THE FLYER
Prince George’s Radio Control Club, Inc.
AMA Club #334
PGRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PGRC BOARD ELECTIONS. Election of
PGRC Board members will be held at the
November meeting. Board members whose
terms will be expiring this year are:
Alan Goodman (President)
Charlie Gettier (VP, Newsletter)
Steve Baker (Treasurer)
Dave Deacon (Secretary)
Tim Williams (Field Marshal)
Edgar Hopson (Safety Officer)
Eric Holmes
Roland Jackson
Byron Smith
Rick Moreland
Dave Turner
Alan Goodman
Byron Smith
Tim Williams
(301) 509-8589
(410) 757-3195
(301) 352-4580
(410) 956-8642
(301) 249-6495
(301) 772-3319
(301) 776-2827
(443) 623-3304
(301) 390-8712
(301) 261-7366
(240) 417-6631
PGRC DUES SCHEDULE
At the October meeting, the following members
were nominated for positions on the Board:
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November 2012
THE FLYER is published to provide information of interest to
the members and friends of PGRC. Any opinions expressed
are those of the Editor (and anyone else who submits material
fit for printing), and not necessarily those of the Board.
The next PGRC membership meeting will be
held at the Club House, Tuesday 20 November
2012 at 7:00 PM.
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FLIGHT FOR ALL
Initial Assessment
(New First-Time Members)
Alan Goodman
Byron Smith
Tim Williams
Hernan Garcia
Annual Dues (General)
Annual Dues (Junior)
Annual Dues (Senior
w/ at least 5 yrs in the club)
Annual Dues (Senior
w/ less than 5 yrs in the club)
Annual Dues (Family)
Please plan to attend the November meeting
and vote for the persons who you feel would
represent your interests in running the Club.
$100
$75
$10
$45
$60
$85
Annual dues are considered late if paid after the January
general membership meeting. An additional $25 late fee will
be assessed.
Dues can be paid at the meetings, or can be mailed to:
OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Treasury. Steve reported a total of $8,727 in
the treasury. We currently have 162 paid
members.
Naval Aviation / Carrier Operations
Presentation. The highlight of the meeting
was Mark Kikta’s excellent audio visual
presentation on naval aviation and carrier
operations. Mark provided the presentation in
response to interest generated at the field this
summer by several members. The presentation
touched on the history of naval aviation,
including photos of the first carriers and first
carrier aircraft. Mark also presented
information regarding modern carrier physical
topside configuration, carrier weapon systems,
Steve Baker
12215 Malin Lane
Bowie, MD 20715
Be sure to include your address, phone number, and AMA
Number on the check. You must be an active AMA member
to fly at the field.
DIRECTIONS TO THE PGRC FLYING FIELD
(South of Bowie, MD) Take US Rt. 301 south approx. 3
miles south of Rt. 214. Turn east on Swanson Rd. and follow
the PGRC signs.
PGRC’S WEB SITE
Visit with PGRC on the Internet:
http://www.pgrcclub.com/
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aircraft launch and recovery systems and
procedures, crew responsibilities, and aircraft
departure and approach procedures. Mark even
brought some mementos from his last S-3
flight: in-flight photos taken by his wingman,
the tail hook from his aircraft, and a piece of
the arresting cable from his last landing. The
members were very appreciative of Mark’s
presentation, and continued discussing points
of the presentation with him well after the end
of the meeting. The Club is fortunate to have a
member with such a fascinating career as Mark,
who is also willing to share his career
knowledge and experiences with us. Thanks
again, Mark.
Dues Restructuring. A short discussion was
held concerning the proposed restructuring of
PGRC dues. Details of the proposal are
provided below. No real concerns were voiced
by the members. Additional discussion and a
vote on the proposal will be held at the
November meeting.
PGRC Picnic. Harold Thompson thanked
everyone who participated the helped with
setup and clean-up of the picnic on 30
September.
