July 2013 - Pomona Valley Model Airplane Club

Flightline
The Official Newsletter of the Pomona Valley Model Airplane Club
July 2013
An AMA Leader Club-AMA Charter 0142
The 2nd largest AMA Club in the United States
Prado Hosts Scale Squadron
Scale Squadron 7th Annual Fly-In
June 7-9, 2013
The Scale Squadron’s 7th Annual Fly-In was a great success, in a large part, due to the
participation of the many Pomona Valley Flyers. The Scale Squadron Board and its membership would like to thank wholeheartedly those PVMAC members that spent three days
in the hot sun helping to make this event memorable. Without their support we could not
have produced this successful event. The Squadron would like to give special thanks to
the Phil Goodwine and his family for their support and the vast amount of equipment that
they donated for the weekend. The Squadron will be reciprocating in November at the Pomona Valley’s Big Jolt Electric event.
The Fly-In was attended by 61 pilots, who brought over 100 scale airplanes to fly. Saturday morning began with breakfast egg sandwiches and registration. A pilots meeting, the
national anthem and open flying followed. The noontime demo started off with a dogfight
produced by Flying Brian Young’s large scale FW-190 and Mike Middleton’s Bearcat. The
second act was formation flying with Ken McSpadden and John Bayshore’s AT-6’s. We
finished up the noontime demo with a runway lineup of contestants airplanes. This is the
time when the public is invited out to the runway to talk with the pilots and to vote on
their favorite airplane.
Saturday and Sunday were both beautiful days for flying. The weather was moderate and
the winds were light. We could not have asked for better weather for this event. At 2:00
pm we held our big raffle where we gave away an 80 inch Sukhoi with motor and radio
and also raffled about 30 other items. We finished flying near 4:00 pm where we adjourn
to the Chino Airport for a lively banquet in the hangar. The event was catered by
Zendejas Mexican restaurant. We topped off the evening with an auction where we sold
some great scale modeling items and two airplane rides in Ken Wagner’s P-51 Mustang.
Sunday morning began with the breeze blowing but it soon gave way to sunny skies. The
guys flew until about 1:00 pm and shortly gathered near the announcer’s booth where we
started the awards ceremony. Fifteen plaques in nine categories were handed out. The
Squadron once again gave away $50 gas cards to contestants who drove the farthest. The
cards were awarded to pilots from Higginsville, Missouri, Phoenix and Mesa, AZ., and the
group of pilots from Las Vegas, NV.
Once again I would like to thank the Pomona Valley Board, Phil Goodwine and his family,
and the rest of the Pomona Valley members that supported and participated in the Squadron’s 7th Annual Scale Fly-In.
Randy Wilbur, Contest Director
Scale Squadron 7th Annual Fly-In
June 7-9, 2013
Scale Squadron 7th Annual Fly-In
June 7-9, 2013
Scale Squadron 7th Annual Fly-In
June 7-9, 2013
Scale Squadron 7th Annual Fly-In
June 7-9, 2013
Scale Squadron 7th Annual Fly-In
June 7-9, 2013
PVMAC Members BBQ
All PVMAC Members, Families
and Guests,
You are invited to attend a
Barbecue Party
At Prado Field
Sunday
July 21, 2013
10:30am to 1:00pm
Come On Down
For Complimentary
Hot dogs,
Chips and Soda!!
The field will be available
for open flying
so come on out for
some good food
and a great day of flying!
Norton Notes
By Paul Smith
Stan Wagner coaching his 9 year old granddaughter Ella on the Apprentice S 15e
What better way to spend the 4th of July than teaching your granddaughter how to
fly RC? That is exactly what is going on here as Stan Wagner is coaching his 9 year
old granddaughter Ella who was visiting from her home in Albuquerque. No buddy
box was required because Stan had her flying his new Apprentice S 15e electric
foamy trainer from E Flite. It has “sensor assisted” 3 axis stabilization that returns
the model to level flight at the flick of a switch on the transmitter. Ella’s only previous experience was some sail plane flying but she was able to handle the Apprentice S all the way from just after takeoff through smooth landings. She was the hit
of the day and got cheers and encouragement from the Norton field gang.
2013 PVMAC Upcoming Events
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July 21 - Members BBQ
Prado Airpark - Chino CA
November 1-3 - Big Jolt Electric Fun Fly
Prado Airpark - Chino CA
December 8 - Toys for TOTS Fun Fly &
Swap Meet
Prado Airpark - Chino CA
The Norton Field will host a swap meet every 2nd
Saturday of the month
Club Meetings !
Don’t miss out...Come join the fun!
$285 cash is raffled off at each club meeting!
Meetings are held the second Tuesday
of each month at the
Chino Community Building
5443 "B" Street in Chino