LISMORE  MODEL  FLYING  CLUB       NEWS    August  2015  IMPORTANT  DATES  Fling  Comp  +  BBQ  +  E-­‐Glider  comp   16th  August  2015   At  the  field  starting  at  9.30am    FUN  DAY  incl.  CUB  DAY     30th  August  2015   At  the  field  starting  at  10am.    eGlider  /  Fling    SAME  DAY     16th  August  2015     At  the  field  starting  at  10am.

 The lifeblood on all model aero clubs: New Members It   is   so   important   that   all  members  of  LMFC  encourage  and  welcome  new  faces  at  our  field.  Doesn’t  matter  what  level   of   competance   or   aeroplane   types,   everyone   is  welcome.    Here  are  some  new  faces  you  may  not  have  had  a  chance  to  welcome  but  its  so  good  to  see  you  guys  at  the  field.    How   cool   is   Alan’s,   “Adagio”    electric   launch,   semi   scale  sailplane.  Alan  reckoned  it  was  a  little   underpowered   but   it   sure  seemed   to  climb  out   really  good  and   showed   great   promise   as   a  thermal   model.   Great   to   see  Jasmine   getting   involved   too.  Hope   to   see   much   more   of   you  two  at  LMFC.    Summer  will  be  here  before  we  know  it  and  the  Adagio  should  come  into  its  own  in  the  summer  thermals.    

Another   Cub   and   another  new  face.    Meet   Warren,   a   very  accomplished   aeromodeller  attested   to   by   the   well  controlled   and   extended  inverted   flight   I   witnessed  with   the   Parkzone   Sports  Cub.    A   close   look   at   his   great  model   demonstrates   just  

how   far   the   RTF   models   have   progressed.   Great   looks  and   fantastic  performance.      On   that   same  day,  The  Morgan   airforce   was  on  display.  Great  flyers  and  always  well  flown.    Keep  it  up  John.  

 Interstate Glider Challenge        A  mixed  bag  of  weather  for  this  years  grudge  match  against  the  Queenslanders.      That  dot  above  the  cloud  is  Nigel’s  sailplane  enjoying  the  superb  conditions  on  Saturday.  A  walking  representative  for  the  Cancer  Council  of  Oz.  Nigel  has  always  been  a  leader  in  that  most  important  fight  to  ‘Cover  Up”  against  the  suns  rays.  The  message  is  getting  through  to  a  lot  of  us  these  days.  

 By   contrast,  Sunday   morning  started   with   a  gloomy   out   look  of   frequent  showers,   to  interrupt   our  flying  pleasure.    Pushing   on  undaunted,   we  

managed   some   surprisingly   good   flight   times   in   the  awkward  conditions.    A   huge   thanks  always   goes   to  Peter   Johnson,   our  glider   friendly  landowner,   who   so  graciously   allows  us   to   use   his  excellent   property  for   LMFC’s   two  annual   sailplane  events.      Here’s   Scott   and   Russ   enjoying   the   Saturday   sunshine  and   near   perfect   soaring   conditions.   Scott   and   a   few  other  members  at  LMFC,  would  be  a  force  to  reckon  with  if  we  just  got  a  lot  more  gliding  practice  in.    The   interstate   Challenge   was   well   flown   with   five  NSWers  and  five  QLDers  filling  the  top  ten  positions.  Not  bad  when  you   consider   that   the  northern  boys  only   fly  

gliders.  At  the  end  of  the  point  tally  QLD  again  defeated  us  by  a  smallish  margin…..Next  year  its  ours!    

Special   thanks   goes   to  Nigel   and   Scott   for  organising   this   event.  Also,   thank   you   to   the  selfless   help   of   LMFC  guys   who   give   their  time   willingly   to   feed  the   troops   at   these  events.  Without  you,  we  

would  be  completely  lost.    LMFC   Glider   Guiders   should   have   SEPTEMBER   26th  and   27Th   firmly   in   their   calendars   for   our   annual  Gilder A Fair competition.  Texan makeover! By John Roche Quite   a   few   years   ago   I   purchased   a   Great   Planes   60”  Texan   plus   and   OS   55   AX   Max   from   Toyworld   in  Lismore.  