Orienteering Group. Alan reported on a group
of orienteering enthusiasts who descended on
the field one day this month, wandering over
the flying field while our members were
attempting to fly. He contacted Kyle Lowe,
our landlord POC at M-NCPPC, who reiterated
that PGRC - as rent payer and maintainer of
the field - has exclusive use of the flying field
area. There is also a significant safety issue
involved if others are on the field while we are
flying. The Park Police phone number will be
posted at the field for our members to call, if
the orienteering or any other group appears and
refuses to leave. Note that groups other than
PGRC are free to use other areas of the
property: the acreage at the top of the hill, the
perimeter road around our field, horse paths in
the woods, etc. We urge our members to use
common sense and civility if visiting groups
are encountered at the field.
Raffle / 50-50. Harold Thompson won an
electric P-38 in the raffle. Annette Everhart
was not present to claim the $29 prize in the
50-50 drawing.
FOR SALE.
Spektrum AR600 Sport receiver, Spektrum
Dx5e 5 channel transmitters (2) with manual,
Spektrum/JR training cord. Prefer to sell all as
a set for $125 firm. Otherwise, receiver or
transmitter is $45 firm.
Real Flight Basic RC simulator. Includes
software and 6 channel controller for use with
PC. $75.
Nate Holland, n8director@hotmail.com
HIGH-END EQUIPMENT FOR SALE:
Tiger Cat 1/5 scale, wing 120”, new twin
G62s, all digital servos, Smart Fly power
expander, Robart retracts, custom cockpit,
custom radial exhaust exits at scale exits,
weight upper 50 lbs, never been in the air, RTF,
asking $5500.00
LA 7, 80” wing, all digital servos, air retracts, 1
flight, new DLE 30, $1200.00
Pitts S1 1/5 scale, GT 80, all digital servos,
smoke system, $1800.00
YAK 35 %, DA 100, new, 107“ wing, all
digital servos, Smart Fly power expander, dual
Lithium Ion batteries, 4 flights, RTF, $3500.00
Stagger Wing Beach, all digital servos, Life
batteries, new DLE 30, 5 flights, air retracts,
RTF, $1500.00, 2nd kit new in the box.
Pitts M12, new DLE 55, all digital servos,
Lithium batteries w/ Battery Hog, 2 flights,
RTF, $1800.00
F6F Hell Cat 1/5 scale, 100” wing, 150 Mokie
radial, custom radial exhaust, all new, RTF,
$5500.00
Edge 540 T 35 %, wing 105“, 2 flights, needs
radio and100 cc motor, almost new, $600.00
Extra 1/3 scale, wing 102”, needs recovering,
$150.00
Gary Hershberger, E-mail
ghershberger2@verizon.net, cell 443-275-8704
MINIMIZE SNAIL MAIL. This message is
particularly for those members who recently
joined the Club. If you have an e-mail address,
and are currently getting THE FLYER via the
US mail, consider getting your newsletter via email and let us remove your name from the
snail mail list. Your newsletter gets to you
quicker and in color via e-mail; and you will be
saving the Club money (approximately $1.00
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per issue delivered) - not to mention wear and
tear on the newsletter production staff and
equipment. Also, if you have stopped getting
the e-FLYER because you have changed your email address, please send me your current
address so I can update our database.
Charlie Gettier, cgettier@comcast.net
our membership, the Board believes this
simplification of our dues structure would help
us to increase revenue without an across-theboard dues increase.
The Club needs to increase revenue to cover
increasing costs. For example, our single
highest regular monthly expense is for gas for
the mowers and tractor. In 2004, when we last
raised dues, the average cost of regular gas was
less than $2.00 per gallon. Increased revenue
would also allow us to plan for significant
maintenance items and improvements to the
facility, such as the anticipated need to resurface the runway in a few years.
It should be noted that members of the Board
are not immune to the effects of the proposed
change. Over a quarter of the current Board is
over 65; and within a year, over a third of the
Board will be over 65.
