• The President's June Letter
 Bill Roy, CMAC President
There have been plenty of things to do so far this season.
The Indian Ledge float fly had a very good turn out, our Boy Scout
Demo went real good and if you look at this months event calendar
there are plenty of activities to take part in including our Annual
Fun Fly and Cook out.
Boy Scouts ConnJam09 (see photos below)
With the early morning fog and a possible chance of rain showers,
the day started with some concerns.
With minimum space inside the building our static display got
moved outside. Inside we had two tables one with two laptops running
flight simulators and the other a DVD player and plane on display
and some magazines for the taking.
At 9:00 after the opening ceremony, the kids swarmed in. Both
flight simulators were used continuously all day. A small foam
helicopter was in constant use, if it wasn’t flying it was being
charged. It sure took a beating, but with only one minor repair
it lasted all day.
The flying started at 11:00 and lasted to about 1:00 — the soccer
size field limited the flying to electrics.
There were many requests to see the planes and helicopters on
static display fly.
We finally called it a day at 4:30, disappointing those still
using the simulators and flying the chopper.
I would like to thank everyone who came out and helped.
Meeting Location - We moved
Fortunately we got the OK to have our May meeting at the Margaret
Egan Center in Devon, as the walls of our former meeting area
at the airport finally started coming down. After the meeting
we took the opportunity to do some flying in the gym. As long
as there are no activities planned for the gym we should be able
to fly small electrics after the meeting.
Directions
From Route 1 in Devon
Turn onto Naugatuck Avenue, from Stratford its Right, from Milford
it’s Left.
Turn right on Matthew Street, ( less than 1/4 mile from Route
1 ).
The entrance to the building will be on the right.
There is parking on the side or in the back.
As you enter there is a board that will have the meeting room
number posted..
Float Fly (see photos below)
The Trumbull Indian Ledge float fly took place on Saturday May
9th at Wolfe Park in Monroe.
There were about 30 people attending and 20 planes.
Everybody had a good time and can look forward to the fall event
Plymouth Field
The field is in good shape with only a minimum of bike or quad
tracks.
We found and bought a 20" storage container thanks to diligent
work by Stan Wysocki. It is in real good shape and cost us $500.00 we are looking
at about $400.00 to have it moved up to the field.
CMAC’s 4th Annual Club Fun Fly
Sunday June 28th, 2009
Starts at 10:00 AM
Cook out at noon
CD Rich Roberts will be running the event
Events
Timed flight 1-1/2 minutes
Loops & Rolls
Climb & Glide
Fast & Slow
Spins 3 minutes
Summer Gate Rules
After Memorial Day the first gate is usually unlocked, so make sure you lock the
second gate.
With the first gate open making sure the second is always locked
closed will prevent somebody from driving in and getting locked
in. It’s one of our few rules that the Army Corp requires us to
follow.
The web site for the Army Corps of Engineers Hancock Brook Lake
is http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/hnk/hnkhome.htm and if you go to recreation you can select model airplane club
and you can get to our we site. The current weather and wind is
also available from their site.
Monroe Field
The field is in great shape, but the road up to the field stills
needs some more work.
Monday thru Friday flying is 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and Saturday’s
are for electrics only from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Remember to fly safely, don’t fly alone, follow the rules and
have a good time.
Bill
• CMAC web page is now linked from US Army Corps of Engineers
Site
The Plymouth Field of CMAC is featured as part of the Hop Brook
Lake site administered by The US Army Corps of Engineers at http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/hnk/hnkhome.htm
• UPCOMING EVENTS - Mark Your Calendar
Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:30 PM - CMAC General Membership Meeting
>>> Margaret Egan Center, Milford, CT
Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, 2009, AMA District 1 Electric
Fun Fly and Air Show >>> Bloomfield, CT www.flyfc.org
Sunday, June 21, 2009, - New England Open Cockpit Day >>> Windsor Locks, CT
Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, 2009, - Rhode Island National
Guard Full Scale Air Show >>> Quonset State Airport, North Kingston, RI www.riairshow.org
Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, 2009, - New England Scale Championship
>>> Gardner Airport, Gardner, MA www.scalemasters.org
Sunday, June 28, 2009, 10:00 AM - CMAC 4th Annual Club Fun Fly
and Cook Out >>> Plymouth Field, Plymouth, CT
Plymouth Field Flying photos by Al Morris and Ken Johnson
TILRC Float Fly photos by Ken Johnson
Boy Scouts Conn Jam09 photos by Bill Roy, Ken Johnson and Richard Doer.
CMAC’s 33rd Annual Winter Build Contest RESULTS
Held during our regular meeting Friday April 17th 2009
This Year’s Winners
• Scale - Bill Roy - S.E. 5a
• Stand off scale - Bill Jennings - Corsair F4U
• Sport - John Pavlick - Black Magic
• Trainer - Steve Kozikowski - Sea Kadet
• Electric - Ron Faanes - Katana
• Best in Show - Faye Stilley - UPS Jalopaplane
Judging headed by Rich Roberts with assistance from Fred Yankkocy and Carmen Luciano
WOW. Bill Jennings at 81 years old — now owns a computer.
