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Robs Rant

So ho i! ever"bod" doing !ince e la!t met#

$t%! been ahile !ince o&r la!t official meeting b&t a fe member!
have been getting together o&t on the la'e for !ome good old ice fl"(
ing among!t the ice h&t!. $%ve attached a fe !hot! of people o&t
fl"ing in the photo !ection.

)o are the b&ild! coming along o&t there# *han'! to ever"bod"
ho re!ponded to m" email re+&e!ting material, it%! appreciated. $
!ee a fe of "o& have a b&ild going !o at lea!t not bored thi! artic
inter !ea!on, bo" can%t ait to !ee the gra!! &nder the heel! of
the plane-!. $ have.

/" b&ild! are coming along great. *he one b&ild the S$0 Smith min(
iplane i! nearing completion1 $%m to the !tage of final !anding and
then !tart the one part of a pro2ect $ hate the mo!t, covering. 3ever
got good at it.

4eep the ing tip! &p.

Robert Zentai

NEXT MEETING
Date
*o be anno&nced

Time
5:16P/

Location
7egion
IN THIS ISSUE

8l&b 9b2ective
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Rob%! Rant
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/e!!age from Pre!ident
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:an&ar" /eeting /in&te!
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<&ilder%! 8orner
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$ce >l"ing 0ro&p
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$ce >l"ing
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E@ec&tive
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/eeting Aate!
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Event Aate!
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OBJECTIVES OF THE CLUB
-a. *o promote friend!hip and good feeling! among the member!1
-b. *o fo!ter a !pirit of gro&p intere!t and co(operation among the member!1
-c. *o provide enco&ragement and offer advice to the novice in the b&ilding and fl"ing of hi! miniat&re aircraft1
-d. *o !&pport the 8on!tit&tion, pre!erve the ideal! and e@tend the principle! of thi! 8l&b1
-e. *o promote !afet" in the !port.

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Message from President

Happ !pring fello" modeler#: $ %#e the term #pring "ith great arti#tic licen#e.
&or tho#e "ho mi##ed the la#t meeting and a# a general catch'%p for all( Eric ). ha# provided me "ith
the follo"ing c%rrent information:

*redging the "e#t and large#t lagoon +ne,t to the field- "a# #tarted in the fall and "or. "ill re#%me "hen
the great melt occ%r#. A# o% .no" local "ater"a# traditionall #tart to open %p #ome"here aro%nd the
middle of April and on"ard#. /hi# ear( ma be a little longer....... "ho .no"#0

/he e,ec%tive decided to p%t off the propo#ed April member meeting %ntil "e have met "ith both the
contractor and 1allendar and %nder#tand better their completion timeline and the final impact on o%r #it'
%ation. !o bet"een "or. re#%ming at the lagoon and follo"ing %p "ith a fe" meeting# "ith the po"er#
that be( "e can b%t "ait to determine a #%itable time for a cl%b meeting.

A# the contractor re#%me# p%mping the lagoon #l%rr to the geot%be# "hich are located and being
#tored in the empt north lagoon there i# #ome concern on the contractor#2 part abo%t the e3%ipment2#
abilit to p%mp the ever increa#ing di#tance re3%ired.

1ertainl an additional boo#ter p%mp might #olve the problem b%t if a cheaper #ol%tion #%ch a# p%mping
to and #toring on the cl%b field i# decided %pon( then o%r #it%ation become# more diffic%lt.

$ mention thi# in pa##ing onl beca%#e it came %p in the la#t contractor conver#ation b%t #aid contrac'
tor #%gge#ted that he "a# mo#t rel%ctant to go that ro%te i.e.: %#ing o%r field.

4%#t to be clear( the #. i# not falling b%t the po##ibilit e,i#t#.
$n addition( the fello" al#o indicated hi# contract incl%ded placing a 10 foot chain lin. fence aro%nd the
lagoon #ite. *etail# of thi# fence and it# impact on o%r fling habit# are not clear at thi# time. !o a# o%
can #ee( %ntil there i# clear information( #pec%lation become# the order of the da.

