Club Meeting Notes - February 5, 2002
Attending
Howard Hosick
Bruce Bumgarner
K Tarbet
Larry Bobisud
Vance Penton
Joe Bolden
Dave Walker
Bertil Spence
Jeff Nelson
Ted Frisbee
Pat Gates
Bob Boettcher
Don Hart
Planning for the Mall Show:
1. Prizes for Raffle and Best-of-Show
An ARF electric plane with radio, such as the Firefly will be purchased for the mall show raffle prize. This is more likely to be actually flown by a beginner in R/C than the glow powered ARF trainer we have had for a raffle prize in past years. Jeff Nelson got Firebirds for his kids and they are able to fly them with little assistance.
Local hobby shops will be contacted for donations of best of show prizes. If you have an airplane, a kit or an engine you would like to donate, contact Bertle Spence, Don Hart or Dave Walker.
Raffle tickets will be included in the March newsletter.
2. Set Up - Thursday March 7 at 7pm
3. Manning the show
Friday March 8: Need someone in the evening...
10am - noon.Mel Colvin
and Dave Walker
noon - 5pmBruce Bumgarner
5pm - 9pm- open -
Saturday March 9: The busiest day! There should be at least two members on duty at all times.
10am - noonJeff Nelson and
Bertil Spence
noon - 4pmJoe Bolden
2pm - 7pmLarry Bobisud
Sunday March 10:
noon - 4pm- open -
4. Cash box
Someone must take the cash box home at night and return it in the morning.
5. TV and VCR
Dave Walker will bring a TV/VCR for showing videos. If you have R/C videos, please bring them to the March meeting or the mall show.
6. Boxes for Raffle Tickets and Ballots
Larry Bobisud will build/bring boxes for the raffle tickets and the best-of-show ballots.
7. Ballots
Don Hart will make ballots and name placards for the best-of-show voting.
8. Publlicity
Don Hart will put an announcement in the Money Saver. Announcements will be placed in other media where it can be arranged.
Show and Tell
1. Lateral balancing stand.
Joe Bolden brought a lateral balancing stand he built. He uses it to ensure that one side of his models is not heavier than the other. Joe balances his models laterally before they are covered. He temporarily mounts the engine, wing and control surfaces except the rudder. He puts it on the balancing stand with the front supported by the engine drive shaft and the tail end supported by a dowel temporarily mounted at the rear end of the fuselage with the rudder removed. Weights are installed in the wing on the light side until lateral balance is achieved. The stand is adjustable over a wide range for different sizes of models.
2. Zagi flying wings
Bruce Bumgarner showed us his six foot Zagi slope soarer and Zagi 400 electric. The foam six foot wing has an EPP leading edge and beaded foam aft of the EPP. The wing was assembled, but not covered yet. Bruce will apply strapping tape "spars" to the top and bottom surface to make the foam stiffer. The foam is lightly sprayed with 3M contact cement and colored or clear tape is applied over the whole surface of the top and bottom of the wing. Low temperature iron on covering can be used over the tape if desired.
Bruce got the Zagi 400 electric at the Puyallup model show. He got a great price on the kit, motor, controller and two battery packs. Bruce expects to have both Zagis assembled and flying soon.
Electric Club Fly In?
Several club members have or are building electrics. How about an electric fly in later this year?
For Sale
Shane Evans has a Tower Trainer 60 with OS60LA and Tower radio ($400 value) for sale - asking $250. Contact Shane at 885-5746 or at his e-mail address