Radio Signal Modelers Flying Club July 2012 Newsletter

Radio Signal Modelers Flying Club
July 2012 Newsletter
It's back! Ti's Giant Telemaster flies gracefully over Schiller Woods again at the June Fun Fly.
The July 2012 meeting was called to order at the
Schiller Park Flying Field at 6:30 p.m. on Monday
July 9th by President Les Schier. There were a
total of 22 members in attendance. Secretary Ted
Noncek read the minutes of the June meeting and
the club accepted the minutes as read. President
Les welcomed new member Alan Boyle. Les also
thanked Scott Thompson and Tibor Galfi for
organizing a very enjoyable fun fly.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Terry Gombert presented the monthly
Treasurer’s Report for July 2012. The club began
June 2012 with an opening cash balance of $1,380,
which included $30 in the club’s Pay Pal account.
During June the club collected $256 in dues and $5
from the fun fly. A total of $380 was paid out
during June, including $300 for the hat order, and
$60 related to the fun fly, and $20 for a first aid kit.
As a result the club's ending cash balance was
$1,256, including $30 held in Pay Pal. The
Treasurer's Report was accepted by the members as
presented.
A paratrooper floats down after being dropped from Ti's
Giant Telemaster at the June Fun Fly.
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event of a major accident at the field. Don Zeller
noted that he talked to his fireman friends at the
Schiller Park F.D. and learned that officially,
Chicago F.D. responds to the field, but Schiller
F.D. will respond if they are called. Don said we
should dial 911 from a cell phone to call an
ambulance.
Tim Gombert second maiden of his giant Citabria a with
its new DLE 55cc engine almost ended in disaster. The
plane's new power plant caused a near vertical takeoff
which then caused a stall. Tim managed to goose it
straight up, and witnesses said it was the best save from
sure disaster they had ever seen!
Committee Reports
Field Maintenance: Don Zeller presented the Field
Maintenance Committee report for July. Don reported
that there was not much to report as the lack of rain has
slowed down the mowing schedule to about every two
weeks or so. Don further reported that the mice seem to
have been chased out of the shed for now.
Field Safety Committee: Field Safety Officer Ted
Noncek presented the Field Safety Committee
report. Ted asked Sally Gombert to report on her
search for a field first aid kit. Sally showed the
club the kit she purchased, which came with a
larger plastic kit and a smaller portable kit. Sally
noted that we can keep the extra supply of first aid
items in the smaller case in the shed to replenish
the main kit as needed. We intend to fill out the
exact location of the field on the kit, as well as the
directions to the nearest hospital (Resurrection
Hospital at Talcott and Harlem).
The new first aid kits. Let's be safe and never use these.
President Les finished the safety discussion by
again asking club members and other users of the
field to stop flying over Irving Park Road on the
northwest corner of the field near the water pump.
Flight Instruction Committee:
Don Zeller
presented the Flight Instruction Committee report.
Don congratulated new member Joe Manzella for
successfully soloing recently. The club gave Joe a
round of applause for his accomplishment.
Sherlock's ducted fan jet zooms by after the July club
meeting.
A discussion on first aid continued on the topic of
who to call to request paramedic assistance in the
Ryan Zoghlin brings his fast Shoestring in for a landing
after the July meeting.
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website committee to work on alternatives to
spread the website duties among more than just
one member. President Les thanked Mike Reinhart
for his many years as the club webmaster and for
offering to help in the transition.
Tim's Citabria zooms by on its second maiden.
Planning Committee: Tim Gombert presented the
Planning Committee report for July. Tim reported
on his investigation of purchasing metal signs
identifying the flight stands as being provided by
RSM. Unfortunately, they would cost about $500
for all the benches. As a result of this price, the
club decided to go with a less expensive alternative
such as stencils, or as suggested by Don Lamonica,
laser printed small cards with plastic holders.
Tim Gombert flies the Citabria at the June Fun Fly.
The Hats Have Arrived!
At long last, the club hat order is finally in! After
the bankruptcy of the first vendor, and the dogged
collection efforts by our Treasurer Terry "The
Enforcer" Gombert, we finally found a new vendor
that actually produced the hats. Members were
able to pick up their hats at the meeting, and Terry
noted that he would be contacting anyone who was
not at the meeting to arrange a distribution time.
Terry Gombert helps brother Tim with the Citabria.
Tim further noted that he is still looking for
member YouTube site addresses with videos of RC
action at the field. Tim asked that anyone who has
not already sent him their address, to please send it
to him.
A further discussion was held at the meeting
regarding the club website. As discussed at
previous meetings, we are looking to create a
Thanks Terry for administering what you thought
was going to be a simple hat order--the club
appreciates your hard work on this! And everyone
was very happy with the finished product. They
looked great.
The club had made some extra black and extra blue
hats without names which are on sale from the club
for $20. Any members wishing to purchase one
should contact Terry.
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Report on Fun Fly
We had a great day for the Fun Fly on Saturday,
June 23rd. Seven members competed in three
events, plus an ad hoc combat event with three
participants at the end of the three contests. Here
are the winners of the following contests:

Dead Stick Spot Landing (Take off, in 20
seconds kill engine or bring to low idle, and
land closest to a line drawn north to south
across field.)
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Loop-a-minute (Most loops in minute)
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Ti Galfi/18 loops
Terry Gombert/17 loops
Scott Thompson/17 loops
Jaime Solis 13/loops


Terry Gombert/1 ft, 2 inches
Tim Gombert/3 ft, 9 inches
Ti Galfi/4 ft, 7 inches
Luck and go (Start engine, start timer, throw
dice until roll a 7, then take off, make a 180
degree turn and land. Winner is lowest time.)
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Terry Gombert/26 seconds
Don Zeller/29 seconds
Tim Gombert/30 seconds
Combat. Participants all had the same combat
plane that Ti builds. The three participants
were Ti Galfi, Ted Noncek and Scott
Thompson. After chasing each other around
the sky for a few minutes, Ti dead sticked due
to running out of fuel. Scott and Ted continued
to fly until Ted chopped Scott's streamer and
finished victorious.
The fun fly was a great time to spend with fellow RSM
members and get some great flying time on a beautiful
summer day.
Thanks to Scott and Ti for organizing the event and
everyone who participated.
See the special photo pages from the Fun Fly at
the end of this month's newsletter.
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Show and Tell
Joe Manzella his first major crash repair to the
club. Joe has been learning on a Hangar 9 Alpha
40 Trainer. As has happened to all of us when we
started, the Alpha hit the ground in an unplanned
landing (otherwise known as a crash!).
Ti Galfi and Trainer Don Zeller take a closer look at Joe's
trainer repairs after the July meeting.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Monday, August
13th at 6:30 p.m. at the Schiller Park Flying Field.
In the event of rain, it will be held at the Schiller
Park Community Center, 4501 N. 25th Avenue,
Schiller Park.
By Ted Noncek, Secretary ([email protected]).
Joe Manzella shows the hatch he created to access the fuel
tank and back of the firewall in his Alpha 40 restoration.
Joe did a great job repairing the damage, and recovered the trainer in red and black. We can tell
that Joe is going to do just fine in this hobby if he
can continue to bounce back from a crash with
such a great repair job. Thanks for sharing your
work with the club.
Tim Gombert, Tony Loquuercio, Don Lamonica and Scott
Thompson at the July meeting.
Joe Manzella discusses the wing repair and re-covering on
his Alpha 40.
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June Fun Fly Photos
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