THE WEAK SIGNAL May 2017 Toledo Weak Signals Radio Control Club, Inc. Toledo, OH Charter No. 521

From the President

President: Scott Bauerschmidt 734-625-8196 [email protected] Vice President: Tom Strohscher 419-693-5691 [email protected] Recording Secretary: Mark Scheuer 419-705-6976 [email protected] Treasurer: Randy Peebles 419-517-3590 [email protected]

Hello Everyone The 2017 Expo is behind us and it feels like we did ok. I am looking forward to the expo meeting and the budget meeting we will hold shortly after. I’m sure there will be some big changes. So stay tuned. Remember our next meeting on May 11th is at the club house at 8;00pm. On the 12th of May, I will be going to Joe Nall for a week which is the largest fly-in in the country. I will try to keep some pictures and videos coming to the Facebook page for you guys to see.

Membership: Steve Guerrero 734-847-0020 [email protected]

So switching gears I would like to take a moment to honor a long standing club member. Rick Bork joined the club in 1970, was president, Club Champion multiple times and became a life member #41 in 2001. Rick passed away at his home on April 30, 2017. Rick was 73.

Trustees: Frank Nation 734-731-9694 [email protected]

Rick is survived by his wife of 33 years, Connie; children Tony, Phillip, and Kimberly; Step children Charles, Christine, Cary, Christian, and Rebecca; 13 Grandchildren and 15 great Grandchildren.

Kermit Buck 734-678-7152 [email protected]

Rick was well known and loved by many, at the Toledo Weak Signals Club, many members had special connection with Rick over the Years. He will truly be missed. In the short time that I have known Rick which pales in comparison to the people who have known him for over 40 years in some cases. But I liked Rick, he always made me laugh, and just like many others I will miss him. Please keep Rick’s family in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this time.

Newsletter: Tom Strohscher 419-693-5691 [email protected] Newsletter Submissions: [email protected]

Website: http://www.toledoshow.com http://www.toledoweaksignals.com

Club Field: 734-856-6865 Weather Vox: 734-854-1055

Thank You President Scott Bauerschmidt

At crazy cold & windy fun fly contest.

Pylon Racing

I’m sure everyone has fond memories of Rick. I know I do. He was always willing to help me out if I asked and I appreciated him not saying anything when I didn’t. And I accually enjoyed letting him reminis of RC back in the day. I’ll miss him. Tom Contest Director

Membership News You should be seeing these new faces around the field. Stop and say hi and introduce yourself if you see one of them. Welcome to the club guys!

Kyle Bauerschmidt

John Strunc

Contest Jeff Reighard

Director Frank Sohile

Weak Signals RC Expo Here are a few links to the AMA Weak Signals Wrap Up. This first one is really cool & positive for our show. The Show Floor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0diSIhsajtM The Fixed Wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQeSKo4R8xo Builder’s Blueprints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sumgtMnFY Rotor Road https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNF5o4kIz1U And this is the link for all of the YouTube wrap up videos! https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=weak+signals+wrapup

Sailplane League Greetings to all Weak Signal's members! Please sign up for the Monday Night Sailplane League. Dale Rupert and I will be hosting the Sailplane League again this summer. I think the four team concept worked out last year by allowing you to take a Monday night off occasionally. If you have any interest in flying sailplanes and want to learn, please consider signing up. We have a whole lot of talent and experience out there on any given Monday night and all are very willing to help you learn and improve your flying skills. Please sign up by contacting myself or Dale Rupert via email or at the next two club meetings in May. After the last meeting in May, we will draw names for the teams. The first Monday night will be June 5th. Dale's email is [email protected], or my email [email protected]. If you have a cell phone that can text, and would like to be informed of cancellations (to save you a trip to the field) please provide the number to me or Dale. When did Monday Night Sailplane League start? So please consider signing up, it's all for fun and learning! (Pictures are from 2003!) Tom Como

