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Newsletter of the Kitsap Aircraft Radio Control Society (KARCS), SEPTEMBER 2005 |
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Greetings All,
I will see you in the Pits,
Chris Bessex, President, Kitsap ARCS
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COVERING MATERIAL WEIGHT COMPARISON CHART (Link to chart)
These weights are very accurate and will provide a very good standard for comparison. However there may be small differences between samples of the same material due to manufacturing processes., types of dyes, etc. These weights for the different covering materials are very useful in planning the final weights for your model airplanes. This is most important when building small competition free flight models; however this information can be very useful for your smaller R/C models as well. Always build as light as possible as lighter airplanes fly better and hit the ground softer.
Article submitted by: Bud Arnold
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ARCS MEETING MINUTES August 9, 2005
1. Meeting called to order by the President at 7:00 pm
2. Guests and new members:
3. Minutes accepted as read:
4. Treasurers Report read and accepted.
5. Air Show-Post discussion:
a. Membership felt the following should be considered for next years’ Air Show. Better dates-move back to September and have two alternate weekends in case of bad weather. More advertising in the form of handouts, website entries, newspapers, other clubs, AMA etc. Food was overbought but was based on last year’s attendance. Adjust food purchase based on better estimates of crowd size. More signs placed on the hi-ways to guide visitors.
b. Format should be adjusted to make the show longer, provide more handouts in the information booth, move the static display as in past shows, have more than one airplane in the air at a time. pick by ticket drawing for time on a buddy box, and add a building project booth.
6. Committee Reports:
Safety: a. All pilots MUST fly with a spotter. b. To avoid prop injuries always stand to the side of the aircraft when removing Glo-Starters or adjusting engines Field:
a. Chris thanked all those who participated in the work party for the Air Show. b. Field looked great c. Club should look into hiring a Brush Hog to clear some of the heavier overgrowth.
Events:
Aug 13-Combat Aug 20-Float Fly Aug 24-28-Kitsap County Fair September 6- next meeting at the SIA Clubhouse on Old Clifton Road.
7. Old Business:
8. New business:
8. New business: (Cont.)
b. Verlyn Grange again suggested we make up a list of expertise in the club so we can hold demos/talks at each meeting. If you would like to have your name added to the list please contact Verlyn.
9. Tech discussion: a. Chris Bessex provided an excellent talk on MonoKote foam airplane parts. If you would like more information on this subject feel free to contact Chris.
10. 25 cent drawing and Raffle:
11. Show and tell:
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm by the President. Danny Mason, Secretary/Treasurer
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HINTS, KINKS, AND STUFF
(Thanks to Pete Granger for this excerpt from the TriArea RC Flyer’s newsletter)
Ever have trouble marking motor mounts and then not be able to see the marks or dimple from a punch or other tool (like the Great Planes centering bit)? Me too. I tried a little different approach that worked great! I cleaned the motor mount with alcohol and put the adhesive part of a post-it note on the mount where the holes were to go. The engine was held in place, the holes marked using my GP tool, and without moving the engine I looked to see if the holes looked right. They were all correctly placed (I could actually see the centers because of the light colored paper) and I drilled right through the papers. The paper stayed put until I peeled it off.
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2005 RC AIR SHOW
This years Air Show was the best we have had to date. Although the attendance was way down from past years (only 110 visitors) the club really put out a great effort. We cut down to one show performance which worked out really well for the pilots and allowed for a better show. All aspects of RC aeromodeling was demonstrated and amazed the crowd. See this months Meeting Minutes for the critique. Ed.
Click to see pictures of this event
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2005 Combat Season
If you want to join the fun in 2006 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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August High Scorer CORKY BETCHER (740 pts) |
July Combat Standings By Point Totals:
1 - Sam Hovey ( 2944 ) 2 - Rick Fuller ( 2340 ) 3 - Chris Bessex ( 1965 ) 4 - Chris Madl ( 1860 ) 5 - Corky Betcher ( 1740) 6 - Christopher Scott ( 1580 ) 7 - Jim McEdward ( 1516 ) 8 - Josh Bessex ( 1220 ) 9 - Monte Foust ( 940 ) 10 - Ken Crow ( 720 ) 11 - Bill Power ( 556 ) 12 - Lorin Miller ( 460 ) 13 - David Lish (160) 14 - Chris Gardner (60)
Click to see pictures of the 2005 Combat Season.
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WHEN AT THE FIELD….. THINK SAFETY |
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EDITORS NOTE
Hi ARCS,
Having been the clubs newsletter editor and web master for the past three plus years I have been looking for a replacement. Monte Foust (ARC # 7) has tentatively agreed to take over the newsletter and web site tasks starting in October. Monte has newsletter experience, knows the web and has the necessary equipment to continue giving our members a great service. It has been an interesting and enjoyable tenure for me and in some ways I will miss the monthly challenge but it is time to move on and devote more time to building and flying airplanes.
Take Care & Happy Flying
Jim Montell
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!! NEXT MEETING Tuesday, September 13th, 2005 "7pm" "AT THE KITSAP IMPROVEMENT CLUBHOUSE "SIA"
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