Official News Letter AMA Chapter #3798
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Chino Valley Model Aviators Official News Letter AMA Chapter #3798 January 25, 2017 Volume 20 Issue 1 www. chinovalleymodelaviators.org “To create an interest in, Marc Robbins’ British EP Mosquito Bomber further the image of, and promote the hobby/sport of radio controlled aircraft” Inside this issue Presidents Message 2 Name The Plane 2 Safety Column 3 Carl Goldberg Winners 4 Club Field Flying 5 & 6 F-16 Crash Last Year 7 Bud Mellor’s Hot Rod 7 The Legendary Connie 8 Name the Plane Data 9 January Meeting 10 “If you’re faced with a forced landing, fly the CVMA’s Three Carl Goldberg Winners thing as far into the crash as Possible.” Bob Hoover 1922-2016 Support Our Local Hobby Shop The Safeway Center Prescott Valley, AZ MAX & CINNIMON BANDY THEY SUPPORT OUR CLUB See Page 4. Please support them as well. L to R, Rick Nichols, Randy Meathrell and Bob Shanks are all Carl Goldberg Award winners. CVMA OFFICIAL NEW SLETTER Page 2 Mike’s Blue Baby Field Chatter from CVMA President Michael Kidd: No Kidding! Happy New Year fellow items home do not leave their flight bags on the charg- hours to complete. pilots. I hope all of you had them at the field. The butts ing tables when charging. All OK I am done with my an- a great Holiday Season. can be put in the butt cans that needs to be on the tables nual ranting. All I ask is for For those of you that did located at each end of the are your batteries and the everyone to be mindful of our not attend the Christmas cabana area. We need to charger. All other items flying field. A lot of time and Banquet you missed keep “our” awesome flying should be kept on the second money went into making our. Rick Nichols did his field clean. When we get visi- shelf of the small setup ta- this field as awesome as it is. normal awesome Emcee job. tors we all should want to bles. The low setup tables Bob Shanks will be sending Thanks Rick. have our field clean and tidy are to be used in setting up out a calendar of events for Unfortunately this Presi- and present a place of large planes not to be used as this year. We had a lot of dents Message will be a bit pride. If you see someone a hanger for any plane when events last year and the club of hounding at some issues leaving these items please not flying. You can use them decided to make this year that have become a bit out tell them to pick them up and to work on your large plane, more “general flying” than an of control. dispose of them proper- once fixed, set them on the event year. We only have four There is a lot of trash, ly. We all have the responsi- down on the concrete. This events planned and associat- broken plane parts, broken ble in keeping the field look- leaves “all” tables open for ed work parties for each. I am props and cigarette butts ing good. any pilot that shows up so hoping to do just one more being left all over our flying Pilots are starting to leave they can get their plane ready field upgrade. When I get this field. Please take these to fly. ready to do we will need help Speaking of the charging doing the work. stations, we are going to shut Our next regular meeting them down soon for mainte- will be February 15, 2017 hope nance. The reason is to get to see you there. the batteries load tested and Well, that is all for now safe rotated and cleaned up. Our flying members. VP Terry Steiner will be letting me know when he plans on doing this and I will send out Mike Kidd an email to everyone. You can still fly but will not be able to use the charging sta- CVMA NEWSLETTER tions. Terry anticipates this Published Monthly F-22 Raptor’s night refueling. should only take a couple of USAF Photo CAN YOU NAME THIS PLANE? AMA Chapter # 3798 President — Mike Kidd Vice President — Terry Steiner Treasurer — Don Crowe Secretary — Bob Steffensen Safety Officer — Charlie Gates At Large Members — Randy Meathrell, Jerry English Larry Parker, Marc Robbins Newsletter Editor — Bob Shanks Chief Flight Instructor— Steve Shephard, See Page 9 & Marc Robbins CVMA OFFICIAL NEW SLETTER Page 3 MARK YOUR CALENDARS CVMA 2017 CLUB SCHEDULE May 13, 2017 Club Spring Fling July 4, 2017 Fun Fly, pot luck & Town fire works Aug 26th, 2017 War Bird Races Sept 29-30, 2017 Steve Crowe Fun Fly Dec 1, 2017 Christmas Banquet Club meetings: Third Wednesday of Each Month. Time: 7pm. Prescott Airport Executive Building BORN IN A BARN? IF YOU ARE THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE THE FIELD: PLEASE