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Model Aerosport SA Inc. Newsletter august 2019 Edition

NEWSLETTER

IN THIS ISSUE

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Classifieds

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SSL

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SAPA

Administration

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MASA Minutes

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MASA Events

Advertising

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Modelflight

See report page 2

SSL members keep occupied whilst their field is closed.


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ClassifiedsSales Assistant RequiredWe are looking for an enthusiastic modeller to fill a casual sales assistant role at our Goodwood store.

If you are an experienced RC modeller, preferably with some retail sales experience, and would like to join the team at Model Flight please send your resume to [email protected]

On Sunday 14th July members of SSL came together at their club rooms, at Milang, to do some model building.

The idea and project was led by Greg Potter. He organised some small electric glider kits for some members and others brought current builds or repairs down to get an opinion and help from Greg.

Greg has a long background in building. He was a keen Free Flight builder before he got into the models of the modern Gliding programs.

Our loss of field to a re grassing program may have helped move this a long, but what a great idea. Let’s close the field down more often!

Robert Gunn

SOUTHERN SOARING LEAGUE


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Howdy All

Here is an extract from the Feature Article 'Best in the West' Written by Graham Ashby.

From the May 2019 RCM&E Magazine.

It made me sit back and think. Do yourself a favour, go buy the magazine, if it's still available, and read

the whole article.

Cheers

Ned Kelly

SHMAC

Best in the West by Graham Ashby

If you're not careful in this game you can very easily get set in your comfy old ways and – like a

loaf of wholemeal that's been kicking around collecting bluebottle – distastefully stale. To my mind,

every few years one should ask onself a few probing questions to determine whether one is showing

signs of early starchiness:

● Have I tried a new discipline in the last 5 years?

● Do I embrace change and technology?

● Have I ever built a model from scratch?

● Do I properly go out of my way to welcome new members when they turn up at the patch?

● Have I embraced 2.4GHz radio?

● Do I know one end of a lithium polymer battery from the other?

● Can I see the point of trying to encourage quadcopter pilots to join my club?

● Will I care when my local model shop has closed?

● Will I bother going to a show this year?

If you have answered 'no' to three or more of these questions then we need to chat. Actually, I'm

feeling a little embarrassed myself because, having sat here and typed them out feeling rather smug, I

re-read them and had to answer 'no' to one. Tap me on the shoulder when you next see me trying harder

to 'embrace change and technology' and I'll tell you which one.

Now, I've said this before so forgive me if I'm repeating myself but model flying is a hobby that

very much subscribes to the old adage that 'you get out what you put in' and if you stop 'putting in' what

you get out will actually dry up along with your interest. Trouble is, it won't happen overnight and

you're unlikely to notice until you suddenly realise that you've stopped approaching new members to

offer a friendly welcome, you've only ever flown a 4 channel sport model (with a glow engine), and

you don't go to shows because they offer no interest. Oh dear..........

This article has been reproduced with the permission of the editor of RCM&E and the author of the article.


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S.A. Precision AerobaticsSA Precision Aerobatics Competition , Constellation, 21st July 2019

Third time lucky. After losing our last 2 competitions to bad weather we gathered on Sunday morning ready for anything.

Fortunately the rain stayed away but we shared the day with a strong NW all day.Despite the weather and lack of recent competition flying, some quality flying took

place over 4 rounds.F3A saw John Tonks improve all day showing us all how a plane should be flown,

despite a cracked engine mount.In Expert, Peter Ukhoff won the day by the smallest of margins from Sean Readett in

his first Expert event, 3000.14 to 2999.86. Sean’s incorrect roll direction in his ¾ upline in his first 2 stalls cost him a win.

Dave Marriner trailed in 3rd suffering from lack of practice due to the lack of flyable weather we have endured lately.

Advance saw Michael Smith put in some great flying to smash the 305 promo mark at 328 and earn his 3rd Advance upgrade, so off to Expert he goes.

Peter Readett came cruelly close to his first promo point at 304.4. Dean Smith had a personal battle with the wind to finish 3rd.

