The Transmitter Suburban RC Barnstormers - P.O. Box 524, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 AMA CHAPTER 640 May 2016 http://www.suburbanrcbarnstormers.com Coming in May and June May 9 th, Membership Meeting, Itasca Public Library, 7:00pm May 15 th, Fun Fly #1 - Field Get Together, Pratt s Wayne Field, 9:00am Gather, 11:30am FOOD! June 13 th, Membership Meeting, Itasca Public Library, 7:00pm June 19 th, Fun Fly #2, Pratt s Wayne Field, 9:00am Trim Flights, 10:00am Start Member Static Model Display Winners! By Scott Taylor Our annual Static Display was held this year at the April 11 th meeting. We had 10 participants and 12 entries. Once again, we had three categories, the Almost Ready to Fly (ARF), Scratch and Kit Built, and Rotary Wing. Everyone was a winner! But Grand Champion status was conferred on only one person per category. Jeff Mrachek took the honor in the ARF class, Dave West in the Scratch/Kit class, and Ralph Niedzwiecki in the Rotary class. CONGRATULATIONS!
Notes of the Suburban RC Barnstormers Membership Meeting April 11, 2016 ATTENDANCE There were 27 members present at the meeting held at the Itasca Public Library. Paul Lund was there as a guest. OFFICER REPORTS President: Hector Rivera presided over the meeting. He reminded everyone the next meeting will be on Monday on May 9 th. Vice President: Keith Egging lots of door prizes and Rollover. Treasurer: Bob Elsner - Great job Marty on the swap. Renewed 33 and 50 have not; swap did ok not a record breaker. Secretary: Offie Rivera COMMITTEES Fun Fly Chairman Still looking for help. Safety Chairman Tom Lyons Be Safe Flight Instruction: Steve Merrill Novice night to start the Thursday after Memorial Day. Flight Instruction: Steve Merrill Novice night to start the Thursday after Memorial Day. RAFFLES-Door Prizes many winners and Offie went home with the Rollover!! Turkey goes to David West. Congratulations to all! OTHER BUSINESS Swap Shop Marty Schrader Thanked everyone that came out to help with the swap and it went well. Jon Egging Trust Fund - Keith Egging talked briefly about the Jon Egging Trust Fund that was set up to help young people who find themselves in difficult circumstances. The fund was setup in memory of Jon Egging, who lost his life during a Royal Airforce Acrobatic Team performance. Please visit the link below to find out more. Keith was displaying his support for the trust. And yes, he is related! Dome Flying Closes on April 16th April Static Display Scott Taylor - The static display was once again held at our April meeting. There were three categories, ARF, Scratch/Kit Built, and Rotary Wing. The member s display of their Static categories was amazing. The winners were for: Rotary: 1 st Place went to Ralph N. (350QX3), 2 nd to Marty S. (Kit Bash Quad), 3rd to Keith E. (JJR/C H11) ARF category (4 winners) goes to 1 st Jeff M. (Fowke Wulf 190), 2 nd to Tom McCreery (Mariposa (Butterfly), 3rd to Chuck W. (Extra 300), and 4 th to Tom Lyons (P5 Mustang). Scratch/KIT category (2-4 rd place winners) 1 st Dave W, (Super Pacer), 2 nd Steve M. (Omen3), 3rd to Keith E, (Lazy Bee) 4 rd Stan C. (Q-T) and 4 th Tom McCreery(Old Fogey). Amazing!! http://www.joneggingtrust.org.uk/our-work/ Note from Ofelia I am very sorry that the notes might to be as good as before, had a problem with the recorded and by my mistake I delete a lot off my meetings. I am very sorry. This is roughly in a nut shell. Thank you for understanding. Offie
Will the Barnstormer Biplane Fly Again? By Dave West Most of you know of the Barnstormer Biplane. It's the club "mascot" that's been hanging in the Bloomingdale Library for well over 20 years. It was designed and built by Ron Hilger and a group of members as a club project all those years ago. However, you may not know that before it became a display model it was actually flown (making it a true airplane). Since we've moved our meetings to the Itasca Library the Barnstormer Biplane has been removed from its long-time perch. What now? Ron suggested that we fly it. Fly it?!! Is that even possible? Is it structurally sound? What about the ancient glue joints, dusty covering, the hinges? The prop doesn't turn at all -- does it have an engine? A quick overview shows it to be in remarkably good shape. Although it has been stripped of its servos and receiver, it still has its original K&B Sportster.45 engine (albeit totally gummed up). Perhaps all the plane needs is a good cleaning, an engine rebuild, and a radio dropped into it. I've started the disassembly and cleanup. The goal is to get it back together and ready to fly for the club Fun-Fly event on May 15th. Will the Barnstormer Biplane fly again? Come out on the 15th and see for yourself!
April 11, 2016 Static Display ARF Category Jeff Mrachek, Chuck Weibler, Tom McCreery, Tom Lyons Kit/Scratch Category Dave West, Steve Merrill, Keith Egging, Stan Crowe Rotary Category Ralph Niedzwiecki, Marty Schrader, Keith Egging
The Transmitter This newsletter is published monthly by the Suburban RC Barnstormers, Inc. We reserve the right to edit all information forwarded to us. Permission is hereby given to reprint any article that we publish as long as proper credit is given. Material can be submitted for publication: (1) at a meeting, (2) by mailing to Suburban RC Barnstormers, Inc., P.O. Box 524, Bloomingdale, IL 60108, (3) sending it to the email of the editor, Scott Taylor, at taylorsr@core.com Articles must be received by the 4 th Saturday of the month to be included in the following month s newsletter. OFFICERS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Hector Rivera 630-439-6016 hector.r.rivera@comcast.net Vice President Keith Egging 630-773-0164 DrPinball@aol.com Treasurer Bob Elsner 630-653-5345 Srcbarn@aol.com Secretary Ofelia Rivera 630-267-4244 offie96@comcast.net Flight Instruction Steve Merrill 630-251-5945 steveme@sbcglobal.net Fun Fly Chairman-Outdoor Safety Officer Tom Lyons 630-668-9525 gtpslyons@comcast.net Board John Howe 630-541-3054 iflyrc4@att.net Board Scott Taylor 630-999-1372 taylorsr@core.com Board Jeff Mrachek 630-942-9042 djmrachek@sbcglobal.net Board Bob Sarley 630-267-9534 bobs@commeg.com Board NEWSLETTER STAFF Web Master Marty Schrader (630) 234-1914 Editor/Publisher Scott Taylor (630) 999-1372 Please Support The Following Hobby Shops HobbyTown St Charles 2061A Lincoln Highway, St. Charles, IL (630) 587-1256 Lagrange Hobbies 25 South LaGrange Rd, LaGrange, IL (708) 354-1220 Strictly R/C 7719 W Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL (708) 456-9100 True RC http://www.truerc.com truerc@comcast.net Visit our web site at http://www.suburbanrcbarnstormers.co