The Monthly Newsletter of the Bartholomew County RC Fliers
Academy of Model Aeronautics, Chartered Club Number 4779
December 2014
Web Site: www.bcrcfliers.org
2014 Club Officers
President
Mike Marthaler
(812) 342-1475
[email protected]
Vice-President
Jeff Rauch
(812) 342-0198
[email protected]
Secretary
Jim Sachleben
(812) 350-8774
[email protected]
Treasurer
Steve Schroer
(812) 350-2781
[email protected]
Field Manager
Dave McDonley
(812) 447-2922
E-mail: [email protected]
Safety Officer
Steve Smith
(812) 350-2781
[email protected]
Events Coordinator
Gary Waters
(812) 526-5627
E-mail: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Tom Koehler
(317) 885-8904
[email protected]
Webmaster
Mike Bealmear
(812)-350-7793
[email protected]
Facilities Liaison
Russ Kuhn
(812) 342- 3031
[email protected]
AMA Website
www.modelaircraft.org
District 6 Website
www.amadistrict-vi.org
Next Meeting
Call to Order and Meeting
Moderator, President Mike
Marthaler.
Tuesday, February 3,
2015!
6:30 PM at Sirloin Stockade
Club Meetings on the First
Tuesday of February to
November.
Have your Tuesday dinner
with us just West of Kroger
on N. National Road.
Food ordering at 6:00
Bring Show and Tell items!!
Club President, Mike Marthaler
Minutes of Meeting,
November 4, 2014
Meeting Place: Sirloin
Stockade
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance: 31 Members, 1
Guest
Call to Order and Meeting
Moderator – President,
Mike Marthaler
Mike opened the meeting
with a reminder that the Club
does not meet in December.
The Executive Committee will,
however, meet to plan for the
coming year and to appoint the
Appointed Club Officers for the
coming 2 year term. Mike also
spoke of the Club Annual
Banquet, scheduled for
Saturday, January 10, 2015.
It will take place, once again,
at the Hangar 5 Restaurant.
Members will receive RSVP
Invitations in December.
Club Election of Officers was
next on the agenda. The Slate
was: Mike Marthaler for
President; Jeff Rauch for Vice
President; Jim Sachleben for
Secretary; and Steve Schroer
for Treasurer. The floor was
opened for nomination of
additional candidates. No
nominations were received.
The Slate, as listed, was
elected by acclimation.
training during the upcoming
indoor flying season.
Officer Reports
Field Marshall, Dave
McDonley, reported that work
on the Club Flying Site has
ended and that he is working on
the two mowing tractors to get
them into top shape.
Treasurer, Steve Schroer,
reported the Club Treasury
balance, including results from
the Club events that took place
in October. These included the
Fireman's Cheer Fund Benefit
Fly-In, the Club 40 Racing meet
and the Club Annual Swap
Meet. A number of factors
resulted in a decrease in the
funds raised for the Cheer
Fund. The Swap Meet yielded
a good financial result. The
Club 40 Race Meet had a very
good turn-out.
Events Director, Gary Waters,
asked Members to consider
directing or overseeing 2015
events. The Club Calendar will
be finished in time for the
February Club Meeting.
Ken Erickson recently took on
the role of Club Training
Organizer, a non-officer
position. Ken reported that
outdoor training is, for the most
part, finished for 2014. The
Club is prepared to offer
Secretary, Jim Sachleben,
reminded that the Club will
have indoor sessions this winter
at two facilities, Tipton Lakes
Athletic Club, and St. Peter's
Lutheran School gymnasium.
There will be 5 sessions at
Tipton Lakes, starting on
November 23 at 4 pm.,
continuing once per month
through March. There will be 4
sessions at St. Peter's Lutheran
School gym starting on
December 28, continuing once
per month, continuing through
March. Flying fees will be $10
per session at Tipton, and $5
per session at St. Peter's.
Jim introduced new Club
Member, Ken Miller. Jim had
received Ken's Membership
Application and 2015 Annual
Club Dues the week prior to the
meeting. Ken included his son,
Kelsey, and daughter, Kara in
his Family Club Membership.
Michel Tabchouri, the Club
Web Site has a fresh, new look.
