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10th November General Meeting

3rd December - Deadline for next edition

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Craig Brister’s 1:3 scale Eon Olympia 2b, designed by Andy Smith and Shane Williams. The model was certified and maidened on Monday the 6th November. Craig reports she flies lightly at 14.5 kg

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Wednesday at VARMS Field – The 3 F’s night Fly, Food, Fix

Issue 515

November 2017

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Howdy Guys and Gals. November already!

Max and I were summoned to the Knox Council recently. The re-evaluation of the site is about to happen, and I think there are various groups after some of “our” area. We have been asked to on our side, but I think we still might need a little luck. Yep, the Committee has some lobbying to put in a submission as to how much room we really need, how much overfly area we need, our growth rate and our membership, and anything else we think relevant. We have a few good people do.

Another thing that has come to the Committee’s attention. 2 models have been found, obviously lost models, with their internals ripped out, destroying the model in the process. Now that’s not a thing that we do here at VARMS. We look after each other. If I find out who did it, they will be looking for a new club.

The Seniors day went well with about 10 starters and quite a few club members along to help. Sadly the weather made it a static show, but I think we put on a nice show. Big thanks to all those that helped

We have 3 new members this month, Mathew, Jade and Shuo. Welcome guys, I hope you enjoy your stay.

Did you know? VARMS are 50 next year! We have a fairly definitive record of the first 40 years in Colin Smith’s High Aspect (If you haven’t seen it, it’s in the library ) We are now looking for some members to supply articles, mainly on the last 10 years, so another High Aspect can be published. Also some movers to organise some flying days, one at the field and another at Mount Hollowback.

A little committee needs to be formed, so put your hand up if you want to help.

And don’t forget; I’m not standing for President next year, so if you have aspirations, now is the time to learn the ropes.

That’s enuff from me.. let’s fly

Col

The Victorian section of the Association now meets at the VARMS Clubroom on the 4th Thursday in every month, except December when there is no meeting. Starting time is around 8.00 pm. Supper is provided and friendly discussion follows. Attendance fee $3.00 to cover costs. The meeting takes the form of a “show and tell” with members, and others, bringing along their projects to present to the gathering. Also there may be discussion on technical matters related to electric models. There is normally a lot of experience amongst those present, so it is a good time to sort out any problems. Max Haysom 9801 3899

President’s report Col Collyer

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Treasurer Ross Armstrong in the chair Opened 8.00pm Members present 36 Apologies C Collyer, P,Cossins, D.Anderson Minutes of previous meeting Moved - Mark Irving, Seconded - Robert Kassel, that the minutes of the previous meeting as printed in Aspectivity be accepted. Carried Matters Arising

Jim Fullerton 100th birthday being held at the VARMS field early November

Newsletter articles are needed for the next Aspectivity

Members are reminded that President Col Collyer will not be standing again for the position

Lindsay Henderson raised the subject of the extensions to the basketball and soccer stadiums suggesting we should immediately put in an application for building extensions using the existed building plans

Max indicated the soccer stadiums could only extend in a southerly direction due to the nature of the ground to the west

Max indicated the VARMS lease is on a 3,1,1 basis and we are towards the end of the period

Dave indicated that the Boronia basketball courts will be closing with the players possibly moving to next door, he suggested we need to be more active with Council negotiations

Correspondance Nil Treasurers report The Treasurer tabled the financial report for the last few months. Moved - Dave Pratley, Seconded - Kevin Fryer, that the treasurers report be received Carried Competition Bruce Clapperton advised the next ALES date is 14/10 commencing 12.30 and the winch being out on Sunday, the weather is looking good Reports

Ross Armstrong reported on last Wednesday’s Seniors day at the field. The day went very well although the public attendance was somewhat disappointing possibly due to the weather. The council attended at the busiest time of the day and expressed surprise at number of activities on show. Ross named and thanked the members who assisted on the day: Simon Ventevogel and Rob Barbuto (helicopters); Training - Michael Best and Lindsay Henderson; Michael also set up a simulator; Geoff Glover (indoor); Geoff Hearne and Lew Rodman (gliders); Michael Chambers and Geoff Moore (power) and Keith Schneider

October General Meeting minutes Ron Hickman

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(BBQ). Max Haysom, Col Collyer, Bill Hamilton and Brian Laughton were also present and helped out.