Expert is now our biggest class with 6 current pilots.Steve Marriner battled wind and a lack of power to take out Sportsman.

F3A John Tonks 3000 Average 455.39

ExpertPeter Ukhoff 3000 Average 307.56Sean Readett 2999 Average 313.56David Marriner 2883 Average 295 Advanced Michael Smith 3116 Average 329Peter Readett 2919 Average 304.4Dean Smith 2649 Average 276

SportsmanSteve Marriner 3000 Average 151.28


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F3A Noarlunga 3rd August 2019

Well at last we had a lovely calm winters day at Noarlunga.Despite the great calm and overcast weather, the air was unusual and vison

was quite difficult.8 Pilots took on the challenging Noarlunga field. John Tonks was joined by Paul

Whiteman in F3A. Paul having given the doctors the slip for a day to come and compete.

We look forward to our overseas pilot Jeff Boyd returning to our shores to joining us again and show of his new biplane.

The Expert rookies Sean Readett and Michael Smith took on seasoned campaigner David Marriner and showed that you really need to practice.

Michael just pipped Sean with David 3rd. We missed Jeremy Reynolds, Peter Ukhoff and Matthew Cosier.

Advanced fronted as the “seniors” or “dad’s” class with Dean Smith and Peter Readett enjoying a friendly battle. Peter came out on top with his first promo point with a strong 323 average. (305 mark)

Nick Barker didn’t make it through the first round of Sportsman with a plane issue.

A gaggle of F3A’s


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With a few pilots missing due to Saturday work commitments, everyone had to fly and judge and with everyone helping the competition ran like clockwork.

Noarlunga club, especially Paul Kumela & Brett Ryan had the field looking exceptional and Paul cooked a mean BBQ enjoyed by all.

The SA Precision Aerobatics group really appreciate that clubs and their members give up their fields for a day for us to compete.

We encourage any new pilots wanting to come and join us and lift the quality of your flying. You don’t need some expensive plane to get started.

Pete Readett’s Etude awaiting new battery pack


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Michael Smith and Sean Readett, despite being arch rivals assist each other with flying and calling for each other.


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Dawn PatrolThe South Hummocks Model Aero Club will be holding it's Dawn Patrol event on

the 3rd November 2019This years event will be a Funfly with a WW1 theme but open to any Military

aircraft.It is a one day event but camping is available if you want to come for the weekend.

A $5.00 Camping fee will apply. Let us know if you intend to camp.Toilets and Hot shower available.

We have a ceiling of 2000', not that you will need it.All pilots must be MAAA affiliated and Heavy Model permits are required where

necessary.There is no entry fee. Lunch and cold drinks will be availabe at a small cost.

Tea and Coffee are free.So get your WW1 or other Military aircraft ready and come along for a relaxed day

of flying.This year is a low key event but those of you who attended last years event will

remember the great time had by all.

South Hummocks field is located at the Cnr. Gulfview and Almond Tree Rds, South Hummocks.

Contact: Ned Kelly Email: [email protected]


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Border ModelFlyers Inc.

PinnarooFun Fly weekend

Invites you to our

for more info contact Call or SMSChris Black 0407 604 484, Marty Morgan 0427 337 633,

Rob Golden 0429 020 415

PO Box 41 Pinnaroo SA 5304

~ Free Camping available at the flying field, Toilet & water onsite. ~ BBQ Breakfast Sat, Sun. BBQ Lunch Sat, Sun. soft drinks available all weekend.

~ All flyers must have current MAAA affiliation.~ Intention of attendance would be appreciated for catering purposes.

~ Open to all kinds of Aircraft, All sizes.

~ BMF flying field is located 1km south of Pinnaroo township, on Mallee Highway B12 signs erected at gate.

"we fly for FUN"

September 6th, 7th & 8th 2019

Flying fee..$10.00 each day for all flyers

FUN FLY GYMKHANASATURDAY ARVO, Including

Bank N Yank, Limbo fly under, Precision Flying Coffee Cup tower.

