representation advancement communication development competitio association leadership organization education recognit October 2011 The Flypaper is a monthly publication of The Fox Valley Aero Club An Illinois not-for-profit Corporation P.O. Box 837 St. Charles, IL 60174-0837 www.foxvalleyaero.com AMA Gold Leader Club 1936 2011 Academy of Model Aeronautics Charter Club #252 President: Thomas Spriet [email protected]Vice President: John Turner [email protected]Secretary: Tony Sokol [email protected]Treasurer: Paul Jacobs [email protected]Flypaper Editor: Doug Swanson [email protected]1936 2011
This special issue of the Flypaper celebrates the 75thanniversary of the Academy of Model Aeronautics(AMA). It still contains our normal club business — butis themed with the Academy’s anniversary.
For 75 years the AMA has been there for modelers.Sometimes I forget all that the Academy does for us. Areview of their mission statement below shows the manyduties that we, as members, entrust to them.
Modelers and the Academy have faced and overcomemany challenges over the past 75 years. We look to theAMA today, more than ever, for education, guidanceand representation when dealing with the issues of theday. I know the AMA will continue their mission forthe next 75+ years, working hard to ensure anenjoyable hobby for generations to come.
Bundled with the August, 2011 issue of Model Aviationwas this supplement: “The First 75 years”. If you haven’thad a chance to examine yours yet, I recommend that you
do — the information contained therein gives greatinsight into the history of the AMA and radio controlmodeling in general. It can also be found on line at:
On page 4 of this newsletter you will find a reprint of anarticle titled “New Life for Fox Valley Aero Club”, thatoriginally ran in the AMA’s Model Aviation magazine. Ibelive this article is befitting of this special issue becauseof the work that the AMA does with flying site assistance.I was not a member of the club back when the field wasbeing built. I find it amazing to see all of the work thatwent into making our field the great flying facility thatwe enjoy today.
On page 11 you will find a report by member ToddCulbertson on the recent Cub Scout Pack visit to our fieldto launch model rockets. It’s another example of our clubreaching out to our community and exposing youngstersand their families to the wonderful world ofaeromodeling.
Board member Dennis McFarlane has contributed onceagain with an event report on page 17 that touches onwhat I enjoy most about this hobby: getting together withfriends to fly aircraft and have fun.
I hope you enjoy reading this special issue of the Flypaper.Most of all: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, AMA!
Doug Swanson
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The Academy of Model Aeronautics is a world-class association of modelers organized for thepurpose of promotion, development, education,advancement, and safeguard of modelingactivities. The Academy provides leadership,organization, competition, communication,protection, representation, recognition, educationand scientific/technical development to modelers.
In the past few months the AMA has been writingabout 2011 being its 75th year in their MA magazine.This causes reflection on how model aviation hasaffected my life.
I remember back to being a young boy and spendinga lot of time in the local hobby shop after school bothwith my nose pressed on the case front, and gazingat the airplanes hanging from the ceiling. It was thelate 1950's and the bug had been planted. I was thena member of the St. Charles Flying Fools and flewcontrol line models right up to the time of enlistmentin Uncle Sam's Navy, where I became an air trafficcontroller.
My love for aviation continued on throughout mylife going from flying small control line models tobecoming a pilot and instructing in full scale aircraft.I went from being an air traffic controller topresident of this fine club. I never really thought ofthis until now but, the AMA has been indirectlyinvolved in a large portion of my life. The smallgroup of people in the Flying Fools of yesteryear hasgrown into the Fox Valley Aero Club with well over200 members of today.
Last month our club hosted aCub Scout pack at our field forthe purpose of launching theirrockets into the skies above. Itkind of makes me wonder howmany of these kids will beinvolved in aviation for the restof their lives and how it mayindirectly affect all of us. One ofthose kids may someday fly bythe moon on a trip into history.
Our calendar is partly on trackwith the AMA's calendar. It'stime for us to renew ourmembership in both AMA andFox Valley Aero Club. It's timeto vote for AMA's leadership aswell as the leadership for ourclub.
THE FOX VALLEY Aero Club (FVAC) is locatedapproximately 40 miles west of Chicago in SaintCharles, Illinois. Since it was founded in 1929,the club has enjoyed steady growth and amiablerelations with the community. Most peoplewould consider it to be a typical AMA club.
