District IX Report - 2003/09

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NEWS FROM COLORADO: The third
annual Warbirds Over Pikes Peak was held
May 14-15, 2003. Preston Hall of the host
club, the Pikes Peak Radio Control Club,
contributed the following:
“Wow, I have never seen so many cars,
people, RVs, planes, spectators, and wind at
the Judge Orr flying field ever.
“I want to thank many people for their
help because it is nice to see volunteers come
forward and get involved. Mike Weidner has
done a great job in uniting this club and
getting people involved. Thank you, Mike.
“Many thanks to these people: Wayne
Cooksey, Tuck Erickson, Jim Terry (who
handled the kids’ raffle and gave away at his
own expense prizes to the kids and put many
smiles on their little faces—Jim, you are one
of the very big good guys in this club. Thank
you.), Keith Davis, Ken Dunn, Jim Murphy,
Ray Orr, Joe Rizzo, John McGrath (Air
Boss), Larry Loughlin, Mike Weidner,
David Hoffman, Robert Stere, Rick Paquin,
“Z,” and many others who offered their
help.
“Here are the facts! We had 40
registered pilots, 80 warbirds showed up,
and between 250 and 350 spectators enjoyed
the show. These numbers are up from last
year’s 37 pilots, 52 planes, and about the
same spectators. Many out-of-town pilots
complimented our club’s flying field.
“Gary Rheault flew in from Mesa,
Arizona, in his Piper Saratoga Turbo to
attend the event and stated he will return. He
also gave us a low fly-by before he returned
to Arizona
“There were a few complaints on the
food, but all in all Choo Choo Charlie again
did a good job.
“Both raffle gifts did well and both were
donated by local companies—a JR 63/XP
Radio System by Hobbytown USA and a
Hangar 9 P-51 ARF kit by All-Pro Water
Flow RV Holding Tank Service.
“The trophies were awarded to Egil
Wigent - 1/3-scale Stearman (Peoples Choice)
and a 1/2-scale P-47 (Best Scale Flight); Brian
O’Mera - 1/5-scale P-40 (Pilot’s Choice); Ray
Orr - l/7-scale P-49 (Best Graphics); Rick
Paquin - 1/8-scale Cessna 182 (Best Airplane).
“This event was a money maker for the
club ($1023) and moved along very
smoothly. I will present the check to the club
at the next club meeting.
“Thanks to everyone who helped and if
you members want it done again next year,
vote for the fourth annual Warbird Rally.”
From the BARF Rag, newsletter of the
Breresford Area Radio Flyers in South
Dakota, come the following definitions for
therminology used in basic Radio Control.
You may have seen them before but they are
worth a second read!
Basic;Radio Contol Definitions
Angle of Attack: Direction from which
you are hit after setting up a landing with
your clubmate’s new airplane.
Balsa: What dreams were made of.
Blind Nut: Judge at a Pattern contest.
Crash: Quick method of removing the
radio and engine from one model to fit them
in your new model.
Computer: Device that enables you to
make mistakes at the speed of light.
Cyanoacrylate: 1) Special glue designed
to instantly glue fingers to balsa structures. 2)
Special glue, instantly curing when parts are
misaligned and will hardly (if at all) cure
when parts are correctly aligned. 3)
Substance used to make eyes water profusely
at critical points in construction.
Dead Stick: Two of these can be found
on your transmitter after failing to properly
charge your batteries.
Engine: Device designed to make noise.
It will suddenly stop making this noise when
beyond glide-in distance.
Epoxy: The stuff that has replaced the
balsa after the flying season.
Failsafe: Option on PCM radios that
allows a pilot to choose whether to crash
nearby or far away.
Firewall: Removable part of fuselage
that comes off on landing.
Flare: 1) What someone has when
they’re good enough to show off. 2)
Beginner’s luck.
Flying Wing: What you see after pulling
too tight a loop.
Fuel tank: Plastic bottle, designed to leak
when placed in totally inaccessible locations.
Fuselage: Receptacle into which the
Radio Control (RC) pilot stuffs money in the
hope his airplane will fly better.
News from Kansas: Carl Melin, newsletter
editor for the R/C Barnstormers, sent in the
following information and pictures about the
club’s training program.
“The R/C Barnstormers is a club in
Johnson County and Miami County, Kansas,
with a flying field near Hillsdale Lake.
Tuesday nights are training nights at the field
and the club’s main instructors and some
helpers strive to be there every Tuesday night
during Daylight Savings time.
“This year already we have soloed
Nathan Reed, Kevin Cole, and Jason Escobar.
The instructors who have devoted so much of
their time to this succesful endeavor are Mike
Sleep, Steve Milam, Dennis McCarn, and Jim
Schauf. There are 10 more students currently
undergoing instruction.”
Instructor Dennis McCarn and Jason
Escobar after Jason’s sucessful solo
flight.
Dennis, Jason, and Jason’s dad Manuel.
Kevin Cole and his airplane after
successfully soloing.
Associate Vice Presidents
Max Hansen, 1909 Wisconsin SW, Huron SD
57350
H. Michael Harrington, 6112 Ashton Ct.,
Ft. Collins CO 80525
Fred Hildebrand, 4015 Somerset Circle, Casper
WY 82609-3161
Nathan Lancaster, 3597 S. Kendall Street, Denver
CO 80235
Troy Lapp, 1619 Wichita Dr., Bismarck ND 58504
Travis McGinnis, 8027 W. 81st Circle, Arvada CO
80005
Don Moden, 410 Hart St., Salina KS 67401
Jim Ricketts, 4921 Fernwood Drive, Sioux Falls
SD 57103-5573
Jack L. Sibert, 3611 Kimberly Circle, Lincoln NE
68506-4524
Mark T. Smith, 14632 W. 50th Street, Shawnee
KS 66216
Frequency Coordinator
Steve Mangles, c/o Radio Service Center, 918 S.
Sheridan, Denver CO 80226
Colorado / Kansas /
Nebraska / North Dakota /
South Dakota / Wyoming
Russ Miller
Vice President
980 N. 3rd St.
Carrington ND 58421
Tel.: (701) 652-2321
Fax: (701) 652-2994
E:mail:
[email protected]
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