It   was   to   be   my  first   glow-­‐powered   plane,  and   so   I   chose   OS  for   its   reputation  as  trouble-­‐free.    OS   are   good,   but  they   have   one  model   that   can  occasionally   be  trouble,  and  yes,   it  

is  the  55AX  Max.  I  went  to  some  expense  to  buy  a  Bisson  Pitts  muffler  for  it,   to   achieve   a   better   look   by   getting   just   the   exhaust  pipe  showing.    I  probably  should  have  used  the  original  muffler   as   I   had   difficulty   getting   the   engine   to   run  consistently.     The   muffler   may   have   added   back-­‐pressure  issues  to  the  running  of  the  OS  engine.    Several  friends  helped  with  tuning,  but  to  no  avail.      Eventually   I   flew   the   plane   less   and   less   as   I   was  disappointed   with   it   stalling   at   very   inappropriate  moments.    Having  started  flying  on  electric,  I  found  glow  to   be  more  messy   and   less   friendly   to   working   on   the  kitchen   table.    Having   one   last   try   in   the   air,   I   suffered  yet   another   dead-­‐stick   landing   causing   some   more  damage.      I  realised  that  selling  the  plane  with  engine  was  going  to  be  extremely  difficult,  so  I  decided  to  sell  the  engine  and  convert  to  electric.    It  only  took  about  a  week  to  sell  the  OS   55   AX   on   RC  Trader,   with   the  original   muffler.  I’m   sure   the   new  owner   will   have  better   skill   at  tuning  than  me.      It   was   to   be   fairly  straight   forward  conversion.   I  expected  the  plane  

to  be  tail  heavy  so  I  opted  for  a  heavy  motor,  a  Turnigy  G46  with  a  5S  2700mAh  25C  LiPo  with  a  12x6  prop.    My  tastes   had   changed   over   the   years,   and   the   variety   of  colours  on  the  original  seemed  a  bit  gaudy  now.    I   had   been   reading   that   Rustoleoum   spray   paints  were  pretty   good   on   shrink   coverings,   and   the   new  Masters  now  stock  it.    The  result  is  a  near-­‐perfect  matching  silver  paint.  What  is  the  verdict?    Well  the  Rustoleoum  spray  paint  is  good,   but   do   really   clean   off   the   old   glow  oils   first   and  then  rough  it  up  with  paint-­‐shop  scourer  pads.    Cutting  a  battery   hatch   was   not   that   hard.     The   G46   was   a   bit  disappointing,  especially  for  the  price,  but  I  did  need  the  weight  up  front.    I  do  like  the  feel  of  a  bigger  plane  in  the  air,  and  it  flies  really  well.    Now  I  can  concentrate  on  just  flying,  experimenting  with  flapperons  or  spoilerons,  and  fine  tuning  the  control  settings.    The  cowl  is  a  bit  wide-­‐open  and  I  will  work  on  that.  You  are  likely  to  see  my  “new”  Texan  at  the  field  quite  a  bit  now,  because  I  love  it,  scratches,  scars  and  all.  

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David   Milburn’s   neat  Hobbyking   Pietenpol   Air  Camper,   built   &   flown  recently.  David  reports  that  she  flys  very   nicely   on   3000mah  3cell   Lipo   battery   with  790kv  motor.  A   nice   and   strong  

undercarriage   on   this  model   is   a   pleasant   change   from  previous  models  from  this  supplier.  Real  nice  looking  model  David,  well  done.    1970’s   flashback   (I   mean   the  aeroplane).   Craig   Thomas,  motivated  by  Ross’s  memories  of   this   unusual   model,   has  produced   the  Gryphon   flying  wing.    Not   too   sure   about   the   spec’s  on   this   beast   but   it   sure   flys  good.   Electric   powered   of  course.  Love  the  checkerboard  undersurface  too.    

Here   also   is  Craig’s   gorgeous  Blanik   sailplane,  snapped  on  a  mid  week  flight  after  a  long   awaited   tow  behind   your   ed.’s  Super  Cub.  The   sky   looked  good  that  day  but  the   cool   air   was  

less  than  desirable  for  producing  any  thermals.  Summer  is  just  around  the  corner  Craig.      

