April - Knights Of The Round Circle
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April - Knights Of The Round Circle
The Direct Connection A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND CIRCLE CONTROL LINE MODELING CLUB www.KOTRC.org Upcoming Events KOTRC Field Maintenance Clinic • April 5th 9:00 am -1:00 pm, Whittier Narrows In this issue... President’s Message VSC Tuscon March Madness Member Highlight Secretary Notes/ Meeting Minutes Recipe of the Month The Safe Way KOTRC Regular Club Meeting • April 8th 7:00 pm, Fullerton Airport AFI Building Bill Nusz Speed & Herb Stockton Racing • April 12-13 Whittier Narrows The Bob Palmer Memorial • April 26-27 Whittier Narrows Fullerton Airport Open House • May 10th The Knights of the Round Circle is a control line modeling club that supports all forms of control line model aviation. Our members’ interests cover all of the control line modeling disciplines from combat, to speed, to racing, to carrier, to scale, and last but not least stunt. Founded in 1987, the Knights of the Round Circle has a broad membership that includes members in California, Arizona, and Nevada. The Knights support S.T.E.M Core Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers through the valuable skills learned in control line model aviation. The Knights can be found showing their Control-Line Training Activity at the AMA Expo Ontario, CA; Fullerton Airport Open House; Compton Airport EAA Chapter 96 Fly-In event, and RCX Expo. The Knights members are proudly associated with control line advocacy groups including PAMPA Stunt, MACA Combat, SCAR Racing, NCS Carrier and NASS Speed. The club holds monthly meetings and sponsors two major flying events yearly – The Bob Palmer Memorial and The Sir Dale Kirn’s Memorial Knights Joust, honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to control line modeling. Our membership ranges from young to old with skill levels from just beginning, to sport flyers and National Champions. We also are fortunate to have several AMA Hall Of Fame members in our membership. Issue XIV, No. 4 • april, 2014 President’s Message... As the earth settles and the recent round of earthquakes have subsided around here in Sunny So Cal it seems a most appropriate time to get my article written for this months Direct Connection. Just around the corner we have the Knight’s Palmer Memorial Stunt Contest quickly approaching on the weekend of April 26-27. Start getting your planes and equipment ready and let’s look forward to hosting a spectacular event to show our outof- town participants and other local clubs a great Southern California contest. We plan on promoting this event as much as possible in the available venues such as Model Aviation, Stunt Hangar, Stuka Stunt, Facebook and our club’s website. With a proactive marketing approach of this nature we hope to see a growth in participation. John Wright will be this year’s CD so please feel free to contact with any questions that you might have or to offer him assistance with judging, pit bossing, pull testing, weigh-in, score tabulating or anything beneficial to running this superb contest. It’s never too early to start filling these positions as it is quickly approaching. Your help and assistance with this club event will be greatly appreciated by all. John Wright can be reached at (562) 881-7386 or via email jowrightpe@ hotmail.com In preparation of the upcoming Palmer Memorial we will look forward to hosting a field repair clinic to once again this April 5th do some maintenance of our paved flying circles and grass fields. Lunch will be provided for our participating work crew so who is in? Meet us out at the field and bring your shovels, rakes and hoes to help prepare our field for the Palmer. Also stop by and show your support and heck even participate in the Bill Nusz and Herb Stockton Racing event to be held at Whittier Narrows April 1213. Contact Joe Brownlee at 714-895-1857 for details. Good news on the ET-1 Flight Training activity front as the Knights have been confirmed to show once again at the Fullerton Airport Open House Sat. May 10th and again at 2 the RCX Expo this June at the Orange County Fairgrounds where we will have significantly more area to fly demos and provide the Knight’s free ET-1 Training experience. See the RCExpo ad for more details. To join in on all of the fun training new control pilots with our ET-1 trainers please coordinate with