Geoff Glover reported that training had not taken place recently due to a run of high wind days

Dave reported on the Mildura open last weekend, competition was very strong

Geoff Hearn advertised the “Aerotow with a difference” to be held on 21st October General Business

Considerable discussion on possible extensions to the clubrooms, need to locate the plans that were drawn up earlier this year and the current permit for the existing building. Ross indicated that he and Ron had been asked by the committee to come up with a business plan to submit to Council in support of extensions, The members indicated that this plan needed to be urgently drawn up so building can commence at the earliest. Discussion around the inclusion of Mens Shed and possibly other organisations to attract grants.

Kevin Fryer reported that he had set up a VARMS display at the Knox Stringy Bark Festival in conjunction with a youth group associated with Swinburne Technology doing 3d printing etc. Suggested that this group, currently in temporary accommodation could possibly be assisted by incorporating their activities onto the VARMS site in a new building increasing youth involvement in the club. Resolved Kevin liaise with Committee to explore possibilities

The members indicated that we should pursue the upgrade of the toilets, engage more with council, seek association with other groups, look at an extra building on site and seek more publicity

Reported that we had a good write up in RCM

Dave Pratley suggested we should investigate ads in Flatout RC. Dave offered to liaise on VARMS behalf

Members reported that the runway was stating to sprout daises and that we should do something about it before it becomes too bad. Max Haysom to liaise with Graeme Sullivan on Saturday to seek a solution

Lindsay Henderson commented that the floor of the clubrooms was becoming dirty and unhygienic. Moved - Lindsay Henderson, Seconded - John Riley, that Max’s daughter be engaged to redo the floor Carried

Geoff Glover presented the summary sheet for hand out to prospective members.

Dave Pratley commented that the signage on the road to the VARMS site is not adequate.

Bruce Clapperton suggested that we should look at putting an advertising sign in the basketball stadium

Max Haysom indicated that we needed a new asset manager as Ken Thompson has retired. Bruce Perry offered to fill the position – Bruce’s offer accepted and he was duly appointed.

Meeting closed 9.20 pm

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Tom Tan, Alan Mayhew and Andrew Allen with their Finezzas and Prego designed by Alan.

Ten pilots joined in the fray for ALES on Saturday October 14th. For once the wind was not gale force and there were plenty of thermals. Yours truly managed to wipe out two planes resulting in a low score. Tom Tan flew his brand new Finezza and was the only person on the day to fly a perfect 5.00 time and landing – Well done Tom! After all was said and done, Mr Pratley took out the honours.

Next date is Saturday 25th of November.

ALES – October 14th Bruce Clapperton

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aka: Altitude Limited Electric Soaring I remember well the first time I flew in a VARMS ALES event. In actual fact as best I can remember that was the first time I had flown in any competition. I was nervous. How would I go landing in close proximity with others? Would I be able to post a respectable flight time? Would I take my model home in need of serious repair? Many concerns and not much confidence! In that first competition I had no real plan other than launch, and hope for the best. I considered the day a success as I took my model home in the same condition as when I arrived. With that first ALES event under my belt my confidence increased just a little. At consequent events I discovered the more experienced flyers were more than happy to provide a little coaching when they were timing my flights. And who would have thought. Rather than just launch, fly and hope, the best flyers had a plan! It didn’t take long for me to see the value of having some sort of strategy. I came up with a strategy of my own…..well not really my own but at least it was a plan. I decided I would try to fly in the same air as those good flyers. That had been my strategy until the two most recent ALES events where I decided it was time to make a few decisions of my own rather than blindly follow the pack. It was a simple approach thought up by a simple bloke! My 3 point ALES strategy:

1. Launch and fly to where I thought the lift was likely to be (don’t just follow others). At best a

hunch, sometimes not much more than a guess. My idea was to fly as far upwind as I could

during the 30 sec motor run, in the general area where I thought lift might be found. This

generally worked out OK for me particularly with a Southerly wind, but it was not an ideal

plan when in one of the rounds the lift was almost directly above us at launch and there was

just neutral air upwind.