 F5J at LMFC with  Peter  Pine    I   was   not   very   happy  with  the  day.  We   had   a   few  problems   running   it  and   the   turn   up   was  not   great   -­‐   and   the  wind   came   up   and  spoiled   some   of   the  flying.    Ten  people   gave   it   a   go   and   the   results   are   interesting.  We   managed   to   gain   some   enthusiasm   for   the   event   -­‐  some  of   the  guys  want   to  do  more   -­‐   in  particular  Craig  Thomas,   Nigel   Virtue,   Jim   Romer,   Rod   Bailey,   Ralph  Dephoff,  David  Lucas  and  myself.    So,   I  planned  to   try   to  offer  another  event  over  two  days   in  October  at  another  venue   (rather   than   the   in-­‐town   club   field)   and   try   to  attract  Brisbane   fliers  and  a   few   from  down  south  who  want  to  come  up  for  F5J.    We   inspected   Rod   Bailey's   field   in   Alstonville   after   the  event   to   consider   holding   it   there,   but   the   field   is   not  suitable.   That   leaves   Pearces   Creek   and   Pottsville   as  possible  alternatives?  

Newsletter  Contributors  SEPTEMBER  ISSUE.  Thanks  David,  John  and  Craig.  Your  contributions  in  this  issue  were  greatly  appreciated  and  make  this  rag  so  much  more  relevant.  NEXT  UP  IS;  

Bill  Parker  Jim  Romer  Jamie  Zambelli  You  could  contribute  with:  

• Your  current  building  or  assembling  progress  of  a  new  model.    Any  good  photograph.  

• Something  you  found  on  the  web  that  interested  you.  

• Your  dream  model  for  the  future.  

• A  good  source  of  modelling  supplies.  

• Anything  aeronautical  that  interests  you.    

Bill,   Jim   and   Jamie   can   you   send   me  something   by   the   end   of   August  please?  phil_crandon@bigpond.com  T

In the Shop Post   Op   therapy…   what    better   pastime   than  building   some   aircraft..   Go  John  Morgan!    This  is  a  SIG  'standard'  class  100"   RES.   Glider.   John   flew  these  in  competition  so  long  ago!!  (his  words)    Also,   have   been   working  with   Brian   Winch   getting   a  retro  C/L  stunt  model  going  with   the   last   of   Gordon  Buford's  2.5cc  diesels.  Brian  got   the   motor   going   again  after  near  40  years  idle.    More  from  the  Gloster  Gauntlet  build  from  Sydney  friend  John  Crockford.    Some  lithoplate  panel  work,  blisters  and  a  machine  gun  shoot.    In  the  ed’s  shop,  more  JU87B  Stuka  progress.    The  four-­‐piece  canopy  is  probably  the  most  complex  

challenge  on  the  Stuka.  On  the  full  size  the  first  two  are  Square  tube  fabrications,  whilst  the  two  rear  are  tubular  builds.      

After  much  head  scratching  the  rear  has  evolved  out  of  Plastic  tubing    found  at  the  Hobbycentre.      

Next,  wet  carbon  fibre  with  Zpoxy  and  draw  it  through  the  tube  with  fishing  line.  Once  set,  you  have  a  very  ridgid  plastic  tube  able  to  be  support  the  structure  in  question.    

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Lismore  Model  Flying  Club  –Calendar  www.lismoremodelflyingclub.org.au  Lismore  Model  Flying  Club  

Flying  &  Away  Events  Calendar    (at  23rd  July  2015)  

 August  2015  

2/8   Meeting;  BBQ  breakfast;  F5j  comp  9/8    16/8   One-­‐off  trial:    Fling  Comp  (9:30am  start,  6  

rounds)  +  BBQ  brunch  +  E-­‐Glider  comp  (winner  now  decided  on  day)  

23/8   Away-­‐  Gratton  Large  scale  Away-­‐  Tamworth  Scale  30/8   LMFC  Fun  Fly  Day  

Sept  2015  6/9   Father’s  Day;  13/9   Away-­‐  Manilla  Slope  Fest  11-­‐20th    20/9   Fling  comp  &  BBQ  lunch  27/9   LMFC-­‐  Glider  Fair  Pearces  Ck    

Oct  2015  4/10   Meeting  (discuss  joint  glider  trial);  BBQ  breakfast;  

E-­‐Glider  comp;  Labor  Day  Monday;  11/10    18/10   Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  25/10    

Nov  2015  1/11   E-­‐Glider  comp  8/11    15/11   Final  Fling  Comp  2015  &  BBQ  lunch  

