gets to vote on the best one. There may have been some questions concerning the voting. Everyone at the meeting was welcome to vote, however only 22 votes were cast. It just looked like there were more than 22 people at the meeting, but I could be wrong on the number of members in attendance. Back to the contest. As far as points go, everyone who entered got 50 Participation points right up front. Then we award points for the first five places. Fifty points for first, forty for second and so on. They way it worked out there was one first and second place finishers, and two third and fourth place finishers with everyone else, nine total, finishing fifth. Below are the results along with the number of points awarded. Finish Pilot s Name Model Participation Finish Pts. Total Pts. Pts. 1 st. Dave Engel Maxford Spad XIII nd. Tom Camp Vagabond 26cc kit rd Chris Chung FW rd. U.I.C. Team Project Plane th. Larry Dudkowski Thunder Tiger P th. Hank Bourassa Highlight Heli th. Dave Cotton Laser 200 kit th. Ray Good Scratch built Twist th. Ray Luchetti Sig 4 *120 kit th. Dave Carlson Extra th. Jeff Gittelman DeHavilland Beaver th. Tom Kupferer Astro Hog kit th. Paul Bock Cessna Sky Wagon th. Chuck Cornell X525 Quad Copter th. John Totten Unknown Chinese ARF th. Doug David Copter Larry Dudkowski and the Fun Fly Committee

9 Fun Fly Committee Fun Fly #4 Fast-N-Slow On Sunday, May 5 th, the club held the Fast-Slow Fun Fly Contest. The weather was wonderful sunny in the low 70s and the wind was from E-N-E at about 7 mph during the contest. It did get over 12 mph by late morning. The results of the two classes of planes were as follows: Planes Without Retracts & Flaps 1 st Place Hank Bourassa 2 nd Place Dave Carlson 3 rd Place Ray Good Planes With Retracts and/or Flaps 1 st Place Bill Hickey 2 nd Place Bruce Haynes 3 rd Place Jeff Gittelman Twelve club members attended the fun fly and eleven participated in the event. Special congratulations to Bill Hickey who had the largest speed difference between his fast and slow flights at over 61 mph. His fast pass was at 74.50mph (2.73 seconds) and his slow pass was at 13.15mph (15.23 seconds). You d be amazed at how long 15+ seconds is when flying across the field!! I also want to extend thanks to Tom Camp and Dave Cotton for continuing to share their experience and knowledge of the hobby and our field. More of you should try to attend these events not just for the auction points but for the camaraderie, the opportunity to learn, and of course for the fun! Hope to see you next month!! Jeff Gittelman and the Fun Fly Committee Annual Flight Box Beauty Contest On Tuesday May 28 th at the meeting, we will hold the annual Flight Box Beauty Contest. This is your opportunity to clean up, repack and rearm those flight boxes for the upcoming flying season. So drag those puppies out of the basement and let them see the light of day again and bring them to annual Flight Box Beauty Contest. Due to the large number of flight boxes entered each year, we recommend that you NOT bring anything for Show and Tell, as generally we are tight for table space and the beauty contest voting takes up a lot of the time. Here s how it works: Bring you flight box to the monthly meeting. Enter your flight box in the contest by filling out the signup sheet. Pick the category you want to enter and sign in on the next available line. The Categories are: Most Functional, Best Organized, Most Style and Back Breaker. At that time you will receive a number. That number will correspond to the sheet and line you signed in on. Affix that number to your flight box and set it up on one of the tables supplied.

