Monroe County R/C Club Newsletter October 2003

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October 2003 Edition

September Meeting Notes…

The September meeting of the Monroe County R/C Club was the last meeting that will be held at the club field for 2003. Due to darkness & cold weather it was decided that we would move back indoors at the Eye Center for the October meeting. There was so much carnage before the meeting that not many pilots will want to come out early & fly before the meeting anyway. Poor old Tim ripped the ailerons off his Four Star (again). Buckaroo Bonsai did a little tip stall trick & folded up his gear on impact & Randy thought the grass needed a rest so he landed his new yellow Lanier trainer out in the corn. It was getting a little too rough on the aircraft, so we called the meeting to order a little early at 6:57pm (EST).

There were nineteen members and one visitor present. JW Elliott came up from Bedford to visit.

The first order of business was an explanation of the charity donation options. An official printed ballot was passed out for members present to vote on weather to continue to donate to charities & which ones. It looks like we will continue to raise money for charity & the charity of choice for this year’s air show proceeds is Jill’s House of Bloomington.

President Mark Sexton thanked everyone who helped put on this year’s club picnic. It was enjoyed by all who attended.

We went over the club logo clothing topic again and everybody was given another chance to order hats, shirts, & jackets before the order goes to Winters & Associates for embroidery.

Club officer elections are coming up in November and a nominating committee was selected. Dave Poland & Bob Shireman are that committee. If you want to run for any club office, please let them know!

Joe Rogers brought a goodie box to the meeting filled with items for sale. I believe there were some engines in there that were priced to sell. Ask Joe what he has left.

There are some frequency pins missing from the cabinet. If you have one at home or in your vehicle or clipped to your transmitter, please return it to the cabinet! There are also a few items at the field that don’t belong there. If you lost a nice leatherman type pocket tool or a folding lawn chair (with bag), they can be claimed next time you come to the field, if they’re still there…

Mark reported that several of our corporate sponsors have renewed for another year. Please remember them when you shop. Their logos are always displayed in this newsletter & on our web site.

Our new rented out house has just about seen a full season of service. It has seen lots of use & has worked out really well. The only problem has been getting it locked. It has been found unlocked several times by the first arrivals at the field. If you are the last one to leave, please make sure it is locked.

There was some discussion about our club having a permanent display at Wonder Lab. Matt Fornefeld will check it out & report back.

The meeting was closed at 7:28, because it was getting too dark to see.

Dawn Patrol Rendezvous

Sept. 12,13,14 Wright Patterson AFB Museum at Dayton, Ohio

by Robert G. Shireman

The fly-in was a huge success. The weather was marvelous. The participation has grown steadily since the very first fly-in that was held in ‘96. We had seventy R/C pilots in attendance versus fifteen in 1996. I’ve seen an increase of full scale aircraft as well, with about thirty in attendance and more than half of them flying, including THREE- FOKKER-TRIPLANES!!!WOW!!!

There were about ten 7/8 scale aircraft (Nieuports & Se5a’s) competing in balloon busting/flour bomb drops.

There were lots of other things going on, re-enactor camps, collector’s show, auto show, special appearance by WW1 aviation artist James Dietz along with large collection of his works.

I’m also happy to report the increase of pilot participation from our own club. In previous fly-ins I have felt like the Lone Ranger. We had Brian Elliott flying my Sopwith Pup and Charlie Thompson and his Se5a, and my triplane. Our friends from Johnson Co. Club, Art Shelton, Greg Emerick and Mike Bealmear were honing there dog fighting skills as well.

Interested in vintage warbirds? Then check out this website: www.bealmear.com/dawn_patrol

Bob

* There were lots of pictures taken at this event. I’ll try to have some of them in November’s newsletter… BWE

2nd Annual Nebo Memorial

Fall Festival Fly-In

The Martinsville Fall Foliage Festival committee has asked us to put on another R/C model aviation demonstration for this year’s festival. The event will be Saturday, October 11. We will invite the public to come out from 2:00 pm (EST) until 4:00 pm. We will be flying from Nebo Memorial Field in Martinsville (behind Nebo Memorial Park cemetery). Kenny Costin, who owns the property at Nebo, is going to provide a port-a-pot for the public & the radio control pilots will provide the entertainment with model aircraft. There will be no charge to fly but donations will be accepted for the Fall Foliage Festival fund. All local R/C pilots are welcome to participate but Academy of Model Aeronautics membership will be required to fly. There is no rain date so hope for good weather! We plan to have some informational hand-outs available from the AMA, the Monroe County R/C Club, & the Nebo Memorial Pilots Association. We may have a public address system with an announcer, if we can get the details worked out.

Hope you can attend. If anyone has any questions please give me a call at 765-346-1123 or e-mail me at belliott@surf-ici.com. Thanks (in advance) for your participation.

Brian Elliott

Event Calendar

The event calendar has become so small, since Winter is upon us, that it doesn’t deserve a whole page. If you have any winter events to post, like swap meets or snow fly-ins, please send me the dates & I’ll get them listed here.

October 5 Nothin but Cubs (Club Field)

October 8 Monthly Club Meeting (back at The Eye Center)

October 11 Nebo Memorial Fall Festival Fly-In

November 12 Monthly Club Meeting (Club Elections)

November 15 Charleston Swap Meet

December 10 Annual Club Christmas Dinner / Meeting

January 1, 2004 Annual Glider Contest ???