Dec  2015  6/12   Tentative  Date  Only  

Meeting;  BBQ  breakfast;  Santa  Sale  &  Swap;  27/12   Christmas;  

   Jan  2016  

17/1    24/25/26  

1  Australia  Day  Tuesday;  away-­‐  Armidale  Sailplane  Expo  

31/1    Feb 2016 – MAAA Club Assistance Scheme 2016 Opens

7/2   Meeting;  BBQ  breakfast;  E-­‐Glider  comp;  14/2    21/2   1st  Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  

Mar  2016  20/3   Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  27/3   Easter  

Apr  2016  3/4   Meeting;  BBQ  breakfast;  E-­‐Glider  comp;  10/4    17/4   Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  24/4   Anzac  Day  Monday;  

May  2016  8/5   Mother’s  Day  15/5   Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  

June  2016  5/6   Meeting;  AGM;  BBQ  breakfast;  RENEWAL  fees  due  

by  19th  June  12/6   E-­‐Glider  comp;  -­‐Queen’s  B’day  Monday;  19/6   Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  

July  2016  17/7   Fling  Comp  2016  &  BBQ  lunch  

 

FUN DAY- FUN DAY, CUB DAY (PIPER) CUB DAY,

SOCIAL DAY, 30th AUGUST 2015

MAAA HOLDERS ONLY

NOT A CONTEST.

WHERE? AT LMFC FIELD LISMORE.

NO TIMED FLIGHTS.. NO POINTS SCORED. NO PRESSURE.

ALL TYPES OF MODELS. except,

NO PURE GLIDERS. NO HELICOPTERS. NO JETS. NO CONTROL LINE.

FLY IN ANY EVENT. FLY AS MANY OR AS FEW EVENTS

AS YOU ARE HAPPY TO TRY. NO PRESSURE JUST FUN .

PILOTS BRIEFING. WRITTEN EVENT LIST PROVIDED ON DAY.

YOU CHOOSE WHICH AND WHEN

NO PRIZES , NO PRESSURE.

BRING MANY MODELS IF ONLY FOR DISPLAY OR SALE

FUN DAY STARTS ABOUT 10.00AM finish about 12.30PM.

30th AUGUST.

FOOD AND DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT FAIR PRICES.

CONTACT BY EMAIL. JAMES SPENCER, (if you are coming, so we can cater for you, by 20/08/2015.)

tardis456@southernphone.com.au

GLIDE  A  FAIR  2015  SEPTEMBER  26TH  AND  27TH  2015    Plan  to  be  there……..  

         

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 LMFC is on FACEBOOK!!!!

Don’t  be  afraid  of  this  social  media  forum.  There  is  a  whole  lot  of  interesting  info  being  shared  by  the  modelling  world  just  waiting  for  you.      Here  is  your  LMFC  link  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lismore-Model-Flying-Club/893002544046201?hc_location=timeline

AUSTRALIAN MODEL FLYING DAY 2 OCTOBER 2015 ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE ROYAL FLDOCTOR SERVICE Be part of the Australian Model Flying Day 24 – 25 October

▶ Register your club’s participation with the MAAA Secretary secretary@maaa.asn.au ▶ Let the MAAA Secretary know how many members you think will attend ▶ Receive 2015 MAAA Australian Model Flying Day badges ▶ Plan one day during the weekend of 24 - 25 October and organise a club flying event or even just a fundraising BBQ ▶ Give a commemorative badge to each member who donates $5.00 towards the day for the Royal Flying Doctor Service The event does not need to be a flying display (unless your club wishes to do so) therefore no approvals are required. It would be great however, to see members of the public encouraged to come along and take part in our sport!

Come on, join in, and show that aeromodelling as a sport can give something back to the community,

especially such a worthy cause.

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Club Name: Contact Name: Postal Address: Number of Commemorative badges required:

Bulletin Eight 2015-2016 On behalf of MAAA - Property Insurance and General Insurance Documents have been updated

Dear Members, The 2015/16 Property Insurance and General Insurance Summary documents have been updated and are available to view or download from MAAA website www/maaa.asn.au /insurance-support CLICK HERE. Regards Kevin Dodd MAAA Secretary Office: 07 3207 9067 Mobile: 0411 645 637 AERO MODELLERS WORKING FOR AERO MODELLERS ------------------------------Disclaimer------------------------------- This message has been issued by Model Aeronautical Association of Australia Inc. The information transmitted is for the use of the intended recipient only and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, disclosure, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify Model Aeronautical Association of Australia (07) 3207 9067 and delete all copies of this transmission together with any attachments.

