September - Dusters RC Club

The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club
Dusters News
September 2009
Earl Cox on the Trainer Box
with prospective member Jeff
Christiensen.
Earl is always willing to offer
a new student a hand, or , as in
this case, refresh the skills of an
experienced flyer returning to
the sport after an absence.
A signature feature at
Duster’s competitive events
are our unique clock trophies.
Designed and custom built
by Don Steigman, they include an engravement with the
award description and are not
only a one of a kind trophy, but
a practical award as well.
Thanks Don, your efforts
are appreciated
“Careful what you wish for”
as the old saying goes, and
for this issue it could not be
more true.
I received over 850 pictures
of area events this last
month, and I have included
many of them in this months
newsletter.
Call it an events issue, if you
will, as we review the IMAC
event held at our field as
well as the Dawn Patrol held
in Molalla.
My thanks to Terry Criswell,
Dan Lurvey, Dan Williams,
and R Scott Page for their
efforts. In making this a
most colorful issue of the
Dusters News
Not enough is ever written
of, or thanks extended often
enough, to the tireless ladies
who run the Duster’s Deli.
Jackie, Laura and
Loretta not only feed us at
meetings and run the concessions at events, but they also
serve as wonderful club ambassadors to the public.
Shown above and below at
the IMAC event.
Picture below includes our
crew and their newest favorite
person, Dale Nelson, the
master of pulled pork !!
Thank you ladies !!
-jay
Inside:
Meeting Notes
Area Events
Field Activities
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Meeting Notes
“A nice August Evening,
With Dinner for all. ”
“Then time for our meeting
The last before Fall. ”
And so began the August meeting of the
Dusters RC Club, at the field at 7 PM.
There were 18 members in attendance.
This meeting began with a Dusters
Welcome to new members James Walker and
Brett Woolsey
Minutes of the previous meeting were
accepted.
The safety officer reported the conclusion of a very good month as far as safety is
concerned at the field. There were no accidents to report and this included all the activity at our field during the IMAC event.
Field Marshall Bale reported that the
month saw the addition of new blades, a new
airlifter and a new drive belt to our field tractor. It is ready for the return of greener grass
this fall.
Membership stands at 118, just shy of
our cap figure of 125. To date, we have experienced no crowding issues or problems related to excessive membership.
Dan Lurvey reported that the IMAC
event went well, with 26 entrants from as far
away as BC and California. Dan wanted to
thank Steve Williams and Louise Robb for
their tireless clerical assistance throughout
the event .
In light of this success, motion was
made and passed to pursue an IMAC date for
next year.
NEW Business:
Gary would like to point out to all of
those working with Red Monokote that the
Red Lustrekote paint is actually ORANGE.
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Terry pointed out that the club is entering our
quiet time. This fall we hope to begin some
renovation on the south side of the field, much
as we did in the parking area and grounds on
the north side of the field last year.
A review of the club memories, the By-Laws
and the Field Manual was enough to convince
those in attendance that August is the official
Nomination Night for Officer Elections to be
held at the September meeting.
Nominations were opened and those
nominated this night were the officers currently holding the same positions in the club:
President: Terry Criswell
VP: Bob Hoover
Treasurer: Dale Nelson
Secretary: Jay Penninger
Members are reminded that nominations are re –opened before the actual election
of officers at the September meeting. There is
still time to get your hat in the ring.
This concluded the business portion of
the August meeting.
Drawing winners were Don and Laura
Steigman.
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IMAC at the Dusters
Last month’s IMAC event hosted by the
Dusters RC club was a huge success. This was
the first IMAC event held by the Dusters at our
current flying field and my first time as a Contest Director.
I would like to thank everyone from the
club that took time out of their weekend to
come by and help out, especially when we
needed scribes during the contest.