But in 2003 and 2004 the FVAC felt thefull force of a series of events that had beenbuilding for a number of years. It resulted inthe club’s losing its flying field and being forcedto either finance and construct a new field in ashort period of time or simply fade into thehistory books.
The FVAC’s experience is one that otherclubs across the country are facing more andmore often as local communities wrestle withthe need to enlarge their tax base through new-home construction and expansion. In theprocess, any available open land surroundingthese communities is being annexed for thegreater good of the public, which alwaysoutweighs the needs of the few—such as RCfliers.
Background: Founded in 1929 as the FlyingFools, the club began its existence in the dayswhen model aviation consisted primarily ofhand-launching FF gliders and rubber-band-powered airplanes. In those days members flewtheir models at a variety of informal fieldlocations scattered throughout the area. In 1979
the Flying Fools changed its name to the FoxValley Aero Club.
Working in cooperation with the City ofSt. Charles and the Saint Charles Park District,the FVAC was able to secure a 15-acre“permanent” site for an RC flying field—part of
365 acres of land that had recently beenacquired by the Park District from the IllinoisDepartment of Corrections. A local drive-inrestaurant donated a steel pavilion that servedas the main gathering area and provided shelterfrom inclement weather.
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forNew Life
An aerial shot shows the layout of the FVAC’s new field in Illinois and its relationship to other sites in the area.
New Fox Valley Aero Club Field
St. Charles Youth Center
911 Dispatch Center
Waste Treatment Plant
Permission to reprint article
granted by Jay Smith, Editor,
Model Aviation Magazine.
Originally appeared in the
August, 2006 issue.
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An aerial shot shows the new airfield and the
1,550-foot access road that was cut out of an
existing cornfield.
Club members used bulldozers and other heavy
equipment to level the flying field and clear
away debris.
Bob Walker stands next to the club’s
monument that he designed to honor FVAC
members who have passed away.
Having dedicated club members perform most of the manual
labor saved the club thousands of dollars in construction costs.
The perimeter of the new field was cut out of the cornfield
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As the years passed, the FVAC and thesurrounding communities continued to grow.During that time several of the club’s keymembers continued building relationships withlocal government and Park District leaders inthe hopes of protecting the group from therelentless expansion and growth that was takingplace. Those efforts would eventually help theFVAC find a new home—but it would be yearslater.
Soccer Is King: When the FVAC opened its oldfield, it was surrounded on three sides byfarmland and sat adjacent to the Saint Charlesyouth center: a State of Illinois correctionalfacility that houses approximately 500 waywardyoung men. But that didn’t last forever. As onemember put it:
“Over the years, housing started coming outwest with a vengeance. When you have houses,you have kids. When you have kids, you havesoccer, and when you have soccer, you havesoccer moms.”
Take heed; soccer moms are a formidabledriving force for change within any communitytoday. Soccer’s growing popularity required thePark District to build more soccer fields. Asmore soccer fields popped up throughout thearea, the club was faced with a couple of uniqueproblems.
Imagine having an RC flying fieldsurrounded by soccer fields on three sides and astate-run correctional facility on the other. Notonly were the kids often distracted in the
middle of a soccer game by the RC modelsflying nearby, but the possibility of an
airplane going off-course and injuring a childwas an ever present danger.
On top of that, if a model traveled in theother direction, over the barbed-wire fencesurrounding the youth center, and was lost, itwas an adventure trying to retrieve it. If theright people were on duty at the time, thingsusually went well. But more often than not,there was considerable friction with theadministration of the facility.
One Wayward Airplane Changes Everything:Then in 2003 the hammer finally fell. A guestwho was visiting the club crashed his model ona soccer field during half-time of a game. That’sall it took to set things in motion.
Although the club worked feverishlywith the Park District to severely restrict thehours when the field could be in operation bylimiting flying to between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., thePark District soon notified the club that it wouldbe closing the field to make room for moresoccer fields.
The clock began running. The club hadone year and a $5,000 donation from the ParkDistrict to find and build a new field elsewhere.
Dealing With Disaster: Where do you startwhen you get the word that your current field isabout to be acquired by the local community?
