DCRC Club

Meeting

Montgomery

County

Council building

100 Maryland

Ave

Rockville, MD

PROGRAM:

Volume 63 Issue 01

DCRC

NEWSLETTER

DCRC Club Meeting

January 20, 2017

7:30 PM

County Council Building

Rockville, MD

District of Columbia Radio Control Club Montgomery County Maryland AMA Chartered Club 329 Established 1951

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIO CONTROL CLUB

PRESIDENT: Jim McDaniel V.P. Walt Gallaugher

County Liaison: Jim McDaniel

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andy Finizio

Jim Fisher

Walt Gallaugher

David Garrison

Andy Kane

Ed Leibolt

Jim McDaniel

Jose Sanchez

John Petley

TREASURER: Doug Harper

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Jose Sanchez

20017 Haller Ave

Poolesville, MD 20837

RECORDING SECRETARY: Doug Harper

SHOW TEAM MANAGER: Jim McDaniel & Allan Hoffman

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Andy Kane

andykane01@gmail.com

MEETING PROGRAM COORDINATOR:

Walt Gallaugher

OFFICIAL CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER:

Position is open

The DC/RC Newsletter is published monthly by the

District of Columbia Radio Control Inc. Deadline for

submitting materials for publication is the last Friday

of each month. Any part of the newsletter may be

reproduced for non-profit purposes unless otherwise

noted. Please credit the Newsletter and Author if

named. Articles may not reflect the opinion of the

club, but that of the author.

www.dc-rc.org Did you know that any airplane brought in to the model shop

will receive 3 free raffle tickets. Bring in your models each

month for your free tickets, and to share ideas.

Holiday Party December 2016

Participants in the secret Santa Gift exchange

Photo By Andy Kane

OUR FIELDS NAMESAKE PG 2

HOLIDAY CLUB MEETING MINUTES PG 3

GUS CROSETTO AND ROY DAY PG 4

RADIO CONTROL PIONEERS WALT GOOD AND BILL GOOD

BOTH WERE MEMBERS OF THE DCRC CLUB

Their historic R/C model airplane, which they affectionately named the “Guff,” was

presented to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., in May, 1960,

where it can be seen today. Both brothers continued their education and subsequently

earned doctorates in physics. After pursuing careers in electronics research and teach-

ing, they retired, but they’re still very active in electronics.

DCRC December

Club Meeting BY DOUG HARPER

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIO CONTROL CLUB

The Holiday meeting, held at the

County Office Building Cafeteria, was

called to order by President Jim McDan-

iel at 7:30 PM. Jim welcomed all to the

annual Holiday meeting. Jim thanked

Julie and Jose Sanchez for the wonderful

spread of food and drink and invited all to

fill their plates with turkey, dressing,

mashed potatoes and veggies. A truly

wonderful repast! The membership ex-

pressed its appreciation with a resounding

round of applause.

Jim mentioned that the 2016 books have

been audited and the Club is in good fi-

nancial shape. And, the dues have not

increased for the third year in a row.

County Liaison: No report.

Events: Ed Leibolt announced that there

will be a meet at the field on Jan 1, 2017

11am. Coffee and donuts will be pro-

vided. Jim announced

that Dec 28 is a black-

out date for indoor fly-

ing. Otherwise it is

open every Wednesday

through March 1.

Training/Community

Outreach : Jim Fisher.

No report.

Field Maintenance: David Garrison. No

report.

Membership: Jose Sanchez. No report.

Safety Coordinator: Walt Gallaugher had

no report.

Raffle: David Garrison brought a BNF

Pitts S1-S and an Ornithopter as well as

gift cards from Hobby Hangar for to-

night's raffle. The winning number was

held by Ira Glikman who chose the Pitts.

The second number was held by Jim

McDaniel who donated his prize, the Or-

nithopter, to the Club

for auction. The third

number was held by

Jim McDaniel who

received a Hobby

Hanger gift card. The

fourth was held by Gus Crosetto who also

received a Hobby Hanger gift card. The

fifth number was held by Ira Glikman

who also received a Hobby Hanger gift

card. The sixth number was held by Ted

Kelly who received a Hobby Hanger gift

card.. The seventh was held by Jim

McDaniel who donated his prize back to

the Club. Jim requested that each mem-

ber present invite another member to at-

tend a meeting in 2017. The eighth num-

ber was held by Ted Kelly who received

another gift card. The next ticket was

held by Allan Hoffman who also received

a gift card who donated it back to the

club. Gus Crosetto won the last pull and

received his gift card. The crowd gave an

appropriate groan for all the winners.

