Latest Newsletter - Simi Valley Flyers

AMA Charter Club #159
WWW.SimiValleyFlyers.com
February 23, 2015
Next Meeting: Friday February 27, 2015 at 7:30 @ the Trinity Lutheran Church, 2949 Alamo St., Simi Valley
President………………………Todd Krueger………………… . . . 805-526-4099…… . tskrueger@sbcglobal.com
Vice President…………………Keith Martin…………………… . 805-231-2937…… mkeithmartin@yahoo.com
Treasurer …………………….. Bob Fricke ………………………. 805-527-2032 ……………….. bob@kjf1.com
Membership…………………. Andy Weir ………………………. 805-583-1746 …….. acweir@dslextreme.com
Secretary…………………….. Glen Roe…..………………...…… 805-583-3280…………….itvguy@pacbell.net
Safety Officer……………….. Bill Prosser ………………………. 805-304-0212 . . . . eastonbatman@gmail.com
Newsletter…………………… Ken Milbrett ………………………805-405-0314……kmilbrett@roadrunner.com
Communications……………. Bill Luckie ……………………… 805-404-4252 . .bluckie@simivalleyflyers.com
Simi Valley Flyers
P.O. Box 812
Simi Valley, CA 93062
The Simi Valley Flyers club is incorporated as a
nonprofit organization. We are a radio control model
airplane club founded in 1965. We have a 450 ft. by 50
ft. asphalt runway with a 150 ft. by 65 ft. pit area. Our
flying field is located inside Oak Park which is owned by
the County of Ventura. The Simi Valley Flyers operate,
maintain and improve this facility under a lease
agreement with Ventura County.
All inputs to the Newsletter must be sent in by the 18th
of each month to the following E-mail address:
kmilbrett@roadrunner.com
On the field maintenance front we would like to have a
work party prior to the event. Some items that we
would like to take care of during the work party would
include mowing and edging the weeds, trimming the
trees and cleaning of the pits. As we get closer to the
event we will post the day we would like to hold the
work party. Thank you in advance for participating.
We plan to have the road repaired prior to our June
20th event and will be contacting the county of our
need.
Please join us for the monthly meeting to share your
ideas and input about what you would like to see as
a club and as always please bring show and tell.
The President’s Message – Todd Krueger
See you at the Field
Hello SVF,
Todd
As a reminder we would like some input on the 50th
anniversary logo. Once we have an agreement on a
logo we will place an order based on preorders. The
celebration of our anniversary will include the June 20
Fun Fly Swap meet event. The event will include a free
BBQ, with vendors, flight simulators, and trainers
on hand. We will be have the event published in the
newspapers calendar section to invite the
Community to celebrate with us.
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The Vice President’s Message – Keith Martin
Keith, ………See you at the field
Simi Valley Flyers General Meeting 1/23/15
Board in attendance:
Todd Krueger
Bill Luckie
Keith Martin
Glen Roe
Bill Prosser
Andy Weir
Bob Fricke
7:35 PM - Meeting called to order
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No visitors in attendance
Vote on Glen Roe as club secretary approved by the club unanimously
Vote on $275 donation to church for 2015 meeting space approved by the club unanimously.
Todd suggested to the club that we try a general meeting at the Simi Valley Town Center sometime later
this year. Some discussion took place and there were no objections.
Todd discussed our 50th anniversary celebration this year. The current proposal is that the April Fun Fly
and BBQ should be free and invite the general to the public.
• Possible advertisement of the event in the Simi Valley Acorn.
• Discussed having trainer boxes/planes and simulators available for the public
• Discussed ordering 50th anniversary club logo apparel. 10+ members in attendance showed interest in
ordering.
Todd thanks Keith and Deter for replacing the flags recently.
Todd thanked Bill Stullick for donating pavers for the BBQ area. Target to complete work before the April
Fun Fly. Several volunteered to pick up the pavers at 1P on Sunday 1/25/15.
Todd brought up the condition of the road. The club is going to get a quote to get it fixed, and is currently
planned for a May timeline to be completed. It was discussed that maybe it may need to be addressed
before the first Fun Fly.
Andy did not have the exact count of members available because of all of the last minute payments coming
in for the drawing later in the meeting. Number is approximately 109 members.
