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Taupo
Hawkes Bay
Hawera
Christchurch
Hello my name is Graeme Rose, I have taken over from Colin Kemp.
I have been tied up in modelling since I was 6 - 8years old. My brother and father flew planes so I got
dragged along.
I did a bit of free flight and got into radio about when I was about 16, I crashed my last plane when I
was 21-22.
I then took up model power boats. I did very well at them, I got some New Zealand records and went to
USA in 1995 and got 5th place in the tunnel class. I did that for about 28 years.
Two good things happened in 1997, I got back into flying planes again and I got married to Carolyn. I
had to say that as she is standing over me! Carolyn and I took over 436 model shop about 7 years ago,
we have met a lot of people over the 7 years or spoken to them on the phone.
I love the building side of the hobby and getting the thrill out of seeing that plane you have just built fly.
Since I joined MANZ I have met a lot of people of which many have become good friends. Also I have
been to a lot of meetings around the North & South Islands that are not MANZ meetings. I have flown at
some sites down south. We also go down to Christchurch every year for the Float and Fly-In.
In the last few years I have been doing alot in scale gliders, there is a big challenge in flying one of them
and looking for thermals. My recent plane was built solely just for towing gliders.
We have a great bunch on committee, I hope we can do well.
Also we have a new editor Colette Doherty. She goes to a lot of meetings with hubby John. Please send
some photos and a small write up of what you are building, it’s a hard job so come on.
I would like to thank the out going committee for what they have done over the past years. Thanks!
Well! How did you like the pink??? Just thought we could celebrate the first edition with a Woman Editor
with something a little different. Count yourself lucky it is only the first page, I had thought to do the whole lot on
pink! Also wanted to have glitter, recipes, and knitting patterns. (Be warned, if you boys don’t come up with some
interesting snippets, you may still get them!) To the ladies at the Warbirds over Awatoto dinner, sorry, it was suggested that I should be a bit more subtle to start with……. But I gotta say, some of those ideas were darn tempting.
So, who am I? Many of you will know me as the wife (and spotter) of John Doherty, of the Matamata-Piako
Model Club. He had the big yellow Gee Bee Z for 15 years, the Junkers C10 warbird, and more recently the 100
inch Mustang done up in Canadian markings. Also briefly the proud owner of the Grumman Skyrocket, which met
its demise a week after being certified. (But like the Phoenix, it shall rise again from the ashes – yes, the fool is
building another!)
I support John completely in this hobby, as it gives us both a lot of pleasure, and we get to meet so many
happy and enthusiastic people from all over the country. The rallies are always fantastic, and usually mean a
great day away from work and often a wonderful meal out. (Particularly to the Old Church in Napier….. highly recommend it!) Sometimes I can be found in a BBQ tent, (if I must) but more often with a camera or a video camera
draped about my neck, or hiding behind John on the flight-line. If I am lucky, I even get a bit of relaxation with a
set of knitting needles……
So in essence, I know very little about planes, other than to keep my fingers away from the sharp bits at the
front.
So yeah, you are all going to get bullied into stuff for the “Torque” sooner or later, and don’t think that being
in the South Island will save you! Otherwise it will be knitting and recipes all round.
Note;
A big Thank You to the committee members for supplying me with their personal histories. I am quite sure you will
all find their pieces very interesting, please take the time to read them!
28TH MANZ MEETING WAHAROA
MAY 1st and 2nd, 2010
The Weather Gods smiled briefly, frowned and then took pity on the 35 or so MANZ members who had gathered at
Waharoa for the 28th fly in and AGM. That is to say it looked good with a blue sky early on the Saturday, but then it
clouded over with a couple of heavy showers late morning, followed by a clearance and fine weather for the rest of the
day. The showers caught quite a few by surprise as they had assembled their models, which were parked on the flight line
and they had to be hastily covered. However the rain coincided with lunch and well cooked sausages by Carolyn Rose
and Colette Doherty, (with help from the industrious Mrs Cullen, and the illustrious Mr Astill, to name a few) which
disapeared fairly rapidly. A slight complaint from some about Maurice forgetting the onions, but hey, there was always
more tomato sauce. Sunday initially was a little chilly, but it soon warmed up and there was blue sky and a slight breeze
for the whole day.
