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President: Ben Newkirk 619-698-4766 bennewkirk@cox.net V-P: Ron Smith 619-562-2594 Secretary: Keith Miller 619-449-7347 Treas: Scott Graupmann 858-945-6969 10938 Vivaracho Way San Diego, CA 92124

Fun Fly Chairman Keith Miller Race Chairman Ron Kriege Safety Officer Keith Miller

Field Marshals: Bill Hutchins Lee Main Glen Merritt Keith Miller Ben Newkirk Cory Peterson Ron Smith (lead)

Wings Over Gillespie Liason: Bob Muhleman 619-322-6968

Editor: Don Westergren 619-660-1137 3942 Calavo Dr La Mesa CA 91941

Webmaster: Ron Kriege web master@weedwackers.org

Instructors: Ron Smith * 619-562-2594 AMA Introductory Pilot Program Instructors

Electrical Aircraft Safety Technicians: Scott Graupmann, Glen Merritt and Joe Stutzman

HANGAR NE WS i s p rinted fo r the m embers o f the FIRST WEED WACKER AEROSQUADRON and its contents d o no t nece ssarily reflect the policies of th e club. Editorial dea dline is the 15th of each month. Articles, news items and classified ads should be se nt to Don W estergren, 3 942 Cal avo Dr., L a Mes a, CA 91941.

Articles originally published in this newsletter may be reprinted and published by modelers and club newsletters. W e ask that credit to the author and this newsletter be acknowledged in the reprint. We will do the same.

CLUB FIELD: Cactus Park (East), Ashwood St. (1/4 mile N-E of El Capitan High School) in Lakeside, CA. Please be sure the last flyer to leave locks the pin box and the gate..

NEWSLETTER FOR THE FIRST WEEDWACKER AEROSQUADRON

AMA CHARTER # 1651 August 2011

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HANGAR NEWS

R/C Schedule 2011

Oct 1-2 Miramar Airshow MCAS Miramar Oct 8 Auction and Raffle (w/BBQ and Fun-Fly) , Cactus

Cactus Park Fence

.The fencing project is COMPLETE! Both the m ain and the northern gates have installed. Ron Smith has re-installed our lock with chain, to the m ain gate with the curren t combo lock. The northern g ate has a chain with com bo lock- all locks are s et to

and should remain locked unless we need access to th e river bed areas. The secon d sm all in ternal fence d oes not req uire a lock.

Runway is Striped These handsome gentlemen stripped the runway today and it came out great. We com pleted it in 2 hours! Crew is Don Madison. , Lance Edmunson, Dick Clavert and Fred Moffitt!

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[Safety Officer note post-meeting: Don also painted a lift-off line for us. While we have no rule specific to this line, pilots are urged to keep wheels on the ground during normal East to West takeoff rolls until passing the lift-o ff line. This reduces the likelihood of inadvertent mishaps close to pilot stations #3 and #4 during those squirrelly moments.]

Old Business: Wings Ov er Gillespie – Bob Muhlem an presented a Letter of Appreciation to Chuck Cassity who helped during the event, but wasn’t present at the June m eeting to rece ive h is certificate.

Waste Management Services —The final payment to W aste Managem ent was m ade in July to cov er our “res idential” con tract which expired at the end of June. Not sure why W aste Management hasn’t yet collected their bins, but they should disappear shortly. Mem bers are reminded to pack what you bring and keep the field tidy. As Don Westergren rem inded us, that’s how the club oper ated successfully for many, many years. A review o f the club ’s agreem ent with San Diego County (Ben) revealed that the club is responsible for m aintaining (among other things) “trash receptacle s”. In the spirit of financial m anagement and our history of maintaining a clean f ield, Ben will con tact Randy Ford to determ ine if they expect “commercial” waste services, or if we’re free to pack and carry ou r own waste as th e club did for many years past. The key point the club is concerned with is fundi ng a dum pster that was primarily used by folks (and trespassers) to

Minutes of the July Meeting Keith Miller

The Meetin g was calle d to order with the Ple dge of Allegian ce at 7:00. Board mem bers present were the P resident, Vice Presid ent, Secretary and Treasurer. There were a total o f 23 m embers present.