PGRC COMMUNITY OUTREACH. PGRC
is planning a presentation to be given at an
assisted living facility, sometime in the January
timeframe. The presentation would involve
bringing large-scale models, particularly war
birds, into the facility and discussing the hobby,
model building and flying. We feel that such a
presentation would be of interest to the
residents - particularly WW II veterans.
Members who would consider participating in
this program should contact Dave Deacon or
Charlie Gettier.
The proposal would also include a
simplification of the de-rating schedule for
first-time members joining during the year.
The following table shows the current and
proposed schedule:
Current
Between January 1
and June 30 - full
annual fee; between
July 1 and September
30 - three quarters
annual fee; between
October 1 and
November 30 - one
half annual fee.
DUES RE-STRUCTURING
The Board is proposing a change to the PGRC
dues schedule. The most prominent piece of
the proposal, which represents the first change
to the PGRC dues structure since June 2004,
would be the elimination of the senior discount.
General membership, junior, and family dues
would remain the same, as would the initial
field assessment.
Proposed
Between January 1
and July 31 - full
annual fee; between
August 1 and
November 30 - one
half annual fee.
As in the current schedule, new members
joining during December of the year would pay
the full annual fee, which would be applied to
December and the full following year.
In accordance with the PGRC constitution and
bylaws, all changes to the dues structure must
be approved by a vote of the general
membership. This proposal will be discussed
and voted on at the November meeting.
The Board feels that $75 for all non-junior
members is a fair price for everyone to pay, in
light of the benefits of PGRC membership. It
is also comparable with dues required by other
clubs in the area. With the continued aging of
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From the 2012 Open House Fly-In
(top) The busy flight line: Rick
Moreland with spotter Chic White,
Howard Kahn with spotter Ralph
Schreiner, plus others in the
background. (middle) a scale
aerobatic model makes a smoke-on
low pass of the field. (left) Sonny
Loncaric and his two kids admire Rick
Moreland’s 1/3-scale Stearman while,
in the distant background, Dave
Deacon provides stick time on his
trainer for a gaggle of spectators.
Eric Holmes photos.
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E-Mail Listing: PGRC Members and Friends
Olujimi (Jimmy) Adetoyinbo
ajimati@netzero.com
Neil Agravante emagravan@yahoo.com
Alwin Alleyne alwin_alleyne@discovery.com
Newsletter AMA National
nationalnewsletter@modelaircraft.org
Deborah Anderson M-NCPPC
Deborah.Anderson@pgparks.com
Frank Angiolelli frank_angiolelli@yahoo.com
Joe at GPA reelviolen@yahoo.com
AMA National Newslettr Attn: Liz Helms
lhelms@modelaircraft.org
Hank Baer SparkerV2@aol.com
Steve Baker Sbaker6827@comcast.net
Jonathan Baker gi8u2racing@yahoo.com
William Baldiga wbaldiga@yahoo.com
Adolphus Barnes albarnes55@msn.com
Timothy Barry tim@provideogroup.com
Gene Bass bassgh@aol.com
Carl Becker carlhbecker@gmail.com