Bill Prosser had no safety incidents to report.
Bill Prosser reminded the club of various safety rules, including taking the shovels and fire extinguishers
out before flying.
Bob gave the treasurer report: The club treasury is currently at $20442.02.
Holiday party costs were reported as $1263. Holiday party income was reported as $936 with a net cost to
the club as $327.
Holiday party raffle cost $750 with income of $405.
•Net cost of everything holiday party related to the club was $672.
Bob discussed the upcoming drawing tonight for a refund on this year’s members and reminded those who
have not paid their 2015 dues to pay at the break.
Bill Luckie mentioned that he has been in touch with Jack Fase about donating money for the flags. Bob
and Bill to contact Jack and get the flags ordered.
Bill Luckie discussed members sending photos to publish on the SVF Facebook page. Sean and Bill both
have the ability to publish photos.
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Todd discussed a concern that the locks to the field are being closed, but not actually locked. Club
members need to be sure they are tugged and ensure they are properly locked.
Ron Scott brought up the Condor field. The contract expired and was renewed for 3 months, but for only
flying on Saturday.
Glen Roe (Sr.) brought up that DSM2 is no longer sold in Europe as of 1/1/15.
15 minute break
Drawing winner for the 2015 membership refund was David Filz.
Show & Tell
• Bill Stullick showed his Buccaneer that he just completed.
• Rob Mawer showed his scratch built Grumman J2F Duck as a work in progress.
• Bobby Haynes showed his Hunter V-tail 500 Quad.
• Bill Prosser showed his Top Flite Mustang ARF with a DLE-55 gas engine
• Bob Fricke showed his new Turnigy battery meter.
9:00 PM – Meeting adjourned
Leftover pavers were used to expand the first flight
box position.
Is that Cal Trans? One person working with 4
supervisors!
Final sanding to lock the pavers in.
The Chef making final adjustments to his new
location.
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Bill Stullick and his newly completed Buccaneer.
Rob Mawer showed his scratch built Grumman J2F
Duck as a work in progress.
Bill Prosser showed his Top Flite Mustang ARF
with a DLE-55 gas engine.
Bobby Haynes showed his Hunter V-tail 500 Quad.
Rumor has it that this year at the Wings Over
Camarillo that there will be a level III MV-22 Osprey
Flight Demonstration. In addition to that they are
expecting (2) C-130s, an E-2C, (2) Marine Hueys,
plus the usual C-47 and C-53, Clay Lacy's DC-3, and
maybe a PBY Catalina. Plan on being there August
22nd and 23rd.
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Tips on Buying Stuff at RC Swapmeets
When you go to a “swap meet”/garage sale/or flee market, you can find some real deals or some real junk or anything inbetween. One of the questions I always ask myself when at the swap meet is “why is this person trying to sell certain
items??” Also, is this stuff stolen or is this person really in need of $$$$. Whatever the case, you need to be careful or you
may get stung. The following are some tips that I use in wheeling and dealing. I hope you find them useful.
1) Don’t pick up or handle anything unless you ask the price first. If you do pick up an item, the seller will probably up
the price depending on how interested or excited you appear. It’s a psychology game and you need to be a good
negotiator. If the price seems reasonable, then, pick it up and inspect it.
2) Inspection:
- Carefully inspect the item looking for good and bad points.
- Anything electrical, smell it – it may be burned internally and not obvious by looking at it.
- Look for repaired areas – and how well the repairs were done. Example: If the alignment of the repaired
sections was slightly off, the item may never function as it originally did.
- Kits – check to see that all the parts are there – Cowl, wheels, elevator, rudder, etc.
- Engines:
A) Is it free to rotate and are there any rough spots as it rotates – this may indicate rusted or broken bearings.
B) Is the crankshaft bent - as it rotates does it wobble or appear straight.
C) Does it have good compression – as it rotates, it should be hard to turn as it approaches “TDC”.
D) Are there any obvious broken parts that may need replacing?
3) Haggling over the price. This is a real ART. If you’re a millionaire, it won’t matter that much but if you’re like me
(and I am a real cheapskate) cost matters a lot. My rule of thumb, depending on the items condition is “don’t pay more
than 50 – 60% of the original cost of the item.
