April 2010 Newsletter - Silent Electric Flyers of Long Island

The Newsletter of the Silent Electric Flyers of Long Island
HOST OF THE NEAT FAIR
Dedicated to the Advancement of Electric Flight
April 2010
Prez Sez by Tom Hunt
Dear SEFLI’ers
President:
Tom Hunt
(631) 835-5359
[email protected]
The weather has been spectacular of late. I
hope many of you got out to enjoy it in some
way. The Wingnutz field is in great shape,
thanks to Casey B and his ingenuity! The
gate lock combo was changed late in March.
If you do not yet have the combo, you must call me to get it; I will NOT send
it by email. We have also added quite a few new members this year and we
are currently showing 93 paid members, of which more than 2/3rds are also
Wingnutz members.
Vice President:
Jim Reid
Secretary:
Alan Ford
Treasurer:
Rick Cascella
Newsletter Editor:
Jim Perlowsky
[email protected]
We will soon have a first aid station at the Wingnutz field. A cabinet under
the canopy will have basic first aid needs: alcohol, bandages, gauze and
such. It will be locked with the same combo as the gate.
SEFLI Main Website:
www.sefli.org
SEFLI Newsletter:
http://www.sefli.org/news.php
SEFLI Current Events:
http://www.sefli.org/current.php
SEFLI Web Forum:
http://sefli.proboards11.com
NEAT FAIR:
www.neatfair.org
For changes in the monthly
meeting or contest dates due
to weather/conflicts contact
Tom Hunt at the above phone
or e-mail.
Inside this issue:
Prez Sez
Watts Up?
Show n Tell
From the Field
1
2
3,4,5
6
Cradle of Aviation
7
Schedule of Events
8
Our first contest of the year will be the Saturday after the general meeting
(4/24), so come on down to the Wingnutz field and join the action. I certainly
hope the weather will be as good as it has been the last few weekends. We
are still running Slow Stick Combat and Easy Star events (April’s Easy Star
event will be Bomb Drop). Sport electric sailplane will still be run, but it will
not be a “prize” event in 2010.
Since there are quite a few Park Zone Trojans in the club, there will be a different event each contest for this model. The April contest will be a climb and
glide event. The pilot will have 1 minute to climb his model then shut off the
motor. The model then must be glided for a maximum of 2 minutes. The
clock stops at 2 minutes or when the throttle is advanced again. The flight is
ended with a spot landing task, but it is NOT on the clock. After you perform
the glide portion, you do not land immediately. You will be allowed to throttle
up and set up and approach to a circle at your own leisure. You will only be
allowed to make one pass. Where the model comes to a stop is measured to
the center of the circle. No throttle movement is allowed once the model
touches the ground. One point will be awarded for every second of the glide
portion (max 120) and there will be three landing zones: 10, 25 and 50
points. The Trojan can be “hopped” up, we do not require that the power system be stock.
The April general meeting will be our 2009 awards presentation. First
through third place in each event will receive their trophies and prizes.
See you all soon!
Pez Tom
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SILENTS PLEASE
Watts Up?
NEW BETHPAGE RULES
1. NO SOLO FLYING. A spotter/observer must be provided. If two individuals are flying,
there must be at least one spotter/observer on hand.
2. In the near future the Park Commission will issue NOVICE PERMITS to independent
applicants (those who are not members of a club). Holders of NOVICE PERMITS will
not be allowed to fly without an instructor, preferably using a buddy box.
3. Club members who are certified as Pilots will be issued a PILOT PERMIT by the
State Park Commission.
4. When a NOVICE independent flier is certified by a (club) Flight Instructor, he will be
issued a PILOT PERMIT.
5. There will a mandatory change of the flight line, to grandstand side, at 3:00 PM. No
Exceptions.
6. A Club Tag and the Park Permit will be conspicuously displayed by a Pilot when flying.
7. The Commission will issue a separate car tag in the near future.
8. All aircraft must have the owners name, address and AMA number somewhere on (or
in) the aircraft.
These rules will be strictly enforced by the park police and individuals will be expelled
from the field and their privileges may be revoked. This season, a phone number will be
available to call the park police who will escort any individual off the field and out of the
park that is not adhering to these rules.
