Newsletter from Keystone Radio Control Society November 1999 Issue

Meeting called to order by President Malcolm Hafer at 7:04 PM. There were 30 members in attendance. Secretary’s report was approved as written in the September newsletter. Treasurer’s report was read by Don Epler. The report was accepted and filed for audit.

Flight Proficiency Certificates- No members were recognized for successful completion of flight proficiency exams. Completed flight exams should be left at the Hidden Hangar in the "For the Newsletter" envelope. Members are encouraged to attend the regularly scheduled monthly meetings to be recognized for completion of flight exams.

OLD BUSINESS

Field Maintenance-(Charlie Hafer/Hershey, Dave Willis/Hoernerstown) Dave mentioned that the mower at Hoernerstown is falling apart. If any member has a riding mower they’d care to donate Please contact a club officer.

Flight Training-Flight training is offered every Tuesday night starting at 5pm at the Hershey field. All new members are encouraged to come out and work with experienced flyers. Oct. 26^th will be the last training session for the year. New members can contact the flight instructors listed in the newsletter to schedule training sessions other than Tuesday night.

NEW BUSINESS

Prospective members- No new members were voted into membership. Membership "packets" are available to new members from Bill Moore at the monthly meetings or call 533-2266.

Milton Hershey School Project- (Charlie Hafer) Due to construction on the campus the project is still on hold. It will not resume until after the holidays.

Next years events were discussed for club member approval. The following events will tentatively be held on the listed dates, subject to changes, of course.

Ladies Night (Chairman?) February 12^th
Mall Show (Allen Sudbury) March 18^th
Flea Market (Phil Cartier) April 22^nd
Fun Fly (Bill Moore, Walt Heister) June 25^th
Corn Roast (Linda Coover) August 13^th
Balloon Festival (Henry Spangler, Walt Heister) October____

Anyone interested in Chairing or helping with an event should contact a club officer for more details.

MEMORIAL PLAQUE for the Hershey field pavilion - The club approved the suggestion to commemorate the pavilion in the memory of James R. Nowak. Miles Sechrist has ordered the plaque for the pavilion.

Nominating Committee - Anyone interested in assisting the club officers/board with nominations for next years officer and board positions should speak to a club officer. So far, four board member positions and the secretaries position are known to be open. If you are interested in volunteering, you can nominate yourself by contacting a club officer.

Nominations so far: Red Hafer - President, James Rautzhan - Board, Henry Spangler - Board.

Safety Fence at the Hershey field - Members are encouraged to patch areas of the fence as necessary. Fencing material is in the shed. The fence will be replaced in the spring.

New members are encouraged to join the video rental program at the Hidden Hangar. The initial $5 donation entitles you to unlimited rentals (a maximum of three tapes can be signed out at a time). There are currently about 50 different tapes available.

Members are encouraged to attend the next monthly meeting to be held on October 4th at the Hoernerstown Church, 7pm. Bring along items to show or items for sale.

The meeting adjourned at 7:45pm. Oscar Dymond won the 50/50 drawing and donated the winnings back to the club. Thanks Oscar!!

Respectfully submitted by Secretary, Tim Milletics

Nominations for officers and Board Members will be accepted at the November meeting. I would like to remind members that it is not necessary to be expert RC pilots to be a very effective officers or board members of KRCS.

If you would consider serving in any of these capacities, or know of someone who might able and willing, please contact a club officer. Make sure that you get prospective nominees’ permission before presenting their name for nomination.

The Scheduled Tuesday evening flight training program is over for the year now, but students are invited to call on any of the instructors to schedule times when they are available. They are:

Just before dusk, he gave me a nice twenty minute ride over the beautiful Virginia countryside in his 1947 Aeronca L-16A military observation plane. A barbecue/hangar party followed, where we met lots of the CAS (Culpeper Aero Squadron) members, and got to see some of their classic airplanes. By the end of the evening I came to realize how much love these people have for these nostalgic aircraft! Later, we bedded down on a grassy area near the taxiway of runway 22. Jerry pitched his tent under one wing of his L-16A, and we parked our RV along side.

Saturday morning brought broken clouds and light winds, right down the runway. CAS hosted a very nice pancake breakfast beginning at 8 AM, along with the sound of arriving aircraft. I think there were probably over 50 aircraft there, in all!

Planes of practically every classification except modern jets showed up throughout the morning. Lots of Stearmans in various military and civilian color schemes, homebuilts, and a couple of modern acrobatic planes like a Yak and a Pitts Special were there, too. Charlie Schwenker performed a very nice aerobatic routine with his Pitts Special, but the event that gave me the most goose bumps was several low fly-by's of the P-51 Mustang.

If you are looking for a scale subject, and CAS decides to host this event again, you should try to get there. It is just about a three hour ride from Harrisburg, and through very pretty countryside this time of the year!

My thanks to Jerry and the rest of the Culpeper Aero Squadron for making us feel right at home!

FOR SALE: Futaba FG Series Radio with 4 FPS-148 servos FP-6FG AM Trainer and gear on channel 20. Radio has never been used, and is still in the original box.  Best Offer.  Also, Hobbico Deluxe Starter, 12 V with alligator clips, very little use-practically new $18.  Standard Ball wrench set (5 wrenches) $8

(1) Sanyo uses red covers on their Ni-Cads to signify "Rapid Charge", yellow for those that should not be rapid-charged. The downside to the rapid charge variety is that the charge will decay faster during non-use.

(2) Sanyo also uses an "R" in their designation for the rapid charge variety. For instance, "1300SCR" stands for a 1300 mah "Sub-C" cell and "Rapid Charge".

(3) Charge rates of less than 1/10 C will not fully charge batteries, no matter how long they are left on (for instance, less than 50ma for a 500 mah cell). Once charged, however, a trickle will keep them up.

(4) Sanyo 1100AAU is a fairly new battery that weighs very little more than many 500 mah cells, but has more than twice the capacity. These batteries should not be quick-charged.

(5) Whenever I put a new pack into use, I use a "Sharpie" marker to date the pack. That way I always know the age of all my packs.

1. Include the form below with your check made payable to "KRCS".

2. Membership dues are accepted by the Treasurer at the regularly scheduled monthly club meetings or send by mail to the Treasurer at the following address:

3. Dues are payable October 1 through December 31 in accordance with the following schedule:

5. Membership in the Academy of Model Aeronautics, Inc.(AMA), is a prerequisite for membership in the KRCS. The club receives a report from the AMA annually to verify membership dues status. Members who do not renew their AMA membership will have their flying privileges suspended until proof of paid dues is received.

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