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A note from the Secretary and Treasurer:
Well, we made it through an entire year. Thank you to all
of you who have worked very hard to bring the club to where it is
today. The new administration has already had our first
meeting and we will be striving to make this club bigger and better
each step of the way. Even though we have become an established
club already, we still have room to grow. There will still be
changes to be made as items are called to the attention of the board,
and we ask you to make notes, if you feel there is a topic to be
addressed, when it is fresh in your mind and bring your notes to the
monthly meeting so the club can discuss them as a whole. Of
course if it is a safety matter that needs immediate attention, it
should be brought up to the Safety Officer, Field Marshal, the
President or the Vice President. Remember, at this month's
meeting, we will be voting on the proposed by-law amendments.
Please review the proposed amendments distributed at the September
meeting and be ready for the discussion.
We have had
several people pay their dues for this new year and we appreciate the
cooperation we are receiving from the membership so far. We will
be accepting dues payments at the field on weekends and at the monthly
meetings for your convenience. The T-shirts will be made
available at the field on weekends and at the monthly meetings to give
everyone ample opportunity to purchase theirs. We will also
continue to have bottled water for sale at the field on the weekends
for $1.00.
Power Poles; Implement used to separate wings from Fuselage.
TRASH ! ! !
You may have noticed that the trash barrel is gone. Please take
everything with you when you leave including all trash, rubber bands,
butts, crashed airplanes, etc. I think you get the message
Also, if you see trash that may have blown in, pick it up. We have a
nice site, lets work together to keep it that way.
CARDBOARD RC MODELS
BY ;Bob Hartman
35 years developing
RC models from cardboard, flying, crashing, rebuilding, and flying them
again has been very satisfying to me. After all these years, I am aware
of only a dozen or so modelers that build models from cardboard.
The advantages of corrugated cardboard as an alternate building
material are numerous: Low cost; Availability; Much easier to work with
than most other materials; Only common and safe adhesives and
finishes are required. Vibrations from the motors and from
crash impact are readily absorbed by corrugated cardboard.
A minor crash usually results in a few wrinkles and may be
repaired by merely cutting out the wrinkle, inserting a replacement
piece of cardboard, applying adhesive and finish. Balsa wood kits I
have built usually are totaled by miner crashes. Many of my cardboard
planes have flown many, many flights. Some over two hundred. Like most
modelers, I get tired of the same model after many flights and scrap
them. When I want a new one, I draw the plans and build one in no more
than a couple of weeks with very little expense and I don't waste a lot
of time in making them super pretty as I know I'll have them for only a
few months or years.
A few modelers have tried to
profit from the use of corrugated cardboard to build RC models with
very little success. Paper Tigre in the early 70's was one.
Aircore is another, I believe. RC Modeler magazine published a high
wing parasol model made out of a model shipping box that I liked.
When I build a model out of corrugated cardboard, I feel
confident that my labor in building it will be rewarded with a few
dozen flights and with only a few minor crashes. I always crash
them for numerous reasons. I don't hesitate to put them up in the air
as my investment is minimal. Often, I will build two or more of
the same if I really like them as they are so inexpensive.
The model I have been flying the past month is a Goldberg Eagle.
I have a couple of unfinished models, pictures, plans, and techniques
that I am willing to share with the club at some future date.
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