THE PRESIDENT S TRACK by Steve Haas

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1 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 1 Editor Lynne Walters Volume 22 Issue 1 January 2015 Inside This Issue President s Track 1 Meeting Minutes 2 Wanted 5 For Sale 5 Editor s Page 6 Indoor Flying 7 Upcoming Events 7 Instructors 7 Birthdays 8 Pictures 8 Hobby Shops 9 Club Events 11 Next meeting is January 19th at : AMVETS POST MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL Start time - 7:00 p.m. Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month. RENEW YOUR BLUE MAX & AMA MEMBERSHIPS!! AMA CHARTER 1040 GOLD LEADERSHIP CLUB THE PRESIDENT S TRACK by Steve Haas I want to thank you for electing me as your club president. I also want to thank Mike Melendy for all the hard work he has done this past year as our club President. Mike has left our club in great shape. It is that time of year when club dues are due and don t forget to renew your AMA membership also. You can bring your dues to the next meeting or mail them in to the club PO box. With the hobby shops closing, it is getting harder to get people to come to our meetings to put on a program for us. I would like to continue with what Mike started at the November meeting and put on demonstrations at the meetings. I plan on using our club members to put on the programs using what they are working on and any skills you would like to see. Please let us know what you would like to see and also what you would be willing to demonstrate at the meetings. This month Stitch Benavides has volunteered to do a show and tell on the flying wing he is building. He is taking an old control line scratch build and making it into an RC plane. Now that the flying season is done for most of us it is a good time to go over those models that you have been flying all year. Put the batteries in storage mode and go over the airframes to make sure they are ready for when the weather breaks. We are working on the details for the winter banquet and should have them in the next newsletter. We are planning on having it in March. ~ Steve President Steve Haas Vice President Howard Bifeld Editor Lynne Walters Board of Directors Bob Breckler Duane Lang Bradford Walters Gene Zerega Secretary Murry Randell Treasurer Bob Wisinski Webmaster Doug Bradbury COMMITTEES Banquet OPEN Field Marshal John Haderly Jim Kaufman Flying Proficiency Steve Haas Fun-Fly Jed Korthals Ground Crew Gene Zerega Matt Hauser Noise Shlomo Rimer Picnic Carl Will/Gene Derbick Bob Breckler Programs OPEN Safety Don Linder/Rich Blaha

2 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 2 MEETING MINUTES by Murry Randell, Secretary December 15, 2014 Meeting The December 15, 2014 meeting of the Blue Max RC Flying Club was called to order at 7:08 pm by President Mike Melendy. Welcome Guests None Welcome New Members Joseph Dziedzic, Joe Trytek Around The Hangar President s Report Mike Melendy: Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Secretary Report Murry Randell: The minutes were accepted as published in the newsletter. Treasurer Report Bob Wisinski: Financial information is available to members upon request. Newsletter Report Lynne Walters: No report. Ed. Note - Special thanks to Howard Bifeld for the meeting pictures in this newsletter. Webmaster Report Doug Bradbury: No report. Committee Reports: Banquet OPEN: We need a chairman. Suggestions were made for a location; D agostino s Pizza on Milwaukee Ave, Giacomo on Wolf Rd, Whiskey River on River Rd. Banquet will be early March Field Marshal John Haderly/Jim Kaufman: All okay. Fun Fly Jed Korthals: Jed will remain as Fun Fly Chairman. Noise Shlomo Rimer: No report. Picnic Carl Will/Gene Derbick/Bob Breckler: Picnic will be held August 2, Proficiency Steve Haas: Rob Getz has achieved the Advanced Level. Program OPEN: No report. Safety Don Linder: No report. Refreshments - Bob Breckler: Thanks to Bob. Old Business Howard Bifeld - The Forest Preserve District will stay in touch on field upgrades. We will continue to donate to the food pantry.

3 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 3 New Business Any Roster changes should be sent to Lynne Walters. Stitch Benavides provided a new wind sock to the club. Outgoing President Mike Melendy introduced incoming President Steve Haas. Steve wants to have more programs on building and techniques. Please send in your areas of interest. Steve Haas presents Rob Getz his Certificate for achieving the Advanced Level. Crash Reports None Show & Tell Mike Melendy with his Tower Hobbies Uproar ARF. The engine is an Evolution.40.

4 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 4 Show & Tell Mike Melendy with his Hanger 9 ME109F. OS.75 AX & his Phoenix Models Spitfire size. Stitch Benvavides showed plans that he sent to the AMA where they restored and enlarged them for him. Rob Getz won an E-flite Electric UMX F4U Corsair in the raffle. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm.

