Vol. 04 No. 08 — August 2004

President's Message

Hi All,

Hope everyone is having a fun summer. I haven’t seen many members out flying this summer. Is there something more exciting somewhere else that I should know about? If so, please call me and fill me in.

For the August meeting we will have a special presentation. Pete Reed will be there to talk about and demonstrate the Quickee 500. Please show support for the club and make Pete feel welcome by attending the meeting. Pete’s demonstration will take place before the business part of the meeting so don’t be late. Also, the gates will be left open on meeting nights so please don’t lock the gates when you come in. Both gates will be secured at the end of the meeting by the last person out.

The 2004 Weight Lift Challenge was very disappointing this year. At 10am only the returning champion team had signed up and by 11am the Contest Director, Kip Bean, had called the event off due to lack of participation. Two other contestants arrived at noon and wanted to enter so our CD has re-scheduled the contest for sometime in late August. More details will be available at the August meeting and on the club web-site.

All of the members who did show up had a great time and good food. Our lunch was prepared by Chef Dave Redman. A big thank you to Dave, Kip, and to all of the other members who helped out with this event.

Our next club event coming up is the Construction Derby on August 15th with Shawn McCarthy as the contest director. Details on the event are in the July Bullsheet. This event promises to be a lot of fun and I hope to see many of you there.

On a personal note, thank you to all for the kind words, thoughts, and of course many prayers. I’m doing quite well.

-- Darrell Wagner

I hope you’re getting ready, because the Construction Derby is coming! It’s time to start forming your teams. Each team can have up to three members, but I suppose you could try with two. Not all of the team members have to fly the plane, but it could be worth some points if they do fly (yeah, that’s a hint). I don’t want to give too much away just yet, but I can tell you that building time bonuses will be awarded (and overtime penalties too!), and flight maneuvers will be judged and given points. I imagine the other teams will help score the maneuvers, and give “encouragement” as they see fit. Of course, the “Kit” contents are confidential. Teams will pay a nominal fee for the “Kit” and a BBQ lunch will be provided.

Sound good? Then plan on being there on August 15th. I’ll give more information when the date gets closer. Take a look at the schedule and see what you need to bring…

Southern New Hampshire R/C Club
2004 Construction Derby
Schedule of Events
Sunday, August 15, 2004

• 8:30 – 9:00am Teams arrive – Set up work tables with tools and supplies
• 9:20am Pilot/Builder’s meeting
• 9:30 Kits handed out – Let the construction begin!
• 10:00am Field opens for general flying
• 12 Noon Penalty points begin to accumulate – BBQ Lunch Begins! (Unless you are still building – maybe we’ll save you a hamburger!)
• 1:00pm Flying your “creation” begins

Awards/Prizes to be given out when the flying finishes.

Note: The field will be open for general flying all day except from 1:00 till the derby is done – You’ll need empty sky to fly your “plane”

Teams must supply the following items:

1. One engine, premounted – no restrictions, tuned pipes OK…whatever you think your plane can handle!
2. Propellers for your chosen engine – any size and quantity
3. Preassembled fuel tank
4. Fuel Tubing
5. Transmitter, battery pack, receiver, 7 servos maximum. Switch harness if you want. Hardware to mount your servos
6. 4 wheels maximum – you pick the size
7. Adhesives: Epoxy, hot stuff, whatever you think you might need to build a plane
8. Flight box to fuel and start your plane

Work area and tools allowed:

No restrictions! What can you get to the field?

-- Shawn McCarthy

-- Kip Bean CD