Larry Renger and let him know that you are available to lend your support. In closing I would like to thank each and every valued member for their participation in making our club a continued success and urge you all to Keep on Flyin’! Mike Alurac 2013-14 President For daily updates, contest results and pictures posted by Knights members-at-large , check-out our club’s Facebook page at: www.Facebook.com/ KnightsoftheRoundCircle If you visit before April 8th, 2014, and post a picture, video or a posting of anything control line, model aviation related, you may pick out of the “Treasure Chest O’ Prizes.” We have many postings with a hundred plus views so we are seeing an increase in activity and whether you are a FaceBook fan or just don’t get it, this is a great venue for a club like ours to exploit and get our word out to the model aviation community. So, check us out and visit us on FaceBook! Vintage Stunt Championships XXVI 2014 They all got to practice Classic while Stan and I labored in OTS. That evening, they had the airplane beauty contest at the Riverpark, but only Steve Harris and Stan had aircraft displayed. The rest of us flew ARF’s and purchased planes. by John Wright Wednesday was also an early day and we again plied our trade for the judges. I was able to move up one place in my circle and ended up 4th overall with a 610.5 total. Stan maintained his score in the high 200’s but didn’t place. Wednesday after the competition was over CD Jim Hoffman held a novelty event and I brought my Ringmaster, the Early Boidman flying man. He has these hands that stick out from the wingtip and I chose to remove them for flight as they cause violent stalls and lots of drag. Jim Lee flew some of his past entries. I think he makes a new VSC plane every year, so he has lots to chose from! Thursday. With five Knights flying, we all had to get out there early to either fly or help. I had a ragged flight on my ARF Nobler/LA 46 due to lack of practice in Classic. Steve (Chisler/ST 46) and Stan (Skylark) both flew well and place in the 560 range. Only the top dawgs were ahead of them. Good show Knights. Joel (ARF Nobler) made a complete flight but scored low. Gary Akers (Oriental/LA 46) put up a score but I didn’t take note. I took the afternoon to finally do some practice. Kathy stayed at our awning and plied “The Wright Stuff” for the benefit of ourselves and the club. She enjoyed the weather and visiting with other wives and other flyers and vendors. Friday was an early day as usual.7:30 pilots meeting, 8 first flight. I got off a little slow, rich but was having a good flight until I ran out of gas in the four leaf clover. I was able to land upright (shiny side up to you Eric) but lost lots of points. I knew (hoped) that this would be the score that would be dropped. Only two of the three scores flown are counted to determine your place. Steve had his best score yet, 580 and Stan did well also. Friday evening, we made the pilgrimage to the Trostles. Barbara had cooked a yummy brisket and we all pot lucked the rest. Keith’s shop is amazing and his 1/2A scale planes are fabulous. Saturday was guess what, an early day. Even though I was a late draw, there were so many passes by now I was done before 10. If I could only have flown a 538 each day, I would have made my personal goal of 3 good flights with no fau pax’s. But I was glad to get at least this one good flight. Steve and Stan must have flown well because they both ended up in the top 10. Stan was about 8th and Steve 6th. Way to go Knights. The awards banquet Saturday night had some somber moments due to the passing of Allen Brickhaus, Woody Midgely, Tom Lay and several others. I was tapped to award several “Spirit of“ awards and I also selected Pete Peterson as this years GMA award with a beautiful Nobler. Pete did not compete but was a judge and he did fly the plane so I felt he deserved the award. Sunday I finally got to sleep in. Kathy and I hit the road about 9:30 and after posting a Palmer flyer at the Tucson field, we dropped in and the March Madness F2D combat meet in Phoenix. Mike will report on that. Dutch Auction: We sold four small engines and two 40’s at VSC thanks to Kathy sitting at the table. By this time the ranks of Knights were swelling. Joel, Steve Harris Gary Akers and Eric had rolled into town. Happy Landings, John (Background: drum roll, western music) They come outta the west, the Knights, to fly the