CHARTERED #921
Since DEC. 1974
President—Lou Pfeifer IV
Vice President—Andrew Schear
Treasurer—Nate D’Anna
Secretary—Allen Hemenway
Editor—Bob Purdy
The Slow Roll is published by the Sun Valley Fliers by
and for its membership to all others interested in the
building and flying of radio control aircraft.
Inside this issue: Cover Photo by Marty Jones and his new P2 Prometheus
Uncle Joe photos
Joe Nall photos
2012 Photos
Bad Angel
Scotland RC Club
SVF CLUB Starting 41 years
Wayne Lanye photos
RC Videos
Many Photos
Birthdays in AD page
GREAT VIDEOS
President Report
Minutes
SVF MEETING JUNE 1 @ 7 PM
Presidents Report Slow Roll June 2016
Hello everyone! Since this is my first official letter as President of SVF I would first like to thank all of
our members that took the time to vote. We had more votes than ever in this election which shows me
the membership has regained their interest in our wonderful club!
I personally want to thank each and every one of you that cast your vote for me and also for the new
members of the Board. With appointing all these new members I believe that the membership is hoping
to see changes for the better for our club. I promise to always be promoting these new changes and
hope that they are the correct ones to keep this club the best ever.
We have a lot of work to do to move forward and I hope you can be a little patient while we try to
accomplish all the new ideas that this new board is working on together to bring to you. I as your new
President will always strive to be totally transparent with all the members of SVF, and as we speak Bob
True and Scott Johnson are working on the SVF site so we can publish to you for the first time access
on our club site to view our Board Of Directors Minutes so you can see exactly what is going on and
what Board members are looking to accomplish. I am also hoping to see the attendance INCREASE for
our monthly Membership Meetings. Our next scheduled Membership meeting will be on Wednesday
June 1st at Deer Valley Airport at 7:00PM. If you plan to eat there please get there by 6:00PM so we
can start our meeting on time.
With all this said let’s put the membership back in the club and the FUN back in the flying!!!
President Sun Valley Fliers
Lou Pfeifer IV
Sun Valley Fliers General Membership Meeting Minutes – 5/4/2016
Meeting called to order by Frank Moskowitz at 7:04Pm. There were 42 members present.
Executive members in attendance Frank Moskowitz- President, Tony Quist – VP, Lou Pfeifer IV
- Secretary, J B Bowers –Treasurer
Board Members in attendance: Charlie Beverson, Steve Miller, Bob True, Andrew Schear, John Russell, Dan Bott,
Eric Stevens, Mike smith, Wayne Layne.
Absent: None
Open: Frank welcomed the Board and thanked everyone for taking the time to vote.
Guests: Barbara Pfeifer
New Members: None
Solo Pilots: None
Secretary’s Report – Lou Pfeifer
 Minutes from the 4/6/2016 meeting were approved as published in the Slow Roll.
Treasurer’s Report – J B Bowers
 J B gave his financial report to the members. His report was approved and is on record for review upon request by
the members.
Membership Director’s Report – Mike Peck
 265 members for 2016.
Safety Officer’s Report – Tom Kametz
 None
Old Business
 The 1st annual Cookout/Fly-in again was a great success thanks to Andrew and Lou. We had over 125 people
attend, Looking to make this a twice a year event!
New Business
 Time to count the votes!
THE RUSULTS OF THE VOTING ARE AS FOLLOWS;
President; Lou Pfeifer IV.
VP. Andrew Schear
Secretary; Allen Hemenway
Treasurer; Nate D’Anna
Board Members;
Luke Martin
Scott Johnson
Steve Myers (RED)
Tom Kametz
Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote! The most votes ever for SVF!!!
Door Prize Winners:
 ? Lost data sorry!
50/50 Winner: Lost data sorry!
Show And Tell:
 None
The meeting adjourned at 7:34 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Lou Pfeifer IV Secretary
With Marty, Yuri, Lance & Barry
Photos by Marty Jones
The Story of “Bad Angel”: Pima Air and Space Museum
On the Saturday following Thanksgiving 2013, Ms. Karen, my 94-year-old father, Bill Gressinger, and I were visiting
Pima Air and Space Museum.
We were in Hanger #4 to view the beautifully restored B-29, when I happened to take notice of a P-51 Mustang
near the big bomber. It’s name … “Bad Angel”.
P-51 Mustang "Bad Angel" in Hanger #4 at Pima Air and Space Museum.
I was admiring its aerodynamic lines and recalled enough history to
know that until the Mustangs came into service, the skies over the Pacific Ocean were dominated by Japanese Zeros.
