Last weeks hot dog night was a huge success! Mike did a great job hosting the event and the dogs went fast. The night started a bit windy but as the sun went down so did the winds. The Holland Sentinel came out to take photos and interview a few  members. We are still waiting for it to make the paper but it should be there at some point. There was a wide variety of airplanes at the field, a neat thing to see was the swarm of Polaris airplanes. They flew off the grass and the pond. Maybe some day I will have to join them. See you at the field!

Rachael and I happened to be in Traverse City over the weekend and read in the paper BARC was putting on their annual spring event. We drove down and had a nice couple of hours watching the show. When we first got their we witnessed a model turbine going in. It appeared to have some mechanical problems during the flight. It was a nice event to attend.

 

Well it finally happened on Sunday. Dave and my wife Rachael got to enjoy watching me maiden the 89″ Slick. It was a bit more exciting than what I wanted it to be. Even though my low rates were to spec it was a bit much for the maiden. It made the bit of trim I had to put into it a little fun to say the least. I went ahead and had a nice gentle 8 minute flight to start the breaking in process of the motor. The landing was not perfect as I had a small bounce and got a little closer to the pond that I would have liked but it came home in one piece with no damage. I cannot wait to put some more time on the sticks!

Skymasters R/C Club of Michigan invites you and your club members to The Chet Brady Memorial Float Fly at Bald Mountain Recreation Area’s Trout Lake!

This year the spring float flying has been merged into one day at Bald Mountain Recreation Area’s Trout Lake. Both 72 MHz and 2.4 radios will be welcome at this event, and there will be an impound for the FM radios. AMA membership is required, as well as a motor vehicle Recreational Passport for park entrance. Recreational Passports are available at Michigan Secretary of State, or DNR. Parking is in abundance, and there are modern restroom facilities at this flying site.

So come on out and try float flying; It includes water and air that makes for a relaxing time!

See Skymasters Calendar for Chet Brady Memorial Float Fly event:
http://www.skymasters.org/index.php/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2012/05/20/37/-/chet-brady-float-fly

See “Where We Fly”: Float Flying at Trout Lake, Bald Mountain State Recreation Area:
http://www.skymasters.org/index.php/skymasters-info/directions

For more information contact: Joe Rubinstein 248-693-4265

Sincerely,
David L. Lange
President, Skymasters R/C Club of Michigan

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