I believe one of the

Kanzias brought this

model. It was pusher

prop, not ducted fan. A

little marginal on

power, maybe.

Mike Kusnierz brought

his Dago Red on the

right and gutter pipe

special on the left.

This one belongs to

Dennis Harast. Dennis

was the first flyer to

chop the balloon

ribbon without

popping the balloon.

Bob Laitman's fun flyer

is becoming a familiar

site at the field for

contests. Just like it's

owner; hard working

and reliable.

Ed Lipka is one of the

few flyers that I ever

notice standing exactly

on the flight station

marker. Most, like me,

tend to wander around

a bit adding a bit of

body language for

landings.

This is Ed Lipka's

gutter pipe special. He

added a platform for

the wing and vintage

wheels and it actually

looks pretty good.

Mike Kusnierz and

Mark Kanzia fill the

balloons with Helium.

After the contest, Steve

Kanzia inhaled some

and gave us his Alvin

the the Chipmunks

impression, which was

quite good.

Dennis Harast left

plans his strategy for

the Fun Fly while Al

Wieska finishes

supper.

Mike Kusnierz, Mark

Kanzia, and Steve

Kanzia set the helium

balloons for the

contest.

Hank Napierkowski

stands near one of the

new safety barriers

that John Ferentz

installed recently.

The Winners! Left in

2nd Place, Dennis

Harast; middle in 3rd

Place, Matt Kanzia;

right in 1st Place, Ray

Hernandez.

Harry Salako brought

his Speedee Bee to

the contest. Didn't

enter but did free a

balloon with a prop cut

after the Fun Fly was

over.

The pilot in the

Speedee Bee has a

real human hair

mustache. Harry sez it

came from a place that

you would never

notice. That is too

much information

already.

The Speedee Bee has

shock absorbing

landing gear and

Trexler tires.

Brian Huckstep won

the Split-the-Pot prize;

$19 as I recall.

Hank Napierkowski

rigged up a toilet

paper drop fron his

Goldberg Vector...

...and it worked! There

will be a video of the

actual drop under the

Movies link.

New club member Bill

(didn't catch his last

name) shows off his

Goldberg Electric

powered glider, the

Electra. This flies

beautifully. If you get

tired of your flippy,

floppy foamies, try a

glider for relaxing fun.

Hank Napierkowski's

Goldberg Vector

ended up in a tree at

the end of the evening.

The Vector was

hanging upside down

in the tree, luckily

within reach of a long

pole.

The plane was maybe

20 feet from the

ground.

Bob Laitman led the

retrieval effort. Bob

hooked the front of the

engine with a long

extension, but the

plane unexpectedly

slipped out.

How many club

members does it take

to get a plane out of a

tree?

As it fell, we all just

stood and watched

helplessly. We should

have had a sheet or

blanket or something

to cushion the fall. (It's

not the fall but the

sudden stop that does

the damage, you

know.)

July 2007 Chop-N-Pop Fun Fly