Welcome to the Sanderson Field R/C Flyers web site.
Newsletters since 2003 - Click on the month to download the newsletter
2010:
Jan Election results other info - Christmas dinner photos - Rules of the universe
Feb Meeting minutes - planes for windy weather - Rules of the universe 2
Mar Meeting minutes - On the Safe side - tips
April Meeting minutes - Programing the speed controller - Securing an exhaust deflector - Helpful hints
May Meeting minutes - After the Crash
June Meeting minutes - Electric Pylon racing - swap meet and fly-in pics
July Meeting minutes - Parade float - Public day - For Sale
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Oct
Nov
Dec
2009:
Jan Meeting Minutes - Cubic wing loading - A new members Retrospective
Feb Meeting Minutes - Learning to fly at SFRCF - Tips, groove tool, tissue trimmer
Mar Meeting Minutes - A-123 Cells
April Meeting Minutes - Using Exponential rates - Tips, wires, lite ply replacement, balsa dents - portable power pack
May Meeting Minutes - About batteries - On the safe side (in the blink of an eye)
June Meeting Minutes, lock issues Hunter farm, Park flyer membership - A-123 batteries (Al Watson)
July Meeting Minutes - Tech note from AMA (2.4GHz & 6 volts) - Top Gun flies the reaction 54 jet
Aug Meeting Minutes - Servo Setup issues
Sept Meeting Minutes, fishermans lock - A letter from the President - Pylon Races
Oct Meeting Minutes - Helicopter issue - Pylon racing at Sanderson Field
Nov Meeting Minutes - 2009 with the SFRCF - 101 ways to stop a spinning Prop
Dec Meeting Minutes - The lighter side of safety - Using kitchen appliances - Float flying
2008:
Jan Meeting Minutes - Radio Facts
Feb Meeting Minutes - Pull Pull and the Ackerman effect
Mar Meeting Minutes - Breaking the sound barrier without a plane - Tips, Cleaner, New life to old wire landing gear, mixing epoxy, For new pilots
April Meeting Minutes, scheduling mixup - Charlie Brown's story (b-17) - Fuel tank hints
May Meeting Minutes - New Hobby shop in Lacey - SFRCF scholarship program
June Meeting Minutes - Hunter Farms possible secondary site
July Meeting Minutes - Tips, tipping CA bottles, needle valve extention, paper wing tubes, crankcase vent - Top 10 rules of crashes
Aug Meeting Minutes, Hugo VanPassen estate donated to club - Scale fly-in pics
Sept Meeting Minutes, flying at Olympic air again - RC flying and exercise? - RC definitions
Oct Meeting Minutes - Port's Autumn festival display - Tips, How's your NiCads, Wing tail alignment
Nov Meeting Minutes, another lock issue - Flying over Hunter farm - Something to think about - Tips, Allen wrenches, rolling building board, non-slip hobby knife, splicing, broken wing bolts, soldering, glowplugs and 4C, Spice rack, fabric cutters
Dec Meeting Minutes, New lease (increase), new president - Storing your RC engine - Winter airplane storage
2007:
Jan Meeting Minutes - Spektrum DX7 - Scale F6F tail wheel retract continued
Feb Meeting Minutes, large increase in field lease - Scale F6F tail wheel retract continued
Mar Meeting Minutes, lease - Scale F6F tail wheel retract continued
April Meeting Minutes, lock issue - Scale F6F tail wheel retract continued - On the safe side
May Meeting Minutes - NW according to Foxworthy - Appreciating modern RC scale - Are you infected
June Meeting Minutes - Visit to the AZ Cropdusters field, Phoenix AZ - Painting with Monokote
July Meeting Minutes - Security advisor reminder - Li-Poly basics
Aug Meeting Minutes, drag race display - FAA official warns port about drags - Tip, using petroleum jelly
Sept Meeting Minutes, world speed record set at pylon race - A history of pylon racers of Puget Sound
Oct Meeting Minutes, no more paper newsletter, dues increase - RC airplane definitions - Tips, recycling masking tape, protecting hinges, stir sticks, The waterfall
Nov Meeting Minutes, the witch at hunter farms - On the safe side (safe pilot?) - Prop problem - Finishing tip coloring spackle - Antennas - Tips, igniter cleaner, canopy polish, small parts storage
Dec Meeting Minutes - Glow plug problems - Tips, Realflight G2, Cleaning bolts, Re-installing the fuel tank with motor installed
2006:
Jan Meeting Minutes - Color theory for models
Feb Meeting Minutes - ParkZone electric models - 3 deadly sins of RC Flying - Tuskegee airman visit - Color theory part 2