2. If in sink…get out of there quickly. Head to another patch of sky. Don’t ride the sink to the

ground along with everyone else. (a coaching tip from an experienced competitor)

3. Don’t throw the model into the ground just to score landing points. I am not playing for sheep

stations. As much as I hate to miss that spot on landing, I hate repairing broken models even

more. Others are more committed than I am on landing…that’s OK this is my strategy to

ensure I enjoy the day.

Bruce Clapperton runs a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxed competition. As I mentioned earlier coaching just happens as experienced flyers time flights for the less experienced. Any electric glider with altitude switch is suitable. If you enjoy thermal flying I encourage you to come along and have a go. You just might be surprised how those flying and landing skills improve, and like me you could get to really enjoy the relaxed competition atmosphere.

ALES – Afternoon of Leisurely Electric Soaring Andrew Allen

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The weather leading to the day was fickle with the day being one of changing conditions.

Five pilots flew again with challenging conditions. We had two winches, mine set at 275M and Colin Collyer’s set a bit longer. This was probably the first time some pilots experience the longer lines. Counter to some beliefs the models were lifting the long line quite easily.

This weekend is part of a series of contests for SAM1788 members points score. Other OT modellers can fly while the Vintage glider event in not part of the main contest scores.

With a field consisting of 5 pilots we got started about 12:45pm.

Colin made the journey just for this event and started the day by setting up early and had several check flights. Kevin Fryer had his Kane (SIC?) Peter van de Waterbead flew a DG-42. Garth Mannwearing flew an Archangle. Me? I had my usual DG-42. I do have a new different glider on the way. Finally building the Balestruccio I drew some time ago.

Grant arrived a bit later in the day and promptly put up a max. Others were doing well with some max flights or high scores. Grant’s second flight was a max but he handy capped himself by landing out.

Except for myself all pilots took the four rounds. I had a flight battery failure half thought my second flight. Crashing with a few just a few tears in the silk covering. I had intermittent control and was trying to get the model back to the landing area for a max but to no avail. Luckily I crashed in long grass and soft ground. The strip is rock hard.

Peter had a hang up on one launch and flew his model well to land without damage. Not everyone has their own winch and that is what caused Peter’s problem. My Tow ring caught on his tow hook. Hint for others; bring a substantial ring with a short length of line and a quick connect substantial fishing connector. These large models can pull over 30kg during a launch.

With Grant's self-inflicted stress he got his second confirmed max and needed a good score to pip Collin who was at this stage holding first place. Kevin seemed to find the bad air....not like him.

Results: Grant, Colin, Peter, Kevin and John

While we only had five pilots all were working the lift or buoyant conditions to their best. As mentioned above the air was fickle. Thanks for all who made the effort to visit. This was a no entry fee with certificates for places

Multiplex Heron New condition flown only twice only requires receiver and battery pack. $250 Contact Michael on 0400 818 057

Wangaratta Vintage Gliding John Quigley (CD)

For Sale

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FUN SLOPE DAY SUNDAY 19th NOVEMBER

MT HOLLOWBACK

VARMS will be holding a FUN slope day on the above date. Ian Slack will have a range

of models available for club members who have not been slope soaring before to try.

Please remember to bring a range of clothing as it can be quite chilly standing in the wind.

Also please remember to respect the farmer’s property and close the gates behind you.

Ian can be contacted on 0417 551 352. Roger Meaher photos

I liked the look of it and the idea that it was like a DLG without the effort to get more than a 30 second flight. I had read all l could and looked at the Andrew Newton web site, so where to start? l did put 2 servos in the wing instead of a single servo to operate the ailerons. In the wing l fitted JX servos D56MG which l got through Banggood. He’d also mentioned that the servos weren’t too flash as the elevator took a lot of hammering and was difficult to get to, so what l did was to make the elevator servo easiest to get to .Well we took it up and suddenly it went up and over

