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April 1, 2011

ORCC Website : http://www.ottawarcclub.ca

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2011 EVENTS CALENDER

April

5- ORCC Meeting 16- Cornwall Chilli Fly

May

3- ORCC Meeting

7- ORCC Helicopter Fun Fly 21- Rideau Electric Fun Fly

24- ORCC Meeting

28- Debutante Fun Fly

June

4- Stetson- Ed Rae Memorial Fun Fly

(Rain Date 5th)

4&5 Rideau IMAC in the Capital 7-ORCC Meeting

9-12- Algonquin - Big County (Renfrew

County) 150th Anniversary

11-12 Rideau- EDF Fun Fly

18-19- Kingston Father’s Day Fun Fly 18-19 ORCC Glider Event Peterson Field

25- Stetson-Classic & War Bird (Rain

Date 26th) 25-26- Kingston Annual Electric Fun Fly

July

1- Stetson – Canada Day 2- Rideau – Small Fun Fly

9- Arnprior – Giant Scale Fun Fly

(IMAA rules apply – Not Sanctioned) 9- Cornwall – Zone Float Fly

16 & 17 Smith Falls - Upper Canada

Zone Fun Fly 16 & 17 Kars Air Park Fly In

23- ORCC – War Bird Fun Fly

30- Stetson – Electric Fun Fly (Rain day Sunday)

30- Algonquin – Fun Fly

August

6- Rideau – Carrier & Bomb Drop 6- Rideau – Night Flying

13- Cornwall – Club Fun Fly

20 & 21- Kingston – Annual Giant Rally 27- Brockville – Open House

27- Rideau – Club Picnic

Next Club Meeting April 5th – “concours d’élégance.”

ORCC meetings are held at the McNabb Community Centre (180 Percy Street) 8pm on the first Tuesday of every month.

PLEASE COME & JOIN US!!

President’s Message

Hello Everyone, Spring is just around the corner and the flying season is about to begin. Actually, for some people the flying season never stopped, but that is a story for another day. The annual “concours d’élégance” will take place at the April 5

th meeting in the

McNabb Community Center. We would like to see lots of people bring in their new creations for everybody to admire. There is more information published in this issue. The next event on our calendar is the annual ORCC Helicopter Fun Fly on Saturday May 7th 2011 at Drummond Field. We will be looking for a few volunteers to help run the event. In fact, we need somebody to volunteer as our Chief Helicopter Instructor. Are you a skilled helicopter pilot who is willing to help the new guys? Please step forward and offer your services to the membership. We are looking forward to a good season in 2011. We are very fortunate to have the flying fields that we have. In the coming months we will invite volunteers to come out and put in some work on our facilities at Drummond Field and Greenway Field. The more people who show up, the sooner the work gets done and the more flying we can do. Don’t forget that you must renew your membership before you can fly. And as always, fly safely. See you at the flying field, Mike Toner President

ORCC TOPCAP April 1, 2011

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September

3- ORCC – Electric Fun Fly and Night

Fun Fly

6- ORCC Meeting 10 & 11- Stetson – Giant Scale

10 & 11 Arnprior – Aero Tow Glider

Event 17- Arnprior – Family Fun Day

17 – Inter-Club Glider Event Series

Second Round Peterson Field 24- Stetson – New Flyer Fun Fly (Rain

Date 25th)

24 & 25- Brighton – Applefest Weekend Fun Fly

October

1- ORCC Fall Fun Fly

4- ORCC Meeting

November

1- ORCC Meeting

December

6- ORCC Meeting

16- ORCC Christmas Party 27- ORCC Meeting

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

[email protected]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Mike Toner

[email protected]

613-297-4902

Vice President

Paul Bradbeer [email protected]

613-601-3615

Secretary

Adrian Poplawski

[email protected] 613-798-1201

Treasurer

Dick Mills


Memberships

Dieter Rudat

[email protected]

613-843-8534

Chief Flying Instructor

Brent Norman [email protected]

