August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 1 Editor Lynne Walters Volume 19 Issue 8 August 2012 Inside This Issue Bradford s Briefing 1 Meeting Minutes 2 Editor s Page 6 Instructors 7 Birthdays 8 Frequency Chart 8 Festival Pics 9 For Sale 10 Wanted 10 Hobby Shops 12 Coming Events 13 Next meeting August 20th at : AMVETS POST 66 700 MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL. 60090 Start time - 7:00 p.m. Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month. AMA CHARTER 1040 GOLD LEADERSHIP CLUB Bradford s Briefing by Bradford Walters I s it autumn already? Trees are losing their leaves and it was 52 degrees yesterday morning where I live. It has always been said if you don t like the weather around here, wait. Just a few weeks ago it was 100 plus for 5 days and now rainy and cool. That s okay as the forecast is calling for 90 s again mid-week. Next Sunday, August 19th, is our annual picnic and it looks like we should have some good weather. There will be a Fun Fly starting at 10 am. The theme will be Cub Fest so all that have a Cub, bring them out to the field. The Fun Fly contest will be a parachute drop. Remember to watch your airplane after the drop and not the chute. I have watched a number of pilots fly their planes into the ground because they were watching their drop. Food for the picnic will be served around noon. I would like to give Bob Breckler special recognition for spreading the mulch around the pit area. Thank you very much Bob. September 9th is Grandparents Day and Blue Max will be giving an introductory demo flight for Girl Scout Troop 262 and maybe we will be able to recruit a grandparent or two. Please remember when you are starting your nitro engines to go around behind the propeller to remove the igniter or to tune your engine. Remember to fly safely and don t fly alone. Fly with a friend. See you at the field and the meetings. President Bradford Walters Vice President Steve Haas Editor Lynne Walters Board of Directors Howard Bifeld Mike Melendy Carl Will Gene Zerega Secretary Murry Randell Treasurer Bob Wisinski Webmaster Doug Bradbury COMMITTEES Banquet Tom Jetson Frank Stillson Kurt Schmitt Field Marshal Matt Hauser Flying Proficiency Yohay Hahamy Fun-Fly Mike Melendy Ground Crew Gene Zerega Matt Hauser Noise Sam Rimer Picnic Rich Blaha Programs OPEN Safety Sam Rimer
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 2 MEETING MINUTES by Murry Randell, Secretary July 16th, 2012 Meeting The July 16, 2012 meeting of the Blue Max RC Flying Club was called to order at 7:03 pm by President Bradford Walters. Welcome New Member Joel Rivera Around The Hangar President s Report Bradford Walters: The Girl Scout intro flight will be in September. The Alexian Bros. Emergency Clinic is located at 50 S Northwest Highway. Secretary Report Murry Randell: The minutes were accepted as published in the newsletter. Treasurer Report Bob Wisinski: Our current balance is $2811.30. Newsletter Report Lynne Walters: The Wanted section will remain in the newsletter. Webmaster Report Doug Bradbury: The roster is in the Google Group. Committee Reports: Banquet Frank Stillson: Next year s banquet will be held in February 2013. Field Marshal Matt Hauser: The field is in great shape. The Forest Preserve will be removing some diseased trees. Fun Fly Mike Melendy: Fun Fly results. 1st Place - Ron Petterec 3rd Place - Dwayne Lang 2nd Place - Barry Schilling 4th Place - Mike Melendy. Also participating were:, Bob Benzuly, Rich Blaha, Larry Bochenko, Ed Der, Gene Derbick, Steve Haas, Yohay Hahamy, Matt Hauser, Cliff Kroening, Don Linder, & Gene Zerega. Noise Sam Rimer: It has been very quiet. Picnic Rich Blaha: This year there will be a $2.50 per family charge to cover the cost of desserts. Proficiency Yohay Hahamy: There were no upgrades this month. Program Open: No Program this month. Safety Don Linder: Went over some safety issues. (Listed on the next page.) Refreshments - Bob Breckler: Will supply refreshments for the picnic. Ambassador Pete Warenski: No report.
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 3 Old Business The impound box has been left unlocked. Last person at the field needs to check it. New Business Elvin Servellon told us about how many interesting R/C articles can be found in various publications Bradford Walters spoke about having the starter stands facing out.. Crash Reports Howard Bifeld - Zlin lost altitude on a turn. Elvin Servellon - Corsair got too slow on landing. Terrence Kelly - Had radio problems when landing. Pete Warenski - Ultrastick - lost sight and orientation. Sam Rimer - Stepped on cord of buddy box and lost plane. Jim Kaufman - Plane was caught by a tree. Ron Petterec - Went into ground on third roll. Mike Melendy - Totaled his P-51B. Safety by Don Linder 1. Check all controls before every flight. 2. Have a shut-off for electric planes. 3. Do not fly or land too close to the fence (flightline). 4. Body parts and props do not mix. 5. Use a spotter. 6. Do not taxi into the open area of the safety fence (on the green). Jim Kaufman won the Seagull Model Space Walker II ARF.
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 4 Show and Tell Mike Melendy with his Extra 330 with a.95 OS 4-stroke in it. Pete Warenski with his LT 40 that was built as a low wing. Bob Wisinski with his 30 year old RCM trainer designed by Joseph Bridi.
