October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 1

Editor – Lynne Walters Volume 21 – Issue 10 October 2014

President

Mike Melendy

Vice President

Howard Bifeld

Editor

Lynne Walters

Board of Directors

Steve Haas

Shlomo Rimer

Bradford Walters

Gene Zerega

Secretary

Murry Randell

Treasurer

Bob Wisinski

Webmaster

Doug Bradbury

COMMITTEES

Banquet

Ray Laning

Field Marshal

John Haderly

Jim Kaufman

Flying Proficiency

Steve Haas

Fun-Fly

Jed Korthals

Ground Crew

Gene Zerega

Matt Hauser

Noise

Shlomo Rimer

Picnic

Carl Will/Gene Derbick

Bob Breckler

Programs

OPEN

Safety

Don Linder/Rich Blaha

Inside This Issue

Propwash 1

Meeting Minutes 2

Wanted 4

For Sale 4

Editor’s Page 5

Indoor Flying 6

Upcoming Events 6

Instructors 6

Birthdays 7

Hobby Shops 8

Club Events 10

Next meeting is October 20th at :

AMVETS POST 66 700 MCHENRY RD

WHEELING, IL. 60090

Start time - 7:00 p.m.

Meetings are the 3rd

Monday of the month.

RENEW YOUR BLUE

MAX & AMA

MEMBERSHIPS!!

AMA CHARTER 1040

GOLD LEADERSHIP

CLUB

PROPWASH & BACKBLAST

by Mike Melendy

Time for new faces, nomination month. Most all know my

P.R. home is up for sale, so I will not be seeking office. It’s

been a pleasant stint thanks to being surrounded by

competent staff and fellow officers. Don`t be afraid to stand

up for your club, as help is always there. Many hands make

for light work.

The snowbirds are starting to trickle south and will be

missed at the field and meetings. Don`t forget to vote and

renew your memberships, both club and AMA. They are

due in December. Much of the monies go to field

improvements, club raffles and fun fly goodies. Speaking of

which, there`s only one fun fly left. The club fun fly

championship is in a virtual 3-way tie. The outcome will be

determined at the final event. Wonder what Jed`s going to

come up with? Take advantage of any good flying weather,

cause the days grow shorter, and indoor flying is like kissing

your sister. (unless you’re southern) Be at the October

meeting!!

~ Mike

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 2

MEETING MINUTES by Murry Randell, Secretary

September 15, 2014 Meeting

The September 15, 2014 meeting of the Blue Max RC Flying Club was called

to order at 7:02 pm by President Mike Melendy.

Around The Hangar

President’s Report — Mike Melendy: Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Secretary Report — Murry Randell: The minutes were accepted as published in the newsletter.

Treasurer Report — Bob Wisinski: Financial information is available to members upon request.

Newsletter Report — Lynne Walters: No report.

Webmaster Report — Doug Bradbury: No report.

Committee Reports:

Banquet — Ray Laning: No report.

Field Marshal — John Haderly/Jim Kaufman: The field is in good shape. Some weed control will be done.

Fun Fly — Jed Korthals: September Climb & Glide - 1st place - Mike Melendy, 2nd place - Duane Lang,

3rd place - Howard Bifeld, 4th place - Shlomo Rimer.

Noise — Shlomo Rimer: Some noise readings have been taken.

Picnic — Carl Will/Gene Derbick/Bob Breckler: No report.

Proficiency — Steve Haas: No advancements this month.

Program — OPEN: None.

Safety — Don Linder: There have been some complaints about flying beyond the arrows, particularly on the

east end of the field. Do your best to stay within the arrows. Please do not fly too close to the safety fence.

Refreshments - Bob Breckler: Thanks to Bob.

Welcome Guests Welcome New Members

Ken Alter

Old Business

None.

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Crash Reports

Ron Petterec - Diana crashed his T-34 mentor on landing.

Tom Jetson - Reversed ailerons on his Kaos 60.

Howard Bifeld - Zlin - servos broke loose.

Bradford Walters - Almost lost his Phantom Quad but was able to have Fail Safe bring it back.

New Business

Pete Warenski reported that the Hobby People brand model he purchased was of poor quality.

Show & Tell

The meeting adjourned at 8:14 pm.

Carl Will with his SIG Mfg T-Clips 70 ARF with an

OS 70 4-stroke.

Gene Zerega won an E-flite Sea Fury 480 ARF in the

raffle.

Gene Zerega with Mike Melendy’s Hanger 9 Tiger

Moth with an OS 1.20 that he built for him.

Gene Zerega with his SIG Mfg T-Clips 70 ARF with

an electric motor.

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 4

FOR SALE

This area is for members that have items to sell. Please send item

descriptions and pictures to Bradford@thehoverzone.com.

WANTED

This is where Blue Max Club members can post RC items that they would

like to buy.

Send a description and contact info to Bradford@thehoverzone.com.

FUTABA 9C TRANSMITTER

CONTACT RICH BLAHA AT CLOCLO@AMERITECH.NET

A WING FOR A HANGER 9 SUPER STICK 40 SIZE

CONTACT STEVE GELMAN AT STEVESAN42@COMCAST.NET

HANGER 9 (1/4) SCALE TIGER MOTH - NEW IN BOX

Great Deal

PRICE - $450 OR BEST OFFER

CONTACT MIKE MELENDY AT 847-825-6564

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 5

Editor’s Page

By Lynne Walters

THE ANSWER TO SEPTEMBER’S ‘NAME THAT PLANE’

The name of the plane is the Helio Courier . Larry Bochenko

was the only person to guess it correctly and will get a free

raffle ticket at the October meeting.

