2008 JCRC Club News: May 13, 2008
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The next JCRC Meeting will be held today; Tuesday, June 10th, at the JCRC Miller R/C Flying Field in Jefferson City at 7 P.M. Please mark your calendars now.
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To
our visitors who may be looking for information about the 2008
JCRC Float Fly. We have made the decision to postpone the
event until 2009 due to scheduling conflicts. We are planning
way ahead for our 2009 event and we're going to do our best to
make it our biggest ever. Check back again later. Don't forget
about the many other Float Fly events being held across Missouri
and Kansas this year. Very soon we will have a complete listing
of them available by clicking here.
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The
2008 YMCA - JCRC Indoor Flying season is over. We hope
those who participated had a great time. We are grateful for all
who supported the events by attending and helping with the setup
and break down of each event. We are extremely grateful to the
YMCA for allowing us to use their facility for us to have such a
great amount of fun. During your spare minutes in Summer when
it's too nasty or too windy to fly, be sure to get your next
Indoor R/C airplane ready for the 2008 Winter session of Indoor
flying! If anyone has other photos of the Winter 2007 / 2008
Indoor Flying sessions and you'd like to share those photos with
the world, please contact us.
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The
2008 Toledo Exposition was one of the best ever! It is a
one-of-a-kind event that anyone with an interest in R/C should
attend. There are hundreds of vendors, manufacturers, swap meet
items, R/C Celebrities and great friends. It is a long drive
from Jefferson City to Toledo, but we have never regretted going
once we get there. You need some good walking shoes to cover the
Conference Room of the Seagate Center and you go home tired, but
glad you went. Here are some pictures taken of the Toledo Show
provided by Shaun Zimmerman. Among central Missouri R/C Pilots
that attended were Steve Bradford, Jack Slaughter, Roy Seals,
Don Maddux, Bryan Zang, plus Stan Zimmerman from Indiana and Tom
Nelson of Tennessee, both great friends of JCRC. We'll have a
more thorough report soon, but for now, enjoy the pictures.
Click here to see the first of three full pages of photos.
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If you want to find out the latest news about
JCRC, then this News page is the
first place you should come to visit.
However, JCRC is participating in an
on-line forum where more up-to-the-day news, ideas, gossip,
and impromptu
events can be viewed. It's very easy to use and all who are
interested are encouraged to register and add your very own comments. Click
here to visit the JCRC Forum of the Maximum R/C website that is
sponsored by the Mid-Mo
Hobby Shop, thanks John!!
2008 JCRC: R/C Flight Training
Interested in R/C flying? Did you recently purchase or are you thinking about purchasing an R/C airplane for yourself or as a gift and want help learning how to fly it? You've come to the right place, we can help! "Trainer Nights" are about to start again for the 2008 season. Let us know if you are interested in taking lessons by contacting us at info@jcrc.com. Training nights are dependent upon the weather, including high winds. Yes, experienced flyers can fly in the wind, but winds over 10 mph make it difficult for beginners to learn, so there are times when it may be a beautiful, yet windy day, when lessons may not be given at all. Again you may contact JCRC at info@jcrc.com for further information.
We'd like for everyone to experience the thrill of flying
an R/C airplane first-hand. We offer your first three Flying Lessons for free, even
before you join the Club! R/C Flying Lessons are always free to
members and even after you learn to fly, your friends in the Club
will almost always have something to say about the way you fly!
If you're interested in purchasing an R/C airplane, either new or used, please feel free to talk to us first or even after you've shopped around. We can help you finalize your decision by offering suggestions on what to buy to help insure that you have a successful experience (as well as what to avoid). By choosing the right equipment the first time around, hopefully we can save you a lot of money as well as saving you lots of frustration.
Additionally, we have
posted a form that most of our instructors use as they teach
students about R/C flying and airplanes. Look it over to get a better idea of what it
takes to successfully fly an R/C airplane by yourself, it's not
always as easy as it may appear.
Stop by and visit us anytime you find us out flying at the field, especially on the weekends when the weather is nice or contact us at info@jcrc.com for further information.
Click here to view photos of our newest members and student pilots.
Click here to view or download the PDF Version of the: JCRC Student Flight Log
2008
JCRC: Flying Field Flight Zones
We know,
without a doubt, that all active JCRC Members do all they can to
avoid flying over the new houses that border the Miller Park
boundaries, yet one or two homeowners still claim that someone is
trespassing over their land with R/C airplanes (yes, flying over
their houses without permission is considered trespassing in Missouri,
the same as if a
neighborhood kid ran through your own back yard without your
permission.) We don't know who
is doing it (yet), but
someone is driving around the gate and flying without permission.
They are risking the flying privileges of all of us who avoid
breaking the rules. Whoever is flying past the park boundary must stop
doing it immediately! Please review the Flying Zone Area at the
JCRC / Miller Flying Field. Even
though these
satellite photos were taken in 2003 prior to the completion of the
homes, you can clearly see where we can and cannot fly. Again, we ask that all pilots
who fly at the JCRC Flying Field review these photos. As with all photos on our website, click on the
thumbnails to view larger versions.
