Meeting Minutes for May 8th Meeting

Officers in attendance: Harry Peters, Rich Kelley, Kip Bean and John Hayes.

Secretary's and Treasurer's reports were read and accepted, Treasurer to provide corrected update next month.

Old Business:

Harry mentioned the new barbecue grill at the field and said it will be used on Wednesday nights.

It was mentioned as a reminder that the first gate must be locked after 3:00 daily.

Harry mentioned the field needed fertilizer but needs to wait for rain before spreading it.

Flying Tigers Fun-Fly will be on June 3rd.

Ken talked about mowing, and has a number of people lined up to mow the field, Ken provided a list of mowers in case someone can't mow they can call someone else. Ken will provide gas for the mower. Fifteen people are currently on the list. A combination lock will be placed on the shed.

Bob Johnson recommended starting our engines pointed towards the runway away from the people for safety reasons. Much discussion followed Harry made a motion to have all planes turned towards the runway for starting with run-ups done away from the shelter. The tables will be moved to the further ends from the shelter.

The meeting was adjourned.

Glider Contest a GREAT Success

We had 15 entrants between the 2 Meter and the 7 cell electric events. Entries were made up of people from the SNHRCC, GSQF and the Charles River R/C clubs.
The day was indeed a interesting one where the first rounds of competition were made up of shorter flights, then after lunch the thermal gods smiled upon just about any glider offered up. I know that on two different flights I specked out as did many others, and had a difficult time getting down. Think about that, hard to come down!!!!
There were a number of people to help run the event from both the GSQF and the SNHRCC which made the day go by smoothly, They did many tasks from gate duty to running the scoreboards, impound area, and providing food. I would like to thank all that helped run the contest and also those who participated. The mix of contestants ranged from the first time glider flyer to the seasoned pro's, but the key to the day was purely being sensitive to the gliders signals of lift or sink, and there was plenty of both to go around.
A short list of some of the help we received,
Shawn McCarthy ( Winchmaster /Timer), Maurice Theriault (Winchmaster), John Marien (Timer), Dick Hayes (Registration and Scoring), Jim Herrmann (Scoring and Frequency Control), Harry Peters (Food and Gatekeeper), Rich Kelley (Food & provisions), Darrell Wagner (Cook ), and Louis Pinard (Gatekeeper and Timer).
If I missed anyone, I apologize, everyone worked hard.
There was also no shortage of spectators to watch the event. I do appreciate all that participated, helped with operations, or just came out to watch.

Do You Have BRASS . . . ?

I have here a couple of things people have learned, and sometimes relearned, over the years how to avoid airplane loss. Perhaps the newsletter editor would appreciate other tips that all of us have learned and is best shared by a club without a quaint name.

How many times have you heard, "NEVER, NEVER use brass anywhere in your airplane"? If you have not heard this, you are hearing it now.

If you have some brass in part of your airplane, usually on elevator push rods, GET RID OF IT NOW!?!! Too many airplanes have been lost or almost lost using this most useful material.

For the strength of materials connoisseurs, brass and copper work harden under load. Brass is a mixture of zinc or tin and copper. The culprit here is the copper. When copper is hardened, it is as brittle as glass and will break quite easily under any kind of bending stress or load. Not "may break", but WILL break. The biggest problem is those neat brass threaded rod-ends for the ends of push rods or for pre-packaged pull-pull cables, one end threaded 2-56. They are easy to use, easy to solder, pre-made, airplane killers.

Flight loads of airplanes of any .40 size plane or larger will stress the brass until it breaks, usually in less then four flights.

Instead of the brass couplers use rod joiners (coupling sleeves) that look like roll pins; sold four in a pack ready to solder. They are hardened steel and made to join two twenty-five cent 2-56 threaded steel rods. A minimum of extra weight, but UNBREAKABLE! Nuff Said?

By the way, brass is heavier than steel and just barely lighter then lead. Lead is dangerous if unpainted and brass makes pretty weights.

Are we done? Nah! What about your antenna? Made of copper! We attach the antenna like they used to do in World War II on the heavy metal ships. What we did not know is that those antennas were made of steel.

So why are our copper receiver antennas hanging out there flapping in the breeze? Talk about a perfect way to work harden copper? You know where it breaks. In the middle of course, but it’s held together with the nice flexible vinyl covering. Can you see it’s broken - NO. Do you know it’s broken?

Sure, when you start hollering "I ain’t got it!" Your range just dropped to fifty feet. The solution is, again, very simple but elegant. Get a thirty-five cent Nyrod antenna tube; stuff it down the fuselage making twists and turns (so it is not parallel to your steel pull-pull cables). Keep it far away from servos [a minimum of one inch]. Now gently feed your antenna down this tube. Neat Stuff, especially when a range check confirms proper operation.

One last word on copper/brass. It is OK to use the copper ferrules on pull-pull cables. These are not load bearing and get no flexure and will last a very long time.

Fox .60 Eagle III w/ muffler, glow and diesel, extra carb, bench run only, $130.00

Zenoah G-38 NIB, spring starter, Pitts style muffler, $275.

Cox 0.49 w/muffler and muffler restricter, engine mount and 7X4 prop, $25.

Enya CX .40 w/ muffler, used 3 seasons, $45.

OS 1.08 w/ Pitts style muffler, 3-4 hr runtime, $250.

Under construction, Balsa USA Der Yager 1/4 scale bipe, 70" wingspan, setup for G-38, major framing complete, fiberglass pants and cowl, Trexler wheels, $225.

Modified Lazy Ace, 78" wingspan, finished in Air Force trainer colors, fiberglass cowl and pants, wing covers. Setup for Airtronics radio and OS 1.08. w/o engine $250, w/ engine $475.

Electric Gentle Lady $45.

Super Sportster 40, needs gear installed, $45.

Royal 40 ARF, unassembled $100.

Eindecker, 55" wingspan, kit from Flying Eagles project w/Zorilla plans $40.

Misc. stuff.

Call Carl Kerns 603-883-2042 for an appointment to view or info.

(editors NOTE: Carl Kerns has since this newsletter passed away. So please be thoughtful if you investigate these offers.

Please lock the outer gate, even if you find it open, after 3 PM on weekdays and any time on the weekends. The exception is unless people are actually working in the Town Yard.

Please, we have no trash pickup at the field, so carry in and carry out everything- including cigarette butts.

Short Hours - Great Pay!

The club has over 100 members, if only half mow once a season everyone would have to mow once every other year!

The club is very flexible, you can mow whenever you wish.

See Ken Ux, Field Marshall, at the next meeting or call Ken at 429-1518.

Don't be shy, we have a great mower and the pay is great.

GREAT!!!.

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