The change of
season is definitely upon us. We have had our first frost, the winds and rains
have returned, and the falling leaves have begun to amass in the back yard. Yet
sometimes the best flying weather is in November and December. It's cooler, and
airplanes preform much better. I hope you can find the time in your busy
schedules to come on out to the field and enjoy a day of flying.
The October edition
of Model Aviation magazine has an excellent article on page 105. It is
titled “Building for Electric
Safety. I hope you all take the time to
read this and become familiar with the idea of an arming switch. This switch or
plug, would be between the battery and the ESC. An external plug is best.
Another idea, that
is briefly talked about in the article is that of using your radio as a failsafe.
Many radios that have a programmable Throttle Cut switch can be programmed so
that your motor will not operate unless the throttle cut switch is in the
correct position. Sometimes this can also be done in a mixing program.
Unfortunately the Spectrum Dx6i, and the Dx7, have a dedicated switch and this
function cannot be used. If someone has figured out a mix for this please let
me know about it.
As a small side
note, I'd like to remind all members, to follow these easy to remember
guidelines.
1.
Each time you come to the
field, please sign in. If you have visitors with you, please ask them to sign
in also. We turn these figures in to the county each month, and it lets them
know how much interest there is our field.
2.
While you are signing in,
please, place your AMA card on the frequency board and take an appropriate tag,
for your radio.
3.
Remember that during times
when the Baseball fields are being used,
The main entrance gate becomes our southern border. Please do your best
to not fly past the marked fence line.
Hope everyone has a
safe and fun November, and have a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday.
Larry Przyborowski
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