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Society of Antique Modelers Chapter 21

AMA Charter Club No.1470

SAM CLIPPER

( Official newsletter of

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... in this issue: P.2 - … 2014 SAM WESTERN REGIONAL EVENT CALENDAR

P.3 - … JULY MINUTES AND AUGUST AGENDA

P.4 - … FROM THE JULY MEETING / FROM THE RIGHT SEAT

P.5 - … THREE VIEW: TLUSH MITE

P.6 - … THE SAM 30 FUN FLY/SIMPLEX SMACKDOWN

P.7 - … THE SAM 30 FUN FLY/SIMPLEX SMACKDOWN

P.8 - … SAM 26 JOHN POND COMMEMORATIVE FLYER

P.9 - … JOHN POND COMMEMORATIVE FLYER SUPPLEMENT

P10 - … ANNUAL SAM 27 CRASH AND BASH FLYER

P11 - … SIMPLEX SMACKDOWN VER. 2 AT CRASH AND BASH FLYER

P12 - … SAM 21 CONTACT LIST - OUR ADVERTISERS...

Above: Here they are. Fourteen of the seventeen SimpleX ‘warriors’ who came ready to do battle early on a beautiful Saturday morning at the Schmidt Ranch in Elk Grove CA. The satisfied looks reflect their pleasure after finishing off some of Miriam’s, ‘cook ‘em yourself’ pancakes... Left to right are: Ted Kafer, Steve Roselle, John Eaton, Frank Womack, Rick Cutler, Bob English, Brian Chan, Dr. Joe Poco, eventual winner Ken Martinez, your Ed., Carl Worthley, Stan Lane, Gary Leopold and ‘outlander’, Mike Myers.

Next Meeting:

Thursday, August 28, 7:00 pm

@ SARATOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT Corner Saratoga Ave & Sunnyvale-Saratoga Hwy

(you remember where that is) NOTE: The Regular Scheduled Goodie (Gurney)

And Coffee Assignments (Sargent) Will Be Resumed For The August Meeting

See page 2 (Thank You Very Much!)

SimpleX ‘Smackdown’ Scores!

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VISIT SAM 21 Website:

WWW.SAM-21.ORG

2014 Meeting Dates 7:00 p.m.

@ SARATOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT

Corner Saratoga Ave & Sunnyvale-Saratoga Hwy

January 23 February 27 March 27 April 24 May 22 June 26 July 24

August 28 September 25

October 23 November 20

(due to Thanksgiving Conflict) December 18

(due to Christmas Conflict)

2014 “GOODIE” Schedule

Here are the assignments for 2014, ex-cusing those who normally do not attend meetings on a regular basis.

If you cannot accommodate this schedule, then it will be your responsi-bility to “volunteer”/coerce another member to take your place. Don’t say you weren't warned.

And, if you feel ‘The Call‘ (and aren’t on this list), please call one of the unfortu-nate souls on the list or the ‘Standby’ and offer to take their place.

JANUARY Eberhardt FEBRUARY Martinez MARCH Vanderbeek APRIL Peterson MAY Leopold JUNE Lewis JULY NONE AUGUST Gurney SEPTEMBER Henry Smith OCTOBER Saso NOVEMBER Sargent DECEMBER Dowling Standby: Eberhardt

