San Diego Wingmasters Club

San Diego

WINGMASTERS R/C CLUB, INC

AMA Charter #1615

PAST HEADLINES

Here is a collection of previous headlines that appeared on the Wingmasters website. Click on the links below to read the accompanying stories.

2009 Election Results

The 2009 Board Elections are over. The balloting was closed on January 1st, 2010. 101 ballots were sent out and 63 ballots were returned before the official deadline (62% turnout). The official results are:

Steve Kerrin: 39 votes

Bill Fullmer: 24 votes

Steve Kerrin has been elected to continue his service to the Board.
Thank you to all who voted!

LiPo Battery Warning!
by David Peterson

I recently purchased a 4 Cell Rhino LiPo from Hobby King. After hooking everything up I got a direct short. Turned out that the output leads from the battery were crossed (+ red was ground) (- black was hot). This was probably a one time fluke, but you might want to put a notice in the newsletter to check newly purchased battery output leads for correctness. Might save someone a destroyed ESC.

IN MEMORIAM
by Rex Geivett

On December 5, 2009 we lost a friend and former WingMaster when Trudy Sherland lost her bout with cancer. She fit in well with the group and enjoyed meeting with her fellow members and friends at our flying site. Until she dropped out a couple of years ago, she was learning to fly and doing quite well considering her lack of flying knowledge or experience. Trudy was a pretty darn good Easy Star student pilot and was almost ready to solo. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Rex's Paper Airplane:

Rex's Paper Airplane from Irv Stafford on Vimeo.

Rex has produced a set of plans and instructions for his Paper Airplane. They are available to anyone interested in building one and are free to Wingmasters members. He asks a small donation to cover printing and postage for non-members.
Recent Upgrades to the Field
Recent upgrades to the field have been completed. New fencing along the runway, a new work bench, and a new locking cabinet have been added to the field. Click Here to read all about it and to see the pictures.

Wingmasters Picnic - 2009
This year's picnic was a huge success! Click Here to read all about it and to see the pictures.