The ladies in the Deli…. A real big
thanks. The lunches and breakfast on Sunday
morning was outstanding. Also, thanks to
Steve Williams for the excellent job he did as
the scorekeeper, and many thanks to Louise
Robb for her assistance helping Steve. Bob
Hoover was a great help as the Line Boss in
getting the airplanes in positioned and the pilots ready to go when it was their turn to fly, as
was Don Steigman for the great trophies. And
special thanks to my Co-Contest Director,
Terry Criswell, who did most of the behind the
scene stuff to make this contest happen.
Thanks to everyone!
Pilots prizes were provide by the following companies:
Fromeco
Aero-Works Aircraft
Aero Graphix
Aztech Aero
Horizon Hobbies Smart-Fly
Overall, there were 27 pilots flying in the
IMAC at the Dusters contest.
In no particular order they were: Jim
Robb, Chris Elliott, David Easley, Bill Martins,
Geoffrey Dryer, Ron Ash, Alan Hyatt, Jeff
Merritt, Sebastian Boetticher, Harvey Dhiman,
Vince Girolami, Jerry Ruscheinski, Devin
Byerley, Tom Thomasian, Bill Goldspink, Greg
Zettler, Aron Gruetzke S, Nick Bowling, Peter
Watkins, Robert Hoover, John Eells, Michael
Williams, Warren Wilson, Bill Fong, Pete
Johnson, Henry Piorun and Jim Karmy.
These pilots flew a grand total of 377
judged sequences.
BASIC
Sebastian Boetticher of Walnut Creek
California won the Basic class. There were 9
pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1)
Sebastian Boetticher, (2) Ron Ash, (3) Geoffrey Dryer, (4) Jeff Merritt, (5) Jim Robb, (6)
Bill Martins, (7) Alan Hyatt, (8) Chris Elliott
and (9) David Easley
SPORTSMAN
Henry Piorun from B.C. Canada won the
Sportsman class. There were 12 pilots in
Sportsman. The winning order was: (1)
Henry Piorun, (2) John Eells, (3) Aron
Gruetzke S, (4) Pete Johnson, (5) Michael
Williams, (6) Robert Hoover, (7) Peter Watkins, (8) Nick Bowling, (9) Bill Fong, (10)
Tom Thomasian, (11) Greg Zettler and (12)
Bill Goldspink.
INTERMEDIATE
Harvey Dhiman, also from B.C. Canada won
the Intermediate class. There were 6 pilots in
Intermediate. The winning order was: (1)
Harvey Dhiman, (2) Vince Girolami, (3)
Jerry Ruscheinski, (4) Jim Karmy, (5) Devin
Byerley and (6) Warren Wilson.
In addition to the standard classes, there was
1 special class: Seniors.
SENIOR
Peter Watkins from Northern California won
the Seniors class. There were 7 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Peter Watkins, (2) Jim Karmy, (3) Warren Wilson, (4)
Nick Bowling, (5) Bill Fong, (6) Greg Zettler
and (7) Bill Goldspink.
FREESTYLE
Harvey Dhiman won the Freestyle class.
There were 5 pilots in Freestyle. The winning
order was: (1) Harvey Dhiman, (2) Aron
Gruetzke S, (3) Michael Williams, (4) Devin
Byerley and (5) Jerry Ruscheinski.
Dan Lurvey
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IMAC at the Dusters……...
Pilots Meeting by Terry
Steve Williams and
Louise Robb kept the
scoring running smoothly
Group shot of the Class Winners
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The Benefits of a
Logbook
I started a log, which started the whole world
crying! A joke, right? No, not a joke. I hope the
Bee Gees don’t mind me misusing a line from
one of their songs, but my memory of the past
is in constant flux if I don’t write it down. The
memory of crashing an airplane could very
well become a “halfway decent save” a couple
of years down the road. History always has a
way of changing. There is no stopping that.
As long as people are willing to study it, it
will keep changing. Someday that long sought
after, critical piece of evidence will surface that
proves either the Australians or Lieutenant
Brown shot down the Red Baron. Until then,
you can take your pick.