613-322-0806

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Fast Charging - Will it harm my packs? Applicable to Ni-Cd and Ni-Mh batteries …. First, let's define "fast charge". The industry standard is any charge rate that will charge the cells in 1 hour or less. This fast charge capability thing is very interesting. Almost all ni-cds manufactured today for R/C systems can accept fast charge (up to C rate, that's the rate at which you can charge the cells in approximately one hour). Cells that are specifically sold as fast chargeable go through another step in the process. This step involves charging a sample from the production lot and then measuring the end of charge voltage. Cells with the highest end of charge voltage are then analyzed for internal pressure. If the internal pressure is acceptable, that is not above a preset limit, the whole production lot is "blessed" as being fast chargeable. Of course this adds a finite amount of cost to the cell as they must be "formed" prior to being ship in order to be fast chargeable. Cells not destined for fast charge applications are shipped "unformed" by some manufacturers. Forming the cell is the process of the first charge after it is assembled. Nothing more, nothing less. When you charge your R/C system packs for the first time you are "forming" them. This is why you see the instructions telling you to charge the packs for 16 to 24 hours before you first use the system. Some manufacturers ship all their cells in the formed condition as part of their manufacturing process. So, in most instances, you are safe fast charging the R/C packs (transmitter or receiver) on the market if you first make sure they get a good first cycle formation charge - 24 hours at the slow rate. Where the problems arise is that some of the fast charge systems available are a little sloppy when it comes to terminating the fast charge or they are pushing the cells too hard (higher than the C rate charge) and then damage occurs. As a rule of thumb if you packs are not getting hot (slightly warm is OK) you are not damaging them in the fast charge process. When pushing too much current into cells not designed to accept it, there is the risk of driving the cells above 1.6 volts (the hydrogen over voltage point) and electrolysing the water in the electrolyte and generating hydrogen. This is a cumulative event and repeated fast charge at these rates will result in sufficient accumulation of hydrogen to cause the cells to vent. When they do vent there is a chance that the chemical balance will be disturbed and the cell capacity will fade. Understand that the pack may not be fully charged when the fast charge terminates. It is a good practice if you are going to fast charge frequently, to top off the packs using the slow charger. This will bring all cells to the same state of charge and "balance" the pack. Otherwise the cell that is not fully charged will be the limiting cell on the next discharge. This continues until there is a major unbalance in the pack and one cell can be driven into reverse (if you don't crash first).

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS (cont’d)

3D Flying

Dave Rees [email protected]

Drummond Field Manager

Paul Bradbeer

[email protected]

613-601-3615

Greenway Field Manager

Paul Bradbeer [email protected]

613-601-3615

Electric

Alan Nixon


Indoor Flight

Paul Penna

[email protected]

613-731-5627

Sailplanes

Brian Buchanan [email protected]

613-824-3723

Giant Scale

Kevin Denton


Helicopters

Neil Coulombe

[email protected]

613-225-9634

Workshops

Tom Hastie [email protected]

Winter Fun Fly

Shahram Ghorashi

[email protected]

613-843-0061

Warbird Interest Group

Calvin Goble

[email protected]

Fall Fun Fly

Shahram Ghorashi

[email protected]

613-843-0061

TopCap Editor

Ramona Bradbeer [email protected]

613-489-0036

Web Administrator

Corey Groves

[email protected]

Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man

.…Landing is the first!

"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation. In the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments."

Maho Beach is a beach situated in Saint Maarten. The Princess Juliana International Airport is

situated immediately adjacent to the beach. Incoming air traffic is known to have to touch down as

close as possible to the beginning of runway 10 due to the short runway length of 2,180

meters/7,152 ft, resulting in low-flying aircraft on their final approach over the beach.

The Sunset Beach Bar and Grill has a speaker on its outside deck that broadcasts the radio

transmissions between pilots and the airport's control tower. I don’t know about you but I sure am tempted to go there for a cold one!
















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For Laughs....

For the Ladies....

Eleven people were hanging on a

rope under a helicopter, ten men

and one woman. The rope was not

strong enough to carry them all so

they decided that one had to drop

off, otherwise they were all going

to fall. They were finding it hard to

choose that person. The woman,

contemplating her life, made a very

touching speech. She said that she

would voluntarily let go of the rope

because as a woman, she was used

to giving up everything for her

husband and kids, and for men in

general without ever getting

anything in return. As soon as she

finished her speech, all the men

started clapping their hands.

For the ORCC Pilots….

7 words of advice

for a happy marriage

and lots of toy

airplanes

too…………

.....ALWAYS PAY

CASH AT THE

HOBBY STORE!

