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KOTRC Newsletter for September 2007

Steering Committee 09/11/07

Discussed agenda items for main meeting.

General Meeting :: AFI Classroom 19:30 Hours:

Guests:Morrie Leventhal, Teri Kephart, Kathie Wright
Shown here Teri and Kathie are building a new website for The Control Line Widows of the Knights of the Round Circle. Soon you will be able to visit the site at WWW.TCLWOTKOTRC.UGH

Morrie

Show and Tell:

Pete Soule - Photos of Krystina Kusik.

Warren Walker Latest progress on the Hawker. It is now covered with silkspan and dope, plus a coat of filler. The inside of the canopy is painted to hide the glue when it is installed. Nice cockpit detail. Also, he had a set of ribs for a 60 size Doodle Streak.

John Wright: Photo of a Thunderbird from the ’64 Brocton MA meet. Also a photo of the Flying Tigers club members. He showed a copy of the South Bay Piston Poppers emblem from an old T-Shirt. Finally, he had a Flite Streak with a modified Fox 36X. The engine has a venturi insert, and Fox .35 Stunt sleeve and piston. He runs the MA 10x5 3-blade prop.

Dave Kick - He had a new OS 46 LA. They now come only in silver. He also had a Keil Kraft Phantom kit.

RengerLarry Renger- Showed a 2/3 ounce, 3 channel R/C Cessna. It comes complete with transmitter and charger for $120! Flies great indoors. He also had C.H.Grant’s book on model aeronautics. Next up was a new handle he got at the Goyet contest. Similar to the Fancher handle, but an all Aluminum frame. The wood bits are wrapped with tape used for hockey stick handles. $3 a big roll at Play it Again Sports. Finally, a trophy for 3rd in Profile from the Goyet contest (taken with a 1/2A, I might add).

Antone Kephart - The Neptune II again. This time he had it up to the silver base coat. He also had some unidirectional Carbon Fiber pre-preg. It is set up with the heat of a hair-dryer.

Andy Borgogna –Profile Nobler he scratch-built. It features a foam wing, DuBro Stainless-Steel hardware and R/C linkages. The wing cores were from Christ Rigotti. Sheeting attached with 77 spray cement.

Bob Werle – Sample deco schemes downloaded from Wings Pallette.com

Old Business:

The new signs should be available by around the 14th. We will be sure to make them non-removable, this time.

New Business:

Pete Soule discussed the website. Although it costs $75/year to maintain, it saves more than that by reducing the mailing costs of this newsletter and contest mailings.

Warren Walker announced that Dave Sabon will be unable to put on the Mackey contest and wanted us to take it over. After discussion and votes, we will do a 1-day event this year and punch it up to 2 with a banquet for next year. Events will be Old Time, Classic and 2 classes of Profile (no engine limit)

The date is November 10, a Saturday. Antone Kephart is the CD. It will be held at Whittier Narrows.

There was discussion of the fact that Bill Lee had proposed to the AMA that the Nats be cut to 3 days. Rudy Taube mentioned that the Builder of the Model rule is now officially in the AMA rulebook. Read it and understand it, so there will be no arguments at contests. (You can argue for or against it elsewhere, but at present, it IS the rule)

Warren Walker suggested that the club put up some money for the international C/L team to help out. It was moved and passed that $400 would be sent from the Palmer fund in Bob’s memory.

We need nominations for new officers. The ones we have are well used and need replacement. AFI is having an open house on 9-19 and wants some flight demos from us. Volunteers are forthcoming. Rudy talked to the Civil Air Patrol regarding help on contests. They are interested.

Warren is going to have an engine break-in fest at his factory on 9-13.