Additional improvements are
planned, and Members are
encouraged to visit the Site
frequently as new things are
added. Mike also serves as the
CD for the Fireman's Cheer
Fund Fly-In, and he spoke of
the event activities and results.
He requested that the Club
Membership vote on the
amount of money that will be
donated to the Cheer Fund.
Flying Site Liaison
Coordinator, Russ Kuhn,
reported that Jim Murray, who
recently retired from the office
of Director, Bartholomew
County Solis Waste
Management District, has
relocated to Arizona and is
enjoying his new residence.
Meeting Motions
Web Master, Mike
Bealmear, reported that, with
much help from Club Member
It was moved and seconded
that the Club donate an even
$1,000.00 to the Cheer Fund.
A motion was made to amend
the amount to $600, but it
received no second. It was
voted by a show of hands for
the original motion carried, 18
for and 11 against.
EXTRA! EXTRA!
Big Club 40 Racing
Announcement!
RCPRO Club 40 Committee
Chairman, Ken Erickson is
officially announcing, “There
will be Club 40 racing at the
Nats in Muncie!” Ken also
stated the following. While
there are lots of details still to
be worked out, Club 40 racing
will happen on Friday, July
10th. The Contest Director will
be Robert “oldbob” Petrinec of
Austin, TX. Our equipment has
been offered and I have
explained how we use it. Lisa
Koehler has indicated that she
is willing to run the computer.
Several of our more skillful
pilots are making preparations
to go and race. This will be
Club 40, using the ball-bearing
engines. We will be needing
some of you to volunteer to
work the event. When we know
more, it will be reported.
On Saturday, AMA 424 racing
will be held. That is the class
called “Sport Quickie”. It is
flown on a three-pole course
using ball-bearing .40 engines
and “Quickie” airframes. You
might want to watch.
MEETING PRESENTATION
Steve Smith, Safety Officer,
gave a presentation on Battery
Safety, with particular emphasis
on charging and transporting
Lithium Polymer battery packs.
He also spoke of the safe
handling of packs which have
suspected crash damage.
Hopefully we’ll get to see this
engine running in 2015!
Thanks for bringing it in for
show and tell Tom. It was a real
treat!
The winner was picked by our
young club member Alex
Sweeney. Remember, you
must be registered and present
to win. Wear your club shirt or
nametag and get a dollar off!
Congratulations!
We have a new VP!
Show & Tell
Tom Hartman brought his 1961
K&B “Fury Twin” engine. It
looks like it’s around a 60 size
glow engine. Hard to tell being
that it has two inline cylinders.
What a great engine for a
project with a narrow cowling.
Tom had mentioned he had
purchased it at a swap meet.
He thought it just looked neat!
Everybody at the meeting,
including Mike Marthaler,
agreed!
Congratulations go out to Ken
Miller, our newest member, for
winning the BCRCF club
meeting attendance raffle!!!
Alex Sweeney
Meet our new VP, Jeff Rauch.
I think I have always been
interested in flying both real and
RC planes. After college, I got
a pilot’s license and flew for a
few years before it got too
expensive. About 3 years ago,
I stopped by a Big Bird fly-in,
and shortly after took a few
lessons with Ken Erickson and
joined BCRCF. Since then, I
have been almost exclusively
doing indoor flying. I have
several small electrics and a
larger (1400mm WS) Cessna
180, that has wheels too small
for grass. So, I have not done
much flying at our field.
Hopefully, I can get something
put together this winter for next
summer. I have also enjoyed
supporting in several club flyin’s. Jennie and I moved to
Columbus in 1996 for work (at
Cummins). Our oldest
daughter Christy was in college
and our youngest Kelly was a
junior at East. Christy is now
married, a science teacher in
Tacoma, WA and mother of our
two grandchildren, Joanna and
Charlie. Kelly, is an administrative assistant at IU in
Bloomington and working on
starting a business. I am
looking forward to getting more
active in the club activities this
coming year.
rewarding to have so many
people come and thank the club
for all that we do. I might add
that our check presentation was
followed by Mayor Christian
Brown presenting the check to
the Cheer Fund for her Mayor’s
(motorcycle) Ride fundraiser.
Our check was bigger! Well,
physically anyway. While her
amount was considerably
larger, she mentioned that their
efforts fell short of previous
years as well. There were a
number of factors that worked
against us this year.