Flying Event Calendar

Name Date/s Location Further Info

General Meeting 10/11/17 VARMS Glider Field VARMS.org.au

Scale Aerotow 11/11/17 VARMS Glider Field VARMS.org.au

VARMS Training 12/11/17 VARMS Glider Field VARMS.org.au

F3K (DLG) #2 19/22/17 Diggers Rest rcga.com.au

AEFA Meeting 23/11/17 VARMS Glider Field aefanet.com/

VARMS Training 26/11/17 VARMS Glider Field VARMS.org.au

F5J (Thermal) #3 3/12/17 Diggers Rest rcga.com.au

General Meeting 8/12/17 VARMS Glider Field VARMS.org.au

My U glider Mark Irwing

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and ended up nose in the ground. Lovely I thought or some such words, as a result of the wing fixing screws were no good, the little dinky motor that had a 1.5mm shaft was bent also. So then started the mods that l always seem to have to do, considering that it was under a $100 from HobbyKing l really shouldn’t complain. They recommended only having to use a 2 cell lipo - they lied. Gutless is a word one might use. Also there was no air circulation going over the speed controller, and recommended changing esc up to a 12 amp, that turned out to be wrong so whatever the original was l dread to think. So where to start? Well the motor went in to the bin and was replaced with a Turnigy Park 300 1600kv with a 7 x 6 carbon prop with aluminium crossbar. I know that the motor wires are not very elegant looking but l plan to change the motor and use a Sunnysky 2216 1250 kv with a 9 x 4 carbon folding prop which will make it a lot more tidy. I used the Turnigy as it was the smallest that l had at the time; waste not, want not as l was taught. The ESC was replaced with an old HobbyKing 30 amp ESC that turned out to be, once l’d scrapped off the label, an FMS esc that l’ve been told are usually bullet proof. I fitted it in the bottom of the fuselage with the heat plate exposed to the flowing air. l then routed out the outside of the fuse and fitted 3 ply pieces;1 on the bottom and on either side of the fuse, the side pieces going almost to the end of the pod. To these l attached a notched motor mount, because of the motor wires it doesn’t look too elegant, when fitting the motor plate in position l added down and side thrust as originally there was none which could have been the reason for the sudden up and over in the maiden flight. But like as always the proof is in the flying and as most of you know l tend to fly up high and from the ground you can’t see that amount of detail, l made sure that there was better airflow through the pod as well with entry and exit for the airflow. Then l replaced the servos with two Emax metal gear servos, from Banggood. l have found these to be very reliable and not expensive, l repositioned them to allow the control wires to be straighter, changing them from 1.2mm to 1.9mm wire, using old Radian guide tubes. The original elevator control wire passed through the square carbon stick of the fuse, which gave it a very nasty kink at the back where it exited the carbon stick, that was a weak point, and in the crash it split so was replaced. The single aileron was replaced with 2 digital servos in the wings JX servos d56mg from Banggood when looking at the end of the fuse pod there are exit holes on either side where the shaft goes in, these l used and used fibreglass reinforced tape to hold the pushrod sleeves in place, l had to move the elevator control horn across a touch but it keeps all the pushrods straight. l put a 3mm carbon strip into each of the ailerons so that it all moves not just the bit by the control horn and lastly l changed from a 2 cell to a 3 cell lipo - a Turnigy Nanotech 950 mah. l put fibreglass reinforced tape on the wings. l fitted a proper tail skid and made a belly skid as our flying field is wet all over during the winter months and the shape of the fuselage pod means that everything ends up in the front motor vent. The fuselage pod has been fibreglassed with 8 grams per sq cm cloth attached with water

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based polyurethane. l fitted a Lemon diversity receiver and because of the lack of space in a pod and boom plane l fitted an extension lead to the bind port. A visual check on receiver can be seen through air vent exit hole, and for those of you who will say “what’s a Lemon?”, well l have done a range check from one end of the flying field to the other without a problem and haven’t had a loss of signal at the ”2 spots” around our field as of yet, where with Spektrum l’ve lost at both places and been told by EXPERTS “lt was your fault not the receiver”. The flying weight unmodified with a 500mah 2cell lipo is supposed to be 325 grams, my flying weight with the mods and using a 950 mah 3cell lipo is 548 grams It’s a good light wind plane when thermal are around .lt flies well and is called by my friend and teacher a thermal sniffer And the reason for doing all this, is Because l Can.

