The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Meeting Notes Dusters News March 2015 ISSUE Meeting, Cont. The February meeting of the Dusters was called to order at 7 PM on Monday, the 23 of February in the year of our lord, 2015. There were 10 members present, a significant number as it was then reported that e have 33 members paid for the 2015 modeling year. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the treasurer revealed we are unusually solvent. Under old business, Chris reported that website improvement was still being developed and would have more to report by the next meeting. AMA sanctioning for the Bigger Bird event has been submitted and Steve Stricker reported that that he was having some trouble getting our ad on to various web sites but was still working on it. Under new business, Bill Bale asked for some assistance replacing the blades on the mower. He will keep an eye on the weather and post a call for volunteers when he is ready. Bill also reported that this will be his last year as the club field marshal. We will be looking for his replacement, be it an individual or perhaps set up a rotating schedule or some other innovation that will somehow keep the field close to the condition that Bill has managed in his time on the job. Bill Bale, shown recently at the field with his latest airplane. Looks like he had the field all to himself and by all reports, the little Duster was a great flying airplane!! The March meeting of the Dusters will be held at the shop of Jim Robb, Monday, the 23 rd of March. Bill also asked for some loppers to eliminate a growing threat of blackberries on the edge of the field. Crossbow and loppers will arrive for Bill, who finished his report with the statement that our gophers were under control. That concluded the business portion of the meeting this night Red Ticket winner was Roger Misterik White Ticket winner was, fittingly, Bill Bale. New Windsock at Duster field, with special thanks to Dick Trost for his donation
Hi Everyone! The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 2 The scale competition season is almost ready to start in the Pacific North West! In case you haven't visited the NWSAM or USSMA sites or heard it though the grapevine...here's the North West regional scale competition calendar: 1. May 29-31: Sanderson Field Scale Rally, Shelton, WA. This is the first year for this event and replaces the Cascade Scale Rally that was lost due to unfortunate problems with the field in Snohomish. 2. June 19-21: Northern Idaho Scale Qualifier, Athol, ID. 3. July 11-12: Oregon Scale Fly-In & USSMA Challenge, North Plains, OR. A reminder that this is a two day event and a combined scale fun fly and qualifier. Competition and fun fly pilots must to be willing to share the air under control of an air boss. 4. July 17-19: British Columbia Scale Classic, Vernon, British Columbia. 5. August 13-16: Wenatchee Scale Rally & North West Scale Championships, Wenatchee, WA. The premier event in the Pacific North West! Please note that due to the popularity of this event it has expanded to 4 days. This is two contests rolled up into one. It's a USSMA Qualifier as well as the NWSAM Regional Championships. As well as qualifying for the USSMA National Championships and winning the North West Scale Championships, top finishers can also earn an invitation to the NASA National Scale Classic and Top Gun! Plan to be there now! October 8-11: USSMA National Championships, Monaville Texas. This year's national contest will be at Bomber Field in Monaville, TX, about 30 minutes drive outside of Houston. By being in Texas this year, USSMA will start to rebuild having three regions for the Champs: West Coast, Central, and East With this back in place USSMA should start to see contestants from all parts of the country be able to participate in a National Contest and re-build scale interest and participation throughout the country. There's one very important rule change for 2015 USSMA Qualifiers. The minimum number of points for qualification has changed. Points required to qualify are: 1. Expert - 180 2. Team - 180 3. Advanced - 175 4. Pro-Am Pro - 90 (Static score now 5 pts) Pro-Am- Sportsman- 90 (Static score now 5 pts) The "one third rule" still applies. At a minimum, one third of the contestants will qualify for the championships, regardless of point total. Visit the NWSAM site at http://www.nwsam.org/ and/or the USSMA site at http:// www.usscalemasters.org/ for more info. The 2015 Competition Guide and details for the USSMA Champs haven't been posted yet...hopefully USSMA will have them posted soon. Get those models ready! And remember...if it's not scale, it's just a toy Scott Enochs NWSAM Northern Oregon Coordinator & USSMA Oregon Area Director
