- Apr/May 2012
- The Prez' Sez'
- Bob's Quadraselle
- Schedule of Events
- Next Big Thing 13
- April EMAC
- Pylon Racing
- Float Fly Pics
- Drone Threat
- New Videos
- B-36 Story
- New Spitfires Found
- MRCF Fly-in
- Weedwackers Fly-in
- Bomb Drop Contest
- Editor's Notebook
- April 28, 2012
- 10AM at the Mission Bay Field
The Prez' Sez' for April 2012
By Frank Gagliardi
As I write this, winter is hanging on by it's fingernails! But have no fear, summer and great flying will soon be here. But wait...............It doesn't matter if it rains, we can STILL fly.....and I don't mean on a 12" screen!...We have a great facility at Miramar College and a REALLY good deal there, thanks to some hard working board members who give
of their time to make it happen!.....Have YOU been there lately? I try to get there at least once a month. There are some great and innovative models to be seen along with some very creative electronics. The week-end of the 21st and 22nd of April is the Scalemasters Qualifier at Hemet. I'll have my Monocoupe there to compete in the Open Class. I won the L.A. Qualifier in 2010 with my electric KI-61 "Tony".....let's see if lightning can strike twice!
[Seems to have - ed] "My Monocoupe took top honors in the Open Class at the Scalemasters Qualifier in Hemet this past week-end. The championships will be held in Indiana in Sept...........I think I'll pass on that one!......................ELECTRICS RULE!"
Be sure to check the website for the latest info' regarding events and meetings.
BTW...................How does the field look? We are developing a maintenance plan and with your help it will work. Thanks to all who helped with the "yard work" and the roller helped Jim lose about 5lbs!..........I'm next!
See you at the field.....................
Semper Fi
Frank
Bob's QuadraselleBy Bob Stinson It’s a “Quadraselle” a kit by Dare Models. It’s no longer made. I built it in 2003. It’s balsa covered with Solartex. It is so flimsy that the rigging is all that keeps its shape. 2-cell lipo. It flies indoors and out. Here are a couple of shots of it at the field:
The Next Big Thing-Step 13By Bob Kreutzer Last month we leftoff with my need to practice. So practice I have been doing. A lot of it. And still, I have broken my tricopter, yet again.
April EMAC ResultsClick the pic for April's results
February's Float Fly PicsClick the pic to see the whole gallery
Great Videos for April
The only way to launch a wing:
Click the pic for more videos and a complete build thread for the Zephr: See how to build and fly a "Flygirl". Click the pic.
New Mint Spitfires Found!WeedWacker Scale Fly-in 2012Saturday May 19th. Click below for event flyer.
Editor's Notebook for April/May, 2012Newsworthy Items: 1. Please check out these fine newsletters from other clubs: The September Ampeer has been posted to: http://homepage.mac.com/kmyersefo The Harbor Soaring Society has a wonderful newsletter here. |
SEFSD Schedule of EventsThe AcromasterBy Carl Murphy Almost Everything You Always Wanted to Fly About F3A But were Afraid to Afford Available for a while now (2006 was the first issue), word has it that even the F3A precision aerobatics pilots, people ready, willing and able to spend three or four thousand dollars for a competition airplane, sometimes use a five hundred bucks Acromaster for carefree practice. For the rest of us, the Multiplex Acromaster is a great, durable, aerobatics airplane for Mission Bay.
Pylon Racing for April 2012Drone ThreatPresident Obama signed a sweeping aviation bill in February that will open American airspace to "unmanned aircraft systems," more commonly known as drones. -Click here for the full story B-36 StoryAs I recall, the B-36 was the first "modern" bomber that never flew in combat.
MRCF Cub Fly-inJune 9th Click below for event flyer.
Bomb Drop Contest in JuneBy Jim "Bomb"ardel Just Drop It! Yes, you to can start dropping things on purpose. Hello Members,
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