Regardless, we (as a club)
should be proud of our efforts,
and be inspired to come up with
ways to make next year’s event
the best ever.
Firemen’s Cheer Fund
The following pilot project has
been submitted by
John Vinson
[email protected]
Fly-In Check
Presentation
PILOT PROJECTS
WINGTIPS
EDITORS NOTE: Please be sure to
use your own modeling experience
and "good ol' common sense"
when trying these tips.
A More Secure Way To
Mount Your Servos
By Mike Bealmear
Hobby King EPO Parkjet II
The $1000.00 check was
presented by Mike Bealmear
and Jeff Rauch to Jay Smith of
the Cheer Fund. This was a
nice turn out for their Chili
Cook-Off, and (of course) the
chili was good! As challenging
as this year’s event seemed to
be (for me anyway), it is
For the heck of it, I plan to
move the motor from the back
to the front and see if I have
any better luck.
I would appreciate any advice
from anyone who has done
something similar to this before.
The wingspan is 23 inches
and the length is 19 inches.
One thing I know that I have to
do is mark the center of gravity
as it is now and then be sure it
is the same after the
conversion.
Another thing is, I'll have to
cut off the nose right in front of
the canopy and somehow
mount a piece of thin, but
strong wood for the motor to
mount onto.
Any help and advice that our
club members could give John
would be greatly appreciated.
The attached picture is of
my EPO Parkjet II from Hobby
King. I have been unable to fly
it without crashing.
I even let Mike Marthaler have
a go at it. He couldn't fly it
either. After that, I hung it up in
my garage and it hasn't been
touched for approximately 1 1/2
years.
When mounting servos in wood
airplanes, remove the wood
screws, and add a drop of thin
CA glue to harden the threads
in the wood, making them last
longer and holding the screws
and servos more securely.
Often, you will find holes that
have become plugged up with
CA glue, causing you to re-drill
the hole. So, before the glue
hardens, go back and make
sure all screw holes are clear
by passing a T-pin or needle
through. That way you won't
have to re-drill them!
Keeping electronic
components cool
Clear canopies can expose the
radio compartment to direct
sunlight which results in
additional heat in the model's
interior. This causes no
problems during flight, but
makes shading your model on
the ground very important.
Cover the canopy with a white
towel; or better yet, park your
airplanes in the shade. This will
help keep the electronic
components cool.
$110
Hanger 9
Alpha 40 Airplane,
Thunder Tiger 46 pro
and Servos
$50
Slow Poke
Applying Monokote trim
over Monokote
When using a trim sealing iron
to apply some trim over your
MonoKote, be sure to not use
too high of a heat setting. Doing
so could cause bubbles
between the two layers and ruin
the finished look. Typically
when using a trim sealing iron,
you would want to stay between
mid to low 100's Fahrenheit.
$75
Great Planes
Super Sportster 40 MkII ARF
.40-.46, 55.5"
$25
Charger‫‏‬
Please contact Gary Waters if you
are interested in the above items.
Tel. 812-350-5417
[email protected]
Buy, Sell or Trade
$45
60 size trainer 85% built
Russ Kuhn needs a couple of
Futaba‫‏‬charger’s‫‏‬like‫‏‬the‫‏‬one‫‏‬
pictured above. Russ will pay a fair
price for them. Please contact
Russ Kuhn if you can help.
[email protected]
$8.50
New HS-425BB Servo,
Dual Ball Bearings.
$40
Swift RTF
$20
Futaba S48 servos
Carl Goldberg
Anniversary Addition Cub kit,
76.5”‫‏‬span.‫‏‬$80.00
($120.00 at Tower).
JR 11X 2.4 GHz Spektrum DSM2
transmitter for sale. Included are
the JR aluminum case, JR 9
channel Spektrum DSM2 receiver,
JR switch harness, SD card,
charger, and neck strap.
Total price, $400.
Price without the receiver, $350.
Please contact Jim Sachleben if
you are interested.
[email protected]
I also have a few of the beautiful
2015 Ghosts-The Great War
calendars left. $15.00 each,
“end‫‏‬of‫‏‬the‫‏‬season”‫‏‬price.
Please contact Mike Bealmear if
you are interested in the above
items.
[email protected]
Here’s wishing
everybody a very
Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year!
Happy Holiday’s!!!