$t i# not m intent to fan the flame# of #pec%lation( b%t $ do believe all member# are entitled to the
#ame information $2m receiving. $ don2t believe it i# m place to filter information....... #o "hat $ .no"( o%
.no"5

6e #hall contin%e to "or. on the P%rdon field and bring it %p to fling #peed a# the #ea#on allo"# and
Roger and 7lod "ill notif %# "hen the appropriate time for that arrive#. A# the "eather allo"#( con#ider
float fling a# an option for activit and a ne" advent%re........ more abo%t that a# the ice give# "a.

!pea.ing of "hich( 8arch offer# #ome terrific "inter fling opport%nitie# for 9:0 degree fling............ ;%#t
a#. )ord /. or 1ameron !. for detail#.
$n a# m%ch a# the indoor fling officiall ha# concl%ded $ am ho"ever a"aiting "ord on the po##ibilit for
#ome additional free acce## to the gm for a fe" &rida# in April....... !ta t%ned on that a# "ell.

6hen "e finall calendar a cl%b meeting 4er< =. #%gge#ted "e have a #"ap meet #o o% can clear o%t
o%r hanger and parla for that item o% can2t live "itho%t. !o collect o%r trea#%re# and "e2ll #ee o%
#oon5

1heer#(
&inn

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January Meeting Minutes



&inn called the meeting to order at ::9>.
1: member# attended.
&inn tal.ed abo%t the cl%b2# 40
th
ear anniver#ar.
&inn gave a brea.do"n of the cl%b2# #it%ation( the "a the e,ec%tive "ill r%n the cl%b
compared to ho" it ha# been r%n.
&inn a#.ed Roger to confirm the e,ec%tive po#ition#.
Roger gave a follo"'%p report on the Po"a##an field.
4er< gave a pre#entation of the financial #it%ation.
4er< gave %# a brea.do"n of "hat each co#t in b%dget i#.
&inn gave a brief hi#tor of ho" mone ha# been rai#ed and earned b the cl%b.
8otion placed to accept the b%dget b 1ameron( #econded b /ed.
Eric gave a pre#entation of the 1ranberr field #it%ation( brea.do"n of the con#tr%ction
done and to be done.
Peter bro%ght %p mabe "e co%ld tal. "ith the cit of 1alander if able to ret%rn #ooner.
8otioned placed b &inn to onl have certain people di#c%## the field #it%ation "ith both
the cit and contractor on f%t%re cl%b i##%e# b onl Eric or the e,ec%tive. !econded b
/ed and Roger.
=rian mentioned "e co%ld mabe %#e !%ndrige airport a# a #ite for a f%n'fl.
&inn mentioned that #eeing i#n2t m%ch ne" ne"# at meeting# "e move to have the ne,t
general meeting in April.
Peter bro%ght in hi# plane for #ho"2n2tell.
1ameron tal.ed abo%t hi# trip to the A$R1RA&/ =?@E'AAR*B 8i.e came to o%r re#c%e
"hen the laptop "a#n2t operating correctl.
Ed motioned "e change #ome part# of o%r con#tit%tion.
Roger ad;o%rned the meeting at C:0Dpm( #econded b Robert.
D0/D0 dra" "a#n2t performed. 6inner : Amo%nt 6on:
&inancial %pdate:
Amo%nt of member# paid ' total 99 member#' +91 open and 2 ;%nior member#-
Amo%nt of member# #till o"ing E aro%nd 20 member#

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Builders Corner (courtesy of Bart Castelyn)

Hi Folks,
Just received an e-mail from Robert in which he asks for input in the newsletter. He asked specifically if anybody
is building A!"H#$%
&ell, # started the '() *uaker that got my interest after # saw +oyd fly his. #t seemed very gentle in the air. # fig-
ured that that is e,actly what # need after # get flying my -utterfly figured out.
After all at my flying skill level .beginning beginner/ and age .gee0er/ slow and big seems to be the ticket.
1y -utterfly at 22) span has the wings in two sections and once # started looking at the *uaker, # reali0ed that the
'() wing would never fit in my car. "hus the decision was made to modify the plans for a two section wing.
"he plans call for a 34 degree dihedral .5.4 degrees each wing/ with a straight 4) wide center section. "hat made
me think 6why not make two center sections, one to accommodate the 34 degree dihedral and one for 7 .yes 0e-
ro/ degrees). 8nce # get flying with dihedral figured out, # could change to flying flat wing and learn to do that
with the same plane.
$enius, # thought. .&e will see how smart that was when it gets in the air./
-ut # soon reali0ed it involves adding ailerons to the wing. &ell, no problem, we can do that and while # am adding
ailerons, # might as well put them in the form of strip ailerons with separate servo9s to be able to mi, them as
flaperons. :ven slower landings%%% -onus%
"his may end up to be a *uaker that can do loops and rolls. "hat calls for a very strong center spar. ;one that
too%
# can tell you now, figuring all this out makes for a looooong build time. Anyway, here are some pictures to show
my current progress.