Source: VARMS Book of Rules 2016 All pilots are reminded of the need to fly within the boundaries of the field and per the restrictions listed in our Book of Rules:

No flying north of the northern fence

No glider shall be flown east of the eastern fence line

Powered aircraft are not to operate east of the runway

There are no flight limitations to the south or west

VARMS Field Airspace restrictions

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A panorama of the site with Dez and Candy in the left of shot

Sunday, October the 15th was a beaut. A rare afternoon in my life when the planets aligned; kids engaged in activities that didn’t require me, a newly refurbished glider, a charged battery and an ideal weather forecast – sunny with light winds up to 15kts from the South-West.

These conditions are rare in my world. I think this is either the first or second time I’ve flown a glider since Camperdown way back in January. Either way, it’s been a long time between drinks as they say.

One of the only benefits of being the editor of this fine newsletter, apart from the personal joy of bringing the membership 10 minutes of (hopefully) entertaining reading each month is the first dibs on any items submitted for sale through an advertisement. This month’s ad submission by an ex-member getting out of the hobby was a cracker!

Last year I picked up a second-hand Southern Sailplanes Vantage from Tim Morland and spent some time refurbishing her. I flew the model at Camperdown and was rapt with it. Apart from it’s good looks, it flew like a charm and was a very enjoyable experience. Since then I’ve been looking for some old-school models to re-live my earlier years in the hobby. Simpler models, simpler construction, easy to repair (if required) and dare-I-say, less care-factor as the money invested is pittance compared to the investment required in the modern, tech-savvy sailplanes. Don’t get me wrong, I still love the screaming of the air molecules as one of my all-moulded, carbon fibres beasties cuts up the sky, but non and then some old-school flying is just what the doctor ordered.

Back to the story. So around a week ago and ex-member contacts me to see whether I would include an advertisement from a non-member. “Sure”, I replied thinking that anything that may interest members is a welcome inclusion. A few days later I get the email with the advertisement details and lo-and-behold, it’s a nostalgic goldmine! A Graupner Cirrus – an R/C gliding classic is there ever was one. A Graupner ASK-22B with whiskers, A SS T-Bird with 3 sets of wings, a SS Thermal Ricochet, an Airtronics Sapphire, 3m of multi-tasking beauty and an Airtronics Sagitta 600; a model I’d always liked after seeing Martin Briggs fly his every weekend when I had that rare commodity – free time (and youth). I won’t make you all even more jealous by telling you the price this gentleman was asking for his stash. Just to add the icing to the deal, when I went to

An afternoon at Glenfern Rd Glenn Salisbury

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pick up the models, he’d forgotten he also had an electric powered Aeroflight Brolga and threw that in for free.

The Cirrus, T-Bird and Sagitta are close to flying condition and the rest require some finishing. The quality of all models was top-notch. Most of the models have servos fitted, a few had receivers and another couple had NiCad rx packs and flight-packs for the old, brushed power trains. Testing of these batteries has shown they are all beyond resurrection and will be confined to the council’s battery bin.

So a couple of evenings in front of the television had the Sagitta ready to fly. I fitted an FR Sky rx, 750Mah, 7.4V Lipo pack and 3A UBEC. The covering iron and heat gun got a workout, sealing and shrinking the covering and a couple of new spoiler-closing weights were attached as the old double-sided tape had last its grip.

So with the sun shining and car packed the long trek to Ferntree-Gully was made. The obligatory Fish and Chips lunch was purchased at Jaws on Glenfern Road and I arrived at the car park to find only one other car

being present. I watched young Des complete a flight and then relax waiting for suitable conditions as I consumed my eatey-conestables in the comfort of the Chrysler.

As I ate the magnificent gummy-shark fillet I took in the fine vista that was before me. I don’t think I have ever seen Glenfern Rd looking so good. The grass is fairly short, not a weed in sight and nicely trimmed by the fence-line. The grass is a superbly lush and deep green, belying the dry winter that we’ve just experienced.

