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The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club Dusters News Dusters News Dusters News Dusters News July 2010 ISSUE Inside: Inside: Inside: Inside: Meeting Notes Meeting Notes Meeting Notes Meeting Notes Area Events Area Events Area Events Area Events Field Activities Field Activities Field Activities Field Activities Ahh, the July issue of the Dust- ers news is always one of my fa- vorites insofar as there is so much to publish. Special thanks this month to Cliff Pemberton, Jeff Thoennes, Chris Christopher David Ling and Gary Leitzke for their timely sub- mission of the pictures that made this issue possible. The Bigger Bird came off well, with perfect weather and field conditions. I was surprised to see the Sunday activity level so much lower than Saturdays however. I know I praise the field condi- tion a lot, but it was in the most remarkable shape I have ever seen it over the Bigger Bird. Mr. Bale and Co. certainly know how to maintain a field. Unbelievable -jay Duster President Terry Criswell congratulating Chris Elliot as the peoples choice, Pilot of the Event A northbound look at the static line on the runway at Noon on Saturday, during the Bigger Bird. I have never seen so darn many gorgeous planes, or cameras, for that matter A southbound look into the pit area during the Bigger Bird. Duster Field was abuzz with activity, of that, there was no doubt. Dennis Laughlin was the proud winner of the Bigger Bird raffle.

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The Official Newsletter of the Dusters RC Club

Dusters NewsDusters NewsDusters NewsDusters News July 2010 ISSUE

Inside:Inside:Inside:Inside: Meeting NotesMeeting NotesMeeting NotesMeeting Notes Area EventsArea EventsArea EventsArea Events Field ActivitiesField ActivitiesField ActivitiesField Activities

Ahh, the July issue of the Dust-ers news is always one of my fa-vorites insofar as there is so much to publish. Special thanks this month to Cliff Pemberton, Jeff Thoennes, Chris Christopher David Ling and Gary Leitzke for their timely sub-mission of the pictures that made this issue possible. The Bigger Bird came off well, with perfect weather and field conditions. I was surprised to see the Sunday activity level so much lower than Saturdays however. I know I praise the field condi-tion a lot, but it was in the most remarkable shape I have ever seen it over the Bigger Bird. Mr. Bale and Co. certainly know how to maintain a field. Unbelievable -jay

Duster President Terry Criswell congratulating Chris Elliot as the peoples choice, Pilot of the Event

A northbound look at the static line on the runway at Noon on Saturday, during

the Bigger Bird. I have never seen so darn many gorgeous planes, or cameras, for that

matter

A southbound look into the pit area during the Bigger

Bird. Duster Field was abuzz with activity, of that, there

was no doubt.

Dennis Laughlin was the proud winner of the Bigger

Bird raffle.

Meeting Notes

The June club meeting of the Dusters RC Club was convened outside the Quonset hut at Duster field for the first time, in the year of our lord, 2010. This after a Burger dinner supplied by the Dusters deli crew. There were 23 members present There were no guests or new members pre-sent but a big Dusters welcome is extended to new member Roger Misterik. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The club treasurer was absent this evening, and rumors that he was enjoying a vacation in Fiji on the club treasury appear to be unfounded. Likewise, the safety Officer was also absent this evening, in spite of an accident/incident free month at Duster field. Field Marshall Bale has returned to normal after a month of health issues. Jim Robb has filled in admirably in his absence, and will do so again in July as Mr. Bale goes traveling. Bill re-ports the field in good shape and will be at its best later in the week. Speaking of such, Vice President Hoover did not attend the meeting, as he was home recuper-ating, with broken ribs a result of a slip and fall at the Plat I Float Fly. The issuance of No fly letters to delinquent members was discussed and will go out in July. A discussion ensued regarding the use of the frequency board by all flyers, including those on the Spread Spectrum band resulted in a stern re-minder to all members:

USE THE FREQUENCY BOARD! USE THE FREQUENCY BOARD! USE THE FREQUENCY BOARD! USE THE FREQUENCY BOARD! PLACE YOUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP PLACE YOUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP PLACE YOUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP PLACE YOUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

CARD IN THE SLOT PROVIDED. CARD IN THE SLOT PROVIDED. CARD IN THE SLOT PROVIDED. CARD IN THE SLOT PROVIDED. SPREAD SPECTRUM PINS ARE IN-SPREAD SPECTRUM PINS ARE IN-SPREAD SPECTRUM PINS ARE IN-SPREAD SPECTRUM PINS ARE IN-

CLUDEDCLUDEDCLUDEDCLUDED.

The fence project , halfway completed, will be finished Thursday morning, thanks to the volun-teer efforts of Ron Campbell and Gary Worthing-ton.

