Triad Aeromodelers, Inc.
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Jerry found this link. You can use it to find out if the field might be flooded.
Our field is 7 feet above the sensor. If the graph shows 7 feet the water in the creek is level with our field.
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If anyone has anything new they would like included in our Web Page please let me know. You can email me by clicking here.
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Please Take Your TRUST Exam Now. AMA has been approved to administer The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). AMA has worked closely with the FAA to ensure that TRUST meets the intent of Congress without placing an undue burden on our hobby community. The TRUST Exam is free to take, so be cautious of any site that has a fee associated with taking the exam. Additionally, some sites might offer to send you a laminated copy of your TRUST completion certificate for a fee. There is no requirement to purchase these cards. There is no set deadline to take TRUST, but the FAA recommends taking the test as soon as practical. For any additional questions regarding TRUST, visit AMA’s TRUST FAQ. |
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Stephen Maulden shared the picture to the left. He built this wall mounted rack over the holiday. It will be added it to the Photo Pages and put in the random display table. Thanks Stephen for the picture. |
Fred Towler was showing Rob Watson how to set the Motor Brake on the ESC of his hand launch model. Rob thought all those new to electric R/C's might want to know about this great way to help control the number of broker prop's during belly landings. Fred said not all ESC are set the same way but most have this option somewhere in the setup manual. Fred was nice enough to find this video about setting Motor Brakes on ESC's for us. Another great tip Thanks Fred! |
Stephen also sent us this email and a link to a very interresting interview with Tom Riley. I visited Florida this past Thanksgiving. We were there a few days in Titusville, home of the Kennedy Space Center. Chrisie, my fiancé told me about the War bird Museum based in Titusville. We visited and while there, I saw a man I thought I recognized and shortly after I saw the P-82(Twin Mustang). I knew right away the man I recognized was Tom Riley, known for restoring WW2 bombers. The p-82 is a restoration Tom and his team completed and is the only one still flying today. It was amazing to see the plane completely restored, like stepping back in time. Tom is an interesting guy to talk to and is always willing and ready to talk about restoring the P-82. I learned a lot while there. Tom does take the plane to various air shows throughout the year as well. I thought you might want to post this on our site in case any members find themselves in Titusville Florida and would like to see a unique piece of history. It's a great interview you can find it here
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Work Day 10/29/22 Thanks to everyone that came out to help!!! |
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Rob has a new Sig Wonder. He has named it the Wonder Speedster. It is a great looking plane. As you can see Rob is getting to be the most prolific builder in the Club. Click here to see the pictures and read about the extended cowling. Rob has finished rebuilding his Extreme Flight Outlaw. |
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Mark has a new YAK 60. He did the maiden flight a couple of Sunday's ago. David Holt was there and captured these photos for us. Thanks Dave |
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Here are some pictures from Rob Watson and Larry Nieman on some old school techniques for building parts you can't buy. You can see more on their Build pages. Just click on their names to go to the pictures. |
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If you missed the midair at the field Sunday you will have to ask Rob or Doc about it. These pictures are definitely going into the rotation. |
Reading!Designing and Building Beautiful RC Airplanes by Jason9198Model Airplane News "The Hanger" -*-*-Finding R/C Model Plane Plans -*-*- |
So what did you do during Ian 10/01/2022 ? |
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Mark Fansler sent us some information this month in the form of a couple of PDF documents from Peter Goldsmith about trimming your airplanes. I have put them in the download section of our web site and they will always be available in a download link on the 'New Stuff' page. Mark gave me a copy of the trim chart 4-5 years ago and I've always kept it under the seat of my truck. It will really be nice to have a copy without scotch tape, staples and duck tape holding it together. Thanks Mark! Click these links to download the Document and/or the Trim Chart. |
Larry Nieman's Cloud Dancer
Larry has finished his "Cloud Dancer" and I'm looking forward to seeing it soon, hopefully at the meeting this Sunday. Larry has really done us a huge favor with this Cloud Dancer build. Not only did he share every step of the build with excellent pictures and instructions but he put it all together in a PDF file that you can download from his builder page. Be sure to get the full size plans too. |
Good Reading Flying with flaps, what you need to know Let’s talk fuel lines by John Glezellis Making Hatches |
Do you need a new way to store or transport your planes Model Aviation Jan 2022 Article by Ed Smetak. Pictures and plans are here on the AMA web site. |
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Family Day 2021 I have only received one picture and one movie so far for Family Day. Chuck Spencer provided these. Thanks Chuck |
Larry Nieman's research on the Spektrum NX8 Radio For any club member interested in purchasing a new NX8 radio, you might want to read through the info provided below. I was not able to get my new NX8 radio to connect to my WIFI. I have not gone thru these steps yet. Hello,
Horizon Hobby Product Support Rep. |
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The Yorktown Carrier Pictures from Steve Tosi. Click here for the last picture.
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Mark Fansler has found a new tool for us to use. It's a table of Enya, Magnum, OS, RCV, Saito, Thunder Tiger, and YS engine thread sizes. Check it out on the Tech Page Here is the Information on the "FAA-Recognized Identification Areas" (FRIA) that Mark researched for us. Thanks Mark
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Lanzo Record Breaker |
This is a great flier. I’ve had her for 42 years. Got a few flights in yesterday afternoon as thunderstoms threatened. Had to have been 90 degrees and 100% humidity, but low wind. ~Rob Watson 6/10/21 |
The members of Triadaero want to thank Anderson R/C for the continual support they give our club. Thomasville and the surrounding area are lucky to have Matt and Wesley located here in town. Triadaero is especially lucky because Anderson R/C caters to our sport in such a large way and they are so supportive of everything we try to accomplish. Merry Christmas and thank you to Matt, Wesley, Austin, Darren, Trevor, Dylan, Colin, Jacob and anyone else I might have forgotten.