"his is the fuse, almost ready to be covered and painted. 8ne of the wing center sections is installed on top.
"he wing is mounted with four 37-<= nylon bolts. "o prevent any warpage or slipping. # added some balsa be-
tween the stringers to give the covering something to adhere to and added a few braces here and there for tor-
sional stiffness


Another look at the fuse with one of the center sections beside it. All the electronics, including batteries, ignition
module, receiver and voltage regulator are under the cabin floor e,cept for the :agle tree flight stabili0er .yes you
can call me a sissy but as stated before, # like big and slow. 8> add easy to that./ &hich is on top of the floor.

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Builders Corner (cont.)




A better look at the elevator and rudder servo9s and my flight stabili0er. "he two servo lines function to connect
the aileron servo9s that are located in the center sections. "he flight stabili0er needs to be easily accessible.


"his picture shows the wings mounted to the dihedral center section with pushrods to the ailerons.



"he wing with dihedral center from the front.
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Builders Corner (cont.)




"he wing with the straight center section. "he wing with the straight center section from the front.



"hese are the two center sections with their covers ne,t to it. "he covers are held on with two magnets and that
is a surprisingly strong hold. "here is no need for latches.

-y the way, the figures you see in the background are my audience. A chatty bunch that my wife has put togeth-
er.

# plan to install the $H $"2 gasoline engine on it and # was assured that it has sufficient power to get the ship in
the air. &ith all the mods # made to it, it comes at about a half pound heavier than the plans indicate.








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Builders Corner (cont.)

8ther builds that are going on with members are from?

Jim @ingleton who Aust finished off a >adet @enior, this was one of my first planes when flew in -urlington and Aust
loved its ease of flying.

1yself and # am still finishing off the @#$ @mith 1iniplane and need to finish off a kit from H:RR :$#::R#$
called the B#""@ @B:C#A+, another biplane Aust a smaller scale. Here are a few shots of how the @mith 1iniplane is
coming along.


















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Builders Corner (courtesy of Gord Tripe)

#9m passing along some shots of planes, both finished and almost finished. "he ;elta &ing is made from ;ollar
@tore foamboard, and was built for fellow club member Cameron @anders. He supplied the components?

- 44mm :lectric ;ucted Fan

- <4 amp :lectronic @peed Control

- = D 2 gm. micro servos

- 8range Receiver

- ot shown is the 3,'77 mah <s battery .A ano "ech delivering E4C/

F All Gp &eight of the plane, including the battery, should be around 3 lb., or (4( grams.

All components from Hobby >ing. "he specs are for those nerdy electric types out there.
Cameron and # hope to try it out on the ice soon. #9ll keep you posted.

"he other plane is a 47 or E7 year old design. #t9s a rubber band powered free flight glider, made out of balsa, and
covered in tissue, called the Javelin. All that remains is tissue covering and decals. #t9ll be around 3.4 to = o0., #
reckon, and will only be flown in the early morning or evening. $ord







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Indoor Flying Club
















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Ice flying

@ome shots of club members out on the lake enAoying the clear skies, cold temps and some good old flying.










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IPM!C "#$% &'ecuti(e

President) Finn *eynolds Field Manager) *oger +a Berge , +loyd !rgo

-ice.President) Peter Mer/el C0ief Flying Instructor) 1pen

Past President) =rett Andre"# 2ecretary) *ic/ ay

e3sletter &ditor) *obert 4entai 5ebmaster) *ic/ ay

Treasurer) Jer6y Ba/



IPM!C Meeting 7ates for "#$8 (TB7)

7ate +ocation

4an%ar F 7egion
&ebr%ar 12 7egion
8arch 12 1ancelled
April C 1ancelled
8a 14 /=*
4%ne 11 /=*
4%l C /=*
A%g%#t 19 /=*
!eptember 10 /=*
?ctober F /=*
@ovember 12 /=*