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3. The awards for the (rainy & windy) Brag Day are available as a .pdf file. It is a large file (22MB).

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Pictures from the April 1st, Meeting. Pictures by George Dudek

March Ground School - Pattern Competition

With the return of a Pattern Contest to the RCCD schedule, we felt that a refresher on pattern flying was a good idea and thanks to Peter V leading the discussion, we can now fly with a purpose in preparation for our contest towards the end of the season (Sep 11 & 12). Some of the useful information provided at the ground school is available below:

Sportsman's Schedule & what the judges are looking for. Note that all classes will be flown at our contest, but if this is your first time, then Sportsman's is for you. You can review the schedules for the other classes at the NSRCA site.

Useful Links:
AMA
NSRCA National Society of Radio Control Aerobatics
NSRCA Links
NSRCA Newcomers Link
NSRCA Suppliers

District IV Schedule (We fall within the NSRCA district IV)

May 15-16 Northern Kentucky Pattern Contest Hebron, KY June 5-6 D-4 D-5 Shootout Muncie, IN at AMA flying site June 12-13 TORKS Pattern Contest Grove City OH July 10-11 Evansville, IN Pattern Contest Evansville, IN July 18-22 NATS AMA Flying Site, Muncie IN August 7-8 Weak Signals Pattern Contest Monroe Michigan August 14-15 Andy Herider Pattern Contest Quincy OH August 28-29 Ohio Valley Pattern Classic St. Clairsville OH September 11-12 Detroit Pattern Contest Detroit MI September 18-19 District Championship Hebron, KY

The AMA web site has a great tool for finding events in your area, or perhaps in a place to which you will be travelling. Take a look:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/calendar.aspx

Pictures from March 4th Meeting

Holiday projects

It looks like members have been busy over the Christmas holidays. Some of our projects presented at the two January meetings:

Norm's Funtana foamy	Henry Gornick's 12 volt power supply constructed from the instructions in the Tips & Hints page
John's PVC cutter and electric Escapade. (Did you know that in addition to all the things for which PVC pipe was designed, it can also actually be used for plumbing!)	Phil's scratch-built C/L Voodoo powered by a SuperTiger 35
Ken and his e-powered White Sport from a Steven's Aero kit	Drake II scratch-built by Larry. Electric powered and can be flown off land or water - at least that's the plan!
AKM C-160 Transal ARF powered by 2 OS LA25s. Assembled by Merlin (left) The display stand looks just like Joe (right)	L-39 Albatros EDF ARF - Noel
Bob and his A-10 Warthog EDF ARF	If you have a project to share, we would love to see it and hear about it. Contact Pete and let him know.

Pictures by njh

RCCD in Winter

RCCD has a number of club activities during the winter to supplement the building season:

Jan 1st - New Year at the Field
We had a most enjoyable New Year at the field with folks coming and going throughout the morning. There were eats and coffee as well as model aviation conversation to share, and flying that would have made an Alaskan bush pilot proud! Russ Hope was the first member to fly an Electric-powered plane and Henry Dudek piloted the first glow-powered plane. John McCormick has the dubious honor as the first to wreck a plane in 2010. He claims the cold wind in his eyes blurred his vision, or perhaps the ailerons froze, but we wonder about his New Years Eve party! Pictures and a video are posted although no one captured John’s wreck!

Jan 7th - Our first club meeting of 2010
Club meetings are on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings of each month.

Jan 24th - Swap Shop
Our swap shop is an opportunity to make space for new stuff, or get a deal on "experienced" model aircraft and equipment. If you have stuff to sell, tables may still be available from Bob Hunt (rahuntbuilders@gmail.com). General admission is $3 for adults; $1 for kids under 12; and free for those under 5. This applies to club members too and it entitles you to the drawings for door prizes. See the flyer for more details.

Jan 28th – Ground School
Details are not yet finalized, but this ground school subject is expected to be related to electric-powered models, in support of our first sanctioned flying event of the season – the electric fly-in. Watch for details. Ground schools are on the 4th Thursday of each month.

We have a number of activities at which members are encouraged to show off their “brag” planes: The Mall Show in March; the Mini-Toledo in April; and the Brag Day event in May.

Mar 20th & 21st – Mall Show
Club members display their models and answer questions about R/C model aviation at the Macomb Mall. This is always a popular activity for both club members as well as the Macomb Mall shoppers. We show the wide range of model aviation interests that exist. Members bring and display " hangar queens" and new models that Santa may have left under the tree.

Apr 25th – Mini Toledo (replaces a regular club meeting)
The largest R/C model show in the country, the Weak Signals Show, is held in Toledo, OH each April. At our first club meeting after the Toledo show, we get to show off our winter construction efforts. Members bring an un-flown model aircraft and describe it. Things like how it is powered; how it was acquired; what building (if any) was required; wing span; weight; history (if any); etc. Everyone who presents their model gets a ticket for the numerous door prizes. We usually have enough door prizes for everyone. Tthe rules are simple: The plane must not have flown; projects under construction are welcome, but an ARF still in the box is not eligible!

April 24th – Spring Clean-up
We’ll be getting the field cleaned up and ready for the warmer flying months. The winter shelter will be removed and we'll do the things needed to ensure that we remain proud of our field. Members, bring your garden and construction tools. Larry will let us know closer to the time of any specific needs. Don’t let age or ailment deter you. Just do what you can, even if it is only passing a nail to someone from time to time. Work parties have been most enjoyable lately because of the good turn out, but if you need more incentive, the time you spend helping out goes towards next year’s membership discount. There are always a few of us who fly after the work is done, so bring a plane, but make sure your tools don’t damage it during the drive.

So, RCCD continues to be very active during the colder months. In addition to the events mentioned above, some of us continue to fly through the winter, both at the field when the weather permits, and in-doors at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas on Tuesdays. We enjoy getting together and we encourage all members to participate.

njh

RCCD club elections were held on 12/03/09. Here's the Executive Board for 2010:

Many thanks to Keith Jones for his years as secretary.