On the Saturday, once the sky cleared, flying began in earnest. The Matamata-Piako flying field was in good condition
with the strip well mown and the surrounding grass short. There were members from Wellington, Far and Far Far North,
Taranaki, Taupo, Hawkes Bay, Auckland, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Opotiki, Whakatane and Hamilton. All with a
variety of large models. Maurice Astill had done well to repair his half size Piper Cub after some serious damage following
an accident at the Awatoto meeting two weeks earlier. Maurice had to put up with quite a bit of ribbing about running out
of fuel while downwind and quite a way out. Luckily he did not land in the water, but did have a wing break off and other
damage.
The AGM was held on the Saturday afternoon. All but one of the existing Committee (M.Astill) stood down. The new
President, Graeme Rose, from 436 in Hastings, then took up the reins. The rest of the members elected were;
Vice President:
H.Loveridge
Palm Nth
Treasurer:
G. Loveridge
Palm Nth
Secretary:
R.Brinsley
Napier
LM Cert:
M.Brill
Whakatane
and J.Cullen
Keri Keri
Editor Torque:
C.Doherty
Thames
Webmaster:
M.Job
Feilding
Safety Officer:
M. Astill
Tauranga
Sth Island Rep:
P.Hewson
Christchurch
The traditional Saturday night dinner was held at the Matamata Club. Much talking and reminiscing over some good food.
It was Hobson’s choice for dessert (apple slice with custard) but I guess you can’t have everything.
A few more people registered on the Sunday and there was plenty of flying. You could also watch full size gliders taking off
and parachutists descending at the far corner of the airfield. One member became quite worried when he confused
Graeme Roses’ parachutist spinning down with a half filled chute, with a full size one!
The Matamata-Piako club have a great field which they allow MANZ members and other flying disciplines to use and all of
the MANZ members there on this weekend very much appreciated this. Some photos follow.
- Alan Dick
Vice President; Hamish Loveridge
It would be fair to say that I have been around and involved in R/C flying all of my life.
I remember before I could fly running around the flying sites with a screw driver and a small master airscrew prop. Coincidently this kept me occupied for hours.
I first started to fly in the mid to late 90’s in Taihape on Dads trainer that was some 20 odd years old. Whilst living in Taihape I remember helping Dad build his first MANZ sized model, (this would have been 1990 and I would have been five
or six at the time) down in the workshop after dinner and in the weekends, and if I wasn’t helping I was in the workshop
playing with something.
1997 saw us move to Feilding, Dad and I flew at Marton and this led to me building my first aircraft given to me as a
Christmas present. Under training from Dad we managed to complete the trusty old SIG Four Star, which was just as well
as not long after that the trainer saw its demise after my first experience with a dead stick.
At some point I can’t remember when, the Marton club dissolved; this lead us to join the Palmerston North Aeroneers
where I currently fly, and have had the pleasure in flying with some talented and knowledgeable pilots, Russ Johnson,
Kevin Uncles, Lew Woods, Rene Redman and a few others. 2007 saw me elected onto the P.N.A committee, 2008 &
2009 elected as Club Captain, and 2010 as Vice Pres. I now share what I have been taught and train newbie’s that join
our club, I can now appreciated how demanding on the volunteer's time it can be but enjoy doing it. In this time with some
help I have run several successful MANZ meetings at our field, and hope to continue them on.
I have been going around the MANZ circuit as long as Dad has and in that time have gratefully accepted the hints, tips,
advice and guidance given to me and consider myself lucky to have received them from the likes of Russ, Kevin, Tony
Whithey, Jim Hamill, Brian Hoult, Murray Woods, Gary Shaw, Lew & Rene, Colin Taylor, oh and Dad I guess, and the
others who have helped out.
I am currently flying around an Extra which has kept improving my flying, also the Fly Baby which we purchased off Colin
Taylor, and have enjoyed every minute flying it. I also have a couple electric indoor and outdoor planes, a 40 size sport
plane, spirit glider and have just recently got into SPAD combat which is surprisingly addictive and to date have had one
mid air with successful kill.
