Flying High With Electric Power!

The Ampeer ON-LINE!
December 1993
The Club Newsletter of the Electric Flyers Only, Inc
AMA Charter 2354
Walled Lake, MI, USA

Editor: Ken Myers

Fly the Future - Fly Electric!

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What's In This Issue?
The September Meeting, I'm sure this was OCTOBER. This is the full meeting minutes. Includes: Guests, Lawrence Tech students Jim Shoffner, Steve Wiack, and Jennifer Dizkman. Bob Shipton reported on KRC, Larry Verna and Doug Kursinsky also attended KRC, Aveox brushless was popular at KRC, Ernie LaBelle showed his Amptique, Mike Holroyde showed his converted Sig Riser, Ray Tevlin reported on his Amptique, Larry Verna had a short in his power system while flying. The November Meeting, Includes: Larry Rice shared his new Skimmer from Hobby Lobby, Jack Lemon is working on a new plane, someone went through our cars outside the meeting and stole stuff, reminder that the holiday meeting is at Debbie McNeely's.
Wind Speed Chart, LeRoy Satterlee provides a simple guestimate chart for wind speeds. SR Smart Charge Update Ken points to John Mountjoy and Charlie Spear's column in RC Report for the latest update info.
Shaw Talk Continued from the November Ampeer Includes; glow kit conversion, using glow plan outlines, scratch building and drawing up plans, how to create the watts needed, motors and motor efficiency, props, a note on twins, wiring, charging radio batteries versus power system batteries, balancing batteries, and catapult launches. Credit Where Credit is Due! all the credit for Keith Shaw's talk go to Martin Irvine for typing up the 50 pages!