5 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 5 GIVE AWAY Jed Korthals has some Tower Trainer 40 MKII plane parts to give away. Contact him at FOR SALE This area is for members that have items to sell. Please send item descriptions and pictures to Bradford@thehoverzone.com. WANTED This is where Blue Max Club members can post RC items that they would like to buy. Send a description and contact info to Bradford@thehoverzone.com. GREAT PLANES LITTLE TONI, 1/4 SCALE ARF NIB CONTACT MIKE MELENDY AT FUTABA 9C TRANSMITTER CONTACT RICH BLAHA AT CLOCLO@AMERITECH.NET

6 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 6 Editor s Page By Lynne Walters THE ANSWER TO DECEMBER S NAME THAT PLANE The name of the plane is the Handley Page HP42. Bob Wisinski was the only person to guess it correctly and will get a free raffle ticket at the January meeting. One of the largest 4 engine biplanes ever built. Only 8 were ever made but their reputation for comfort, reliability, and safety, meant that only the outbreak of war curtailed their use. During their service life the fleet flew over 6.2 million miles. JANUARY S NAME THAT PLANE It was the first commercial aircraft to be equipped with passenger seatbelts. When production ceased in the early 1930 s, around 450 had been manufactured in some 60 different variants, including floats and ski versions. The aircraft was flown by many major airlines worldwide. Send all responses to Bradford Walters at Bradford@thehoverzone.com. TOLEDO 61ST WEAK SIGNALS RC EXPO APRIL 10-12, 2015 SEAGATE CENTRE JEFFERSON AVE, TOLEDO, OH FOR MORE INFO VISIT: SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR SWAP MEETS AND INDOOR FLYING INFO. New Blue Max Members for December 2014 Joseph Dziedzic Joe Trytek

7 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 7 Indoor Flying GIRL SCOUT TROOP 262 District 214 Forest View Ed Ctr Fieldhouse Flying, 2121 S Goebbert Rd, Arlington Hts. Course # /15-2/2. Course #9264 2/9-5/11. Mondays 2:30 pm until 5:30 pm First time flyers, contact Don Hooghkirk at dhoogh@flash.net or before registering at Session cost: $71 or Gold card $61. No flying 1/19, 2/16, 3/23. Lake Barrington Fieldhouse W North Pointe Parkway, Lake Barrington Fly every Friday from 11 am until 2 pm, $15 per pilot plus annual fee of $25. For more info and directions go to White Pines Golf Dome - NightHawk Flying W Jefferson St (3rd Ave), Bensenville November 1 - April 25, Friday & Saturday nights from 11 pm - 1 am. $150 Season Pass for 51 nights, $15 for single night, or Dome Disc Card for $10 which lets you fly the season at $10 per night Contact Stan Warden at frenchstan@comcast.net or Upcoming Events Please check our calendar on the website for more events or details: Looks like most of the flying events are over for the season. Now the Swap Meets begin. 2/7/2015, Saturday - Tri-Village RC ers Swap Meet - 9 am - 2 pm. DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W Manchester Ln, Wheaton, IL, Admission $5 NEW THIS YEAR Static Display with prizes. trivillagerc.com. 2/21/2015, Saturday - Fox Valley Aero Club Swap Meet - 9 am - 2 pm, Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 Randall Rd, St Charles, IL, Admission $5. After 1, enjoy indoor flying. Foxvalleyaero.com. 3/28/2015, Saturday - Rock Valley RC Flyers Swap Meet - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Rockford Christian School, 1401 N Bell School Rd, Rockford, IL, Admission $5. rockvalleyrcflyers.com FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS We are collecting non-perishable foods for a local food pantry. The food pantry we are donating to is Our Lady of Ransom/St Vincent de Paul. Please bring your donations to our monthly meetings. Blue Max Club Instructors INSTRUCTORS GROUND CREW Howard Bifeld Don Linder Gene Zerega Matt Hauser Dan Deitemeyer Mike Melendy Gene Zerega Steve Haas Duane Lang Shlomo Rimer Carl Will

8 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 8 UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS From January 20th Through February 16th Raymond Sulikowski 1/20 Eric Eder 2/1 Ron Blum 1/23 Pete Warenski 2/6 Josh Wallace 1/24 Bill Costello 2/14 Gary Hesse 1/25 Barry Schilling 2/16 Dan Deitemeyer 1/29 One of the last flying days at the field Carl s Smoke! Picture by Bruce Reuben

9 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 9 Exclusive Importer of Seagull Models In the US & Canada SIG Mfg. Co., Inc. P.O. Box South Front Street Montezuma, IA

10 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 10 Du-Bro Products, Inc PO Box 815 Wauconda, IL Go to for more info Yohay Hahamy with his Goldwing Pitts Python Beast. 71 Wingspan, 21 lbs, JC60cc Gas Engine, Airtronics 8 channel receiver, Bluebird digital servos. Picture by Yohay Hahamy

11 January 2015 Volume 22 Issue 1 Page 11 Blue Max R/C Flying Club Inc. PO Box 7803 Buffalo Grove, IL Blue Max Flying Field Deer Grove East FP Enter on Dundee Rd Blue Max R/C Flying Club AMA # MEETING LOCATION AMVETS POST MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL UPCOMING EVENTS FOR January 2015 March 2015 January ) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m. February ) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m. March ) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m.