New Members and Guests : Boyd Vaughn joins us from Yuma, now residing in Santee. See you at the field, Boyd! Approval of Meeting Minutes: M/S/P to approve the minutes from last month’s meeting. Treasury Report: M/S/P to approve the Treasurer’s Report. To tal cost of the run way resurfacing was $3122.25, of which the special runway fund fell short by roughly $240. The club treasury covered the difference, as agreed in May. However, by the close of the m eeting, several generous mem bers closed the gap com pletely, making personal donations to the runway fund!

Financial Review : The Board took an action to re-visit th e overall c lub financial plan this m onth and report to the club. Safe and Sound: The new runway lines were painted by Don Madison, Lance Edmunson, Dick Clavert and Fred Moffett. Next time you see these mugs, give ‘em a pat on the back for a job well done! With the recen t rules change, the run way centerline is no longer the boundary for safe flight. The red /white s triped S afety Line (now 25’ from the flight stations) is the new boundary for safe flight. NO aircraft (of any size or style) shall fly on the pilot-side (so uth) of th e Safety L ine. While the closer boundary is intended to allow smaller ligh ter p lanes to fly clos er, m embers are urged to avoid the tem ptation to see how close we can get to the line without crossing it. Norm al flight should still be conducted north of the runway surface whenever possible.

Beginning Balance: $8,022.75Income: $1,415.00Expenses: $3,685.85Ending Balance: 5,751.90$  

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days. Joe Rosevear builds his own NiMH batteries for a sm all (39”) m odel that he’s flying. MegaBatteries.com sells individual tabbed cells of m ay sizes. He glue s them toge ther, solde rs the tabs in series and uses 20 AWG wire for the power connector. Joe uses “battery shrink” (a type of heat shrink sleeve) to cover the pack.

Demonstrations: None this month. For the Good of the Order: None this month Story Time: None this month Electric Se minar: Scott conducted the sem inar this month for two members.

Raffle: Don Madison brought a ro torcraft kit for an exciting auction. Ted O’Fallin, th e auction eer, did an excellent job, for mulating num erous multisyllabic rhythm ic non-words to pull th e bids all the way up to $ 8.50. Mike Aldrich was the lucky winner!

Bob Muhleman Gal of Cool Power glow fuel Clarence Legg X-Acto knife set Don Westergren Model Craft screwdriver set Hervey Langevin Flight box kit Lance Edmonson Hangar 9 H and P ump

[perfectly suited for Lance] Larry Kosta Mini socket driver set Art Flores Volt meter Bob Muhleman LiPo sack Bub Muhleman Passed Clarence Legg Hemostat (look it up; Lance

thought they were foreskin forceps)

Bob Muhleman Passed Bob Muhleman Passed Art Flores Hitec 2-ch single stick radio Mike Aldrich AccuPro balancer Bob Muhleman Passed Bob Muhleman Passed Ron Smith Razor planer tool

(Bob bought lotsa tickets, which always helps boost our raffle funds…. Thanks, Bob!)

The Meeting adjourned 20:19.

dump non-club related indus trial trash, which w as a misuse of the service.

New Business: The temporary construction fence along the southern edge of the di rt road should be rem oved and replaced with a permanent fence by the end of July. Members are reminded that, once completed, locks will be used on the gates at the 3-wire fence and the roadway fence which shall rem ain LOCKED when there are no club m embers at the field. This is to protect the newly capped region in between. The locks will use the same combination as the front gate. Members are asked to unlock the gates at the beginning of the day ( for e mergency access to th e riverbed). The last mem ber to leave must now lock the gates as well as the pin box and the front main gate. With regards to the white-banded fencing that runs on the far side of t he road to “that horse joint” [Ben], it’s unknown who erected the fence, but there is no gate there. Please use caution avoid damage the fabric bands when passing between them on your way out to the river bed. Contest Directors —Bob Muhlem an recalls reading a recommendation in the AMA m agazine that 1/3 of a clubs m embership should be qualified as CD. This subject was tabled in view of the limited number of contests that we host requiring a CD, and the fact that we currently have two (Leroy Brooks, Lee Main). Anyone interested to qualify as CD are encouraged, as the pro cess isn ’t that difficult (see the AMA web site for details).