The Park District suggested that webegin our search for a new home by talkingwith the City of Saint Charles to determinewhether or not the City owned any open landthat would be suitable for a new field. Aftermany meetings with City and County officials, a10-acre site was identified. It was locatedadjacent to a city waste-processing facility and
the Tri-County 911 Emergency Dispatch Center.The good news was that the site was
actually part of a larger piece of land that wastechnically located in floodplain, so no newhomes could be built on it. The IllinoisDepartment of Corrections owned the property,and it was leased to a local farmer for growingcrops.
The bad news was that the site had nodirect access road and was being farmed. Inaddition, the land was straddling theboundaries between Saint Charles and itsneighboring community to the south; the City ofGeneva.
At the city’s suggestion, the club hiredan architect to draw plans based on the newlocation. The club originally wanted to have thefield built facing north to minimize the effects ofthe sun during early morning and winter hours.That would have placed the field on the Genevaside of the property.
When Geneva realized that an RC fieldwould be on its property, it nixed the ideabecause of concerns about liability, even thoughthe club was going to be covered by AMA’sliability insurance. So the field was turnedaround and oriented on the Saint Charles side ofthe property facing south. That simple changein plans cost the club $3,500 in wastedarchitectural drawings.
A Budget for a New Field: For a number ofyears the FVAC had made it a practice to take aportion of all revenue generated by events ordues and deposit it in a fund for the eventualconstruction of a new field.
When the time finally came, the clubhad approximately $60,000 in the bank.
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Everyone thought that was going to be morethan enough to construct the new field. But as itturned out, the new-field construction fund wasapproximately $130,000 short of the mark.
The club initially solicited a bid from areputable construction company in the area tobuild the field. The bid was to include theinstallation of a 50 x 800-foot asphalt runway toaccommodate jets and large-scale aircraft andprovide plenty of room for our trainers; theremoval of any existing trees; the installation ofa storm sewer to control water runoff; theconstruction of a paved access road to theproperty; and final grading of the land andseeding.
The contractor’s price was an eye-popping $255,137! The contractor estimated thatall work could be completed within a six-weektimeframe.
Faced with this staggering constructionestimate, the FVAC asked the architectural firmthat had drawn the plans for the new field tosubmit an alternate budgetary estimate. It cameback with a figure of $191,278: a savings ofroughly $63,000, but still well above what theclub had anticipated.
At this point the group was faced with adecision to either find a way to raise a lot ofmoney quickly or find a way to cut costs, byhaving club members do most of the manuallabor. The club chose the latter while devotingmajor efforts to figuring out how to do theformer.
Members Are a Club’s Greatest Resource: Oneof the FVAC members was a heavy-equipment
operator by trade and volunteered to headup the project. Through his efforts and
those of a core of dedicated club members, thenew-field construction project moved forward.
The first thing that had to be donebefore construction could begin was to have a“Field Tile Survey” completed to locate water-runoff subsystems. The existing blueprints hadto be revised as part of the construction process.
July 14, 2004, at a preconstructionmeeting with the Saint Charles engineeringdepartment, the club submitted its “FinancialGuarantee” and “Escrow Agreement”. The Cityrequired these to ensure completion of theproject.
That afternoon, club members begancutting down weeds and removing brush at thenew field. A week later a professional treeservice began removing trees and grindingstumps. Before any earth-moving could bedone, club members erected more than 2,800linear feet of silt fencing during one of manyregularly scheduled “work parties”.
For construction to proceed at theaccelerated pace needed to finish the field beforethe end of 2004, the club arranged to have cityinspections done on an almost daily basis. July30, 2004, full-scale grading of the propertybegan with donated and rented bulldozers. Tosave money, club members were taught how tocheck the grade for proper elevations.
In the next several months, activity atthe field reached a fever pitch. A host ofsubprojects went on simultaneously:construction of an asphalt runway and taxiway;construction of a 1,550-foot access road andparking lot; striping on the runway and parkinglot; construction of a concrete pad for the steelpavilion brought from the old field; andinstallation of a flag pole and spectator
bleachers. The field passed its final inspectionon October 31, 2004.
Additional amenities were installed inthe spring of 2005, such as a chain-link fenceseparating the active field area from the parkinglot and spectator areas, eight pilot stations alongthe flightline, tennis nets donated by the localhigh school to act as safety netting along theflightline, a number of new wooden work tables,a monument honoring past members who hadpassed away, and electric power at the pavilion.