Sustenance consumed, I applied the sunscreen and set up my camp chair beside the great man. I must admit that I wasn’t surprised to see that Des had a 2 x 6 with him – it’s always either a 2 by 6 or a Ricochet. This one is nick-named Candy due to the stripes applied to the wing which make the model look similar to a Barbers-Pole. His model had some ugly whiskers fitted to the front, which while offering some insurance for the cowards, detracts from the sport of real gliding (tongue firmly planted in cheek). While we sat and assessed the conditions for suitability for flight – it was a lot lighter than forecast – we chatted about the health, modelling, the world, the meaning of life and just about solved the problems of the world.

Almost simultaneously, both of us noticed the positive change in the breeze and decided to commit aviation. Des launched the 2 x 6 with using the motor and I quickly assembled the Sagitta and launched about a minute after him. My model needed a whole two clicks of up trim and then I just let her fly out without interference from my thumbs into the light lift. We both enjoyed the slermally conditions. Gaining nice height with the modest thermals and then scratching for the next sign of lift were the order of the flights.

Des is obviously out of practice with social flying as he entered ‘my’ thermal a few times in the opposite direction than I was turning – a thermalling etiquette sin that he would have castigated me for when I was but a newby at this game. Anyway, we survived without hitting each other so all was good. When the conditions finally waned we were forced to land. Des had 36 minutes of flight with having to resort to spending his electrons to stay aloft. I landed maybe a minute prior to Des and having launched a minute after him, my maiden of the Sagitta was in excess of 30 minutes. Nice. To boot my landing was a ‘greaser’ within two metres of us, right in front of our chairs. Very satisfying.

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We continued to chat and waited for some more favourable conditions to re-emerge. We were surprised to be the only modelers present considering the fine day and southerly breeze.

When they did finding lift was a lot harder, both of us scratching for lift and flying in the small bowl to the left of the gate when the owner drove up to go out. He gave a friendly wave and then managed to park his car right in Desmond’s line of sight whilst waiting for the electric gates to open. A tad of panic had Des get to his feet in a hurry, subsequently completely blocking my sight of my model. Trying to look around him and get to my feet with the Sagitta only a couple of meters off the deck produced some sphincter-clenching moments. I scared a few sheep landing and Des needed to spin up the whiskers to prevent a walk.

We decided to call it a day and packed up just as another pilot turned up with a Radian.

It was a wonderful afternoon spent with great company.

This task is designed for you to fly with only a timer and no other assistance.

1. Launch glider to approximately 100 metres altitude using bungee, winch or electric motor. If using electric launch, then switch off motor.

2. A stopwatch is then started by an adult observer. Fly for 10 minutes. No restarting of the motor is allowed and the use of a variometer is not allowed.

3. After 10 minutes, land within 30 sec. The nose of the model must finish within a rectangle 15x4 metres. The 15 m dimension is in line with the wind direction. The VARMS landing ropes are easiest to use for this.

4. The task is to be completed on 2 different dates. Any number of attempts can be made to achieve the task. 1, 2 and 3 must all be achieved in the same flight.

5. Complete this form and send it to the VARMS secretary for recording.

Address : PO Box 4096 Knox City 3152

Pilot’s Name and address

Date

Observer’s Name and signature

Date Observer’s Name and signature

VARMS Level 2 Thermal Duration Task

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Colour XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL Total

48 62 65 68 71 74 77

Royal $72.50

JK01 Stadium Jacket Embroidered VARMS logo left chest

Colour S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL 7XL Total 62.5 65 67.5 70 72.5 75 77.5 80 85

Navy $72.50

JB Flying Jacket Embroidered VARMS logo left chest

Colour S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL Total 57.5 60 62.5 65 67.5 70 72.5 75

Royal $39.05

JB ½ zip Polar Fleece Embroidered VARMS logo left chest

Colour S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL Total 55 57.5 60 62.5 65 67.5 70 72.5

Navy $40.15

JB Crew Fleecy Embroidered VARMS logo left chest

Colour S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL 7XL Total 53.5 56 58.5 61 63.5 66.5 70 73.5 80.5

Royal $24.20

JB Polo Embroidered VARMS logo left chest 53

Colour S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL 7XL Total 53.5 56 58.5 61 63.5 66.5 70 73.5 80.5