The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 3 2015 Upcoming Events, Oregon April 4/17/2015-4/19/2015 -- Porland, OR (AA) JIM WALKER MEMORIAL. Site: East Delta Park. Richard Entwhistle CD PH: 503-543-8414 Email: entwhistle@peak.org. Visit: www.flyinglines.org. 15/450. Events 301-307, 309, 322-326, 328, 330 (O). All AMA speed classes flown record ratio; all NW speed classes flown in separate record ratio. Additional events: NW 80MPH combat. NW Carrier and one electric carrier, OTS, Classic- Nostalgia & Profile Stunt. Sponsor: NORTHWEST FIREBALLS 4/25/2015-4/26/2015 -- White City, OR (AA) BI BOB KNUDSEN MEMORIAL IMAC. Site: Agate Skyways. James Strickland CD PH: 541.855.7161 Email: strickdog@gmail.com. Visit: www.rogueeagles.org. 15/559. Events 411-415 JSO. 600ft. new paved runway. Dry camping at site. Hotels, restaurants 4 mi. White City. Nearest intersection, Highway 140 and Antelope Rd. Sponsor: ROGUE EA- GLES RC CLUB INC May 5/1/2015-5/3/2015 -- White City, OR (C) DANNY STANTON MEMORIAL FLOAT FLY. Site: Agate Lake. Max Everts CD PH: 541.855.1898 Email: rogueriverdeb@hotmail.com. Visit: rogue-eagles.org. 15/736. Overnight self contained RVs ok, No charge for overnighters. Must be 2.4 GHZ system. Sponsor: ROGUE EAGLES RC CLUB INC 5/2/2015 -- Ontario, OR (A) WINGS OVER MALHEUR BUTTE. Site: Snake River Modlers Field. Kendall Simmons CD PH: 208-452-7107 Email: flymustangs@hotmail.com. Visit: www.snakeriverrc.com. 15/858.Events 750, 755. 6 Rounds of Scale 2610 and 6 rounds of Open B Combat. Registration at 9am. First sortie at 10am. $20 for one class, $30 for both, lunch provided. Bring your own hard hat. Sponsor: SNAKE RIVER VALLEY MODELERS 5/22/2015-5/24/2015 -- Roseburg, OR (AA) NORTHWEST CONTROL LINE REGIONALS. Site: Roseburg Airport. M Hazel CD PH: 503.859.2905 Email: zzclspeed@aol.com. Visit: flyinglines.org. 15/602. Events 301-310, 313, 319-321,323-326,328, 330, 509, 521, 528 JSO. Additional Events; Old Time Stunt, Classic/N 30 Stunt, Profile, F2D Fast Combat, 80mph Combat,.15 Carrier, Nostolgia Profile Carrier, Nostolgia Class I & II Carrier, NW sport 40 Carrier, NW Sport Race, NW Clown Race, NW C Speed, NW Speed Jet, NW F2D Proto Speed, NW B Proto speed. See website for rules and additional info. Discount advance entry avail. Sponsor: N.W REGIONALS MANAGEMENT ASSOC 5/30/2015-5/31/2015 -- White City, OR (C) ROGUE EAGLES WARBIRD FLY IN. Site: Club Field. John Gaines CD PH: 541-582-3252 Email: johng97525@msn.com. Visit: www.rogue-eagles.org. 15/563. Awards for static judging in WWI-WWII all others & Civilian Sponsor: ROGUE EAGLES RC CLUB INC
The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club 2015 April WA 4/4/2015 -- Richland, WA (C) EASTER EGG DROP. Site: Tri Cities Rc Model. Ronald Page CD PH: 509.430.3921 Email: pagesflyingcircus@gmail.com. Visit: https://sites.google.com/site/eggdrop15/. 15/894. Competition begins at 10am with each competitior receiving 5 eggs for their registration fee. Additional lot of eggs may be purchased for $10. For more information see our website. Pilots: Watch the plane, not the egg! Sponsor: TRI CITY RC MODELERS 4/11/2015-4/12/2015 -- Richland, WA (AA) GRIZZLY BEAR. Site: Miniature Aircraft Association. Clark Hymas CD PH: 509-303-8350 Visit: www.higginsfield.com. 15/236. Events; 411-415 (JSO) This is Northwest IMAC season opener. Be ready for the Unknowns on Saturday afternoon. See the IMAC website http://www.mini-iac.com/regionna/northwest/nwnewsevents/tabid/91/default.aspx for more information. Sponsor: MINIATURE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION 4/24/2015-4/26/2015 -- Zillah, WA (C) YAKIMA VALLEY AERO MODELERS SPRING OPENER. Site: Bens Strip. Dean Ball CD PH: 509-697-9245 Email: ball6268@gmail.com. Visit: yvam.com. 15/232. All types and sizes of aircraft welcome open flying all weekend. RV and tent camping onsite, power available. Auction and raffle. Breakfast and lunch available each day, dinner Saturday night, landing fee $15 Sponsor: YAKIMA VALLEY AEROMODELERS 4/25/2015-4/26/2015 -- Richland, WA (C) SLOPE COMBAT. Site: Eagle Butte. Donald Stewart CD PH: 509-946-0915 Email: deserthawk2@charter.net. 15/439. Sponsor: MID COLUMBIA R/C SOARERS May WA 5/15/2015-5/17/2015 -- Othello, WA (C) 14TH ANNUAL