The Plane Talk The official monthly Newsletter of Angelo RC Inc www.angelorc.com Angelo R/C Inc. PO Box 60103 San Angelo, Texas 76906 Volume 7, Issue 10 October 2013 Upcoming Events: Thursday September 5th 2013 Angelo RC Club Meeting Peppercorn Grill 7:00 PM October 12 13th Angelo RC Annual Fall Fun Fly October 18 20 Abilene Tx General Helicopter Fun Fly Eric Eggemeyer s finally got to fly his new FPV platform. This is the Skywalker X -8 Flying Wing. Formed primarily of EPO foam with carbon fiber reinforcement. Eric also added many other mods. Retractable gear and a custom covering job using a film that is used to wrap vehicles. The lighting system has to be seen to be appreciated. The camera will be mounted on a sail servo on the nose that can rotate 360. So look for this very large and neat plane at the field. From the Editor: Well there s some sad news for the modeling community here in San Angelo. Our only R/C related Hobby shop has closed its doors. Lisa Webb and George Coyle owners of Rustee Rails Train Shoppe have had to end their business after several years of operation. This was a very difficult decision Lisa told me. She would like to thank everyone that helped support the shop. She still has some distributors she can do business with and of course has quite a bit of stock that she would like to sell. If you want an item and she has it in stock, she is willing to give you a 15% discount. Lisa say s she is still a Byron fuel distributor and is willing to help us get fuel. The best way to contact Lisa is by e-mail at rustee_rails@wtxs.net Thank you again Lisa and George for what you have done for Angelo RC and the community. We will miss you! Remember the upcoming club Fly-In in two weeks. There are still a few things that need to be finalized and we will need to have a field work day this coming Saturday if possible. So please make the meeting if possible and we will discuss this and other business. VIDEO CORNER Gary Jones Flys his 10-Foot C-47 at the DEAF meet in Seagoville TX (Click on picture or go to the link below) http://tinyurl.com/nerpfsk Charlie Campbell - Editor Thank you Bubba, Richard and Eric and Charlie for recently replacing the club s worn windsock. Shown here indicating the usual EAST winds we have on Sundays PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL STATE PARK ARC Inc 2013 Officers President Charlie Campbell Vice President Mark Greer Secretary Brad Bradley Treasurer Fred Watkins Safety/Field Officer Richard Gibson Webmaster David Woods
HOW TO: FIXING THE STRIPPED OUT THREADS ON MY PTE-36 GAS ENGINE PROBLEM: Stripped out muffler bolt thread SOLUTION: Perma-Coil Kit found at Angelo Nut & Bolt Kit contains all parts except a 13/64 Drill Bit 12 HeliCoils were included. Drill out existing threads Use a drill press if available Tap the hole you just drilled with Tap provided in kit Clean out Blow out the freshly tapped threads I added Red Loctite Thread locker - But this is optional
Screw a coil on the end of the thread tool Insert a coil into the provided tool leave a couple of threads out Tool helps thread coil start into tapped threads. Coil threaded in just past flush Punch needed to break off threading tine from coil Finished threads are STRONGER than the original threads So is it worth it? The kit was not cheap (~$30 locally) or found on Amazon for around $20. A new Cylinder head is $60 + shipping when it s in stock. You might have to buy a drill bit, but you don't have to disassemble the engine to do this. Just make sure you cover the exhaust port with tape. The project probably took about 30 45 minutes to complete. I have coils left over to do another five heads and replace both threads. So I guess the bottom line is this is the way to go. Really it is not hard to do and there are some You tube videos that also show you how. The end result is that the threads are better than they were before and they are the same size so you use the existing socket head bolts that fit the muffler. This was one of those projects that tapping the damaged threads out for the next size bolt up was just not practical. Questions? comments? Email me. Charlie Campbell
Angelo RC Inc. presents its 32nd Annual FLY-IN October 12-13th 2013 Come join us for two full days of flying fun at our Club Flying site!!!!! Flight Demonstrations of all types of Model Aircraft, including helicopters, IMAC aircraft, and turbine jets Free Admission to the Public Food and Drinks Available No Landing Fee Over $500 in Prizes $50 Cash Pilot Prize Saturday 475' Runway Several Nearby Motels Camping at nearby State Park Dry Camping at Flying Site (no electrical hookups) Flying Schedule: Saturday: 12th 9:00AM 5:00 PM Sunday: 13th 9:00AM 3:30 PM The flying field is located at: Latitude: (degrees, minutes, seconds) N: 31 26 59.24 Longitude: (degrees, minutes, seconds) W: 100 30 30.22 This is an AMA sanctioned event. Current AMA card required to fly. For more information, call Mark Greer, CD (325) 450-0635 or e-mail aeronot@gmail.com Visit our web site at: http://www.angelorc.com
Attention IPHONE and IPAD Users This newsletter is easily viewed when a PC user opens the PDF on their PC. The Hyperlinks seem to work fine. I have long struggled with the format of Apple not recognizing fonts and also embedded links called Hyperlinks that do not work. This is the reason I try to include the link to the video website etc. I have recently discovered that if you are viewing this newsletter on an ipad or iphone and that if you opened the pdf attachment from your email, the hyperlinks do not work. SO, please try this method of viewing this newsletter instead. Hold your finger on the attachment. A box should open and give you a few choices such as Quick Look ibooks ReaddleDocs etc. I have found that ibooks will open the PDF file and allow normal viewing and the hyperlinks will now work! Depending on the aps that you have installed on your device, some other aps may work. Quick Look did not work for me. So give this a try and I ll continue to see if I can find a newsletter editor that does properly imbed these links into a PDF file. Since apparently Adobe and Apple and Microsoft can t seem to get along. To test this function you should be able to touch the picture below on an ipad or iphone and YouTube should open up. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks Charlie Campbell Editor Brad Bradley s SKY FUN Jet Video Click on picture for video Hyperlink embedded into picture
FOR SALE NIB no longer available. Nice ARF 60 size. $290.00 NIB never started. Complete ARF includes motor system and spare batteries. Also will throw in additional ESCs for this plane. No longer available from Tower. $90.00 Bought this a few years ago paid $479 + $110 for shipping $589 total will sell for $325 This is an ARF and it is NIB. Bought this at 3D hobby shop years ago paid $99 will sell for $90 since I am including the NIB motor that is required. This plane has BLUE trim not red as pictured on the box I bought all of these planes new and these have been stored in my home. I am offering these to fellow club members first before they go to RCU and RC Groups. Contact Charlie Campbell at kc5ezz@texascom.com or 325-651- 8027