..rules on the day...Prizes available..... All for FUN


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Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon 2019

The Brotherhood of the Ring is sponsoring its 12th Annual Fly-A-Thon event:

October 5th & 6th, 2019

Matt Kania’s beloved Ringmaster control line model has been built and flown by more modelers than any

other control line model aeroplane!

This is not a contest! No registration is required. There are no entry fees or prizes! This Fly-A-Thon is to

honour the most popular CL model ever!! Be part of something big and help make history by having

more worldwide Ringmaster flights in a single weekend than last year's record of 5680 flights!

A record 655 different pilots participated!! Goal this year is 6000+ flights by 800+ pilots!!

This event is open to all participants worldwide!

On October 5th & 6th, we challenge you to fly any one or more of the many varieties of Ringmasters, old

or new.

Location: South Hummocks MACAny Ringmaster from 1/2A to Giant and all variants in between can be flown.

We will be reporting on how many total Ringmaster flights were made, how many different pilots flew, and how manydifferent Ringmasters flew. If we get a new pilot to solo on a Ringmaster, that first flight will count as 2 flights!

** A minimum of 5 laps is required to count as an official flight! **

Let's keep the spirit of C/L alive!

Ok everyone! Dig out that old dusty Ringmaster and go fly it!

The results will be compiled and published by the Brotherhood of the Ring.

All questions should be directed to the primary contact: [email protected]


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BBLLUEUE LLAKEAKE AAEROERO MMODELLERSODELLERS IINNCC..

Mt Gambier Float Fly Weekend Held at Lake Leake on Saturday & Sunday, 12th & 13th October, 2019.

Camping available at Lake Leake along with comfortable catering facilities. ($10.00 camping fee for the weekend) Flying commences at sunrise and finishes at sunset (unless

you have lighting fitted...…) BBQ Lunch and Drinks available all weekend. Registration Fee of $10.00 for the weekend.

For more information contact: Brian Fraser: 0488987218 or Mac MacDonald: 0417056471.

See you with your floats on!!

P.O. Box 1867, Mt Gambier , SA, 5290

Lake Leake


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MINUTES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF MASA INC

Held on 7th August 2019 at The Restless Dance Theatre Meeting Room

Meeting opened by the President at 19.30Hrs

PRESENT: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Adelaide Aero Modellers [AAC], Adelaide Model Aero Sport [AMA], Adelaide FPV Racing [AFPVR, Barossa [BVMAC], Concorde, Constellation [CMFC], Helicopter [SARCH], Holdfast [HMAC], Goolwa Indoor Model Flyers Club [GIMFC], Indoor Flyers [SAIF], Moonta [MMAC], Noarlunga [NMAS], Northern Soaring League [NSL], Old Timer [OT], Onkaparinga Radio Aero Modellers [ORAM, Newsletter Editor, Pylon [SAMPRA], Scale Society [SASOSA], Skyhawks [SA], South Coast [SCMAS], South Hummocks [SHMAC], Southern Soaring League [SSL], Strathalbyn [SMAC]

VISITORS: D. Burge (ORAM) D. Nairn (HMAC)

APOLOGIES: B. McEwin

Minutes of previous meeting It was moved by the SHMAC. seconded by ORAM that the minutes of the previous meeting be accepted. Carried.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

Finniss Property South. Settlement on the property was completed on Friday 2nd August with the property now being owned by the MAAA. In the coming weeks MAAA will engage with MASA to lease the property. Following this step MASA will establish a lease with the host club.

MASA/ Club Banner Flags. The Banner flags have been supplied and issued out to the participating clubs.

Presidents Conference. The secretary will send out a notification inviting all MASA club Presidents and Secretary’s to the conference which will be held at the

Restless Dance Theatre 195 Gilles St Adelaide, November 16th commencing at 9.00am.