FPV DEMO DAY - SATURDAY MAY 22nd
Gary Graf (Ghostbuster Gary) will be running an FPV (first person view) flying event at
the Calverton field on May 22nd. He has invited modelers from all over the country to
show off the latest technology to model flight; flying from the cockpit with the aid of
downlink video and flight parameters (speed, altitude, direction, etc). Come on out and
see what it is all about.
SILENTS PLEASE
Show and Tell
PAGE 3
by Jim Perlowsky
Tony Wetzel displays his Great Planes Escapade, no model details were provided.
Joe Wojtkowicz shows off his 51inch wingspan AJ Slick By 3D Hobby Shop. Powered by an Extreme Flight
Torque 2812T/720 spinning an APC 14 X 7 prop via a Castle Ice 75A ESC off a Rhino 4S 3700 producing 920
watts @ 54 amps . Servos are HS65MG all round. RTF weight is 4lbs 3 oz.
Tom Hunt shows his scratch built Yak-6m Russian Utility Aircraft. It sports a wing span of 51.5 inches with a
wing area of 408 inch² and a length of 38 inches. Ready to fly weight is 3.25 pounds with a set of Eflite 20
electric retracts. Power is provided by a pair of AC2212/13 motors with 8 X 7 props running off a 3S 2250mah
45C TP pack.
SILENTS PLEASE
PAGE 4
Jim Perlowsky shows his Multiplex TwinStar Night flyer. Wingspan is 56 inches with 676 inch² of wing area.
Hobby Lobby 400XT’s spin counter rotating APC 8 X 6E props via Hobby City Simple Series 18 amp ESC’s
making 225 watts off a Rhino 3S 2250 pack. Over 440 individual LEDs were used to provide night time lighting.
Gerhard Spielmann displays his FREDe™ kit by Stevens Aero that he picked up at last years NEAT Fair. It’s
powered via a small GWS brushed ISP gearbox and a 2S 1000-ish lipo battery. Despite having no dihedral
the inherent stability is believed to be provided by the low fuselage via a pendulum type method.
Ron Williams shows off his acrobatic Yak 55, no model details were provided.
SILENTS PLEASE
PAGE 5
Dennis Andreas shows his VK Fokker Triplane, built in 1982. Designed for a .60 Glow converted to electric five
years ago. 1/6 scale, top wing 47",Sig KoverAll and dope finish, Major Decals, Williams Brothers details. Hobby
Lobby Atlas Black 4030-12 motor spins an APC 15 x 10 E prop via a Jeti Opto ESC off a Tenergy 4S 4000
pack providing 475 watts.
Tom Hunt is currently ARF bashing his second FMS P51D into a P-51B with a Malcom hood (non-sliding). The
Mustang will also sport dropping bombs or tanks and
pneumatic retracts. 57 inch wingspan, with a projected
weight of about 5 pounds with 4S 3700 pack.
SILENTS PLEASE
From the Field...
Photos by Ray Juschkus
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SILENTS PLEASE
PAGE 7
THE CRADLE OF AVIATION’S ANNUAL FLYING MODEL EXPO
Saturday and Sunday March 13 & 14 Photos by Ray Juschkus
SEFLI SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
April 20
General Club Meeting @ Holtsville
April 24
Contest Flying @ Calverton
April 25
Whitmans Float Fly Lake Ronkonkoma
May 16
General Club Meeting @ Holtsville
May 22
FPV Demo Event @ Calverton
May 23
Contest Flying @ Calverton
May 29-30
Jones Beach Air Show
June 5-6
LVRCS Electric Fly
June 12-13 Dirty Fair
A cold, dark and dreary winter day photo taken with my aerial
photography plane at West Neck Beach in Lloyd Harbor. The
winter days are behind us now, let the flying season begin!
Silents Please
Jim Perlowsky, Newsletter Editor
41 Buhl Lane
East Northport, NY 11731
June 15
General Club Meeting @ Holtsville
June 19
Contest Flying @ Calverton
July 3
Jersey Coast Sport Flyers Electric Fly