Locked
out? Yes, some of the information on our website wasn't meant for everyone in the world to see,
so it is
located in a special secure area. We will gladly provide the User ID
& Password to any current JCRC member who has forgotten or requests
it.
JCRC Feature Articles:
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Safety at the Flight Site - Click here to read important information to keep in mind as the Flying Season comes into full swing and see some of the things you should take with you each time you go out to the Miller Memorial Flying Site.
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Enough Is Enough - Click here to read an editorial by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President, Phil Boyer, as he struck a nerve in October 2006 with his online editorial, "Enough is enough." Even though this applies to full-scale, general aviation, we thought it would be of interest to R/C Pilots as well. Boyer took on Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley, as well as other politicians and self-appointed safety "experts" for using the private airplane accident in
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One Second in a Reno P-51 -
Click
here to read an interesting article provided by the EAA Warbirds
Newsgroup about what happens in a single second inside a P-51 flying
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Choosing the right Color Scheme - Click here to read an article about Color Theory for Model Airplanes that could help you maintain better flight orientation or learn to fly your R/C airplane sooner. With the building season upon us you may want to factor in these suggestions when deciding how you will cover your new creation.
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PPM vs. PCM - Click here to read an article about a topic that is debated over-and-over again; Which is better? A PPM or PCM radio / receiver combination?
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For Flight Instructors - Click here to read an article written for R/C Pilots who are at a point where they can start to help others learn to fly R/C airplanes.
JCRC Feature Photo: Corsair
Once again Tom Copeland has come up with another beauty. This time he says that he "massaged" a Hangar 9 Corsair by adding some detailing, Monokote and added features to make it a really nice looking Warbird. It is powered by a Saito 1.00. It has pneumatic retracts and is fashioned after Tommy Blackburn's "Big Hog" that fought in the Pacific during WWII. Posted 10/25/07. Photo by Tom Copeland
From time-to-time we will feature a special photo in this section. Have you completed a new airplane? Do you have an interesting photo of your plane? Do you have an interesting photo of someone else's plane? Share it with us!! Send it to info@jcrc.com
Click here to view a listing of previously displayed feature photos
Click here to view previously displayed archive photos
2008 JCRC: Meeting Dates & Minutes
All meetings start at 7:00 P.M. Click on date to view meeting minutes.
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January 8, 2008
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February 12, 2008
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March 11, 2008
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April 8, 2008
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Minutes
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May 13, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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June 10, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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2008 JCRC: Meeting Dates & Minutes
All meetings start at 7:00 P.M. Click on date to view meeting minutes.
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July 8, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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August 12, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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September 9, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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October 14, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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November 11, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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December 9, 2008
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Minutes
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Treasurer's Report
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Click here to view the 2008 JCRC Club Officers
Click here to view the beginning of the list of events for 2008. We're just getting underway, so check back as the year progresses.
Click here to view the list of events that have taken place (so far) in 2007 including swap meets, two deaths that have touched JCRC, the 9th Annual JCRC Charity Float Fly, the MMRCA Summer Sizzler, the MDA Benefit Fly-In and JCRC's first ever Helicopter Fly-In, plus the many other events we enjoyed this year.
Click here to view the list of events that took place in 2006 including various swap meets, the Kansas City Mid America Indoor Fun Fly, the LORCS Spring Cancer Benefit Fly-In and the 8th Annual JCRC Charity Float Fly at Binder Lake, KC Warbird Fly-In, Taylor MDA Benefit Fly-In, Sedalia Fall Fly-In and more.
Click here to view the list of the extraordinary events that took place in 2005. From the New Year's Day gathering, to the LORCS & MMRCA Fall events, the start of the popular YMCA-JCRC Indoor Fly-In events, as well as our enhanced Float Fly and all the way to the Christmas Party!
Click here to view a listing of the events of 2004.KidsFest, IMAA Rally of the Giants held in Muncie, Indiana, Meeting minutes, information about the final chapter of the R/C Extravaganza, the Sedalia Fun-Fly, CRJ2 jet crash in Jefferson City, MMRCA Fall Chili Fun-Fly & the Christmas Party
Click here to view a listing of the events and news that impacted the Club in 2003. The Club meeting minutes and all of the activities are listed here; such as KCRC Swap Meet. The Miller Flying Field Work Day. The JCRC Float Fly held at Binder Lake. The JCRC Indoor Fun-Fly that was originally held at the Washington Park Ice Arena. The K.C. Flying Circuits Indoor Fun-Fly. The 100th Anniversary of the Celebration of Flight, as well as the obituary of former JCRC President, Charles R. "Charlie" Little.
Click here to view a listing of the events held in 2002 such as the Show-Me R/C Extravaganza, the July 4th Fire-Fly, or the LORCS Spring & Fall Fun Fly held in Eldon.
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