CORRESPONDENCE IN

CASA -- NMAS Area ApprovalSouthern Malley DC -- Notice of council rates reduction. John Copeland -- GPS Triangle World Masters sponsorship


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SSL -- Notification of WC sponsorshipAndersons Solicitors -- Legal determination.CMFC -- Use of CMFC abbreviation.SA Water -- Pinnaroo Water RatesConcorde -- Quote for Fence repair Concorde -- Quote for Septic tank installationConcorde -- Quote for toilet block baseMAAA -- Notification of Top Up insuranceMAAA -- Protocol for contacting External agencies.SA Water -- Reeves Plains Water Rates Light Council -- Council ratesSouthern Malley DC -- Council rates

CORRESPONDENCE OUT

NMAS -- Revised Area Approval Club Secs -- Notification of top up insuranceClub Secs -- Protocol for contacting external agencies

BUSINESS ARISING from Correspondence

GPS Triangle World Masters. It was moved by SSL and seconded by SMAC that John Copeland having met the MASA criteria to attend WC, be awarded $250 sponsorship Motion carried.

Working with Children. The MASA solicitors have responded back with a determination on the requirements for Working with Children. The response will be distributed out to all clubs to review.

Reeves Plains Septic Waste System. Two quotes for the Septic System works have been received, one for the plumbing costs and one for the laying of the concrete slab. Following a discussion, it was deemed the plumbing quote may be a little high and committee requested a second quote be obtained for a comparison.

A motion was put by SSL and seconded by SHMAC that the MASA executive be tasked to review and assess additional quotes and approve progress of the works when satisfied. Motion Carried.

Reeves Plains Fencing. Following the inspection and review of the fencing repair/replacement requirements by the MASA executive last month, a second quote has been received. A discussion took place where it was moved by Skyhawks, seconded by SCMAC that the quote be accepted. The Vice President will arrange for the works to be completed.


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MEMBERSHIP

Clubs Affiliated with MASA (29)

Senior 688 Junior 16 Life 6

CATEGORY REPORTS No report for August

GENERAL BUSINESS

• Instructors Course. A full Instructors course is scheduled to be run at the Holdfast Model Aero Club premises on the 17th August commencing at 9.00am.

Three new aspiring candidates have registered for the course.

• Country Instructors Course. A full instructors course is scheduled to be run in the Barossa Valley on September 21st.

• Promoting MASA. The Vice President gave an overview on promoting MASA and has already recruited seven willing members to the working group. The MASA committee is in full support of the objective and the team is currently working towards putting on a large static display at the upcoming Air Display at RAAF Edinburg on 8/9th November. Volunteers to man the stand will be required during the event so watch this space for an update from the VP. All SA Clubs are invited to provide MASA with their individual club’s promotional handouts for distributed at the event.

• Harry Butler Centennial Air show. The modelling fraternity in SA was well represented at the Minlaton aerodrome as four SA clubs, Barossa, Moonta, South Hummocks and the Scale Society attended the Air Show and provided a Model Flying Display and a Large Static Display of some fifty models. The weather was favourable which enabled Stuart Rasch and Mark Robinson as guest pilots to conduct the model flying display which was well received by an estimated 3000 visiting public. MASA provided chuck gliders as giveaways which proved popular with the children but ran out in no time.

• Safety Matters. Members should be aware that MASA has been advised of slack safety practices at clubs which effectively compromises the MAAA deed of agreement with CASA. As indicated at the national conference in May CASA can and will be conducting random audits (Ramp checks) at model flying fields. MASA has it on good authority that these ramp checks have already commenced in NSW.

• The Skyhawks rep advised the meeting of an issue with the Taranis X8R receiver. After experiencing several crashes with petrol powered models it was eventually established that the X8R receiver is prone to failure when used in petrol engine


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powered models. Although physical separation between the receiver and the ignition box is recommended, the X8R receiver is still prone to large electrical spikes that are generated by the ignition unit in the process of providing a spark. In essence these radiated spikes have the effect of swamping the front end of the receiver and causing loss of signal from the transmitter.

No safety incidents or accidents to report for this month. • “Safety is not about big brother or the fun police, simply minimising risk to keep

yourself and others free from harm or danger”.

