Aero Mail - 2009/09

Corrections
The Turborix radio system that Red Scholefield wrote about
in the July column is available from AirLandSeaHobbies—
not Air, Land & Sea Hobby. The correct telephone number
is (607) 547-8742, and the correct Web site is www.airland
seahobbies.com.
Rich LaGrange is identified as the AMA historian instead
of the AMA librarian—his correct position—in the “RC
Goes Blu-Ray” piece on page 14 of the July issue.
Our apologies for any inconvenience these errors might
have caused.
—MA Staff
Other Survival Recommendations
Jim, awesome article in MA about how to survive an outdoor RC event [“Born to
Fly,” July 2009 issue]. Many of your observations are true also in the competitive
Slope Soaring world as well (F3F racing). I’d only suggest one other consideration for
most attendees that are not zooming around in a golf cart: A super comfortable chair!
Lastly, I appreciate your mention of the dreaded Monkey Butt rash. I have found a
good solution to this dilemma as well. A high quality expedition style synthetic fabric
underwear that breathes, does not retain body heat and/or moisture, nor odor, and is
super easy to wash in a sink and wear again the next day. I highly recommend clothing
products from ExOfficio in general, and their underwear in particular.
I did a 2500 mile off road trek in my Land Rover through the hot desert of Utah, on
vinyl seats, and the whole time only had two pairs of underwear, just washing the off
pair every other night. No issues whatsoever. This stuff is amazing, and comfortable.
There, if that doesn’t count as Too Much Information, I don’t know what does.
Nathan Woods
via e-mail
Tips and Tricks
My name is Peter Bethea. I am an 09 AMA member and plan on renewing. To
get to the point I have had an idea that I thought you might like to hear.
What about using some of the first or last couple of pages in the magazine and
putting a tips and tricks column in there? Any modeler that has a better way of
doing things can put his or her tip or trick in it.
I am pretty sure there are a lot of modelers out there who have a brilliant idea
and it can be anything from a drill bit that spins your rubber band to a safety tip to
a better way to refuel your jet.
Once again this is only an idea and I won’t feel bad if there is a problem. Otherwise
Email me back & I would love to help if I could!
Light clouds, breezes, and no sun glare.
Peter Bethea
via e-mail
Hey, Peter, thanks for the note. I like your idea; however, it is somewhat limited
from our point of view. We publish, on average, 10 columns per issue, all with tips and
tricks within them in one way or another. That’s more than 20 pages of tips per month.
I can see your point, though, and think an interactive “tips” section would add
vitality to the magazine. Thanks again. We’ll see what we can come up with.
Best wishes!
Michael Ramsey
MA Editor
Born to Fly Around
I would like to comment on the article Born to Fly (July 2009) by Jim T. Graham in
his “Getting Around” section. I could not agree more that golf carts are indeed fun and
for many a great way to overcome mobility related physical difficulties. However I
personally would never advocate “Hurtling through the night at full speed.”
This is not only unsafe to the driver and passenger but perilous to those of us who
walk. Additionally, the dust annoyance that high speed motorized transportation tends to
produce does not make for friendly relations either. My recommendation: Put yourself in
the place of pedestrians and bystanders when driving. Everyone is a winner. MA
Mark D. Evans