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Issue 2 of 2014
Newsletter of the South African Model Aircraft Association
Our Mission: To add value to your flying experience through communication,
information, promotion, education and the support of dialogue
(Published bi-monthly) R20.00 inc. (free at promotional events, shows, etc.)
Robby Rowe
Free-flight
Festival 2014
Garth Anderson. Photos by Bernard and Petro Odendaal.
Garth Anderson’s A1 towline glider being launched.
The 2013 Free Flight event was the first of its kind to be held in South Africa
for about 25-30 years, and even though it was not an official SAMAAaccredited event, it was nonetheless the first dedicated Free Flight event of
this nature in South Africa for way more than a quarter of a century.
The building and flying of Free Flight models and/or Control Line models was
never superceded or replaced by Radio Control modelling. These two
exciting branches of aeromodelling are largely being neglected because of
wrong assumptions, and lack of exposure.
This year during the weekend of 20-23 March, a great variety of Free Flight
model aircraft once again graced the Albertinia skies in the Southern Cape this time around though... the whole event was graciously "permitted" by the
brilliant weather conditions - phew!
The challenge coming your way - as a fellow RC hobbyist - is to do something
so unlike the modern "tinned jam, fast food, instant coffee, EPP-foam, and
ARF"-era, that you too would stand out as a true aeromodeller. Get hold of a
plan - buy some balsa, aliphatic glue, dope, and silkspan or tissue, and then
build yourself a model aircraft that would be an extension of yourself, and
then fly it...albeit Free Flight/Control Line or Radio Control.
Some ever-so-slightly misinformed wise guys may think...the activity of flying
Free Flight model aircraft was followed by a natural progression to Control
Line model flying, and that CL flying was then in turn superceded by the more
"advanced" Radio Control side of this great hobby.
Right?
WRONG!
Donald Flint’s Sparky free flight rubber-powered model gliding in after flight.
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Back to the weekend. Garth, Clyde, and Donald - all well known Free Flight
modellers, were joined by Stefan, Fred, Kiep, Jakes, Cornél and his family
(visiting from Prieska), and Petro and Bernard, as they enjoyed this incredibly
challenging discipline which forms part of the whole aeromodelling hobby.
This year Johann, Dylan, Reece, Rob, and Mikkie were regrettably not able
to make it for this momentous occasion. The categories of Free Flight models
that were allowed to be flown through the course of the weekend included
Glider: • The F1H/A2 FAI Competition class, where the area of flying surfaces
is to restricted to 18dm2, and the models may not weigh less than
220grammes, and a maximum length of 50m towline. • Open class, for
anything that glides. • For the Vintage class, one may enter and fly any glider
that pre-dates 1951.
For Rubber Power, the P-30 class is limited to a 30" maximum wingspan, 9.5"
plastic prop, 10grammes of rubber motor, and a minimum weight of
80grammes. • The Open class has no limitations on the model, except that it
is rubber-powered. • The Vintage class is for any rubber-powered model that
pre-dates 1951.
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The Power classes consist of the F1J FAI competition class, where the
minimum weight is 160g, the maximum engine size 1cc (.061cu in), with a 5second engine run. • The Open Power class has no limitations on the model
or engine size. • The Vintage Power class is applicable to any IC-engined
power model aircraft that pre-dates 1951.
For those participating in the Scale model classes, there is firstly rubberpowered, and secondly, internal combustion scale models, that may be
powered by an IC engine. The third class permits any other form of power, eg.
CO2, electric, rocket, etc. The modelers/pilots present and accounted for
during this historic weekend flew a variety of masterfully-constructed and
exquisitely-finished Free Flight models.
If all goes well, 2015 will see the third dedicated Free Flight event in almost 30
years. So, just between you and me, why don't you get to that poor neglected
building board of yours and start getting something free flighty ready for
2015, and plan to join us at the field. You have all of 12 months to build, test,
and be ready with your free flight masterpiece-to-be.
The certificates handed out at the conclusion of the weekend were:
· Most promising Junior/beginner Stefan
· Open Glider
Bernard
(Heron)
· Vintage Glider
Garth
(Gull)
· Hand Launch Glider
Donald Flint
· P-30 Rubber
Clyde
(Achilles)
· Open Rubber
Donald
(Sparky)
· Vintage Rubber
Donald
(Sparky)
· Vintage Power
Donald (New Ruler) (R/C Assist)
· Scale Rubber
Clyde
(Thunderbolt)
· Scale Other Power
Garth
(CO2 Bristol M1C)
Fw190 about to fly from Clyde’s hand.
Donald about to launch the Sparky (rubber).
Hand-launch glider in the morning mist.
The Bristol M1C monoplane in flight.
Test-run of CO2 motor in the cowl of the Bristol
Frosty condensation after the run!
Bernard Odendaal’s Heron glider just after level-launch.
Garth’s Jetex Venom on test flight
Popular Jetex 50 was launched
in May 1949. The solid-fuel
rocket propellant (pellets) were
made of guanidine nitrate.
Start them young! Herkules will hopefully carry on with the noble art of free flight.
Full-size picture of Jetex 50 rocket motor.
Mass-launch of the free flight rubber models, in the beautiful blue skies of Albertinia.
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Clyde launching the Aeronca in the Scale rubber-powered class.
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Chairman’s
Report
Marthinus Potgieter
Dear members
Following a resolution taken at the
2013 Annual General Meeting on
31 October, an election process
resulted in the nomination of five
candidates for positions on the
SAMAA Management Committee.
Since there were only five
vacancies and five nominations, it
was not necessary to proceed to an
election. On Thursday 8th May
2014, a Special General Meeting of
the SAMAA was held where the
newly nominated members were
ratified. Your SAMAA Management
Committee for the next two-year
period is:
Marthinus Potgieter
George Sly
Johan Sieling
Juanita Smith
Ludwig Steyn
Mike Brews
Bob Skinner
Herman Weber
Lionel Brink
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Chairman
Vice-chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Development
Open portfolio
General Manager
Special Interest Groups chairman
Outgoing chairman
Although Herman Weber was elected already by an assembly of the SIG
chairmen a few weeks ago, his appointment as chairman of the SIG groups
was ratified at the SGM.
The issue around type-approval (ICASA stickers) of radio equipment
remains a very high priority for the SAMAA Management Committee. As you
might be aware, we have rectified and clarified the issues regarding 35MHz
and also 53/54MHz, and ICASA undertook in writing to rectify this in the
Government Gazette. Please ensure when you purchase a transmitter that it
has an ICASA Type-Approved sticker attached.
It seems that the quadcopter/multi-rotor saga continues, and I would like to
warn all our members that SACAA has published a very strong message in
this regard. Below is an extract from that statement.
"The fact is that the SACAA has not given any concession or approval to any
organisation, individual, institution, or government entity to operate UAS
within the civil aviation airspace. Those that are flying any type of unmanned
aircraft are doing so illegally, and as the regulator, we cannot condone any
form of blatant disregard of applicable rules,” said Poppy Khoza, Director of
Civil Aviation.
While this was hardly problematic before, a surge in demand for the use of
drones - especially for commercial purposes - has prompted the SACAA to
integrate the use of drones into the South African airspace as speedily as
possible.
In the mean time, until regulations have been put in place, anyone caught
operating a UAS, could face fines of up to R50 000, a prison sentence of up to
10 years, or both.
I do not see any problem with members operating their quadcopters at
registered clubs according to the rules and regulations of the club.
Remember the one very definitive rule, is that you or your spotter should have
line of sight and control over the aircraft /copter at all times.
My next report will be in Afrikaans and I will alternate between English and
Afrikaans per publication. Please feel free to contact the committee if you
have any questions or suggestions. Please keep in mind that the committee
is a group of volunteers doing this for the love of the hobby and might not be
available 24/7, but will respond within reasonable time.
Be part of a safe flying environment!
I am excited and look forward to serving with these members. Our first
meeting on Thursday 29 May proved that there is a lot of energy, and healthy
debate took place on different topics. My impression is that most of the
committee members have got a passion for the hobby and carry the interests
of other members at heart.
The new committee will prioritise matters and chip away at a rather large task
lying ahead. One of the first priorities will be to form a much stronger and
more formal chain of communication between the SAMAA Management
Committee and Club Committees via the Club Chairmen. This will be the start
of a process to tailor the SAMAA structure to accept the full responsibility of
an ARO (Aviation Recreational Organisation) under the auspices of RAASA
(Recreational Aviation Administration – South Africa).
Unfortunately/fortunately every square millimetre of airspace over South
Africa is controlled and one of the priorities of SAMAA is to negotiate and
preserve airspace for its members to enjoy their hobby.
I can report that the audit into the accounts of the F3A World Championships
held last year in South Africa was concluded and that it was given three
greens by an independent forensic auditor in his personal capacity. The
assessed loss is recorded as R42 000.00. There are many factors that led to
that and many lessons were learned. I can further report that I am satisfied
that this loss was not incurred due to negligence or lack of effort, but merely
due to circumstances changing during the organisational period of the event.
The SIG's (Special Interest Groups) of the SAMAA have agreed to absorb
this loss over a period of time in their budget and therefore it does not affect
the finances of the SAMAA in the long term.
The previous newsletter editor, Mr Peter Joffe, has decided to escalate the
dispute between himself and the SAMAA committee, to the Aero Club of
South Africa. The SAMAA Management Committee has been requested not
to entertain any further correspondence, until such time as there has been a
decision made on this matter by the Aero Club, and the SAMAA committee
has been informed accordingly.
The SAMAA Management Committee is also investigating the possibility to
convert the SAMAA News to an eMagazine, as the printing of the newsletter
has become one of our biggest single expenses on the SAMAA budget.
Please respond to the request to vote on whether SAMAA should carry on
with the printing and posting process, or whether you would like to see it
become an eMagazine, as most other institutions have already introduced
this viable method of communicating with its members.
If we do go the route of eMagazine, a certain number of hard copies will still
be printed for distribution as marketing. The latter might also contribute to a
saving in membership subscription.
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Control Line Nationals
We welcome back Len and Warren Smith to the C/L family as well. They flew
a few years ago and were doing really well but “life got in the way” and they
decided to pack it in. They sold all of the equipment too, but they are now back
again and Warren has Peter Locke's really good performing 40 Watt electric
stunter. Warren had almost no practice and the plane is new to him as well,
but he did himself proud and really impressed all of us......and the judges, to
place 3rd. Well done to Warren and we look forward to seeing your progress in
the near future.
Percy Attfield placed 4th with his modified Paul Walker Impact called
Centurion. It also has a trike undercart so landings are a lot easier. It is a big
model using a powerful MVVS 8,0/690 brushless motor running on 5 cells. In
the strong wind it was quite a handful for Percy but he still managed a good
pattern. Well done to Percy!
Keith Renecle
Warren Smith flying the ex-Peter Locke 40 Watt electric stunter.
The Nats was once again run at the fine control facilities at Barnstormers
Model Flying Club just outside Kempton Park from April 26th to the 28th . With
the dwindling numbers in C/L this year we were rather concerned that Nats
was not going to happen. In the end we did get 6 entries in stunt and two
teams for team racing with no combat entries. Although small in numbers, it
was still an enjoyable week-end. The wind blew really hard on the first two
days, but with more than enough time, we managed to get in 5 rounds of
stunt. The heading photo of the stunt group shows only 5 pilots and their
models. This was taken on the last day of flying and the other pilot not in the
photo is Warren Smith who had to work on the Monday. I did however include
another photo of Warren flying his 40 Watt stunter.
Henry Kurowski has been assisting the CLASA chairman Peter Lott since
last year due to Peter living down in Cape Town. Henry arranged the Nats this
year and I must say that he did a grand job. There was a very positive vibe
this year and at the CLASA AGM there were two new people that volunteered
to be on the committee. This is a good sign for the future, because new blood
is always a good way to inject new life into a good sport struggling for support.
