( Official newsletter of the BlackJack Club) September, 2013 # 33 cwc SAM CLIPPER Society of Antique Modelers Chapter 21 AMA Charter Club No.1470 Left: A European version of the Spook, featured on this month s Three View page, caught heading for the blue at the 2012 Euro Champs. Builder unknown... in this issue: P.2-2013 SAM WESTERN REGIONAL EVENT CALENDAR P.3 - AUGUST MINUTES AND SEPTEMBER AGENDA P.4 - FROM THE RIGHT SEAT - FROM THE AUGUST MEETING P.5 - A.L.O.T. UPDATE P.6 - THREE VIEW - SPOOK P.7-38TH ANNUAL CRASH AND BASH FLYER P.8-2013 SAM 21 COLLECTO FLYER P.9 - SGMA FALL CONTEST - WEAGELL 10/27/13 P10 - OFFICER ROSTER AND 2014 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Next Meeting: Thursday, SEPTEMBER 26, 7:00 pm SARATOGA FIRE HOUSE Corner of Saratoga Ave. and Saratoga Hwy Saratoga, CA Park in rear and enter through front door The Goodie Schedule is on page 2 Thanks to Walt Gurney for the August Goodies Thanks also to Walt Gurney who subbed for Brian Sargent, for Delivering the Coffee! The CLIPPER - official newsletter of SAM 21 September, 2013 Page 1
2013 WEST COAST EVENT SCHEDULE Revised 6/20/13 cwc (Light Italics are PRELIMINARY Dates - SUBJECT TO CHANGE!) Month Sat Sun Event JAN 5 6 JAN 12 13 JAN 19 20 1/19/21 2013 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL, Eloy Az JAN 26 27 126 SAM 21 BANQUET HOLDER s Country Inn, Cupertino FEB 2 3 FEB 9 10 FEB 16 17 FEB 23 24 MAR 2 3 Sunday 3-3 only - SGMA Spring Contest, FF/RC Assist Waegell Field MAR 9 10 MAR 16 17 MAR 23 24 3-23-24 SAM 26 Spring Opener Annual, Taft, CA - 805-739-0329 MAR 30 31 APR 6 7 Sat 4-6 only NCFFC Sierra Champs - FF/RC Assist - Waegell Field APR 13 14 APR 20 21 APR 27 28 Sunday Only 4/28 - SAM 21 Speed 400/1/2A TEXACO contest - Dwarf s Field, So. San Jose MAY 4 5 MAY 11 12 Sunday Mother's Day MAY 18 19 SATURDAY 5-18 WINGS Of History OPEN HOUSE - Morgan Hill MAY 25 26 Friday 5-24 - SAM 51 Fun Fly - Woodland/Davis Field JUNE 1 2 Saturday 6-1 only - West States Champs-FF/OT RC Waegell Field JUNE 8 9 June 8-9 - 37th Annual SAM 21 Ranch Romp - Schmidt Ranch JUNE 15 16 Monday 6/18 Father's Day JUNE 22 23 Friday 6-21 SAM 51 Fun Fly - Schmidt Ranch JUNE 29 30 JULY 4 Thursday 7/4 Independence Day JULY 6 7 JULY 13 14 JULY 20 21 Saturday only - 7/20 - SAM 30 Fun Fly - Schmidt Ranch JULY 27 28 Saturday only - 7/27 - SAM 21 Fun Fly - Dwarfs Field AUG 3 4 AUG 10 11 AUG 17 18 AUG 24 25 Saturday only - 8/24 - SAM 21 Fun Fly - Dwarfs Field AUG 31 SEPT 1 Monday 9/2 Labor Day SEPT 7 8 9/8 Sunday Only- SGMA Combo - OT RC Assist, Waegell field SEPT 14 15 SEPT 21 22 SEPT 27 29 27-29 SAM 27, 38th annual CRASH & BASH - Schmidt Ranch OCT 5 6 6-11 SAM Champs - Henderson NV OCT 12 13 OCT 19 20 Saturday 19 - SAM 21 S- 400 & 1/2A TEXACO contest DWARFS OCT 26 27 Oct 26-27 SAM 26 - JOHN POND COMMEM,(37th) Bakersfield, CA Sunday 10-27Only- SGMA Fall Contest- OT RC Assist, Waegell field NOV 2 3 Saturday 11-2 ONLY - SCCMAS Swap Meet NOV 9 10 NOV 16 17 Saturday November 16TH - SAM 21 MECA COLLECTO (see page 8) NOV 23 24 Thursday 11/21 Thanksgiving Day DEC 1 DEC 7 8 DEC 14 15 DEC 21 22 Wednesday 12-25 Christmas Day DEC 28 29 VISIT SAM 21 Website: WWW.SAM-21.ORG 2013 Meeting Dates 7:00 p.m. @ SARATOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT Corner Saratoga Ave & Sunnyvale-Saratoga Hwy January 24 February 28 March 28 April 25 May 23 June 27 July 25 August 22 September 26 October 24 November 28 (due to Thanksgiving Conflict) December 19 (due to Christmas Conflict) 2013 GOODIE Schedule Here are the revised assignments for 2013, excusing those who normally do not attend meetings on a regular basis. If you cannot accommodate this schedule, then it will be your responsibility to volunteer /coerce another member to take your place. Don t say you weren't warned. And, if you feel The Call (and aren t on this list), please call one of the unfortunate souls on the list and offer to take their place. JANUARY Eberhardt FEBRUARY Roselle MARCH Vanderbeek APRIL Peterson MAY Leopold JUNE Lewis JULY Marshall AUGUST Gurney SEPTEMBER Henry Smith OCTOBER Saso NOVEMBER Sargent DECEMBER Dowling Standby: (your name here?) The CLIPPER - newsletter official newsletter of SAM of 21 SAM 21 April September, 2012 2013 Page 2 2
