Radio Waves. Tri Village RC Key Events: 2018 Warbirds & Classics. April 28. Tri Village R/C Meeting. Horizon RC Fest Monticello

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1 President Bob Larsen Tri Village RC Vice President Frank Del Giudice- Secretary Joe Trytek Treasurer April 28 Volume 24 Issue 4 April Key Events: 2018 Warbirds & Classics Schaumburg HobbyTown Grand Opening Wolfie Donalies May 2 6 Top Gun Florida Director Hugh Pearl Director Jim Estey May 3 May June 1 3 Tri Village R/C Meeting Joe Nall Horizon RC Fest Monticello Safety Officer Jim Estey Field Marshal Ken Meyers June 7 June June Tri Village R/C Meeting Rockford If It Flys / Swap US Nat Scale RC&CL Muncie Editor Dave Harvey June TriVillage Pattern Contest Poplar Creek Model Airplane Field

2 HobbyTown Schaumburg Grand Opening TriVillage Will Be There

3 HobbyTown Schaumburg Grand Opening TriVillage Will Be There

4 Class May 27th June 10th July 8th Rain Date 2018 TriVillage Contest Schedule Novice Straight Flight F A Loops & F A Intermediate Fast & Slow F A Spins F A August 12th Bomb Drop - No Mechanicals F A Touch & Go F A & loops Points Points Rolls Points Points Points Points 5 Times Points Points Bomb Drop - No Mechanicals F A Touch & Go F A Expert Fast & Slow Inverted F A Inverted Spins F A Bomb Drop - No Mechanicals F A Touch & Go F A September 9th October 14th November 11th Current Current Final Non-Points Points Position Position Bomb Drop - Timed Flight & Landing F A Climb & Glide F A Peg & Mechanical F A Points Points Points Points Points Points Timed Flight & Landing F A Climb & Glide F A Bomb Drop - Peg & Mechanical F A Timed Flight & Landing F A Climb & Glide Inverted F A Bomb Drop - Peg & Mechanical F A

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10 Hugh Pearl s New Project Junkers JU-52 - Ready For Graphics

11 TOLEDO: New TopFlite Hellcat & Gary, Frank, Paul

12 TOLEDO Exhibits - Many More On Facebook

13 TOLEDO Exhibits - Many More On Facebook

14 Trip To Air Force Museum In Dayton Following Toledo Amazing Facility: One Day Walk-through or Could Be Multiple Days to review detailed exhibits

15 Trip To Air Force Museum In Dayton Following Toledo

16 Trip To Air Force Museum In Dayton Following Toledo

17 Trip To Air Force Museum In Dayton Following Toledo

18 Trip To Air Force Museum In Dayton Following Toledo

19 President Bob Larsen Tri Village RC Vice President Frank Del Giudice- Secretary Joe Trytek Treasurer Wolfie Donalies Director Hugh Pearl Director Jim Estey Safety Officer Jim Estey Field Marshal Ken Meyers Volume 24 Issue 4 April 2018 Meeting called to order: 7:30 PM by President Bob Larsen -26 attending. Guests / New Members / Solos: Brian Anita was a guest, and joined. Field Report: Board voted to reseed bad spots and cut down weeds on the Eastern and Western third cut areas. Bob Larsen is looking into having pilot station squares replaced. Forest Preserve Update: Bob Larsen updated the club on his activities to continue to pressure them on cutting down some of the trees that reach out for our airplanes. Discovery Night: Will start in May. Club Pattern Contest: 6/23-6/24 with set up on 6/22 Tri-Village R/C Meeting Minutes - April 5, 2018 Monthly Contest Fly: Craig Knaack indicated that there will be a tune up contest on April 8th. Regular point contests will begin May27 and continue through October 14th. There will be three classes for the contests: Novice, Intermediate and expert. There will be an additional Bomb Drop as part of the point contests in addition to the regular November "non point" Bomb Drop. Club Penguin Fly: Scheduled for Sunday 4/8/18, which overlaps with the Spring Tune Up. Breakfast meeting at 8:00, IHOP. Warbirds and Classics: Refer to Club 2018 Calendar Safety: No Issues reported. Jim Estey began a review of the AMA safety rules. If you have any safety issues at the field call (708) or if there is an emergency call 911. Web Site: / Newsletter: Dave Harvey will continue with Newsletter duties. Always needing new build photos. Local Events: Nothing to report. Editor Dave Harvey Poplar Creek Model Airplane Field