A set up Party for the bigger Bird will take place Thursday morning at 10:00 AM. It appears that we have enough volunteers to get the job done. Don built a new table for the Deli Crew that will stay on site. A sincere Dusters Thank You to Don for his unsolicited, yet welcome, effort. NEW BUSINESS IMAC at the Dusters in August is seeking volun-teers to act as scribes in assisting the judges. I am told that our Safety Officer will buy lunch for vol-unteers with only a half day required. See Dan Lurvey. In the matter of the disposal of the old filed mower at Dusters Field, sealed bids (1) were opened , read and awarded. The winning bid, at $301.99, was submitted by Terry Criswell. The resolution of this matter also brought the meeting to procedures to a halt. The drawing was held and the meeting adjourned at 8 PM. Red Winner was Bill Bale Blue Winner was Bill Martin

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Terry Criswell pointing out that Safety Rules at the Bigger Bird

Dusters Bigger Bird Event

Woodburn Oregon

Clear skies, warm temps, a slight breeze, good pilots and a well groomed field are the ingredients of any successful fly in. They were found in abundance June 26 and 27 in Woodburn Oregon, as the Dusters RC Club hosted its 7th annual Big-ger Bird fly in. Nearly 40 pilots, with well over 60 aircraft, from throughout the Pacific Northwest participated in this low key, non competitive fly in. Flying activity, especially Saturday, was in-tense, with four planes in the sky most of the time, excellent flying skills on display and a steady line of pilots waiting to get airborne. Noteworthy moments include Jerry Holcomb’s magnificent electric B 17 flown in an extremely scale like manner, Rob Rainwater’s twin YS 1.40 powered P-38, Ron Campbell’s giant, radial pow-ered Waco, Chris Christopher’s outstanding aero-batic routines, Don Steigman’s incredibly detailed Spacewalker and Greg Tanous doing flybys with his realistic superheroes. Chris Eliot was voted Best Pilot of the Event and Rob Rainwater’s P-38 was voted Best Plane of the Event. This was the 7th consecutive Bigger Bird event held by the Dusters, and it has come to be recog-nized as one of the premier flying events in the Portland area.

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Best Plane of the Bigger Bird Rob Rainwater's P 38

Rob hails from the Settle event and impressed eve-

ryone with the P-38, shown at right, Not only a standout scale model, buy flown in a

superbly scale manner Twin YS 1.40s produced a sound like no other twin

I have ever heard, An absolutely awesome achievement .

Ron snuck away before your intrepid photogra-pher could put a face to the plane .

Sincere Apologies

Ron Campbell’s Waco Don Steigman’s Spacewalker settling in

Greg Tanous brought along his superheroes. Real crowd pleasers in the air

Rob Rainwater also brought along a DC 3 and a Nosen P-51. The 3 taxied but did not fly, the P-51 was incredible in the air

Vern Ahlberg could not believe how cheap the prices were at Duster Deli

Joe Salus retrieving his Cub .

Chris Christopher. What more can we say except he absolutely flew the hell out this airplane during the

Jim Robb impressing folks with smoke During his aerobatic routines

For perhaps the 3rd year in a row, Jerry Holcomb spell-binds the crowd with his real-

istically flown B17. All electric

The best napping place on the field was under the wing of Kelly Martin’s Cub

Miscellany

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August Events OREGON

8/6/2010 - 8/8/2010 -- Molalla, OR (A) EVERGREEN SCALE RALLLY. Site: Molalla Rc Assnfield. Dale Mcdonald CD PH: 503-475-3319 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.sky-knights.org. Events 511, 512, 520, 522(O). US Scalemasters rules. Expert, team, advanced, open and fun scale cate-

gories. Sponsor: SKY KNIGHTS RC CLUB OF PORTLAND

8/13/2010 - 8/15/2010 -- Kellog, OR (C) DAWN PATROL 2010. Site: Yard Ranch. Bruce Harlow CD PH: 541-863-1920 Email: [email protected]. The Yard Ranch is located 16.5 miles West Ore-gon Hwy 138. This is near Roseburg OR. Dawn Patrol is not a competition but has many special awards and prizes. Event is for WWI and pre WWI models of all scale sizes. Special class is for Proctor Antics.

Sponsor: NORTHWEST R/C AVIATORS

8/20/2010 -- Plainview, OR (C) NW VINTAGE FAI CHALLENGE. Site: Plainview Flying Site. Robert Stalick CD PH: 541-928-8101 Email: [email protected]. This contest will be held in conjunction with

the NW Free Flight Championships. Sponsor: WILLAMETTE MODELERS CLUB INC

8/21/2010 - 8/22/2010 -- Eagle Point, OR (D) ROGUE EAGLES AIR SHOW. Site: Agate Skyways. John Parks CD PH: 541-776-0733 Email: [email protected]. Sponsor: ROGUE EAGLES RC

CLUB INC

8/21/2010 - 9/21/2010 -- Mcminnville, OR (C) The Electric Goose. Site: Club Field. Roger Weeks CD PH: 503-332-8376 Email: [email protected]. An all electric flying event. Prizes for all entrants.