VSC, myself and Stan in Old Time Stunt, Joel, Steve Harris, and Gary Akers as well as Stan and me in Classic. Stan also flew Ringmaster. We had no Knights entries in Super 70 stunt. Eric came and set up his RSM booth but did not fly. John Wright showed the George Aldrich award won at last year’s VSC (pictured right). OLD TIME STUNT Kathy and I drove down to Tucson Sunday and we settled in to our room at the Riverpark Inn. Monday I headed out to Christopher Columbus Park for test flying. This was the first contest for my new BIG JOB/ST 60. I had been flying it since December but had had all kinds of mishaps while trying to dial it in. Fortunately, the tail falling off was not one of the mishaps this time. Mainly, I had to get a needle setting and an engine run time. Tucson is about 2500 ft MSL and you get about a minute extra run time on a 6 oz tank. I did some quick math and pulled almost 1 oz out for the correct run of 6.5 minutes. I’m am still getting familiar with this plane but I got it dialed after a few flights. Tuesday was the start of competition in OTS and Ringmaster. The Ringmaster event is new this year and plaques were awarded down to 5th place in both OTS and Ringmaster each event, instead of 10 places in OTS. The pilots meeting was at 7:30 so an early rise was necessary. The weather was excellent and the first flight got off shortly after 8. By this time Stan had arrived with both his Adams Special for OTS and a Ringmaster. But he didn’t have much time for practice. I drew 9th flight both days, so some of the local flyers were able to warm up the judges. After the first round, I was 4th in my circle with a 308. Stan was a little lower down in OTS just under 280. He then flew Ringmaster but I didn’t note the score. 3 Meeting Notes 3-11-14 Guest: Joe Scuro, a former member. Joe Scuro at age 7 from 1950 MAN. Looks like he’s been active for quite a while! Show and Tell: Mike Alurac – 4 kits for the ET-1 from RSM Distribution. They are to be sold at the March Madness combat meet in Arizona. Next, a 2V sealed Gel-Cell battery for use in the Glow-Bee starters that are popular for combat and racing. They will kick off a cold plug RIGHT NOW! He showed the Team USA T-Shirt design for the March Madness Combat contest, it is definitely coated with many colors. He also showed a dual handle from cousin Bob Teeple consisting of an EZ Just and a Sullivan Insta-just handle married together that can be used for training, combined with a modified 75 mph combat model. He added a larger elevator with less throw (tall control horn) for smoother control. It was a used airframe, and has an ASP 25 engine. Blew $25 to get the model. Shocking! It has bladder feed and a spring shutoff. Finally a bag of 4 ounce plastic bottles suitable for mixing paint, storing parts, etc. 4 Larry Renger - Showed the motor, timer and battery system to be used on the ET-2 trainer system that he is developing for the club. The parts for the entire model MAY allow us to sell it for $50. That number is still TBD! Andy Borgogna – Turnigy motor, 2200 kV, 400 Watts. It turns a 7x5 prop at 15,500 rpm. Incredible performance from a really small unit. He is currently running one in a .09 size (gasp) R/C model, and the performance is amazing. John Wright – He showed a Pete Kuna modified Ringmaster in “ Flying Man” décor. This was a cover article in American Modeler WAY back when. It flew really poorly until he made the hands removable. Power is a McCoy .35 modified to take a tongue muffler. He then added a deodorant can to the tongue with screws and JB Weld as a sealer. Very light system, and pretty effective. Next, he had the George Aldrich award won at last year’s VSC, which he needs to return to Tucson. He won it with an ARF! Finally, a Tshirt his wife gave him emblazoned with “still plays Very nice! He is currently building a pre-Midwest Magician Randy Doll – Viking model powered by a ST-46. Scott Dinger Muffler, tissue covering with all AeroGloss paint. The model is Old Time legal. Very nice finish! Warren Walker – He showed a bottle of his own vintage wine. First year of “Man Cave Cellars Cuvee”. He is learning. The first year is drinkable, but he knows how to make it better in the future. He and other Man Cave regulars are going together to do 100 gallons this year. I’ll drink to that! Tom Collier – showed the items for the raffle, including the Russian kit, wine, 2 jars of plum jam (made by HO), the