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The Really Great SAM 8 Speaks

LONG TIME FLYERS CLUB NEWS

On the web at http://www.sam8.org

VOLUME 399 ISSUE 8 August 2018

Roster of the old dawgs….

Steve Dona……’The Prez’ Will Tilse…..Vice President

Dave Cassell…..Secretary-Treasurer

Dave Gardner…..Scribe of this rag….

Notice: Next Meeting: August 9th, 2018

Rainbow Café, 112 E. Main St., Auburn, WA, 10:30 am-1 pm..(or thereabouts.) ***********************************************************************************

Presidents message …….Making Memories………. (This was from the 2016 newsletter)

Last year, Will Tilse finally made his pilgrimage to Tangent Oregon. We drove out onto the field he got out of the car and just stood there with his mouth open. He looked North, South, East and West, looked at the flight line and some of the modelers already putting in some trim flights… finally he just let out a long WOW…Then he asked me why I didn’t tell him the field was so beautiful. It IS beautiful!

So once again, we are lining up to go fly at one of the very best free flight venues in the country. (some

may say not as nice as Nick’s field but as Will Tilse will point out, there is no shit pond either)

Come one, come all on this August 17th, 18th and 19th. Free Flight modelers from all over the west coast

will be getting together for this annual “big dog” contest; The Northwest Free Flight Champs! Also in

the mix will be an FAI style contest for both power and P-30 type models (held on Friday the 17st)

There will also be night flying, ROW and to top it all off, a potluck graciously hosted by Glenn and Linda

Grell on Saturday the 18th. The 3-day contest will actually begin on Friday after the FAI events get

rolling. I expect about 10:00 or so.

I anticipate that SAM 8 will once again be well represented. We are sponsoring an OT trophy as well as

the O&R 23. Last year there were entrants from Oregon, Washington, Canada, California, Idaho and

Texas. (Yes TEXAS!) There is camping on the field, (followed by the best breakfast in town!) plus plenty

of inexpensive lodging in nearby Albany.

Bring a friend or two! (I plan on bringing several) For those who don’t have a model, give ‘em one of yours

or one that you have acquired from a former club member. Any way you do it, come to fly, come to have

fun and come to represent SAM 8 and WMC.

Steve Dona, The Prez


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SAM 8 minutes for July 12th, 2018 (attendance =21)

Current SAM 8 T-Shirt remaining count by size: Medium = 12 Large = 4

At the sound of the gavel and a whistle from VP W.Tilse the Prez called the meeting to order at 12:00p

Will brought his laptop to show pictures from the Spring Opener. A short delay happened when Will’s computer needed to update. Meanwhile from Steve, Dave King, business cards, business cards. A light prompt to Mr.King. Steve announced that Chuck Bower had donated $100 to the Kibbie Dome in the name of SAM8. A nice round of applause greeted Chuck.

Nick mentioned the ShoWare building in Kent as a contender to the Kibbie Dome for indoor flying.

Chuck gave a short talk about this year’s event at the Kibbie Dome, the events and the people attending. He also talked about a new kit for a smaller version of a F1D.

Steve talked about indoor rubber and the use of a ¼ motor for testing. He related a story of a friend’s effort to test his plane and the foibles he encountered.

Will Tilse presented a slide show of planes and flyers at the Spring Opener. Great photography coupled with an entertaining presentation. Various participants added anecdotes as the slide show went forward.

Attendees for a trim session: the club members were polled.

Three Contest dates were discussed. The names and dates appear below, as well as in the schedule.

WMC Tangent, Oregon contest dates were discussed. For WMC activities, check on their website, WillametteModelersclub.weebly.com, or contact Bob Stalick at [email protected].

NW Free Flight Championships (NWFFC), August 17(Fri) – 19(Sun) (See flyer below….)

WMC’s Silence Please and Old Timer (SPOT) Contest: September 7(Fri) - 9(Sun)

Fall Annual Recycled Trophy Contest (FART): September: 28(Fri) – 30(Sun)

Show & Tell

Tom Cashman brought in his PeeWee, from BMJR, and told a story of his adventures flying at Meadowbrook.

Nick Stratis brought in the Storch wing to show the leading edge slats.

Tom Cashman wins the free lunch for August!

Mtg. adjourned: 12:59pm

Footnote: I won’t be attending the August 9 SAM8 meeting, nor will Prez Dona, since each of us have a prior commitment. See you all in September.

by David Cassell

….and now, some actual freeflight (fleafright??) modeling news and information, stolen extracted from

the May-June 2018 NFFS Digest. Bob Sifleet and Terry Thorkildsen offer neat and straightforward

approaches and answers to trimming FF pylon models.

….just follow the instructions, pay attention to the wind and be a winner!

Just don’t forget to set your engine/motor timer, set and/or light your DT and allow time for retrieval!


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2018 Old Time, Free Flight, Control Line and Club Modeling Event Schedule

Date Event / Time / Location Activity/Location Contact

August 9th SAM 8 meeting at the Rainbow Auburn SAM 8

August 14th NW Skyraiders’ meeting at Denny’s Denny’s, Kent NWSR

August 17-19 NWFF Championships Parker’s Field WMC

Sept 7-9 SPOT Meet Parker’s Field WMC

Sept 11th NW Skyraiders’ meeting at Denny’s Denny’s, Kent NWSR

Sept 13th SAM 8 meeting at the Rainbow Auburn

Sept 28-30 Fall Annual Recycled Trophy Meet Parker’s Field WMC

October 6-7 Ringmaster Flyathon TBA NWSR

October 9th NW Skyraiders’ meeting at Denny’s Denny’s, Kent NWSR

October 11th SAM 8 meeting at the Rainbow Auburn SAM 8

For additional Northwest FF and CL activity, see the following websites for more detail.

For SAM 8 activities, look on the SAM 8 Website, http://www.SAM8.org

For SAM National activities, look on the SAM Website, http://www.antiquemodeler.org/

For WMC activities, check on their website, WillametteModelersclub.weebly.com, or contact Bob Stalick at [email protected].

For NW Skyraiders’ activities, check on http://flyinglines.org, or [email protected].

For Museum of Flight, check on their website, www.museumofflight.org. Each first Thursday of the month is free admission.

Really Great SAM 8 meets every second Thursday each month the Rainbow Café in Auburn at 11:30 AM. Come join us for lunch!

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PROBLEMS OF SCIENCE DENIERS…

…. Ultimately, science is everywhere, in everything, but the answer isn’t always simple, or a ‘tweet’ or slogan away……..

Bob Hunt gets an ‘official’

http://flyinglines.org/

http://www.museumofflight.org/


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