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see there are local flying events scheduled for the first
three weekends of July. I’m having a hard time
scheduling our own club flying dates because I do not
want to detract from any other local events. Looks like
Sunday July 24th is the first open weekend in July. We’ll
aim for that Sunday at our Moon Lake Park flying field.
I’d like to try a later afternoon starting time of 3:00pm to
avoid the high sun and high temps. We may have a
cookout around 5-6:00 weather permitting and if I can
muster up a little help
. At the very least, I’ll have a
few cool-ones on hand for after flying, or for those just
watching. Hoping everyone has a great July!
-- Kevin
For Sale
1/5th scale Carl Goldberg Cub on floats with OS 90 4
stroke with futaba receiver & servo’s $150. Sig Kadet
with motor, Futaba receiver and servo’s $100. Sig Astro
Hog with motor, Futaba receiver and servo’s $100.
Contact Joe Zamiski @ 715-354-3230
Battery Failure
Whether you are a seasoned pilot or a new flier, we all
share the risk of experiencing a crash due to battery
failure—the most common RC equipment failure.
Let’s face it, rechargeable batteries die, and they often
don’t give us much warning. If the application is critical
(such as with our glow-powered model aircraft) the trick
is to stay ahead of the game and detect the pending
failure before your prized creation goes down.
If you are not paying attention to your batteries you will
probably not see the signs of pending failure.
Most glow aircraft use a four-cell series connected pack
of AA Ni-Cd batteries to power the radio flight pack in
the aircraft. The series connection of four cells gives a
nominal voltage of 4.8 volts (approximately. 1.2 volts
per cell), and usually can produce 600 to 700
milliamperes per hour (mAh).
Six hundred mAh means a healthy pack will supply a
current flow of roughly 600 milliamperes (mA) for about
one hour at near its rated voltage. Drawing an average
current less then 600 mA will result in longer endurance
time.
Announcements
Next RLMAC Member Fun Fly will be Sunday, July
24th at our Moon Lake Park Flying site, 3:00-?? Come
on out and join the fun!
WANTED! COMBAT FLYERS
Building and flying takes place at Doug Goldman’s on
Thursday evenings. Contact Doug @ 715-237-2188 for
details
UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS
LOCAL COMBAT event. July 2-3 contact Doug
Goldman for more info.
FLAMBEAU PROPBUSTERS 3rd Annual Fun Fly
Saturday July 9th 11am. Hwy P, 3 miles south of
Ladysmith. Watch for signs. For more info contact
Chuck @ 715-532-9752
INDIANHEAD RC Eau Claire club Electric Fly July 17th
INDIANHEAD RC Eau Claire club FLY IN August 13th,
14th rain date.
IMAC Cumberland club fun fly August 27th at the
Cumberland airport.
The President’s Report
Hello to everyone. We’re smack dab in the middle of
prime WI flying season and things are getting pretty
busy. If you look at the announcements above you’ll
President
(715) 537-3225
Vice President
(715) 458-2821
Treasurer
(715) 924-1804
Secretary
Safety Officer
(715) 924-1804
Website/News
(715) 205-0254
Kevin Kuehn
kjkuen@chibardun.net
John Moen
johnmoen@hotmail.com
Rusty Selkow
rselkow1804@charter.net
Darin Nichols
dlnichols181@yahoo.com
Rusty Selkow
rselkow1804@charter.net
Jason Novak
jnovak@merlinsoftware.com
PO Box 406, Rice Lake, WI 54868 Website: http://rlmac.cjb.net AMA Gold Leader Club, Charter #655
June 2005