Mar Meeting Minutes - Keeping your flying site safe - Flying with a plan - Optimizing control surfaces
April Meeting Minutes, someone flying at Olympic air, Vern Gillum's stuff donated - Windy weather flying - Composite materials: Kevlar - Field locater service
May Meeting Minutes, fence across runway - RC check list
June Meeting Minutes - Tips, keep your pilot in you plane, adding weight, building board, Using nylon bolts, get a better bond - Ins and outs of eBay
July Meeting Minutes - AMA speaks on behalf of members - On the safe side - C-5 crash
Aug Meeting Minutes - Mechanics: control linkage and hinges
Sept Meeting Minutes - Tips for clubs
Oct Meeting Minutes - Working with carbon fiber or fiberglass - Creating insignia and markings - Al's laws
Nov Meeting Minutes - The magic can - Military speak - Scale F6F tail wheel retract
Dec Meeting Minutes - Scale F6F tail wheel retract continued - Tips, cleanup
2005:
Jan Meeting Minutes - How to get ch 6 on your hitter 555 receiver - About glow plugs - measuring control surface throw
Feb Meeting Minutes - building your own scale tail wheel
Mar Meeting Minutes, proposal on jets given to port - Learning to torque Roll - Flying in the cold - Washout - Mounting windshields
April Getting to know your electric starter - Washout part 2
May Meeting Minutes - Radio interference primer for R/C Flyers
June Notes from an e-flier - Radio interference primer for R/C Flyers
July No newsletter
Aug Meeting Minutes - Mars spectacular - Pictures of forest festival float
Sept Meeting Minutes, club jackets - Minutes or MAH - Storing you RC engine
Oct Meeting Minutes, WWII vets honored - Storing you RC engine continued - Notes from an e-flier
Nov Meeting Minutes - Pilot complaints - When your airplane tries to tell you - Airspeed, altitude and brains - Tips, fiberglass hint, polish that gear, fuel container use, Hobbico tach batteries, shock mounting screws
Dec Meeting Minutes, christmas party at Lee's buffet - Which is better: PPM vs PCM
2004:
Jan Meeting Minutes, The last word: Something to think about - Tips for beginners
Feb Meeting Minutes - Hints for 2-stroke glow engines - Soldering pushrods
Mar Meeting Minutes, Workshop assistance
April Meeting Minutes - Make your own brushless motor from a CD rom
May Meeting Minutes - Hints and tips for beginners - Decimal equivalents - Lithium battery alert
June Meeting Minutes - Setting a slow reliable idle - Tips, Pulling oil out of wood, sharpening brass tubing, Masking tape, repairing dings, Landing gear, clogged aerosol cans, gaskets
July No newsletter
Aug Meeting Minutes, Jet crash in the woods - The story of WD-40 - Engines, mount direction affects ease of starting - Tips, free building materials, cut-off wheel sets, holes for wing dowels
Sept Meeting Minutes, jet issue - A sure guide to determining a modelers skill level - Hovering
Oct Meeting Minutes - New meeting place PUD - Setting up a new fuel tank - Hovering part 2 - unexpected use of Torx bits
Nov Meeting Minutes, Jet issue - Tantrum review - fixing flutter
Dec Meeting Minutes - Basic soldering
2003:
Jan Meeting Minutes, new secretary - Words of wisdom
Feb Meeting Minutes - Hows your NiCads - Installing GreatPlanes Faslink, Review of VoltWatch
Mar Meeting Minutes, Aux runway use - Pressure test you fuel tank.
April Meeting Minutes - Pressure test your tank part 2, Keeping your batteries charged - build your own In line trickle charger
May Meeting Minutes, jet and heli rule changes - Laser cutting model airplanes - A visit to a Phoenix Az RC club
June Meeting Minutes - Using CA hinges
July Meeting Minutes - Tuning the carb on glow engines - Tips, Emergency patching, Glueing on canopies,Trimming Monokote
Aug Meeting Minutes - Teaching RC flying - Tips to test your TX/RX after repairs
Sept Meeting Minutes - Evergreen Aviation Museum visit - RC Model crosses Atlantic - Balsa facts - Broadband over powerlines - Tips, Cutting holes in your covering job, Marking dark Monokote
Oct Meeting Minutes - Balsa facts part 2 - Tips, Washout, Nylon bolts, Workshop hints
Nov Meeting Minutes - Balsa facts part 3 - Tips, Cleaning oils soaked wood, Cleaning planes, film covering degreaser, What do you need in your flight box
Dec Meeting Minutes - Dead stick landings - Securing batteries - Tips, Monokote bleeding, Iron stand, Canopies, epoxy cups