As the Old Boy is quite a fussy and fanatic builder and finisher I have taken on these traits and spend a lot of time getting
it just right, as the Art of Building and the unwanted but occasional rebuilding of it diminishing due to ARF’s I feel it’s a
good trait to have.
Currently I have a 1/3 scale Bucker Jungmann on the building board. Well it’s been on the building board for around 4
years now and progress has been slow due to getting qualified as a mechanical engineer, and then working the long
hours that go with it. Have just recently spent up large thanks to those long hours and have bought most of the gear to go
into it and a nice brand spanking new DLE55 to go up the front. And with the enthusiasm there again to finish it I hope to
get it finished in the next couple of years or less (watch this space)!!
Secretary; Ross Brinsley
I have been a member of HBRF since 1994. On committee most of that time, bulletin editor and then treasurer.
Prior to that did the usual things as a kid, built and flew gliders and control line planes, then went on to be involved with model boats for about 5 years. I came back into RC planes many years later.
I fly mostly sports planes and gliders.
Currently rebuilding a 1/4 scale Monocoupe. Also looking at converting a large T240 to a glider tug.
If money were no object, I would love to do a twin turbine ME262, my all time favourite aircraft design.
Treasurer; Graham Loveridge
I have been interested in flight since I was a teenager. However finances in those days limited me to Chuck
Gliders and home made Kites.
In the mid 1970s I was transferred from Taupo to Upper Hutt and met a modeller that flew Radio Control. In
those days sets were very expensive and whilst you could import from overseas the amount allowed was very
small. I decided to write to Futaba and they were very co-operative and agreed to forward a 6 channel set at a
very good price. However this was still above the amount that you were allowed to send out of New Zealand.
Another letter and they agreed to split it up to 3 packages addressed to family members. When the packages
arrived they came through NZ Customs without any duty as Futaba had marked them all “Sample Merchandise
only No Commercial Value” I had already built my plane, an Apollo, and was now ready to fly.
Unfortunately, the modeller that was going to teach me was on Mode II and I could not come to grips with this
Mode.
In the late 1970s my employers (ANZ Bank) then decided to transfer me to Masterton and it wasn’t long before
Alan James from Carterton and Lew (Pinky) Woods of Galtech Models who took it upon themselves to teach
me how to fly. There was one condition. CHANGE TO MODE I. I never looked back. We had a lot of fun and
both Lew and Alan together with Tony Blatchford, Stanley Belworthy and the late Vince McNabb of Masterton
Model Aero Club provided me with a lot of assistance and got me into scratch building models.
In mid 1980s I was once again transferred to Dannevirke where Euan Galloway continued to assist me improving my building and flying skills. At this stage I became a member of Palmerston North Aeroneers.
1988 saw me transferring to Palmerston North. It was during this time that I was elected Secretary of PN Aeroneers.
1990 saw me off to Taihape where I got involved with another group of Modellers Gary Shaw, Bill Rea, Tony
McColl. We had a real ball there and there are many fliers that came to our flying meetings (one was a MANZ
Event) and partook in our Saturday
night barn dance and BBQ can vouch for the memorable times we all had.
In 1996 I was transferred back to Palmerston North.
Around this time I inherited the position of Secretary/Treasurer of LM Sig until it was transferred to MANZ.
Well that’s enough history.
At the present I fly Aerobatic but I do enjoy flying the Fli Baby that my Son Hamish and I purchased from Colin
Taylor and sorry everyone it is “NOT FOR SALE” while I am alive.
Started building a 182 Cessna Skylane 5 years ago and this is now at this finishing stage. I hope to get back onto
it this year.
Other interests include fishing and playing the Bagpipes.
Large Model Certification a); Mark Brill
My main interests have always been scale aircraft and to that end have always built my own. At
present I do not own an ARF but who knows perhaps one day.
At present on the building board are the repairs to the A1H Skyraider that suffered damage at
Awatoto due to it seems a faulty motor servo, have built a new centre section and some repairs to
the nose section and the cowl and we will be good to go again.
Next on the building board will be a 100 inch Eindecker with wing warping and a US Engines motor
hopefully for next Awatoto.
