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The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club
Dusters NewsDusters NewsDusters NewsDusters News May 2010 ISSUE
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Whoooaaa And just where did the late, great month of May go? At least it was a good flying month with quite few nice days and a lot of activity at Duster field. I got my time in and then some. Even managed to decide on my next RC project, ordered and received it, along with a new engine to boot. Now, with routine mainte-nance to do and a project to be built, I am starting to feel normal again and wishing for the advent of 36 hour days. Only then might I get something accomplished. Hope to see you all at the meeting and the field. Happy Landings ! -jay
It doesn’t have wings and its decidedly overpowered, but the new John Deere field tractor is the pride of the Dusters RC
Club Field Marshall Bill Bale
claims it even cuts a half hour off of the field mow time
They say that if it can be done with a Cub, that Don Schulz can do it. Don shown here with his latest, a clipped wing, gas powered and LARGE version of said product of Piper. No, he is not standing way behind it, it’s that large. Beautiful plane with plenty of realistic detail and al-ways beautifully flown by Don.
Wingnuts Jeff Thoennes and Steve Stricker shown with their 50” span Dynaflite Talon sailplanes after test flights off a bungee hi-start. Both flew well and now its off
to the coastal slopes
Kelvin Cubbison betrays the scale of his large, 4
stroke radial engine powered Stearman. Realistic in flight and that radial has to be heard to be appreciated.
Meeting Notes
The delayed April meeting of the Dusters RC Club was held Monday, May 3, in the fine offices of nelson Financial Center in Woodburn. There were no new members or guests pre-sent, however a Duster’s welcome to new mem-bers Patrick Roy and Nathan Chrisman. This brings our paid membership to 108 for the 2010 season. It was noted that all 108 made it in under the wire and were no one was charged a $20 late dues payment surcharge….yet. Minutes were read and approved. The treasurer’s report reveals that we are sub-stantially in the black and the only outstanding bill is a payment to our landlord for grass seed. Safety officer Lurvey was not present. A re-view of the fence strike by a large plane was un-dertaken, and it was decided that maybe, in re-pairing the fence, this is a good time to move the fence out a few feet to make the pits area a bit larger. Field Marshall Bale reported the tractor was down again, but lime was down, the grass seed applied and that some of the overseed was com-ing up. The Fly-A-Ways new field off Hwy 26 was an-nounced…Congratulations to those guys. The condition of the road onto our field was discussed Dale has agreed to turn and float it now, while the conditions are good. He will de-termine, at that point, whether more gravel might indeed, be needed.
Old Business The overall condition of our field tractor was reviewed. After a short discussion, motion was made and passed to purchase a new tractor from Fisher Implement Discussion centered on disposal of the old, and various proposals were considered before the issue was tabled until the May meeting. We were reminded that we need to replace one of the rotted tables in the pits with the good one still residing in the Quonset.
New Business: The club was offered to good sized pieces of dryer felt from another club, free for the hauling, and it was decided to accept the generous offer. Terry was going to find a trailer and there were several volunteers lining up to assist him. The pit protection fence was again brought up for discussion. Repair or replace was the question of the hour, and in the end, a motion was made and passed to replace the exiting fence with a new placed 4 feet further out towards the runway. The club was asked to consider a sponsorship at the Woodburn Firehouse Cook Off event. Spon-sorships begin at $250 and sponsors receive a few complimentary tickets to the even, which involves tasting Barbecued Pork, Beef and Chicken, a sand-wich meal and samples of beers and wines. This event is held August 7th and the profits are donated to Marion County Search and rescue. Several members volunteered that they have at-tended this event and that it is a worthwhile ven-ture. A decision on this was tabled until the May meeting The meeting was adjourned at &:50 PM Prize winners were Red Ticket: Bob Hoover Blue Ticket: Bill Bale A reminder to all that the May meeting of the Dusters RC club will be held at the field. Bring a plane to fly early and an appetite for dinner prior to the meeting 7 pm, Monday, May 24th
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Speaking of Sergei, this is one of the few known pictures of his masterfully built, Top Flite, Gold
Edition. P51 in 1/7 scale at 65 inches. With retracts and an OS 1.08 up front, it flew like
most of these kits, poorly at low speed. That said, at full power it stripped the aileron, flaps and rudder servo gear trains, all in one
flight. This was perhaps the fastest warbird I have ever seen. May she R.I.P.
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Back to pattern plane history class. Sergei Dennenbaum shown here with a South-ern RC Sweet Tater pattern plane from, I
believe, the last 60’s. Though he tried to disguise it as a Kougar, the low profile fuselage and wide wings-
pan give it away. .61 powered and a pussycat in the air
Steve Stricker poses with his snub nosed T- 38. Steve had this obscure kit laying around for 20 years before he found the motivation to get started on it. Powered by a .52 and weigh-ing 11 pounds, the wing loading numbers were
against him.
Though the plane flew well enough , it was ex-tremely pitch sensitive due to its all flying stabi-
lizer, short coupling and high weight. Shown here after its first touchdown, one can not help but notice the loose fit of many of its major
components.
