The Monthly Newsletter of the Bartholomew County RC Fliers
Academy of Model Aeronautics, Chartered Club Number 4779
March 2015
Web Site: www.bcrcfliers.org
Alexander Graham Bell
Giuseppe Bellanca
Aviation Pioneer March Birthdays
~Alexander Graham Bell~
(Born March 3rd 1847)
~Giuseppe Bellanca~
(Born March 19th 1886)
“"There are two critical points in aerial flight—its
beginning and its end."
-Alexander Graham Bell
2015 Club Officers
President
Mike Marthaler
(812) 342-1475
[email protected]
Vice-President
&
Facilities Liaison
Jeff Rauch
(812) 342-0198
[email protected]
Secretary
Jim Sachleben
(812) 350-8774
[email protected]
Treasurer
Steve Schroer
(812) 350-2781
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Tom Koehler
(317) 885-8904
[email protected]
Field Manager
Dave McDonley
(812) 447-2922
[email protected]
Webmaster
Mike Bealmear
(812)-350-7793
[email protected]
Safety Officer
Steve Smith
(812) 350-2781
[email protected]
AMA Website
www.modelaircraft.org
Events Coordinator
Gary Waters
(812) 526-5627
[email protected]
District 6 Website
www.amadistrict-vi.org
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NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Time: 6:30 PM at Sirloin
Stockade
Club Meetings held 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 PM
Bring Show and Tell items!!
Minutes of Meeting,
February 3, 2015
Meeting Place: Sirloin
Stockade
Attendance: 31 Members, 4
Guests
Pledge of Allegiance
Mike opened the meeting by
introducing two of our guests
who were visiting our Club for
the first time. They were:
Jimmy Hoppus and Tim
Crossland. Our newest Club
Member, Jeff Jones, was also
introduced. All three spoke of
their interest in RC flying and in
the activities of our Club.
Mike described an addition
to the Attendance Drawing at
Meeting close. Several gifts
intended for the Fireman's
Cheer Fund Fly-In remained,
and those who entered the
Attendance Drawing would be
eligible in the additional drawing
for these gifts. The club event
dates for 2015 will be voted on
at the next club meeting March
3, 2015.
Steve Schroer, Club Treasurer
Club Treasurer, Steve Schroer
reported that Membership
renewals were coming in quite
well. The Club Treasury is in
good shape, and proceeds from
the Indoor Flying Sessions
have been slightly above costs.
Officer Reports
Steve Smith, Safety Officer
Safety Officer, Steve Smith
reported that Tom Koehler has
located a source for supplying
the Club Flying Site First Aid
box at little or no cost.
Call to Order and Meeting
Moderator, Club President,
Mike Marthaler
Vice President, Jeff Rauch will
assume the tasks of Public
Relations Officer and Flying
Site Liaison Officer. These
activities will increase as the
season progresses.
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Michel (Meesh) Tabchouri,
Assistant Web Master
Assistant Web Master, Michel
(Meesh) Tabchouri has been
working on the Club Web Site,
working to keep it current, and
restoring function to the
Members Only page. Several
additional improvements are
planned. Meesh asked all
Members to let him know if they
experience problems with the
site, or if they would like to see
additional functions added.
Club Members, one from Jeff
Rauch and two from Dave
Carothers. (THANKS, guys).
Events Director, Gary Waters
Events Director, Gary Waters
spoke of the Club Mall Show. A
date has been picked for the
show, March 28. The Mall
would have an Easter Bunny on
hand that day, which should
increase the number of people
in the facility. Gary also asked
for Members to volunteer to
head up the Mall Show event,
and some of the other planned
events. If anyone is interested
in this great public event for the
BCRCF, please contact Gary
Waters at: Tel: 812-350-5417 or
email:
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor, Tom Koehler
Newsletter Editor, Tom
Koehler has been researching
the AMA Leader Club Program.
There are three levels in the
Program, Bronze, Silver, and
Gold. Tom believes that our
Club can qualify for the Gold
Level. He offered to complete
the paperwork, and help with
meeting a few final
requirements so that the Club
can qualify.
which is quite good compared
to previous years.
Jim also displayed an AMA
Certificate recognizing our
Club's participation in the 2014
Wounded Warrior Project. That
participation was headed up by
Tom Koehler, who added the
program to a Club 40 Racing
event last summer. Both Tom
and Jim advocated that the
Club participate in the program
again in 2015.
Indoor flying continues
through March. Sessions at
Tipton Lakes Athletic Club are
scheduled for February 8 and
March 8, with an additional free
session scheduled for February
15. Sessions at St. Peter's
Lutheran School Gym are
scheduled for February 22 and
March 22.
Jim stated that the AMA has
requested that chartered clubs
send in Club Histories for their
records. Mike Bealmear, Club
Webmaster, has volunteered to
donate his time for this
monumental task.
New Business
Field Marshall, Dave McDonley
Field Marshall, Dave McDonley
said that three new LP tanks
were needed for the Club grill,
as we have been using his
tanks, which he needs. Three
useable tanks were offered by
Club Secretary, Jim Sachleben
Club Secretary, Jim Sachleben
reported that Club Membership
reached a total of 69 Members
in 2014. Total Membership
count so far this year is 51,
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Tom Brandl requested that
the Club consider installing a
small, geo-textile surface on a
portion of the runway directly in
front of the flight stations. This
resulted in discussion of the
pros and cons of this type
surface. Ken Erickson
proposed that a committee be
formed to study the possibitly,
researching the various aspects
of installing and maintaining a
geo-textile surface. Members
of the Committee, known as the
Geo-Textile Committee, will be
Tom Brandl, Jeff Rauch,
Steve Schroer, and Jim
Sachleben. They will prepare
a report on the results of their
research for the March meeting.
Meeting Motions
1. Motion to accept March 28
as the date for the Club Mall
Show: Passed Unanimously.
2. Motion to participate in the
Wounded Warrior Project in
2015: Passed Unanimously.
3. Motion to form the GeoTextile Committee: Passed
with one dissenting vote.
Remember, we are
GUESTS at both facilities and
should act accordingly.
Cost: $10 per session at Tipton
Lakes Athletic Club and $5 per
session at St. Peters Gym.
Here are the remaining dates:

March 8th
Tipton Lakes, 5:30 pm
until 7:30 pm.

March 22nd
St. Peters, 4:00 pm until
6:00 pm.
Hope to see you there!!!
Indoor Flying
Happy Birthday!
Indoor flying is being held at
the Tipton Lakes Athletic
Club and St Peters Lutheran
Gym this year. Please see the
information below regarding
specifics and remaining dates
for flying.
• Planes 20” wingspan or
smaller.
• Helicopters 180 mm rotor
diameter or smaller.
• 50-75 watt max on motors.
• 1-2 cell packs.
• Quads are welcome.
We want to provide a safe
environment as well as have
fun. Please use good judgment
when flying your aircraft and
respect the other types of
aircraft in the air with you.
If we see someone
disrupting the flying for
everyone else, we will point this
out to that person. If that cannot
be corrected, we will ask that
person to leave.
To the following club members
whose birthdays are in March:
Chuck Baker
Ken Erickson
John Hudak
Ken Miller
Ray Rising
Greg Emerick
March 3rd.
March 9th
March 13th
March 19th
March 20th
March 31st
New and Great Things
Happening for 2015
Club 40 Racing!!
Club 40 Racing National Chairman,
Ken Erickson
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This year’s Big News is that we
will be racing Two Classes!!
Those, who have been racing
for three years or so have
wanted to go faster, this year,
the winningest fliers of the past
will be using the Ball-Bearing
Engines and racing in Club 40
Silver.
The class we have been
running, which uses the
bushing engines, has been
renamed, nation-wide, as Club
40 Bronze.
Five or six people have said
they will start racing this year.
They and those who have
raced only a few times will be
flying together in the Bronze
Class. That means we will have
new winners in the Bronze
Class. With 7 racers per class,
there will be no Back-to-back
heats.
The Club 40 Racing dates for
2015 are as follows:

May 09th (Southern
Indiana Flying Eagles
field, Seymour)

May 30th (Monroe
County RC Club,
Bloomington “The Valley
of Speed”)

June 20th (BCRCF
field, Columbus)

July

July 25th (Southern
Indiana Flying Eagles
field, Seymour)

Aug. 15th (BCRCF
field, Columbus)
10th (AMA Nats)

Sept. 12th (Southern
Indiana Flying Eagles
field, Seymour)