Sponsor: TEAM

8/21/2010 - 8/22/2010 -- Tangent, OR (AAA) NW FREE FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS. Site: Plainview Flying Site. Bruce Grell CD PH: 541-367-7273 Email: [email protected]. Events Cat III, 101, 102-105, 120(JSO) 124, 140, 142(J)(SO). This is a National Cup contest. A spaghetti feed will be held on Sat-urday night. All contestants and helpers are invited. Sponsor: WILLAMETTE MODELERS CLUB INC

8/21/2010 - 8/22/2010 -- Woodburn, OR (AA) IMAC AT THE DUSTER'S. Site: Duster'S Rc Club Field. Dan Lurvey CD PH: 503.715.6204 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.dustersrcclub.com. Events

411, 412, 413, 414, 415(O). Sponsor: DUSTERS RC CLUB

NAVIGATION

I-5 Exit 271

West on 214 to Butteville Rd.

South on Butteville to Le Brun Rd

West on Le Brun Rd. until you Cross the Tracks

Look left, towards Duster Field

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August Events WASHINGTON

8/7/2010 -- Redmond, WA (C) MARYMOOR ELECTRIC FLY IN. Site: Marymoor Park. Stephen Guty CD PH: 425-301-2820 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.mar-c.org. Awards for pilots choice,

best flight, and technical achievement. $10 landing fee includes raffle tickets. AMA or MAAC required. Sponsor: MARYMOOR RC CLUB

8/14/2010 - 8/15/2010 -- Bellingham, WA (C) 5th Annual Warbirds Over Waatcom All Bird Fun Fly.

Site: Club Field. Gerald Becker CD PH: 360-650-0841 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.bellairflyers.com. 8/14 warbird only with awards for Best of Show, WWI, WWII and Military

Trainer, 8/15 open to all. Random prize drawings during both days, pilot register 9am each day, flying starts after pilot/safety meeting, landing fee $10/day or $15/both includes free lunch, event is free to

spectators, limited dry camping avail. Sponsor: BELL AIR RC FLYERS CLUB

8/14/2010 -- Monroe, WA (C-Restricted) FAMILY DAY. Site: Cmaa Club Field. John Smith CD PH: 425-397-7005 Email: [email protected]. Open to CMAA members and their guest only. Spon-

sor: CASCADE MINIATURE AIRCRAFT ASSN

8/14/2010 - 8/15/2010 -- Spokane, WA (C) NORTHWEST ELECTRIC FLY IN. Site: Hwy 195 And Paradise Rd. David Moore CD PH: 509-468-1623 Email: [email protected]. Visit: www.legf.org.

A casual gathering of electric powered aircraft of all kinds. Raffle prizes, food, camping on site(self contained). Sponsor: INLAND EMPIRE QUIET FLYERS

8/15/2010 -- Washougal, WA (C-Restricted) FERN PRAIRIE MEMORIAL. Site: Fern Prairie Field. Jack

Martin CD PH: 360-910-8677 Email: [email protected]. Visit: http:fpmc.org/location.html. Electric ducted fan aircraft only in honor of Jim Gibson. 8AM to 4PM, no fee. Award for person who

most reminds CD of Jim Gibson. Sponsor: FERN PRAIRIE MODELERS

8/21/2010 - 8/22/2010 -- Snohomish, WA (AA) CAN AM PATTERN CHALLENGE. Site: Cascade Fam-ily Park. John Foglesong CD PH: 206-367-6476 Email: [email protected]. Events 401,

402, 403, 404, 406(JSO). Come Friday for practice. Overnight spaces abound.

8/27/2010 - 8/29/2010 -- Connell, WA (C) SCOOTENEY FLOAT FLY. Site: Scooteney Reservoir Park. Gerald Dearing CD PH: 509-543-9805 Email: [email protected]. Startin at 8AM Friday morning and fly what you bring. RC boats allowed, $15 landing fee, camp sites available, no hook ups, showers and

dump sites available. Raffle. Lots of fun and fellowship.

8/27/2010 - 8/29/2010 -- Coupeville, WA (C) JETS OVER WHIDBEY. Site: Nas Olf. Albert Watson CD PH: 425-746-9519 Email: [email protected]. Sponsor: WHIDBEY ISLAND RC SOC

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2010 Dusters Officer Roster

President: Terry Criswell Secrtry/Newsltr: Jay Penninger 503-378-0473 [email protected] 503-472-4067 [email protected]

Vice President: Bob Hoover Safety Officer: Dan Lurvey 503-393-2446 Treas/Membrshp: Dale Nelson Field Maintenance: Bill Bale 503-981-0710 [email protected] Webmaster: Terry Criswell

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