Creatively Financing The Future: While all thisactivity was taking place, the FVAC’s boardmembers were trying to devise a way to pay foreverything without having to mortgage theirhomes. Using the club’s $60,000 new-field fundand the $5,000 donated by the Park District as astarting point, the club was faced with the taskof having to raise roughly $125,000 in anextremely short period of time. Following ishow it was done.
1) The Board of Directors approved thelevying of an “assessment” of $300 per clubmember to be used for construction of the newfield. At that time the club had roughly 200members. If all members had agreed to pay theassessment, that would have raisedapproximately $60,000. In actuality, 55 memberschose to drop out of the club without paying theassessment.
When the project was finally finished, itwas estimated that the assessment paid byexisting members and new-member “initiationfees” contributed roughly $73,000 to the fund.
2) Several long-standing club membersagreed to secure a four-year unsecured loan8
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from a local bank for the projected $50,000shortfall. Shortly after the loan went into effect,the adjustable interest rate on the loan went up,and the loan holders were faced with payingapproximately $400 per month in interest on theloan. A better solution was needed immediately.
3) One of the club’s members came upwith the idea of a unique “lottery”. The clubpurchased a large glass fishbowl and filled itwith 50 wooden golf balls numbered 1 through50. Each ball was worth $1,000. Members wereencouraged to purchase one or more balls attheir discretion.
In effect they were loaning the club$1,000 for each ball they purchased—interestfree. The intention was for the FVAC to beginrepaying the “loans” as soon as it was back onits feet financially. The Board promisedmembers that it would begin drawing balls fromthe jar as quickly as possible.
As it turned out, all 50 balls werepurchased within days. Some members boughtone and others more than one. One memberpurchased 34 balls. True to its word, the clubbegan drawing balls for repayment in late 2005.As of February 2006, only 14 balls remainedunpaid.
Lessons to Be Learned: What advice would theFVAC have for your club?
1) Start saving for your future field now.Begin setting aside monies now for that newfield in the future. Land prices continue toskyrocket.
Figure that a new field willconservatively cost a minimum of $100,000.Depending on the amenities you provide and
the initial cost of the land, your final cost couldeasily be two or three times that amount. Itwould not be out of the question to take yourinitial projected budget amount and double it.
2) Start looking for a new field now.Have members keep their eyes open forpotential flying-field locations. Work with yourlocal community’s planning and buildingdepartments to determine where future housingdevelopment and growth is likely to occur.Identify unused or unwanted land anddetermine if it could be converted for use as aflying field.
Consider buying available farmproperty immediately if possible. Finance thepurchase over an extended period of time. Buyfar more land than you think you will actuallyneed.
In the end the FVAC negotiated a 10-year lease with the City of Saint Charles for the9.5 acres that it currently occupies, with anoption for a second 10-year period. The Clubpays a reasonable $805 per year.
3) Ask for help. Maintaining andnurturing your club’s relationship with the localcommunity and government agencies is criticalto its survival.
Enlist the help of various governmentagencies at the local, county, and state levels.Identify people in the government who can beyour allies and who can get things done on yourbehalf, such as the mayor, city councilmen, cityattorneys, and local park-district officials. Evenyour state senator or representative canintercede on your behalf if needed. The IllinoisDepartment of Corrections was a major playerin our drama.
4) Give back to the community. Look
for ways your club can demonstrate its goodwilland enhance its role as a “good neighbor” withthe local park district and other communityorganizations.
Approach them with a “What can we dofor you?” attitude. Give back to the communityyou live in. Car washes, fund-raising events,and charity drives are proven ways ofsupporting other groups in the community.
5) Get kids involved with your club.Sponsor a “Kids’ Day” each year to train kidshow to fly. Work with your local Boy Scout andGirl Scout organizations, Civil Air Patrolgroups, and church and fraternal organizationsto get kids involved in the sport.
Every child has one or two parents,which can be your greatest allies in fending offhostile attacks from outside sources. Rememberthose soccer moms? Parents are always lookingfor new activities they can enjoy with their kids.Joining the local RC club is just one of the waysthey can have fun together!
6) Publicize your events. Get the wordout about who you are, and what your club hasto offer people. Get the local television stationsand newspapers to cover club-sponsored events.Hold open houses and training classes fornewcomers to the sport. Work with other clubsto sponsor swap meets and outings. Educatethe public about the joys of flying RC models.