Try to get the seller to give you a price first. If it’s way too high, just walk away – you can always come back but there
is a risk of the item being sold. If the asking price is reasonable, then look more closely at it – pick it up and give it a
real good look – “Inspection” as noted above.
If you think the price is a little more than you can afford, make a counter offer – he may say OK or NO and you can
negotiate further or????? Hopefully you both feel good about the DEAL if you buy it.
4) If you’re spending a lot of money or if you’re not sure about the items operation, ask if you can try it out. Obviously
he isn’t going to let you fly a plane, helicopter or quad copter but in the case of a battery charger, transmitter,
battery, or fit in your car, or whatever, he would probably allow you to check it out. If the item doesn’t work, ask
him if you can get your money back. Get a phone number in case you may have questions later.
5) Don’t spend too much $$$, sometimes you can trade stuff.
Good luck and happy Wheeling and Dealing,
Ron, ………………
C:\ RC-Tips on Buying Stuff at RC Swapmeets.docx By: Ron Scott 12-28-2014
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2015 CALENDAR - R/C FLYING EVENTS
(VENTURA COUNTY & AROUND
January
By: Ron Scott as of 1-29-15)
9-11 AMA RC/Hobby Show at Ontario Convention Center 25 T-28 Races @ Santa Barbara RC Modelers WWW.SBRCM.ORG
February
1
16
20
15
29
March
14
14
15
?15
20
29
29
Fun Fly & Swap Meet – Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
Fun Scale Event - Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
Electric Fly (indoor) @ Simi Valley Rec Center 5005 LA Ave. @ 7:30 PM
Fun Fly – Camarillo Flying Circus - http://webefier.com/drupal/
Electric Fun Fly - Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
International Drone Day - http://www.internationaldroneday.com - Las Vegas
Heli Fun Fly - Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
T-28 Races – Camarillo Flying Circus
Quickie 500 Pylon races – San Gabriel RC League – Whittier Narrows, www.sgvrcl.org/
Electric Fly (indoor) @ Simi Valley Rec Center 5005 LA Ave. @ 7:30 PM
T-28 Race @ Santa Barbara RC Modelers www.SBRCM.org
Electric Fun Fly - Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
April
4
5
?4-6
19
10-12
18-19
18
?20-21
24-26
Simi Valley Flyers – Fun Fly, BBQ, & Swap Meet www.simivalleyflyers.com
Easter Sunday
Warbirds over Lavages–William Bennett Field http://www.lvrcc.org/
Swap Meet & Fun Fly – Camarillo Flying Circus
Q40/Q500 pylon racing – Apollo Field - Valley Flyers www.valleyflyers.com
Float Fly @ Lake Casitas – Camping, BBQ & Big Raffle - Ventura County Comets
Electric Fly (indoor) @ Simi Valley Rec Center 5005 LA Ave. @ 7:30 PM
SC Scale Masters Event at Hemet Model Masters www.hemetmodelmasters.org
Wings over Prado – Scale Airplane Fly-in @ Prado Airpark, Chino, CA www.pvmac.com
May
9
10
15
16
16 -17
23
17
?18
24
22-24
21-24
Fun Fly – Apollo Field - Valley Flyers www.valleyflyers.com
Mother’s Day
Electric Fly (indoor) @ Simi Valley Rec Center 5005 LA Ave. @ 7:30 PM
L A Jets Spring Fly-in – Valley Flyers www.valleyflyers.com
RCX – Model Airplane Expo @ Orange County Fairgrounds - www.rcx.com or 317-236-6515
Electric Fun-Fly & Glowpower < .15”. + BBQ @ Comets Field – Lake Casitas
Warbird Day – Camarillo Flying Circus
Quickie 500 Pylon races –– Whittier Narrows http://www.sgvrcl.org/, - Park 818-554-3517
T-28 Race @ Santa Barbara RC Modelers www.SBRCM.org
Float Fly – Visalia Russell Pond – for directions - www.CVRCSoaring.com
Memorial Day weekend – Giant Scale Fly-in – Castle Airport (near Merced)
Central CA Modelers. Contact Scott at scottmalta@comcast.net or 209-617-5789
June
5-7
?7
?14
14
19
20
20-21
21
28
Q40/Q500 Pylon racing – Valley Flyers www.valleyflyers.com
IMAC flying competition @ Fresno - www.mini-iac.com
IMAC flying competition @ Riverside - www.mini-iac.com
Father’s Day
Electric Fly (indoor) @ Simi Valley Rec Center 5005 LA Ave. @ 7:30 PM
Simi Valley Flyers - Fun Fly, BBQ, & Swap Meet
Western States All Electric Fun Fly – Apollo Field - www.valleyflyers.com for details.
