================ ACMA Irvington Field Pits Report, August 15,
2010 =================
I was out of town most of this past weekend, having a good time with
some friends on Dauphin
Island. Unfortunately water was a bit too rough to go out on my
friend’s boat…
I got back Sunday around noon. It was combat day, but I didn’t
have my combat plane ready. When I got to the field, I found out that
I wasn’t the only one. Russ Green, Robert Sanderson, Andrew
Smith and Johnny Jones were present, but I saw only one plane ready
for action. So combat was cancelled.
Roger Hagler was flying his new T-34
Mentor… Billy Ray Krebs got a couple of flights in with
his EZ Sport…
And Roger Geil flew his highly maneuverable ModelTech Formula 3 for
some wild stunt
action…
Mike Callen was working on his newly acquired G-Shark. There is a
steadfast rule at the North End that a minimum of six people must
surround any plane needing repair or even just minor
attention… Mike, who buys and trades more planes than anyone
I know, showed off his new
goodies…
I saw a couple of sailplanes. TJ Rohyans had brought his electric
ParkZone Radian.
He had some long flights...
David Doss also showed up with a Radian. But at the end of one flight
the powered glider came in hard and suffered some damage.
Jonathan Festa was back with his colorful giant scale Edge-540.
He also showed off his latest toy, an electric F-35
Lightning II. It is a ducted fan, thrust-vectoring
jet. The jet nozzle gimbals 360° for some wild aerobatic
flying! The first flight was brief. One wing was knocked
loose. The F-35 was grounded…
Wes and Marie Batson showed up. I think that only Wes flew. Both
fly identical 42% Extra-260s… Sam Chest, also a 3D pilot, was
at the field, but I’m not sure if he flew… Jon Koppisch
flew his electric Habu jet. It’s pretty fast and can do some
nice maneuvers, which Jon showed off by doing some crisp four-point
rolls…
Carl Broughton brought his Pitts Special biplane, the one that broke
its engine off some
time ago. Carl was just testing the engine today, an OS 300, I
believe… Mike Beauchamp was in deep discussion with William
Moore, safely keeping the table between him and William…
There was some cooking going on, and Rhonda Johnson had brought a
huge bowl of banana pudding. Thanks, Rhonda! That pudding didn’t
last long… Here are Jimmy Kennamer, Ramsay Clevenger, Ben McGee
and Frits Jetten, taking
it easy…
Our field kitchen experienced its own oil spill that day. Russell
found out that you don’t pour cooking oil that is hotter than
the melting point of plastic into a jug. He learned a valuable
lesson…
Oh, that plane I had trouble identifying last weekend is Jimmy’s
TT-62 Alekto.
This is a scale copy of a fairly recent plane by German manufacturer
High Performance Aircraft (HPA)...
Found out that Jimmy’s son-in-law Dane Kinman is completing
a P-40 Warhawk…
And TJ is still working on his Olympic II sailplane.
It’s coming
along.
Some of you may recognize this guy. That’s Mike
Lee. He hasn’t come around for about five years abut he’s
now thinking of getting back into the RC hobby. With him is his father-in-law,
Wallace Merrymen…
Gary and Rhonda brought a Cessna Skylane. Frits flew it. It was the
plane’s second
flight.
Elton Sullivan has been working on his new hobby
room. Russell Ward and Johnny Jones have been helping him with
several of the chores.
Rumor is that Russell has pretty much claimed one corner of that man
cave, and is planning to sneak his leather chair in there soon…
Elton is back on the river again, pushing barges.
And then the rains came. Did they ever! Everyone took refuge in the
pavilion. And it was quite a group.
Among them were Henry Waltman and Julia White, Linda and Leigh Koppisch,
and Joe and Betty
Jo Krebs. Lightning was popping all
around. And the parking lot and kitchen shed partially flooded…
In the middle of the deluge Mike Callen passed a Cub on to Robert.
Mike and Ed, the elder Callen, removed the engine and electronics.
You can almost see Robert visualizing that Cub outfitted with his
wild modifications…
Not sure who traded what, but Robert now has a .91 Rossi
engine.
There are a lot of flying activities this fall:
Aug. 21, Sat. — Northwest Florida Modelers, Inc. Sailplane
Contest — Pensacola, FL. Fritz Field. This is their NFMI
sailplane flier.
Sep. 11, Sat. — Azalea City Model Aeronautics 1st Annual Sailplane
Fly-in — Irvington Field, AL. Here's the ACMA
Sailplane flier .
Sep. 24/25, Fri./Sat. — Warbirds over Montgomery — Montgomery,
AL
Oct. 2, Sat. — Mid-Mississippi RC Fall Fly-in — Jackson,
MS.
Oct. 9, Sat. — Koast Air Modelers Society Fall Fly-in —
Ocean Springs, MS. Here’s the KAMS
flier.
Oct. 9, Sat. — Northwest Florida Modelers, Inc., Tailgate Swap
Meet — Pensacola, FL. Fritz Field. This is the Tailgate
flier.
Oct. 9-11, Sat./Sun./Mon. — Rally of Eagles — Navarre,
FL
Oct. 16, Sat. Tentative — Mississippi Coast RC Club Fall Fly-in
— Gulfport, MS
Oct. 23, Sat. — Azalea City Model Aeronautics Fall Warbird Fly-in
— Irvington Field, AL. A flier is coming.
Nov. 6, Sat. — Pine Belt RC Fall Fly-in — Hattiesburg,
MS.
Nov. 20, Sat. — Azalea City Model Aeronautics Charity Fly-in
— Irvington Field, AL. A flier is coming.
For maps to the flying fields listed above, go to ACMA
website > select Field Maps > then Maps
to Other Fields
Come chat with some of us on Alvin’s Mobile Area RC Model Aviation
Forum (MARCMAF). There’s always something or somebody being
talked about there…
I’ll see you at the field. Fly safe!
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