February 2007 Club Activities

February Club Meeting
The meeting was a lot of fun (we did a lot of hanger flying) and some official business was actually conducted, but the highlight was the new ship by Barney.

It is a "Crunchie" version of Joe Wurts' "DS" Dynamic Slope Soaring ship but this one is electric motor powered, not slope powered. It should be fast, agile and hard to see at 1500 feet in a boomer.

Barney did his usual fantastic building job and I can't wait to see it flying.

Flying at the Dome

John Ferguson and Lee Tait (of the Romeo Club) worked a little magic and arranged for use of a soccer dome to do a little flying a couple a days a week from 12pm to 2pm. We surly owe them a vote of thanks for this wonderful place to fly out of the cold and win.

Wolf flew his UFO like foamy and it is really a nice little ship and Wolf is getting the 3D stuff down pat.
Did not get his name but the little rubber job was really cute.
Guess what happens when a little Cox foamy goes head to head with a Woodie four times it's size. My beloved Corsair is no more, but I have one on the board (with an Astro .020) and one more on the way from Cox.

These things are just too much fun to not have one ready to play with at any time.

Our Hero, John Ferguson doing a little 3D with his flat foamy. John is quite good and was nice enough to allow me to fly his ship after I destroyed mine. I guess I just have to get one soon, it is fun.
John's plane in a hover (note the aileron deflection to keep it straight).
More Flying at the Dome

Harlan Neuville

Mark Deryckere

Larry Parker

Opps never got his name

Lee Tait

Members of the Romeo club that got the dome for us to use.

 

Our old buddy Tom Laclave ("Tree Top Tom") with his Helio waiting to be flown. Tom has been having a ball with a bunch of little free flight and simple RC planes. They are perfect planes for the dome.
Dave Corven with a newly powered ARF that Dave has been flying for a couple of years outdoors. The upgrade to a an outrunner and LiPo's makes the plane much nicer.