2014 WEST COAST EVENT SCHEDULE Revised 8/19/14 Italics are PRELIMINARY Dates - SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Bold are confirmed dates Shaded are completed events JAN 4 5 JAN 11 12 JAN 19 20 1/18-20 2014 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL, Eloy Az JAN 26 27 1/25 SAM 21 BANQUET— HOLDER’s Country Inn, San Jose FEB 1 2 FEB 8 9 FEB 15 16 FEB 22 23 MAR 1 2 MAR 8 9 MAR 15 16 MAR 22 23 3-22-23 SAM 26 Spring Annual, Wekerly Field - near Bakersfield MAR 29 30 CD: Dick Fisher - 805-489-4078 APR 5 4-4-5 only NCFFC Sierra Champs - FF/only- Waegell Field APR 12 13 APR 19 20 APR 26 2727 Sunday Only 4/27 - SAM 21 Speed 400/1/2A TEXACO contest - Dwarf’s Field, So. San Jose MAY 3 4 MAY 10 11 Sunday 5/11 Mother's Day MAY 17 18 SATURDAY 5 - 17 WINGS Of History OPEN HOUSE - Morgan Hill ? MAY 24 25 MAY 31 5/31 - 6/1 SAM 21 38th Annual and First “Loren Schmidt Memorial” - Schmidt Ranch JUNE 1 Saturday 6-1 only - West States Champs-FF/OT RC Waegell Field JUNE 7 8 JUNE 14 15 JUNE 1 22 JUNE 28 29 JULY 4 JULY 5 6 JULY 12 13 JULY 19 20 JULY 26 27 7/26 only - SAM 30 Fun Fly - ‘Simplex Day’, Schmidt Ranch AUG 2 3 AUG 9 10 AUG 16 17 AUG 23 24 AUG 30 31 Monday 9/1 Labor Day SEPT 6 7 5-7 SAM 27 Annual ‘Crash and Bash’ - Schmidt Ranch 9/7 Sunday Only- SGMA Combo - OT RC Assist, Waegell Field SEPT 13 14 14-18 SAM Champs - Muncie Indiana SEPT 20 21 SEPT 27 28 OCT 4 5 OCT 11 12 OCT 18 19 Saturday 18 - SAM 21 S- 400 & 1/2A TEXACO contest—DWARFS OCT 25 26 10-25-26 SAM 26 John Pond Commemorative - Wekerly Field - near Bakersfield - CD: Bob Angel 805-937-5145 Sunday 10-26 Only- SGMA Fall Contest- OT RC Assist, Waegell Field NOV 1 2 Saturday 11-1 ONLY - SCCMAS Swap Meet NOV 8 9 NOV 15 16 Saturday November 15th - SAM 21 MECA COLLECTO NOV 22 23 NOV 30 Thursday 11-27 Thanksgiving Day DEC 7 8 DEC 13 14 DEC 20 21 Thursday 12- 25 Christmas Day DEC 27 28 JAN 1 Thursday 1- 15 NEW YEARS DAY 2015

Special Event Note: SAM 51 has advised that their Chapter will be holding monthly Fun Fly events on the First Thursday of each month, WX permitting, until further notice at Woodland/Davis. For more info contact Ken Holden at: [email protected]

Featuring ‘The Great Simplex Smack Down Ver-2’ Saturday, the 6th only!


JULY 24, 2014 MINUTES

Call to order: President Gary Leopold

Members present:

Guests present:

Introduction of guests:

Approval of minutes of the meeting of July 24, 2014

Treasurer's report: Lescher Dowling

Membership report: Lescher Dowling

Competition report: Dave Lewis:

A) SAM 30 FUN FLY - Report

B) Fall Speed 400/1/2 A event at Dwarfs - Report (1/2 A Texaco Postal Sept 13- Oct -12?) Unfinished Business/Reports:

A) Simplex Build/Fly Project: Bill Copeland New business:

A) Discuss format and procedures for future Annual Schmidt Memorial contests: Brian Sargent B) Collecto Ad placement: Brian Sargent (Nov 15, 2014)

C) Update SAM 21 Web Site: Jeff Mate BREAK!!!

Show and Tell: All - Open Q&A & Hints session?

Program: TBA

Refreshments: Gurney

Coffee by: SAM 21 courtesy of Brian Sargent

Adjournment:

Next meeting: 9/25/2014 at: 7:00 Location: SARATOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT

Corner Saratoga Ave & Sunnyvale-Saratoga Hwy

AUGUST 28, 2014 AGENDA

Call to order: President Gary Leopold at

7:05 at Holders Country Inn

Members present: 17

Guests present: 1 Introduction of guests: Dave Kerbyson Approval of minutes of the meeting of June 26, 2014.

Approved

Treasurer's report: Lescher Dowling - Club is solvent.

Membership report: Lescher Dowling: Regular 29 Associate 16 Life 5 Total 50

Competition report: Dave Lewis:.

A) Loren Schmidt Annual - Good thermals - Great contest.

Set Date For Fall Speed 400/1/2 A event at Dwarfs. Date will be Saturday October 18, 2014. Unfinished Business/Reports:

A) Simplex Build/Fly Project: Bill Copeland Two completed Simplex models were displayed. New business:

A) Alternate Meeting Site: Bill Copeland Long discussion on continuing monthly meet

ings at Holders or returning To Saratoga Fire Department. Decision was to hold the regular August meeting at the Saratoga Fire Station! BREAK!!!

