HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY RON DRAINE On the 5th of January 2016

SUNCOAST MODEL FLYERS INC.
Official Newsletter
January 2016
A SHORT VERSION
Thank you to all the contributors that keep this newsletter going.
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Editorial…………….
A bit of a struggle, but the new year has begun, and looks like it is off to a good start . All the best for 2016.
The new building is well used and the large awning will prove to be an asset for club members, as well as future
events . A quick note and because I can, I would like to wish a very good friend of mine, a very great 80th birthday and I do hope you had a great day even though it was pouring rain.
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY
RON DRAINE
On the 5th of January 2016
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SUNCOAST MODEL FLYERS INC.
THE PRESIDENTS
REPORT
The time just seems to fly by these
days. Here we are with a brand new
year upon us. Happy new Year everyone, I hope Santa was good to
you. And you and your family all
had a Merry and Happy Christmas
and New year. Welcome to new
club members and congratulations
to those who have obtained new
wingsratings. It is with a heavy
heart that I mention that a club
member Jeff Ward lost his battle
with cancer and passed on he will
be sadly missed.
A lot has happened since the last
Tailspin we have our new shed and
viewing awning and have had a
working bee. We finished off the
ramp of crusher dust in the pits and
planted some trees in the camping
area. Looking great, thanks for all
those involved
Our last event for the year was in
November. Jets over Coolum Jet
Meet with people driving as far as
Victoria to come to the event. And
what a great event it was with over
50 planes attending and some very
special flying and spectacular models. A big thank you from all helpers
fantastic job. Also a special thank
you must go to Glenn Kennedy and
Darwie Britz for making the trophy’s
for the weekend great job guys they
were very well received. We
cleared around two thousand dollars for the weekend (Burgers were
a great hit). Thanks Woody and
Ben. Great job guys much appreciated.
We have had a couple of incidents
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where
planes have
crashed outside our no
fly zone.
One of
these involving a plane
crashing into
a neighbour’s property and the neighbour asking us
how we are going to reduce the risk
of this happening again.
We now have a new policy in place
where if you crash a plane in a no
fly Zone you will be automatically
grounded. We have a newly formed
incidents response team (Made up
of a MAAA qualified heavy model
inspector a MAAA qualified flight
instructor both are not on the Management Committee but are SMF
Club members also The club Safety
officer and SMF President or in his
or her absence the Vice President)
that will investigate the incident and
report to the Management committee and give a recommendation of
how they consider we should respond to the club member involved
in crashing the plane. It may be that
the person resit their current wings
test again or have their model
checked by a MAAA qualified model inspector before it can be flown,
or no action required. This response is targeted at insuring we
help members fly safely, reduce our
risk of incidents outside the no fly
Zone and give our Neighbours confidence that we have policies in
place to make them feel at ease
and shows that we have a professional approach of dealing with issues.
Now with all that ugly stuff out of
Newest Wing Recipients
Congratulations
Steven Dunn – Fixed wing silver
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David Lynch – Fixed wing bronze
Hayden and Jeff Ward – fixed wing silver(accepted by Lyn Ward).
way.
Our Christmas party was a great
Success with over eighty people
attending. The new awning and
kitchen was a great venue to hold
the party. I hear that Santa put in an
appearance, (Unfortunately I
missed him ( Must have stepped
out for a minute when he came). A
big thank you to Ben and Woody for
catering the event as usual a great
job.
This year will start off with a bang
we have the Jets over Coolum
weekend on the 16th and 17th of
January and then our Australian
Day camp over from the 22nd to 24th
January so come along for a great
weekend of flying and grab a Pie
and Coke.
Oh well back to the Shed to get the
Rafael ready for jet weekend. Safe
flying and remember to be nice .
SMF President
Tony Thornton
LOCK THE GATE
MATE !
THE MAIN GATE COMBINATION
LOCK HAS BEEN CHANGED AFTER
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
THE SECRETARY HAS ADVISED
FINANCIAL MEMBERS OF THE NEW
COMBINATION TOGETHER WITH
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OPEN
THE COMBINATION LOCK.
FOR THE SECURITY OF THE FIELD
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THE
COMBINATION TO NON-MEMBERS.
IF YOU ARE LAST TO LEAVE,
PLEASE
LOCK THE GATE!
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SUNCOAST MODEL FLYERS INC.
SAFTEY OFFICER’S
REPORT
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sireable situations in which to find
ourselves.