20 President Bob Larsen Tri Village RC Vice President Frank Del Giudice- Secretary Joe Trytek Treasurer Wolfie Donalies Director Hugh Pearl Director Jim Estey Safety Officer Jim Estey Field Marshal Ken Meyers Editor Dave Harvey Volume 24 Issue 4 April 2018 Meeting Minutes - April 5, 2018 Cont d Old Business We have 73 members registered, 75 is typical. Members encouraged to pay dues this month. Currently, 60 renewals have been received. Future Training Sessions: include Frank Del Giudice presenting Covering Options and Painting by Bob Larsen TBD. New Business The 2019 Swap Shop As a result of the weaker financial return and rental cost increase by Du- Page, the club is looking for a new location for next years SWAP Shop. Member should Bob Larsen with ideas for consideration. Club Banquet : One of the largest turn outs, and a good time was had by all. Awards were presented: Member of the Year: Dave Engen, Modeler of the Year: Al Tarenski, Instructor of the Year: Hans Becker (in absentia). Hans received his award at this club meeting. Club Picnic: has been set for 7/22/18 Drone Update: Nothing to report. Food Drive: Nothing to report. Poplar Creek Model Airplane Field NWRC Contest Day Change to Saturday: Contest scheduled for 4/7/18 Hobby Town Schaumburg: Dave Edson advised the club that Hobby town is looking to set up a display for our club for their Grand Opening. Club Membership Promotion: Ed Goldin suggested the club consider a display at the Woodfield Mall some 20 million visitors frequent it annually. Cursory discussion with the mall management indicated they would charge our club $ per day of display. Joe Trytek suggested that the club consider contacting the Daily Herald for a possible article, and agreed to reach out to them accordingly. Other Items: Steve Hay repaired the Landing Gear for Bob Larsen's Turner Special, and as a result Bob made a $40.00 donation to the club's scholarship fund. Jim Estey reported that he has the replacement wind sock and hopes to install it later in the month, weather permitting.

21 President Bob Larsen Tri Village RC Vice President Frank Del Giudice- Secretary Joe Trytek Treasurer Wolfie Donalies Director Hugh Pearl Director Jim Estey Safety Officer Jim Estey Field Marshal Ken Meyers Volume 24 Issue 4 April 2018 Meeting Minutes - April 5, 2018 Cont d Show and Tell: Hugh Pearl presented the Real Flight for Smartphones Simulator App. It is available for both Android and Apple phones for free, through their respective app store. Vito Passeri presented his new Hangar 9 10cc Ultra Stick, which he set up as electric. Bob Larsen presented his Spitfire Wing and Shindin Machine Electric Landing Gear, and demonstrated their operation. Bob feels their quality to be significantly better than Robarts. For Sale Items: None Raffle: None Adjournment: 8:15 PM Editor Dave Harvey Poplar Creek Model Airplane Field

22 Northwest RC Club 2018 Contest Schedule 4/7/18 Season Opener, Fun Fly Cycle your batteries, check fuel supply & come out to the field to have some fun. 5/5/1 Fast & Slow -Take Off / Fly one high speed pass into the wind over a marked distance. The pass must be at a constant altitude (no diving) -Enter high speed pass with a Split S, exit the pass with an Immelman turn. -Fly one slow speed pass into the wind over a marked distance. The pass must be at a constant altitude with a constant heading. -The highest ratio of fast to slow shall rank the highest. - Beginners do not need to take off or land, just execute the high and slow passes. 7/14/18 Taxi & Timed Flight -Each contestant will draw their required time (2-3 min range) -Time starts when plane begins roll thru chute and ends when wheels touch down. - 3 consecutive inside loops must be performed before landing -Scoring will be 120 pts. minus one point for each second over /under chosen time. -A 10 pt deduction for each time plane taxis outside the chute -A 10 point deduction for each loop not performed -Beginner pilots will perform taxi manuever, then have the option of another pilot taking their plane off. Their time will continue when they resume control of the plane. the total time will include taxing and actual flight time. No takeoff or landing is required.

23 Northwest RC Club 2018 Contest Schedule 8/4/18 Picnic 9/16/18 Pattern -The AMA Novice pattern will be flown by Advanced pilots -Beginners will chose & fly 6 patterns from the pattern. 11/3/18 Egg/Bean in a Spot -Takeoff with an egg in the cup -Perform 360 degree turn -Land for the first time with engine running for bonus points -Load 25 beans in the cup -Takeoff -Perform 360 degree turn -Land into a 5ft square -Scoring: If your engine is not running on your first landing, 100 bonus points not awarded If you land with an egg you get 250 points, for every bean you have left in the cup, its 100X that number. If any wheel is in the 5ft square, you get 100 points -You may not advance throttle after wheels touch -Beginners, from a straight level flight, performs as many loops possible in 2 minutes Scoring Example: Land with Egg Engine Running =100 pts Landing in Square =100 pts 17 beans X 10 =170 pts =250 pts

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25 Schaumburg HobbyTown Taken Over By St. Charles HobbyTown Stop By And See The New Look

26 Classified Aircraft Recovery Service Tree Landing Contact: Tree Guy Place your ad into the classified section. Note that ads are FREE to the members of the Tri-Village RC Club. All ads should relate to the model airplane hobbies. I try to get the newsletter out by the 20th Contact Dave Harvey at itzatj7@aol.com or by phone at You can post your Ad on our website HERE It s very easy but if your having any problems just contact Tim Bylczynski at trivillagerc@gmail.com or by phone at