Our grateful thanks and also a warm welcome to Theo Kleynhans and
Warren Smit for becoming new committee members. Henry Kurowski was
elected as the new chairman, so thanks again to Henry.
Stunt:
We had four entries in Expert Stunt, one in Intermediate and also one on
Novice stunt. We should really only run an event with a minimum of three
entries, but in our case with low entries we took the decision to run these two
events anyway. Peter Locke drives all the way from Grahamstown to fly in the
Nats each year, so we felt that it was a good idea to run Intermediate and
novice stunt. Theo Kleynhans who has made such good progress in his flying
managed almost the complete Novice schedule this time. Theo was having
some engine problems so he ended up flying my Eze 40 electric test model
The other factor was that even in the strong wind on the first two days, there
were no crashes, so this shows the skill level of all the pilots.
Theo's son Wynand was seen flying a a small electric model that flies with
the batteries in a case held in his hand. The prop is turned via a spring in a
tube and if flies around like that. This is where it starts guys!
I had a mishap the week before with my competition model called Newtron.
The wind was blowing over the clubhouse onto the flying circle and it cause
some bad down-drafts. I was caught by one while trying to practice the
precise 1.5 metre pull-outs, and the Newtron pancaked into the deck. I
patched it up and fortunately there was no damage to the wings or stabilizer
so the trim was not effected. It no longer looked as nice but it flew very well. I
will be most likely flying it in the world champs in August and have been
helped a lot by present world champ Igor Burger who has been teaching me
the intricacies of fine tuning all of the trim features like lead-out, rudder fine
and wing tip-weight adjustment. Looks like it worked for me because the
Newtron is flying so much better than before.
The judges for the week-end were Henry and Conrad Cloete. Thanks to both
of these guys taking on the job. It is appreciated! We flew 5 rounds of stunt
and the results were as follows:
Expert Stunt:
1. Keith Renecle with electric Newtron
2. Nic van der Westhuizen Fox 35 powered Nobler
3. Warren Smith electric 40 Watt
4. Percy Attfield electric Centurion
Intermediate Stunt:
1. Peter Locke electric 40 Watt - 2
Novice Stunt:
1. Theo Kleynhans electric Eze 40
Slow Goodyear Team Racing:
The two teams consisted of pilot Henry Kurowski and pitman Nic van der
Westhuizen flying a PAW powered racer that belongs to Nic. The other team
was pilot Keith Renecle with Conrad Cloete as pitman. Unfortunately this
racer broke the fuselage during the race and we had to retire and Henry and
Nic won the race. That was a pity because our speeds were similar. I do not
have the final times unfortunately. It would be nice to see some more interest
in racing again, so please contact Henry if anyone out there would like to get
involved in this exciting event. The CLASA contact details are on the inside
of the back page of this magazine.
At the prize giving, Henry thanked everyone for being there and to those that
helped, like Bokkie Renecle for the tabulating and those that helped with the
racing lap counting and timing. Young Wynand Kleynhans helped with being
the runner for the scores sheets from the judges and was given a special
certificate. With everyone chipping in to help the week-end ran smoothly and
was another enjoyable Nats. Hopefully next year we will see more coming to
enjoy the round and round stuff!
The only engine powered stunter in the competition was an old Nobler flown
by Nic van der Westhuizen, and was powered by the venerable Fox 35 from
the golden era of the 50's and 60's. Even with all of the noise, vibration and
goo all over the plane, it was good to see and hear the Nobler in the air.
Brought back some good old memories too! Nic flew well enough to place
second in expert stunt, so congrats to Nic!
Theo Kleynhans helping Nic van der Westhuizen to get the Fox .35 in the Nobler started.
Nic van der Westhuizen’s Nobler, which helped
him to second place. Inset is Peter Locke’s 40
Watt-2 stunter. Peter is from Grahamstown.
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Wynand Kleynhans with a small electric control
line aerie.
Stunt participants: Theo Kleynhans and Peter
Locke. Nic van der Westhuizen, Keith Renecle
and Percy Attfield at back.
Henry Kurowski spelling out the rules and
regulations for the 2014 Control Line Nationals.
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TRMC Lugskou
TEKSA Radio Control Model Club
Gert Nieuwoudt
Kinders wag in spanning vir die vliegtuig wat lekkers gaan uitgooi.
Die naam van ons klub verwys na 'n akroniem vir die dorpe rondom Secunda
op die Hoeveld rif naamlik Trichardt, Evander, Kinross, Secunda area. TRMC
het meeste jare so 20 to 30 lede waarvan 'n groot klomp redelik aktief deel
neem elke naweek. Ons het voldoende fasiliteite wat reeds van die middel
90's bestaan met 'n teer-aanloopbaan. Dit is maar altyd 'n sukkel-bestaan vir
ons kleiner klubs op die platteland om al die onderhoud te dek met die lede
gelde, maar daar is genoeg passievolle lede in die omgewing om die klub nog
deur al die jare aan die gang te hou.
Theo Potgieter se pragtige T-33 in Thuderbirds-kleurskema
Die klub het 'n paar jaar nie 'n lugskou gereël nie weens verskeie redes, maar
die laaste drie jaar het ons deurgebyt en dit weer aan die gang gekry. Die doel
van die lugskou in ons area is hoofsaaklik om die stokperdjie in ons
omgewing bekend te stel aan die gemeenskap, en om die klublede
geleentheid te gee om hul handewerk uit te stal en vernuf te demonstreer.
Daar is geen hekgelde nie en ons gee geleentheid aan 'n plaaslike
liefdadigheidsorganisasie om kos te verkoop. Hierdie jaar was dit
Christopher Ryan School wat 'n baie goeie taak verrig het. Artikels is in die
plaaslike koerante 'n paar weke voor die tyd geplaas met 'n mooi foto, en
verder is op verskeie Facebook-bladsye geadverteer van die lugskou, wat op
Saterdag 12 April plaasgevind het.
Daar het so 25 vlieëniers die dag ingeskryf wat deelgeneem het en ongeveer
60 vliegtuie het ons deur die dag opgemerk op die veld. Daar was verskeie
hoogtepunte soos Werner Potgieter wat sy Eurojet gevlieg het, en Herman
Grobler het van sy mooi skaal vliegtuie ook daar gehad. Die manne het regtig
uitgehang met die toertjies en “prophang”. As gevolg van die fatastiese weer
wat ons gehad het, was daar geweldig baie vlugte onderneem en baie
vliegtuie meeste van die tyd in die lug. So vêr ek weet was daar net twee
insidente waar die modelle opgestyg het en nie weer veilig geland het nie.
Een van die insidente was my ¼ skaal Ka8b wat op sy tweede vlug ‘n
probleem ervaar het en dit nie terug gemaak het nie. Nodeloos om te sê, dit
was sy laaste vlug.
‘n Groepfoto van die manne wat deelgeneem het aan die TEKSA Radiobeheer Modelvliegklublugskou van 2014.
Maar die lekkerste was die heeldag kuier-atmosfeer wat op die veld geheers
het. Baie mense van die gemeenskap het kom inloer, gesels, vrae gevra, geooooe en ge-aaa. Daar was ook 'n paar manne van die omliggende klubs
soos Kriel wat kom saam vlieg het, en die manne van Standerton wat kom
kuier het sonder hulle modelle. Dan het ons die voorreg gehad om 'n kind van
Secunda ook die dag terug te verwelkom, die groot man van RC wat jy nie
kan miskyk nie, Louis Genade. Hy het as skoolseun altyd almal se vliegtuie
hier by TRMC gevlieg en gesmous, en ek sien hy doen dit nog steeds net so
goed. Dit was goed om jou weer te sien Louis. Die manne het tot laataand
aanhou vlieg nadat ons 'n lekker braai gehou het vir al die vlieëniers.
Herman, Hans, en Abram Grobler besig om van hulle modelle reg te kry vir die dag se aksie.
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The 2014 CIAM Plenary Meeting
Johan Ehlers
South African representative to the CIAM.
11th and 12th of April 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland.
The FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) is the international
governing body for all air sport. The various types of air sport such as Gliding,
Parachuting, Hot air ballooning, etc. as well as Aeromodelling, operate under
its auspices. The umbrella body for Aeromodelling is the CIAM (Commission
for International Aeromodelling). The CIAM is managed by its Bureau,
consisting of a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Technical
Secretary and a Treasurer, together with the various Sub-committee
Chairmen (16 members in total). Just as we have Special Interest Groups
(SIG's) in SAMAA, each competitive group, such as Free-Flight, Control
Line, R/C Aerobatics, Pylon Racing, etc. has a Sub-committee which looks
after the rules and regulations and safety aspects pertaining to the group.
Thereafter the bids for Continental- and World Championships were
presented and voted on. Important for our own SIG's: the 2015 FAI
W/Champs for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft was awarded to the Czech
Republic and the 2015 FAI W/Champs for Model Helicopters was awarded to
Austria. For 2016, F3J was awarded to Slovenia and F4C and H to Romania.
There being no further business, the date for next year's meeting was
decided and the meeting was officially closed.
The CIAM holds its Annual (or Plenary) Meeting in April of each year in
Lausanne in the French speaking south-western part of Switzerland.
Lausanne is the Sporting Body capital of the world, with the IOC, the FAI,
and various international sporting bodies being based there.
The CIAM meetings are at present held in the ball room of a hotel, judging
from all the mirrors on the ceiling (it is a bit big to be the honeymoon suite!).
The annual CIAM meeting consists of the Bureau meeting which is held on
the Thursday, followed by the plenary meeting on the Friday and Saturday.
The Mövenpick Hotel, where the 2014 CIAM Plenary meeting took place.
Friday morning started with registration, receipt of electronic voting
'remotes', a head-count showing a total of 38 voting delegates present, and a
welcoming address by the president during which he, amongst other points,
reported that a UAV working group had been established. Some countries,
especially the nearby ones, have delegations consisting of three or four
persons, but with only one vote per country. Thereafter, the various subcommittees retired to different conference rooms of the hotel for their
technical meetings where all the proposals relating to that group that were
received by the secretariat, and that were accepted for the agenda, were
discussed and voted upon. It is important to try and get unanimous decisions
at these meetings since such decisions tend to go through unanimously
when the unopposed proposals come up for voting in the main meeting.
Depending on the instructions received from our South African SIG's, your
delegate then has his work cut out to attend two or more meetings at the
same time, to argue the points before him. Fortunately, sub-committees only
decide on rule changes every alternate year in order that changes do not
happen too close to the World Championship for that discipline. It is
important to note that most of the decisions taken at this meeting only come
into force at the beginning of 2015.)
After lunch, the nominations for Bureau and Sub-committee elections were
discussed and the acceptance or otherwise of the nominees clarified. This
was followed by the voting for recipients of the various FAI-medals and FAI
diplomas. A start was then made with working through the various proposals
in the Agenda, discipline-by-discipline. The proposal is presented, the SC
Chair then adds any amendments made by the technical meeting, and
reports how the technical meeting voted. The proposal is then accepted or
discussed further, and either referred back to the sub committee for
improvement, or voted on to either be accepted or rejected.
Members of the CIAM Bureau: Andras Reé (Hungary, vice-President/treasurer), Gerhard
Woebbeking (Germany, vice-president), Mrs Jo Halman (United Kingdom, Technical Secretary),
Antonis Papadopoulos (Greece, President), Massimo Semoli (Italy, Secretary), and Kevin Dodd
(Australia, vice-President).
After mid-afternoon tea, the 2013 World Cup Awards were made with about
22 trophies collected in person by the recipients. Medal award statistics were
also presented and it was great to see South Africa second in the world for
juniors with our two gold medals in 2013.
