A tip of the hat to the

cameraman.

It was a warm and

breezy day, but not so

breezy that Sergey

couldn't fly his electric.

Gary and Hal Parenti

attempt to improve

their tans by looking

Southward.

President Jim Ansel

takes his turn at the

one minute contest.

Bob Laitman built his

combat ship "Scraps"

with 2 vertical fins to

have a spare in case

one was knocked off in

combat. Luckily that

didn't happen.

Mark is the new Lee

Ernest; always making

things happen.

New club member

Scott Thompson (l)

asks Ray Hernandez

what's with the hat.

This is Jim Ansel's

mystery ship. Parts of it

looked like a Sig

Kadet LT, but I

wouldn't have bet my

charcoal grilled

cheeseburger on it.

Part of the array of

good food before the

picnic started.

I believe we had

leftovers. Too bad.

I have heard of

cadaver dogs, but this

is riduculous. Hank's

dog (actually, his 

ladyfriends' dog) was

first to find Hank's

plane when it went

down by the tree line. I

am not making this up.

Sachin Kukreja is our

streamer combat guru.

There was a combat

contest late in the

morning before the

picnic.

This is one of the

streamer combat

ships; didn't catch the

name or owner.

I believe this is Sachin

Kukreja's Funtana

Profile. Sachin was

doing beauty knife

edges after the picnic.

After combat, Bob

Laitman's "Scraps" still

has both vertical stabs.

This is a view of

Sergey Gavrilov's

electric from Stevens

Aeromodel.

Lucky, the balsa

cadaver dog, sampled

some of the food. He

reports that the true

charcoal grilled

wienies (not dogs) are

better.

Sergey also doubles

as a helicopter

mechanic.

At first glance this

biplane looks like an

electric, but it is an I.C.

job. Good flyer too.

Ray Hernandez did a

nice job of flying this

biplane after the

picnic. Fun to watch.

Sergey Garvilov

ignored the breezy

conditions and did a

great job of flying his

light, electric plane.

I believe this is Hank's

new plane - the

replacement for the

Vector. Unfortunately,

it went down near the

tree line near the

construction area.

Jim Ansel brought his

4 Star. Not sure if it

was a .40 or .60.

Jim Ansel has a field

box with a break away

power unit.

Gary Parenti's delta

flies like a rocket.

This is Hal Parenti's

combat ship.

This is Ed Lipka's

Goldberg Falcon, a

great flying ship.

A yellow jacket control

trap ready for a visitor.

There was a pretty

good turnout for the

picnic. Considering

that the club was

paying for much of the

food, I expected to see

more people.

Ken Koelle did the

honors at the grill

again this year. Ken

uses real charcoal

which look like

charred pieces of

wood. Yes, it does

make a difference.

Jim Ansel watches on

as Bob Laitman paints

a stripe about 45 feet

from the pit area. Yea

shall not fly this side of

it.

Gary Parenti came in

1st Place with a two

flight average of 60.2

seconds! Remember,

a perfect score would

be 60 seconds.

Sergey checks Marks

math.

A mini twister passed

across the North end

of the field in the

afternoon...

...guys grabbed their

models...

...and watched it head

Southwest taking

scraps of paper and

cardboard with it.

Brian clarifies when

the timing actually

begins. Actually, when

the wheels leave the

ground.

Brian Huckstep (l) flies

while Mark Kanzia and

Mike Kusnierz run two

stop watches. As CD,

Mark had the final say

on times.

New club member

Scott Thompson taxis

his UFO. Scott finshed

in 3rd Place.

This shot of the Peanut

Gallery was taken after

we ate. If you look

close you can see

some people napping.

Mark Kanzia (l) on the

stop watch while Mike

Kusnierz silently

counts to 60. As it

turned out, he actually

counted to 61.5 and

didn't land in the top

three!

Al Wieska (l) and

Dennis Harast watch a

landing. Al is wearing

a heart monitor pouch

souvenir from a trip to

the hospital. Glad he

didn't bring the gown

that opens in back.

Hank Napierkowski's

proposed entry into

the AMA museum of

antique flight boxes.

We had a brand new

windsock for the event,

and a stiff breeze at

times.

Mark Kanzia tallies the

scores. I believe that I

saw him counting on

his fingers.

The winners: left Gary

Parenti 1st Place,

middle Sergey

Gavrilov 2nd Place,

right Scott Thompson

3rd Place.

The retrieval team

brings back Hank

Napierkowski's

mystery plane. Not

shown; Lucky, the dog

that found the plane.

September 2007 Family Picnic