10 Fun Fly Committee Each member in attendance will receive a ballot. Voting on the flight boxes will be held during the break and the winner will be announced at the meeting as soon as the ballots are counted. To vote you simply examine the flight boxes and write down the number of the flight box that you feel is the best in each of the categories. Don t forget to also vote for Best in Show. Remember any flight box is eligible for the Best in Show category The numbers on the flight boxes refers to the category the box is entered in. Flight boxes in the Most Functional category are numbered 1 99 Flight boxes in the Best Organized category are numbered Flight coxes in the Most Style category are numbered Flight boxes in the Back Breaker category are numbered The point awards will be the same as for a Fun-Fly. Thirty (30) points going to the winner in each category with twenty (20) for second place and ten (10) points for third. These are in addition to the ten (10) points awarded to everyone who enters the event. Larry Dudkowski and the Fun Fly Committee Prop Masters 500 The month of May is known for the Indy 500. The Prop Masters are going to make June known for the greatest spectacle in aero racing, the Prop Master 500. The date of the event is Sunday June 2 nd. Please sign in when you arrive, we will start as soon as pilots are ready, at approximately 10:00 am. Here s how it works. The plane begins at one end of the runway within the painted X. The pilot taxis the runway to the other side without taking off, turns around in the opposite X, taxis back to the starting X, turns around and then takes off. After the model passes the tall grass Beginners perform 1 circuit, Novice 1 loop, Advanced 2 loops, and Expert 3 loops. The model then must pass the center painted + on the runway before landing. The pilot may simply pass the center +and choose to go around in any fashion then land, or pass the + and land in one maneuver. Time stops after landing. Fastest time wins, pilots participate within their class. There will be 10 second penalties for the following: Running off the runway during taxing, not landing on the runway, and running into the weeds after landing. The use of spoilers is not allowed. Point Awards. Points will be awarded for first, second and third place finishes in each of the pilot classes. First place is worth thirty (30) points. Second place is worth twenty (20) points. Third place is worth ten (10) points. A one-time award of 10 points for participation will be made to each pilot flying the day of the event.

11 Fun Fly Committee 2013 CLUB CALENDAR Monthly Meeting Fun Fly Date Fun Fly Event Notes January 1 st Polar Bear Fun Fly 10:00 am at the field January 29 th Fun Fly #1 Indoor Fun Fly at the meeting - Paper Airplane Spot Landing Cancelled due to length of business February 26 th meeting. Meeting cancelled due to weather. Fun Fly #2 Paper Airplane Spot Landing at the meeting. March 26 th April 7th Fun Fly #3 Bull s Eye Spot Landing Fun Fly Postponed one week due to Easter. April 30 th & Winter Project Judging at the mtg. May 28 th & Flight Box Beauty Contest May 5 th Fun Fly #4 Fast N- Slow June 2 nd Fun Fly #5 Prop Masters 500 June 23 rd Fun Fly #6 Barnstormers our field June 25 th & Beauty Contest July 7 th Fun Fly #7 Air Show July 30 th August 4 th Fun Fly #8 Qualification Sunday August 24 th Tailgater Swap Meet August 27 th September 8 th Annual Prop Masters Picnic Postponed one week due to Labor Day Weekend. September 24 th September 29 th Fun Fly #9 Climb-N-Glide October 29 th November 3 rd Fun Fly #10 Crazy-8 s November 26 th December 1 st Fun Fly #11 Old Time Washer Drop December 27 th & Christmas Auction Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Moved to Friday Due to Xmas Eve.

12 Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB Joe Bartek Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA On our way to Florida this year, we stopped at a fine aviation museum just a short drive from Exit 146 off I-75 South of Macon, GA, at Robins AFB. The museum s detailed web site has descriptions of the planes on display. I was particularly interested in the utility and observation planes, since I have 3 kits from these classes needing scale documentation. There are lots of other planes in hangars and on the grounds, ranging from a P-40 to a Blackbird. There are 17 cargo planes, including a Cessna Bamboo Bomber to a C141 Starlifter and 19 fighters, mostly jets. The six bombers include a B-25, a B-29 and a B-52. A Stearman biplane trainer is hanging in the main entrance hall along with a training glider from WWII under a sky painted ceiling. Utility and Observation Planes of Vietnam War Era in Hanger 1 DeHavilland U-6A "BEAVER" The U-6A (known as the L-20A until 1962) was manufactured by DeHavilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. Between 1952 and 1960 nearly 1,000 were delivered to the US armed services. Most were used by the US Army, but more than 200 U-6As went into USAF inventory and were flown in utility transport and liaison roles. CESSNA L-19A (O-1E) "BIRD DOG" The O-1E is a two-place observation and liaison aircraft developed from the commercial Cessna Model 170 in Originally designated as L-19s, Bird Dogs were used by the USAF, Army, and Marines for such tasks as artillery spotting, front-line communications, medical evacuation, and pilot training.

