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TAILSPINNERS Volume 46 Issue 8 July 2001 Editor: Chris Branam
FLIGHT LOG FOR JUNE MEETING
QUORUM Mr. Secretary, do we have a quorum for a meeting? We need at least 12 of our 118 members? Yes with 16 members present. The meeting was called to order at 7 PM. Present Membership now stands at 118. SECRETARIES REPORT Did everyone receive the May newsletter? The newsletter downloads nicely from the web. A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes of the May meeting. Motion carried. Janus Funds are now: TREASURERS REPORT The checking account now stands at . The motion was approved and carried. WELCOME We had one guest, Larry Simons, who joined the club at the meeting. Who Said That … "Flying around the world is like raising kids. When you’ve finally figured out how to do it the right way, you’ve finished." —Ron Brown, who has flown around the world solo in a helicopter. OLD BUSINESS 1.The Dawn Patrol fly-in was held May 19 and we had approximately 20 people attend. We collected $ for lunches against expenses of $ It is the Boards opinion that the club should charge a landing fee for future events so we don’t loose money. 2. GATE. Thanks to Chris Branam, Marv Sanders and Tom Hanselin for setting the post and mounting the new gate. It is really solid and should last a long time. 3. Pluckrose Fly-in. To be held Saturday June 23. Tom Hanselin coordinating. Volunteers are:
COMMITTEES Publicity and Publications Committee Report Chris Branam gave a report and asked for contributions to the monthy newsletter. Contest Committee Tom Hanselin gave a report on activities taking place in preparations for the Pluckrose Flyin. Field Maintenance Committee Marv Sanders gave a report on the condition of the mower and field. Marv has changed the mower belt and it is working well. The new gate has also been installed. Field Safety Committee Roy Olsen was introduced as the new Chairman of the Field Safety Committee. Roy would like to orient all new pilots on the Safety rules. NEW BUSINESS 1. FIELD MAINTENANCE WORK PARTY. 8am to ? this Saturday, June 16. Field will be closed during this period. Need to trim weeds, spray, etc. 2. NOMINATING COMMITTEE. It is that time of year again when we need to begin the process of getting nominees for Board and Officer positions. Denny Edwardson, Dave Teisch, and Bob Bergin are on the nominating committee. 3. DUES INCREASE. The Board discussed making a small increase in the yearly dues. We have not increased dues for several years. Our expenses have gone up. For instance, we now have to pay about $60 per month to have the porta potty pumped. The Board recommends that the yearly dues be increased by $5 for Junior, Senior and Open members effective with the newyear starting October 1, 2001. Motion made by Paul Noveshansky, seconded by Chris Branam. The motion passed unanimously. 4. MINITURE AERO SPORTSTERS SWAP & SHOP. This swap meet will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2001 at the Adams County Fairgrounds, 9-4. SPEAKER Mr. John Knudsen spoke and gave a slide show on his experience as an A6 Intruder pilot.
