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Newsletter of the Kitsap Aircraft Radio Control Society (KARCS), AUGUST 2005 |
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Greetings All,
I will see you in the Pits,
Chris Bessex, President, Kitsap ARCS
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2005 RC AIR SHOW
SATURDAY - AUGUST 6th
11am - 3pm
Come out "early" and help us setup and get ready for our biggest event of the year.
All pilots need to be at the field at 9:00am for a safety meeting, aircraft checks, and test hops.
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Great Planes Super Stearman Al Lewis's great article on this ARF was inserted into the Arclight Hard Copy.
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ARCS MEETING MINUTES July 12, 2005
1. Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by the club president 2. New members/Guests: Doug Nickerson- new pilot 3. Treasurers report- Presented by Treasurer 4. Minutes- accepted as read 5. Discussion:
6. Field update:
a. Needs mowing-will be done around the 19th. b. Work party on the 30th of June, Starts at 9:00am-This is to prepare the field for the upcoming Air Show: Bill Powers will honcho. 7. Events:
a. Fun Fly- Saturday the 16th -Dan Mason is CD b. Wild and Wacky the 23rd -Al Franklin is CD. There will be a mini-fun fly prior to the Wild and Wacky contest. Also there will be a Pot Luck luncheon during the event. c. There is an all-electric fun fly at he ORCA’s field on the 23rd. d. Last combat saw Josh Bessex airplane disappear into the woods behind the rock shaker. There is a $50.00 reward to the one who finds it. Contact Chris Bessex if you have information.
e. Air Show- Chris Bessex discussed assignments We have two vendors scheduled: Castlecraft Hobbies and Hobby Outlet Additional Ports-Potties will be available Show will start at 11:00: All pilots need to be at the field at 9:00 am for safety meeting, aircraft checks, and test hops. Air show should last 4-5 hours with 22 different types of flying being demonstrated. There will also be a kid-glider toss If you wish to fly or can help in other ways, contact Chris
8. New Business:
a. Bryan Campbell leveled the area for the new container, A round of applause was given for his hard work b. Jim Mc Edward reported that although we didn’t take an award this year, the parade was a great success. The gliders were a tremendous hit with the kids c. Verlyn Grange announced that he is no longer single, and introduced his bride Kathy. Verlyn also suggested we start a list of expertise in the club so we might have some technical presentations at each of the meetings. If you want to get your name on the list, contact Verlyn. d. Bill Powers announced that we have a booth at the County Fir this year. Fair is at the end of August. Further information to be forthcoming. e. Bruce Loughridge announced he as a ton of 25% Cox fuel to sell, it can be mixed with other fuels to make up you own special blends. Contact Bruce if you are interested
9. Show and Tell:
a. Rick Fuller showed off his Wild and Wacky Yellow tailed Tuna. b. Bill Bambrick showed the wing (102”) for his all electric Lancaster Bomber. c. Lorin discussed his new electric helo.
10. $.25 drawing: Winner was Chris McArthur who missed his chance by not being present.
11. Rick Fuller won the raffle: his prize was an E-Starter trainer
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 by club President. Next meeting- August 9 at the field.
Danny Mason, Secretary/Treasurer
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2005 Combat Season
If you want to join the fun in 2005 all you need is a “cheap” airplane that weighs a maximum of 3.5 lbs. with a maximum .25 size engine. 1st place wins a new OS .25FX engine and plaques are awarded to 2nd & 3rd place finishers. Ed.
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July High Scorer Sam Hovey (740 pts) |
July Combat Standings By Point Totals:
1 - Sam Hovey ( 2480 ) 2 - Rick Fuller ( 2300 ) 3 - Chris Bessex ( 1925 ) 4 - Christopher Scott ( 1580 ) 5 - Josh Bessex ( 1220 ) 6 - Chris Madl ( 1220 ) 7 - Jim McEdward ( 1036 ) 8 - Corky Betcher ( 1000) 9 - Monte Foust ( 940 ) 10 - Ken Crow ( 720 ) 11 - Bill Power ( 556 ) 12 - Lorin Miller ( 460 ) 13 - David Lish (160)
Click to see pictures of the 2005 Combat Season.
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A message from Larry:
I talked to Gary at Hobby Outlet today. He is gong to start stocking the 2mm, 3mm and 6mm thickness Depron foam that is used in many of the small electrics beginning next week some time.
He already has the "Odorless" CA that is safe to use on foam. I recommend the gap filling kind. His Hobby Outlet branded kicker is safe to use also. He also has many carbon rods/tubes that are handy. So if you want to do some scratch building of these small electrics - Gary will have most everything you need. Sorry for the shameless plug - Gary are you listening? Do I get a commission??
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JULY FUN FLY
Many thanks to our July 2005 Fun-Fly coordinator
Dan Mason
Although the turn out was not as expected it appeared that everyone had a great time. Some very nice prizes were given out and everyone comes out a winner in these events. Thanks also to Bud Arnold for the great photos of the action. Ed.
Click to see photos of this event
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KYLE WOYSHNIS WINS AT NATS!!
Our own Kyle Woyshnis (ARC # 109) won the “Advanced" Class at this years NATS with his Carden 40% Extra 330.
According to Nats News “Kyle Woyshnis proved himself to be unstoppable. Probably for the first time in Nats history, he is the first pilot to sweep every round in the Advanced class. At just 16 years of age and with only two tears of RC flying experience, the stage is set for Kyle to become a stellar competitor in the seasons to come.”
!! CONGRATULATIONS KYLE !!
http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/natsnews05/pdfs/0708.pdf
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WHEN AT THE FIELD….. THINK SAFETY |
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EDITORS NOTE Hi ARCS,
Our Frequency page on the website needs updating. It sure helps when you are buying a new radio to know what frequencies are currently in use. If you would be so kind as to send me a list of the frequencies that you use I will update this important information. E-mail me at: jrmontell2001@wavecable.com
Attention Builders: Next month the newsletter will have an article on the weight of different covering materials. Thanks to Bud Arnold for this valuable input.
Take Care & Happy Flying
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!! NEXT MEETING Tuesday, August 9th, 2005 "7pm" "AT THE FIELD"
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