Buzzard Droppings September 2004

Our club is dedicated to the safe pursuit and advancement of model aviation. We offer the newcomer free lessons to learn how to build models and to fly them. If you should have any questions about the club, flight instruction or membership requirements, call any of the club officers. We have a safety checklist available for those new to our flying field.

Use of a computer simulator is advisable. This allows you to practice safely and will end up saving you hundreds of dollars in the long run.

Still, in any case, the best way to learn to fly R/C planes is by finding an instructor to help. Learning on your own can be expensive and somewhat less safe.

We provide instruction for both building model aircraft as well as flying these models. In most cases, a buddy box system is used at the flying field. Experience has shown this to be the safest method to learn.

Those who want to enroll in the pilot training should

contact Rick Hanners (phone number is on the list below)

 or our club secretary, Bob Martin at (425) 483-2348.   

Pilots already enrolled in the training program are

welcome to contact any of the club instructors.                         

Current Flight Instructors:

Dave Bell                     425 672-4249

Ray Gilkey                   360 668-2746

Rick Hanners             360 668-1312

Karl  Schaefer            425 259-1824

Ron Swift                     425 788-6045

Just For Fun

Many serious accidents happen on the ground, so be safety minded at all times....

Before starting the engine, be sure the plane is restrained properly. 

NEVER REACH OVER A TURNING PROPELLER!!

Consider this.....How do a lot of people commit suicide??? They slash their wrists. Well, this is easily done with something as sharp as a machete-like prop spinning on the front of your plane....... Make all adjustments and remove the glow plug wire/starter from behind the propeller!

Before starting your engine, do a range check of your radio system. Do the range check again after the engine is running, as well!  Sometimes, there can be vibration interference…

If there is a difference between the distances, or jittering of the servos occurs while the engine is running—find the problem on the ground!  Don’t fly until you do!

Lastly when it's time to go home, check things over when your wiping off your plane. Sometimes you can find a lose hinge or a lose bolt or something out of the ordinary that could be a problem. It's better to be able to fix it before you come out to the field the next time....

SAFE FLYING IS HAPPY FLYING. . .        

Randy

Overheard in the pits, “ Wow, that was the best landing I’ve ever made”, said the new pilot.

“That’s my plane, yours is circling over to the East…”, commented the expert pilot to his left.

“Then why does this model respond to my transmitter inputs…”, asked the new pilot.

“Holy *^@$#”

*****

You might be a redneck RC Pilot if your definition of a knife edge has nothing to do with a sharpening stone.