I hope your club will not have to cope with thetypes of events the FVAC did in 2003 and 2004.Preparing now for that inevitable day in thefuture when progress brushes your club aside tomake room for more soccer fields or a newshopping center will make your life mucheasier! 9
Happy 75th Anniversary to the Academy of ModelAeronautics! Wow, a model association that hascaptured many young aviators, and made dreams cometrue from free flight to space flight.
I remember my first radio control model plane (GoldbergRanger 42) and how I saved to fly my RC aircraftincluding the necessary items like fuel, battery, props andan old fashion "chicken stick". I have to acknowledge myfirst radio was a Kraft reed system with only elevator andrudder control. Once I got my dad to take me to the field,I was introduced by a current member/flyer and watchedmany models take to the sky. A gentleman (Wayne) whomentored me into this sport asked "son do you have yourAMA card?" In a brief second, I asked, "What is an AMACard?" He explained to me about the association, andhow all RC sports enthusiasts need to have this card forliability. While I did not have this AMA card, Wayneallowed me to interact at the field as his guest! I did notfly that day, but came home and was determined to earnenough money to acquire this annual membership.Luckily, my birthday was around the corner and myparents helped me with the membership dues (I believeit was about $15 dollars back in 1969). Once I receivedthe card and the magazine, I became a true advocate ofmodel planes and started saving for my next plane. Forthose who know me, that ole Styrofoam Ranger 42,powered by a Cox Tee Dee .049 engine is around andstored at my mom and dad's house in Indiana. The KraftReed System was sold, where I upgraded to a Kraft 3channel brick and flew many other models such as theFalcon 56, Midwest Tri-Squire, and Airtronics Olympic IIglider.
Another great moment with the AMA was my first trip tothe Muncie Headquarters a few years ago! During mytravels throughout Central Indiana I stopped in andobserved the new AMA National Headquarters andMuseum. I could not believe seeing all the models thathad been donated and/or restored. The area of vintageaircraft and helicopters was unbelievable including thearea of radio equipment! The Galloping Ghost series waswhere one would wind up a rubber band attached to anactuator where the rudder would go "back-n-forth" untilyou gave your transmitter a "right or left" and the pulsewould stay at the moment until the signal changed backto neutral! When the rubber band ran out of knots, wellyou better start running after your plane! I had a chanceto meet the former AMA President, Dave Brown, andenjoyed hearing about the Association and some of hisstories competing in the world championships with thatfamous orange and white pattern plane (PhoenixEdition). I have never flown at that field; however Iwould like to make the travels again and experience theflying site and possibly participate at one of the sportingevents!
Again, thanks to all the people within the AMA who havekept our hobby safe and fun. Keep up the GREATWORK!
Fly Safe.
John "JT" Turner - VP Fox Valley Aero Club
A video demonstrating the Galloping Ghost radio system can befound at: http://youtu.be/xBSRmlIGSWQ (clickable link)
It’s hard to believe we are in October already andapproaching the end of our flying season. Youremember that I have a 55 degree minimum, whichmeans very few flying days from November throughFebruary, but they do occasionally happen. Thismeans I begin the building season in my shop and Iam already planning additions to the fleet for 2012.In the meantime, there are two important events lefton the calendar for this year. The annual “TurkeyFry”, scheduled for October 16, and our ChristmasParty on December 2 will complete the year andfinancially we are still on track and looking good.
