The SGVRCL is a very active club, and its members devote time and energy to the hobby, to the club, and to our flying field. I took some time out of my visit to the field on 7/24 took a few pictures and spent a little time with some of our members and others. Following are some pictures taken that day. For a Thursday morning, there was sure a lot going on.
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Here’s Ken Meade helping Norman Louie get his Evolution “Right 60″ ready for its maiden flight. A few things needed some tweaking, but in the end the flight was made. |
| Having experienced builders and fliers like Ken available at the field when you’re just getting started or trying a new plane is just one of the reasons to become a member and fly with us. | |
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| As you can see, Norm got his plane set up correctly, and he and Ken headed out to the runway. The wire running from Norman’s transmitter to Ken’s is a cable that allows Ken to help out if Norm gets into trouble on his plane’s maiden flight. We want all of our members to enjoy success in the hobby, and we can provide lots of help to make it happen. | |
| Carl Balmer, one of our club’s flight instructors, also flew a maiden flight of a new model. Of course, he didn’t need a buddy box. Here he is getting prepping his new plane. |  |
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Look at the closeup of Carl’s model below. The flying surfaces are Mono- Koted, but the fuselage is painted. He matched the colors of the MonoKote incredibly well. Now, that’s masterful modeling. |
| Another big event for a modeler is their first solo flight. Vince Henderson has been learning to fly under the tutelage of Larry Chapman, another of our outstanding flight instructors. Here they are headed out to the runway for Vince’s first solo flight |  |
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Here’s Vince after his first solo flight. Those of us who watched can tell you he did a great job even though he says his mouth was dry and he couldn’t feel his tongue when he was done. |
| At the other end of the spectrum are the fliers who have been at it for just a little while. Their plances tend to be just a little bigger and more high performance. On the left is a row of big ones ready to go. From closest to farthest they belong to Larry Chapman, Jim Riccio, and Jay Millard. Paul Moren’s big plane is the picture on the right. | |
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There is also an active helicopter contingent in the club. This is Bonaro Kim. Bonaro is not a member of SGVRCL, but he is an Academy of Model Aeronautics member. That is a REQUIREMENT to fly at our field.NO AMA card, NO FLY!!! |
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Here’s Bonaro Kim’s helicopter on the ground. It’s a beautiful piece of machinery. |
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Marouf Fadi preps his SE5 for flight. He sure sets this tail dragger down nicely. I just wanted to show you that if you’re into scale modeling, there’s an active group of scale modeler’s in the club too. |
