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Volume 37, Number 08

VOLUME 37, NUMBER 08 August 2012

Latest Tailwinds

Derek Abramson, Editor

The Dog Days of summer have arrived

and passed, but the flying continues. Although

we have been plagued by real hot weather, the

flying has been plentiful.

On August 15th, Roger Counts orga-

nized the now annual AVTI Summer Camp

Demo. There was some great flying with a lit-

tle “pyrotechnics” thrown in. Be sure to check

out the article in the Newsletter.

The Build and Fly has officially started,

there are several participants with a very wide

variety of aircraft. My-self, I have started

building the Super Sport Twin. This will be an

interesting build. As I get more information on

other build jobs, I will start posting progress

reports online. If you would like photos posted

of your particular build, please email me the-

photos of your particular build, please email

me the photos so I could get them posted.

The Helicopter Area here at AVTI is get-

ting a lot of use lately. Bob Campbell and

Chuck Mosa have been a regular site at the

field for a while now. Recently, Chuck Mosa

has accepted a sponsorship with Thunder

Tiger so make sure you congratulate him on a

job well done.

Michael Cruz with his own design model. This was

taken after a successful first flight

Dick Skoglund’s Tri-Motor makes a nice photo pass for

the children

Bob Campbell’s Thunder Tiger G-4


AVTI SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS

September

6 7:00pm

TBD

AVTI General Meeting WJF

Bod Meeting

October

4 7:00pm


November

1 7:00pm


AVTI HISTORY

I will be creating the AVTI History page located on

the club's website http://www.avti.org/. Any pic-

tures, newspaper or magazine articles, event fliers

that you may have would be welcome. Oral history

(stories) would also be welcome. Materials would

be returned if requested. Please email myself the

Newsletter editor or the Webmaster.

By-Laws Committee

Members can contact any committee member

with suggestions, corrections or additions to the

Constitution and By-Laws (as amended 11/14/09).

Committee members, Roger Counts, and Mike

Greear.

A Day at the airpark by Lou Munoz

Don Chaffee’s pseudo Jenny

http://www.avti.org/


President’s Message

Hello AVTI Members

Welcome to August!!! The hottest month of the

year… Everyone was in pretty good spirits

and it seems if you want to keep from roast-

ing, get there early between 7-7:30 before the

oven warms up. Let’s mark the calendar one

more time as I made it out to the field to fun

fly with my son Josh for a couple hours. I’m

pretty excited my son went to his first race

and finished first in his class. As I talked

about in a previous newsletter, I crashed in

my first race and also again in my first quar-

ter midget race also, so I was super impressed

that he finished the day with 2 trophies for top

qualifier and first place. I also observed how

the race was run and took some notes so we

might one day be able to host something simi-

lar and raise a little cash along with incorpo-

rating some fun and skill without sacrificing

safety. One thing I can say about the club in

Salinas(Chualar), they had 15-20 volunteers

helping facilitate and run the event. They

were well organized, well prepped, and happy

to be hosting racers for the day. I hope that

our club could build to that level of participa-

tion some day. Of the members that were

there to race, they rotated and help run the

line when they weren’t racing. The team spirit

was all about having fun and it showed. I

bring this up, because without this level of

support from the club, it’s impossible to have

these type of events. I would like to hear from

all of the members in whatever forum you

would like, email, phone or at the meeting.

Would you like to see more organized events

at the field a couple times a year or would you

prefer to have the field open so you can fun fly

whenever you want? How many events per

year would you support? Are you available to

help and how often? The BOD would like to

discuss some of these things at our meetings,

VP’s Message

Hello AVTI members!

A lot of you might have seen me flying

my new E-Flite F-4B Phantom II at the field

lately. It is a beautiful looking model and has

proven to be a great flier. The color scheme is

from an F-4 that flew off the USS Coral Sea

during the Vietnam conflict. It scored a kill

downing a MiG 17.

