An incident was reported to the Committee this month about the total loss of a plane and potential damage to property when the plane landed out of bounds. Luckily no harm was done, other than to the plane, but a lesson might be learned. And that’s why we do incidence…
Last night we had our first offical “mini meeting” which was the first in-person club meeting since the lockdown. It went well and we will be doing more. Unfortunately I didn’t get any photos, but I’m sharing the agenda here since there were web links that might be useful to…
Earlier this week I had my new electric-powered Phoenix Scanner on the table getting it ready to fly for the first time. I almost had an incident that is worth reviewing here in hopes of saving someone else have having and incident or injury. But first, let’s review the basic…
Happy New Year everyone! We are all hoping this year will be easier than the last but we have learned we can get through a lot and we will fly when we can. I was out on 2 January for my first flight of the year and despite the forecast…
This prop may look like a toy but it can still bite! I had an experience a few weekends ago that reminded me again how important it is to remove the prop from an electric aeroplane before doing any work on it. If you have only ever flow electric models…
Geoff and I attended the MASA meeting this month and we were reminded of the importance of battery safety. Apparently there has been an incident with a MASA member who has had a “battery explosion incident” that resulted in significant property damage. Will a battery bag keep you safe if…
If you haven’t seen this month’s BUZZ you might not have even noticed the new solar panels on the tractor shed. From the field they are invisible but they are already making a big difference for the club. I remember a discussion on the committee where the monthly cost…
Following is a message I wrote the morning after the Holdfast Model Aero Club Annual General Meeting where I was nominated as President. 5:40 AM 5 Sept 2020 Good morning. Usually when I wake up before sunrise my first thought is “Can I fly this morning?” but today it was…
Last night the newly formed HMAC committee met via Zoom. It was my first time to lead the meeting and it went pretty well, though I did let it go into overtime. But there were a lot of important topics to discuss and consider. I opened the meeting with some…
Thanks to Geoff for setting up a blog on the club website. This is an experiment to see if we can improve communications within the club. Ready for takeoff! (Now with SSL)