diamond disks, a jar of Warren’s pickles and finally a cordless Dremel clone. Old Business: The treasurer’s report was given and accepted. President Mike requested OK for a $26.55 bill at Stuft Pizza for Phil Hawkins who donated time and materials to ground maintenance on the field. Also, requested $40 for AMA required signs for the field. It was motioned and passed to do the reimbursements. Jed Kusik – A He showed some diamond cutting disks from Harbor Freight for use with a Dremel tool. They cut carbon fiber cleanly! $5 for a pack. He also showed a few items from Rockler tools. Sanding dowels in 1⁄4” diameter, 2 different grits per stick. Some green sandpaper with a slight tack on the back from Lowes. Also a gum rubber stick that is usually used for cleaning disks and belt sanders, but works just great on regular sand paper. Dang, so simple! Howard Doering – He has assembled a practice speed pylon in his back yard. It was left out in the rain and froze up. He rebuilt it and now can get in shape to actually fly the stuff he builds! It is also a backup for the Whittier “Protective Enclosure”. He has versions for 1 and 2 line flying. Eric Rule – To help out a customer, he enlarged and converted to profile, a “Red Hot Angel” model that was designed in Russia. It is now 500 sq. in. Eric donated a kit to the club raffle. Joe Scuro – Cardinal Profile model powered by a .46 LA engine. The décor was all machine cut vinyl. We need to get out to the field for more work. Tentative date is April 5th. A budget of $100 was passed to cover lunch for the workers. Larry volunteered to kill weeds, as he still has lots of Round Up and the power sprayer. It was moved and passed to change the Joust date by 1 week to match the AMA model day extravaganza. The new schedule is August 15th and 16th. We need to check with the park authorities (done, and OK). For this contest it was suggested that the club donate $5 from our entry fees for the Wounded Warrior project that is the AMA function. We are to add a note to the flyer that it is what we are doing. It was agreed that we will hold the Dec. 6th date for the Holiday Party. That way the speed flyers can join us at the DoubleTree! New Business: May 17th and 18th, the weekend after the Fullerton Airport Day, will be the RCX show. We have a free booth as an exchange for CL flight training. The show will be at the Orange County fairgrounds this year. The event overlaps a Valley Circle Burners contest, but it was voted to participate. 5 2014 March Madness Combat Challenge April 21-23 • Phoenix, AZ March Madness combat challenge is in the books! 10th anniversary of this event was amazing and that is an understatement! Many Knights travelled to Phoenix to participate in the MACA season opener with teams from all over the states hailing from places like Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Florida, Mexico and Eastern Europe from faraway places like Moldova and Russia. Weather was in the mid 80’s with little to no wind. There were 19 pilots in Fast F2d on Friday’s double elimination event and 24 of the best combat pilots for main event FAI F2D rules over weekend for the MACA combat season opener. F2D FAI Rules Bob Mears 3rd place,Andy Mears 2nd place and Mike Combat Willcox 1st place. Lance Matassa second from right, did great job running the contest with his crew. Mike Combat Willcox and the final Results of the FAIF2D March Madness Combat Challenge Knights at the March Madness F2D Combat Event L-R Bill Maywald, Russ Willcox, Chris Collins, Chuck Rudner and Mike Alurac. Not pictured Rich Von Lopez. Knight Mike Alurac entered both days events for his first taste of FAI F2D combat. His expectations were set to have fun and with a cut and in some cases an untimely kill in every match expectations were met. Albeit going out in three consecutive matches competing with some of the best F2D combat pilots flying today. While in Phoenix we enjoyed the company of the other travelling Knights returning back from VSC in Tucson stopping by to enjoy some F2D combat. We saw John and Kathy Wright stop by for a visit and speed flyer Glen Dye dropped by for a visit. 