June AMA Sanctioned Events WASHINGTON STATE
6/5/2010 - 6/6/2010 -- Bellingham, WA (C) 21 Big Bird Fly In. Site: Club Field. William Schnobrich CD PH: 360-758-2807 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.bellairflyers.com. All aircraft should be 1/4 scale or have wingspans equal or greater than 80" monoplanes 60" biplanes, landing fee $15, limited dry camping is avail-able. Sponsor: BELLAIR RC FLYERS 6/12/2010 - 6/13/2010 -- Deer Park, WA (C) BARON'S BIG BIRD. Site: Deer Park Air-port. Raymon Care CD PH: 509-328-7309 Email: [email protected]. Chili feed Saturday noon (included in registration). Pancake breakfast Sunday (included in registration). Sponsor: BARONS MODEL CLUB
6/12/2010 - 6/13/2010 -- Moses Lake, WA (C) ELECTRIC POWERED SPORT FLY IN. Site: Casey Mckay Flying Field. James Tabor CD PH: 509-765-1073 Email: [email protected]. Electric only Sat, open flying Sun, 1/4 scale or smaller, landing fees include BBQ. Self contained dry camping, raffle & prizes. Field is located at 1705 Rd K SE. Sponsor: MOSES LAKE RC MODELERS 6/26/2010 - 6/27/2010 -- East Wenatchee, WA (AA) JACK CACKLER MEMORIAL IMAC. Site: Wenatchee Red Apple Flyers Fie. Jeffrey Bellinger CD PH: 509-670-9324 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.redappleflyers.org. Events 411-414(JSO) Freestyle. RV sites with power & water hook ups available and dry camping. Contact Virgil Jhonson on WRAF web site. Sponsor: WENATCHEE RED APPLE FLYERS
6/26/2010 - 6/27/2010 -- Shelton, WA (AA) PYLON RACE. Site: Sanderson Field. Danny Nalley CD PH: 360-357-2328 Email: [email protected]. Events 422, 424, 428(JSO). Sponsor: PYLON RACERS OF PUGET SOUND
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June AMA Sanctioned Events
OREGON 6/5/2010 -- Mcminnville, OR (C) NOEL MARTIN MEMORIAL FLY IN. Site: Harris Field. Cecil Mead CD PH: 503-864-3731 Email: [email protected]. Sponsor: MCMINNVILLE AIRCRAFT MODELERS 6/12/2010 - 6/13/2010 -- Tillamook, OR (C) TILLAMOOKS SPRING FLING. Site: North Coast Rc Modelers. Robert Munsell CD PH: 503-322-2500 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.oregoncoast.com/rc. 2 days of fun, sign up at 8AM, fly when ready. 3 cans of food or $5 landing fee. Coffee & donuts AM, food and drinks on site for lunch. 50 x 350' newly leveled grass field. campground 1 mile away. All rc aircraft welcomed. Sponsor: NORTH COAST RC MODELERS 6/12/2010 -- Turner, OR (C) MELONS FOLLIES 19TH ANNUAL FUN FLY & MODEL AIRSHOW. Site: Club Field. W L Pete Melin CD PH: 503-910-2860 Email: [email protected]. 19th annual fun fly for all types of pilots (expert to beginner). Team (2) type events w/buddy boxes allowed. This event is designed to promote the sport of RC flying. Sponsor: SALEM R/C PILOTS ASSOC 6/16/2010 - 6/20/2010 -- Sutherlin, OR (C) 27th Annual Plat I Float Fly. Site: Platt I Re-sivoir. David Olson CD PH: 541-580-0011 Email: [email protected]. Open flying all days, dry camping available. Sponsor: UMPQUA VALLEY MODELERS 6/26/2010 - 6/27/2010 -- Cottage Grove, OR (C) WARBIRDS OVER THE PACIFIC. Site: Moseby Field. James Yourdon CD PH: 541-942-4539 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.southlanerc.net. A scale model aircraft fun fly center-ing honors to Veterans of Foreign Wars. Pilots flying any scale aircraft are welcome to participate. A military colorguard will be conducting opening ceremony. 600' grass strip, camping, RVs okay, no fires. For info: Gus Phillips PH: 541-643-9430. Sponsor: SOUTH LANE RC MODELERS 6/26/2010 - 6/27/2010 -- Woodburn, OR (C) BIG BIRDS OVER WOODBURN. Site: Duster Rc Club Field. Terry Criswell CD PH: 503-378-0473 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.dustersrcclub.com. Fifth scale or larger monoplanes & 60" or larger biplanes recommended. Current AMA required. Field opens at 9AM. Fly at the finest flying field in the metro area. People's choice awards for best aircraft & best pilot of event. Food available at field. Sponsor: DUSTERS RC CLUB
NAVIGATION
I-5 Exit 271
West on 214 to Butteville Rd.
South on Butteville to Le Brun Rd
West on Le Brun Rd. until you Cross the Tracks
Look left, towards Duster Field
A message from RC Modeler NW
“As many of you Know Pat is not in the
shop like she normally would be, and will not be for a while.”
“Dick and I would like everyone to know that the shop will continue to run as nor-
mal. I have taken
over all of Pat's ordering duties. Orders will be made weekly and carried out just
like Pat would do.”
Thank you for your support
Dick and Dave
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2010 Dusters Officer Roster
President: Terry Criswell Secrtry/Newsltr: Jay Penninger 503-378-0473 [email protected] 503-472-4067 [email protected]
Vice President: Bob Hoover Safety Officer: Dan Lurvey 503-393-2446 Treas/Membrshp: Dale Nelson Field Maintenance: Bill Bale 503-981-0710 [email protected] Webmaster: Terry Criswell
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