With each different viewpoint taken, George
Washington’s historic image can go from semigod to great leader, but would his image have
been diminished if his personal letters to Martha were not destroyed?
The term historiography is not in my
20-year-old dictionary, so my unofficial
definition of the word is that it is the
study of historical viewpoints that make
up history. History is therefore made of
viewpoints that are voiced and heard or
read by the historian.
Who is to say that there wasn’t an irritated
farmer near the western front taking pot
shots at the red triplane and exclaimed, “I
got him!” His story will never muddy the history of the death of the Red Baron because he
only told the story to his wife, and she didn’t
believe him anyway.
Accurate history is hard to come by. The
most accurate history is recorded immediately
after the event and includes as many viewpoints as possible (or at least the viewpoint
that has the greatest following). Then we record the history of that event to give praise to
the good and study the bad to learn from our
mistakes.
We all make mistakes and would probably rather
forget them. The downside is that we will most
likely repeat those mistakes if we don’t deal with
them.
The most costly mistakes are those we deal with the
quickest. A series of little mistakes that lead to a bigger mistake is much harder to correct or learn from
because the first couple of mistakes become insignificant in our memory and forgotten. We find ourselves thinking, “If only I had recorded these events
with their minor problems, I could figure this out.”
Logbooks or journals are not for everyone. It
would be another obstructive task during the flying
day (such as cleaning the airplane.) Then there is the
problem of forgetting to write in your logbook/
journal. Here’s a tip to help keep you from forgetting: If you rubber band your wing on, put one of the
cleaner bands on your wrist when you disassemble
the airplane at the end of the day. Don’t take the
band off until you have written in your logbook.
You can record what you like, but I like to record
an overall view of the day including what field I flew,
weather conditions, and what airplanes I flew—a
couple of sentences about each flight and how long
they lasted. The more accurate the information, the
more it can help you later on. Knowing how humidity levels effect the mixture setting on your engine
from past experience, can allow you to set your mixture properly before you take off. It can also give you
an accurate record of usage. You’ll know if an engine
has had 1,000 flights or if a flight pack has been fast
or field charged more than 100 times. You could
keep a record of how your batteries have performed
on the cycler in the back of your logbook instead of
sticking Post-It notes all over your workbench.
Information such as this can add a level of
safety to your flying. It’s also a fun way to look back.
Going back in your log and finding a picture that your
flying buddy gave you brings a smile to your face instead of wrinkles on your forehead from trying to remember.
Now this is time well spent, and it’s not just
another task at the end of the flying day. I started my
logbook this year, and have recorded the first flight of
my Fokker D.VII. Now, I won’t have to remember
how my inexperience and lethargic left thumb let that
airplane wiggle down the runway before it took to the
air on its first flight because I wrote it in my logbook.
From the Aero R/C Club, Lennon,
Michigan
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Monday Meeting Night
September 28, 2009
7:00 PM
Is
Election Night
Don’t miss the last field meeting of the year.
Come out early for dinner and get involved
Nominations will re open and voting will take
place befor the end of the meeting.
Here’s a Beauty !!
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Contact Dick: [email protected]
or phone
503-982-0516
See You There
NAVIGATION
I-5 Exit 271
West on 214 to Butteville Rd.
South on Butteville to Le Brun Rd
West on Le Brun Rd. until you Cross the
Tracks
Look left, towards Duster Field
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I just could not resist sharing these beautiful photographs taken by R Scott Page of
Richland Washington at the recent Dawn Patrol event in Molalla. Beautiful detail of
World War I masterpieces in flight .
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2009 Dusters Officer Roster
President: Terry Criswell
503-378-0473 [email protected]
Secrtry/Newsltr: Jay Penninger
503-472-4067 [email protected]
Vice President: Bob Hoover
503-393-2446
Safety Officer:
Treas/Membrshp: Dale Nelson
503-981-0710 [email protected]
Field Maintenance: Bill Bale
Webmaster: Terry Criswell
Dan Lurvey