In the late 1940’s, this aircraft corporation’s first aircraft design

became America’s first original short take-off and landing design.

The aircraft could take-off & land within 500 ft while clearing a 50

ft barrier. Its controls were effective at speeds as low as 28 mph.

OCTOBER’S ‘NAME THAT PLANE’

In the early 1900’s, this 14 cylinder rotary engine aircraft was designed as a racer and had a top speed of 127

mph. Although in many ways an advanced design for lateral control it used wing warping instead of ailerons.

Send all responses to Bradford Walters at Bradford@thehoverzone.com.

OCTOBER IS CLUB OFFICER NOMINATION MONTH

All Blue Max members, just a reminder that during our October meeting we will be presenting nominations

for club officers. The positions that are up for nomination are President, Vice President, and the four Board

of Directors positions. You must be there to nominate and to be nominated per the club by-laws. Please

seriously consider if you would like to run for any of the positions or if there is someone you would like to see

nominated for one of these offices.

During November, we will be able to vote on-line. There will also be paper ballots at the November meeting.

This is an important part of being a club member.

NEWS

SIG Mfg Co. is now the United States and Canadian distributor for Seagull Models. Go to the website

www.sigmfg.com for a list of the Seagull planes that will be arriving soon. While there take a look at the

new SIG products, such as the T-Clips 70, the Somethin’ Xtra, and the Kadet Senior Sport.

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 6

INSTRUCTORS GROUND CREW

Howard Bifeld Don Linder Carl Will Matt Hauser

Dan Deitemeyer Mike Melendy Gene Zerega Gene Zerega

Steve Haas Shlomo Rimer

Duane Lang Bradford Walters

GIRL SCOUT TROOP 262

Blue Max Club Instructors

Indoor Flying

District 214 Forest View Ed Ctr Fieldhouse Flying, 2121 S Goebbert Rd, Arlington Hts.

Course #9264 – Mondays 2:30 pm until 5:30 pm. Part 1 Session 9/15 - 11/24.

First time flyers, contact Don Hooghkirk at dhoogh@flash.net or 847-537-8441 before registering at www.ce.d214.org. Session cost: $59 or Gold card $51. No class 10/13.

Lake Barrington Fieldhouse – 28156 W North Pointe Parkway, Lake Barrington

Fly every Friday from 11 am until 2 pm, $15 per pilot plus annual fee of $25.

For more info and directions go to http://www.lakebarringtonfieldhouse.com.

Upcoming Events

Please check our calendar on the website for more events or details:

Looks like most of the flying events are over for the season. Now the Swap Meets begin.

Nov 1 - Sat, 9-noon, CRCM 34th Annual Swap-N-Shop, St John Lutheran School, 1101 S Linneman

Rd, Mt Prospect, $5 admission for adults, 12 & under $3, www.crcmflyers.com.

FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS

We are collecting non-perishable foods for a local food pantry. The food pantry we are donating to is Our

Lady of Ransom/St Vincent de Paul. Please bring your donations to our monthly meetings.

New Blue Max Members for September 2014

None

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 7

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

From October 21st Through November 17th

Brian Kueker 10/27 Gary Shakin 11/11

Ray Laning 10/27 Denny Macumber 11/13

Chris Mays 10/27 Lou Roberts 11/17

JOHN “JACK” WOODEN

John C. "Jack" Wooden, Jr., 90, of Bloomington and formerly of Ar-lington Heights, passed away at 7:25 a.m., Sunday, September 28, 2014 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. His funeral will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October, 3, 2014 at Carmody-Flynn Fu-neral Home, Bloomington. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service, Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association.

Jack was born on January 31, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of John C. and Carolyn Stubbs Wooden. He married Faith Pedigo on May 7, 1955 in Darien, Connecticut. She survives. He is also survived by one son, John C. (Susan) Wooden, III of St. Louis, MO; one daugh-ter, Carrie Anna (Jim) Courtad of Normal and two grandchildren, JC and Jack Courtad. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Joann Griffith.

Jack attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran, serving in both WWII and Korea. He flew B-17 bombers in WWII and Troop Carriers in Korea.

Jack was a captain for TWA for thirty years and flew internationally

for the last ten years of his career. He had been very involved with

the Blue Max radio controlled airplane club in Arlington Heights.

(Reprinted from

the Carmody-Flynn

Funeral Home

website.)

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 8

MID-AIR AT SIG FLY-IN

Somethin’ Extras at the field by Murry Randell

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 9

SIG Mfg. Co., Inc.

P.O. Box 520

401-7 South Front Street

Montezuma, IA 50171-0520

800-247-5008

www.sigmfg.com

Du-Bro Products, Inc

PO Box 815

Wauconda, IL 60084

800-848-9411

www.dubro.com

Picture by Lynne Walters

A Red Tail Hawk flying the pattern.

October 2014 Volume 21— Issue 10 Page 10

Blue Max R/C Flying Club Inc. PO Box 7803 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-7803

Blue Max R/C Flying Club

AMA # 1040

www.BlueMaxRC.com

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR

October 2014 – December 2014

October 2014

19) Member Fun Fly - 10:00 a.m.

20) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

November 2014

17) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

December 2014

15) Monthly Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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Blue Max Flying Field

Deer Grove East FP

Enter on Dundee Rd

MEETING LOCATION—

AMVETS POST 66

700 MCHENRY RD

WHEELING, IL 60090