Doug, our Flypaper editor, mentioned this issue willbe devoted to the AMA’s celebration of their 75thanniversary, and I have only been on this earth 64 ofthose 75 years — so I can’t tell you how it all began.I can say my involvement in model aviation began atage 9 with u-control planes like the Voodoo andFlitestreak using McCoy .35 redhead engines. Thosewith a lot of money bought Fox .35 combat enginesor HiJohnson .35’s. Like many others growing upmy interests switched from wings to wheels towomen and I didn’t get back into airplanes until Imet Bob Walker of Walker’s Hobby Shop in St.Charles in the early 1970’s. Bob sold me a Kraft KP-5 radio and a Hot Line Comanche kit with a HP .61engine and I built it and it flew for a few seconds
with the help of the late Mike Iliyan and Bob.Then it was on to real trainers like the RCMTrainer 60 and Jensen’s Das Ugly Stick. Greattimes and great memories and dozens ofaircraft, engines, and radios later I am stillenjoying the hobby. My first involvement withthe AMA began in Glenview, Illinois wherethey held the Nats. I don’t remember the exactyear I joined, but with a 5 digit AMA number,71184, it was a long time ago. Pattern flyersseemed to dominate my thinking as Iremember Rhett Miller flying a Compensatorand this guy from Austria named HannoPrettner being the top dogs before a kid namedChip Hyde came on the scene. Of course AMA’sleadership was also taken over by pattern flyers DonLowe, followed by Dave Brown. I can alsoremember the start of several SIG’s, now within theAMA, namely NSRCA for pattern, IMAA for giantscale and IMAC for scale aerobatics. At my age theship has already sailed on competition, but it’s niceto still be involved—even if it just means keepingscores.
I would like to start out by saying happy anniversary to theA.M.A. for 75 years of fine service to our community offliers. It wasn't that many years ago that we had to relocateto the field we now call home. The A.M.A., through theirFlying Site Assistance program, generously donated to ourclub to help our dream field become a reality. We now havethe magnificent field that we all enjoy. In more recent timesthey have helped with clarification of rules regarding flyover areas and safety. Their help is a major part of giving usthe knowledge we need to be able to keep our field and begood neighbors with those around us. Thank you A.M.A.,and again happy anniversary.
This is the time of year that we start to wind down andmake way for the all-season fliers to battle the weather andtake the field for themselves for a few months (I'd rather bebuilding). That being said, I would like to remind everyonethat the first week in November I call and have the porta-
potties taken away. I also will cancel dumpster pick up untilspring. Please plan your field use accordingly. We willleave the Juice Bar active at least until the snow flies. Wewill reassess leaving the power supplies out for the winterat that time. Also in the beginning of November I willprobably ask for help with putting equipment away for thewinter. It only takes a little while with a few people helpingto put away the grills, blast shields, and flags.
With business out of the way, I am happy to report that Iwas able to get a few flights in this weekend. For those ofyou that were there, you may laugh at me if you want to, butcontrary to popular belief I can and did fly the right handpattern. I had a good time and my Cherokee is still makingme look like a better pilot than we all know I am.
See you at the field, Greg Bohler
I would like to welcome Sean Murphy to the Fox ValleyAero Club family. You probably have all met Sean at themeeting last month or at the field.
On a personal note: I maidened my Staggerwing TWICE.The first time Armin Weber was nice enough to take herup—POOR Armin—the plane was all over the sky. Itlooked to all of us to be really tail heavy. We had to put inall the right ail. and down elev. it had. Armin had all hecould do to get it down in one piece. When we taxied it inwe found the left ail. was no longer attached to the servo.The problem—I’ve never used steel gear servos and forgot
to locktite the arm screws. I thank God it wasn't the elevatorservo. The balance was spot-on to the book—John Fisherand I checked it. All of the servo screws now have locktiteand a dab of hot glue added. The battery was moved farforward for the SECOND MAIDEN, which Cliff Fullharthad the dubious honor. The baby flew almost perfectly—alittle nose heavy—so I will recheck where the new balancepoint is and split the difference.
One of the main lessons to be learned: always havesomebody better than yourself maiden your pride and joy.
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Happy Indian summer!! We have had all kinds ofweather this summer and now we are having a greatfall with warm, almost perfect flying weather. Withthis type of weather come the pilots of remote controllooking to have some great flights. Pilots with jets,helicopters, nitro, electrics of all sorts and even theoccasional glider will be at the field. Everyone iscoming out to enjoy the great hobby of flying remotecontrol.
Sean Murphy has been enjoying flying his Sig LT-40on the buddy box. He has been at the field severaltimes lately and is doing very well and is very near to
being able to fly solo. With a few more visits to thefield for training, Sean should be able to solo soon.Great work Sean.
Scott and J. Lynne Paley have also been coming to thefield to get some training on the buddy box. Each hasbeen flying around and made several landings. Keepup the good work Scott and J. Lynne.
Soon the Indian summer will turn to winter and coldweather will be with us once again. We will waitpatiently for next year's warm weather and a newflying season to begin. I'll see you then.
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