After the lively raffle, David Garrison

started the auction for the Ornithopter,

valued at $200 retail. The bidding was

lively and resulted in a final bid of $130

by new member Wayne Pan. This re-

ceived a great round of applause.

Treasure’s Report: Doug wrote five

checks in excess of $100 this month. He

had a copy of the YTD Budget Report for

anyone who cares to see it.

Web Site: Jose Sanchez. No report.

Newsletter: Andy Kane. Keep reading

the newsletter and sending in articles.

New/Old Business: None.

Model Shop: None

Program: The program tonight consisted

of eating and drinking with good cheer

and enjoying each others' company. This

was followed by a lively round of gift

exchange using the "Dirty Santa" ap-

proach. There were fifteen Dirty Santa's

who wrestled each other for very nice

gifts. Everyone went home with a gift

and a good time was had by all. Many

thanks to Julie Sanchez who ran the Dirty

Santa.

The meeting adjourned at 9:15PM.

September 2016

9/16-25 Fredrick County Fair begins

9/17 DCRC Club Meeting/Andy Kane/

At the field/ Board Nominations

9/21 DCRC Board Meeting/Home of Andy Kane

9/22-25 Super Jets South Georgia Jets

9/24 DCRC Flight Training 8:30 AM Walt Good Field

9/24-25 SWAP Club Fly In Baltimore, MD

9/24 Gaithersburg Airport Open House

October 2016

10/1 FARM Club Float Fly In, Bealeton, VA

10/2 DCRC Oktoberfest, Walt Good field.

10/8 DCRC Flight Training 8:30 AM Walt Good Field

10/21 DCRC Club Meeting/Jim McDaniel

Board Elections

10/22 DCRC Flight Training 8:30 AM Walt Good Field

10/26 DCRC Board Meeting/ Jim McDaniel

November 2016

11/6 Daylight Savings time ends.

Calendar of Events 2017

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIO CONTROL CLUB

Who say’s

“nobody builds

anymore”

BY GUS CROSETTO

January 2017

1/4 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

1/11 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

1/18 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

1/20 DCRC Club Meeting, Rockville MD

1/25 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

1/25 DCRC Board Meeting

February 2017

2/1 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

2/8 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

2/15 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

2/22 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

2/22 DCRC Board Meeting

March 2017

3/1 DCRC Indoor flying.

Soccerplex Germantown, MD

11:45 to 3:45 pm each Wednesday

3/15-18 Florida Jets. Lakeland, FL

3/17 DCRC Club Meeting

3/18-19 Cape Coral Big Birds, Florida

3/22 DCRC Board Meeting

April 2017

May 2017

5/13-20 Joe Nall Week Woodruff, SC

June 2017

July 2017

August 2017

September 2017

October 2017

November 2017

December 2017

About 3-4 months ago Roy

Day called me to ask if I wanted to

finish a model of an airplane dear

to him, that had been on the draw-

ing board for a few years, and he

had a partially built prototype.

Of course I said yes, and that I

would finish it by Christmas... a

considerable challenge considering

that I had not built anything of sig-

nificance since 2014, when I lost

my capacity to see from my left

eye.

As you can see from the "before

and after" pictures, the Bellanca Jr.

came together nicely, and not only

was I able to help a friend com-

plete a project, but helped me re-

gain confidence in building and

return once again to my favorite

hobby.

I was planning to do the usual

"show & tell", but I also asked

Roy, and he agreed, to come to the

meeting on January 20th and talk

to us about his motivations and

dreams not just about this model

but also from the standpoint of a

NASA Engineer with a quite a sig-

nificant airplane modeling back-

ground.

We only ask for 15-20 minutes...

and although some think that "no

one builds anymore," I can assure

you that some still have the heart...

the audience will not be disap-

pointed.

Regards,

Gus

Suggested web links

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Take flight in a J-3 Tomcat F-14

British Lightning's F-104 Autobahn Landing

Kirk Wicker in Cap 21 at College Park, MD

In Cockpit View B-52

JANUARY 2017

Andy Kane/Newsletter Editor

305 Natick Court

Silver Spring, MD 20905

E-mail: andykane01@gmail.com

One of the oldest and largest RC

clubs in the US.

And now an AMA Gold Leader Club

District of Columbia

Radio Control Club

www.dc-rc.org

Mary and Roy Day 1991 (Location unknown)