Radio Control: Electrics
THIS COLUMN ANNOUNCES two good Electric meets and discusses some reader response, one ECS input, two new products, more on the E-Motion, a good working economy power combo for it, and revisits the Astro 110D. The 1996 BCRCC (Burlington County Radio Control Club) Electric Fly is scheduled for May 18 at the club field in Hedding NJ. This is near Burlington and is easy to get to from the NJ Turnpike and other nearby "main" roads. This year's CD is Bill Bowne (307 Colorado Tr., Browns Mills NJ 08015; Tel.: [609] 893-1095). Bill's E-mail address is CAPTBOWNE@AOL.COM. Like previous meets, this year's event will feature open flying and some low-stress events where luck is the pilot and you fly second position! And this year's meet has been upgraded to include portable field rest facilities.
Radio Control: Electrics
AS WITH ANY other aeromodeling specialty, a great deal can be said about Electric and beginning Electric, and so no single column can ever "cover it all." Given that, what I hope to offer here are some thoughts about beginning modelers, beginning Electric modelers, and a few immediate recommendations for all newcomers to RC Electric aeromodeling. Two kinds of Electric newcomers can be distinguished: One is the newcomer to aeromodeling and to Electric; the other is the experienced modeler who's a newcomer or potential newcomer to Electric.
Radio Control: Electrics
THIS MONTH'S TOPICS include two meet announcements, an E-club list, a new product, VRCS photo contest results, some reader survey followup, and some basic motor-control suggestions. The Voltaires of Central New York have announced their annual Electric Fun Fly for July 13-14 at the Grenadier Flying Field in Caughdenoy NY. Details of this affair can be obtained from Gordon Wheler, 4735 Ridge Rd., Cazenovia NY 13035; Tel.: (315) 655-9068; Fax (315) 655-3824. A major change in the KRC Electric Fly has been announced. This year the meet will be held at a new location about 12 miles north of the historic Quakertown site. The new location is at the Queen City Airport (not a model flying site per se). Meet dates are the traditional third (full) weekend of September: 9/21 and 9/22.
Radio Control: Electrics
THIS MONTH'S COLUMN is an overview of the most-frequently asked reader questions. Frustrated or maybe "disappointed" is often how I feel when readers write with questions on matters just recently covered in this column. It's as though I just didn't do a good job of covering a given subject-time and time again. And it's not just "readers" (people "out there, somewhere") but even local folks who do this to me! I've learned to live with this by accepting that there are always new E-modelers, and that folks just can't remember everything.
Radio Control: Electrics
THIS COLUMN INCLUDES information on a fall meet, a new catalog, more reader mail re: the E-Motion / power system, and a new connector. Paul Perret (1780 Prytania St., New Orleans LA 70130; Tel.: [504] 524-3442) is CD for the 8th Annual Gulf States Electric Fly. This year's meet, sponsored by the Ozone RC Club, is set for Oct. 26-27 at the Louisiana Polo Field near Goodbee LA. Both days feature fun flying plus some serious competitive opportunity for those so inclined. The field will be open Friday for early arrivals. Hobby Lobby (5614 Franklin Pike Circle, Brentwood TN 37027; Tel.: [615] 373-1444) recently released their latest catlog (#27) and as in the past it contains numerous new Electric items. I just don't know how these folks continue to expand their E-product line with such inceasingly large leaps and bounds!