Then something very strange caught my eye. Proudly displayed on the
fuselage of “Bad Angel” were the markings of the pilot’s kills: seven
Nazis; one Italian; one Japanese … AND ONE AMERICAN. Huh? “Bad
Angel” shot down an American airplane?
Kill marks on "Bad Angel".
Was it a terrible mistake? Couldn’t be. If it
had been an unfortunate misjudgment, certainly the pilot would not have displayed the
American flag.
I knew there had to be a good story here. Fortunately for us, one of the Museum’s many
fine docents was on hand to tell it.
**********************
In 1942, the United States needed pilots for its war planes … lots of war planes; lots of pilots. Lt. Louis Curdes was
one. When he was 22 years old, he graduated flight training school and was shipped off to the Mediterranean to
fight Nazis in the air over Southern Europe.
Lt. Louis Curdes.
He arrived at his 82nd Fighter Group, 95th Fighter Squadron in April 1943 and was assigned a P38 Lightning. Ten days later he shot down three German Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighters.
A few weeks later, he downed two more German Bf -109’s. In less than a month of combat, Louis
was an Ace.
During the next three months, Louis shot down an Italian Mc.202 fighter and two more Messerschmitts before his luck ran out. A German fighter shot down his plane on August 27, 1943 over
Salerno, Italy.
Captured by the Italians, he was sent to a POW camp near Rome. No doubt this is where he
thought he would spend the remaining years of the war. It wasn’t to be. A few days later, the Italians surrendered. Louis and a few other pilots escaped before the Nazis could take control of the camp.
One might think that such harrowing experiences would have taken the fight out of Louis, yet he volunteered for
another combat tour. This time, Uncle Sam sent him to the Philippines where he flew P-51 Mustangs.
Soon after arriving in the Pacific Theater, Louis downed a Mitsubishi reconnaissance plane near Formosa. Now he
was one of only three Americans to have kills against all three Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Pilot Lt. Louis Curdes in his P-51 Mustang "Bad Angel".
Up until this point, young Lt. Curdes’ combat career had been stellar. His story
was about to take a twist so bizarre that it seems like the fictional creation of a
Hollywood screenwriter.
While attacking the Japanese-held island of Batan, one of Louis’ wingmen was
shot down. The pilot ditched in the ocean. Circling overhead, Louis could see
that his wingman had survived, so he stayed in the area to guide a rescue plane
and protect the downed pilot.
It wasn’t long before he noticed another, larger airplane, wheels down, preparing
to land at the Japanese-held airfield on Batan. He moved in to investigate. Much
to his surprise the approaching plane was a Douglas C-47 transport with American markings.
He tried to make radio contact, but without success. He maneuvered his Mustang in front of the big transport sev-
eral times trying to wave it off. The C-47 kept to its landing target.
Lt. Curdes read the daily newspaper accounts of the war, including the viciousness of the Japanese soldiers toward their captives. He knew that whoever was in that American C-47 would be, upon landing, either dead or wish
they were. But what could he do?
Audaciously, he lined up his P-51 directly behind the transport, carefully sighted one of his .50 caliber machine
guns and knocked out one of its two engines. Still the C-47 continued on toward the Batan airfield. Curdes shifted
his aim slightly and knocked out the remaining engine, leaving the baffled pilot no choice but to ditch in the ocean
One of "Bad Angel's" .50 caliber machine guns built into it wings.
The big plane came down in one piece about 50 yards from his bobbing wingman. At
this point, nightfall and low fuel forced Louis to return to base.
The next morning, Louis flew cover for a rescuing PBY that picked up the downed
Mustang pilot and 12 passengers and crew, including two female nurses, from the C47. All survived.
.50 caliber ammo for P-51 Mustangs.
For shooting down an unarmed American transport
plane, Lt. Louis Curdes was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Thereafter, on the fuselage of
his P-51 “Bad Angel”, he proudly displayed the symbols of his kills: seven German, one Italian, one Japanese … and one American flag.
Incredibly Realistic Fw 190
We’ll admit it: from the minute this video started we were hooked. The animated pilot figure and sliding canopy are the perfect touch to this 1/5scale FW 190 D-9 model. The 82.67-inch-span aircraft is powered by a
Zenoah G-62 and weighs in at close to 31 pounds. Austrian pilot Klaus
Herold does a great job of putting it through its paces at the Falcon Wings
Fly-In, and we thank RCScaleAirplanes for expertly capturing it on video.
