Daily Archives: October 25, 2013

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The Prez’ Sez’ for Oct./Nov. ’13

Old Site Posts President's Corner

Frank n CubNov. 9th, Nov,10th and Nov.11th are three very important days. Especially to members and former members of the Armed Forces. Nov.11th is Veterans Day & Armistice Day which celebrates the end of WWI…..”The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” which was to signify the end of the “War to end all wars….Well, at least that was the thought. Nov.10th is the birthday of the founding of the United States Marine Corps. Nov.9th is the day that the SEFSD has the opportunity to honor those “Who some gave all, but ALL gave some”……Our Salute to Veterans and Wounded Warriors of All campaigns will commence at 0800 with scale flying until 1200 and then a noon time ceremony at our field. I encourage all members to attend and say thank you to all our Veteran members and guests. Open flying will commence after lunch. Tim Attaway will be providing “vittles” at no charge to all SEFSD members and veterans in attendance!

 

For those members who were unable to attend our last event where we collected $1000 for the Wounded Warrior program, you will have one more chance to help!

 

There are a few other “surprises” in the works for this event, so this is one you don’t want to miss.
 
It has been my pleasure to serve as your president for the last two years. As my term comes to a close, I reflect on all that YOU have accomplished, not just I, because without you NOTHING would happen.  You all should take great pride in belonging to one of the finest clubs in SoCal, if not all of CA.!…………See you all on the 9th…..
Semper Fi
Frank

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It Has Always Been the Soldier

General Interest Old Site Posts

It is the soldier,
not the President,
who gives us democracy.

 

It is the soldier,
not the Congress,
who takes care of us.

 

It is the soldier,
not the reporter,
who has given us Freedom of Press.

 

It is the soldier,
not the poet,
who has given us Freedom of Speech.

 

It is the soldier,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us the Freedom to Demonstrate.

 

It is the soldier,
who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag
that allows the protester to burn the flag.

 

By Father Dennis O’Brien
Chaplain
United States Marines

 

 

Below are some excellent videos and pictures:

 

How Roy P. Benevidez Earned his Medal of Honor

 

Rare WWII Aircraft Photos

 

Treasure of Old Aviation Videos

 

The Roots of RC Planes

 

Don Rice’s new P-47

 

 

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Rotor Days at the Bay Report

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The multicopter events were hosted and run by Jim Bonnardel and Mike Morgan .

 

Events included an “altitude quest” run by Jim, where the pilot spun a roulette wheel with the resulting number —up to 399 was the target altitude in feet for the pilot to fly to (of course you know we have to stay below 400 feet ). A small recording device normally used in model rockets was used to record the peak altitude and the pilot getting closest to the number they spun won a nice case for their multicopter from GoPro.  Mike Morgan ran a pylon race for the more daring fliers.

 

Ray Nemovi ran several helicopter events which included “hang time” where the pilot would take the heli up as high as they dared  in 8 seconds then cut the motor power and autorotate down to a landing—the longest duration was the winner. Ray also ran a “drag race” which provided an exciting event for pilots and spectators. The task is pretty much as you would expect—with the helicopters at a standing start they would launch themselves down the length of the runway with the time being measured—and the shortest time being the winner. The big 700 sized helicopters dominated the event.

 

In addition to the usual  hard core 3D helicopters there were some very nice scale machines. Mike Morgan brought out some new multicopters that are able to do loops and rolls!  

 

We had support from the following companies who donated products for use as prizes:

 

Align Helicopters
Castle Creations
GoPro Cases  (Jim Bonnardel)
Multicopter Concepts (Mike Morgan)
Heli Direct
NeuMotors (Steve Neu)
Discount Hobby Warehouse

 

A few pilots waited for darkness on Saturday night to show off their skills at flying at night using both on board LED lighting systems as well as ground based spotlights. At least a couple multicopters bit the dust while wearing Halloween costumes.

 

Sunday was wide open flying with no events scheduled. At noon Frank and Mike ran the raffle for those in attendance. There was a great selection of both multicopter and heli stuff up for grabs. Most in attendance won at least one item—some 4 or more!

 

The fliers that attended had a great time with lots of flying and fun. SEFSD will likely make this a annual event. The event was made successful and enjoyable with help from a number of our local fliers and members. In no particular order the event was made possible by the following people: Frank Gagllardi, Mike Morgan, Jim Bonnardel , Ray Nemovi, and Steve Neu, Ray Fulks and Paul Guidice.

