THE FLYER
Prince George’s Radio Control Club, Inc.
AMA Club #334
FLIGHT FOR ALL
May 2013
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 21 May 2013
at 7:00 PM.
PGRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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
Hernan Garcia
Rick Moreland
Dave Turner
OPEN HOUSE
Be sure to come out and participate in PGRC’s
22nd Annual Open House Fly-In on Saturday 11
May. Bring your family and an airplane or
two, and have a good time. We welcome
members of our neighboring clubs in Maryland,
DC, and Virginia to come out and fly as our
guests. There is no registration or landing fee.
Our raffle prize will be a 40-size ARF trainer
and engine. Volunteers for food preparation,
raffle, concession, and other chores are needed
to help make this a successful event. In
addition, we are looking for a few of our
members with trainers to give our spectators a
chance to experience RC flying. See CD
Charlie Gettier if you can help. For the first
time this year, we are co-promoting the MNCPPC’s annual Marlborough Day event
(http://marlboroughday.org/), which will be
going on at the same time a few miles away in
Upper Marlboro. This is an opportunity for
families out and about on this pre-Mother’s
Day Saturday to take in both events. Our
friends at Marlborough Day will be
reciprocating by promoting the PGRC Open
House at their event.
(301) 509-8589
(410) 757-3195
(301) 352-4580
(443) 822-5805
(301) 249-6495
(301) 772-3319
(301) 776-2827
(443) 623-3304
(301) 713-3290
(301) 261-7366
(240) 417-6631
PGRC DUES SCHEDULE
Initial Assessment
(New First-Time Members)
Annual Dues (General)
Annual Dues (Junior)
Annual Dues (Family)
$100
$75
$10
$85
Annual dues for current members are considered late if paid
after the January general membership meeting. An additional
$25 late fee will be assessed. New members joining after July
31 pay half the annual dues for the remainder of the year.
Dues can be paid at the meetings, or can be mailed to:
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 PGRC 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.
APRIL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
New Attendees. Dennis Swartzel, an existing
RC enthusiast recently relocated to Maryland
from Key West, was in attendance. Dennis
credited Harold Thompson for introducing him
to PGRC… William Jenkins III is new in the
hobby and is anxious to learn to fly… Junior
member Jonathan Parker attended with his
father Vance (USMC Retired). Jonathan
PGRC’S WEB SITE
Visit with PGRC on the Internet:
http://www.pgrcclub.com/
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recently completed his first buddy-box flight.
Welcome Dennis, William, Jonathan, and
Vance.
Treasury. Steve Baker reported $11,755 in the
treasury after significant purchases during the
month for the new kiosk shed and foundation
gravel. The previous month’s BG&E bill was
$78.
Safety Briefing. Edgar Hopson presented a
succinct safety briefing, renewing awareness of
a number of common-sense safety-related items
as we start the new flying season. Edgar also
made the attendees aware of several DVDs on
model construction techniques that can be
made available on loan.
Drones. Alan initiated a lengthy discussion of
the current public focus on drones in US air
space with the statement “We do not fly
drones.” Because of the public’s tendency to
confuse drones and model aircraft particularly first-person-view (FPV) models we believe that PGRC’s proximity to
Washington and the local news media makes us
particularly open to scrutiny. Members of the
news media have already contacted several of
our members, probing for information about
“drones”. We must all be aware of PGRC’s
vulnerability concerning this issue, and abide
by the letter and spirit of the rules published by
AMA. The final thought left with the
members is that we must all use common sense
in flying any model aircraft at the field.
PGRC Kiosk. We have dubbed our new
concession stand and shed the “PGRC Kiosk”
- principally because “PGRC Concession
Stand” would not have fit conveniently on the
new sign that Alan had commissioned. He
displayed the new sign at the meeting before its
installation on the shed.
Concession Volunteers Wanted. Ken
Thompson is looking for help with concession
duties for the Open House. See Ken if you can
help. (410-721-7960, rcpilot66@msn.com)
Bowie Events. Byron Smith discussed the
upcoming Bowie Fest on1 June and the Bowie
Memorial Day Parade on 25 May. PGRC
participation in both events is important for
public relations and for attracting new members
to the Club. See Byron (301-390-8712,
smithb@speakeasy.net) if you can assist with
Bowie Fest. See Charlie Gettier if you can help
with the Memorial Day Parade.
