The compe tors eagerly prepare for the start of the Free Flight Contest

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1 Newsletter of the Oakville Milton Flying Club May The compe tors eagerly prepare for the start of the Free Flight Contest The team raising the flag in anticipation of another year of flying. All that is missing are the WWII fighter planes, which are sure to come out now! In This Issue May mee ng hi-lights OMFC Beauty Contest Flight Training Photos Mee ng and Events Calendar Precision Aero Judge Training Club mee ng loca on (Union Hall & Field) Saturday, May 26th, 2018 Milton Street Show (Near the Knox Church) Saturday, June 9th, 2018

2 Editors Note: As I was not in a endance at the May mee ng, I am grateful for the contribu ons of photos (Mike, Paul & Denis) and mee ng details by Terry. OMFC Fliteline - Page 2 May meeting Highlights - Beauty Contest The mee ng was brought to order by our president, Terry, and as there was not much else on the agenda for the mee ng, it moved right to the Beauty Contest (see details in following pages - congratula ons to all the entrants). A er the coffee break, the Chase the Ace draw was made, again with no winner - the pot gets bigger and bigger! In the ARF category, a Hell Cat entered by Frank Pilih. Frank extensively revamped plane. the He modified the fuel system by installing a dual tank system for better fuel pressurization to the motor. The landing gear mount was fortified in the wing. New Oleo landing gear will be installed soon. The plane was recovered entirely. BEST OF SHOW and 1st place

3 ...Beauty Contest con nued... In the Previously Flown Category, a Piper Cub J3 entered by Percy Ford-Smith. Percy's passion for flying lies in Floatplanes. He installed pontoons on this craft. He explained in detail what goes into the proper procedure for mounting pontoons on a plane. There are some critical dimensions required. OMFC Fliteline - Page 3 He also explained that there are certain angles between the wing and the floats that must be achieved. He stated that there is a lot of setup time required to get it right. Percy said he put a lot of hours into setting this plane up for flight. 2nd place

4 ...Beauty Contest con nued... In the Self-built Category, a Flying Boat named "Taffy" named after a beloved family cat. The plane was obtained as a fuselage only plane. But even then it was only a partial fuselage. Kris Rumian designed the rest himself by studying other planes of that era and style. He added some of his own creativity to the craft. The wing was his design as well. The landing gear is removable for water takeoff or left in place for flying off runways. There will be some modification to the motor mount and nacelle to provide clearance for the prop rotation. OMFC Fliteline - Page 4 3rd place There is still a bit of R&D left to do on the plane before it is ready to fly.

5 ...Beauty Contest con nued... OMFC Fliteline - Page 5 In the Self-built Category, an Aeronca Sedan 1949 Era. Entered by Adam Foreman. This plane was not built by Adam as he admitted to the audience. However, it is such a beautiful Scale plane we admitted it into the contest. The builder of unknown origin spent countless hours in detailing this plane. We do know that it was modeled after a real Aeronca Sedan from some place in Ontario. It is a collectors plane for sure. Adam is not sure if he will ever fly it. The plane has not been flown to his knowledge. It might just become Adams Hanger Queen and conversation piece. 4th place

6 OMFC Fliteline - Page 6 Preparing the club trainer for another year Ge ng ready for a training flight Might be a bit windy for that foam trainer today I m ready to go Right then, let s get airborne I said the WWII planes where sure to come out!

7 OMFC Fliteline - Page 7 OMFC 2018 Executive President: Terry Sears searst7281@gmail.com Vice-President: Denis Loo Past President: Vacant Field Manager: Bill Funnell Social Director: Harvey Slaght Fliteline Editor: Steve Goldring flitelineeditor@omfc.org Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Eichenberg jim@virtuhost.com 1316 Gainsborough Drive Oakville, Ontario L6H 2H5 Telephone: Chief Flying Instructor: Brian Anderson Webmaster: Bert Armstrong bert@virtuhost.com Municipali es Liaison: Mike McDermo OMFC Meeting Dates for 2018 Date Agenda October 1 (Monday) Summer in review November 5 (Monday) Annual General Mee ng December 3 (Monday) - OMFC Event Dates for 2018 Date Event Event Contact May 26 (Saturday) Presc. Aero Judge Training (Union Hall & Field) Harry Ells or Jim E. Jun. 02 (Saturday) Electric Fun Fly (OMFC Field) Denis Loo Jun. 09 (Saturday) TBC Milton Street Market (Milton) Bill Funnell Jun. 17 (Sunday) Airshow (OMFC Field) Jim Eichenberg Jul. 28 (Sat. & Sun.) Precision Aero. Contest (OMFC Field) Jim Eichenberg Aug. 25 (Saturday) Family Fun Fly (OMFC Field) Terry Sears Aug. 26 (Sunday) Fam. Fun Fly RAIN DAY (OMFC Field)