Flying High With Electric Power!

The Ampeer ON-LINE!
June 1988
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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More on the ElectriCub Jeff Hauser reports low power and how that was fixed. The Topic Was Chargers Jeff Hauser's ProTec Super Charger #702 AC/DC charger, Debbie McNeely's ProTec #701 AC/DC charger, Dan Behrend's Robi AutoMax charger, John Revello's older AstroFlight charger, Ken Myers' AstroFlight AC/DC charger and AstroFlight DC/DC Super Charger were compared and summarized.
Our New Planes, Show and Tell Highlights: Dan Behrend shared his new Senior Kadet, Jimmy Northmore had his Goldberg Electra, Russ Kulberg shared his Leisure Playboy, Ken Myers showed his three year old Olympic 650, which had previously won an electric powered glider competition in Florida. What's It Weigh? Gus Wikland tells us were to find a good scale foor weighing models.
A Field Report Ken Myers updates the members on possible new flying sites. The Saline Contest of the EFO, Planning, planning for the first EFO dual meet at the same flying field with the Ann Arbor Falcons. This was NOT the first dual meet, just the first at the same flying field.
Why So Soon? Ken Myers explains why the Ampeer was so early this month. Calendar, The upcoming events calendar.
At The Next Meeting Ken Myers notes tha tech talk will be on motor matching to airframes. It's For Sale, Keith Clark is selling a pair of matched motors.
The Raffle Continues the raffle for the new radio continues. How to Remember What's Where, Ken Myers on using computer databases.
In Closing a nice photo of Jack Lemon with his Etude.