2011 Wings Training Program……….NEWSFLASH….

Hi Everyone,

There are some exciting new changes for this year’s Wings Training Program. We will be

offering an improved method of teaching R/C powered flying and tracking your progress.

Students will be required to purchase the training manual "One week to Solo" from the

club. This manual contains a ton of information on the fundamentals of flight, controls

and how to use them to fly successfully. All manoeuvres that are required in order to pass

your test are covered in detail in the manual.

Training will be done in stages, breaking down the training into smaller segments. This

allows the students to focus on a smaller set of goals/requirements in order to progress to

the next stage. The course is designed to be student paced. Students will progress

through each stage at their own pace. Progression will be tracked by a flight log that

students will be required to carry with them. Students will be able to download a flight

logbook from the ORCC webpage that they must bring for every training session. ORCC

instructors will be able to read your flight log to review your progress in the training

program. This will allow the instructor to work with the next available student, read the

logbook and know where to focus attention on. After each flight, the instructors will write

in the logbook and show you what the next flight will be focused on.

There will now be a written test to demonstrate knowledge of club rules and MAAC

safety guidelines, and the practical wings solo demonstrated to a flight instructor. Upon

successfully graduating, students will receive a set of MAAC Pilot Wings and a

certificate from not only the ORCC, but from MAAC as well.

Cheers,

Chief Flying Instructor

Brent Norman

Cheap Flying Lessons….

….No Refunds!


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It’s a Boy! Congratulations to Brent & Fernanda on the birth of their son Marcos.

I bet it won’t be long before Marcos is hanging out on the field with the rest of us!

First Event of 2011

This year, winter fun flying did not turnout as I was hoping for. The weather is always the big factor and ultimately will determine the outcome of any flying event. The Wind was gusting 35 km with the temperature at -12, it felt like -30. On Saturday morning, Paul Bradbeer called me wondering if due to weather condition, I would change the date for the event. I said it was a little late, “no point to change it now” We gathered at the field after 9:00 am. Mike Toner set up the heater and as soon as Ramona and Paul Bradbeer arrived, we had coffee with Baileys and brownies. Twelve members registered for the ORCC famous chilly lunch. Ramona brought Disaronno Liquor. I could not believe she remembered my comment at the executive meeting about how I prefer a shot of Disaronno over Baileys! Many thanks to Ramona and Paul Bradbeer for their effort to make this event more pleasant. Dave Penchuk and Tyler Blackwell, were the only ones that managed to fly for a short period of time. Ramona and I had the opportunity to take pictures of their flying. This year ORCC winter fun flying was sponsored by Great Hobbies. They provided us with 60% off on event purchases. On behalf of ORCC I would like to thank Dave Rees and his organization for their generous contributions. I hope all members continue to support our local hobby stores. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for joining us in the first event of 2011. Even though we were unable to fly, it was a great social gathering. I hope to see you all at the many upcoming events. Shahram Ghorashi ORCC Winter and Fall Fun Flying Chairman


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Easter holiday is a celebration of the resurrection of Christ.

Jesus Christ, The Son of God, bled and died for us in a sacrifice.

Please take time to slow down, take a deep breath and listen…

The birds will sing their songs of

praise as we begin to feel the warmth of the sun's rays.

As we say "Goodbye" to the

winter's gloom, the flowers and trees have already begun to bloom.

All of life's beauty, The Lord created

for us all to share. Spring breezes begin to flow,

sending fragrances through the air.

The winter's thawing will let the rivers, lakes, and streams rise and

flow. The beauty of the Earth will make

us all feel aglow!

Let's be grateful for the LORD, let's rejoice and sing.

If it wasn't for the Lord, we

wouldn't have anything!

Enjoy your chocolate treats too!

What you missed at our last club meeting:

At the March 2nd club meeting, the past year’s budget was reviewed. We

are in pretty good shape but could definitely use larger turn outs at our

events!

Paul gave a talk about engines and many participated in discussions about

various tips and techniques to consider when working on and maintaining

engines. There were some older tricks of the hobby being discussed by

long term members that sounded quite interesting.

I have one question…is there any truth to these tricks? Now there is a

topic we can add to TopCap! If you have a trick to share, please contact

Ramona.

UPCOMING APRIL EVENTS

April 5 - ORCC Meeting – concours d’élégance

April 16 - Cornwall Chilli Fly


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Did you know…..?

