Here’s a few photos of the Ed Carroll Osprey John flew last Tuesday. It has the names of club members that are no long with us. What a great plane.
Bill Kessler, Bill Turner, Chuck and Jean Perkins, Don Lorentson, Earl Thompson, Ed Carroll, Harold Wolf, Jim Dolan, Ken Otto, Ken Wells, Lamar Steen, Leo Ford, Les Sullivan
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Drop-In From 10:00 AM To 4:00 PM
Location: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Come to Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum February 27th from 10AM to 4PM for the 6th Annual Aeromodeling Expo. Come see radio controlled aircraft, helicopters, and even a blimp in action. Purchase your own R/C plane from one of the many vendors available. There will be demonstrations, question and answers sessions with R/C pilots, and food! Weather permitting, tours the Museum’s massive B-52 bomber will even be on the schedule. With fun for the whole family, this is an event that you will want to stay all day long for.
From Bob Bergin:
Well it is the new year and that means our 6th Model Expo is coming up. It will be held on Feb 27th from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Wings Over The Rockies Museum again. The door will be open at 7:00 am for all the clubs and Hobby stores to start their set ups. Weather permitting, we hope to have the B-52 cockpit open for viewing as the drawing factor for the public. We also have been working with Buckley Air Base to have a Blackhawk helo there for display. We are still waiting to hear from them. All the paper work is in.
MAS will once again have a club display. Members are invited to bring their airplanes or helicopters. Set up time is from 8:00 am to 9:00am. They are requesting that all models stay in place until 4:00pm.
Quick reminder about the snow bird January 1st at the field. The trophy event starts at 10:00 am. There will be Green Chili, Hot Dogs, Sea food gumbo, and more. Better bring your skis if you have them.
Thanks,
Gary
Here’s a picture of my Great Planes Big Stik right before its first flight with a Magnum .52 engine and Airtronics radio. I received the plane from my good friends at the Valley View Flyers a few years back and it’s been on the “Finish Building” list way too long. Before dusk I was able to get in about 6 take-off and landings. It’s a fast, stable flyer and lands like a dream with 25% Flaperons set. The Magnum engine isn’t quite running at 100%, but it’s not running bad. I need to check the spray bar, glo-plug, head temp, etc. and also make sure the 11×6 prop I’m using isn’t causing problems. I have a vibration issue which shook apart my on-off switch housing (wasn’t on real tight to begin with) and I suspect a unbalanced prop. I’ll check it out tonight. What a great day flying. Tomorrow I hope to do more.
While flying last weekend my Stryker’s right vertical stabilizer decided to come off during a high speed fly by. From the noise I initially though I had a shattered prop but I was quickly relieved that I still had power. After trying to see how this thing would behave with only one vertical stabilizer I landed it just off the runway in some grass. No harm.
When the vertical stabilizer was found, we noticed it had a chunk of it missing from where the prop bit into it. The stryker had a mid-air collision with – itself. Too funny.
This plane has been heavily used all summer and it’s a great flyer. I’m currently using cheap Tenergy 25C 1800mah batteries and so far they work great!.
Here’s a few of my plane pictures. -Jordan
C-130
This crash happened at the Denver R/C Eagles site and was a result of a stuck right aileron. A simple check of the control surfaces before takeoff could have pointed out the aileron issue and a simple fix would have had the model up in the air in no time. A good lesson for all us who fly!
If you are interested in getting into to world of Remote Control Aircraft, there are plenty of great ways to go about doing it. One of the best ways is to come visit our Airfield! On any given weekend you’ll find MAS members willing and able to answer any questions you may have.
MAS allows visitors with the required AMA Membership to fly at the airfield up to 3 times before becoming a MAS member. Please be sure to read all the safety guidelines at the site and use the radio impound as necessary. For details on joining the club, go to the MAS Info link on the right.
Tower Hobbies has a great site suited just for you. It’s packed full of advice and shows how you can start. The site location is http://www.easyrc.com