Show and Tell: All

1. Bill Copeland showed almost completed Simplex. 2. Brian Chan showed Tlush Mite 3. Ken Martinez showed partially completed

Playboy Jr. 4. Lescher Dowling showed a cut-away Thunder

Tiger engine.

Refreshments: Holder’s - no host desserts Coffee by: Holder’s - no host drinks

Adjournment: 8:25pm.

Next meeting: 8/28/2014 at 7:00pm -

Saratoga Fire Department


WHAT CAN I SAY? Except that I was extremely proud of SAM 21’s turnout and performance at the SAM 30 ‘Simplex Smackdown’ Fun Fly. From all reports everyone had a great time! So much so that SAM 27 immediately jumped on the opportunity and decided to include a follow up ‘SimpleX ‘Smackdown’ in the events listed for their Crash and Bash,

scheduled for September 5-7 and has recruited me to manage the event, so keep your batteries charged and tune up with test flights - The SimpleX lives to fly again… Special thanks are due to several SAM 30, SAM 21 and SAM 51 members who pitched in to keep the project alive and the event running almost smoothly including: Frank Womack, War-ren Pickering and Carl Worthly from SAM 30, ‘Iron Chef and steak cooker’ Brian Sargent, Gary Leopold, Ken Martinez, Brian Chan, Dr. Joe Poco, (for putting up with me) and our ’Staff Photographer’ Jeff Mate from SAM 21, John Eaton from SAM 51 and last, but not least, Mike Myers from SAM 3 (SCIF) who added greatly to the run up to the event and who has co-authored, with me, a feature piece for SAM Speaks’ next issue. And where would all of us be without our energetic and gra-cious host Miriam Schmidt and her shade, and 40 acres of clear space in which to pursue our hobby. Our heartfelt thanks to her and Robert for all they do to make the ‘Ranch’ one of the finest SAM event venues anywhere… Finally to all 17 of the ’Simplex Warriors’ who participated:

Don’t lay down your ‘swords’ just yet. Let’s show SAM 27 how a ‘Team’ looks and acts...Congrats to winner Ken Martinez...

Who knows how to have more fun than we do? NO ONE!

FYI: Dr Joe and I enjoyed having dinner at a decent hour as we had at the Holder’s meeting last month and plan to repeat a Holders dinner at their location closer to Saratoga at: 1424 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, CA Anyone interested in joining us just show up at 6:00 or a little before… Moving on: I will remind everyone that the August meeting

will be convened at our traditional haunt - the Saratoga Fire house at 7:00 pm. (The goodie and coffee schedule is rein-stated - Attn: Gurney and Sargent) and all are encouraged to bring your latest to Show and Tell and, or, bring your technical questions/dilemma to be discussed/solved during the Open Q&A session.

AMA 27944 - Over and Out...

… N o t e s F r o m T h e R i g h t S e a t

… From The July Meeting

Above: Lescher Dowling displayed this ‘Cut-A-Way’ Thunder Tiger GP -42. Don’t try this at home...

Above: Ken Martinez, SimpleX Champ with his Playboy Jr. powered by an Elfin Diesel with which he plans to take on Henry Smith

Above: ‘Electric Junkie’ Brian Chan with his S-400 Tlush Mite ‘Bovine’


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Plan Courtesy of Brian Chan


The 2014 Inaugural ‘SimpleX Smack Down’, July 26th

Above: Super Chef Brian Sargent serves up the first steak sandwich to Mike Myers, a dedicated contestant. who attended from Southern California and claimed he deserved to be first ???

Above, Right: Sam 30’s Frank Womack pre-pares to exact revenge for the mid air ‘interception’ of his SimpleX entry in the ’Flyoff’ by SAM 21 President, Gary Leopold’s big, red Simplex by re-enacting the incident which was the highlight of the day. (Frank’s model was slightly damaged, Gary’s, not at all.)

Above: Sam 30’s Steve Roselle doesn't seem too unhappy as he surveys the damage to his Checkerboard Simplex resulting from the only ‘un-commanded’ crash of the day. Recent e-mail from Steve says his Simplex is ready for the next event...

Above: The pretty Simplex by John Eaton, who drew his own set of Cad plans and produced a limited quantity of laser cut short kits using a ‘local’ laser cutting company...

