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UPCOMING EVENTS
Wingmasters Monthly Meeting: Sunday May 13th, 2012
@ 11am
ODDs 'n ENDs
Jerry Houser has updated the Easy Star
Buyer's GuideThe Club Field Rules have been updated. Field RulesThe President's Message, Meeting Minutes, and
Treasurer's Report for the most recent meeting
are posted on the Reports Page
R/C Flying humor from our resident cartoonist, Bill Lane:
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Thank
our Club Sponsors! (with your dollars...)
Holly Home Carpets and Flooring
FEATURED PICTURE
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Julian Schock has been playing Dr. Frankenstein with his
EZ-Star!
CLUB PHOTO GALLERY
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- email them to:
Mark Lane
HEADLINES
Some
thoughts
about
additions to
the flight
rules to
cover the
various
types of
takeoffs we
now see at
the field.
By Mike
Woolley
The current Flight Rules
were established when Glow
and Electric aircraft
followed the procedure of
taxiing down the runway to a
point in front of the pilot
at the pilot's station and
then starting the takeoff
roll. With the advent of
small electric aircraft
which can be carried to and
set down at the roll start
point some additional
modified procedures are
required because of the many
options available.. In the
past a pilot would shout
‘coming out' at the entrance
to the pits and wait for
acquiescence from the pilots
flying. This could be a
flick of a 72Mhz antenna or
verbal acknowledgment. If
there was no response and
the landing pattern was
clear the pilot would
cautiously proceed to taxi
down the runway.
A similar procedure should
be established for aircraft
carried to the runway
takeoff roll point. Pilots
are also taking off in front
of the pilots stations
across the runway which can
cause distractions to other
pilots. My recommendation is
that all carried aircraft be
set down on the runway
upwind of the last pilot's
station after the pilot has
called coming out and
obtained acquiescence from
all pilots. If a pilot is
taking off across the runway
because of wind conditions
then it must be done
‘upwind' of the pilot's
stations based on the normal
take off pattern in use at
that time. The pilot should
also make other pilots aware
of his intention.
The hand launching of
aircraft from the pilots
stations can also cause
distraction to other pilots
as well as a safety risk if
the aircraft turns into the
pilots stations as has
happened on several
occasions in the past
resulting in possible injury
to the another pilot and or
loss of his aircraft. It is
therefore recommended that
hand lunching be carried out
upwind of the pilots
stations by a helper. It is
recognized that it is unsafe
for a pilot to satisfy this
requirement launching by
himself and returning to the
pilots station. It is
therefore recommended that
if a pilot must hand launch
himself then he wait to fly
until the upwind end station
is available and launch with
his upwind hand. It is
reiterated that all flying
must be done with the pilot
inside a flying station for
safety. As always the pilot
must state he is launching
and obtain acquiescence from
the other pilots.
Rex's Hit &
Miss Engine At
the March
meeting Rex
Geivett
brought his
"hit & miss"
engine for
show and
tell.
As promised
here is the
video of him
running it
in his shop.
From Rex:
The museum
in Carlsbad
where they
have a GREAT
collection
of model
engines,
cars, boats,
other. It's
close by,
it's free,
and worth a
trip there
for anyone
who like
model
crafts.
For a
look at what
they have
and where it
is:
http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/
New Videos on
We now have a YouTube channel! Any
Wingmasters videos have been and will be uploaded to our
channel. To visit the Wingmasters YouTube channel
CLICK HERE.
Hitec/Multiplex also has a YouTube channel.
CLICK HERE to see what they
have to offer.
Ellsworth's Flying
Warbird
Ellsworth Orr demonstrates a few passes over
the runway and then how to make a landing
with a bumpy head wind.
Two New Aerial Photos of the Flying Field
This image was taken by a full size plane flying near the field.
(courtesy of Steve Kerrin)
This image is a 45 image mosaic taken by Irv Stafford from his R/C plane.
Do you have an idea for an article? Do you want
to write an article for the membership? If so, please send an email to the
Club Secretary at:
Secretary@sdwingmasters.com
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