Quaker Fun Fly & Balloon drop - Comets Field - Lake Casitas
4 rounds of Combat – Camarillo Flying Circus
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July
11 Swap Meet & Fun Fly - Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
?13 Swap Meet San Diego – Don Madison
18 L A Jets – Valley Flyers – Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
19 Fun Fly – Camarillo Flying Circus
25 Warbird day & BBQ + Swap Meet @ Comets Field Lake Casitas $10 Entry fee includes lunch
31-Aug 2 Tri-Valley R/C Modelers Giant Scale Fly-in – Santa Maria–Chuck Barnes–
www.trivalleymodelers.com
August
1 All Scale Event – Valley Flyers - www.valleyflyers.com
?2-3 Glider – Slope racing @ Grass Mountain www.socalsloperacing.com
8 Simi Valley Flyers - Fun Fly, BBQ, & Swap Meet
?9-10 Pattern Contest at Miramar, San Diego (Bill Wallace; bwallace@bandag.com)
15 Fun Fly & Swap Meet - Valley Flyers Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
16 T-28 Races – Camarillo Flying Circus
22-23 Camarillo Air Show
September
?1 Swap Meet & Dawn Patrol Contest @ Hemet Model Masters – www.hemetmodelmasters.org
5 All Electric Fun Fly – Valley Flyers www.valleyflyers.com
?19-20 Float Fly @ Lake Castaic Lower Lake– Canyon Crosswinds www.canyoncrosswinds.com
25-27 Float Fly @ Lake Mc Swine near Merced… Reservations – 209-354-2954
27 T-28 Race @ Santa Barbara RC Modelers www.SBRCM.org
?26-28 Lake Hemet Float fly – Hemet Model Masters – www.hemetmodelmasters.org
26-27 Point Mug Air Show – with the Blue Angels
October
November
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2-4
?3-5
?5
10
11
?11-12
17-18
18
25
23-25
?23-26
Classic Pattern Contest at Pomona (Robert Fish, akmotov@pacbell.net)
Glider Festival @ Visalia, CA (www.CVRCSoaring.com )
Tucson Aerobatic Shootout - www.desertaircraft.com
Quickie 500 Pylon races – San Gabriel RC League – Whittier Narrows Rec. Park 818-554-3517
Simi Valley Flyers - Fun Fly, BBQ, & Swap Meet
Try & Fly- Public open house - Valley Flyers – Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
Pattern Contest at Sacramento (SAM; Frank Capone; crcfrank@sbcglobal.net)
Float Fly @ Comets - Lake Casitas – Camping, BBQ & Big Raffle
Combat – 4 rounds – Camarillo Flying Circus
Electric Fun Fly - Valley Flyers – Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
Float Fly @ Visalia – Russell Pond for directions check www.CVRCSoaring.com
Giant Scale Air Races - Rabbit dry lake (Unlimited planes flying @ 150 + MPH) www.usrainfo.org
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?8-10
Swap Meet &Fun Fly -Valley Flyers – Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
Float Fly, @ London Bridge, @Windsor Beach Park, Lake Havasu, Az. (Desert Hawks Club)
Web site www.deserthawksrc.org
LA Jets - Valley Flyers – Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
Warbird Day – Camarillo Flying Circus
Float Fly @ Comets – Club members only
T-28 Race @ Santa Barbara RC Modelers www.SBRCM.org
West Coast all Electric RC Event – Fly-in @ Prado Airpark, Chino, CA www.pvmac.com
T-28 Day – Camarillo Flying Circus
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15
20-22
22
23-25
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December
6 Toys-for-Tots Fly-in – Valley Flyers – Apollo Field www.valleyflyers.com
13 Holiday party – Simi Valley Flyers
17 Comets Christmas party 25 Santa Claus brings new stuff to replace all the planes & engines that Murphy broke during
the year.
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