LASS
UPDRAFTS
February
2002 ISSUE
From
the Editor:
Greetings!
Well, January’s not so cold winds are behind us and I
don’t know about you, but the way this crazy weather has been, I’m thinking that
we are in for an early spring! Now that
I’ve said that, we’ll probably get a foot or two of snow in February that will
last until the end of April! Oh well,
we need the moisture anyway…
After going flying on that warm weekend we had here a
couple of weeks ago, I really got hooked on flying electric power. Greg Williams and I went to Cocalico’s fine
field (thanks again, Greg!) with our electrics for a day of flying. Greg was test flying his foam twin electric
U2 made from a modified free flight toy plane (painted black in spy style, of
course)and his Spitfire, and I flew my modified Aspire EP. The U2 flew like a giant park flyer, as Greg
put it– smooth and steady with power to spare.
Nice plane! He only flew the
Spitfire once ‘cause he was having a blast with the U2!! I managed a couple of flights with the
Aspire, which is now sporting a 05 car motor, planetary gearbox, and a much
bigger folding prop which gives it the climb power it needed from the start. Climb out to a couple hundred feet now takes
very little time and on that day, I was catching some weak thermals and ridge
lift from the hill behind the field.
Big time fun!
Now if I can only convince the wife that I need to buy
ANOTHER plane or two…
Steve
News &
Current Events
- GET
YOUR VOTES IN!! VOTING CLOSES ON
FEBRUARY 15th!
This years election is for the following offices:
President - Bob Waters
Secretary - John Eshbach or Dave Harris
Board Member - Bud Sherwood or Steve
Palumbo
Email your
ballots to Steve Palumbo at mailto:lassmail@lancareasoaring.org
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LASS
now has a link on the AMA website!!
LASS is now on the AMA website listed under their links section so
potential new members can find us easily.
The Baltimore Area Soaring Society (BASS) has also placed a link to us
on their site and the ESL has us listed now too! We have reciprocated by placing a link to both of these
organizations on our site as well and I’m looking forward to more “free advertising”
from other regional clubs and organizations.
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New
online forms are now available on the web site for link submission and the
increasingly popular Swap Shop! No more
emails needed, simply fill in the easy to use forms and click the submit button
and you are done!
LASS DUES ARE
DUE!!!
Please remember to get your dues for 2002 into Carl Foltz
as soon as possible. You can send your
check for $30.00, payable to LASS to:
Carl R Foltz
142 Froelich Ave.
Mountville, PA 17554
Include a copy of your 2002 AMA membership card for proof
of membership in AMA.
Air Time
- Sunday
at the Sod – We had a beautiful, warm (for February at least) day a few
Sundays ago and a pretty good turnout of flyers at the sod farm in
Manheim! Seven of us showed up to
fly electrics in the sunshine and a good time was had by all.
- Check
out this new project that Greg is working on – a twin electric foam
B-25!!
Looking good,
Greg! Can’t wait to see it fly.
If you have some pictures of a project you are working on and you’d like to share them with everyone, please email me your photos and I’ll be sure and get them in the newsletter and/or on the website!
Other Stuff
Hot Links
Electro
Aero Modeling (EAM) http://www.eam.net/ :
Mild to wild electrics including ducted fans and scale aircraft. Don’t forget to check out the Skunkworks!!
SureFlite http://www.sureflite.com/:
Foam warbirds just waiting for
conversion to electric power!
Planes fly, planes crash. Write it down. Some helpful tips on repairing broken fuselages.
Competition advice for the
novice. Keep telling yourself you are
here to have fun…J
Upcoming Events
LASS Annual Dinner
April 21, 2002 at Kreiders banquet room in Manheim (located in the rear of the building). Festivities start at 5:00 PM with a social half hour, followed by dinner at 5:30 and entertainment at 6:30. The meal will be served family style with your choice of roast turkey, ham, or beef. Fruit cup, tossed salad w/dressing, REAL mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and butter, plus pie and ice cream for desert!
Year end awards will be presented.
Feedback
That’s about it for this month. If you have any comments or suggestions, please drop me an email
at palumbo@dejazzd.com.