Field Courtesies. Alwin Alleyne brought up
some concerns regarding courtesy and
common-sense behavior at the field. He has
observed folks running up large-displacement
engines (e.g., 50 cc gas) for extended periods of
time in front of the pavilion. This is disruptive
and annoying for anyone who happens to be in
the pits or pavilion area. PGRC’s commonsense rule has been that engine break-in, or
extended running, should be done back near the
picnic tables in front of the equipment shed not in the pit area. Alwin also reported
incidents of helicopter pilots hovering near the
flight line while other fixed-wing pilots were
flying. PGRC’s specific rule is that, when both
helicopter and fixed-wing pilots are at the field,
a time-sharing arrangement is in effect whereby
helicopter flying at the flight line is allowed
only for the first 15 minutes of every hour,
while fixed-wing pilots stand down. An
additional accommodation for helicopter pilots,
particularly for hovering and other maneuvers
performed close-in to the pilot, is that they may
fly back from the flight line, at the south end of
the field, keeping significant space between
themselves and pilots at the flight line. Again,
common courtesy and common sense should
prevail.
Raffle / 50-50. Antonio Applewhite missed
out on $88.50 in the 50-50 drawing. Eric
Holmes won still another mini electric
helicopter in the raffle.
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SUCCESSFUL SWAP SHOP. Thanks to
everyone who contributed to our successful
Swap Shop on 13 April. We were able to clear
a bunch of hobby equipment out of the Club
House while adding significantly to our coffers.
Special thanks go to Tim Williams for
administering the sale of Club-owned
equipment, and to Scott Wiley and Elwyn
Boykin for their contributions of models and
materials to the cause. Short-order cooks Alan
Goodman, Bob Gensler, and Charlie Gettier
provided a hearty breakfast for the shoppers.
MODEL ROCKET LAUNCH. A group of
junior Civil Air Patrol cadets visited our field
for a model rocket launch on Saturday 27
April. From all accounts, the launch went well
and our visitors had an enjoyable afternoon.
Shown above are Cadet Airman Waverly Jung,
Staff Sgt Knight, Cadet Airman (and PGRC
junior member) Kyle Jung, and Lt Sanizone.
Shown below is PGRC’s own rocketeer,
Wernher von Jackson, who brought his own
launch vehicle to the event. (This one did not
go BOOM!) Photos by Alice Jung.
Alan Goodman (center) and Charlie Gettier
(right) prepare breakfast as Tom Gurlacz (left)
moves through the chow line at the Swap Shop
breakfast. (Stoney Jasper photo).
SEQUESTRATION GARAGE SALE. Mr
DJ has an impressive list of model aircraft and
associated hobby items for sale - much too
many items to be included in this newsletter.
Check out his RC Universe link below:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=
914377
Contact him at mrdj.reed7777@verizon.net.
FOR SALE. Saito FG-20 (1.25 c.i.) fourstroke gas engine, nearly new (~10 flights).
$225. Bill Baldiga, 703-931-1338.
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Note that you don’t have to be a former TOC
champion to qualify. Patience, time, and
willingness to help folks master the
fundamentals of RC flight are the key
prerequisites. This is an important function of
the Club. It keeps new members in the hobby,
and helps to retain existing members who need
brushing up on their flying skills. Please
contact Charlie Gettier, or just show up on
Tuesday afternoons, if you can help.
FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS NEEDED .
Now that Eastern Daylight time has returned,
the weather is warming up, and the winds are
subsiding (lol), we are looking for additional
volunteer flight instructors to help during the
Tuesday evening training sessions. Last year,
Alan Goodman, Charlie Gettier, Tim Williams,
and Roland Jackson were generally busy every
Tuesday helping new and returning student
pilots. We could really use an additional two
or three instructors.
DICK PALACE
We have learned that long-time PGRC
member from years gone by, Dick Palace,
passed away recently from a heart attack.
He was 79. Dick was known for building
exquisite scale plastic models. Testament
to his building skills are several of his
models that are on display in the Air and
Space Museum. Dick was a long-time
friend of many PGRC members and an
avid pylon racer. He will be missed.