Ken Beggs ikenfish@msn.com
Laurence Ben laben5435@msn.com
James Benedict jbenedict@comcast.net
Rodger Binger wileeb1@verizon.net
David Binger dbinger@verizon.net
Caleb Bisset mrbisset@gmail.com
Ira Blatstein iblatst@comcast.net
John Blom j_blom@msn.com
Joseph Bodnar Sr. joebflies@comcast.net
Elwyn Boykin e2548@netzero.com
Robert Bradshaw
rbradshaw20736@comcast.net
Bob, Monica, & Kate Brannen
bobbrannen@yahoo.com
Wayne Butler bellybro@aol.com
Nicholas Caddenhead
Nick134679@hotmail.com
Dan Carson dcarson49@comcast.net
Louis Carter Jr. ems3lc@aol.com
Brian Chambers chambeeb@yahoo.com
Stan Chrusciel janus5698@hotmail.com
Jeffery Chumley jchumley@comcast.net
Clayton Cobb crcobb96@yahoo.com
Kerry Cochrell rc4fun@comcast.net
John Creamer jecajc@comcast.net
Peter Curtis pcurtis31@comcast.net
Warren Dahlstrom wdahlstrom@yahoo.com
David Deacon dcdeacon@msn.com
Maurice DeBeary Jr. mdebeary@verizon.net
Guy Delort gdelort@cox.net
Nathan Doane 96doane@cardinalmail.cua.edu
Richard Dos Santos rich3759@gmail.com
Robert Dutra rdut@yahoo.com
Art Edsall aedsall@comcast.net
Dave Ellis daveellis7@verizon.net
Annette Everhart ameverhart2783@gmail.com
David Fepelstein botomsup47@msn.com
Mike Fitzgerald mikefitzgerald@waldorfford.net
George Flood georgefl_69@hotmail.com
Jake Flory jakeflory@gmail.com
Rick Foch foch@nrl.navy.mil
Edward Forsythe edforsythe@hotmail.com
Hernan Garcia quimicamarina@hotmail.com
Filippo Gavelli fgavelli@yahoo.com
Bob Gensler genslro@verizon.net
Matthew Gettier mattgettier@gmail.com
Charlie Gettier cgettier@comcast.net
Ray Gignac regignac@yahoo.com
Warren Gillette wgillett1@comcast.net
Alan Goodman ahgoodman@mindspring.com
Darryl Griffin dgrif20201@aol.com
Harvey Gross zazu144@verizon.net
Rick Hagen rick@kinquest.com
Kenneth Hamilton LKH4U@aol.com
Thomas Hammond hammer2002@netzero.net
Robin "Bob" Hastings weddellctj@verizon.net
Dean Hauck drewberry2006@yahoo.com
Dennis Heffner dkheffner@verizon.net
Lally Heffner lallyanneg@aol.com
Donald Herring someslob@gmail.com
Hangar (Bob Johnson) Hobby
bob@hobbyhangarva.com
Nathan Holland n8director@hotmail.com
Eric Holmes ebholmes@aol.com
Joseph (Al) Holmes alhmodelbuilder@aol.com
Gary Hoorn ghoorn@verizon.net
William Hope bhope22@gmail.com
Edgar Hopson edgarhopsonr@verizon.net
Robert Hundemer the.hundemers@verizon.net
Roland Jackson rcflyerjackson@gmail.com
Aubrey (Stoney) Jasper stone4air@aol.com
James Jennings bfsjk@aol.com
Donald John donaldjohn81@gmail.com
Raymond Johns rndjohns@gmail.com
Tommy Johnson tljtt23@hotmail.com
Bob Johnson (Hobby Hangar)
bob@hobbyhangarva.com
Durante Jones dajones84@gmail.com
Byron Jones emsman61@aol.com
Kyle Jung jungalice1@gmail.com
Howard Kahn flydoc50@gmail.com
Andy Kane dcrceditor@aol.com
Vince Kayser vincekayser@gmail.com
Mark Kikta mdkikta@msn.com
James Klapp Jetdktr57@aol.com
Thomas LaCour muppetdm@yahoo.com
Pam Lance geebeeport@aol.com
Dave Latsha latshark@comcast.net
Fredrick Lebert f2006@verizon.net
Miranda Lewis rushmirmir@yahoo.com
Kevin Little Kevin.Little@aggregate-us.com
Sonny Loncaric sloncari@yahoo.ca
Bob Lovering lrobert21@comcast.net
Kyle Lowe M-NCPPC kyle.lowe@pgparks.com
James Lyon eugeneflyon@msn.com
Eugene Lyon eugeneflyon@msn.com