And then probably my last big scale project, a 100 inch Westland Wyvern with Turboprop power,
(already purchased Wren 54) by that time I will probably looking to build big slow cubs or such.
I have been involved in modelling actively for about 30 years although I did do some as a kid. Still
own my first engine I bought back in early 50s a Mills 1.3 original still runs well.
Served on the NZMAA as councillor and then as president,
Large Model co-ordinator with backup from Jon Cullen
Large Model Certification b): Jon Cullen
As a 12 year old I used to bike to Herres Park in Te Aroha, where Jacob van Holsen and Jimmy Ellison used to
help me. I flew a plane designed by Jimmy using an EDB Mark 1 engine costing three pounds and ten shillings. I
also built a radio control Bang Bang set of transmitter and receiver out of Army surplus supplies. I still have this
unit today, it was used in an old style plane I had designed myself.
My first plane that I built after coming to Kerikeri in 1971, was another Cullen design 72” wingspan with an O.S.
30 motor, using a Heathkit radio on which I taught myself to fly.
From 1978 - 1981 I trained most of the 8 fliers up here, and mid 1981 I was one of the foundation members when
we became a formal club and joined the NZMAA, thus started Kerikeri M.A.C. For the first few years we used to
fly up at the Kerikeri Airport, which was hazardous with the tall gorse, but when the airport became busier I organised with a farming friend for us to use one of his paddocks at Puketona, where we still fly.
Over the following years I built many planes, the more recent one was mentioned in the Fliers World which we
called a “Cubalina” as it was a mixture of a Cub and a Catalina, I won one of the miniature cameras!
At present I am hovering between building a 1/3 scale Spacewalker or a 1/4 scale Gypsy Moth.
Safety Officer - Maurice Astill
I was born in 1941 at Lower Hutt and moved with my parents to the Waikato when I was 12 years
old. I first started modelling in the 1950’s building gliders and rubber powered Modelair models and
later building Keil Craft free flight models, using Mills .75cc motors and having the model end up
landing in the nearby oak trees and then having to try and retrieve them. I also remember building a
Mustang, which I bought from the Frankton Model Shop, as a static model and entered it in the Waikato Winter Show. When I was about 14yrs old I made friends Arnold Malcom and we used to make
control-line models and fly them on his family’s tennis court in Waitoa, having to move in and out so
as not to hit the netting fence each time it went around.
Later I started flying by myself in the paddocks by using an old door on saw stools to take off from, I
used to have a third string that I would pull to release the model once I was ready to fly as the grass
was always too long and we were not allowed to cut the grass as it was for the cows. My friend Arnold and I would go to Manawaru School in his parents car to fly control line stunt models with
Jacob Von Holzen, and Bruce Cartwright from the TeAroha Club whose father was the head master
at the school. We would often go back to Jacobs model room which was a hut on the family farm
and be in awe of his skills and the finish of his models. Some of the motors used in my models were
ED Bee , Merlin, ED 46 racer all being diesel motors and the I got a Frog 500 which was a glow
motor; this was a very big motor then.
I finished my modelling at about 16 as I had other interests like motor bikes etc:
It was about 1980 when just after moving to Tauranga I met Lionel Reeve through my work, and got
talking about his radio controlled aeroplanes and got invited to the Tauranga Club Auction where I
bought a number of models including a trainer. At this point I joined the TMAC and was taught to fly
by Alan Blomquist at the club strip on Belk Road where the Tauranga Gliding Club also flew. I became a very active member of the TMAC holding several positions in the club including president.
I was instrumental in starting the first TMAC Rally at the Tauranga Airport which became very famous for its hospitality and prizes and huge attendances of both modellers and public which ran for
a number of years.