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May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain and tea beside the fire Laughter to cheer you Those you love near you and all your heart might desire. We miss you David .
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TAI Members, Mark Fansler |
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More from or 5/14/2020 Meeting
Pictures taken by Larry Troxell. Thanks Larry
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New Tables Thanks to Larry for completing the 1st of eight new tables for our field. |
Twenty Five Years Service by Our President Bob Satow Today was a very special day for our club president, Bob Satow, and for the club in general. At the end of the club meeting, the club presented Bob with a plaque which included two pictures. The top picture was a paver that was purchased by the club to be included in the construction of the Legacy Walk located at the Triple Tree Aerodrome facility in Woodruff, SC. It is the venue for the R/C event called the Joe Nall. The second is the picture of the Legacy Walk where Bob's paver is included. Bob was also presented with another paver to be included at the AMA headquarters facility in Muncie, IN. This presentation was given by our AMA District IV Vice President - Jay Marsh. It will be a part of the Walk of Fame. Both presentations were for the support and dedication Bob has given to our club for the past 25 years. Please see the pictures of the paver that was presented to Bob by our club (pictures attached.) If anyone took pictures at the meeting today, please send a couple of the best pictures to Jay Marsh. He has mentioned that he would like to include a couple of pictures in the AMA Model Aviation magazine. Thanks to all who helped make the flying field look spectacular today. It was a team effort. The next time you see Bob, please congratulate him. John Harrison Jay Marsh email available to members from John Harrison or the web master Pictures taken by Larry Troxell. ---- Thanks Larry |
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Rob thinks this is pretty cool social distancing!
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Here are some pictures from our next new member Rob. Rob seems to be an accomplished builder and/or rebuilder. Be sure to welcome Rob when you see him at the field. Click pic to enlarge |
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Sorry Chuck! "ah, the fervent drone of nitro full throttle, then instant quiet, almost as loud. As the lost engine's roar echos back through all that hollow balsa: echos of instant disaster at once both thrilling and sickening; a truly unique sound not replicated elsewhere." ~ ~ Chuck
I envy the way this man thinks. D |
I will tell you exactly what we are doing here. We started by satisfying a long seated urge to learn about airplanes and everything connected to them. But after we learned about flying our models we really got hooked and wanted to learn to fly all kinds of planes and maneuvers. In doing so we talked about doing these things with other club members and without realizing it we made many new friends. Friends want to share their joys so here we are doing exactly that. Bob Satow |
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Bob Says he is building a Citabria Aerobatic Pro. It will have an 80 inch wing span. The first Citabria Pro flew on August 2, 1968 and was able to maintain unlimited inverted flight. No wonder Bob chose this for his next plane. There is an excellent article, pictures and Brief history of this aircraft at this link. Thanks Bob for sharing. |
Roger Wood Landing Tuesday May 8,2018 Today those of us lucky enough to be at the field saw Roger Wood Land his plane and park it just as you see it here sitting under Bob's 330. It was very gusty Tuesday and when Roger was half way down the runway it sounded like he cut the power just a couple of feet off the grass, as he did the wind took his plane up and barrel rolled it over the infield. As Roger avoided everyone and tried to pull back up heading across the runway the wind started to loop the plane back towards the parking area so Roger again cut the power and as the plane leveled off and settled to the ground it was stopped in its forward motion by the wind setting on the right wing tip in a slightly nose down position. When the plane settle on the ground and the wheels touched, the prop struck the ground and kicked the plane back a few inches just as the tail wheel hit and pushed Roger's wing under the 330's horizontal stabilizer. We all walked over together and I took this picture before the planes were moved. The planes never touched each other and I don't think either was damaged. That is how I saw it but you should ask Roger for a better description. I think Bob had his eyes closed during the last loop but he had a better view up until then than I did. Great job Roger and thanks for the thrill.
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Dan Voyles Balancer This balancer started out as just a box to set on my airplane work table to extend my table saw when cutting long boards or plywood. I then added 4 slotted blocks to the sides of the box, below the surface, so I could still use it for a tables saw extender but also as a frame to balance larger planes. When I finally finished building my 72" WACO biplane I realized the wings were too wide front to back to fit into the current frames. . So I had to build new heavier frames and this time I wanted to make it more adjustable. In the bottom picture you can see the block I’m holding has three holes to move the pin in and out. The pins have ball joints on the top so the balance pads from my Great Planes Balancer will snap right onto it. The blocks on each side can move the entire length of the 36” frame. The blocks can also be replaced with longer or shorter blocks depending on the width of the fuselage of the plane. This balancer can handle planes of any size up to 34” wide wings of any span and a fuselage up to 20" wide of any length. I wouldn’t put more than a 30-40 pound plane on it unless I changed the pins out to something of a larger diameter. It’s here if anyone needs to use it.
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Thanks Larry This plane was donated by Larry N. to the club for the Swap Meet 2018 raffle. When you see Larry at the field be sure to Thank him...
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Congratulations to Bob Satow The best R/C Flying field in NC is now named:
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Here is a great video that Tom sent from the IMAA Air Show 2011 |
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Here is the video of the Flying People from New York |
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