This was followed by an 'open forum discussion' on the impact of new radio
systems technology on FAI competitions. Two European R/C manufacturers
attended this discussion and gave presentations of the present and possible
future developments. The problem is that the use of telemetry from the model
to the pilot, as well as gyro stabilisation etc. are seen as cheating in many
classes. However, these functions are handy for development of skills and
practice.
The facilities at the Mövenpick are not as comfortable as those of the Olympic Museum, which offers
auditorium-style seating.
The manufacturers stated that it would be possible to block or switch off
these functions by means of a switching the radio to eg. F3A mode, which
can only be reversed by a password protected switching by the competition
organiser.
The CIAM President also added that sub-committees should be pro-active
in developing new tasks where these new developments would not replace
piloting skills.
On Saturday the discussion and voting on the rest of the agenda items was
completed. This was followed by the elections which had some interesting
results. Important for our own SIG's: the new F2 (Control Line) SC Chair is
Peter Halman (GBR), the new F4 (Scale) SC Chair is Graham Kennedy
(GBR) and the new Technical Secretary is Kevin Dodd (AUS).
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The beautifully-manicured gardens, and fountains, of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
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Proficiency/Development News
Hobby shop in
south Boksburg,
serving
SA modellers
country-wide!
Ludwig Steyn
So much has happened in the last few weeks, and I am pleased to report that
there is definitely an increase in interest regarding the Development of
SAMAA members' flying skills and proficiencies. Unfortunately, at this stage
it appears that much of it is centered in and around the Western Cape. I do
trust that this will change in the future and become countrywide.
We hosted a Development Workshop at Helderberg Radio Flyers (Somerset
West) on 3/4 May, and were fortunate to have some helicopter pilots
participating, as well as fixed-wing pilots. The heli interest in proficiencies
was very restricted in the Western Cape for some time, as it seemed that the
biggest interest was in 3-D flying. I am extremely pleased that we now have
some members seriously considering qualifying for their proficiencies.
Stuart Nix, the local coordinator and driving force behind the Model Aerobatic
Association of SA (MAASA regional coordinator in the Western Cape) has
come up with the excellent idea of introducing a new class in the aerobatic
field. It is called “Trainabatics” and is basically the old Sportsman class.
Participants are limited to using a .60-size engine, or electric equivalent. Any
aircraft is acceptable, and the idea is to get more pilots interested in the art of
Precision Flying, and that way enhance the growth in our sport.
I was asked by some Instructors as to what a typical Development Workshop
should entail. Herewith a brief summary:
1.
The idea is to convince the almost 50% of our members, who do not
hold a SAMAA proficiency, to qualify and get their official Solo,
Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Instructors proficiencies.
2. Any pilot holding a valid SAMAA proficiency, and who has been
appointed by his club as a club-instructor, can test and qualify fellow
club members (or visiting members) for a Solo rating. For Bronze,
Silver, and Gold tests, two SAMAA Instructors are required.
3. Please get involved in the training process of new club members.
Introduce yourself and offer assistance. I once had a situation were a
new member came to our club several times, unpacked his
equipment, and stood around chatting to the other members. Only
after I asked him why he is not flying, did I realize that he is a new
member and that he needs help. He is one of our top pilots today, but
it could have been so much different.
4. As a local club instructor, you will know the ability of your fellow
members and I believe it your duty to motivate them and provide a
platform for furthering their flying skills.
5. Remember that a proficiency test is not an aerobatic competition. The
emphasis is on safety and the pilot’s ability to maintain control of his
aircraft at all times. If the student does not understand a specific
manoeuvre, take time and help/show him what is expected of him.
6. Get the completed proficiency forms to the SAMAA General
Manager, Bob Skinner as soon as possible. It is vital that the SAMAA
office gets this documentation and issue the necessary certificate of
competency and what goes with it.
7. Tests for Solo and Bronze need only one flight. The Solo test requires
a “pass or fail” score. The Bronze test requires a score between zero
and ten, with a score of not less than three (3) for any given
manoeuvre, and an average score of not less than 50%.
8. Please remember that the Judges' scores are final. Believe in the
integrity of the Judges; they will at all times act in the interest and the
greater good of the sport.
9. Sometimes one will find a clash of personalities (even amongst
fellow club members) and it is very important to handle this situation
with care. The sport as a whole will suffer if we do not address this
situation correctly.
10. Some old time members, who have been flying for a long time, and
know more about aeromodelling than I ever will, posed a question as
to their own proficiency ratings. Guys, fly your tests. Take it as a
challenge, show the younger members how it should be done. You
should not experience any difficulty in your flying capability and
understanding of the maneuvers.
I am always available for any help so please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember. Safe flying is no accident. [email protected]
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The SAMAA insurance broker further suggested, that the person/business
providing flying training for reward, should approach his insurance broker to
provide specific public liability cover as an addition/amendment to his
personal insurance or business insurance. Most dealers or shop owners will
have some sort of public liability insurance, and this could also be added in
those cases where required. The limit of the SAMAAs public liability
insurance cover is R15m, and therefore the private insurance cover for
persons providing flying training should also be at least R15m, or more.
Please also be aware that the public liability insurance cover provided by
SAMAA is only specifically provided for SAMAA members in good standing –
non SAMAA members are not covered by the SAMAA policy.
In February, there was an incident at a large SAMAA-registered club on the
Witwatersrand, where a SAMAA member lost control of his Stik, and it
crashed into a motocross rider. The cyclist took a tumble and received some
injuries from his fall, as well as lacerations from the propeller. The bike was
somewhat damaged too, as you can imagine.
Anyway, the accident was reported to the SAMAAs insurance broker, and a
claim was lodged. A few weeks later, the claim was settled, and the claimant
was happy. The SAMAA member responsible for the accident, had paid the
excess of R5 000 and the file was closed.
To minimise the risk, club administrators must please ensure that all their
members who fly without supervision are indeed solo-rated. Members who
do not yet have a solo rating, ought to be accompanied by a more
experienced flier (on the same mode, of course!), and should not fly in the
presence of spectators. Now, the mere fact that a pilot holds a solo rating, is
not going to prevent an accident, but it will demonstrate to the insurers that
SAMAA is self-managing the risk.
Information and recommendations from
the SAMAA Compliance Committee
From a compliance point of view, the insurance broker for the SAMAA public
liability insurance policy was approached, to find out what the actual situation
is regarding insurance cover, where payments are received for instruction
and/or training of pupil pilots at our registered SAMAA clubs or flying sites.
We have been advised that the SAMAA public liability policy does not offer
any insurance cover in the event where any member, either individual or as a
business, receives funds or monetary reward for services rendered i.e. flying
instruction for reward is not covered.
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The Kawasaki, damaged when
The remains of the Stik after
crashing into a motocross rider. it became rider-less!
Propeller blade caused a cut in
the rider’s upper arm, but
broke during ground-impact.
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Warthog
Mud Bath
2014
Johan Pienaar
The Annual Warthog Radio Flyers Fly-In took
place over the weekend of 12 and 13 April 2014. The event, better known as
the Mud Bath, is growing in popularity year by year with more and more
visitors attending. This year we had 45 visitors representing 12 clubs from as
far as Tzaneen, Rustenburg, and Klerksdorp. What made this fly-in very
special is that we had more than 25 campers, many of whom came through
the Friday afternoon for the weekend.
Arno Janz (from Brits) doing his pre-flight checks, and the big Composite ARF YAK taking-off.
The Mud Bath is all about fun. No allocated spots, no flying preferences - if
you feel like it, you start-up and go. The day starts early with a breakfast bun
and some proper coffee served in our own “blik bekers” from 06:30 onwards.
With dawn breaking beautifully over the koppies to the east, we had a group
of eager pilots having a cup of coffee and discussing the day's flying.
The weather on Saturday was perfect. Almost no wind, 28 degrees and a bit
cloudy - what a flying day! Soon all the campers were up and about, the day
visitors started arriving and the serious business of having fun started. Many
beautiful models were on display with a special mention of Hein Benadie's
35% Cessna 182 powered by a 111cc DLE, scratch-built from a Wendell
Hostetler plan and Arno Janz's CARF Yak powered by a Valach 210 - but to
mention a few only.
On Saturday morning the Warthog Jumpers set up a mass jump with 12
jumpers and 5 drop-planes, but as luck would have it the Club's Telemaster
with 4 jumpers developed engine problems and had to ditch the jumpers on
final approach of an emergency landing. That was the end of their hopes to do
a 14 jumpers mass jump later that day as the engine problems turned out to
be catastrophic. But this crowd pleaser continued right throughout the day
with many successful jumps. Warthogs are also renowned for aero-towing of
gliders and the resident tug pilot, Paul Smit was kept busy getting Chris
Adrian and Johan Bruwer's big soarers into the sky.
Hein Benadie’ s huge Cessna 182 ready for take-off. Assisted by Dieter Reichert.
With aero-towing, gliders, jumpers, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft in the
air at the same time, a big word of thanks to the Air-Boss, Theuns Coetzee, for
his sterling effort to ensure that there was no serious mishaps during any of
the two days.
Saturday afternoon, as per the custom, the prize giving was done. The “Spirit
of the Mud Bath” award was given to Willie Loots for his generous donation of
the signage, and the “Best Flight of the Day” went to Charl Vermeulen.
Saturday evening saw another successful Warthogs Braai with Konkas
providing atmosphere and measured by the laughter and jokes everyone had
a smashing time.
Sunday morning broke with as much promise as Saturday morning but
somewhat cooler with a stiff breeze from the north east. But again the early
morning dawn coffee and breakfast buns went down with a satisfied smile on
everyone's faces, knowing another day of fun has just broken. And so it was,
the campers were up, the day-visitors again started arriving, and soon the
flight line was as busy as ever.
Five parachute jumper planes, and their pilots.
As our new friends from RMAC, Klerksdorp, Rustenburg, and Tzaneen
started packing up to tackle the return journey and the goodbyes were said to
new friends, we knew, the Mud Bath was again a big success.
On Sunday afternoon the last awards were handed over. The “Spirit of the
Mud Bath” went to Jakes Grobler for his outstanding performance as MC over
the two days, assistance in setting up the field, and doing many sorties with
the jumper plane. “Best Flight of the Day” went to Stefan van Zyl who once
again demonstrated exactly where the outside of the envelope is for a Pulse
40. Our grateful thanks to sponsors, Revo, Frasers, and Master RC Models
for their valued support. We also thank the management of Gerotek, and
especially Lolke Lindeboom and his team for their sterling efforts to hand over
the facilities on Friday afternoon in such an immaculate condition.
Next year will see the 5th anniversary of the Annual Warthogs Mud Bath Fly-In,
and promises once again to be an event not to be missed.
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The South African National Championships for RC Aerobatics held in
Himeville, KwaZulu Natal, from 25 to 27 April 2014, has been and gone.
The Himeville community certainly stood together to put on an event that
they can be proud of.
We can also take this opportunity to congratulate a new SA National
Champion in the form of Calvin Schroll (Klerksdorp, North West) who has put
in a lot of work since we saw him at North West Champs. It was a close battle
between him and André Stockwell. The NW region has certainly pulled
through, with Michael Sacca also taking first place, in the Advanced class.
Grant Brook
The competition results can be found in the new results page on the MAASA
website, at http://maasa.co.za/resultslist.php. Detailed results are included
in the competition report that can be downloaded from "Interesting links" on
the home page at www.maasa.co.za. There is also a photo gallery
accessible from the main menu (http://maasa.co.za/photos.php) with over
120 photo's from the Nats, and hopefully more to follow.
Burt Botha’s immaculate Angel’s Shadow with contra-drive, caught on finals.
If you would like to submit photos you can email me and I will give you a link to
a MAASA google drive folder where you can upload them for me to access.
The new photos will also be used to
update the various pages of the
website. At the moment the home
page selects images randomly from
the Photo Gallery.
