March - The Dayton Wingmasters

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2016 Officers
President - Jerry Humston
Vice President - Kyle Willetts
Treasurer - Romey Schwieterman
Newlsetter Editor - Vacant
Secretary - Gary Moorman
Safety Director- Pete Hanley
DAYTON WINGMASTERS AMA#499
March 2016 Issue 3 - Volume 41
March 3rd, 2016,
Upcoming Events
which will be held at the
The Montgomery County Fairgrounds
located at
1043 S. Main Street Dayton, Ohio 45409
March 3rd, 2016
Wingmasters Monthly
Meeting, Starts at
7:30 PM
Montgomery County
Fairgrounds
Jerry Humston CD
Meeting Starts at 7:30 PM
March 13th, 2016
Daylight Savings Time
Spring forward 1 hour
March 31st, 2016
Tailspin Newsletter
Deadline for Submissions
April 1st - 3rd, 2016
The Toledo Show
Visit
http://www.toledoshow.com/
For more information
The Toledo Show: R/C Model Expo is North America’s largest and
longest running R/C model expo. This three day event showcases
all types of R/C models including planes, cars, and boats. Along
with the all the exhibitors there is a R/C model competition, speakers, swap shop, and an auction. This event is fun for the whole
family.
Expo Location
Admission:
SeaGate Centre
$10.00 per person per day
401 Jefferson Ave, Toledo, OH 43604 Tickets are sold at the door.
Expo Hours
Friday, Apr 1st, 2016: 9am – 5pm
Saturday, Apr 2nd, 2016: 9am – 5pm
Sunday, Apr 3rd, 2016: 9am – 3pm
Free Admission for Kids
and current Active Duty
Military, National Guard,
and Reserves.
2016 Keys
The 2016 Keys and
Membership Packets
are available at
RC Hobby Center,
The Hobby Shop and at
the Monthly Meetings.
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From the Presidents Hanger
I want to thank everyone who came out and helped make the 2016 ModelRama a huge success.
Top of the list is Jack Thompson, Dave Thacker and Dave's sister Lisa who start working on the
event months in advance to insure that everything will be running smooth at the day of set up and
through the entire event. I also want to thank everyone who not only came out for setup and helped
out the day of the event. An event this size needs many dedicated people to make it the success it
is. Everyone from working the front door to helping the vendors unload their trailers and find their
tables.
Also need to thank all the vendors and all the people who came out and attended the event. Hopefully Phil Walters can make the March meeting and give us a recap on the number of people that attended. Unfortunately I had had shoulder surgery just a week prior to the event so I was not able to
help out as much as I wished I could have.
Thanks Again to everyone who helped out or attended.
You can check out some pictures from the 2016 ModelRama Event at wingmasters.org.
As of the end of February we have 69 full Wingmaster Members out of that there are 21 people that
have not supplied their FAA (UAS) number. Anyone flying at the Dayton Wingmaster Flying field
after February 21st, 2016 must show prove that they have a FAA (UAS) number, if you do not wish us
to record your number just show your card and we will write the word VERIFIED in the boxes instead
of your number. If anyone who has already provided their number and wishes for me to delete it from
the data base and write VERIFIED just let me know and I will change it. I have had a lot pf people
send me emails with their FAA information so please check with me at the meeting to make sure I
have not forgot to log you in. Also don’t forget that you must also put the FAA number on each of
your aircraft to comply with the FAA rule.
I have actually made regular mailing labels with my Name, Phone Number, AMA and FAA number on
them to stick on each of my aircraft.
April 16th, 2016 is field maintenance day if anyone has any suggestions or ideas of what needs to be
done at the field please let us know. I also plan on either bringing out the grill or supplying pizza so
we can enjoy a nice meal after we are done working.
Jerry Humston
President
Blast from the Past
Can you name the Wingmasters
Members?
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Wingmasters Meeting Minutes
2/4/16 Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Attended by 27 Members.
Field Report :
Things to do list being prepared for Field Maintenance Day this spring.
Old Business :
ModelRama – Dave Thacker reported that 160 table reservations have been sold.
He would like to get at least 170 tables. A discussion followed on the need for
security. Jack Thompson, as the CD for the event, has hired a company to do
security. Set up of tables will be 02/12/2016 about 5:00pm. Wingmasters should report
on 02/13/2016 around 6:00am to help vendors unload. 2nd Annual International Drone
Day is May 7th, 2016. Joe Saylor has a flyer made up showing the events. They are
NASCAR STYLE, MULTIGP STYLE, OPEN FLYING, OPEN PHOTOGRAPHY,
BASIC RACING, FPV SETUP AND TUNING and BUILDING Z FPV RACER.
A motion was placed on the floor and a second made to table the following subjects….
1. Possible change to the schedule so that pilots in training will have the field just
for training. The idea is to help eliminate new pilot jitters from experienced flyers.
2. Is there a need for some sort of training log book so instructors can easily pick
up where a student is in their training?
3. Is there a need for an event check list to help new CD’s in setting up events?
New Business :
Bob Bush addressed the members. He stated he believed that the club is getting
away from Parliamentary Procedure as described in Roberts Rules of Order. He added that the Wingmasters is a democratic organization and members need to vote on
matters that arise based on Club Charter and Bi-Laws. President, Jerry Humston,
made an announcement that all aircraft flying at the field must display the FAA UAS
Certificate Number. This was met by several objections. The primary objection was
that the membership did not vote for or against this rule. Dave Thacker made a motion
and it was seconded that the club make no decision on the FAA UAS Certificate rule
for ninety days. By a show of hands the motion was defeated. Another motion was
made by Bob Bush that the club records only show that a member has stated that
he/she has a FAA UAS Certificate Number. No record of the number will be on file. A
second was made and a show of hands was made. The motion passed by a majority
vote.
