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SFM News Letter
November 2006
by: David P. Andersen |
See You at Our Next
Meeting! |
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The next meeting
of The Scale Flyers of Minnesota will be Friday, November 24,
2006
7:00 p.m. at the American Legion Post, 6501 Portland, Richfield.
East entrance, downstairs. Guests are always welcome. Come early and
dine in the restaurant. Meetings will be held on the last Friday of
every month thru March, but not December.
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First
Annual Dinner for Scale Flyers of Minnesota, IMAA Chapter 46
and SMMAC will be held at the Bloomington Outback Steak House
(12th Ave. S and 494) 1/20/07.
January 20, 6:00 P.M.
Only $15 per person. Cash bar. Couples, Family and Friends
are invited.
For reservations,
contact Cal Branton at
BRANTONCFB@msn.com |
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At Our Last Meeting... |
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John Baligrodzki reported on our local Scale Masters
Qualifier. There were 7 entries in Fun Scale, 3 in
Sport/Expert and one Team entry. Wayne Siewert and
Bud Durant were judges. “Fun time, a blast.” ACRC
hosted the event with food accommodation. The 2007
Qualifier will be held again at ACRC one week before the
Owatonna N. Alliance Military Fly-in. |
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Scale
Flyers Membership Applications, should be turned in or mail
by our next meeting if possible. |
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Membership in the Scale Flyers of Minnesota
is a pretty good deal, don’cha know! |
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Jeff Quesenberry’s 1/3rd
scale Corsair is no more. It was destroyed,
ironically, by a midair with a KI. See dramatic
photos on
www.RCWarbirds.com , Northern Alliances Warbird
event 2006. Before its demise, Jeff collected the
signatures of all but 3 of the original Black Sheep
Squadron plus one of the actors in the TV show. The
tail survived. Jeff also reported on the Owatonna
Northern Alliance Military Fly-In—62 pilots, 108
airplanes, also on RC Universe web site. The 2007
event will be held on the third weekend in August. |
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Wayne Siewert reported on Top Gun and progress on his next
Aerotech product, a 1/4-scale Porsche Mooney. He displayed a
small Corsair with folding wings built many years ago from a Guillow
kit. See
www.wildberryproductions.com for air-to-air video of Top Gun, a
future Discovery Channel production. |
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He also brought a 20-ounce 4-channel RC model of Guillow
PT-17, after John Mohr’s air show plane. Hitech 400 motor, five
Hitec HS55 servos. |
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Bernie Kobilka presented a model of the prototype Brewster
Corsair F40-X1 built from a modified Top Flight kit. Enlarged cowl,
canopy by Johnny Bombardo. 27 lbs. Scale flap hinges total
108 pieces. |
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Leo Wolf scratch built an Aeronca C3 from Paul Matt
drawings. 16 lbs, Saito 91. |
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Kirk Hall’s YMF Waco was purchased at Toledo by Jon Bomers.
Built from Pepino plans. Will recover with Solartex. 22 lbs so
far. Spruce cap strips. He also showed a scale exhaust for a P-47
with Aerotech dummy engine. |
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Roy Maynard showed his completed ME 163 Komet. 82” span, 10
lbs. Joe Sieta kit had a good f/g fuselage but “terrible”
wood wings, so he cut his own foam wings with help from Dick Steine
and Dave Andersen. Lipoly-powered electric motor and Estes E-motor.
3-second burn fired by onboard 9-v battery and a change in retract
sw. Markings made at Kinkos for 89 cents ea. Battery charger will
completely discharge a car battery, so ”keep your car running.” |
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2007 MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION—SCALE FLYERS OF MINNESOTA, INC. |
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$15 annual dues. Please make checks payable to Scale Flyers
of Minnesota |
Send Checks to:
Mark Prokop
1655 Sherwood Way
Eagan, MN 55122. |
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Membership in the
Scale Flyers of Minnesota is a pretty good deal, don’cha
know. |
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“No politics, no
profanity, no pricks.” SMMAC
field rule. |
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Model Aviation Day at TCRC |
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Scott Russell
& Wayne Siewert practice for Top Gun, Photo by Chris Launer |
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