Most, if not all,
2.4GHz receivers
operate on the
Hi Everyone,
same principles
so we can do
I hope everyone had a
something to
safe and merry Christovercome these
mas/New Year! In my
kinds of situatime at the field recently I
tions. I will refer to
have noticed that some of
the receivers I
us arent utilising the techtrialled that were
nology that we purchased
similar, if not idenwhen we obtained out 2.4GHz transtical, to those receivers involved in
mitters and associated receivers for
the afore mentioned mishaps.
our models.
When doing the initial bind on your
NOTE: The following descriptions/
receiver, always make sure your igactions are relevant from experinition switch is off (petrol) and/or
ence and study of manuals for
your throttle enable is off (electric)
2.4GHz Model Equipment/s.
and the throttle stick it as zero/fully
back (both types) on the TX prior to
We have all done it, come back from
turning it on for binding. I have done
a flight and become distracted and
this for the HobbyKing 6ch, 9ch returned off our Tx’ers before powerceivers and the Spektrum 8ch, 9ch &
ing off the aircraft Rx! I have noticed
12ch receivers with all the same rethis happen in a few instances
sults.
where the member has switched off
the TX and their electric model has
For electric models, once you have
roared into life on a table in the pits.
completed the TX/RX binding proFor the instances where the aircraft
cess power everything off and rehad no gear and was resting on it’s
move the bind plug from the RX and
belly on the table, the propellor startthen safely position the model aced whacking the table back and
cordingly in order for you to do a
forth . This wasn’t good for the prop/
simple test. Turn on your TX with the
motor or the nerves of those nearby.
throttle at zero and the throttle enable off. Same as what you would do
In other instance I have seen the
in the pits prior to going for a flight.
same thing done except that the airWith the model secure and propellor
craft was a Bixler and there was
clear of any obstructions, enable the
nothing to stop the propellor from
throttle and then increase the throttle
launching the aircraft off the table
stick so the propellor is turning at its
before being quickly restrained by
slowest speed possible and in a safe
the operator.
manner. Now ensure your model is
properly secured and turn off your
As you can see, for electric models
TX. If your bind was successful with
in particuar, these are less than de-
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all the switches and throttle in the
correct positions, the motor on the
model should stop.
This is a simple test to see if when
you inadvertantly turn off your TX
before the RX that the model wont
start up and cause damage or injury.
If the motor kept running there was
probably an issue with your settings
on the TX prior to binding. I trialled
this on the receivers previously mentioned and they all shutdown the engine after the TX was switched off.
The case is very similar for petrol
models where branded receivers,
that are normally used, have a host
of fail safe functions that can be programmed during the binding process
to ensure the aircraft systems operate in a safe manner upon loss of TX
signal.
IF IN DOUBT, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT!
If none of this makes sense, after
you have also read your equipment
manuals, come and see me when
you next see me at the field. I can
then demonstrate using one of my
models, these principles/procedures
and how it can save a lot of heartache.
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Suncoast Model Flyers Jet Weekend.
16-17 January 2016
January 2016
IMPORTANT NOTICES From Karl
1.
There is to be absolutely NO CONTROLLED FLYING of model aircraft,
of any description, over the pit area,
carpark, toilet block or campgrounds.
That is…..no flying to the Eastern side
of the Western pits or to the Northern
side of the Southern pit areas.
To kick off our first event of the year we are proud to present the Suncoast model Flyers Jet weekend. Come and see
some of Australia’s best jets take to the skies over Coolum
and watch as they perform some spectacular aerobatic displays and burn some real Jet fuel.
The show will kick off at 8:00am Saturday and again on
Sunday with Electric Jets from 8.00am -8.30am then on to
the big kero burning turbine powered models.
Our famous breakfast and lunch Burgers will be available
each day along with cold drinks and coffee from our new
kitchen.
MAAA members are all welcome to fly and camp overnight
in our newly prepared camping area powered and nonpowered sites are available and also state of the art facilities
are provided.
For more info contact Tony Thornton 0408791484.
2.
DO NOT walk on the runway areas without first gaining verbal permission from pilots in the pilot pound that
are in the process of flying model aircraft.
3.
ALL visitors MUST BE signed in
by a SMF member in the designated
visitor’s book.