Field Cleenup

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Anyone who has met Jim Bonnardel knows this video is not sped up.  He really moves that fast!  Click the pic.

Jim Cleanup

 

 

Watering the field in preparation for the Rotor Day event. 

“3000 gallons of water this morning, and another trip planned after sunset… Then, even one more in the morning before the rolling starts!
The tank is 500 gallons,  6 trips so far.   I put it down lightly,  and allowed it to soak a bit before going over again to avoid mud tracks”

Jim Watering

 

Don Griffin’s crew repairing the fence.

Fence Repair

 

Electroglide Report for Oct 2013

Electroglide Contest Results Old Site Posts

By Jim Bonnardel

 

Fall is upon us! We had a fair turnout for this month, and a new entry into Radian Class.
Jim Shelton, who has been a top competitor in open class,  bought a Radian and decided to give it a go.
We had 9 entries, and a new contestant flying a Calypso (the only one in open class).

The skies did not look too promising,  but alas,  we had pilots maxing out the clock in round 1 showing that you cant always tell what is going to happen when standing in the pits.

Norm had a fun first round,  after launch he was actually watching the wrong plane… we watched one spiral in just missing the bay,  and Norm was still thinking he was in the air.  It was not until the plane he was watching made the turn to come in to land he realized he was not watching his Radian.  Luckily,  no damage and he was able to continue the next 3 rounds and still place 4th!

Be sure to come out in November,  there may be some fun surprises in store!

Radian Class:

Bob Stinson           273
Scott Vance           266
Vince Gonzowski    228
Norm  Arndt          182
Jim Shelton           134
Rich Rogers           112
Randy Wyant         ??

Next month,  another lesson in completing the score sheet…. apparently it was just too much for Randy to figure out!
Novembers E-glide is on the 16th which is as you know…. the 3rd Saturday of the month.

C U There!

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BOD Miniutes for October 2013

Meeting Minutes Old Site Posts

2.5) Bylaw Updates -Voting rights for Safety Officer and Secretary -Frank Frank—discussed change to bylaws changes proposed at last general meeting regarding voting rights for safety officer and sec–will
have a additional got at next general meeting to confirm.—– Approved

2.6) Trailer Update – Jim Trailer has been repaired and returned to the storage area. The storage lot says security has been improved. Will have a session to clean out trailer and toss out junk that is not needed. Keys are kept by Frank, Jim and Tim.—- Approved

2.7) Andrew Norbeck project – Hold till November —-Approved

 

3) New Business

 

3.1) Safety Report – Chuck (Sea World), Frank (Alliant) No report from Chuck. Frank reported nothing happening at Alliant. Frank says that the 16 oz limit will be enforced for indoor flying. Approved

3.2) Sea World Field Runway Report – Jim Jim reported the runway was cleaned up prior to the rotor day. Discussed renting a motorized broom to see how it works before the next runway service.—- Approved

3.3) Treasurers Report – Paul Report presented by Paul–new format presented and explained for spread sheet. Club members wanting more detail should contact Paul directly.—– Approved

3.4) Membership Report – Mike E Mike presented final report presented. Club has 333 members. Isabel Guidice will be handling membership for 2014. Mike Presented cookies. Need to get a suitable picture for club badges for next year.—– Approved

3.5) Future Events at Sea World – Tim Tim reports the event for the Nov 9th WW is on track. The club will present check for $1000 for the WW program at the event on the 9th of November. Will have a demo of service dogs at the event.
Discussed having food for the event. All planes need to be scale that day.—- approved

3.6) Future Events at Alliant – Frank Frank reports that there will be a meeting to organize the eFest : Frank, Mike M, SteveB and SteveN will meet to set up event.

3.7) Newsletter/Website – Steve B No report

3.8) SEFSD Host F5J Soaring Contest? – Steve Neu Discussed the event and how and when it could be run. Discussed How it it might be run and the financial implications. Will get the ball rolling with AMA to submit to the FAI for next year. Will give Ray possible dates to check with city. —-Approved

3.9) Bench construction Tim discussed tables. Need to get the city to approve before any more are put in. The board MUST approve expenditures for additional tables!—-approved

4) Any other business? None

5) Set date for next BOD meeting. next meeting 11/20 2013

7) Approve Board Meeting Minutes Approved