The funniest thing ever was to see him tinkering with
the one thing he said he would never own — a computer.
What is THAT program on the screen? Forget the keyboard!
"You CAN teach an old dog new tricks," says his good friend Mike
Brunetto!
Spring Training
Well it looks like spring is finally here, actually it was pretty
hot today. So everybody is ready to grab their plane and run to
the field. Everything thing was fine when you put it away 6 months
ago, what could change?
How about your batteries? The transmitter and receiver pack are
usually NiCads. Did you store your Lipos at 50% charge? It’s pretty
easy to cycle them once to see if the capacity is at least 75%
of it’s rating.
Wood expands and contracts with the changes in temperature and
humidity. That’s why you need to get out the heat gun to remove
the wrinkles in the covering. What about engines that are bolted
to hardwood mounts or the composite mounts that are bolted to
a wood firewall? They should be checked for tightness. Using a
wood prop? Pull off the spinner and check to make sure the prop
nut is tight.
The fuel tank, how many times have you pulled off the tubing to
fuel it up? Every time you pull off the line and put it on effects
the sealing area. How hard is it to change a couple of lines and
while you’re at it check the fuel filter. To be really thorough
you could pull the tank, check the clunk, lines and brass tubing,
but that doesn’t usually get done until there is an unexplained
engine problem.
If you use the good old #64 rubber bands to hold on your wing
on you probably change them often, but those ? -20 nylon wing
hold down bolts don’t last forever either.
Using a rubber band to keep your antenna tight?
Taking some time and maybe spending a few bucks is a whole lot
better than saying I wish I checked that, while your putting the
pieces in the bag.
Bill Roy
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Plus we have many new items daily. Our prices are magazine competitive.
Please mention you saw this notice here on the web at www.ccmacbb.org
• Photos from the WHERC Auction Fundraiser
Photos above are by Jon Sinish from CMAC.
Additional WHERCC photos by John Roy may be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnroy/sets/72157613008083517/
• Photos from the Christmas Dinner Party
The combined Christmas Dinner Meeting of three clubs, CMAC, WHERC
and TILRC, was a resounding success on December 9, 2008 as shown
in these photos by Ken Johnson and Jon Sinish.
Photos 1 and 2: Overviews of the tables.
Photo 3: The three winners show their gifts. From left, John Nowell (Pearl Harbor Poster); Rene Yankocy (Ladies Gift Bag) and Richard Dore (Grand Prize).
Photo 4: Joe Acosta jokes with Carmen Luciano.
Photo 5: Fred Yankocy and Bill Jennings compare their identically colored sweaters and similar, but not
identical, red stripes.
Photo 6: Janet Wheeler leads the group in a round table rendition of "The Twelve Days
of Christmas".
Photo 7: What's a model airplace club holiday dinner without some hastily
crafted paper airplanes? Moe Pitorie gave his to Christine Pimer to launch.
Photo 8: Len Levi, president of the TILRC adds his comments.
Photo 9: Rich Roberts looks on as CMAC president Bill Roy and WHERC president Carmen Luciano talk about the fun and fellowship enjoyed by all.
• Keep Your Membership Information Up To Date
Please send any changes in your address, phone number or E mail
address to:
Stan Wysocki at swysocki@snet.net or 203/378-0088
If you don’t receive the E Mail reminder that Jon Sinish sends
out on the up and coming meeting, then we don’t have your current
E Mail address ,so please update it with Stan.
• CMAC-Pilots Group on Yahoo
Many of you will recall that we started an email group on Yahoo
over a year ago. Several CMAC members have joined since that time
and it has been a useful tool to coordinate with other CMAC members
for flying together at our fields.
If you are a CMAC member and have not already signed up, I would
like to encourage you to join. Only CMAC members that join the
group will be able to use the features of the group. Not only
will you know when others a planning to fly, the group makes it
easy to tap into the knowledge and experience of the other folks
in the club when you have a question about a model your working
on. Items of interest are also passed along which may not be timely
to get in the newsletter.
I hope to see you at the field. If you have any questions, please
contact me.
Ken Johnson Phone (530) 689-6805 ken@rc-aircraft.info
REMEMBER, You Can Join CMAC Anytime...
You can join CMAC anytime and get your own subscription to the
print version of Balsa Chips which has more information than the
web version.
Dues can be mailed to: Stan Wysocki, 135 Spring Street, Stratford,
CT 06614. Make checks out to "CMAC". Please note any changes in
address, phone number, E-Mail or AMA number. If possible include
a copy of your current AMA card.
Better yet, come to the meeting.
* Regular membership $65.00 * Senior membership $50.00 * Junior
Membership $6.00
Rules for The CMAC Plymouth Field, a big field worth flying
How often have you heard someone say:
Don’t fly over the house
Don’t fly over the road
Don’t fly over the barn
The park is too crowded to fly today
Field is being cut
Planes too noisy
Field’s flooded
Can’t fly before 10
Can’t fly after 1
Can’t fly on Sundays
At Plymouth You Only Hear 1 Thing >>> Always lock the gate!