NOTE: As per SMF BY-LAWS, visitors
may only be allowed in the pit area or
pilot pound if they are “actively engaged in the operation of a radio controlled model aircraft as a caller for
aerobatic flying, or a judge of skill, or
any other similar activity where their
presence is required.”
Bring It On
COOLUM WEATHER ON
OUR
WEB PAGE!
Camping availability if you want to stay a
night or two
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Just go to our web page at www.coolum
flyers.com and click on the weather
symbol, for up-to-date weather at Mt
Coolum, including wind forecasts. It will
also give high fire danger days
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Visit our website for more information ,
WILD HORSE MOUNTAIN GLASSHOUSE
SMF CLUB LOGO AND
SHIRTS
Details are as follows:
Supplier:
The Monogram Man
Shop 2A/6 Norval Crt.
Maroochydore 4558
Phone: 5479 3206
Cost of shirts including logo and GST:
Polo:
$28.00
Button front:
$33.00
Optional extras:
Name
$ 3.30
Sewn in pocket
$ 4.40
Club Hats and Caps ar e also available from the club. Enquiries directed to
Tony Thornton for purchase and details.
Logo on the shirt and caps
POLO
MEMBERSHIP FORMS
All the relevant forms have been updated and the postal address changed to
Howard Evans, our new registrar.
Also if you have a query regarding
your particulars like, email address,
etc, you can help by letting Rowan
Monteith know at
[email protected]
“If you're faced with a dead
stick,
fly the thing as far into the
crash as
possible.”
BUTTON UP
There are a few items for sale on
our website if you are in need of
something check them out
MEMBERSHIP
www.aerobaticrc.com.
WELCOME TO ALL
MEMBERS
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
IS CURRENTLY
152
including 7 Juniors,
4 Associates
and
3 Life members
Also a big Welcome to our newest members
NEW EVENTS CALANDER
FOR 2016
COMING SOON
HAVE YOU SOMETHING AERO TO BUY OR SELL?
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Birthdays:
Congratulations to all having a
Birthday in June and July
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IF YOU ARE LAST TO LEAVE,
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DECEMBER
Howard Aron
2-Dec
Chris Pert
Rhys McDonald
2-Dec
2-Dec
Tony Maddern
14-Dec
Ron Magee
16-Dec
Kevin Callow
Ted Bullock
16-Dec
Bill Creed
Horishi Konishi
19-Dec
25-Apr
Arnold Broese
22-Dec
Greger Clare
22-Dec
Martin Pickering
22-Dec
Angelo Reitano
23-Dec
Ron Sharpe
27-Dec
John Borrill
29-Dec
John Denton (A)
Darryll Kennedy
29-Dec
Tiz Quagliatini
30-Dec
19-Dec
29-Dec
JANUARY
Bruce Burns
5-Jan
Ron Drain (Snr)
5-Jan
Dimitri Martin
5-Jan
John Smith
10-Jan
Karl Gallant
Ross Mackenzie
13-Jan
Tony Lurie
21-Jan
Richard Lostroh
Warren Thompson
Peter Brown
21-Jan
Woodie Washburn
28-Jan
18-Jan
23-Jan
25-Jan
As a service to members, Ron
Sharpe is able to supply your
needs.
Methanol is available in 20 litre
plastic containers @$45, Nitro
is in 5 litres @ $80, Klotz Oil
in 5 litres @ $70. Please note
that premix is not available.
January 2016
SMF
INSTRUCTORS:
The following members are certified
Instructors and may be available for
the instruction of new members, some
on week days. Please contact them
direct:
Cash only please!
Call Ron on 5471 6157 or see
him at the field
FUEL
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the opinion of the Editor.
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would be of interest to other members,
would like to pose a question for our
members, or have an idea you’d like others to consider, email The Editor:
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young) which we could use in our
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David Rooke
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Vice-president
Secretary
Treasurer
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Wasa’s Report
Field
Report
A few pics from
the jet weekend
in 2015
Wasa has been
hard at work and with the field
fertilized and back to growing I
am sure he will report in the next
issue.
MOWING TIMES:
(IF NEEDED)
MEMBERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE
FIELD IS CLOSED BETWEEN 12:30 AND
4P.M. ON FRIDAYS TO ALLOW FOR
MOWING. IF WEATHER DOES NOT
PERMIT IT, MOWING WILL BE ON THE
NEXT TUESDAY, NOON TO 4P.M.
PLEASE DO NOT
EXCEED THE
SPEED LIMIT ON
OUR ROAD!
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