AUGUST 22, 2013 MINUTES Call to order: Dave Lewis @ 7:00 p.m. Members present: 15 Guests present: One - Rick Cutler Approval of minutes of the meeting of July 25, 2013: Approved. Treasurer s report: Dave Lewis reported for Lescher Dowling who was Absent. Club is solvent. Membership report: Dave Lewis reported club has 48 members. Competition Report: Dave Lewis. SAM-21 Fun Fly at Dwarfs -8/24 14 members attended. Weather was excellent. Barbecue lunch was served at 11:30, courtesy of Brian Sargent. Great time and sociability. Unfortunately, we have been notified that future monthly Fun Fly events at Dwarfs field must be cancelled, as Dwarfs Club rules do not permit visitor flying on a regular basis. SAM-27 Crash and Bash September 27-29, 2013-38 th Annual - Schmidt Ranch. ALOT event will be available. Unfinished Business/Reports: 2013 SAM-21 Collecto: Walt Gurney described location of the Collecto, scheduled November 16 th with photos of the facility. SAM Champs report: Bill Copeland reported the ALOT event will be flown as an experimental event ONLY. He also reported the return of the SAM 21 $100 special event sponsorship check to the treasurer. BREAK!!! 7:35 pm. Show and tell: Henry Smith showed his Big John biplane. It was very Green Noel Eberhardt passed around a book on early aviation - Quest 4 Flight detailing the John Montgomery 1883 Glider Flight near San Diego. Father of Basic Flying. Ted Kafer presented - Class B Gas Bird. Refreshments: Walt Gurney for Brian Sargent Adjournment: 8:16pm Next meeting 9/26/13 at 7:00pm Saratoga Fire Department. SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 AGENDA Call to order: Dave Lewis Members present: Guests present: Introduction of guests: Approval of minutes of the meeting of: August 22, 2013 Treasurer's report: Lescher Dowling Membership report: Lescher Dowling Competition report: Dave Lewis: A) SGMA OT Event September 8, Waegell Field B) 38th Annual SAM 27 Crash and Bash September- 27-29, Schmidt Ranch Unfinished Business/Reports: A) SAM-21 2013 Collecto November - 16-- Lewis New business: A) SAM 21 Speed 400/1/2A Contest @ Dwarfs - scheduled for October 19th BREAK!!! Show and Tell: All Program: TBA Refreshments: Henry Smith Coffee by: SAM 21, courtesy of Brian Sargent Adjournment: Next meeting: 10/24/13 at: 7:00 pm, Saratoga Fire Department A reminder from John Eaton: SAM 51 has opened a new Web site. News, photos etc. Check it out at: http://goldeneramodel.com/sam51/sam51.html The CLIPPER - official newsletter of SAM 21 September, 2013 Page 3
Notes From The Right Seat From The August Meeting... Monthly Fun Fly Events Scrubbed: After holding two very successful monthly SAM 21 fun fly events at Dwarfs field, we were advised that the series could not continue pursuant to Dwarfs Bylaws. Too bad, I think the monthly events had sparked a renewed interest in flying among SAM 21 members. Anybody suggest an alternate venue? (No, McDonalds won t work Dave ) Painting 101: A very special note of thanks from your editor and Dr. Joe Poco, goes out to one of our newer members, Ken Martinez. Learning I was having trouble getting up the nerve to attempt painting the Poly Span covering on my six foot Brooklyn Dodger, Ken went out of his way to help by holding a painting 101 class in Spray Painting basics in his shop in S.F. for the paint handicapped (Dr. Joe and me). We ran through the basics and proceeded to actually paint several previously masked off areas on the stab and rudder. Since then, with Dr. Joe s able assistance, we have completed all the color coated areas, leaving only clear coat application remaining. Currently awaiting some cooler weather, that process should be completed in time to bring the Dodger to the September meeting. The graphics have been completed by Jeff Stern of E&M Custom Lettering at a very reasonable price (see ad below) and are ready to apply over the clear coat. Thanks also to Ken for the tour of his continuing rehab work on your beautiful home. Your craftsmanship is outstanding... Above: Henry Smith tries to explain how his Big John biplane qualifies under SAM rules - to no avail Above: Snoopy is the designated Pilot of Henry s Big John bipe Support Our Advertisers Above : Nicely presented Gas Bird sporting a Forster.29. Originally built by the late George Joki, as refurbished by Ted Kafer The CLIPPER - newsletter official newsletter of SAM of 21 SAM 21 April September, 2012 2013 Page 4 4