13 Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB Joe Bartek CESSNA O-2A "SKYMASTER" The O-2 was a military version of the Cessna Model 337 Super Skymaster. Distinguished by twin tail booms and tandem-mounted engines, it featured a tractor-pusher propeller arrangement. HELIO U-10B "SUPER COURIER" The Super Courier is a light utility transport developed from a civilian design first tested in Its short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability allows it to operate from a clearing the size of a football field and its ability to fly very slowly at speeds of approximately mph makes it an excellent aircraft for visual reconnaissance. STEARMAN PT-17 "KAYDET" (On Display in Eagle Building Entrance Rotunda) The PT-17 was typical of the biplane primary trainers using during the late 1930s and WWII. Whereas it was powered by a Continental engine, the same airplane with a Lycoming engine was designated the PT-13, and with a Jacobs engine, the PT-18.

14 Throttle Disable Jeff Gittelman Safety Throttle Disable for Electric Engine Using Futaba 7C FASST At the recent Fun Fly I accidently bumped the throttle while bending over my electric plane which resulted in a couple of cut fingers luckily nothing serious. David Cotton suggested the idea of programming a disable switch to prevent just this type of accident. In the programming example listed below, the throttle functions normally when the switch is in the up position. In the down position, no power can be applied to the motor. Use the down position any time the plane is not flying. If you inadvertently bump the throttle stick, nothing happens. The programming shown below is for a Futaba 7C. Note that the MASTER and SLAVE are the same the throttle channel is channel 3 on Futaba. P-MIX 1 > ON MAS > CH3 SLV > CH3 SW > G ^ (or another available switch) RT > -100% > -100% OFS > SET With the cursor on OFS>SET and the throttle stick closed, press and hold the dial/press control on the transmitter. Jeff Gittelman (An electric novice)

15 Hints, Information, Tips and Stuff Larry Dudkowski I m not sure who I got the original from but I found this interesting and hope that you do too. Pictured below is the world s THIRD LARGEST AIR FORCE. It s parked in the Arizona desert near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Just Google Air Force Bone Yard. There are a few websites with more interesting shots of the facility. But I think these give a good view of just how big it really is. And from the article, I understand that there are even tours of the facility. So if you re going out west this summer you might want to check this place out. Fly Smart, Fly Safe, Larry D

16 Prop Masters Organization & Contact Information Officers/Board Members: (The Really,Really Big Guys) Position Name address Phone # President Bob Mosinski Bob.mosinski@gmail.com Vice President Tom Camp camptom@wowway.com Treasurer Bill Hickey Wjh08@wideopenwest.com Secretary Dave Cotton dcotton@wowway.com Safety Officer Mick Pfeifer Wing881@yahoo.com Elected Board Members: (The Really Big Guys) Dave Engel Engel@anl.gov Hank Bourassa gosthb@gmail.com Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Jeff Gittelman jgittelman@yahoo.com Committee Members: (The Worker Bee Positions) Fun Fly Committee Larry Dudkowski, Director dudkowlvd@aol.com Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Jeff Gittelman jgittelman@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 Chief Flight Instructor Tom Camp see website for a complete list of instructors camptom@wowway.com Fund Raising Committee Larry Dudkowski dudkowlvd@aol.com Bob Mosinski Bob.mosinski@gmail.com Harlan Davis hdavis@wowway.com Librarian Hank Bourassa gostb@gmail.com Webmaster Dave Carlson daverp@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Ray Luchetti rluchetti@att.net

17 Visit the Prop Masters R/C Club Web Site at http// By Dave Cotton Support your local Hobby Shop Next Meeting: May 28 7:30 p.m. at the Naperville VFW Hall. Annual Flight Box Beauty Contest at the meeting. Fun Fly #4: June 2 nd Fun Fly Prop Masters 500.