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 5 Ray Laning with his Canadair Twin kit. Yohay Hahamy with his Vanquish, a 2 meter electric pattern plane. Rob Kamensky with the new Spektrum DX18 Transmitter It has 18 channels and a 50 model memory. The meeting adjourned at 8:47 pm.
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 6 Editor s Page By Lynne Walters The name of the plane is the Ilyushin IL-2. THE ANSWER TO JULY S NAME THAT PLANE Bob Wisinski was the first person to guess it correctly and will get a free raffle ticket at the August meeting. Mike Melendy, Larry Bochenko, and Elvin Servellon also answered correctly. Built in greater numbers than any other combat aircraft in history, this aircraft was one of the most important Soviet types fielded in action over the Eastern Front in WWII. The aircraft featured a heavily armored shell for its two-man crew which formed an integral part of the structure. Tested as a 2-seater, by production it lost the rear gunner s position. AUGUST S NAME THAT PLANE What aircraft was scratch built and designed solely for racing by 2 civilian designers in a time when the military dominated the racing scene? This aircraft was the first to do what in air racing history? What was its name? Send all responses to Bradford Walters at Bradford@thehoverzone.com. Chain O Lakes Eagles Electric Fun Fly A Warning from Horizon Hobby Attention: Horizon Hobby has confirmed that all Spektrum Products being sold by KoKo Technology are counterfeit. We consider it a danger to use these products, waive all liability and will not support any warranty or service in regards to them. Saturday, August 18 Registration opens at 8am $10 Landing Fee AMA Sanctioned Event, Raffles, Food 5707 Pioneer Rd Ringwood, IL 60072 For more info: www.coleagles.com
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 7 Annual Family Picnic Sunday, August 19, is the date of our annual Blue Max Family Picnic. Last year we had over 140 people and a beautiful day. This year we are hoping for the same. The day will start with a member fun fly at 10 am and then lunch after that. There will be great raffle prizes Rich Blaha, picnic chairman, has asked each family attending to give him $2.50, which he will use to purchase a selection of desserts. We have been overrun with chocolate chip cookies in the past. ****Please contact Rich and Claudine at 847-639-0677 or email cloclo@ameritech.net to let them know how many will be attending so they can order the appropriate amount of food.**** 2011 Blue Max Picnic Food Pantry Donations Please remember that each month the Blue Max RC Flying Club will be bringing non-perishable food items to a SE Lake County food pantry. In addition to food items, the request was made to include items such as detergent, paper towels, toilet paper, pain relief(tylenol/advil), and cleaning supplies. Blue Max Club Instructors INSTRUCTORS GROUND CREW Howard Bifeld Duane Lang Matt Hauser Dan Deitemeyer Shlomo Rimer Gene Zerega Steve Haas Bradford Walters Yohay Hahamy
11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47 50 53 56 59 2 5 8 Users August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 8 UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS From August 21st Through September 17th Brad Neuman 8/21 Ron Petterec 9/5 Steve Haas 8/27 Cliff Kroening 9/7 Richard Harris 9/16 Jed Korthals 9/17 FREQUENCY CHART Blue Max Member Radio Channel Usage 12 10 8 6 4 11 2 0 12 131415 29 1617 23 252627 19 21 28 18 20 22 24 30 31 50 44 38 40 5152 32 34 4142 46 48 36 39 45 47 33 35 37 43 49 5455 53 56 58 60 59 1 57 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Available Channels - 72Mhz (Ch. 11-60), 50 Mhz (Ch. 1-8 Ham)
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT - ST CHARLES JULY 21, 2012 Page 9
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 10 FOR SALE This is a new section in our newsletter where Blue Max Club members can post RC items that they would like to sell. Send a description, price, and contact info to Bradford@thehoverzone.com. You can include a picture but it needs to be in a small format. WANTED This is a new section in our newsletter where Blue Max Club members can post RC items that they would like to buy. Send a description, price, and contact info to Bradford@thehoverzone.com. You can include a picture but it needs to be in a small format. PETE WARENSKI is looking for: 1) 4-stroke 52-56 Engine 2) Wing for Kyosho P-51,.40 size Betty-Lee. Contact Pete at: Cell Phone 224-422-6445 or Email wmke@aol.com LEE BERGSTEDT is looking for: A Pitts Muffler for an OS MAX 60SP Engine with 42 mm screw spacing Contact Lee at: lwbergstedt@att.net
August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 11 Bill loved to design and create all types of RC models. Give him an electric motor and he could make anything fly. It was always great to see him at the field surrounded by all of his electric flyers. He was always ready with a smile and a kind word to assist or educate anyone who asked. We will miss you, Bill. BILL SMEAD Passed away on Saturday, August 11.
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August 2012 Volume 19 Issue 8 Page 13 Blue Max R/C Flying Club Inc. PO Box 7803 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-7803 Blue Max Flying Field Deer Grove East FP Enter on Dundee Rd Blue Max R/C Flying Club AMA # 1040 www.bluemaxrc.com MEETING LOCATION AMVETS POST 66 700 MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL 60090 UPCOMING EVENTS FOR August 2012 October 2012 August 2012 19) Fun Fly & Annual Family Picnic - 10 a.m. 20) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m. September 2012 16) Fun Fly - 10 a.m. 17) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m. October 2012 15) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m.