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd37NFKvFFQ
Giant Aerobat Puts on a Show
With a 9-foot wingspan, Christhard Dannheim’s Christen Eagle looks like its fullscale brother in the air! Powered by a ZDZ 210cc engine, the big bipe weighs in at
just 52 pounds. Thanks to RC Media World for taking this video at a model meet in
Bölsdorf, Germany.
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ35RoIxJu4
Indoor Antonov AN-225
Just last week we shared a video of a turbine-powered AN-225 model, and now
here’s a much smaller, “micro” version that flies indoors! Made of Depron, the model is powered by six Hobbico micro ducted-fan units with two, 2S 1000mAh batteries. Built and piloted by Daniel Hör, it’s seen here flying at the Intermodellbau Fair in
Dortmund, Germany. We can only hope Daniel will build a micro scale Buran
spaceplane that the Antonov can carry to altitude!
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5yIhUhLAo
Top Gun Facts
Total entries registered to fly
Total number at First Round
Total entries after First Round
Aircraft
Most Popular Prop- Aircraft
2nd Most Popular
Prop
Most popular Jet
2nd most popular
132
124
119
P-47 (9 entered)
Hellcat (4 entered)
F-16C (10 entered)
MiG-15 (5 entered)
Radios
Spektrum
Futaba
JR
Specifications
51
31
24
Lightest airplane
17 lbs.
Heaviest
123 lbs.
Largest wingspan
168 in.
Smallest wingspan
68 in.
Number of entries over 100-inch span 98
Derek Micko
Photos by Joe Balabom
Wet Wings are Wonderful — Flying with Floats!
If 70% of the globe is covered with water, shouldn’t we have that same percentage of RC model floatplanes?
No? Well, many RC clubs today are struggling to find suitable open flying sites and with growing urban sprawl,
noise restrictions, and the cost of real estate all playing a factor, it’s little wonder that good RC flying fields are far
and few between.
Ah, but flying from a pond or a lake offers a unique challenge and a new opportunity you may not have considered in the past. Flying off water is new to many RC pilots; however, water planes have existed since the birth of
powered flight. Airlines like Pan American used large flying boats like the Yankee Clipper. Canada’s north was
opened through the extensive use of bush planes on floats, de Havilland Beavers, Otters, Beech 18 and are still
used today. Dick Folsom of Folsom’s Air Service based in Maine put a DC-3 on floats.
The scale modeler has no shortage of subjects. The sport modeler has options for floats too. Many of the popular ARF companies offer float aircraft like the ElectriFly G-44 Widgeon or Seawind. There are floats available for
many ARFs including the Hangar 9 J-3 Cub. Regardless of what aircraft you fly, odds are you can buy floats that
can be bolted on.
Wet tips
There’s a plethora of information available from the float manufacturers, online stores, and in many back issues
of Model Airplane News regarding how to build and mount floats, where to locate the step, how to waterproof
radio gear, and more (see the sidebar for some of the setup basics). Two areas that are often neglected are flying from salt water and how to retrieve a stalled aircraft without going for a swim. Flying from water in Atlantic
Canada often means flying from salty or briny brackish bodies of water. It is the same as far as the flying goes
but when your aircraft gets a lot wetter than planned, you need to hop into action.
First of all, take all the usual precautions to ensure that your receiver, servos, wire connectors, wing saddles,
etc., are all well sealed. Anti-corrosion sprays for electronics are available from hobby shops that deal with RC
boats and they really will help protect your electronics. Saltwater is corrosive and will destroy your electronics if
not cleaned properly. If your plane does get wet inside with saltwater and it gets into the electronics, it is of the
upmost importance to open up the servo and receiver cases and rinse the electronic components with warm distilled water to flush out all the salt. You should also use a hair dryer and really dry them out and spray the components with the protectorant before reassembling your RC gear.
Don’t forget the airframe—metal pushrods, control horns, should all be cleaned and given a good dose of the
anti-corrosion spray as well. Don’t forget the switch harnesses and servo extensions too! For glow engines, rinse
the with fresh warm water, remove the glow plug, flip it over a few times to make sure all water is out, give it a
good spraying of WD-40 and then add a several drops of after-run oil. Replace the glow plug, start the engine,
and run a tank of fuel through it.
Off shore rescue
Occasionally, you’ll need to retrieve a aircraft stalled on the pond. If it’s a club organized event, there is usually a
dinghy, canoe or a rowboat of some type available.
When retrieving the aircraft, follow safe boating practices by using life jackets, and carefully lift aircraft into boat.