One day Jack Bugaren was taking a look at my

model when he read the name of the RIO, or

back-seater, on the model. He then said, I know

that guy! The guy is Bill Freckleton, a LTJG

during the MiG kill flight. He is now the F-22

Lead Range Control Officer at Edwards AFB

and lives in Palmdale. I asked Jack if he could

take my model to show Bill and if he would be

kind enough to sign it. He contacted Bill and he

was gracious enough to agree. So one day Jack

took my model with him and the next day he

returned it with it signed. Bill also sent Jack

some info on the MiG engagement that day. It

was very interesting to read the events. I’m

hoping we can someday get Bill, call sign

“Farkle”, to come out and see a model of his F-4

fly.

but one of the things that keeps coming up is

lack of volunteers to run a bigger event, so

please speak up and be heard! Let us know

what you think!!

Fly safe, have fun!!

Doug


It is a great honor for me to have a true

American Hero’s signature on my model. I

may be lucky enough to send the canopy to the

Pilot, Gary Weigand and also have his signa-

ture on it. What a thrill!

Bill told Jack that the actual aircraft is

on a pedestal outside of the Key West NAS.

But he also mentioned that the E-Flite model

had a more accurate color scheme of the air-

craft as it flew during the MiG engagement.

Seems that they repainted the aircraft in a

later color scheme.

Here’s a picture of Bill with my model

Hope to see you at the events and at the field!

Tony Frackowiak

[email protected]

661-992-1529

Treasurer’s Report of 08/02/2012 Compiled by Tony Frackowiak

Checking Account Balance $ 10,555.33

AVTI Flying Field Reserve $ 15,693.60 Financial Assets $ 26,248.93

Income for April $ 2,910.00

Expenses since last report $165.22

Total dues collected for 2012/2013, as of 8/2/2012

$5,715.00

Current Membership Total -

75 Members

New Members for 2012/2013 -

8 Members

Members not Renewed for 2012/2013 -

33 Members

Last year our peak membership was 101

members, with a total dues collected of

$5,407.50. So even though our membership is

currently at 75, we have already collected

$307.50 more in dues.

Since the renewal period has passed, for any-

one renewing, please include the $10 Late

Penalty.

Keep in mind the temporary Dues Reduction

has expired so the dues have returned to their

original amounts. They are $100 for an Open

Member, $75 for a Senior and $50 for a Junior

Member.

Thanks!

Tony Frackowiak

Minutes 02 August 2012

Compiled by Tony Frackowiak

Meeting brought to order at 7:06 by President

Doug Killebrew. 18 members were present.

One non-member was present and one new

member, Michael Cruz.

Minutes of the last meeting were approved.

Bob Childress made the motion. It was se-

conded and unanimously approved.

Treasurer Tony Frackowiak read the Treasur-

er’s Report. A motion was made to approve, it

was seconded and unanimously approved.

mailto:[email protected]


Old Business

Roger Counts made a description of the Kid’s

Show to be held on August 15th. Don Chaffee

will be the MC. Derek will launch rockets; To-

ny F. will fly aerobatic models and helicopters.

Other members will fly their models.

Doug Killebrew gave a report on the Pylon

Race held on July 28th at the Norton field. He

crashed in the 1st heat, and then crashed the

borrowed model. Good day!

Pete Carbin opened for discussion a table to

be built for Handicapped members. There was

some membership input and Doug said the

BOD would discuss it.

Doug Killebrew advised the membership that

if you have an item to discuss with the BOD,

please let a Board members know.

Tony Frackowiak gave a report on Bob Su-

moski’s condition. His improvement has been

slower then hoped.

Doug Killebrew reported on Tim Williams con-

dition after his liver transplant surgery.

The Building Contest began at this meeting.

Bob Childress brought in his Top Flite F-4U

Corsair kit he has started to build. Tony F.

brought in the Phoenix 8 kit he intends to

build. Jamie Schoolcraft brought the Big Lazy

Bee he will build. Others not bringing in mod-

els but planning on building were Dan Hall

with a Mountain Models Firestorm, Mark

Johnson with a Pierce Arrow Sailplane, Bob

Knoob with a Zipper, George Becker with a

Falcon 56 and Mike Whitacre with a Top Flite

Holy Smoke.