Harry McCormick easahome@hotmail.com
Richard McFarland dickmcfarland@gmail.com
George McKinley moluccan@verizon.net
Keith Miller keithmmiller@comcast.net
Rick Moreland rmoreland1@verizon.net
Robert Motley rhmotley@verizon.net
Walter Mozee Chops1@att.net
Shawn Murphy stmurphy7@aol.com
Dan Myer Daniel.Myer@verizonbusiness.com
Joseph Navalaney Jr. ymnavalaney@aol.com
Gary Newgent rust8nail@comcast.net
Donald Newgent newgdn1@gmail.com
Therese Ngaya 30Ngaya@cardinalmail.cua.edu
Michael Northrup men@michaelnorthrup.com
Shawn O'Brien shaobri8@gmail.com
Butch Oliff foliff@verizon.net
Richard Palace RJPalace@aol.com
Bennie Palmer bpalmer133@verizon.net
Robert Park par_k77@hotmail.com
Sean Paxton shawncpaxton@gmail.com
Ian Pearis ipearis@aol.com
William Peck wm.p.peck@gmail.com
Angelo Perez perezam@gmail.com
James Pursley ajfly@comcast.net
Robert Putnam bobputnam@verizon.net
Desmond (Desi) Queen ahemi4me2@gmail.com
Glen Quinn GAQF15@erols.com
John Ramos johnramos0129@gmail.com
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Devin Rancel rsemp1109@aol.com
Matthew Real mreal528@gmail.com
Mr DJ Reed mrdj.reed7777@verizon.net
David Reed dav1reed1@yahoo.com
Neal Rehm racerrehm@aol.com
Pedro Restrepo pjrestrepo@hotmail.com
Miles Robinson mdbeachcouple@aol.com
Patrick Rose patrose16@yahoo.com
Michael Saar xsdrifter@msn.com
Mike Saar xsdrifter@msn.com
Jason Scaggs ascaggs@aol.com
Hayden Schleper
natasha_schleper@yahoo.com
Ralph Schreiner hu16ro@verizon.net
Mark Schreiner mark_antony007@yahoo.com
Ivan Settles ivan@rvimm.com
Russell Sevigny russ7e@comcast.net
Steve Shamah steve@runturtle.com
Sami Sherbini ssherbini@aol.com
Omar Sherbini jrsherbini@aol.com
John Shirley ignatius55@aol.com
Willis Sibley shadyside1190@comcast.net
Carl Siefring carl.siefring@verizon.net
Juan Silva jsilvajr1@verizon.net
Andrew Smith avsjr@comcast.net
Byron Smith smithb@speakeasy.net
Rick Sothen rsothen@msn.com
Marc Spicer mdspicer@mindspring.com
Ed Stern arled30@verizon.net
Ralph Steward emerson1943@aol.com
Pete Stone pete_stone@hotmail.com
Ian Swenson iswenson@oceaneering.com
Willie Swinney willie94@msn.com
Udaya Talwar udayatalwar@gmail.com
Garrie Taylor garrietaylor7@gmail.com
Forrest Terral WForrestT@aol.com
Walter Terry waltjt61@hotmail.com
Chandler (Drew) Thomas
dark_poet0330@yahoo.com
Kenneth Thompson rcpilot66@msn.com
Harold Thompson promod17525@yahoo.com
Clifford Tompkins III ovation@comcast.net
Christopher True truercflyer@msn.com
David Turner fw190pilot@msn.com
James "UB" Ueberroth ueberroth@aol.com
Andrew Urcinas
91urcinas@cardinalmail.cua.edu
Evandro Valente egv@glue.umd.edu
Pedro Vazquez plozada23@yahoo.com
Donnie Vazquez donnie@vaztech.com
Andre Wade adwjust4@aol.com
Dan Walker paracelss@aol.com
Dob Ward dkw1492@gmx.com
Steve Watts sdw3207@gmail.com
Chester Wells chesterwells@aol.com
James Whitby whitja@aol.com
Chic(2) White redtailpilot@aol.com
Chic White redtailracer@aol.com
Regis White regis@ieee.org
Dorwell White dwhite505@yahoo.com
Steven Whitecoff cross.up@verizon.net
Carl Wick wick@usna.edu
Scott Wiley wiley10@verizon.net
Laughlin William laughlin_w@hotmail.com
Timothy Williams toolmaster@clear.net
Alan Zametkin zametkin@box-z.nih.gov