Servo Chatter 2017
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PALMERSTON NORTH AER ONEERS No. 182 August Servo Chatter 2017 Ivan Huntley’s Spitfire 1 Ivan Huntley’s Spitfire 8 NZ by Design. 2 Presidents report. 9 Vintage report. 3 Editor. Focus on Spitfire. 10 And the aircraft mechanic is... 4 Buddy Box. 11 John Selby Memorial Vintage 5 Indoor. competition weekend. Index 6 Kevin’s Thunderbolt update. 12 Calendar. 7 Book Review - Vintage and Iconic 13 Your Club Information. aircraft. President’s Report Greg Findon Unfortunately over this past month the very wet By now most members would be weather we have experienced has meant the field has aware that MFNZ’s AGM was been closed more than open. I realise it is frustrating adjourned due to not having for members, especially when the weather is okay on a sufficient members present, either in flying day, however we need to be keep in mind that person or by proxy, to form a the ground is still very wet and even foot traffic can quorum. This was unfortunate but in damage the grass and causes indents which need to compliance with MFNZ’s be filled and rolled. Constitution. I am not aware of the new details of when the AGM will be re-convened. For those members participating in the radian NDC competition, fortunately the wet weather will not affect your overall score as there are no competitions scheduled for July and August. This month the Club received an email from Peter The committee is doing its best to Bergman, who has an online business specializing in keep members up to-date on the r/c models, aka Pilot Pete, www.pilotpetes.nz . Peter condition of the field, this has been had received a very nice letter from one of our by txt message, email and on the members thanking him for his excellent service. As a The field is closed due to Wet conditions Hay making Lambing Club’s webpage. If you are not way of saying thank you, Peter has offered to assist the receiving txt messages it is because Club with some sponsorship or donation of small prizes we don’t have your mobile phone for upcoming events. On behalf of the Club, thank you number, send it to us and you will be to the member who wrote the letter. put on the list. Before going out to the field I suggest you also look at The Club auction will be held in the Club’s Webpage to see if the August, so start going through field is open or closed. your cupboards and put aside the equipment that you no Our third indoor flying session held on 4 July was again longer require and would like well supported by members from the four Clubs. We to sell. The Auction Form will had 18 flyers and a number of spectators. The next be posted on the Club’s indoor night is scheduled for 1 Aug from 7.30 – webpage for you to complete prior 9.00pm. An email reminder will be sent to all to arriving at the auction. The auction members. will be held on 31 August. Thanks to all who attended the mid-year dinner held on Here’s hoping for drier weather so that we can get 12 July, good food and company made it a most some flying in. enjoyable evening. This past month two Club members Regards have had milestone birthdays. Greg Findon President Peter Vining celebrated his 70th PN Aeroneers and Brian Dickons his 80th, our congratulations to you both and best wishes for future years. If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? August 2017 - page 2 From the Editors Desk Linda Lambess Firstly I must apologise for focusing of Ivan’s aircraft two with that team, making a boat fly! months in a row, but unfortunately with no flying, I have not had the opportunity to take the series of photos re- Please remember to keep an eye on the website, it is up- quired. Next time there is flying, hopefully I will be able to dated frequently and hopefully informs members what is build up a collection to tie me over months like this. happening. If there is anything that is not clear on the website, please phone me or flick me an email. At the With no flying and competitions, I have had to be a little recent mid year dinner someone commented that I had resourceful to fill 13 pages this month. Hopefully there is not used the neon open sign indicating that the strip was something to interest the readers. Thanks to Greg, Kevin open. Once I have been advised on the state of the strip and Brian for their contributions. I have now completed for flying, I do endeavour to update the website within 10 my first year of compiling this newsletter, and over that minutes. I do have the open sign ready to go and time we have done 175 pages. hopefully will be using it again soon. This month there is an article about Richard Pearse and The website will have information on events such as this while I was reading this, I couldn’t help but think of the Sunday when we have been invited to fly with the Ash- comparison with this and Emirates Team New Zealand hurst Club, Indoor flying and auction night. innovations to win the America’s Cup. I am sure if Richard Pearse was around today, he would be involved Keep warm and happy landings, Linda TAKE Dear Winter, CARE I’m breaking up with you. I think it’s THIS time I start seeing other seasons. WINTER p.s. Summer is much hotter than you... Ivan Huntley’s Spitfire Another warbird joins the squadron - This is a project that I purchased from someone who had started it but never finished. It is a 1.8 scale Kyosho kit with a 56.7” wingspan powered by a brand new 5045 450kv Turnigy motor. The model was partially assembled but had to be rebuilt to take the electric motor and the servos needed to be fitted and aligned. The Spitfire has never flown however I am looking forward to enjoying Front the aerobatics this machine will allow. Page Focus For the observant - I do have a 13 x 8 - 3 blade prop on order! Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? August 2017 - page 3 Buddy Box Unfortunately it was a dull winters day for the vintage flyers, To all club members having a however the vintage birthday this month. planes still looked like a work of art. Congratulations To club members celebrating a special occasion this month Its Arrived! after 9 months gestation, Flemming would like to announce the Cherokee is finally finished, Hurray! Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway. Brian checks out the new safety fence designed for our wheelchair bound members. This is placed in front of the existing fence to allow seated pilots safe visibility and prohibit others unintentionally standing in front of them obstructing their view. www.aeroneers.com - follow us on facebook August 2017 - page 4 Indoor Next evening is Tuesday 1 August, 7.30 pm, Pascal St Stadium. $10 charge to cover hall costs. See you here. Another successful evening with 18 fliers and a number The range of models range from very old models of very of spectators. There were a couple of small mid-airs but old planes to very small drones, with even the odd car nothing that couldn’t either be fixed on the night or within buzzing along at ground level. a short time. The work on Hugh’s club looks very intense The indoor season has just two nights to go, 1 August and Jean looks like she has the pliers to sort out that and 12 September. Bring your model or come and have battery connection. a look so you can have something ready for 2018! What was the best thing before sliced bread? August 2017 - page 5 Update on Kevin’s Thunderbolt P47d Further to the pictures in the June edition of Servo Chatter, here is some progress pictures of the P47d Thunderbolt that I'm currently building from a Top Flight Kit. It will be powered by a 120 4 stroke engine and hopefully will be finished by summer! Kevin One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people. August 2017 - page 6 Vintage and Iconic Aircraft Reviewed by Linda Lambess Written by Don Jessen Foreword by Jim Hickey Published by Bateman Publishing On a recent trip to Feilding Library I discovered this beautifully present book on NZ aircraft collections. There are 60 plus aircraft photographed and the author, Don Jessen tells the tales of the pilots who fly these machines along with some technical data. Both the authors introduction to the book and the foreword by Jim Hickey mention the diverse range of aircraft that we have flying in New Zealand this includes, one of the worlds best collection of World War One fighters - thank you to Sir Peter Jackson. The final few pages, of which there are 328, tell of the NZ aviation museums (10 in total) and airshows around the country. We are extremely lucky to have these world class museums to visit. All the aircraft from the Richard Pearse replica to the 1976 Yakovlev Yak-52 are beautifully photographed and along with the short but informative descriptions and often the authors association with the aircraft or quotes from the builder or restorer.