OTHELLO HELI FUN FLY. Site: Weaver Field. George Vargo CD PH: 509-375-0098 Email: two_door_50_merc@yahoo.com. Visit: helibill1@charter.net. 15/351. Beautiful manicured grass flying site with crop overfly. RV parking, no hook ups. Field open any time on Thursday. Competition beginner through expert. Auto rotation and drag racing. Sponsor: TRI CITY RC MODELERS 5/16/2015 -- Medical Lake, WA (C) THE BARONS' SPRING FLING FLOAT FLY. Site: Ruby'S Resort. Daniel Rood CD PH: 509-720-0055 Email: drdantempo@yahoo.com. 15/1033. Event begins at 9 am and ends at 3 or until the retrieval boat captain quits. $5 per person gets you into the resort and $5 gets you flying. Resort selling lunch. Sponsor: BARONS MODEL CLUB 5/16/2015 -- Zillah, WA (C) VOLCANO FUN FLY. Site: Bens Strip. Dean Ball CD PH: 509-697-9245 Email: ball6268@gmail.com. Visit: yvam.com. 15/233. Old school fun fly, beginners welcome. Classes for Nitro and Electric airplanes and Multi Rotors, Prizes for all entrants. Breakfast and lunch available.tent and RV camping with electric hookups. Sponsor: YAKIMA VALLEY AEROMODELERS 5/17/2015 -- Zillah, WA (C) VOLCANO FUN SCALE. Site: Bens Strip. Dean Ball CD PH: 509-697-9245 Email: ball6268@gmail.com. Visit: yvam.com. 15/234. Sponsor: YAKIMA VALLEY AEROMODELERS
The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 5 5/23/2015 -- Coupeville, WA (C) WIRCS FUN FLY 2015. Site: Us Navy Outlying Field. M Mosbrooker CD PH: 360-679-9139 Email: mosbrookerdxi@comcast.net. Visit: www.wircsrc.com/. 15/937.Fun Fly at US Navy OLF, 3 miles south of Coupeville WA on SH 20. 10:00am start. Three classes. No limit on fixed wing planes. Pick one for each event. Events for electric, IC engines and either. Events to be announced at the fun fly. Mike MosbrookeR Sponsor: WHIDBEY ISLAND RC SOC 5/23/2015 -- Port Orchard, WA (C) 2ND ANNUAL WARBIRD FLY IN. Site: Little Field. Paul Fleming CD PH: 253.851.2396 Email: pfleming@nwlink.com. Visit: kitsaparcs.org. 15/412. Warbird fly in featuring Carrier Landing Competition. Spot Landing Competitio and Bombing Competition, lots of warbird flying. Foamies to Giant Scale all welcome. Sponsor: KITSAP AIRCRAFT RC SOC 5/23/2015-5/24/2015 -- Richland, WA (AA) DISTRICT 8 SPRING KICK OFF. Site: Richland Orv Park Tcrcm. Dennis Cone CD PH: 509-943-5773 Email: patternpilot25@gmail.com. Visit: tcrcm.org. 15/564. Events; 401-406 JSO. District 8 Spring Opener Pattern Event Sponsor: TRI CITY RC MODELERS 5/23/2015-5/24/2015 -- Zillah, WA (AA) GRAPPLE OVER THE GRAPE VINES. Site: Ben Strip. Michael Verzwyvelt CD PH: 208-736-4990 Email: michael@bridgemail.com. Visit: www.yvam.com/ contactus.html/. 15/265. We will be flying the Alternate sequence for Advances and Unlimited so practice up. Be prepared for the Unknowns on Saturday. For more information and to register see IMAC site at http://mini-iac.com/regionalna/northwest/nwnewsevents/tabid/91/default Sponsor: CENTRAL IDAHO AVIATORS 5/29/2015-5/31/2015 -- Richland, WA (C) WINGS FOR WISHES WASHINGTON. Site: Higgins Field. Clark Hymas CD PH: 509.303.8350 Email: rcscratchbuilder@gmail.com. Visit: http:// www.facebook.com/events/92764868725. 15/676. 4th Annual Wings for Wishes fly in to benefit Make A Wish. Tons of raffle loot and auction items. Breakfast, lunch and dinner available on site. Modern facilities, shower, power, shop. 3 Days of unlimited fun, 3 light towers, fly til dawn????? Sponsor: MINIA- TURE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION 5/29/2015-5/31/2015 -- Shelton, WA (AA) SANDERSON FIELD SCALE RALLY AND QUALIFIER. Site: Sanderson Field Airport. Thomas Strom CD PH: 360-350-0181 Email: SFRCF.QUINTEX.COM. 15/225. Events; 511, 512,515, 522, 523. Scale Rally and Qualifier. Pro-Am Sportsman and Pro-Am Pro, Advanced, Expert, and Team Scale. Washington Scale Squadronand N.W scale Aeromodelers. Sponsor: SANDERSON FIELD RC FLYERS NAVIGATION I-5 Exit 271 West on 214 to Butteville Rd. South on Butteville to Le Brun Rd West on Le Brun Rd. until you Cross the Tracks Look left, towards Duster Field
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The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Pg 6 President: Chris Elliot chris.elliot.5817@facebook.com 503-475-5101 2015 Dusters Officer Roster Secrtry/Newsltr: Jay Penninger 503-437-2803 jaypenninger@gmail.com Vice President: Dan Lurvey Treasurer: Jim Robb Field Maintenance: Bill Bale Webmaster: Terry Criswell On the Road ADDRESS 25699 SW Argyle Ave. Unit F Wilsonville, OR 97070 CONTACT (503) 685-7333 cascadehobbies@comcast.net