Treasurer Report :
Raffle Winners :
The $25.00 RC Hobby Center Gift Certificate Winner Jason Spears.
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Notes from the Safety Director March 2016
This has been one of the more interesting Winters (weather wise) we have had in quite a while.
Recently we have had good enough temperatures for even the old guys to fly. The previous
statement assumes the wind was not an issue. Some of the warm days were a bit windy.
Previous paragraph aside, we are getting close for the real flying season to begin.
As I mentioned last year, now is the time to inspect the models, make any repairs (both new and
put off from last year), inspect, cycle and charge the batteries and prepare for the new year.
For those of you that have been flying indoors and/or running ground vehicles (cars) while using
transmitters/controllers other than the ones you usually use when flying outdoors, recommend you
check/cycle the batteries now to avoid problems later.
I really think we will be able to fly this month, so inspect, plan ahead and prepare to have a great
season.
See you at the meeting.
Thanks
Pete Hanley
Dayton Wingmasters Safety Director
Here you go Pete Hanley, I heard you always wanted to build a Triplane.
TITANIC TRIPLANE
RC Fokker Dr. 1 models don't get much bigger than
this! Expertly flown by world-champion pilot Gernot
Bruckmann, this 14.5-foot-span aircraft has a sevencylinder, 820cc Wallach engine in its nose and
weighs in at 194 pounds, giving it the title of "World's
Largest RC Triplane”.
Labels that I have made to install on my aircraft, if your
interested in having a sheet made just let me know.
Each label sheet has 30 labels on them.
Placed on the bottom of my QX350
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Flying with Flaps
Article from Model Airplane News
Since flaps provide more lift at slower airspeeds, you must be aware that when you retract them inflight you will lose the lift and the plane could sink. For this reason, if you must do a go-around, make
sure you increase power before retracting the flaps. Failure to do so could place your plane very
close to stall speed before you can accelerate to a safe speed. This also applies to takeoffs with
flaps. In most cases it is safer to take off with the flaps retracted or deflected no more than about 20
degrees. Larger deflections add more drag and can cause the plane to become airborne at too low of
an airspeed.
Flying a scale model with operational flaps is a very rewarding experience. Not only do they look
neat, but they also provide the same benefits as the full-size version. They take the anxiety out of
landing your lead-sled WW II fighter or similar high-performance aircraft and provide a safer and
more enjoyable RC experience.
FLAP ACTION
Flaps impart a tremendous load on the wing and require attention during their installation. Make sure
you use enough heavy-duty hinges on each flap and a heavy-duty control horn. There are many
ways to actuate the flaps, including torque tubes and bell cranks. For large, fast or heavily-loaded
models, the best way is to use a servo for each flap. These planes will also benefit from the flaps being locked in the down position preventing the airstream from blowing the flap back to the up position.
This basically means that the servo arm is directly in line with the flap horn at full deflection and this
takes the strain away from the servo. This is accomplished by turning on the radio and selecting full
down flaps and choosing a servo horn position that is in line with the horn. Now, retract the flaps and
make up the linkage from the servo to the horn. The amount of flap deflection is determined by the
length of the servo arm; for more flap deflection, place the linkage farther out on the arm. The use of
ball links may be required for smooth action and to eliminate binding.
The modeler has several options for the transmitter flap actuation method. The least desirable is to
use a two-way switch, which only results in flaps up or full down. This is not very scale-like and could
result in large pitch changes when the flaps are actuated. A three-position switch will allow the use of
half-flaps for more scale-like flight. A knob or slider switch is another way to go and allows an infinite
number of flap settings. The only drawback is that it is sometimes difficult to tell how much flap deflection is selected.
Do
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Learn how your plane reacts to flaps at a safe altitude before attempting the first landing.
Reduce the throttle to around 1/3 and let the plane slow before dropping the flaps.
If used for takeoff, use only partial flaps.
Adjust the power to maintain the approach path. Flaps add drag and require more power.
Add power on a go-around and begin a climb out before retracting flaps.
Don’t
● Deploy flaps at high speed. The flaps may depart the wings or cause serious structural or servo damage.
● Use flaps on the first takeoff and test flight. You must first determine how much deflection is
correct for your model.
● Use full flaps on takeoff. This adds a lot of drag.
● Let the plane balloon and lose its airspeed. Adjust the elevator to keep the proper approach
path.
● Retract flaps when low and slow or you could settle onto the runway.
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Ever wonder how fast your plane is flying?
Here's how to figure out how many inches you're plane travels per minute, we can then
convert that to miles per hour. KV x Volts x prop pitch = inches per minute.
Here is an example with a High Max 0800, a 5 cell battery and a 5.5 pitch prop.
KV x Volts x pitch = inches per min
800 x 18.5 x 5.5 = 81,400
There are 63,360 inches per mile. There are 60 minutes in an hour.
Inches per minute / inches per mile = Miles per minute
81,400 / 63,360 = 1.284
Miles per minute x 60 minutes in an hour = miles per hour.
1.284 x 60 = 77 mph.
From this we can see that our plane flies approximately 77 miles per hour at full throttle,
based on a 5.5 pitch prop, a five cell battery, and a 800 kV motor.
Submitted by Jason
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