Above: SAM 21’s Ken Martinez, Smackdown WINNER with his ‘carbon fiber ‘ (really black paint) example. Many practice flights prior to the event proved to be valuable

Thanks SAM 30!


The 2014 Inaugural ‘SimpleX Smack Down’, July 26th

Left and Above: SAM President Gary Leopold felt so remorseful in the aftermath of his ‘inadvertent’ mid-air collision with Frank Womack’s Simplex that he sacrificed a generous part of his silk ‘pajamas’, which he mailed to Frank. Above shows Gary’s ‘pajamas’ patched into Frank’s Simplex wing making a colorful addition to the already much decorated model. Frank says, “I am not sure how this SAM 21 contaminated material will affect the normally out-standing performance of my Simplex, but I will try to adjust around it!”

Right: Gary Leopold’s beauti-ful Simplex climbs out on a beautiful day at the Schmidt Ranch. Note the downward deflection of the elevator which is typical when using the 480 motor which, is generally con-ceded to overpower the model

Above: The intense nature of the competition is evident in this picture

SAM 21’s smiling Ted Kafer. One of the ‘Final Four’, finished in second place

Thanks SAM 30!

Photos by Jeff Mate


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Announcing!!

The Great SimpleX Smackdown - Ver. 2

SAM 27 invites all SimpleX enthusiasts to:

A SPECIAL EVENT AT CRASH AND BASH 2014 SEPTEMBER 6TH ONLY AT THE SCHMIDT RANCH

ANYONE WITH A FLIGHT READY “PLECAN SIMPLEX 60” CAN ENTER

CHALLENGE REIGNING SMACKDOWN CHAMPION, SAM 21’S, KEN MARTINEZ

2014 SAM 27 Simplex Fun Fly Rules:

In addition to the Eligibility Rules, the following flight procedures will be observed: All entrants will be eligible for the preliminary round/rounds. All flights will be individually timed. LMR qualifying rounds 30 secs, or to be determined by weather conditions at pilot briefing A limit of three flights per entrant will be allowed for the preliminary round. No Max flight time. Best two out of three flights will be totaled to determine winner. The Top 4 total times of the qualifying round advances to ’flyoff’. Flyoff: Best 4 times from the qualifying ’round’ will compete in a mass ROG launch, individually

timed, 20 sec motor run, last one down W/O motor restart, wins! (Any T/O delayed for more than 10 Sec = D/Q)

Eligibility: The only ’approved’ model is the Plecan “Simplex 60” built to any original or reproduced plan. You will be required to show current membership in AMA and have your AMA number displayed on your Simplex. Minimum deviation from plan outlines or airfoil. Balsa sizes can be changed. Two wheel, main landing gear location optional. Motor to be a 480 size, brushless, outrunner @ max1000Kv , Esc to match, battery: 2S or 3S LIPO ROG assuming suitable weather/decent take off area. No minimum weight. Pilots Briefing at 8:30; Qualifying Flying; 9:00 - 10:30 Flyoff: 11:00 This event is intended to be Fun.

Need more info? Contact Bill Cope-

land @: Tele: 925-321-1552 or

[email protected]

Note, “Added Purse”: The

winner of the ‘Flyoff’ round will

receive a $50 and 2nd place a $25

Tower Hobbies Gift Certifi

cate...

This event is intended to be Fun

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PRESIDENT: Gary Leopold: 905 Anita Avenue Belmont, CA 94002 Tele: 650-592-5716 E-mail: [email protected] VICE PREZ: Dave Lewis: 2925 Miles Drive Santa Clara, CA95051 Tele: 408-246-2257 E-mail: [email protected] SECRETARY: Joe Poco: 800 E Stanley Blvd #349 Livermore, CA 94550 E-mail:[email protected] TREASURER: Lescher Dowling: 1122 Merrimac Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Tele:408-739-0652 E-mail: [email protected] EDITOR: Bill Copeland: 4863 Primrose Lane, Livermore, Ca 94551 Tele: 925-321-1552; E-mail: [email protected]

Competition Coordinator: Dave Lewis: 2925 Miles Drive Santa Clara, CA95051 Tele: 408-246-2257 E-mail: [email protected]

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(as of today)

Bill Copeland 4863 Primrose Lane Livermore, CA 94551

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