6 Fast Friday Results winners pictured above: 1st Howard Williams, TX, 2nd Leonardo Silva, Team Mexico and 3rd Arnulfo Delgado Team Mexico. Rich Lopez also made a trek over to witness some awesome F2D combat matches over the weekend in his wife Joanne’s new 2013 Prius. He unfortunately left Phoenix with a broken rear hatch window. We’ll spare the name of the culprit to protect the innocent but, but look how well the plane held-up! Rumor is that the culprit might be going under the pen name Skywriter. Lunchtime entertainment was provided by Andy Minor and Igor flying freestyle F2D plans between their legs and Igor flying two F2D planes at one time making cuts upon one-another. Man this guy can fly!!!! Lunch was provided on both days that was enjoyed by all with subs from CD Lance Matassa’s favorite local sub shop Goodcents on Saturday! member spotlight • Rich Von Lopez • Knight’s member Rich Von Lopez pictured 4th from the left in a white tee has been the AMA’s Model Aviation Combat Editor for over 20 years and has just returned from an International Combat contest recently held in Barcelona Spain where he placed a prestigious 5th place out of 17 pilots in the F2D World Cup Competition celebrated in Valdemorillo, Spain March 15-16th. With Rich’s vast knowledge of control-line he is always there to help a newbie. And ask me how I might know as I give him credit for teaching me single flip starts and promoting and encouraging control-line flying, especially Combat!!! Give Rich a great big congratulation for his Spanish contest performance and the good will that he promotes in control line model aviation the next time you see him at the field where he occasionally has an old repaired F2D plane to provide to a beginner! The Ultimate in Radio Control & Hobby Entertainment! 7 The Safe Way... What Should I Do During An Earthquake? SEVEN STEPS TO EARTHQUAKE SAFETY When it comes to disaster, there are simple things you can do to make yourself safer. With all of the recent earthquake activity in Southern California please consider tasking steps to help yourself and others before an event occurs. And if you need a hand, let a Knights member know and we’ll do all that we can to assist you in your earthquake preparedness preparation. Start with the simple tips within each step so that you can build on your accomplishments. An example of this in Step 1 is moving heavy, unsecured objects from top shelves onto lower ones. This will only take minutes to complete and you are safer from that hazard! SURVIVE AND RECOVER During the next big earthquake, and immediately after, is when your level of preparedness will make a difference in how you and others survive and can respond to emergencies: PREPARE Before the next big earthquake we recommend these four steps that will make you, your family, or your workplace better prepared to survive and recover quickly: Step 1: Secure your space by identifying hazards and securing moveable items. Step 2: Plan to be safe by creating a disaster plan and deciding how you will communicate in an emergency. Step 3: Organize disaster supplies in convenient locations. Step 4: Minimize financial hardship by organizing important documents, strengthening your property, and considering insurance. Step 5: Drop, Cover, and Hold On when the earth shakes. Step 6: Improve safety after earthquakes by evacuating if necessary, helping the injured, and preventing further injuries or damage. Step 7: Reconnect and Restore daily life by reconnecting with others, repairing damage, and rebuilding community. After the immediate threat of the earthquake has passed, your level of preparedness will determine your quality of life in the weeks and months that follow. The nearest Hospital to Whittier Narrows Flying sites is: Greater El Monte Community Hospital 1701 Santa Anita Ave. South El Monte Phone: (323) 686-2836 Be Prepared – Create Your Plan Now! 8 1 OS 25S RC 0.25 perry carb $12.00 1 Fox35 Stunt 0.35 4 bolt head $90.00 KOTRC MONTHLY DUTCH AUCTION 1 ARF NOBLER Built, flown, but never crashed $50.00 Send funds to club P.O. Box PARTS NEEDED! April 2014 Fox 35 coned thrust washer for early Fox QTY Contact BRAND CONDITION PRICE John Wright DISPLACEMENT (562) 881-7386, or [email protected] to buy or donate items in the dutch auction. NEW FEATURE! THE WRIGHT STUFF 1 OS 25S RC 0.25 perry carb $12.00 1 Fox 29 Stunt 0.29 4 bolt head $45.00 1 Fox35 Stunt 0.35 4 bolt head $90.00 Merco 61 R/C 0.61 heavy cylinder $45.00 1 Super Tigre 0.35 G21-35BB SOLD 1 Fox 29 Sport 0.29 $25.00 1 ARF NOBLER Built, flown, but never crashed $50.00 1 Fox 40 0.4 Mk5 Light case $30.00 PARTS NEEDED! 