It may be heavier than expected with water inside the aircraft. Another fun option for retrieving a stalled floatplane is to use an RC boat.
A tennis ball and 20 feet of fishing line attached to the RC boat can be used to retrieve a stalled floatplane.
With the tennis ball in tow, make two or three circles around the aircraft. The ball will hook in the aircraft then tow
it back to shore. It takes a little practice and is a lot of fun too.
Final thoughts
There are many RC clubs that have float fly events and some modelers fly off floats much of the year. It does
require a little preparation and is a relaxing way to fly. Trainers, scale, sport planes, aerobats and any other
plane you can think of can all be successfully converted and flown off of water.
Give it a try—I know you’ll like it!
Photos on next page
Wet Wings are Wonderful — Flying with Floats!
Photos by Vidales
The SVF WINTER WARBIRDS was mention in the Scotland RC newsletter on
page 17. Click on Download in the upper right corner. Thanks Mr. Vidales
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0fneznjo4ujnx6n/Airtime%20Spring%202016.pdf?dl=0
VIDEOS and Websites Links
Click on to view video, website
SVF
2016 Joe Nall Video
3:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NeEju2l-TA
2016 Joe Nall Video 5:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNpZeM6dAvs
2016 Joe Nall Video
6:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm_fXIC1FO8
2016 Joe Nall Video
1:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_6y-SYCYE
2016 Joe Nall Video
6:26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20d9eIhrbmg
2016 Joe Nall Video
5:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtNqkQw6HLs
2016 Joe Nall Video
5:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxkzgZTsCnc
2016 Joe Nall Video
6:04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB8tPZLXTiY
2016 Joe Nall Video
1:43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEIHPopB_zo
2016 Joe Nall Video
4:09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LRI2ftL3Dg
2016 Joe Nall Video
3:49
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAQqLKDoLHk
TOP GUN 2016
11:29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLAJ39InSx4
TOP GUN 2016
14:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BabqKVgW5ww
TOP GUN 2016
12;40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UohXsK8J950
TOP GUN 2016
5:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PizVfgb7lyk
Sell items.
http://sunvalleyfliers.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=16
My thanks to those who passed this info on.
JUNE 2016 SVF Birth Day Boys
First name Last name
Jerry Dolbow
Barry Finck
Loren Counce, Jr.
Philip Mahoney
Tom Perkins
Jared Simmons
Keven Resinger
Lucky Mitchell
Peter Dickinson
Jacob Blank
Hugh Duff
W. George Irwin
Allen Casey
Dennis Carrier
Brian Ford
Yuri Higuchi
Ernie Mack
William Marhevka
Joseph Keller
Eric Trejo
Robert Campbell
Luke Dicksion
Louis Pfeifer IV
Mike Rogers
Member type
Senior
Regular
Senior
Senior
Regular
Regular
Regular
Senior
Regular
Junior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Regular
Regular
Regular
Junior
Senior
Junior
Senior
Junior
Regular
Regular
Dob
06/01/1940
06/03/1971
06/04/1933
06/05/1950
06/06/1964
06/07/1983
06/09/1962
06/10/1944
06/10/1954
06/11/2002
06/12/1943
06/13/1946
06/15/1940
06/15/1945
06/15/1970
06/16/1969
06/18/1967
06/19/1999
06/20/1934
06/26/2006
06/27/1949
06/27/1998
06/28/1952
06/30/1956
It is with deep regret that I inform you that
the (wife) of Marty Frank, (Jacqueline Frank)
recently passed away.
Our condolences go out to there family and
they are in our prayers. SVF’s
Memorial Service June 4 .
8058 N. 19th Ave.
602-995-1755
Phoenix
M-F 9:30-8PM, SAT 9:30-6PM 11-5PM
4240 West Bell Rd.
602-547-1828
M-F 9:30-9PM, SAT 9:30-6PM, SUN 11-5PM
Glendale
Board of Directors
Wayne Layne ‘15-17
Steve Miller ’15-17
Mike Smith ‘15-17
Bob True ‘15-17
Luke Martin ‘16-18
Scott Johnson ‘16-18
Steve Myers‘16-18
Tom Kametz ‘16-18
TBD ‘16-18
Club Officers 2014-2015
Lou Pfeifer IV, President
Andrew Schear, Vice President
Nate D’Anna, Treasurer
Allen Hemenway, Secretary
Safety Officer Open
Scott Johnson
Website Supervisor
Please check your
Membership list for
Phone numbers.
First Class Mail
To:
WWW.SUNVALLEY FLIERS.COM
41
YEARS
SINCE DECEMBER 1974