Navy $26.40

JB Polo with Pocket Embroidered VARMS logo left chest above pocket

Note:All measurements are cm for Half Chest

Name:

Contact details:

VARMS caps & beanies are also available at $15 each

VARMS clothing order form Lew Rodman

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Mowing Roster

Field Alan Gray Graeme Hollis

Martin Hopper Robert Kassell

Tim Stewart Geoff Moore

Runway & Pits: TBA 1st week

TBA 2nd week

Paul Van Tongeren 3rd week

Alan Taylor 4th week

Heliport: Geoff Moore

Standard Operating Times for VARMS Glider Field:

*Aerotow: Second Saturday each month, 12.00 Noon till 5.00 pm "Glider" is any Glider, or electric glider, flown as a glider, ie. climb and glide Clubrooms: All days 7.00 am till 11.00 pm

For queries or problems regarding this timetable, please contact Max Haysom or Colin Collyer.

Any Problems with the mowing roster, ring Henry Wohlmuth

9764 1921

Training Dates

12th & 26th November

VARMS Training is kindly sponsored by:

Hyperion Australia

www.hyperionaustralia.com.au

ph: (03) 98870558 0415412096

The Keyboard

Members and visitors with Transmitters using frequencies other than 2.4GHZ, must insert a standard 50mm key, clearly named, into the appropriate section of the Keyboard located on field fence close to southern end of

Clubroom veranda.

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun 8am-Noon (power) Power Glider Power Glider Power Power Glider Dawn-Noon (glider)

Noon-5pm (AEST) (power) Noon-5pm (AEDST) (power) Glider Power Glider Power Glider Glider Glider

Noon-Dusk (glider)

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All material published in Aspectivity is the copyright of the author of the article.

Opinions expressed in Aspectivity may not represent the view of VARMS Inc. Editor or Printer. VARMS Inc., the Editor and the Printer accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the content.

President Colin Collyer 9561 9097 president@varms.org.au VP & Site Liaison Max Haysom 9801 3899 vp@varms.org.au Secretary Ron Hickman secretary@varms.org.au Treasurer Ross Armstrong treasurer@varms.org.au Contest Director Alan Mayhew 0412 994 213 cd@varms.org.au Editor Glenn Salisbury 0433 799 922 editor@varms.org.au Ordinary Member Martin Hopper 9873 8256 ordinary@varms.org.au Membership Secretary Geoff Glover 9807 5623 membership@varms.org.au Heli Group Rep Geoff Moore 9802 2044 heli@varms.org.au Sports Power Rep Graham Sullivan 95297095 power@varms.org.au

Asset Manager TBA Webmaster Michael Best web_master@varms.org.au Registrar Peter Zambory 98074875 registrar@varms.org.au

VARMS Web Site: http://www.varms.org.au – for up to date info on VARMS

Current Members: If you change your address, please notify the Registrar and VMAA,so that we can maintain the correct addressing of this Newsletter.

Potential Members: If you are interested in joining VARMS, or learning more about our activities, please contact the Secretary, or other Committee member.

VARMS (Inc.) was formed in 1968 to get together aero-modelers who were interested in building and flying radio controlled gliders. Members fly at many places, but have a home field, within the Knox Regional Sports Park (South Wantirna) some 60 metres west of the rear of the State Basketball Centre- Entrance off George Street, where Training Classes with dual controlled gliders are held every second Sunday 10-1.00pm. A calendar for training is attached to the flying field gate.

VARMS Training is kindly sponsored by Hyperion Australia.

VARMS organizes regular competitions in both Slope and Thermal Soaring, from fun-fly, scale, open competition and self launching (electric) gliders. General Meetings are held on the SECOND FRIDAY of each month (except January) – at the VARMS Clubroom near State Basketball Centre (as above) and, during daylight saving time there may be limited flying allowed before Meeting starts at 8.00pm. Visitors are welcome. Formalities are usually followed by lively discussions on matters of interest to all modellers followed by a cup of your favourite brew.

Victorian Association of Radio Model Soaring Inc. Organisation No. A0001504U

Affiliated with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI)

The World Air Sports Federation