REMEMBER TO LOCK THE GATE. SAFETY: ALWAYS A CRITICAL ISSUE Our Safety Officer, Charlie Gates when adjusting the needle valve on his but this brings up why it is so im- related this story at our monthly meet- nitro engine. His recommendation is to portant to have someone who is certi- ing. “A member told me that he used a ALWAYS be extra careful when making fied as a Contest Director running three position switch on his transmitter adjustments near a running prop. events. Read the article if you haven’t, for high and low rate. The middle posi- Our “Model Aviation” magazine al- it’s on page 72 of “Model Aviation.” tion was not programmed used and ways has a great safety column entitled Look at all the issues that could caused a crash when the switch was “Safety Comes First” by Dave Gee that come up since we fly on land that the placed in that position by mistake.” we all should read in each issue. In city allows us to use. Dangerous flying Depending on your transmitters fact this is usually the first article your also has all kinds of other insurance make and instructions make sure all editor reads. The January issue dis- nightmares that can result. We have positions are programmed for whatever cusses who is ultimately in charge of always made sure our events are under plane you are flying. This is a good safety matters, of course it is the Con- the guidance of members who are qual- safety reminder. Every RC system is test Director even if others are appoint- ified Contest Directors. different so make sure you thoroughly ed as field marshals in charge of safety. If you read our “Meeting Highlights” understand your transmitter and its Dave quotes the AMA’s website: “The on page 4, please note that member instructions. Occasionally review your AMA Contest Director network assures Walt Findlay will be the official local instruction manual as well. that all AMA sanctioned events are run AMA club “witness” for maiden flights Charlie also reiterated the fact of be- in accordance with the Competition of aircraft in excess of 65 pounds that ing very safety minded around props Regulations and the National Model is over the AMA limit. There most likely when the engine is running. He has Aircraft Safety Code” will be other “paper work” that will be first hand knowledge after needing 20 As a club we have never had any forthcoming if we ever have anyone stitches in his finger from a prop strike serious issues in regard to this issue with a model that is over the AMA 55 pound limit. More on this next month. CVMA OFFICIAL NEW SLETTER Page 4 THREE CLUB MEMBERS CVMA Members Donate HAVE THE “VITAL PEOP LE” to Local Food Bank CARL GOLDBERG AWARD The Carl Goldberg Vital People Award is only given out once a year by the Academy of Model Aeronautics. So to have a club with three members is rare. The lettering on each plaque after the recipient’s name reads: “For your Dedication above and beyond, in support of the AMA and model aviation.” In 2009 your editor received the award, in 2011 Randy Meathrell won and in 2014 Rick Nichols was selected by the AMA committee. In 1983, Carl and Beth Goldberg asked the Academy of Model Aeronautics to help create an award to recognize these types of individuals. Called the Carl & Beth Gold- berg Vital People Award, it is presented annually to “vital people in the back- ground of the modeling movement whose efforts enhance the enjoyment of the hobby and whose accomplishments are seldom formally acknowledged.” Carl Goldberg (1912-1985) was an exceptional model aircraft designer, a model-club At our CVMA Christmas founder, an educator, and a business owner. He is a prominent figure in the his- Banquet our members in attend- tory of the AMA and aeromodeling. Many of you should recognize the Goldberg ance donated this box jammed with name on model kits from Carl Goldberg Products. Anyone can nominate a fel- food for our local food bank. Nice low modeler using the AMA nomination form by contacting the AMA. job members. Your editor, Bob Shanks, has been doing our newsletter for nearly 10 years According to the Yavapai Food and is a retired USAF Air Force Colonel and intelligence analyst. Bob was a pro- Bank “Food insecurity” impacts fessor at the USAF Air War College, Northern Arizona University and locally at one out of three children, one of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is now totally retired. He takes practically all of the photos seen in the CVMA newsletter and writes most of the five adults and one out of seven columns as well.