At the AGM it was decided that all
MAASA members are National PRO's
and as there was no-one jumping to fill
the position, it remained vacant. This
leaves the way clear for more of the
MAASA committee members to
contribute to the email newsletter from
time to time, and if any members
would like to contribute, they are also
welcome. The new committee has
been uploaded onto the website
under "Contact Us".
Officials and judges at 2014 MAASA Nats: Bob Skinner, Arthur Eggar, Danie Potgieter (CD),
Sebastiano Sacca, Bruce Clark, Mike Cox, with Chris Theron kneeling in front.
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Keep those wings level.
The flying conditions on Sunday were terrible,
and in stark contrast to the beautiful weather of
Friday and Saturday. Danie Potgieter and Arthur
Eggar checking the wind speed
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Jets over the Berg
Marthinus Potgieter
Eric Bell and Pierre Joubert taking a breather between flights.
Brian Murray and Craig Lipsett with the large Elan.
Recently the South African Model Jet Association (SAMJA) a special interest
group of the SAMAA, arranged a Jet Fly-In, in the “sleepy hollow” of Himeville
in KZN. A SAMJA policy-decision was taken at the beginning of the year to try
and reach out to members in other provinces as well.
Our host was the “Mayor” of Himeville, Arthur Eggar, who is also the
chairman of MAASA (Model Aerobatic Association of South Africa). Recently
a very successful MAASA Nationals was also held in Himeville.
I personally arrived on Friday midday to meet fellow Gautenger, Granville
Dunbar, and Mark Savage from Pinetown at the local municipal airport, which
is also a registered model club. The weather was not the best but Mark and
Granville did manage to put in a few flights. I spent time assembling my new
Avanti that was awaiting a maiden flight as soon as conditions improved.
Early Saturday, the Durban contingent arrived with a spectacular squadron
of jets. Many litres of kerosene were burned during the day. Two very
successful maiden flights took place, Granville's big Futura and my Avanti.
Arthur Eggar has been successful in negotiating the facilities at the Himeville municipal airfield for his
activities. The site is a registered SAMAA club/field, although Arthur is the only member. Excellent
hangar facilities were very appreciated during the cold conditions.
Three of the KZN guys also made use of this opportunity to obtain their
SAMJA Jet proficiency, and I would like to congratulate Eric Bell, Pierre
Joubert, and Brian Murray on being successful.
It was a magnificent weekend with no incidents or damaged egos. We could
have done with a couple of degrees warmer temperatures, but the good food
and wine in the evenings made up for it. Thank you to all who participated and
especially to Arthur for the logistics with hangars and accommodation etc.
SAMJA will endeavour to host this as an annual event and will also try to host
similar events in other provinces.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like SAMJA to organise a Jet Fly-In
in your area.
Be part of a safe flying environment!
Granville Dunbar and the big Futura, which was successfully maidened at Himeville.
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“Club of One” Arthur Eggar, our host for the Jets
Over the Berg event. Brave in his short-longs!
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Granville Dunbar calling for Mark Savage, a
veteran flier of turbine jets in South Africa.
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Ficksburg
RC Modellers
Fly-In
There was always an experienced hand to explain to the interested spectators about the hobby and
sport of radio-control aeromodelling, a very important aspect that is often overlooked.
Johan van Greunen
Wynand Swart van Central Radio Flyers op Bloemfontein, was baie behulpsaam met die organisasie
van die byeenkoms, en ook op die dag van die fly-in.
Die kuipe was altyd bedrywig. Die uitleg van die perseel het goed gewerk om veiligheid te verseker.
Ficksburg RC Modellers hosted the largest RC model Fly-In ever in the
history of Ficksburg on the weekend of 22 and 23 Feb 2014. We invited the
RC model pilots of Bloemfontein to enjoy a weekend of fun with us. They
brought the most beautiful planes, ranging from gas and nitro planes, to
helicopters, electric planes and stunning jets.
The crowds were impressed by the variety of no less than 95 planes and
helicopters which were fantastic to see from up close and in the air. It was a
thrill to experience the jets starting up and to see them fly… “awesome”…the
word on everybody's lips.
As organiseerders van die Fly-in, en plaaslike vlieëniers op Ficksburg, is ons
uiters dankbaar aan al die RB-vlieëniers en hulle gesinne wat ons besoek het
vanaf Bloemfontein, en des te meer vir die leiding wat hulle verskaf het, nie
net met vliegvernuf en die tegnieke van bou nie, maar ook in die
veiligheidaspekte, beide in die lug en op die grond. ‘n Spesiale woord van
dank aan Wynand en Werrner Swart, vir hulle aandeel in die nakoming van al
die aspekte van SAMAA reëls en regulasies.
Nearly 100 model aircraft gave the residents of Ficksburg a good idea of the great variety of our hobby.
The crowds thoroughly enjoyed the fly-in and we had numerous requests
since the fly-in to host the next fly-in soon. ….. Everybody agrees that there is
still a young boy in every man!
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Jets over Lime Acres
Tisetso Thiba, PR Trainee
There was a constant stream of visitors to the Lime Acres airfield during the day.
The Central Radio Flyers and Finsch Diamond Mine recently presented the
2014 model aircraft Fly-in day. The event took place on 3 May 2014 at the
Lime Acres airfield in the Norther Cape. Pilots from Kimberley, Bloemfontein,
Welkom, Upington and the surrounding areas arrived with trailers filled with
their radio-controlled helicopters and aeroplanes.
Patriotic colour scheme Hawk provided excitement for the Lime Acres crowd. Had nothing to do with
canvassing support for the national elections!
With their brilliant flying skills, the pilots entertained and kept the spectators
captivated to the sky gazing, as jets, planes and helicopters performed like
ballerinas in the air. Under the gazebos and in trailers there were an
estimated R2million worth of beautiful aircraft attracting the eyes of those in
attendance. The activities started in the early morning and continued until
late in the afternoon.
At the gala dinner, the pilots who showed great skills on the day received
mementoes kindly sponsored by local businesses, from organiser Owen
Smith for their efforts.
All proceeds from the event as well as donations from members of the public
and the pilots went to the Lime Acres Animal Shelter. A total of R4 615 was
raised. A big thank you to the community of Lime Acres who supported this
event.
I must say the event was a great success with the pilots, and more
importantly, the kids of Lime Acres having a wonderful day. Regrettably Peet
Venter lost his jet with a flame-out on landing, Wynand Swart had a glitch
landing his Stick and Dries Olivier had too many thumbs on the controls and
totalled his glider.
There were the odd landing gear failures with little collateral damage other
than one’s ego. Ian Mandy experienced a bowel movement when the rudder
jammed on his 46% Ultimate, but managed to do a spectacular landing which
was generously applauded by the spectators.
We are looking forward to seeing you all back next year.
Participants from Kimberley, Bloemfontein, Welkom, Upington and surrounding areas, exhibited their
skills in the bright blue skies over Lime Acres. Usually, the organisers would provide mementoes to the
pilots, as a token of their appreciation. I don’t suppose Petra Diamonds of the Finsch Diamond mine
would have given each participant a diamond!
Indoor flying (F3P)
All pilots who would like to participate in indoor Fun-fly, Free-Style, or F3P
(indoor aerobatics) on the SA Nats or the F3P World Champs 2015 Poland,
should contact SAIEA: (012)460-4677, or (082)763-0018/WhatsApp or email [email protected].
Vriendelike groete, Wilma en Daviid Swanepoel
Ian Mandy’s impressive 46% Ultimate bi-plane caused a few anxious moments for it’s pilot when the
rudder servo decided to stop working.
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Daviid Swanepoel, Roston Dugmore and André Stockwell (left to right) improving their flying skills and
having great fun in an attempted "formation flight" !
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Grotto Flyers - a non-fiction account
of love, passion, and R/C
Les Meyerowitz
About two years ago, two of my friends decided that RC flying was the way to
go. They approached me to join their cult, having stopped flying for
approximately four years, and I reluctantly gave them a yes.
Over the next few months, our numbers grew from three lost souls, to a
mighty force of seven. Our HQ/workshop/watering hole is located at one of
the members’ homes, and is a regular meeting spot to try and re-invent a
round wheel over a braai, good music, and endless banter as to how we can
achieve this unattainable goal.
Lunch!
Straight?
No ballistic Parachute Recovery System
Good to go
We belong to two flying fields, NERF and CorsAir. Between the seven of us,
we have a paltry collection of 90-ish serviceable birds. Our collection, to
name but a few, consists of Edge 540s, Extra's, Shotguns, a DC3, 3 x B25
bombers, a Bf109, a 1/3 scale Stearman, a Harvard as well as float planes,
gliders , pylon racers, etc. etc .etc.
All the “Grotto Flyers” are in daily contact via a “Whatsapp” group and are
always there to assist/criticise/encourage and most importantly, to try and
share our “Ungoogleable” knowledge with each other in the quest to create
the perfect RC flying machine. Besides RC, we use this social media tool to
have a daily tea party without meeting or drinking any tea.
In our working lives, our group consists of an engineer, a food specialist, a
biometric professor, a photocopying surgeon, and last but not least, three
highly-accomplished commercial pilots with an international reputation.
Although the catalyst in our group is RC, we use this as an excuse to interact
and have daily fun with each other, and give our wives/girlfriends enough
breathing space to appreciate and enjoy their own space (ja right.....).
I trust that there are other groups of passionate SAMAA members out there
who can enjoy the friendship and comraderie that we as the “Grotto Flyers”
are blessed to have!
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Highveld Thermal League
The first glider to retire was Wolfie Steffny's Explorer with a cracked fuselage
sustained during a landing. Shortly thereafter Gordon Browne's Explorer and
Jan Sime's Pike Perfect met in a head-on clashing of the main wings as they
both entered the same little lift bubble in opposite directions. Upon landing
both gliders had nearly identical damage to the main wings and were retired.
Ian Sime's Maxa 4.0 took a knock and a cartwheel as a gust scooped it on
landing – with the boom cracked in half, that was the end of that glider too. A
few more gliders saw minor damage on the day as landings were often
completed in a cartwheel motion rather than that reassuring “twack” all glider
pilots have come to respect. Even a top glider pilot has little defence against
mother nature sometimes!
After a quick lunch break, again courtesy of Martie's catering, Rounds 5 and 6
completed the day. By 15:30 pilots were winding-in winch lines and Herman
was tallying the scores. A nice bonus was that Sean Spence of Silveray
Stationary sponsored six prizes for the Junior and Senior winners, which was
well-received.
Ludwig Bouwer
Getting ready at GEMS, 8am. Sky is overcast but the air is still.
With all the scores in, the results looked as follows: 1st place - Alan Smith,
2nd place - Jason Weber and 3d place went to Paul Carnall.
Well done to all, in what was certainly a challenging day!
A glider about to his the spot, despite some nasty gusts.
On Sunday 11 May 2014 GEMS (between Pretoria and Delmas) hosted the
second of four Highveld Thermal League events for the year.
The competition runs similarly to F3J with a few small differences, such as
that there is a 12 minute working time in which a 10 minute flight must be
flown with each second over 10 minutes counting a negative 2 points. Winchlaunching is used as opposed to the F3J hand-tow system. Landing accuracy
is measured in 20cm increments and there are 6 rounds with three groups
per team.
Even the top guns had some trouble with the wind!
Kudos must go to competition director Herman Weber who added an
interesting twist to this event: Pilots were roughly divided into three groups
based on skill and experience. This meant that each team had an expert,
intermediate and beginner pilot in it, making for a wonderful
learning/coaching opportunity as well as a chance to interact with different
pilots to the ones one would normally group with given the choice. I think all
will agree that the event turned out to be a heap of fun and a valuable
experience from that standpoint.
By 8am most pilots were busy setting up gliders, rolling out winches and
looking pretty busy. The air was still but it was cold and overcast. That would
all change a little later…
After the pilot's briefing and a fine breakfast prepared by Martie Du Toit's “Line
Restaurant”, Round 1 Group 1 took to the air at 9h30. Not much lift was had
but pilots flew their 10 minutes quite easily and landings were on the money.