Altitude Limited Old Timer Update... Typical permanent Sky Limit Installation Throttle servo lead Lead to Rx Programmer lead spy hole Exterior view of hatch showing new charge plug and spy hole (see text) new charge plug Illustrated is the Sky Limit unit permanently installed in Leisure Bomber. The spy hole referred to is 1/4 in hole in the hatch opposite the ready light in the unit. This allows visual confirmation that the unit is armed. Sky Limit unit new charge plug Interior view of the Sky Limit unit attached with hook and loop and the new charge plug Master switch Rx Charge plug View of Sky Limit programmer plugged in Below: This E-mail from Bob Angel contains some important information and recommendations for ALOT flyers Programmer ready I think I've solved the interference problem I described, wherein I had an early engine shutdown and couldn't restart my Brown Jr. after just installing the Sky Limit into a ship given me by Jose Tellez some time ago. I'd replaced the 72 MHz RX, with 2.4, but kept the servos that came with it.. The throttle cutoff servo was a Hi-Tec HS-55, smaller than the other two servos. It was jittering so badly that it was cutting off the spark. I hadn't realized it, but those little servos are meant for small electrics and they don't even have grommets - they're just hard mounted. Thinking back, that servo had been progressively going south from engine vibration for some time. The installation of the Sky Limit had just finished the job. I pulled the Sky Limit and the problem went away. I replaced the servo and today had a couple of successful flights with the Sky Limit reinstalled. While the servo was the basic problem, the Sky Limit did contribute to it, and I'd suggest we recommend an engine running ground range check on first time installation of Sky Limits, even with 2.4 radios. The CLIPPER - official newsletter of SAM 21 September, 2013 Page 5
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Region 2 M.E.C.A. COLLECTO SPONSORED BY SAM 21 Saturday, November 16, 2013 Westhope Presbyterian Church 12850 Saratoga Ave. Saratoga, CA 95070 Directions: North or South on HWY 85 to Saratoga Ave., north, past Cox Ave., to Westhope Pres. Church on right. Buy, Sell, Swap, Trade Any Model Related Items Airplanes, Cars, Boats, Engines, Kits, Parts, Etc. General Admission: $5.00 Tables - 2.5X8 - $16.00 or (2.5X4) $8.00 ea Includes Free Coffee and Doughnuts! Opens to Sellers At 8:00 a.m. Opens to buyers/lookers at 8:30 a.m. Event ends At 12:00 noon For more info contact: Brian Sargent at: (408) -656-3662 or bhsargent@gmail.com Pre-Registration Form - Tables held until 8:30 Name: Number of General Admissions @ $5.00 ea. Total $. Tables @ $16.00 ea Total $. 1/2 half Tables @ $8.00 ea Total $ Make Check Out to: SAM 21 Mail to: Lescher Dowling 1122 Merrimac Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Total Enclosed $. The CLIPPER - newsletter official newsletter of SAM of 21 SAM 21 April September, 2012 2013 Page 8 8
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46 cents Here s Your Copy of the September, 2013 SAM 21 Clipper (Read at your own risk!) First Class PRESIDENT: Dave Lewis: 2925 Miles Drive Santa Clara, CA95051 Tele: 408-246-2257 E-mail: lewis966@att.net VICE PREZ: Gary Leopold: 905 Anita Avenue Belmont, CA 94002 Tele: 650-592-5716 E-mail: gnleopold@sbcglobal.net SECRETARY: Joe Poco: 800 E Stanley Blvd #349 Livermore, CA 94550 E-mail:DrPoco@comcast.net TREASURER: Lescher Dowling: 1122 Merrimac Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Tele:408-739-0652 E-mail: lescher2@aol.com EDITOR: Bill Copeland: 4863 Primrose Lane, Livermore, Ca 94551 Tele: 925-321-1552; Toll free - 1-866-672-2672; E-mail:bnbent@pacbell.net Competition Coordinator: Dave Lewis: 2925 Miles Drive Santa Clara, CA95051 Tele: 408-246-2257 E-mail: lewis966@att.net SAM 21-2014 Membership Application Form Check one: NEW Member RETURNING Member Check one: FULL Member $25 ASSOCIATE Member $15 (newsletter only) SAM No. AMA No. (Req d if full) Name: Address City, State, Zip Phone: Email Address: Mail to Treasurer: Lescher Dowling 1122 Merrimac Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 The CLIPPER - newsletter official newsletter of SAM of 21 SAM 21 April September, 2012 2013 Page 10