11/9/2006: Our weather is still beautiful, and it sounded like you had some terrific weather this past week too. Did anyone get out flying? I think the word for next summer is beware of monsters – “Sea Monsters” that is. Adrian is building one; rumor has it that Jack is too, and Gaige has one that he has flown once. Dick forwarded these pictures of Adrian with his as it looks out of the box.

There also seems to be a fleet of mini-helicopters in the Longville-Pequot Lakes area. Adrian flies his in the kitchen, and I am waiting for a picture of Dick trimming Pat’s hair with his.

Jack has listed our club and this blog with the Minnesota RC clubs; check out their website when you have time. The link to it is:http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/minnesota-rc-airplane-clubs.html . I set up the club with its own email address which is llamf@yahoo.com . Please refer any potential new members or interested flyers to that email address and someone will get back to them. This avoids having any personal contact information posted on the blog.

Our local club here in Tucson had its fall classic glider contest this past Saturday. You can check out the results and pictures at:http://www.sageflyers.com/page7.html You might note the picture sequence toward the bottom where one of the contestants actually hit himself and his timer w/his glider and received a cut on his leg. Another safety point to keep in mind as his equipment (spoilers) failed and they had no way of getting out of the way in time to avoid the collision. Also had another frequency interference problem during the contest—no damage as the problem occurred during landing approach and the downed plane won the contest (both categories). Any members considering replacing their radio equipment over the winter might be wise to check out the new 2.4 GHz radios which are being touted as being “interference-free”.

Remember to send in pictures or information about any new purchases or building projects you may have going. Even Linda has a new plane she’s going to bring out next week, the Flying Kielbasa. See ya then.