By around 10h30 (Round 2), the wind was starting to pick up a little but at
least the sun had come out and it promised to be a blue-sky day. Round 3
was again a bit more windy but pilots still maintained good flying.
And the winners are, l-r: Jason (2nd), Alan (1st), Paul (3rd).
As the F3J team are prepping for the World Champs in Slovakia this July,
there was quite a bit of entertaining banter between Jason Weber, Paul
Carnall, Alan Smith as they were giving each other schtick from across the
flight line, and in the air.
Junior World Champ 2013 Jason was sporting his brand-new, prototype NAN
models Explorer(s) - times two, nogal!!! which this reporter was not allowed to
photograph as it has not been released yet. Everyone on the field took a
moment to come and eye these beauties, and jealousy, general goodhumoured threats and attempts to “swop” old battered work horses for his
new machines were the order of the day! I think I speak for all when I say that
it is a great feeling to see a youngster in SA getting that kind of endorsement
from one of the top glider manufacturers on the planet. Well done Jason, and
best of luck to all our pilots for the Worlds this year!
By 12pm Round 4 was well underway… and so was the wind. Gliders were
literally hanging in the sky, all pointed West, struggling just to maintain
forward speed. Landings became a game of guessing what the gusts will do –
often pushing the glider into the ground a few meters before the spot on
landing, or dying down completely and letting the glider overshoot past the
landing spot. Pilots were starting to load a fair bit of ballast into the planes,
and mistakes were starting to be made.
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F3K is the FAI competition class of hand-launched gliders. The little
lightweight gliders are excellent flying machines, built with modern materials
to withstand the stresses of discus-launching.
The competition on Sunday 13th April produced an awesome day’s flying.
We decided to shake things up a bit, and do our matrix as two groups. This
seems to have worked quite well and we could decide to go this route for all
our F3K League events. After the results are known for each competition, the
winner of Group B will be promoted to Group A, and the last-placer in group A
will be relegated to Group B.
We had quite a few new faces at this competition, and with a total entry of 17
fliers, there were some great results. Newcomers Jethro, Julian, Jacques,
and Grant, your first-time placings were wonderful. Tiaan, our new junior,
placed 8th, and Jacques flying an Elf placed 15th...not easy considering the
wind picked up during the day, and he was flying his Elf against Blasters,
Polaris’, Snipes, etc.
We have to make a special mention of Bruce. Although he had a really bad
weekend, breaking three planes, he scored 1000 points in the round before
the break!
As always, a big thank you to Boss (Herman Weber) for helping with the set
up and take down of everything. Also a word of thanks to all those who helped
pack everything away at the end of a loooong day.
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SAMAA Annual General Meeting
Thursday 30 October 2014
At the SAMAA offices, Building R4, Denel Technical Academy,
131 Atlas Road, Bonaero Park. 18:00
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Welcome
Apologies
Minutes of 2013 AGM. Acceptance.
Matters arising.
Chairman’s Report
Treasurer’s Report. Budget.
General Manager’s report
General
Closing
Note: Any member wishing to raise any matter at the AGM under
Item 8, is required to submit notice of this to the chairperson at least
seven (7) days before the meeting.
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SAM A A News Issue 2 of 2014
Club Aerobatics (CA ) A Tribute to
Van Zyl Koegelenberg
Club Aerobatics is making good progress in delivering added value to clubs
and SAMAA members. At the last event (5 April@PRF) Andre van Huysteen
tested a new system for speed testing. He did the hardware and fancy
software himself and that includes sending a SMS with results to the pilots!
The results attached. The Speed Testing is now included into the CA
Calendar and supported by the MHSA SIG. This means that Speed Testing
will be done at each CA event after the regular CA flying. So far this is done at
no cost and if not entered for CA itself, others are still fee to join afterwards.
The Speed flying is done against international rules meaning you need to fly a
250m long stretch from where the speed is calculated. Obviously there are
serious pilots whilst others just want to see what their craft is achieving. Over
time we hope to develop this further with prizes and maybe classes.
More information at http://www.clubaerobatics.co.za/index.html or email
[email protected] for more information.
Note from André Venter:
Ek was vanaand by MHSA (Model Helicopters South Africa) om die Speed
Flying SIG te verteenwoordig.
Omdat ek nog in 'n toets-fase is van die spoedvlieg se apparaat, het ek
voorgestel dat alle MHSA lede wat graag wil deel neem aan spoed vlieg, die
CA events se spoed vlieg kom bywoon, om te leer waaroor dit gaan.
Dit wil sê dat die CA se kalendar sal dan onder die Spoedvlieg SIG op MHSA
se website geplaas word waar MHSA lede dan uitgenooi word om te kom
deel neem sonder om aan die eerste vliegkompetisie deel te neem.
Robby Rowe
Sean McCullagh
The South African model aircraft fraternity,
lost one of its most celebrated fliers, with the
death of 87-year old Robert James Rowe on
Wednesday 18th September 2013.
Robby was a prolific builder of free-flight
model aircraft from a young age, and
represented South Africa in the international
free-flight classes of F1A Glider, F1B
Wakefield (rubber) and F1C Power (internal
combustion) classes. For the record, some
of Robby’s achievements in national
championships are as follws: F1A Glider:
first 1960, 1965, 1968. F1B Wakefield: first
1958, 1961, 1968, 1978, 1980, 1992, 1993.
F1C Power: First 1965. Hand Launch Glider:
first 1960, 1961, and 1968.
The heyday of South African free flight competition, from the early 1950s to
the late 1960s, saw Robby “The Arm” Rowe winning more national and
regional events than any other South African contestant - I know because I
have kept all his certificates. Robby was known as “The Arm” due to his
natural ability to throw Hand Launched gliders higher, and into more
thermals, than his opposition. Even well into the late 1960s, Robby was
winning more than his fair share of H/L glider competitions. Until the final
demise of free-flight competitions in the 1990s, Robby’s name was on the
F1B Wakefield cup many times.
Although a formidable competitor, Robby was always generous with advice
for newcomers to the movement. In his later years, he embraced the SAM
(Society of Antique Modellers) and at the time of his death, had a number of
early vintage, museum-quality models, designed in the late 1930s.
Robby leaves his wife Sheila, son Neil, and daughter Michelle, and four
grandchildren. On behalf of all free-fliight fliers in South Africa, I would like to
send heartfelt condolences to Sheila and Robby’s family.
Early-morning mist at PRF created the right atmosphere.
Peter Oberli visited from Switzerland, and enjoyed the South African sunshine. He is the manager of
the Swiss F3C Helicopter team. With him is Johan Sieling (cap).
Matthew Deutschmann is the first-ever junior entrant in Club Aerobatics. Well done Matty!
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Robby Rowe was renowned for his designing, building, and flying skills. Here is one of his designs.
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MUSTANG
REBORN!
Leon Coetzee
Johnny Grobler is probably one of the
most incredibly-able scale builders in
KZN, and in South Africa.
Originally from Newcastle, Johnny now
lives in Kloof. He spends a lot of time
working on his models, leaving little
time to fly! Peeping out from his trailer
behind him, is the partially completed
giant scale B-25 Mitchell bomber,
originally started by the talented
"Grumpy" Roberts, I believe. Johnny
bought this monster semi-finished
model, and plans to finish it one day!
No wonder he has no time to fly!
Byron Originals closed down around 1980. The Iron Bay Company USA
bought the business, and very slowly started to produce aircraft from the
tooling, moulds, and dies made by Byron.
Back to the rebirth of the P51D Mustang…
The fuselage and wings were stripped of all equipment, and all cracks and
defaults repaired. Carbon-fibre strands were used to strengthen the weak
and cracked areas in the fuselage, as well as in the wings, as I had planned to
add gun wells and hatches. The fuselage and wings were sanded down to
just under prime coat. The wing was re-glassed with 1/2oz cloth and epoxy
resin, as well as the ailerons, non-operating trims, flaps, and inner/outer gear
doors. These were for a more scale appearance. Working flashing lights were
fitted for navigation and retractable landing light in the wing wells. Retract
gear and wheels were fitted with scale detail as well as in wing wells and on
wheel struts. Six scale 50mm Browning machine guns and ammo were fitted
to the wing, with opening hatches as per scale. The guns and ammo feed
brackets were made in-house, whereas the ammo belts were purchased
from Cotswold USA. Working drop tanks were fitted, and controlled via TX
with a servo in the wing (from aerotechmodels.com). The wing was primed,
with panel lines, rivets, and hatch covers.
Panel removed from the scale gun well showing the guns and ammo belts. Notice the rivet detail, scale
concealed flap hinges etc.
A highly detailed 1/3rd scale SE5a (wings removed) that Johnny has completed. The model is being
stripped for scale painting. The detail is quite remarkable and accurate.
Prologue
The 1/5 scale, 85-inch wingspan P51D Mustang with reduction drive system,
powered by a Quadra 40cc petrol engine (namely Rascal) was purchased
second-hand, and had a couple of fairly successful flights, but on the last
flight during landing on a tarred runway (Newcastle) the spinner exploded,
for some reason unknown, followed by hitting the deck very hard which in turn
broke the port side retract gear oleo.
The Mustang was found to be underpowered with a Quadra 40cc petrol
engine during flights, with a lot of tail drag. Slight cracks in the one-piece wing
and in the fuselage just rear of the cockpit were found. It was decided to
revamp the Mustang, by repairing all cracks and hanger rash, strengthening
weak areas, increase power plant and to give it a more scale appearance.
History
This all fibre-glass P51D Mustang was produced by Byron Originals USA in
the 1960's, which was their top-of-the-range kit, and was available at a high
price tag at the time. The kit came out with air retract main gear and wheels
produced by Byron, with operating inner and outer wheel doors. A non-scale
cockpit dash and fixed canopy came with the kit, as well as a fixed tail wheel.
The wing came as one piece, hollow foam, spruce spars, obechi wood-clad
and fibre-glass outer skin. The fuselage in three piece sections, that had to be
joined together. Panel lines, flush-head rivets and flat head screws were
produced in the fuselage, which were not to scale and rather inaccurate.
The Mustang was available with two power plant systems, namely the
reduction drive unit and the Purr-System, with both systems using the
Quadra 40cc petrol engine. A year or two later a larger engine, the Mustang
50cc petrol engine was born which would replace the Quadra 40cc. Two
different cowlings were available, one for the reduction-drive system, and the
other for the Purr-system. The reduction drive unit allowed the engine to sit
further back in the nose section, tilted at an angle with the top of the engine
cylinder sticking out of the cowl on the starboard side. An aluminium drive
shaft unit with couplings from the engine, was connected to a small
aluminium belt pulley, on bearings and support brackets bolted to a straight
aluminium hollow engine support tube. The support tube was secured to the
firewall and a former in the front section of the nose section. From the small
belt pulley, two belts connected to the main large drive pulley, attached to the
backplate of the spinner, which in turn spun the 4-blade 25” x 12” paddleblade propeller at a ratio of 2:1 reduction.
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Detailed scale wheel well. The working landing light pops out when the undercarriage is lowered. (All
the nav lights also work!)
The canopy and old cockpit was cut away and replaced with a scale built
cockpit and sliding canopy, which is air-operated (Canopy from
aerotechmodels.com). Changes were made to rear of fuselage and
retractable tail wheel unit and doors fitted (retractable tail unit purchased
from aerotechmodels.com…but due to poor quality of the tail wheel unit fork,
a new fork made by my good friend Stuart Austin). In-house alterations were
made to the retractable tail wheel unit to incorporate a servo to operate
turning of the tail wheel separately from the rudder pull-pull system. Opening
and closing of the tail wheel doors from a separate air cylinder was activated
via tail wheel retract system. A new scale rudder was constructed and fabriccovered as per scale, with rib stitching and non-operating trims and detail
using aluminium lithoplate.