There being no further business

Meeting Closed 21.30 HrsNext Meeting Wednesday 4th September 2019

at The Restless Dance Theatre 195 Gilles Street Adelaide


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AUGUST 3 Precision Aerobatics – Saturday Noarlunga NMAS SAPA3 Indoor At Cornerstone College Mt Barker SMAC4 HMAC Pylon and Club Competition Holdfast HMAC 8 Indoor At Paradise Primary School Paradise SAIF11 Pylon Racing Constellation SAMPRA17 Indoor at Goolwa Goolwa Community Stadium GIMFC17 Precision Aerobatics – Saturday Barossa Valley MAC SAPASEPTEMBER 1 Fathers Day1 Precision Aerobatics Monarto SAPA1 HMAC Pylon and Club Competition Holdfast HMAC 7 Indoor At Cornerstone College Mt Barker SMAC6 - 7 - 8 Border Model Flyers Fun Fly see Advert Pinnaroo BMF8 Pylon / 100 Lap Constellation SAMPRA12 Indoor At Paradise Primary School Paradise SAIF15 Scale Fun Fly Day Concorde - Reeves Plains SASOSA15 CONCORDE OPEN FUN FLY – and Scale Reeves Plains CMFC15 Precision Aerobatics SkyHawks SAPA21 Indoor at Goolwa Goolwa Community Stadium GIMFC 21 - 22 SA Gliding State Champs:-

Saturday - F5J Milang SSLSunday - OPEN Thermal

26 – 29 HELI FEST Monarto AMAOCTOBER 5 – 6 Fun Fly/Have a Go Fly Day Monarto AMA5 - 6 Ringmaster Fly-a-Thon South Hummocks SHMAC 5 – 6 Precision Aerobatics APA Nationals Albury APA5 Indoor At Cornerstone College Mt Barker SMAC 6 Colin Reedman DeHavilland Scale Day Constellation SASOSA6 HMAC Pylon and Club Competition Holdfast HMAC 12 - 13 Mildura Open Thermal Wentworth SSL13 Pylon Racing Constellation SAMPRA10 Indoor At Paradise Primary School Paradise SAIF19 Indoor at Goolwa Goolwa Community Stadium GIMFC19 - 20 Precision Aerobatics SA State Champs Monarto AMA SAPA20 John Watters Memorial Scale Day Strathalbyn SMAC

MASA EVENTS CALENDAR 2019 DATE EVENT VENUE HOST

The views expressed in this Newsletter are those of the writer of the article and not those of the Newsletter or MASA Inc. Closing date for each Newsletter is the Monday prior to the MASA meeting. (First Wednesday each month)

Executive and Office Bearers President Neil Tank Ph. 8325 3056 email: [email protected] Paul Kumela Ph. 0490 371 869 12 Saphire Road, Morphett Vale SA 5162 email: [email protected] Garry Oakley Ph. 0417 814 373 email: [email protected] President David Mifsud Ph. 0413 512 350 email: [email protected]

Category ChairpersonsControl Line Peter Anglberger Ph. 0448 433 282 email: [email protected] Control Bill Kent Ph. 0414 883 429 email: [email protected]

Website www.masa.org.au web master: [email protected]

Public Officer Paul KumelaAuditor Richard HomesNewsletter Editor Bob McEwin Ph. 0499 018 288 email: [email protected] Registrar Garry Oakley Ph. 0417 814 373Senior Flying Instructor Garry Oakley Ph. 0417 814 373 email: [email protected]

ANNUAL FEES: 2019 - 2020 Senior $118.00 Pensioner $118.00 Junior $59.00Reductions apply after 1st Jan. FOR NEW MEMBERS ONLY

Club Affiliation Fee $10.00 for all ClubsPlease note:- Member clubs of MASA must affiliate through the MAAA CATEGORY MEETINGS

Control Line Second Tuesday monthly at 8.00pm Seven Stars Saloon, Angas St, ADELAIDE Radio Control Nil

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