PGRC Events Schedule for 2013
(as of May 2013)
Date
March 23
Event
Spring Clean-Up Day
Contest / Event Director
N/A
April 13
PGRC Swap Shop
Charlie Gettier (410) 757-3195
May 11
Open House Fly-In
Charlie Gettier (410) 757-3195
May 25
Basic-Only IMAC
Dave Deacon
May 25
Bowie Memorial Day Parade
Charlie Gettier (410) 757-3195
June 1
Bowie Fest
Byron Smith
(301) 390-8712
TBD
Pylon Race
Steve Baker
(301) 352-4580
August 3
Electric Fly-In
Dave Turner
(240) 417-6631
TBD
CAPI IMAC
Dave Deacon
(410) 956-8642
TBD
Pylon Race
Steve Baker
(301) 352-4580
Sept 14, 15
Giant-Scale Fly-In
Rick Moreland (301) 261-7366
TBD
Family Picnic
TBD
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(410) 956-8642
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PGRC Members and Friends E-Mail Listing
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
Antonio Applewhite anthony@wess.us
Jorge Arcay rkaircraft@gmail.com
Joe at GPA reelviolen@yahoo.com
AMA National Newslettr Attn: Liz Helms
lhelms@modelaircraft.org
Thomas Avedisian cta2@cornell.edu
Hank Baer SparkerV2@aol.com
Jonathan Baker baker@vt.edu
Steve Baker Sbaker6827@comcast.net
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
David Binger dbinger@verizon.net
Rodger Binger wileeb1@verizon.net
Caleb Bisset mrbisset@gmail.com
Ira Blatstein iblatst@comcast.net
John Blom j_blom@msn.com
Allen Blowers blowers@computer.org
Joseph Bodnar Sr. joebflies@comcast.net
Howard Bonds howardawac@msn.com
Elwyn Boykin e2548@netzero.com
Robert Bradshaw
rbradshaw20736@comcast.net
Bob, Monica, & Kate Brannen
bobbrannen@yahoo.com
Greg Brewer sykes995@gmail.com
Wayne Butler bellybro@aol.com
Nicholas Caddenhead
Nick134679@hotmail.com
Dan Carson dcarson45@infinity.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
Amit Doron budhamit@gmail.com
Richard Dos Santos rich3759@gmail.com
Robert Dutra rdut@yahoo.com
Joseph Edelen rtedelen@verizon.net
Art Edsall aedsall@comcast.net
Dave Ellis daveellis7@verizon.net
David Fepelstein botomsup47@msn.com
Antonio Ferguson antonioTF9@yahoo
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
Charlie Gettier cgettier@comcast.net
Matthew Gettier mattgettier@gmail.com
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
Lally Heffner lallyanneg@aol.com
Dennis Heffner dkheffner@verizon.net
Donald Herring someslob@gmail.com
Hangar (Bob Johnson) Hobby
bob@hobbyhangarva.com
Nathan Holland n8director@hotmail.com
Joseph (Al) Holmes alhmodelbuilder@aol.com
Eric Holmes ebholmes@aol.com
Gary Hoorn ghoorn@verizon.net
William Hope bhope22@gmail.com
Edgar Hopson edgarhopsonr@verizon.net
Robert Hundemer the.hundemers@verizon.net
Dave Indyke ddindyke@gmail.com
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 pgrc512@aol.com
Kyle Jung jungalice1@gmail.com
Howard Kahn flydoc50@gmail.com
Andy Kane dcrceditor@aol.com
John Kerr cajdkerr@msn.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 er71nie@hotmail.com
Richard McFarland dickmcfarland@gmail.com
George McKinley moluccan@verizon.net
Keith Miller miller@graykitty.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
Donald Newgent newgdn1@gmail.com
Gary Newgent rust8nail@comcast.net
Therese Ngaya 30Ngaya@cardinalmail.cua.edu
Michael Northrup men@michaelnorthrup.com
Shawn O'Brien shaobri8@gmail.com
Noel (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
Jonathan Pereira
jonathanpereira73@yahoo.com
Angelo Perez perezam@gmail.com
Alexander Popp nosb16acrx@hotmail.com
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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
Ann Ramos ameverhart2783@gmail.com
Devin Rancel rsemp1109@aol.com
Matthew Real mreal528@gmail.com
David Reed dav1reed1@yahoo.com
Mr DJ Reed mrdj.reed7777@verizon.net
Neal Rehm racerrehm@aol.com
Pedro Restrepo pjrestrepo@hotmail.com
Miles Robinson mdbeachcouple@aol.com
Basil Roper basimpsn1@bellsouth.net
Patrick Rose patrose16@yahoo.com
Michael 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
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
John Simon jfsimon737@verizon.net
Andrew Smith avsjr@comcast.net
Byron Smith smithb@speakeasy.net
Rick Sothen rsothen@msn.com
Ed Stern estern412@comcast.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
Harold Thompson promod17525@yahoo.com
Kenneth Thompson rcpilot66@msn.com
Terrence Till terrence.till@uspto.gov
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
Gary Valenzuela gary_valenzuela@me.com
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
Dorwell White dwhite505@yahoo.com
Chic(2) White redtailpilot@aol.com
Chic White redtailracer@aol.com
Regis White regis@ieee.org
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
Adam Worden adam@thewordens.net
Alan Zametkin zametkin@box-z.nih.gov