New Business

There was no new business for this meeting.

Model of the Month

Tony Accurso had a Durafly P-51

Tony Frackowiak brought his new pattern

model, a BJ Craft Nuance with a Contra-Drive

unit.

Michael Cruz brought his own design foam

aerobatic model, an Extra 200.

Raffles

50/50 was won by Mike Whitacre

Attendance was won by Richard Hooker

Model of the Month was won by Tony

Frackowiak

Tony Frackowiak’s Nuance on the taxi back


Barkley’s Safety Tip

Hey guys!

This batch of heat we’ve been getting has been rough at times. It makes the Boss get out to the

field early trying to beat the heat. But at least we get home before it gets too hot.

These neat electric models everyone has been flying are sure cool! But watch out. It can be easy

not to remember just how much power they can make. Be very careful when you run one up.

That prop can sure draw items in to it! Watch that loose towel or model part that’s just too

close to the prop. It can get sucked in to it in a hurry! Also, why not move around to the back of

the model and hold it by the tail? Holding it from the front is just asking for something bad to

happen. I sure wouldn’t want to see one of my buddies get hurt!

I hope to see you all at the field soon!

For Sale

ARF Tiger Moth 78” NIB $200 Firm

ARF Hawker Hurricane 60” NIB $170 Firm

ARF Gilmore Racer 60” NIB $140 Firm

ARF Mosquito Bomber W/ Retracts 73” $160 Firm

Contact: Jim McClain (661) 945-1410


AVTI Hosts Church Summer Camp

Roger Counts

On August 15th, the Club hosted a group of children from the Lancaster United Method-

ist Church Summer Camp. Attendees included 10 children and three chaperones, all of whom

were provided snacks and drinks during the air-show which lasted a little over 3 hours.

Club members demonstrated many types of radio controlled model aircraft and aerospace

devices, including glow and electric aircraft (scale and pattern), helicopters and rockets.

Many thanks to Tony F, Derek A for the ducted fan, helicopters, and rockets. Thanks al-

so to Don C who did a superb job as announcer. And a big thank you to all the others who sup-

ported this annual event.

The Methodist Church Summer Camp is an annual, 11 week event which consists of

themes such as Sports, Bible School, Science and Aerospace, Water Park, etc. The cost is $131

per week for the children and they really seem to enjoy the activities. And such was the case on

August 15th – all the children seemed to have a really good time.


Antelope Valley Tailwinds Inc. AMA Charter #114

P.O. Box 302, Lancaster, CA 93584

A.V.T.I. Roster of Current Officers

(2011/2012)

President: Douglas Killebrew; 400-5636;

[email protected]

Vice-President: Tony Frackowiak; 992-1529;

[email protected]

Treasurer: Tony Frackowiak; 992-1529;

[email protected]

Secretary: Derek Abramson

Board Members: Cliff Keeling:

[email protected]

Bob Childress:

[email protected]

Preston Knepper; 886-0272;

[email protected]

Field Marshal: Preston Knepper; 886-0272;

[email protected]

Safety Officer: Tony Frackowiak; 992-1529;

[email protected]

Webmaster: Derek Abramson; 917-9863;

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Derek Abramson; 917-9863;

[email protected]

Flight Instructors:

Tony Frackowiak 992-1529

Peter Carbin; 723-4830

Daniel Garrabrant; 945-3789

* Membership Meeting *

AVTI General Membership meeting September 6, 2012

7:00 PM

* Board of Directors Meeting *

TBD Please See AVTI.ORG for Meeting time and location

A.V.T.I. Airpark 47500 Challenger Way (10th Street East)

between Avenues F and G Lancaster, CA 93535

Visit our website for more photos

and up to the date information

http://www.avti.org

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General Meeting Highlights

Jamie Schoolcraft with a T-28 on Floats

Michael Whitacre with his Osiris

Michael Cruz with custom de-

signed foamy

Tony Frackowiak’s Nuance

Tony Accurso’s P-51


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