.
A main concern will be engine cooling, now that the engine will be fully
enclosed within the cowl, as well as the working exhaust system which will
generate a lot of heat. A servo-operated door was installed underside the
fuselage as per full size Mustang (oil cooler door) in this case used for engine
cooling system. The scoop below the wing was opened for air intake and
channelled through to the engine. Louvres (from Aircraftinternational USA)
were installed in new bottom cowl (from Iron Bay) for improved air intake and
return. Unfortunately this will upset the scale appearance of the Mustang.
Only time will tell when the engine is running whether further alterations will
be required to improve cooling. A working scale fuel filler cap had to be made
(Stuart Austin).
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Obituary.
Ben Bothma
John Calefato
My good friend and flying buddy,
caller, and fellow-competitor, Ben
Bothma, is sadly no longer with us.
Fuel filler to scale. Notice the rivet and panel detail with scale notices. Johnny pasted more than 3000
rivets before painting the Mustang.
Ben and his brother Johnie introduced
me to R/C flying. Having been a
successful free-flighter at national and
international level, I retired from flying
to concentrate on my hobby business.
Ben was one of my early clients. We
immediately became friends. He was
a devoted and respected R/C pilot and
found it difficult to understand me, a
dealer and distributor of R/C products, not flying R/C models. One day shortly
before Christmas he said to me: ‘seeing that you work so hard and are not
flying anymore, have you ever thought of taking a nice Christmas box for
yourself out of your shop?’ ‘No, I never gave it a thought’ I replied. He looked
me in the eyes for a short moment and said: ‘Do you mind if I choose a
Christmas Box for you out of your shop?’ Reluctantly, I agreed.
Ben proceeded to take a .40 size trainer with motor, pushrods, propeller and
glues. Off went Ben with my Christmas Box. Two days before Christmas, Ben
re-appeared at my shop to advise me that he had now come to collect the
other half of my Christmas Box, namely a 4-channel radio. A few weeks later I
got a call from Ben inviting my wife and I for a chicken braai on his farm. There
I met his mother, father and brothers, including Johnie, a respected R/C flier
and SAMAA instructor. The chicken braai was being enjoyed by all, including
an abundance of local wine.
A side view of the super-detailed 2,5 metre span P51 Mustang. This Mustang has flown but is being
refurbished and re-detailed by Johnny at present.
Engine mounts and supports were altered to fit the Zenoah 62cc engine and
reduction drive, all enclosed within the cowl. The drive shaft unit with
couplings was replaced by a much improved system made by Stuart. The old
unit with couplings generated a lot of vibration at low idle speed and were
totally outdated. Onboard Fema electric starter (from Hobby Lobby) was
installed. The electric motor on the starter was replaced with a more reliable
motor (JR Propo NHM-540 Heli motor 8.4v ). To overcome back lash from a
flooded engine and snapping the shaft on the starter motor, a clutch from a JR
Heli was installed. A tensioning system between the clutch and linings was
made by Stuart. Wiring was done for either LiPo battery 2S/7.4V 35C
2200mAh or LiFe battery 3S/9.9V 5C 2100mAh for electric starter motor.
Working exhaust and stubs were made in-house and fitted. Support brackets
for exhausts made by Stuart Austin. Exhaust box was fitted to the engine,
split two ways via 10mm flexi tubes (Mick Reeves) to six stubs each side of
the fuselage as per full-size.
Opening hatches were constructed for access to switches, charging jacks,
air fill, pressure gauge, kill switch, lights, spark plug and carb setting. Micro
switches were fitted to servos operating the kill switch, choke, starter motor
and throttle. Control from the Tx for the following: rudder, elevators, ailerons,
flaps, throttle, choke, kill switch, electric starter, wheel retract gear and doors,
as well as the rear cooler door. An Ultra Precision UP-2 Retract Valve was
used for operating retracts and doors. A new spinner, prop blades and belts
were acquired from Iron Bay.
The wing and fuselage were water-papered down to prepare for primer.
Panel lines were taped on. (Mick Reeves). All scale hatches were made from
lithoplate and installed. Wing and fuselage were sprayed with MS primer, and
once dry, the panel line tape was removed, and all water-papered down to
final finish. Position lines for rivets were drawn on and about 46 000 to 48 000
rivets, and 500 flathead screws were installed. (from Mirce at
www.nsmodelers.rs).
Using a base coat, the wing and
fuselage was colour sprayed and
graphics added (calliegraphics.com). The Mustang
P51D Temptation is being reborn.
Johnny is now preparing for a
matt clear coat...then
reinstallation of all the operating
gear…testing, setting, checks
etc.
Johnny is unassuming and shy
about his talent. His remarkable
models speak to his ability
however!
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While the party was in full swing, Ben took me to his workshop. To my surprise
there was my Christmas Box in the centre of the floor, beautifully finished and
ready-to-fly. Ben remarked that we were going to fly within the next hour at the
local flying strip (Vergelegen, Somerset West) nearby. Johnie would be my
instructor. Johnie proceeded to teach me to successfully trim and fly my
trainer. We flew six beautiful flights together. At the end of our flying session
Ben was all smiles; my first introduction to R/C... never say never...
As the years went by, Ben and I forged a successful and formidable team. He
would call and help me when I flew and I would call and help him when he
flew. He was an excellent pilot and caller. He was regularly seen competing
successfully at many of the top and beautiful flying fields of South Africa.
Ben won the Western Province F3A Aerobatic title at three occasions and
came 2nd at the SA Games in Randburg. (The SA Games was sponsored by
our government for all sports bodies during the isolation years and Ben won a
silver medal). The highlight of Ben’s model flying career were the two times
he represented the Western Province at the SA Inter-Provincial Masters
tournament in Bloemfontein. On both occasions Western Province won the
Inter-provincial trophy, beating a very strong Transvaal A & B teams
consisting of regular Springboks. Ben called for and assisted both John
Cunningham and myself, his fellow-team members. He felt very happy about
being largely instrumental in helping us achieve a team victory. Not only did
we win the team trophy, but in no small way he assisted me in winning the
individual trophy as well.
This whole process was repeated the following year nullifying the rumours
that we were lucky the first time round. John Cunningham and I are both
grateful for the support, confidence and belief he gave us. The last 20 or so
years, Ben was employed by international firms and he did contract work in
Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda. His help and assistance in introducing me into
the R/C world, brought me joy, success and memorable results.
I am ever grateful to have met him, a true friend, sportsman and gentleman.
Ben was a popular person amongst aeromodelers, family, friends and staff
members in his workplace.
To the family, his wife Joey, son Wessel, daughter Juanita, and brothers
Johnie and Manus, my heartfelt condolences, knowing that Ben is now in a
better place.
I build & repair model aircraft
Expert workmanship, with attention to detail. Scratch-building,
plan-building, repairs, modifications. Aeromodeller for many years.
Chicken Gaarkeuken Tel 082-090-5705
Scale cockpit instrument panel.
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SAM A A News
c) PR in general, about all points above, could have been something of the
past if communication happened in good time.
d) Moving on with time. Yes, that can be a good reason for change as we do
have lots of new ways to communicate and hold Skype meetings. But will this
not require structural changes?
What do I suggest?
I am a life member of Pretoria Radio Flyers, but neither myself nor
Sandy, my wife, are involved in any way with the daily management of PRF
any more.
The most recent SAMAA notice of an SGM and the agenda detail had me
looking into the constitution and the question of who should represent us
aeromodellers.
I suggest we tap into the already-established club structures to ensure
representivity - the line from member to governing body will be clearer. A
Council of Club chairmen would serve as a source of candidates for core
responsibilities and also ensure meaningful succession.
I am aware of the plethora of objections, real and contrived, that any
suggested changes may provoke - but the stagnant membership numbers
while flyers increasingly take advantage of accessible technology, and the
constant battle to recruit members to the SAMAA, demand effective
solutions.
I envisage four regions, demarcated to encompass about 100 clubs each.
Each club chairman is ipso facto a member of the Council of Chairmen. This
council meets twice each year to elect the Core Council members and review
business. The Core Council meets every second month.
Communication and securing appropriate commitment will have to utilize
common technology.
In the Core we have a Councillor for SIG matters, a Councillor for Finances
and a Councillor for Administration. The entire group of Club Chairmen can
elect a Chief Councillor and a Vice CC to ensure proportional representation.
This would make the Core group no bigger than five members - a
manageable group.
Full time employees of the Council will comprise a
professional bookkeeper and a professional secretary.
The Newsletter shall be available electronicall
or in printed format if timeously requested.
Ton
Stockwye
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And a reply to Tony’s letter
I am just slightly concerned to the reasoning behind all the "changes". The
average member is too far away from the action to really know what is
required, etc.
From hearsay, what do I know?
a) There is/was a "SAMAA News problem" and it took way too long before it
was actioned. From the late response this grew into a circus.
I suggest that each club must hold a special SAMAA meeting. Then
summarise the thoughts. Then use that collective information and formulate
a new future? Start at the members, by giving them the opportunity of a "local
club level gripe session". It might be a good idea to formulate some type of
document/form/questionnaire that they can use to channel the information
type into logic/reasonable lots. Then listen and make a call. Yes, maybe only
four people might pitch on the day, but at least one can say it was an open
opportunity? Why not embrace...
http://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=133302.
Send an email to all members, asking them to
participate now, before the wheel is invented once
again. There is a need to shake the cage, get people
involved to speak up. Only then can anybody make a
realistic call.
Van Zyl erg
b
Koegelen
I am a proud SAMAA member and a member of the Rand Model Aeronautic
Club (RMAC) south of Johannesburg. A few months ago, I was at the flying
club, just about to assemble my squadron of aeroplanes. Next to me in the pit
area was a pilot getting his Ugly Stik ready for a flight.
I carried on getting my planes ready for the day, and heard him start up the
engine of the aircraft, and then taxi to the runway for a take-off. I heard the
aerie do a few fly pasts, and then suddenly the gasps of the other
pilots...followed by silence. I looked around to see him walking toward the
veld where the plane had obviously gone down. Minutes later he appeared
with the pieces and dumped it on the ground next to me.
As usual everybody gathered around to look at the damage, and to enquire
as to what had happened. I was watching this and asked the owner what he
was going to do with the wreck. “Dustbin” was his answer. I asked him if I
could have the pieces, and I gathered the wreck from the bin. He naturally
asked what I was going to do with it. “Why, I’m going to FIX it”. Those
gathered around us, commented in unison...”Fix it?” “Yes” , I replied.
Well, I took the heap of match-sticks home and started to strip and rebuild the
Ugly Stik. As I was rebuilding, I just had the urge for something different in
colour scheme, and played around with a couple of ideas, eventually
deciding on what is now, EISH DAS MOOI STIK!
I took it to the club last year, to the surprise of the
previous owner and the other club members who had
seen it a few weeks earlier in its crashed state. With a
few hours problem-solving, and existing materials from
my workshop, I have an almost brand-new aeroplane!
rew
Allen D
b) I think the F3A WC also created a bit of a fuss w.r.t. to finances, but again, I
was too far away from that to really know why MAASA did not take ownership
from day one. From this, I believe that we can learn, that in the future, the
individual SIGs must be represented, not just one SIG flag carrier.
c) So, in my opinion, starting with rumours towards September last year,
these two aspects are now driving a need for chance but nobody strategically
reviewed the holistic picture. It feels like he-said-she-said, so let us change!
d) I do know that the communication from SAMAA is not that hot. Not all can
be left for the SAMAA News to resolve. Electronic newsletters will be nice.
The Ugly Stik retrieved from the dustbin.
The re-built and repaired Ugly Stik, before I
decided on the new colour-scheme.