My modelling interests had started to become of the larger type with building of a large Jim Bede BD
8 with a Tartin Twin for power and a 28% Victor T6 Airtourer which was also powered with a Tartin
Twin and a 132inch wing span Cessna 185 power by a converted chainsaw Sachs Dohlmar 60cc
motor with onboard starter and a Reichmuth Electronic ignition system. It was about 1983 when I
joined MANZ at their annual rally at Taonui Airfield in Palmerston North, which we travelled to each
year to enjoy some good camaraderie and non-competitive flying. A group of us from Tauranga and
Whakatane used to travel to most of the Scale Rallies held around the North Island for a number of
years. After a few years of MANZ only at Taonui I asked if there could be two or three rallies at Waharoa as we were all enjoying this type of large model flying. This was approved and that is why we
now have MANZ rallies around the country for everyone to enjoy. I am currently a Large Model Inspector for the Large Model SIG and fly the largest registered CAA approved model on the register
at the moment being a ½ scale J3 Piper Cub at 18 ft wing span and weighing 90lb or 42 kg and
have a large Catalina at 15ft 6in and powered by two G38 Zenoah motors as work in progress and a
1/3 CT4 Airtrainer that I am currently working on hopefully to fly this summer.
South Island Representative; Peter Hewson
Building and flying RC scale aircraft has always been a passion and a challenge for Peter. He
admits that he has learnt a good deal over the years from rubbing shoulders with experienced
modellers. One of the best things about this hobby is the willingness of others to help and the
friends that you can make with like-minded people.
Peter dabbled with models when he was young, but took it up seriously when he joined the
Christchurch Radio Fliers Club in 1986 after a spell overseas. He still has the 40 sized trainer he
started with back then. Now the fibreglass fuselage model has been converted into a float plane.
He was impatient to get into scale models and started with a Flair Pupetteer he had carried all the
way back to NZ from the UK. He then built a three channel Eindecker and continues to develop an
interest in WW1 aircraft with a ¼ scale Sopwith Pup. He also has a 1/5 scale Percival Gull 6 in the
markings of the aircraft flown by Jean Batten in her record-breaking flight from England to NZ in
1936.
This interest in aircraft with a New Zealand history has dominated Peter’s scale building. Every one
of his scale models that he has built has an NZ connection. In his collection he has a Tiger Moth in
the markings of an aircraft flown by his father at Harewood during WW2, a 3.3 metre wingspan
Lancaster from 75 Squadron, a 2.5 metre Fokker F VII in the markings of the Southern Cross
(although this needs a few repairs after an unfortunate stall on landing), and he is currently building
a 1/5 scale Hurricane based on the Alpine Fighter Collection’s Mark IIA aircraft at Wanaka.
In 2007 Peter was elected as the MFNZ representative for the Northern South Island and he has
been a committee member of his local club for over 10 years where he edits the club newsletter
every month. He also is a committee member of MANZ and this year was asked to run the RC
Scale SIG. Peter acknowledges that there have been many changes in the scale scene over the
years and there are less people building now than there were. The availability of cheap ARF models has been the main cause of that. He hopes that fun scale events and competition can still coexist in the future.
Webmaster; Maurice Jobs
I have been a modeller since I was a small boy, starting out with a Keilcraft Hurricane, and have
been involved with RC Models since the 1970’s. I started out with boats and ultimately won the
NZMMA Scale Champs in 1981. I have been a member of PN Aeroneers since 1989 when I started
flying. My ‘modelling” has included restoring 2 cars and 4 motorcycles.
My prime interest is Scale, because I like to build, and since I became involved with MANZ in the
mid 1990’s, nearly all my models have been MANZ legal; I don’t see any point otherwise. Most are
1/5 warbirds but I have a 1/4 scale Citabria and Tigermoth underway. I am pretty strictly noncompetition, though I acknowledge the value of comps improving flying overall, to that end I CD’d
the Scale Masters for a time so those who desired could concentrate on flying. I joined MANZ with
Russ and nearly the original committee back in about 199? Unfortunately I don’t get the flying time I
would like, and need to get to retain proficiency, but that is being addressed with both workload and
getting a model that is more an “every Sunday” type.
Having recently returned to MANZ it is great to see the group in such great heart.
Warwick Blackman with his huge Warbirds C47 with Zenoah power
petrol motors.
Alex Hewson and Richard Race display their 30% Sukhoi and Extra at
Timaru.
The 134" (3.2m) Lancaster of Tony Rodgers from Blenheim is electric
powered and decked out in the unusual markings of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Basil Chamber’s 1/3 Sopwith pup is a regular in the skies
around Christchurch.
Please Note:
We hold a MANZ event each year at the McLeans Island Scale Club in Christchurch.
