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Welcome to the South Bend RC Club
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Written by Webmaster
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Saturday, 13 June 2009 21:07 |
The SBRC, through our work with Notre Dame, has been given the opportunity to send an item into space on Space Shuttle Discovery in August 2009. The mission will be to the International Space Station. We were informed this week that our item has been approved for the mission. Paul Ditsler designed the patch, which will be taken into space by Mission Pilot Kevin Ford.
Colonel Ford is a Notre Dame graduate, and presented the opportunity to us through Dr. Robert Nelson. Paul Ditsler, Scott Thompson, and Terry Rensberger worked with Dr. Nelson’s class this year.
The patch, with documentation of its travels, as well as an article about SBRC’s involvement will be donated to the AMA Museum in Muncie, IN. The AMA is looking forward to having those items available for exhibit.
We plan to make copies of the patch available to club members after the mission is successful. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 June 2009 08:15 )
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Wings Across America 2008 |
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Written by Webmaster
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Tuesday, 09 June 2009 19:19 |
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A group of model airplane enthusiasts will fly a battery powered Radio Controlled (RC) airplane designated as a parkflyer in all 48 contiguous United States. A parkflyer is a small RC plane typically flown in a field such as a local park or soccer field. The name they have given this adventure is Wings Across America 2008 or WAA-08 for short. This type of project has been attempted before, but what sets this project apart from all the others ever attempted or completed is that the pilots will hand deliver the plane from pilot to pilot. The plane will never be shipped by mail to its next destination. This method will be creating a "chain" of pilots that personally fly, then hand off the model to the next pilot, all across the continental United States. In the end, the model airplane will have flown in all 48 states and cover a distance of over 14,000 miles along the way. It will end its journey at home field about 12 months after it made its maiden flight in eastern Virginia. Currently, over 260 pilots have registered to take part in this history making project. WAA-08 is the brainchild of Frank Geisler of Gloucester, Virginia. Frank is an avid RC pilot who also enjoys discussing flying with people all over the USA using the RC Forums on the World Wide Web. When Frank discussed this project with some of his on-line friends, it was received with such enthusiasm that the project was born of this energy. All that was needed were hundreds of RC pilots across the US in every state willing to fly the plane at their home field then drive to the next pilot, thus forming a nationwide network of pilots who would fly across America.
For more information you can visit the official WAA website,
http://www.deserteaglesrcclub.com/waa-08.htm
Link to the thread on RC Groups,
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=837250
I’m currently on the roster to fly this plane when it gets to this part of the country. As of right now it’s looking like that will be in early fall.
Scott Thompson |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 June 2009 19:22 )
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Written by Webmaster
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Monday, 15 December 2008 16:24 |
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The new board met on Saturday, December 13 and the roles have now been defined. Unfortunately, we were unable to meet to determine the roles before the Flypaper needed to hit the press. So, the new board is as follows: President, Gary Browning
Vice President, Gary Clarke
Secretary, Michael Monges
Treasurer, Terry Rensberger Don't forget, we have a meeting Tuesday night (December 16). See you all there! |
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2009 Membership - Time to Join/Renew |
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Written by Webmaster
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 23:34 |
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The holidays are nearly upon us and it is that time of year again! That's right, time to renew your SBRC membership. Click on the "Membership" link to the left and then click on "Application" to get the new 2009 application. The address of where to submit your membership application is at the bottom of the first page of the application. Thank you and Season's Greetings! |
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Written by Webmaster
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008 11:08 |
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Congratulations to Keaton Warn
Solo…. Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Keaton solo’d Friday afternoon, October 3rd 2008, flying an Italian kitted “SCORPIO” powered by a 50 size OS Max glow engine. Note his cool “ITALIA” cap !! His SBRC Flight Instructors were Jack Allinger and Dave Schroeder plus Terry Rensberger as RC Hobby advisor. The Warn family live in Buchanan, MI. It’s a 70 mile round trip for them to our SBRC flying field. Keaton spent much of the Summer struggling to learn to fly RC, using Hangar-9’s “RAPTOR”. This advertised ARF “Trainer” failed miserably to serve for this purpose. After many flight-tutoring sessions, Keaton’s “RAPTOR” met its “spinner into tail” demise. This “vertical landing” resulting from the RAPTOR’s lack of control/flight response at slower speeds. While 12 year old Keaton began earning the funds for his second Trainer, our SBRC “glow” Trainer was brought into use. Keaton was soon making complete flights from takeoff to landing. On Friday, October 3rd 2008, Keaton’s Instuctor, Jack Allinger, dusted off his old hangar-queen “SCORPIO” and told Keaton if he could solo on it……… it’s his !!! Keaton took it off, flew it, and made 4 excellent landings. The “SCORPIO” went home with Keaton. It needs to be noted that several SBRC’ers have learned that Keaton is earning his RC way. (Need your yard mowed??) Bob Ditsler gave Keaton a partially completed Trainer. Dennis Worm emptied out his hobby room inventory and gave it to Keaton. Chicken Stick ??…. Keaton could use an Electric Starter.
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