With a bit of imagination, I was able to give the
Ugly Stik a brand-new look.
At my age, visibility of my aeries is allimportant. I also decided to vamp up the Stik
with some spats.
Regular communication with even SMC profiles so all can know the good
people and bring the activities to the people in an active, transparent way. If
electronic newsletters are done well, we might not even have a need to
SAMAA News? Debatable, but worth a mention. If you back the e-news up
with a solid interactive web, we can save a bundle of trees. For those that "do
not like Internet" I feel sorry, as even banks are leaning towards electronic
media; they have no choice now but to wake up in 2014.
Why a need for change?
a) The above is obvious even though we do not know how real that might be.
b) To get more people involved? Starting at club level might not resolve this
issue. Over time, once again, a few willing donkeys will have to pull the cart
whilst others will just complain. In the end, the clubs from the bigger regions
(i.e. Gauteng) will hijack and control SAMAA. So this is not really a long term
plan or solution, I think?
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SAM A A News Issue 2 of 2014
I wish to inform SAMAA members of the rape of the Piet Retief Aeromodellers
club. Is this the demise of our beloved hobby? On December 1st 2013, the SA
government organised an AIDS-awareness day on our club grounds.
The ground that Piet Retief Aero Modellers occupies is municipal land. Like
ALL other recreational clubs in Piet Retief, we do not have an official written
lease agreement with the local municipality. Our verbal agreement has, for
the last eight years, been one where we keep the place in shape and look
after the buildings. We don't disturb anybody and we are given the same in
return. On occasion, the municipality has used the facility with prior
arrangement and all parties were left satisfied, with no damage to the facility.
On this occasion, things went horribly wrong.
Firstly, Piet Retief Aero Modellers was not engaged at any level to discuss the
organisation of this event. Secondly, we did not pretend to be involved at all
but as the caretakers of this facility, and knowing the grounds very well, we
expected at least to be invited to partake, and possibly advise on the
placement of the marquee tents.
The ruts caused by the heavy-duty trucks moving over the water-logged grass of our runways.
As a club, operating on this piece of land for the last eight years, we know that
the piece of land forms part of the wetland around Piet Retief, it was inevitable
that with the amount of rain we had prior to the weekend of the 1st of
December, the terrain would be a marshland. We could have advised and
assisted the organisers in hosting the facility, but in a way that would have left
everyone satisfied, and the grounds in a usable state.
On inspection of the club terrain on Tuesday, 3 December, what we found
was heart-wrenching and infuriating. Marquee tents were erected squarely
over our runways and this has lead to the total destruction of the facility. Our
beautifully-maintained grass runways were turned into a rutted mud bath,
with huge damage to a once immaculate facility. Heavy-duty trucks rutted the
ground terribly, to the point where our once pristine runways are
unrecognisable. The damage caused is unspeakable but repairable with lots
of time and effort.
Marquee tents being erected right on our runways, where thousands of feet caused inestimable
damage to our runways.
All we are saying, is that this could have been avoided if we were engaged.
The event could still have been organised at the grounds, but NOT on the
runways. A more suitable, drier piece of land could have been identified and
everyone could have been accommodated.
Nominations for members of the
SAMAA Management Committee
Piet Retief AeroModellers was RAPED by the forces that be. We were
muscled out and not even considered. No attempt was made to contact a
committee or club member to discuss the organisation of this event. The
damage caused was not even noted by the municipality. We have rights as
“squatters” on this piece of land and expect that our human rights be
respected. This abuse is unnecessary and uncalled for.
This is the second call for nominations to fill three vacancies on the SAMAA
Management Committee. Please take a moment to study the following
notices of vacancies, and should you know of suitable and willing
candidates for these three positions, please send a note, with the name
and signature of consent of the nominated member to serve on the SAMAA
Management Committee.
Our mistake at Piet Retief AeroModellers, was maintaining the grounds so
perfectly that it was impossible to pass up and move the event to a different
location.
VACANCY FOR CLUB REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SAMAA
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
This is a call to all SAMAA-registered clubs, for nominations to fill the
position of CLUB REPRESENTATIVE on the SAMAA Management
Committee. Nominations must reach the SAMAA office no later than
31st July 2014 (contact details below), and must show the signed
consent of the nominee, and name and signature of a club committee
member.
In conclusion, this blatant disregard and disrespect is not justified. This does
not build…it destroys. We do not want further decay of
our society and already-vanishing morals, and we hope
by publishing this, it may help to avoid this happening
Lello
to other clubs in the country.
Frustrated, angry, disappointed…
Gallino
Club raped again. We have had another total invasion, with another event
taking place just before the elections. The municipality at least approached
us, and together we went out to the field to discuss placing of the tents.
As per usual the exact opposite was done that we had discussed with them.
Our starting and flying blocks were damaged, and fortunately we did not have
rain, so the runways were spared.
We will try to find a way to coexist as best we can, but it is incredibly frustrating
and difficult, with people that don't want to take responsibility.
One of the heavy-duty trucks (minus trailer) that caused so much damage to the beautiful runways
of the Piet Retief AeroModellers club.
SAM A A News Issue 2 of 2014
VACANCY FOR DEALER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SAMAA
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
This is a call to hobby shop owners, importers, dealers, retailers,
distributors, and service organisations linked to the model aircraft
industry, to nomination a DEALER REPRESENTATIVE to serve on the
SAMAA Management Committee. Dealers are encouraged to call a
date for a meeting, and to elect from their number, a representative to
serve on the SAMAA Management Committee.
VACANCY FOR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SAMAA
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
This is a call to clubs, groups, and regions, for nominations for a
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE on the SAMAA Management
Committee. Nominations must reach the SAMAA office no later than 31
July 2014 (contact details shown below), must show the signed
consent of the nominee, and name and signature of a club committee
General information on all vacancies: Term of office is 13 months, starting
September 2014. SMC meetings are held every two months at the SAMAA
office, starting at 18:00 and lasting approximately 2 hours. Reasonable
travel associated with attending of the meetings may be reimbursed.
Nominations/applications must be clearly headed: “Club Representative”,
“Dealer Representative”, “Regional Representative”. E-mail to [email protected], or fax to 086-607-8733. CLOSING DATE IS
MIDNIGHT 31st JULY 2014. A decision will be made by the SMC within
one month of closing, and applicants/nominees notified of the outcome.
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SAM A A Activity Calendar
Event
Contact
Telephone
June 2014
Cape Town
KZN TBA
Port Elizabeth RF
Pretoria RF
KZN TBA
Irene Radio Flyers
Cape Radio Flyers
TOSS PSS Slope Festival
Thermal Soaring Champs
Large Scale Aerobatics 2
Vintage Fly-in No. 285
Reserve for KZN champs
GAA League Aerobatics
Bi-plane & Scale Day
Christo le Roux
Derek Bird
Brian Martin
Colin Matthysen
Derek Bird
Stadler Brits
Marc Wolffe
084-751-7650
031-463-2833
082-651-8665
082-697-5019
031-463-2833
082-773-5315
082-550-6699
July 2014
3-6
6
6
13
13-19
19-26
20
20
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Bultfontein
Tygerberg MFC
Rand Model AC
Tygerberg MFC
Martin, Slovakia
Marmande, France
Kingsburgh RMC
Boland MAC
Gauteng TBA
JOMAC
Rand Model AC
Gauteng TBA
Barnstormers
Tygerberg MFC
Port Elizabeth RF
Bultfontein Fly-in
Large Scale Aerobatics
Series Scale
W Cape Monthly Aerobatics
F3J World Championship
F4 Scale World Championship
KZN Monthly Aerobatics
Fly-in
F5J Electric Thermal Comp
GAA Aerobatic League
Vintage Mem. Fly-in No.286
F3K HLG League
MHSA Heli Champs
Scale Fun Day
Fun Fly Round 3
Boet Denysschen 083-449-4623
Mike Rabeling
083-255-8573
Koos Pretorius
082-928-0368
Stuart Nix
082-855-4920
www.rcmklub.sk
www.wc2014f4cffam.asso.fr
Neil Allen
073-231-4141
Nic van Rensburg 082-700-1856
Ivan Williams
083-263-7889
Stadler Brits
082-773-5315
Colin Matthysen
082-697-5019
Herman Weber
082-453-8551
Wessel Vosloo
082-806-7686
Mike Rabeling
083-255-8573
Mike Burmeister
082-653-3672
2
2
3
3
9
9-17
9-10
10
10
17
24
24
24
30
31
31
31
Lowveld MAC
Pretoria RF
Helderberg RF
Rosslyn AM
Central RF
Wloclawek, Poland
Klerksdorp RF
Peninsula Radio F
Rand Model AC
Klerksdorp RF
Peninsula RF
Barnstormers
Gauteng TBA
Rand Model AC
Umbila Radio Fl.