Volume 3: Construction Techniques – Tricks And Tips For The Beginner by Steve Bygren, Colorado Rotor-Heads In our first two articles, we laid out some of the basics involved in getting started in R/C helicopters. I hope you found it interesting, and left you yearning for more. This month, I’ll be discussing some of the tricks and tips that will make your entry into helicopters easier. It is impossible to cover everything here, so I would always recommend seeking the assistance of an experienced pilot. Building
Setup
Flying
Upgrades
Safety and Invaluable Rules of Thumb
The Colorado Rotor-Heads is a group of R/C helicopter pilots based in Denver, with members all along Colorado's Front Range. Our members belong to many of the Front Range clubs from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins. As a result, you may see our members at many of the local club fields and even the occasional cul-de-sac. If you would like to learn more about the Colorado Rotor-Heads, or R/C helicopters in general, please visit our web site at www.coloradorotorheads.com. Prez Sez "We had a very good turnout at the Pluckrose Fly In. Many club members as well as other clubs. What a great day and fun event. Thanks to Tom Hanselin, Bill Peters, Roy Olsen, Adam Bryant, Dave Teisch, and Phil Kenney for all of the work they put in to make this a great event. How about those jelly rolls, hamburgers and hotdogs. Lots of great food. It is very gratifying to see the kind of participation we had and the effort put in by CLASSIFIEDS
Contact Bud Trenary (303) 373-5915 or Olen Trenary (303) 478-3243 Carden 30% Extra 300 NIB* $450.00. If ordered from Carden today, it would be $499 + $50 shipping. Save $100. __________ Contact Don Reaves. 303-841-1366. or Bdreaves@aol.com for the following: 8 ft. Curtiss Robin w/ 5 cyl. O.S. Sirius Engine, Xmtr, Loads of extras. $ 1450.00, Negotiable. 8 ft. Sig Spacewalker w/ 4 cyl. O.S. Pegasus, Xmtr, Loads of extras. $ 1250.00, Negotiable. __________ Contact Bill Robinson 303-646-9784 for the following Kits, (NIB) for sale. Dave Platt, Spitfire .60 engine , 65" WS, $120.00 Top Flite Zero, .60 to .80 engine, 61" WS, $125.00. All kits are without Engines and Radios __________ Contact Hans Pennink after 6:00 pm (303) 699-7411 for the following: Royal Escort Flight Box Kit (not built yet) $20.00 __________ Contact Paul Noveshansky: Weekends and Evenings (303) 751-8315 Weekdays (303) 572-3800 Email anytime. Goldberg 1/4 Scale Piper Cub Float Kit - NIB* $50.00 Up For Auction (to be held at the next meeting) A partial list of to be auctioned is as follows:
Editors Note If you feel there is not enough information about club and field goings on in this section please feel free to submit your article via phone 303-750-7277 or email (which has changed) to sixty8kr@qwest.net. Please include a caption to go with any photos sent. Pluckrose Memorial Fly In What a great time we all had at the 5th Annual Pluckrose flyin! Alex would have been proud. We had 20 registered pilots with 30 planes and the parking lot was almost full. The weather was great with a nice wind that was initially from the East but later in the day switched to the North. In attendance were a great bunch of flyers from Cherry Creek's Denver Eagles. They brought almost a dozen planes with them and did great formation flying. The combat flying contest was won by the following: Roy Olsen received a certificate for Airplane Presentation. Paul Noveshansky received the Public Service award. I think it was because Paul cracked up his combat plane before the combat flying got started. Paul is real good at cracking up airplanes. In fact he cracked up two today. Denny Edwardson received the Top Gun Certificate. All were awarded by Adam Bryant. Marvin Sanders presented Robert Mueller with his Solo Certificate. The four trophies went to the following flyers: 1st place to Bruno Mary of the Denver Eagles for his beautiful P-47. 2nd Place to Tom Toledo, again of the Denver Eagles for his T-33. 3rd place to Bill Peters for his Stauncher. This was a really big and beautiful plane. Sarah Hanselin won the Junior event. Most of the planes that were flown by the Denver Eagles were War Birds and what a great job of flying they did. At times there were three planes flying in formation and once there were four. Again our chief Chef, Phil Kenney did a great job with the noontime cuisine. Our CD was Bill Peters, Tom Hanselin and Roy Olsen worked the impound Station, Marvin Sanders and Ric Emerson did airplane inspections and Adam Bryant was in charge of the Combat awards. Dave Teich took 23 pictures and they will be sent to our webmaster for inclusion on our web site. I believe all that were in attendance thought it was a very good Fly In. We all stood for a minute of silence in Alex Pluckrose's memory. I hope I haven't missed anyone. All club members pitched in to make this a very good success. Work Party The work party held on 16 June cleaned up the field nicely. I was out of town for the weekend but was at the field on the 28 June and the field was in tip-top shape. A big THANKS to those of you who pitched in and helped and to those of you who chose not to go to the field that day, there will be other times for you to pitch in. Deadline The deadline for Tailspinner submissions is 1 week following the meeting.