Ken Buckley and Colin Kemp have both attended in the past.
SUBS REMINDER
The 2010/11 MANZ subscriptions are now due.
If your MANZ Membership Card Shows an expiry date of 31 March 2010 (many members are in
credit) it would be appreciated if you could forward your $10.00 to the Treasurer:
G F Loveridge
5 Florence Place
FEILDING 4702
Alternatively you could send $20. (2 years subscriptions) and save the club postage, (Yours and the
Treasurers reminder letter).
You can also pay electronically to;
THE TREASURER
Miniature Aircraft New Zealand Inc
At ANZ Bank Feilding
A/c # 01-0625-0063845-00
(Please note new Bank Account details.)
Please include your name on payment to assist with reconciliation.
Many thanks
Graham Loveridge
John D’s next model?
(The Editor is offering to “build” this one!!)
Ideal for those who require a plane that absorbs those hard landings..... just needs
scaling up to meet MANZ requirements!!
Do you have an email address?
Are you getting this by post??
Would you like to help save the club at least
$768.40*
a year by receiving your MANZ Torque by email?
Then you would see better quality photos, and in colour!!
You can still print your own copy off in black and white, (or colour) to enjoy
with a cuppa in your favourite chair!
161 Members
(5 not paid as yet - hint hint)
82 get theirs e-mailed
79 get theirs posted
79 x $9.60(annually per member) = *$768.40 per year.
Come on Gentleman, consider e-mail as an option, and save the club some money!
Let’s aim for 90% emailed.
(Apart from the money, I have to fold, stamp and address them all, and I work a full time job. Take pity!)
To get on the email list; jcdoherty@xtra.co.nz
Search for these videos in Youtube.com
Landing Parkzone Ultra Micro Mustang on a carrier - very funny video, good for a laugh!
Big RC by Helimon
- yes, we know about the fake part, but still a good video.
Book Torque;
New Zealanders were among the world's first aviators, with our geography
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our nation. It comes as no surprise then that tens of thousands have served in
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and in war around the world. Those New Zealanders were among the first to
take to the air like a swift to the sky.
This brief account cannot do justice to them all but it serves to convey something of the nature of the challenges they have met and overcome, and of the
sacrifices they have made, during the astonishingly rapid progress of aviation
from its earliest beginnings, when every flight was an event if not a minor
miracle, to the present, when aircraft have become so reliable that aircrew are
almost in danger of becoming redundant.
Told through the collections of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, this book is highly illustrated with
ephemera, personal accounts, aircraft and previously unpublished photographs, together with a text following
the development of our air forces, from its birth over the muddy trenches of WW1, to today's mobile defence
force support backbone. This is the ultimate New Zealand Airforce book."
- In Hardback, available at all good bookstores.
With the advent of 2.4GHz becoming more popular Modellers are not using frequency pegs, as many
models can fly together without interference from one another.
This is great if you are flying with regular fliers and don’t have any of the conventional frequency transmitters that we all used to have and still do.
I was at a rally recently when it was announced that there would be no Transmitter Pound as most were
using 2.4GHz gear. Well what a fatal call to make.
It was brought to the attention of the club that many of us did have both but there were a lot that still used
the conventional frequencies. Therefore it was required that all transmitters were to be kept in the pound,
and that those using 2.4GHz should be using a name peg and putting it on the peg board so as not to get
into bad habits, as many of us still use both types.
I have just recently received a 2.4GHz disc for putting your name peg on from Ken Buckley to be fitted to
our Frequency Board.
I suggest that all clubs retain good frequency control as
none of us can afford to loose our precious models through
sloppiness.
If you were to have an incident with your model causing
damage to property and were found not to be abiding by
the associations rules you could probably find yourself without insurance cover.
Safe and Sensible Flying.
Maurice Astill.
Chester Swee’ Pea
This was an early Goodyear racer
from the designer of the famous preWW2 ‘Goon’ and ‘Jeep’ racers.
The vee tail makes it different .
I suggest about 40% scale – 2.25m
span – or larger.
See overleaf for 3-view…..
Sender;
MANZ Editor
C Doherty
94 Hauraki Road
RD4
THAMES 3574