Email Bulletin Four 2015-2016 On behalf of MAAA - MAAA Policy on Non Members MAAA have requested we forward this on to our member clubs From: Kevin Dodd Policy 2015 As  amended  at  the  2015  Council  Conference.    MAAA  would  like  to  thank  members  who  contribute  by  providing  services  for  training  and  proficiency  testing  to  maintaining  and  investing  in  our  infrastructure.    Due  to  questions  regarding  another  association,  MAAA  needs  to  clarify  the  position  to  our  membership  with  regard  to  other  associations  and  their  members.    We  are  all  proud  of  the  entitlements  which  come  with  our  MAAA  membership:    1.  Entitlement  to  use  any  of  the  MAAA  materials  and  programs.  The  wings  and  flight  instruction  system,  the  inspector  and  permit  to  fly  system  and  the  MAAA  MOPs.  These  are  not  part  of  CASA  or  any  public  domain  material  or  system,  the  copyright  is  owned  by  MAAA.    2.  Entitlement  to  participate  in  any,  rallies  State,  National  or  International  competitions,  and  all  other  events  sanctioned  by  MAAA.    3.  Entitlement  which  is  associated  only  with  MAAA  membership  and  model  aircraft  flying  being  recognised  as  a  Sport  by  the  Federal  Government    4.  Entitlement  to  insurance  cover  provided  by  the  MAAA  and  therefore  the  use  of  any  sites  where  the  MAAA  insurance  applies  as  a  sanctioned  MAAA  activity.  This  applies  as  follows:    a)  The  MAAA  does  not  endorse  more  than  one  insurance  policy  covering  the  same  MAAA  sanctioned  activity,  be  it  at  a  club  field  or  other  location.    b)  All  clubs  that  affiliate  with  the  MAAA  must  ensure  that  all  flying  members  of  the  club  are  affiliate  members  of  the  MAAA.    c)  Clubs  who  consider  having  a  mixture  of  MAAA  members,  and  members  of  another  like  association  who  are  not  also  members  of  the  MAAA,  will  not  be  affiliated.    d)  Persons  flying  at  MAAA  affiliate  club  sites  or  sanctioned  activities  must  do  so  in  accordance  with  the  MAAA  Visitors  Policy.  (See  MOP042)    e)  MAAA  members  flying  at  non  MAAA  affiliate  club  sites  or  activities  covered  by  another  Association’s  insurance  should  clearly  understand  that  they  will  not  be  covered  by  the  MAAA  Insurance  for  this  activity.  Therefore  any  insurance  claim  incurred,  must  be  made  against  the  relevant  Association’s  insurance.    f)  All  persons  flying  at  MAAA  affiliated  club  fields  or  MAAA  sanctioned  activities  must  fly  in  accordance  with  MAAA  MOPs.    MAAA  will  vigorously  defend  its  intellectual  property  rights.    MAAA  will  vigorously  defend  any  Club  or  Member  who  exercises  this  policy.    It  needs  to  be  clear  that  non  MAAA  members  will  not  be  able  to  fly  at  flying  sites  of  clubs  affiliated  with  MAAA  or  operating  as  an  MAAA  sanctioned  activity  unless  signed  in  as  MAAA  Visitors  under  the  provisions  of  MOP042.  There  are  safety  and  legal  implications  if  this  were  to  be  allowed.    MAAA  is  committed  to  providing  the  best  system  to  develop  and  foster  Aeromodelling  throughout  Australia.  The  great  strength  of  our  association  is  the  friendship  and  selfless  contribution  by  our  membership  to  further  the  cause.  It  is  through  these  services  and  the  judicious  use  of  MAAA  funds  that  allow  us  to  continue  to  meet  the  needs  of  members,  and  are  able  to  plan  for  the  long  term  future  of  Aeromodelling  in  Australia.    -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐oOo-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐    Please distribute to your clubs and members. Regards Kevin Dodd MAAA Secretary Office: 07 3207 9067 Mobile: 0411645637 AERO MODELLERS WORKING FOR AERO MODELLERS