Newsletter August 2011 - Charlesriverrc

AMA CHARTER 339August 20112011 CRRC OFFICERSGENERAL MEETINGPRESIDENTJohn E –PRESIDENTSky MEMBERSHIP SECRETARYRay nesdayAugust 17th6:30 PMThe August Club Meeting willbe held at Davis Field inSudbury, MA. Bring a friendor just come alone. Seedirections on the last page.RECORDING SECRETARYLarry ASURER /NEWSLETTER EDITORRichard (Dick) ERThomas Table of ContentsUpcoming CRRC Events . 1Upcoming CRRC Desc. & Flyers . 2President’s letter.5Treasurer’s report .6July Meeting .7July 4th Davis Field Demo .8July 9th HLG Contest .102m, RES Contest July 30 .13General Information .172011 CRRC Membership Application .18Map & Directions! .19RAFFLE CHAIRMANTony Y OFFICER /CHIEF INSTRUCTORRichard (Dick) rc.org1VOLUME 48 NUMBER 08Upcoming CRRC EventsCRRC Soar InAugust 13-14, Davis FieldCRRC Altitude LimitedElectric Soaring ContestSeptember 3rd, Davis Field

CRRC Soar In Aug 13-14The 38th Annual CRRC Soar In will be held at Davis Field on Aug 13 & 14. That's just 10 daysaway!We will be running Seeded Man-on-man this year. It's 20 per day, including coffee & donuts inthe morning and cold cuts sandwiches at lunch. We already have 25 quality pilots signed up, so Iexpect 30 or so will be there.Pre-registration is very important for Man-on-man. If you're already signed up in the ESL, registerfor the Soarin at the ESL web site http://www.flyesl.com/calendar.asp. If not, please contact AnkerBerg-Sonne via email (Anker@ankersoft.com) or phone (978-897-1750) to pre-register, or if youhave any questions.The field is in great condition this year and it's sure to be a good time. Come join us!2

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Altitude-Limited Electric SoaringContestSaturday, September 3, 2011Davis Field, Sudbury, MAPlanes must be equipped with a CAM or similar circuit that cuts off power tothe motor at 30 seconds or 200 meters of elevation gain, which ever comesfirst.CAM circuits will be available as loaners for the day. Also CAM circuits willbe on sale for 40.Scoring will be man-on-man thermal duration with the flight time startingwhen the motor is turned on.Entry Fee: 15(includes lunch)Registration at the field: 8-9 amPilots meeting: 9:05 amFor more information, contact:Dick Williamsonwilliamson@alum.mit.edu978-618-54754

in PA and travels to this area regularly. (Hmm, Ishould have him bring up a bunch of foamy kitswith him the next time he comes up .).President’s LetterWe have one more outdoor meeting left for thesummer. The August meeting will be at DavisField at 7 PM, but the field has been reservedfrom 3 PM on, so come out early and fly.This will be a shortletter this month, but itisn’t because of lack ofactivity. Actually,everyone seems to betaking advantage of thesummer weather to geta lot of flying in. I seethe regulars at BillMartin Field. We have had several events atDavis Field in July: July 4th, Hand-launch, andRES events. Not a whole lot for the CRRC boardmembers to do during the summer months. Thatis mainly because of all the CD’s and volunteersthat help with running the events.- John EpplingCRRC PresidentNext up in August and early September are theSoar-In (Aug. 13th and 14th), altitude limitedcontest (Sept. 3), and the Fall Float-Fly (Sept.10th and 11th). Dick Williamson still has somealtitude limiting circuits, so if you would like one,please contact Dick.Also, we have reserved Saturdays as well asSundays at Davis Field for the fall season. Whenthe information becomes available, Dick will postsports schedules for Davis on the CRRC’s yahooforum.The 3D Hobbyshop’s foamy is still popular andseveral people have expressed interest in them.They are currently out of stock, but they will bereplenishing them as soon as they can. If you areinterested in one, you can let me know and I willdo a bulk order (saves shipping charges) and do abulk order on the necessary components fromHobbycity (also saves on shipping). 3DHobbyshop is moving from Texas to Lancaster,PA during August, so out-of-stock items may notbe shipping until September. 3D Hobbyshop hashired Noll Smith, a member of our club, to runthe new warehouse and shipping departments. Afew of you have met him at Medfield, but he lives5

Treasurer’s ReportJuly Activity Report Date 07/31/11Starting Balance 07/01/11CheckingCash BoxPayPal AcctCD AccountsTotal StartingIncome - CDsInterest JuneInterest JulyTotal InterestIncome - CheckingMembershipTransfer from PayPalTotal Income 4,597.84 25.00 912.03 6,861.73 12,396.60 3.04 2.57 5.61 0.00 500.00 500.00PayPal ActivityTransfer to checking accountTotal activity- 500.00- 500.00Expenses - Checking4th of July signsTotal Expenses 191.31 191.31Ending BalancesCheckingCash BoxPayPal AcctCD AccountsGrand Total Ending 07/31/11 4,906.53 25.00 412.03 6,867.34 12,210.90- Richard Roy, Treasurer6

July Meeting Davis FieldBusiness MeetingPresident John Eppling opened the businessmeeting at 6:30 PM at Davis Field, Sudbury, MA.This was our second meeting “on the field” forthe summer of 2011.New BusinessNo new business.New WingsNo new wings.The rest of the meeting consisted of some sportflying. Although the evening started out quitegusty, it eventually calmed down and the flyingconditions turned into a pleasant evening forflying. We even had a bit of LED illuminatedaircraft flying by Rob Pease to finish off theevening.Photos courtesy ofDick Roy7