Howick MAC
Helderberg RF
Fly-in
Johan Blom
Club Aerobatics
V Zyl Koegelenberg
Fly-in and Braai
Christo Wepener
Fly-in
Charlene Louw
Free State League Aerobatics Pierre Fouche
F2 Control Line WC
www.cl-wch2014.pl
Air Show
Nic Swart
Fun Day
Claude Mackrill
Gliders Day
Kevin Geach
North West League Aerobatics Nico Erasmus
W Cape League Aerobatics Stuart Nix
Vintage Fly-in No. 287
Colin Matthysen
F3K Q No. 3
Herman Weber
Pylon Racing
Arrie Schoeman
GAA Monthly Aerobatics
Stadler Brits
KZN League Aerobatics
Neil Allen
Warbirds Day
Christo Wepener
6
7
12-14
14
14
14
14
17-21
20
20
21
25-28
27-28
28
Rand Model AC
Gauteng TBA
Worcester
Barnstormers
Central RF
Helderberg RF
KZN TBA
Waterkloof AFB
Tygerberg MFC
TBA
Gauteng TBA
TBA
TBA
Benoni RF
Air Show
Highveld Thermal League 3
Fly-in
Fun Fly Rd 3
Free State League Aerobatics
W Cape League Aerobatics
Bill Vos Memorial Gliding
Africa Aerospace Defence 14
Nite Fly
F5J Electric Thermal Comp
F3K HLG League Comp
North vs South Slope Event
GAA Gauteng Aerobatics
Vintage Fly-in No. 288
Kevin Geach
Herman Weber
Dirk Swanepoel
Willem Johnson
Pierre Fouche
Stuart Nix
Derek Bird
082-580-3717
082-453-8551
082-700-0526
082-419-0948
082-775-9139
082-855-4920
031-463-2833
Mike Rabeling
Ivan Williams
Herman Weber
Herman Weber
Stadler Brits
Colin Matthysen
083-255-8573
083-263-7889
082-453-8551
082-453-8551
082-773-5315
082-697-5019
October 2014
5
9-12
12
12
18-19
19
25-26
26
26
26
30
Tygerberg MFC
Oudtshoorn
Tygerberg MFC
Gauteng TBA
TBA
Gauteng TBA
TBA Gauteng
Pretoria RF
Maritzburg MAC
Rosslyn AM
SAMAA Office
Large Scale Aerobatics
Oudtshoorn Scale 201412
W Cape Monthly Aerobatics
2m Open Glider Day
MAASA Aerobatic Masters
F3K HLG Team Trials
F3K HLG SA International
Vintage Fly-in No. 289
KZN Aerobatic Monthly
MHSA F3C Heli Masters
2014 SAMAA AGM
Mike Rabeling
Morne Nortier
Stuart Nix
Herman Weber
Grant Brook
Herman Weber
Herman Weber
Colin Matthysen
Neil Allen
Wessel Vosloo
Bob Skinner
083-255-8573
082-890-6601
082-855-4920
082-453-8551
082-888-0670
082-453-8551
082-453-8551
082-697-5019
073-231-4141
082-806-7686
083-283-1681
Nov 2014
1
2
8
15
15-16
23
23
Pretoria RF
Gauteng
Wanderers
Gauteng TBA
Robertson RF
Rand Model AC
Howick MAC
Club Aerobatics
F3B Gliding Team Trials
Aero Club Annual Awards
F5J Electric Thermal comp
W Cape Aerobatic Masters
Vintage Fly-in No. 290
KZN Aerobatic Monthly
V Zyl Koegelenberg
Herman Weber
Sandra Strydom
Ivan Williams
Stuart Nix
Colin Matthysen
Neil Allen
083-659-4381
082-453-8551
011-081-1100
083-263-7889
082-855-4920
082-697-5019
073-231-4141
Dec 14
Date
6
6-7
7
7
21
Gauteng TBA
TBA Gauteng
Gauteng TBA
KZN TBA
Barnstormers
F3K HLG League (final)
3D Heli Competition
Highveld Thermal League 4
Bill Vos Memorial Gliding
Vintage Fly-in No. 291
Herman Weber
John Smith
Herman Weber
Derek Bird
Colin Matthysen
082-453-8551
078-986-1384
082-453-8551
031-463-2833
082-697-5019
25
Benoni RF
Vintage Fly-in No. 292
Colin Matthysen
082-697-5019
September 2014
August 2014
Club/Site
21-22
21-22
22
22
29
29
29
Jan ‘15
Placement of your events (club, local, provincial, national, team-trials)
is free of charge. Promote your club, group, or SIG and its activities
in the activity calendar. Send details to [email protected]
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083-269-3603
083-659-4381
079-878-8299
082-771-7584
082-775-9139
083-324-4056
082-967-4474
082-580-3717
083-276-7047
082-855-4920
082-697-5019
082-453-8551
082-789-9500
082-773-5315
073-231-4141
079-878-8299
Rosslyn Aeromodellers
FLY-IN
3 August - 09:00
Charlene Louw: 082-771-7584
GPS: S25 38 48 E028 00 54
2014 Boland MAC Fly-in
20 july
MHSA
Nationals
Model Helicopters South Africa
nIc van rensburg
082-700-1856
e-mail [email protected]
27 July 2014
Barnstormers
Wessel Vosloo 082-806-7686
SAM A A News Issue 2 of 2014
SAMAA management committee
Marthinus Potgieter
George Sly
Johan Sieling
Ludwig Steyn
Mike Brews
Herman Weber
Lionel Brink
Juanita Smith
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Chairman
Vice-chairman
Secretary/Compliance
Development
Open portfolio
Special Interest Groups
Outgoing chairman
Treasurer
Club Representative
Dealer Representative
Regions Representative
[email protected] 082-377-6493
[email protected] 083-560-7545
[email protected] 082-898-8810
[email protected] 082-951-1874
[email protected] 082-358-7404
[email protected] 082-453-8551
[email protected] 082-949-2717
[email protected] 083-630-8975
to be appointed
to be appointed
to be appointed
Johan Ehlers
John Godwin
Vacant
CIAM Representative
Webmaster
Newsletter editor
[email protected] 082-804-1120
[email protected] 011 787-5054
to be appointed
Administration & Office
PO Box 7116, Bonaero Park 1622. Tel/fax 011-973-3679. Fax 086-607-8733. Office 24, Building
R4, Denel Technical Academy, 131 Atlas Road (Denel North entry), Bonaero Park.
GPS Coordinates: S26 08 41.80 E028 15 59.04 (co-ords for main entrance to building R4)
Bob Skinner General Manager. [email protected] 011-973-3679, 083-283-1681.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Peter Lott
Control Line Association of SA (CLASA). [email protected] 071-876-7265
Arthur Eggar Model Aerobatic Ass. of SA (MAASA). [email protected] 082-965-0094
Herman Weber Model Gliding Association (MGA). [email protected] 082-453-8551
Cilliers v Niekerk Model Helicopters SA (MHSA). [email protected] 083-372-9702
Arrie Schoeman South African Miniature Pylon Racing Association (SAMPRA).
[email protected] 082-789-9500
Koos Pretorius Nat Ass Scale Aeromodellers (NASA) [email protected] 082-928-0368
Marthinus Potgieter - SA Model Jet Ass. (SAMJA). [email protected] 082-377-6493
Gavin Walton Large Scale Aerobatics (LSA) [email protected] 083-408-4296
Anton van Wyk National Model Fun Fly Ass. (NMFFA) [email protected] 082-554-2390
Daviid Swanepoel SA Indoor Electric Association. [email protected] 073-909-5173
To join the SAMAA: Request application form 011-973-3679. Visit www.samaa.org.za for MS
Word form, under “Membership - How to join”. On-line application from www.samaa.co.za. Or
submit details by e-mail: name, ID, address, tel, fax, cell, club, to: [email protected]
Subscription fees
From 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015
• Regular/adult members (18 to 60 years of age)
R360
• Junior members (18 & younger. Students over 18, adults)
R200
• Senior Citizens/Retirees (60 years and older)
R240
Payment by internet (EFT), or cheque. SAMAA current a/c 1605 126 772 at Nedbank, Menlyn
Pretoria, code 1605 4500. Use clear reference of Name and surname, and membership no if
renewing. DO NOT USE “Subs”, or “Membership” , or “SAMAA”, or “New”, since this cannot be
identified correctly. Fax or e-mail this proof of payment with your application or renewal.
Change of address: www.samaa.co.za and sign in with your log-in and password. No log-in
and password? Request automatically, if you have a correct e-mail address on the membership
programme. No internet? Contact the SAMAA office on 011-973-3679 to change your address.
Protecting and serving your interests
The SAMAA needs your help, to ensure that your rights and privileges are protected. Through the
SAMAA, its Special Interest Groups, and numerous registered clubs, you can experience the
protection of your rights, and enjoy the real benefits in all aspects of model aviation.
• Advice
On building, flying, competition, airshow planning, club layouts, displays, special
air events, competition, illegal flying, etc.
• Clubs
Enjoyment of your activity in a group context. All SAMAA clubs are approved and
registered with the SAMAA, RAASA, and Civil Aviation.
• Insurance
Cover of R15m for damage to property, or injury or death to third parties (and
member-to-member cover).
• Proficiencies
Recognition for flying proficiency, at all levels, and all disciplines.
• Guidelines
On starting and registering a new club. For frequency operations. Interaction
with full-size aviation. Manuals of operation.
• SAMAA News To inform, educate, advise. Your mouthpiece. Great promotional value.
• Rules
Local and international, specs of models, frequencies, safe flying practices.
• Web pages
Good aeromodelling content, great links, regular updates, BLOG.
Excellent membership site for self-maintenance.
• Representation The SIGs represent all competitive branches of aeromodelling.
• Affiliations
To the Aero Club of South Africa, and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
Also to other institutions (RAASA, SAAF, Denel).
• Frequencies
Protection by ICASA of frequencies in spectrum allocated to R/C.
• Airspace
Manage airspace at registered sites, through the CAA and RAASA. SAMAA is the
only CAA-approved Aviation Recreation Organisation (ARO) for aeromodelling.
• CIAM
Direct link with CIAM (Commission for International Aeromodelling). Governs
all world-wide competitive activities, and records.
These are just a few of the services that the SAMAA is able to offer its members. Benefit from these
services, and let our combined membership add to the voice and strength of SAMAA.
Get a non-member to join today, and let’s make SAMAA stronger!
SAM A A News Issue 2 of 2014
news
SAMAA News publication, material, advertising
Editor: Vacant. (Composition by Bob Skinner, until new editor is appointed)
[email protected]. PO Box 7116, Bonaero Park 1622. Tel 011-973-3679.
Fax 086-607-8733.
The views expressed in SAMAA News, and the advertisements placed, do not necessarily
represent the views of the SAMAA, its management committee, or the editor. These are
published for the interest and comments of our members.
Submission of material: The closing dates for submission of material: 20 February (to appear
20 March), 20 April (to appear 20 May), 20 June, 20 August, 20 October, 20 December.
Photographs (conventional & electronic), are welcome. Long articles must be computergenerated, and must be in either MS Word, or editable text. Limit articles to 1 000 words - which
is about a page-and-a-half in SAMAA News. You may e-mail your contributions, including
graphics and pictures to: [email protected]. Ensure that captions accompany all
pictures, and that the pictures are of high resolution, not e-mail resolution.
To advertise: Contact the SAMAA office. You must supply finished artwork in digital format, to at
least 300 dpi at the final size. Terms for all advertising is payment on receipt of invoice, as per
the rate card below. Bank details are listed below. Send copy of deposit slip with placement
instruction/order. Discount rates on advertising are available, and members of the SA
Aeromodelling Dealers Association (SAADA) qualify for a discounted advertising rate.
SAMAA account at Nedbank, Menlyn Pretoria, code 1605 45, current account 1605 126 772.
SAMAA News advertising rate card
Description/size (rates valid until further notice)
Full page (A4)
Half page (landscape or portrait)
Quarter page
Eighth page
Loose insert, A4, supplied by advertiser
Your Local Dealer advert, for 6 issues
Swops & Smalls, for a reasonable number of
items advertised (call SAMAA office for more details)
Black & White
R2 750
R1 660
R900
R500
R1 500
Contents of Issue 2 for 2014
Full-colour
R4 200
R2 500
R1 400
R800
R1 500
R1 050
R150
news
Robby Rowe Free Flight Festival 2014
Chairman’s Report
Control Line Nationals
TRMC Lugskou
2014 CIAM Plenary Meeting
Proficiency/Development News
Warthog Mudbath
MAASA Nationals
Jets over the Berg
Ficksburg RC Modellers Fly-in
Jets over Lime Acres. Indoor F3P
Grotto Fliers
Highveld Thermal League
F3K HLG Competition. SAMAA promotional items. AGM Notice
Club aerobatics. Tribute to Robby Rowe
A Mustang is reborn
Letters to SAMAA News
Vacancies on SAMAA Management Committee
SAMAA activity Calendar
SAMAA information details, management committee, SIGs, etc
Your Local Dealer adverts
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Directors
Danie: 083-501-8756
[email protected]
www.aspaviation.co.za
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van Buuren Road, BEDFORDVIEW
Tel & Fax 011-455-2110
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Weltevreden Park
Shop 4 Parkdene Centre
Lancaster Road
S26 14 08 E028 15 11
Tel. 011 892 1084
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Tel 012 348 0308 • Fax 012 348 0309
[email protected] www.jixhobbies.co.za
Specialized in JR/Spektrum radio repair and service
Pretoria East
+27 31 702 7017
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
cnr Monument & Eland Rd, Aston Manor
Flown with Passion
Mark
Savage
Centurion
Benoni
Centurion
Radio-controlled Planes, Helicopters, Cars, Workshop & more
SA Modelsport
We make dreams come true!
Speak to Henke for all your RC
helicopter requirements
Your one-stop Hobby Shop!
Cnr South & Heuwel Streets, Centurion, Gauteng
Tel 012-663-3895
Fax 012-663-5570
tel
(012) 807-4667
e-mail
[email protected]
website
www.masterrcmodels.co.za
Shop 1E, Willow Way Shopping Ctre, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria
Hilton KZN
3 Kingsbrook Road
Hatton Estate
Pinetown 3610, KZN
[email protected]
[email protected] www.modelmania.co.za
Springs
Your RC Helicopter Specialist
Tel & fax
+27 11 425 0850
www.samodelsport.co.za
[email protected]
Malmesbury (www)
Springbok
SMITTIES HOBBIES
156 Third Street, Springs
011-815-3921
[email protected]
http://smittieshobbies.tripod.com
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+ 27 11 849 1527
+27 84 831 4533
SA home of LADO electric retractable undercarriage systems
www.robinmodelaviation.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
Support your local dealer...they are supporting you!
Book your space here. Send details to [email protected], or telephone 011-973-3679
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