Club History

R/C Homewreckers, Part 56

In the fall of 1980, the club was meeting at the UAW Hall and was prepping for our annual club banquet. The minutes indicate this year’s event was the largest attended ever in our history which was held at Bermans and included seafood and other yummy foodstuff. Since it was late in the year, contests and other activities were being finalized for the season but preparations for the spring and a new flying season were being addressed. It was announce the Nats would be held in San Antonio for those attending and our annual Challenge Cup would probably be a Delta Dart contest possibly held in February. More on this at a later date as the activities meeting talk was hosted by Rick Lederman with one of his favorite subjects, servo repair, in which a dramatic moment usually occurs during Rick’s talk where he indicates sometimes nothing can be accomplished to repair a faulty servo and for effect, Rick usually pulls out a large hammer and smashes the servo to pieces on the table in front of him so true to tradition, Rick performed this action again except he didn’t realize he had a cheap table in front of him and his servo hit went straight through the table leaving a nice round hole about 21/2 inches in diameter!! Wham!! Best servo speech Rick ever made!! It was announced the results of the final agreement between us and our neighbor were sent to Federal Court for an approving signature of this court resulting in no more Non-Holiday Monday flying of sound producing aircraft and that conflict is now behind us. Member and Newsletter editor Dale Adams is leaving the Toledo area at the end of the year so Dan Hall agreed to take on the newsletter duties. January 1981 and the club is still meeting at the UAW Hall, Daly MacGrayne is President and the club is prepping for the 27th R/C Expo to be held at the Sports Arena, April 10-11-12. The club discussed which holidays we would consider as those where we might fly sound producing aircraft so we could notify our neighbors and the list was fairly short as we selected Memorial Day, New Years Day, Christmas, Independence and Labor Day. 5 days which everyone thought was a very short list. At least everyone on our side of Yetter Drain. The Challenge Cup date was announced as February 18 at the Sports Arena and Delta Darts were available for all interested. There were a long list of modifying “don’ts” indicated as the contest management wanted stock Darts flown however again, good luck there as it’s amazing what kind of time can be added to a flight with a little tweak here and a tweak there. Sanding props for RPM gain, hot breath on an elevator for adding a little up-sweep. Some of these guys are masters in the Delta Dart Arena and it showed in their flights. There was one area where contest management held control and that was motors. You had to use supplied rubber which meant all that fancy Pirelli you were hoarding wasn’t legal for use and oh, the moans and groans from these guys when told. Hee-Hee kinda funny as it was like a baby being denied their favorite sucker. Waaaa, Waaaa I want my Pirelli….Anyway, the contest was a pretty good success as attending were 35 Signals and 27 Tigers for a total of 62 and the Signals were declared overall winners with Dan Gordon having the longest flight plus overall longest total time. The Expo for 1981 was held and everyone had nothing but the best to say concerning our effort. This is a little routine as the membership has been involved with certain duties for quite some time and most have developed a workable method to getting their particular job accomplished with a minimum of effort and heart-ache so we are able to run smoothly. In other words, the members are getting good and it shows. Everyone says we do a great job and we do as we have the experience. Simple as that. Nuff bragging for now……………….Course none of this happens without class people running things and we are blessed with ton of that. CU you again next month………Wyane Yeager

Calendar Check out the club calendar for updates! https://sites.google.com/site/toledoweaksignals/calendar Thu May 11 8pm Club Meeting Field Club House

Jul 8, 9 First Annual Scale Great Lakes Classic

Thu Aug 24 Club Meeting

Sun May 21 Club Contest Sail Plane 1

Thu Jul 13 Club Meeting

Thu May 25 Club Meeting

Sun Jul 16 Club Contest Pylon 2

Sun May 28 Club Contest ALES 1

Sun Jul 23 Club Contest Old Timer 2

Sun Jun 4 Club Contest Pylon 1

Thu Jul 27 Club Meeting

Thu Jun 8 Club Meeting

Sun Jul 30 Club Contest Fun Fly

Sun Jun 11 Club Contest Old Timer 1

Aug 4, 5, 6 Open Pattern Contest

Thu Sep 28 7pm Club Meeting American Legion

Thu Jun 22 Club Meeting

Aug 9, 10 SAM 40

Sun Oct 1 Club Contest ALES 3

Jun 24, 25 UAS4STEM Event

Thu Aug 10 Club Meeting

Thu Oct 12 Club Meeting

Sun Jul 2 Club Contest Sail Plane 2

Aug 12, 13 AJ Aricraft Fly-In

Thu Oct 26 Club Meeting

Fri Jul 7 Field Open to Everyone First Annual Scale Great Lakes Classic

Sat Aug 19 Club Picnic/Fun Fly

Thu Nov 9 Club Meeting

Sun Aug 20 Club Contest Sail Plane 3

Thu Dec 14 Club Meeting

Sat Aug 26 Club Picnic Rain Date Sun Sep 10 Club Contest Pylon 3 Thu Sep 14 Club Meeting Sun Sep 17 Club Contest ALES 2 Sun Sep 24 Club Contest Old Timer 3