July 4th Davis Field DemoThe open house at Davis Field went off without ahitch. We had a pretty a good turnout ofinterested spectators and the club was wellrepresented to respond to their questions.We provided some buddy box demo flying.Istvan Sleder provided some direct hands ontransmitter swap flying with some of theyoungsters. This went over well, but at least oneof the participants was so intense and wouldn’t letgo of the box before Istvan found his planedowned in the swampy area. Luckily he was ableto recover his plane and it had minimal damage.We also made an effort to keep some planes inthe air most of the time so the spectators hadsomething to see.All in all, the club was able to present itself wellto the community. Time will tell if we pick upany interested new members.Additional entertainment was provided by BenEppling who kept the youngsters busy creating,testing and flying paper airplanes.8

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July 9th HLG Contest.The July 9th Hand Launch Glider contest hadconflicts with the Nats and another regionalcontest. The resulting turnout was lower thanusual, but with a concerted club effort it was wellmanaged and got good reviews from theparticipants. A greater effort will be made nextyear to avoid scheduling conflicts.10

Mark Higgins, second place SportsmenScott Lister, first place SportsmenHelpers and flyers from the left: Dave Spielman,John Nilsson, Ken Sharp, Frank Nisita and hisdaughter, Tracy Clark, Lincoln Ross in front,Evan Hadingham, Scott Lister, Mark Drela, GregWornell, Mark Higgins.11

Frank Nisita, 2nd place, ExpertKen Sharp 3rd place ExpertMark Drela, 1st place, Expertand Weekend Champion.Photos courtesy ofDick Roy and Dick Williamson12

CRRC 2m, RES Unlimited Sailplane Contest July 30A perfect day for flying RES and 2-m sailplaneswould have sunny skies with light and variablewinds accompanied by well-defined thermals.Saturday, July 30 was not such a day. The windwas strong and gusty from the north yielding lowaltitude down-wind launches and "challenging"(impossible?) flight conditions.After nine challenging rounds, the final standingswere:2-m1st Ken Sharp2nd Alan Marshall3rd Ken AntonellisSailplanes with unlimited wingspans had to meetthe usual qualifications for RES planes, onlyrudder and elevator control with optionalspoilers. Most of these planes were BubbleDancers or the look-alike Avas that handled thewindy conditions fairly well. The 2-m class wasbroadened to any sailplane with foam or built-upwings. This broadening allowed Easy Gliders tocompete in the class. Seven pilots competed inthe 2-m class and thirteen flew unlimited RESplanes. We were pleased to have Dave Garwood,slope-soaring author for Model Aviation,participate.Unlimited1st Jim Tyrie2nd Alex Haro3rd Istvan SlederThe flight time for the first round was set at 6minutes. However, the best flights were around 4minutes so the target time for the next round waslowered to 4 minutes. As the day went on and thegusty wind increased, the task times werelowered to 3 minutes for unlimited and 2 minutesfor the 2-m planes. Despite these very short tasktimes, few pilots brought their planes in close tothe task times. The longest flight in the lastround for the 2-m planes was just over a minute!For all nine rounds, only 6 flights managed to getlanding points in the 2-m class. Despite the wildconditions, only one plane belonging to KenSharp was lost off the field at the end of the day.13

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CRRC BUILDING AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTORSTo start your flight instruction;please call our chief instructor:Richard (Dick) Williamson978-618-5475Dick will match you with one clubinstructors. Our instructors arequalified and willing AMA pilotsand fellow club members.See http://www.charlesriverrc.orgfor directions to the flying fields. Ifyou have any questions about theconstruction of your airplane, orwant to have an experienced pilotpre-flight check your airplanebefore heading to the flying field,then call Brian or any of thebuilding instructors.NameTownPhoneBuilding Glider Electric Fuel HelicopterDick WilliamsonSudbury978 618-5475YesYesYesFritz BienConcord978 369-1720YesYesYesYesTom BauerWellesley781 235-7344YesBrian RickmanMarlborough774 249-2494YesYesYesDerick VelizActon978 337-7867YesYesJohn WeigelNatick508 655-2138YesRichard GammonWest Boylston508 835-2049YesYesYesYesKen AntonellisNatick508 653-8369YesYesYesBruce SchneiderHudson978 460-0305YesYesLincoln RossMaynard978 800-0608YesYesJohn NilssonClinton978 368-7136YesDave WalterHudson978 562-5400YesJon LeeheyWayland508 358-5721Tony DavidsStow978 568-9598YesYesTREE CLIMBERS, KEYS, MEMBERSHIP & BOARD MEETINGKeys to theBill Martin FieldLloyd Keyes: [Wayland]508-358-9197 or 508-341-0110Paul Harrington [Medfield]508-376-2573Monkey Man [Marlboro]508-215-4290Scott: 508-203-3845 [Sudbury]Tony MoraisA1 Tree Services [Framingham]508-626-0088 or 800-657-7788Stephen CanessaThe tree guy978-460-1000Editors Note: If you know of anytree climbers or tree services,please send contact information tothe Newsletter EditorTo get a Key for Bill Martin Fieldin Medfield please email KenAntonellis at kxa@verizon.net. Kenis the key-master. The key for the2011 season is key #4. Ken willhave keys at the meeting. A 5deposit is required the first time youreceive a key. Keys are alsoavailable at Hobbytown in Ashland,MA (Valid CRRC membershiprequired)MEMBERSHIPHere are the updated CRRCmembership figures. The tablesummarizes the membership statusfrom 2003 through 282212311896-Ray HarlanMembership SecretaryDIRECTOR’S MEETINGThe next directors meeting will be,Tuesday May 24th at 7:30 PM., at theSudbury Goodnow Library. It will bea Skype telephone meeting.