Have You Ever Heard Of... The Revolution put an end to Mr. Sikorsky's career in Russian aviation. Sacrificing a considerable personal fortune, he emigrated to France where he was commissioned to build a bomber for Allied service. The aircraft was still on the drawing board when the Armistice was signed and Mr. Sikorsky, after casting about in vain for a position in French aviation, traveled to the United States in 1919. After another fruitless search for some position in aviation, Mr. Sikorsky resorted to teaching. He lectured in New York, mostly to fellow emigres. Finally, in 1923, a group of students and friends who knew of his reputation in prewar Russia pooled their meager resources and launched him on his first American aviation venture, The Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corp. The first aircraft built by the young and financially insecure concern was the S-29-A (for America), a twin-engine, all-metal transport which proved a forerunner of the modern airliner. A number of aircraft followed but the company achieved its most significant success with the twin-engine S-38 amphibian, which Pan American Airways used to open new air routes to Central and South America. Later, as a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation (now United Technologies) Sikorsky's company produced the famous Flying Clippers that pioneered commercial air transportation across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The last Sikorsky flying boat, the S-44, held the Blue Ribbon for the fastest trans-Atlantic passage for years. All Sikorsky aircraft of the time were known for ease of handling and luxurious comfort. With two careers behind him and the oceans conquered, Mr. Sikorsky turned once again to the helicopter. Through the years he had jotted down ideas for possible designs, some of which were patented. Finally, on September 14, 1939, Mr. Sikorsky took his VS-300 a few feet off the ground to give the western hemisphere its first practical helicopter. His dogged determination and faith in his own ability to build what many considered to be an impossible vehicle established the bedrock upon which today's helicopter industry rests. Military contracts followed the success of the VS-300, and in 1943, large-scale manufacture of the R-4 made it the world's first production helicopter. The R-4 was followed by a succession of bigger and better machines and since then, the helicopter has clearly established its ability to perform a myriad of difficult missions, including the saving of thousands of lives, in both peace and war. Mr. Sikorsky was especially proud of the helicopter's life saving ability and of organizations such as the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service which had put helicopters to what he believed was their finest use. During his career, he rarely passed up an opportunity to stress this role or praise the men whose skill and courage made the rescues possible. The pilots of rescue helicopters have contributed "one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight," he once remarked. The awards and honors accorded to Mr. Sikorsky fill nine typewritten pages and include the National Medal of Science, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, the U.S. Air Force Academy's Thomas D. White National Defense Award, and the Royal Aeronautical Society of England's Silver Medal. He is enshrined at both the International Aerospace and the Aviation Halls of Fame. Although recognized primarily as a practical inventor of material things, Mr. Sikorsky was also a deeply religious visionary and philosopher with an intense interest in man, the world and the universe. Remembered by those who knew him as a kind and considerate person with a sincere concern for his fellow man, Mr. Sikorsky's two sides are perhaps best described in the following quote from his friend Anne Morrow Lindbergh: "The thing that's remarkable about Igor is the great precision in his thought and speech, combined with an extraordinary soaring beyond facts. He can soar out with the mystics and come right back to the practical, to daily life and people. He never excludes people. Sometimes the religious minded exclude people or force their beliefs on others. Igor never does." Although he never attempted to force anyone to accept his beliefs, Mr. Sikorsky wrote two books, "The Message of the Lord's Prayer," and "The Invisible Encounter," as well as numerous pamphlets, to express them. Sikorsky liked to say that "the work of the individual still remains the spark which moves mankind ahead," and he proved it throughout his life. Even after his retirement in 1957 at the age of 68 Mr. Sikorsky continued to work as an engineering consultant for Sikorsky and he was at his desk the day before he died, on October 26, 1972, at the age of 83. From the Sikorsky archives
Next Board Meeting The next three Board meetings will be held at 1900 hours at the following dates and locations:
Door Prizes Action Hobbies $20 Gift Certificate: Dave Teisch Blue Yonder $20 Gift Certificate: Roy Olsen Colpar Hobbies $20 Gift Certificate: Tom Hanselin Blue Yonder gallon of Fuel: Tom Hanselin Rocky Mountain Air Museum Family Membership: Larry Simons. Next Monthly Meeting The next regular meeting will be held at the Aurora Public Library on Hampton Circle on 11 July 2001 at 1900 hours. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at about 2030 hours.
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