DIRECTIONS AND RULES FOR THE PLYMOUTH FIELD
<<Area Lodging and Campgrounds are at end of rules section below>>
GPS Field Co-ordinates are: N 41 8.800, W 73 01.863
Directions: Take Route 8 to exit 39. If you are coming from the South turn
right at the end of exit. If you are coming from the North, turn
left at end of exit. This is Route 6 going towards Plymouth.
Turn right at the first traffic light (about 7/10 mile up winding
hill from exit) if coming from Route 8. (Second traffic light
if coming from the North.) This is route 262. Take your second
left off of Rt. 262 (about 6/10 mile). This is Keegan road. Follow
Keegan Rd. to the end (about 1.1 miles) and then sharp right to
the first gate.
The Rules:
Gate 1: The first gate is open all Spring and Summer and is locked up
on President's day. If you find the first gate open, leave it
open. If you find the first gate locked, open with your key. Close
the gate behind you and put the bar in and lock it.
When you lock the gate, CMAC's lock is on one side of the pin
and the Army Corp' s lock is on the other side of the pin. This
allows the police department, rangers and fire department to enter.
Please do not put CMAC's lock thru the bar restricting their access.
If you are the last person out, put the pin in and lock the gate
behind you. Again, only if you found the first gate locked. Proceed
to the second gate (about 2/10 mile). Unlock this gate or pull
the pin, go through and close the gate behind you and put the
pin in.
Gate 2: Proceed to the second gate. Unlock this gate, go through and
close the gate behind you and LOCK IT. The second gate is ALWAYS
KEPT LOCKED.
When you lock the gate, CMAC's lock is on one side of the pin
and the Army Corp' s lock is on the other side of the pin. Please
do not put CMAC's lock thru the bar restricting access to the
rangers, police and fire departments.
Never fly alone. Plymouth is in the woods. If you got in trouble,
people may not find you for days.
The Frequency Board: The frequency board is first come, first served except that if
there are more than four flyers present you can only fly once
an hour or once a rotation.
Maximum flying time is 15 minutes, timed from the moment you commit
to your frequency and when you land.
If you are using a frequency for engine test, you may do so for
no more than 15 minutes at a time.
There will be five flight stations. Four aircraft and one helicopter.
Four aircraft and one helicopter can be in the air at the same
time.
The frequency board will have the usual 44 frequencies and 9 HAM
frequencies. The 72M are numbered. The HAM frequencies are the
letters A-I.
RULES OF USE — MONROE FLYING SITE
1. No more than 9 pilots allowed up on the field at one time;
2. At the dirt road entrance (adjacent to the caretaker's house)
Flip Over Number Cards ( 1 to 9) Will Give You Access to the field.
Only 9 people can have access at any one time. Flip the number
over when you arrive and when you leave. If you intend to wait
for a spot, you cannot park on the property. Any disturbance to
the caretaker will not be tolerated. He sleeps until 12:00 Noon
and has asked us to respect his quiet and rest time.
3. DO NOT drive or park on the uncut hay area. Drive on the mowed
airstrip to your extreme left as you enter the field;
4. Always fly with your back to Fan Hill Road at the pits. No
flying from the other side of the airstrip.
5. Flying begins at 10:00AM, no earlier, and ends at 1:00 PM.
Electric's are OK from 9:00-10:00AM;
6. Engines MUST have a muffler that works and falls within the
96dB range per AMA regulations. 90 size planes and below are appropriate
for this flying site.
Do enjoy the privilege (to use and fly our models) the property
owner and the caretaker has given us. After all they control the
acreage—we are their guests and they make the rules.
Do thank the guys who mow and care for the field every week.
The Connecticut Model Airplane Club is a registered non-profit
organization dedicated to members mutual support for model aviation.
CMAC members exchange their ideas and opinions though a newsletter,
a monthly meeting held on the third Friday of every month (7:30
p.m. Sikorsky Airport, Stratford, as of January 19, 2001) and
other activities. Monthly CMAC meetings are open to the public.
The CMAC is chartered (#1311) by the Academy of Model Aeronautics
(AMA) national organization. http://www.modelaircraft.org
2008 Connecticut Model Airplane Club OFFICERS
President BILL ROY Phone (203) 876-9885 broy304@aol.com
Vice President ELMER CROUTHERS Phone (203) 378-2222
Recodding Secretary MIKE BRUNETTO Extra3000@aol.com
Treasurer KEN JOHNSON Phone (530) 689-6805 ken@rc-aircraft.info
Membership Chairman STAN WYSOCKI Phone (203) 378-0088 swysocki@snet.net
Newsletter Editor RAY HINDS Phone (203) 334-7207 rchinds@optonline.net
Newsletter Distribution BILL ROY Phone (203) 876-9885 broy304@aol.com
Webmaster JON SINISH Phone (203) 375-1919 sincom@optonline.net
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