Next Meeting Tuesday, April 6 at 8:00 P.M.

Our April meeting will be on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 8 p.m.  in the Northampton Township / Bucks County Municipal Authority meeting room in Richboro.

Next Meeting Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.

Our next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8 p.m. in the Norhampton Township / Bucks County Municipal Authority meeting room in Richboro.  Guests are always welcome.

February 2010 Meeting Minutes

Dave reported that the club’s adopt-a-highway effort is proceeding well, with our first clean up to take place in March or April.  Barry reported that the treasury is in OK shape for the beginning of the new membership year.

Dave gave a very informative tutorial on engine maintenance, including replacement of bearings and valve adjustment.  He used his Saito 125 4-stroke as a guinea pig.  Bearing replacement was surprisingly easy, and took under 1 hour.  A 2-stroke engine would be even easier.    Dave said the set of front and rear stainless steel bearings cost about  $12 from www.rc-bearings.com .  Contact Dave with questions or for a copy of the tutorial material.

We welcomed new member Rob to the Club.

A group of us are planning to drive up to the WRAM show in White Plains, NY on Saturday, Feb 20.  If you would like to come along contact either Dave, Jack or Jon.

Jarrett’s Flying Video

Very nice video showing our field from the air.

Apartment for rent at the Sky Pirates field!

Here is an opportunity to greatly reduce your travel time to the flying field – - by living right at the field!  Our landlord and fellow club member Terry has an apartment for rent.  It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, washer and dryer, and there is a separate entrance at his house.  If you know of anyone looking for an apartment, please pass the word.  Anyone interested can contact Terry using his phone number on our membership list, or contact me by phone or by using the email link provided on this website and I will pass the word.

Engine Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 at 8 PM

Our February meeting will be on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 8 p.m. in the Bucks County / Northampton Township Municipal Authority meeting room in Richboro. The special topic for this meeting will be overhaul of 2- and 4-cycle engines.  Dave will demonstrate how to replace bearings and other maintenance.  Visitors are always welcome to attend any of our meetings.

2010 Meeting Schedule

Check you batteries!

It’s that time of year again! With springtime and flying season just around the corner, this is a good time to check your batteries. I’m speaking mainly to those of you who fly glow and gas; you electric flyers are always on top of your batteries.

If your packs use NiMH or high-capacity NiCd cells then their lifetime is typically only about 3 years. If your packs use lower capacity NiCd cells (for example the 500 and 600 mAh packs that come with transmitters and receivers) then your packs may stay good for longer. Storing at a high temperature, charging at a high rate, leaving your pack constantly on charge, using an unreliable peak-detect charger, and other abuse will shorten your pack’s lifetime.

Cycle your pack and get a capacity reading. If the capacity is less than 80% of the rated capacity then you should replace the pack. After a full charge, let the pack just sit for about 5 days. Then cycle it and see how much capacity was lost through self discharge. If the pack loses more than 15% in 5 days then replace it.

Of course, before each flight everyone should check their receiver’s voltage using a loaded voltmeter and their transmitter’s voltage using the transmitter’s built in voltage indicator or readout.

Nov 4 2008 Meeting Minutes

Seven members were present at our November meeting, which was called to order at about 8:25 p.m. Continue reading Nov 4 2008 Meeting Minutes…

Next Meeting Tuesday, December 2 at 8 p.m.

Our December meeting will be on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at the Northampton Township / Bucks County Municipal Authroity meeting room in Richboro, PA.  The agenda includes election of our 2009 club officers.