I got the chance to fly again today…weather was very good and no clouds or wind!!!
I took advantage and mowed, and weed trimmed, the field/parking lot today, in anticipation of tomorrow’s good weather forecast…so, I expect to see some of you guys at the field tomorrow for some flying fun (I’m tired of flying by myself)!
This is your personal invitation to the 2012 Northwest Model Hobby Expo, which will take place on February 10-12 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA.
As most of you know our organizer, John Foglesong, passed away last fall. Since then his son, Justin, along with Ron Swift and Sandy DuVall, have been hard at work making sure that the ‘show goes on’, just as John had wanted. We have an updated website (www.nwmhe.com), which should have everything that everyone needs. If you don’t see it there, contact us at event@nwmhe.com or call 1-866-NWMHE-44.
We would like to make sure that all of the clubs in the surrounding areas know that they are welcome to join us. The price for a club booth with some kind of interactive/educational aspect for the public is only $40.00 for the weekend. If you would like to have a club booth this year and haven’t already done so, please go to our website and click on the ‘CLUB’ tab at the top and send in the completed form with your payment today.
**ALSO – back this year is the BANQUET, which will be held on Friday, February 10th from 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM at Alfy’s Pizza in Monroe located at 19121 SR 2, Monroe, WA 98272. You’ll want to eat somewhere after the Expo closes anyway, so why not join us at Alfy’s? Only $19.95 per person gets you pizza, spaghetti, a soft drink and salad. It’s quite a deal!
To make your reservation today you can go to the website under the ‘BANQUET’ tab at the top. Youwill need to contact us by email (event@nwmhe.com) or by phone (1-866-NWMHE-44) no later than Friday, February 3rd as we need a headcount to give Alfy’s, so they’ll have plenty of food for everybody.
There are three (3) ways to pay for your reservations: (1) Mail a check for the full amount to NWMHE, PO Box 1591, Duvall, WA 98019; (2) Use the PayPal ‘Pay Now’ button on the BANQUET page of our website (www.nwmhe.com ) to use your credit card; (3) Pay at the EXPO Registration Booth on Friday, 2/10.
In memory of John Foglesong, we’re collecting photos and stories to share at the banquet. If you have any photos you’d like to share, please send them to Ron Swift at ronswift@cablespeed.com as he is putting together a slideshow to run during the banquet.
Don’t forget to check out the FUNFLY tab on our website and plan on bringing something to fly.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our event. If you have any questions, please contact us at event@nwmhe.com, or call 1-866-696-4344, or my direct line at 425-765-1546.
Thanks,
Sandy DuVall
NWMHE Co-Coordinator
425-765-1546
I’ve been cooped up in the house due to the recent storms, snow, wind, etc.. It was driving me insane, especially since the last time I was at the field, I had a rather nasty forced autorotation on my 700 due to running the fuel tank empty.
I repaired the damage (main blades, main shaft, pitch links, and landing gear), and I’ve been itching to test my repairs/rebuild, but have been grounded with all the recent weather activity.
So, I thought I would take advantage of the beautiful weather we had here today and promptly went out to the field.
I got to the field around 10:30am. The wind was totally calm and not a cloud in the sky! It was rather cold although…around 35 degrees!
Oh, and the 700 is back to flying perfectly and tearing up the sky, which I’m very happy about…
I really enjoyed the day and I was hoping I wasn’t going to be the only one there!
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AMA recently held a public discussion on the topic of the FAA rule making process over unmanned aircraft and how it might affect the RC hobby. You can see the video by going to this link: modelaircraft.org/amatv. The rule has not been finalized and released yet but basically it sounds like AMA’s current rules and safety requirements will become FAA rules, about a year from now. Be on the lookout for the comment period a few months from now when you will be able to object to the parts of the new rule that seem stupid.
We moved the club’s meeting location to the Tillamook County Search & Rescue Building and we hope you will join us there for our upcoming meeting on February 2nd. Driving directions; Go two miles South of Tillamook on highway 101, turn left (East) onto Long Prairie Road, go exactly one mile and turn right into the driveway of the Justice Center (the turn is before the railroad tracks), Go past the County Jail facility and find the metal Search & Rescue building where the meeting is held.
(see also meeting minutes below)
Meeting Minutes Jan 5th
Up for sale is Steve’s E-Flite Alpha 450 Sport plane. The plane is RTF with included Spektrum DX6i radio (already programmed for this plane!).
The plane is an electric trainer/sport plane…very easy to fly, and land, and performs basic aerobatics. The plane is in good shape cosmetically (some wear and tear, but nothing structurally), and in perfect flying condition. The radio (DX6i) is in perfect condition and is a 2.4ghz computer radio…it has 10 memories! The radio includes the charger and owner’s manual.
Also included is two battery packs (2200mha 11.1V Lipo’s) to get you started…no charger for the flight packs is included with the sale!
I can demo the plane for you, if you wish (I can also let you fly it via my “buddy box” setup)…
The asking price is: $240.00 OBO.
Call Steve @503-812-4394
Thanks
I replaced the airfield entrance sign located at the driveway turnoff. It is a little smaller but says the same things as the old one, for the most part. The old sign was hardly readable due to chipping paint. The gate post was soft near the bottom but it should last a few more years.
Cockpit View: C-130J “Super” Hercules at Paris Air Show 2011.
Impressive helicopter landing in rough seas.
Chinook helicopter on a recovery mission.
Recent riots in Warsaw filmed with an RC helicopter.
Impressive helicopter flying.
Attaching a camera to a helicopter rotor: A distorted world view.
RC Helicopter Skills: Wall landing.
$1900 camera and an RC helicopter create this amazing video.
Helicopter carries a plane.
Australian helicopter cowboys.
RC helicopter tricks.
Over excitement over paper airplanes, watch till end.
Airplane truck drop.
Discovery’s space shuttle launch viewed from an airplane.
A typical day of air traffic: Each dot represents an airplane.
Brazil: Collection of RC airplane’s flights in FPV.
Small aircraft’s engine dies, pilot epically lands airplane.
Recently Declassified: 1945 airplane gun camera footage from Japan.
Lufthansa: Pillow fight breaks out on airplane.
Matt Hall’s incredible airplane recovery.
Beautiful airplane landing.
Behind the scenes at Boeing: Airplane made in two minutes.
Airplane empties water tank.
RC indoor airplane aerobatics.
Airplane to airplane skydive.
You also might enjoy this humorous aviation theme video collection on aviationhumor.net.
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