Drawing for Free Membership: Roger Gordon sorry, must be present to win.

Model Sharing: Leroy Brooks shared his Top Flite P-39 , covered with 3/4” glass and painted with Rustoleum . He tested the paint with 15% nitro for a week with no ill effects. Power is a Magnum 61, and it’s controlled by a Hitec 2.4 GHz system. Weight is 9 lbs with a 26 oz/sq ft wing loading. The color scheme is that of a P-39 squadron the flew out of Australia.

Ron Smith added that Rustoleum painted surf aces cure very well when left in the sun for a couple of

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FOR SALE

All of these planes are in flying condition. I need to reduce my air force. All prices are negotiable.

MAGIC Fun fly airplane. Magnum XL 30 engine. Channel 22 Wing span 51" $150

LITTLE UGLY STICK Magnum 25 engine. Channel 53. Red, W hite, Blue. W ingspan 46". $140

FUNSTER Magnum XL 61 Engine. Channel 2.4 GH. Orange with black trim . Wingspan 70" $200 (Low Wing Telemaster).

SE-5A Super T iger 3200 engine. Channel 22. !/4 Scale W ingspan 80". Scratch built. $250

SUPER SPORTSTER Magnum 46 Engine. 2.4 GH. W ingspan 56". Purple with yellow trim. $200

ULTIMATE BIPLANE O. S. 61 engine. Channel 59. W ingspan 54". Yellow with blue trim. $250

SUPER DECATHLON U.S. Engines 25 CC. Scale. Channel 57. Yellow with black trim. Wingspan 89". Heave duty servos. $500

TIGER 2 Magnum 52 4 cycle. Channel 56. Wingspan 61". Yellow with black trim. $250

J-3 CUB Magnum 1.20 Engine. 1/4 scale. 2.4 GH. Wingspan 107" Heavy duty servos $600

ELECTRO STREAK Electric m otor. goes fast. Channel 52. W ingspan 42". Yellow and green. $150 Also includes a glider wing 2 meters long.

AQUILA GLIDER Electric m otor. Channel 44. Wingspan 99" Red, Yellow, and Green. $150 Lee Main 10702 Sayers Ct. Santee, CA 92071 619-258-0812

President’s Message

At long last the Cactus Park soils capping project is finished! It was over a y ear ago that the Count y began stockpiling e arth on our upper parking lot. The enti re area to the n orth of the runway , out to the margins of the river edge at the cottonwood trees, and west all the way to the m ain entrance, has been scraped, scoope d, recovered, replanted and fenced.

At the end of June Don Ma dison led a crew consisting of him self, Lance Ed munson, Dick Clavert and Fred Moffitt to repaint all the striping on the runway and in the pits (see photos elsewhere in this issue of the Hangar News). Thanks, Guys, on behalf of the club.

This month, the perm anent fence along the Hering Ranch road was install ed. A pedestri an pass-through gate was placed near the eastern end of our runway that will allow us access to ward the north in order to retrieve downed aircraft. Thanks to our VP, Ron Smith, for advising and coor dinating with Randy Ford of County Park s and Mike Ballard of Count y P ublic Works in determining the best placement for the gate. Ron also coordinated the lock setup with the County so that we have co mbination locks on all gates set to our yearly code.

Happy Skies, Ben Newkirk

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Planes I’ve Never Heard Of These are data and 3-views from April 1935 issu e of Aero Digest. There are 90 aircraft described in this issue, most are good candidates for scale RC models.