Radio control technology has been in use since 1893, when Nikola Tesla created a boat that was controlled by transmitted radio waves. Tesla discovered remote control and patented a radio controlled robot-boat in November 8, 1898.

He used radio waves to move a robot-boat in a small pool of water in Madison Square Garden.

A heavy, low-lying, steel craft about four feet long. It powered itself; there were several large batteries on board. Radio signals controlled switches, which energized the boat's propeller, rudder, and scaled-down running lights—simple enough in concept, but quite difficult to accomplish with existing devices.

Concours d’élégance

The annual ORCC concours d'élégance will be held during the April 5th meeting at the McNabb Community Center. All are invited to bring in their new projects for everyone to admire. Even if your project is not fully complete, please bring it in anyway so that we can enjoy it. The whole point of having a Concourse is to encourage people to build, and to recognize those who do build. Members of ORCC are eligible to win prizes. The prize will be awarded to the person who built the model, if the person who owns the model is not the builder. Non-members are encouraged to bring in their models for display, but are not eligible to win prizes. Attendees will vote for their favourite models in the following categories: Scale This is a scale model of a "real" aircraft which has either been assembled from a kit or scratch built. (Not ARF). It can be an airplane, helicopter, sailplane, or any other type of aircraft. An example would be a Cessna 210 or a Bell 202. Sport This is a model which has been assembled from a kit or scratch-built, but is not a scale model of a "real" aircraft. It can be an airplane, helicopter, sailplane, or any other type of aircraft. An example would be a PT-40 or a Raptor 40. ARF This is for models which are Almost-Ready-to-Fly or Ready-To-Fly. Prizes will be awarded as follows: Grand Champion: $25 (can only be Sport or Scale, not ARF) Scale 1st place: $15 Scale 2nd place: $10 Sport 1st place: $15 Sport 2nd place: $10 ARF 1st place: $15 ARF 2nd place: $10 After someone gets voted Grand Champion, two other models will be first and second for the category that the champion came from. There will be a designated "Category Deciding Arbitrator" on hand to settle any confusion that may arise about a model belonging to one category or another. See you there! Last year’s Grand Champion was….

Martin Passfield with his Monocoupe D145


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Special Message from our Zone Director

Members,

As you may know that the Annual General Meeting for the entire MAAC organization is

coming up. This meeting will be held in Victoria BC this year on the 17th

of April. The

purpose of this email is to ask all members who plan to fly in 2011 to please renew their

membership now. The voting power of your Zone Director is directly related to the

number of current members in that zone. So I will ask once again please register with

MAAC as soon as you can. This can be done on line or you can call the office toll free at

1-855-359-6222. Let our vote be counted.

Thanks for all the support,

Claude Melbourne

Ottawa Valley Zone Director

613-802-5000

***2011 Membership Count so far – 81*** Dieter will be accepting membership renewals

at the ORCC Meeting.

Note from the Editor

Hello Everyone, Well, Spring is definitely in the air. I am sure a lot of you are hoping to have your planes in the air very soon too. At this time of the year, I find myself noticing that people seem to be more pleasant. I see more smiles instead of frowns and experience less road rage on my way to work at the wee hours of the day. Personally, I am looking forward to seeing the tulips and daffodils come out and say hello. Here’s to fresh air, more sunshine, clear runways and good times together on the fields. I hope to see you around at the meetings and events and look forward to hearing from you soon. (Hint, hint!!)

Ramona Bradbeer

TopCap Editor

[email protected]



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A flying hotel helicopter Or is it an early April Fool?

Believe as you may….

Length: 42 m (137 ft), Height: 14m (45 ft), Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg

(232,870 lb), Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h), Cruising speed: 237

km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h

The aircraft is modelled on the Mil V-12 (Russian heavy-lift helicopter) and the Hotelicopter Company supposedly bought one of the prototypes from the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter plant in Panki-Tomilino, Russia in 2004 and have been engineering the world's first flying hotel ever since.

In addition to extending the helicopter's body to accommodate an extra floor, four GEnx turbofan engines have been added, each featuring a thrust range of 75,000lbs, and energy-efficient aerodynamic modifications that cut fuel consumption over 22% on long hauls.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/assets_c/2009/03/Hotelicopter.html

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/assets_c/2009/03/Hotelicopter.html


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