District X - 2006/10
Contact
- Rich Hanson, District X Vice President; [email protected]
San Diego County Association Swap Meet
The San Diego County Association of Model Clubs held its 21st Annual Association Swap Meet at historic Balboa Park in San Diego, California, on Saturday, July 8, 2006. The event’s perennial organizer, Don Madison, kept things running smoothly with the help of Jim Luster and Frank Gagliardi.
This year’s Association Swap Meet drew 70 sellers and scores of buyers. Proceeds are used to help fund the Association’s efforts in supporting the aeromodelers and modeling clubs of San Diego County.
Northern California Regional Float Fly
On June 10–11, Red Bluff, California, and the Sacramento River were the site for the annual Northern California Regional Float Fly hosted by the Redding Area Miniature Aircraft Club (RAMAC) and the Northern California Radio Control Unlimited Flyers (NCRCUF). Mike Brown of NCRCUF was the contest director (CD) for the 2006 float fly and filed this report.
"RVs were lined up early Thursday morning to get a favorite spot and find one they did. We had 61 paid campers on site and more pilots came from local towns just to fly. I couldn’t have ordered better weather; the temperatures were never too high, there was hardly any wind, and all weekend long everybody flew as much as they wanted.
I would like to thank all the volunteers. They make this the professional, smoothly run event that it is. I couldn’t do it without them. I also want to thank the sponsors who were very generous—especially our two local hobby shops."
Oscar Weingart — 1/3-Scale Ercoupe on Floats
Last summer Oscar Weingart of Riverside, California, shared a report on his progress building a Balsa USA 1/3-scale Ercoupe on floats.
On June 30, he flew the model at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. Four successful landings and takeoffs were made using a Zenoah G-45 at 7,800 rpm with a 20 x 8 Zinger wood propeller.
Oscar’s Ercoupe weighs 35 pounds on its Sea Commander 64-inch EDO floats and was modeled after a full-scale Ercoupe, N87405.
Till next time... Keep 'em safe and keep 'em flyin'.
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