1 FOX 36X 0.36 1 needle brg SOLD 1 Super Tigre 0.4 G21-40BB R/C $75.00 Fox 35 coned thrust washer for early Fox 1 Contact Super Tigre 0.51 or [email protected] Saturn R/C $75.00 John Wright (562) 881-7386, 1 OS LA 40 0.4 Stunt insert $35.00 to buy or donate items in the dutch auction. 1 NEW OS 35S 0.35 STUFFStunt insert $45.00 FEATURE! THE WRIGHT 1 Super Tigre 0.46 G21-46BB $75.00 1 Fox 29 Stunt 0.29 4 bolt head $45.00 Wright (562) 881-7386, 1 Contact MercoJohn 61 R/C 0.61 or [email protected] heavy cylinder $45.00 1 Super Tigre 0.35 G21-35BB SOLD 1 Fox 29 Sport 0.29 $25.00 1 Fox 40 0.4 Mk5 Light case $30.00 1 FOX 36X 0.36 1 needle brg SOLD 1 Super Tigre 0.4 G21-40BB R/C $75.00 1 Super Tigre 0.51 Saturn R/C $75.00 1 OS LA 40 0.4 Stunt insert $35.00 1 OS 35S 0.35 Stunt insert $45.00 1 Super Tigre 0.46 G21-46BB $75.00 poor comp sand cast KOTRC Monthly Dutch Auction Contact John Wright (562) 881-7386, or [email protected] wheels, tank incl but no engine poor comp Sand cast,no NVA sand cast wheels, tank incl but no engine NIB NIB big ring gap NVA Sand cast,no No insert or NVA NIB NIB big ring gap No insert or NVA Each price will drop $5 per month to $20 until sold. Don't wait too long! Notify John Wright of your bid. Recipe of the Month... Roasted Green Chili Salsa Submitted by JOHN GLUTH A GOOD, easy and quick salsa. Use canned S&W Mexican recipe stewed tomatoes, El Pato Tomatoe Sauce, and about 8 Fire roasted Jalapenos. Combine Each price will drop $5 per month to $20 until sold. 1 can each as pictured at left and just blend in a blender or food processor to the consistency you preDon't wait too long! fer, chunky or pureed. Notify John Wright of your bid. Of course canned Ortega Green chilis are less hot and a great substitute for fire roasted jalapeño chiles. I usually prefer to have grilled, fresh Jalapenos to use but canned works great! Blue Skys, John 9 are held the second Tuesday of each month at the Fullerton Airport AFI building located at Club Meetings 4119 W. Commonwealth are held Fullerton, the secondCA. Avenue, Tuesday ofstart eachatmonth Meetings 7 pm. at the Fullerton Airport Everyone is welcome. AFI building located You don’t have to be at a member to attend. You just need 4119 W. Commonwealth an interest in control line modeling. Avenue, Fullerton, CA. The easiest way to join the club is to attend a club meeting Meetings start at 7 pm. and sign up if you like it. Dues are $30 per year. Youth Everyone is welcome. memberships under 18 are FREE. You don’t have to be a member to attend. You just need an interest in control line modeling. The easiest way to join the club is to attend a club meeting and sign up if you like it. Dues are $30 per year. Youth memberships under 18 are FREE. KOTRC members enjoy two flying sites in Los Angeles County. WHITTIER NARROWS - The Whittier Narrows recreation area is one of the two flying sites located in members enjoy two flying sites LosKOTRC Angeles County and is the location for Angeles County. in Los the KOTRC sponsored WHITTIER NARROWS - The Whittier Narrows contests during recreation area is one of the two flying sites located in the year. Whittier Los Angeles County Narrows is part of the and is the location Los Angeles Countyfor the KOTRC sponsored Parks and Recreation contests during department and is the year. Whittier located in South El Monte, California. Narrows is part of the SEPULVEDA BASIN - The Sepulveda Basin is located Los Angeles County in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County near Parks and Recreation where the 405 freeway department and is and the 101 freeway located in South El Monte, California. meet. The flying area SEPULVEDA BASIN is just west of the 405 - The Sepulveda Basin is located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County near freeway and is entered where the 405 Ave. freeway from Woodley and the 101 freeway between Victory and meet. TheBoulevards. flying area Burbank is just west of the 405 freeway and is entered from Woodley Ave. between Victory and Burbank Boulevards. Come Join Us! Knights of the Round Circle 4119 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA 92833 KOTRC Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6115 Anaheim, CA 92806 President – Mike Alurac [email protected] Vice President - Bob Werle [email protected] Co-Vice president - Paul Wescott [email protected] Secretary – Larry Renger [email protected] Treasurer– Mike Jones [email protected] Co-Treasurer – DAVE KICK [email protected] Newsletter Editor – Skywriter [email protected]