September 2014 Volume 21— Issue 9 Page 1 Editor – Lynne Walters Volume 21 – Issue 9 September 2014 President Mike Melendy Vice President Howard Bifeld Editor Lynne Walters Board of Directors Steve Haas Shlomo Rimer Bradford Walters Gene Zerega Secretary Murry Randell Treasurer Bob Wisinski Webmaster Doug Bradbury COMMITTEES Banquet Ray Laning 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 Inside This Issue Propwash 1 Meeting Minutes 2 Wanted 4 For Sale 4 Editor’s Page 5 Indoor Flying 6 Upcoming Events 6 Instructors 6 Birthdays 7 Hobby Shops 8 Club Events 10 Next meeting is September 15th at : AMVETS POST 66 700 MCHENRY RD WHEELING, IL. 60090 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 PROPWASH & BACKBLAST by Mike Melendy Leaves are falling and Autumn is almost upon us. Best we should fill the air with our planes and other thingies. With most major club functions behind us, we can relax and enjoy sport flying and the few fun flies left to us. Speaking of which, the next will be a "Climb and Glide" with a few options [+/-]. Also, a 7-11 dice roll start and finish as an equalizer. Better to be lucky than good! (Better yet to be lucky and good). Happy news, congratulations to Diana and Ron Petterec on their wedding and wishing them a long, happy life together. Sad news, we regret the loss of Matt Hauser’s dear wife, Beatrice. She fought a long, hard struggle with cancer. May the souls of the faithful rest in peace. I`ll say no more. See you flying. ~ Mike ATTENTION: Palatine HS Cross Country Meet will be held on Saturday, Sept 28 starting at 9 am til about noon. NO FLYING!!!!
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***We need you to take action now and respond by September 23, 2014 (60 day extension) to the FAA
Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft that was released June 23, 2014. The Academy has reviewed
the rule and is extremely disappointed and troubled at the approach the FAA has chosen to take in regards to this issue.
All AMA members, family and friends need to take action now to let the FAA know that this rule significantly impacts the entire aeromodeling community and that this community is resolute and committed to protecting the hobby.
All comments must include the docket number FAA-2014-0396. Email: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically.
Mail: Send Comments to Docket Operations, M-30; US Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001..
BUILDING TIP BY RICH FROST
NEVER use a hot glue gun to build your models. Hot glue does NOT penetrate into the wood, thus the wood is just
tacked together. Most Chinese ARFs are built with a glue gun Hence, they are not very strong. Eg: Landing gear gets
pulled out on a hard landing. We see that all the time.
One should go over every accessible joint with either CA, white glue, or epoxy when assembling an ARF.
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INSTRUCTORS GROUND CREW
Howard Bifeld Don Linder Carl Will Matt Hauser
Dan Deitemeyer Mike Melendy Gene Zerega Gene Zerega
Steve Haas Shlomo Rimer
Duane Lang Bradford Walters
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 262
Blue Max Club Instructors
Indoor Flying
District 214 Forest View Ed Ctr Fieldhouse Flying, 2121 S Goebbert Rd, Arlington Hts.
Course #9264 – Mondays 2:30 pm until 5:30 pm. Part 1 Session 9/15 - 11/24.
First time flyers, contact Don Hooghkirk at [email protected] or 847-537-8441 before registering at www.ce.d214.org. Session cost: $59 or Gold card $51. No class 10/13.
Upcoming Events
Please check our calendar on the website for more events or details:
9/13, Saturday - Chain O’Lakes Eagles Air Fest - 9 am - 3 pm, 5707 Pioneer Rd, Ringwood, IL Free
Admission, Go to www.coleagles.com.
9/18 - 20 - Air Supremacy Over Elkhart, Elkhart, IN Municipal Airport, 9 am - 7 pm, Giant scale warbirds and
Classics, Go to www.flyelkhart.com.
9/20 - Saturday - Woodland Aero Modelers Swap Meet, 8 am - noon, 11503 German Church Rd, Burr Ridge,
IL, $5 admission. Go to www.woodlandaeromodelers.org.
9/20 - Saturday - Rock Valley RC Flyers Foam Warbird Fun Fly, Rockford, IL. Go to
www.rockvalleyrcflyers.com for more info.
9/21 - Sunday - Big Bird Fly-In, 3901 E Edgewater Dr, Pekin, IL, IMAA rules apply. Www.pekinrc.com.
9/28 - Sunday - Fall Warbird Scramble, Streator, IL. Go to www.streatorrcflyers.com for info.
10/3 - 10/5 - iHobby Expo - Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 N Thoreau Dr, Schaumburg, IL Go to
www.giantshow.com for advance tickets. Enter code “HS312” for $3 off. Kids under 10 are free.
10/5, Sunday - Winnebago RC Flyers Swap Meet, 8 am - ?, EAA Nature Center Pavilion, Oshkosh, WI, $5
admission, Free Tables. Go to www.wrcf.rchomepage.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.
New Blue Max Members for August 2014
Ken Alter
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
From September 16th Through October 20th
Jed Korthals 9/17 John Warnimont 10/1
Al Hlavacek 9/18 Rob Kamensky 10/2
Bob Breckler 9/21 Rich Frost 10/4
Tom Jetson 9/22 Joe Gallagher 10/7
Bob Wisinski 9/24 Duane Lang 10/7
Mike McTague 10/13
Shlomo Rimer 10/15
Pictures by Carl Will
FESTIVAL OF FLIGHT
St Charles, IL
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MID-AIR AT SIG FLY-IN
Pat Smage at Hobbytown, Lake Geneva
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SIG Mfg. Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 520
401-7 South Front Street
Montezuma, IA 50171-0520
800-247-5008
www.sigmfg.com
Du-Bro Products, Inc
PO Box 815
Wauconda, IL 60084
800-848-9411
www.dubro.com
Jet Turbine Power Truck at Hobbytown Lake Geneva, WI Firing Up
Picture by Lynne Walters
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Blue Max R/C Flying Club Inc. PO Box 7803 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-7803