Oct. 03rd (BCRCF
field, Columbus)
Tom Koehler added that
there will be a Club 40
orientation / practice session (to
be announced soon) leading up
to the beginning of the Racing
Season.
Congratulations!
Congratulation goes out to
Jim Sachleben for winning the
attendance raffle pot of $27!
Remember, you must be
present and registered to win.
Wear your club nametag or club
shirt and save a dollar!
Congratulations go out to
the winners of the Cheer Fund
Gift Drawing. The winners
were: Kevin Monroe, Stan
Durnal, Dave Carothers,
Martin Justis, Tom Brandl,
Marian Lilliac, Mike Swinney,
and Gary Waters.
every rib, stringer, spar and
support structures have
lightening holes designed into
them. For a plane this size, it
weighs only 2 lbs.11oz. Talk
about form follows function!
Thanks for sharing it with us
Jim! We hope to see it at the
Electric Fly-in / Wounded
Warrior Project benefit this
summer, August 29th 2015!
Tom Hartman’s OK “CUB” CO2
engine
Tom Hartman “Engine
Collector Extraordinaire”,
brought in his OK “Cub” CO2
engine for the club meeting
show and tell. He related that
the cylinder fins on the engine
are for attracting heat. This will
keep the cylinder from freezingup while running. It is quite the
rarity to see these engines
anymore. Thanks for bringing it
in Tom!
Show and Tell
Jim Merriman (R) with his electric
Addiction X
Tom Hartman
Jim Merriman brought in his
electric Addiction X airplane for
the meeting show and tell. Jim
related that you can tell this
plane was designed by an
aeronautical engineer. If you
look closely at the airframe
internal structure, just about
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Dave McDonley (R) talking about
his electric T6 Texan
Dave McDonley brought in his
T6 Texan for show and tell.
The Texan took Dave two days
to assemble. Monokote was
used to cover it which was also
with the kit. Nine gram Tower
Hobbies pro servos are used
throughout. It has a 2212
brushless motor. And, it uses a
3 cell Lipo for go juice. It was
an easy plane to assemble
because of the laser cut parts
that interlock. The kit is made
from Nick Ziroli's plans. This
plane is also for sale in the Buy,
Sell or Trade section of this
newsletter. Check it out. You
could be the proud owner of an
electric T6 Texan and also be
flying it at the Electric Fly-in /
Wounded Warrior Project
benefit this summer, August
29th 2015! Thanks for sharing it
with us Dave!
WINGTIPS
EDITORS NOTE: Please be sure to
use your own modeling experience
and "good ol' common sense"
when trying these tips.
IRONING MONOKOTE INTO
TIGHT PLACES
Having a lot of trouble ironing
Monokote into cockpits and
other small places where a
standard iron will not fit? You
can buy a tiny iron called a “trim
sealing tool”. This will work in
most cases with its selection of
interchangeable tips. Another
solution that may help is a
butter knife. Heat it on your iron
for about 30 seconds and use it
like an iron. It could also be
heated with a heat gun, but it
takes a bit longer. Heat is
transferred a lot better by
contact with the metal iron. The
knife will fit into tiny spaces
where an iron won’t and it will
reach a lot farther than the trim
irons that you find in the hobby
store. You can try the same
trick with a spoon for ironing
fillets and other concave
surfaces. Spoons have to be
heated with a heat gun rather
than an iron, usually.
want to find out if paint is
compatible you can try it on one
of the scraps first. The same
goes for any building technique
you have never used before.
Unless it's something you are
confident that you can do
properly the first time then
practice on something other
than your model.
PERFECT PLANS?
Don't assume the building
plans are perfect. Paper
expands and contracts with the
weather. Lines may not be
straight and may not be spaced
correctly. It's probably less
likely that two symmetrical
drawings (such as wings) are
not drawn the same. Even with
the advent of CAD drawn plans,
it’s still a possibility.
Remember:
“Everybody has a plan until they
get punched in the face!
- Mike Tyson
BUY, SELL or TRADE
Please contact Dave McDonley if
you are interested in the above
item at:
[email protected]
Dave W. McDonley
10055 W. County Road 830 S.
Hartsville, Indiana 47244
Tel: 812-447-2922
For Sale:
 New Sky Raiders in
Boxes
 New LA Racers in Boxes
 Prebuilt Receiver-ready
Sky Raiders
 Somewhat Used Club 40
Sport Engines
 Futaba 6EX transmitters
 New 2.4 FASST
compatible Receivers
 New FHSS receivers
 New Hitec & Futaba BB
Servos
 And lots of other parts
and accessories.
Please contact Ken Erickson if you
are interested in the above items
at:
[email protected]
Tel: 812-418-8124
or
812-603-8190
TRYING NEW BUILDING
TECHNIQUES
Do not attempt new techniques
directly on your model without
practicing on something other
than the model first. Get in the
habit of performing tests.
For example, when you're
finishing your model, finish a
couple scraps of sheet wood at
the same time. Then if you
This kit was built from Nick
Ziroli plans. Buyer will need to
supply receiver, 3 cell Lipo
battery and transmitter. $70
For Sale: Electric T6 Texan. It
is receiver ready and has a
Turnigy CQC 2822 1400 motor.
Tower Hobbies 9 gram Pro
Servos are used throughout.
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