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By Jim Bonnardel

I built my first night flyer a few years ago,   it is still going strong, and is a lot of fun to fly at night. It is so much fun  that I thought you might enjoy learning how I made my first light set before they were being sold for RC, because it can  still be done for under $20.

When I wanted to get into night flying, I didn't know anyone else who was doing it,  and I mainly wanted something to fly out in the desert at night where we go camping.  There are wide open skies and spaces in the desert to fly at night where I usually go (Ocotillo Wells or Glamis Ca). I had a slow stick that was complete and 100% ready to fly,  so I figured that was a great candidate.

I first started my night flying with finger lights.  Little lights with elastic bands designed to be worn at dance parties.

Theoretical Considerations and Past Experience

By Carl Murphy

I’m into carefree flying 
Throw the Twin Star II in the back seat,  go fly for hours without any recognizable landing place,  and forget about repairs and maintenance.  If what you want is a bigger,  because bigger flies better,  aerobatic aileron trainer that can be landed almost anywhere,  a Twin Star II fitted with brushless motors may be for you.  This is an original year 2012 for the SESFD article.

This is a great illustration of what people were taught about scanning outside the cockpit when they went through flight training. They were told to scan the horizon for a short distance, stop momentarily, and repeat the process. They were told why this was the most effective technique to locate other aircraft. It was emphasized repeatedly to not fix their gaze for more than a couple of seconds on any single object. The instructors, some of whom were veterans with years of experience, instructed them to continually "keep your eyes moving and your head on a swivel" because this was the best way to survive, not only in combat, but from peacetime hazards (like a midair collision) as well.

They basically had to take the advice on faith (until they could experience for themselves) because the technology to demonstrate it didn't exist at that time. Click on the link below for a demonstration
http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

Boeing builds great planes!  Incredible story...


B-17 Mid Air Collision 1943


A mid-air collision on February 1, 1943 between a B-17 and a German fighter over the Tunis dock area became the subject of one of the most famous photographs of World War II.

The 2011 Holiday Dinner was very well attended.  If you missed it, you have another chance this year.  The pics are here.

Newsworthy Items:

1.  Please check out these fine newsletters from other clubs:

The September Ampeer has been posted to:  http://homepage.mac.com/kmyersefo

The Harbor Soaring Society has a wonderful newsletter here.

2.  Please go look at the club calendar and see all the new dates for this year's events. 

Night Flying has been added as en evening event.

The Otay Lake Float Fly dates are there.

New dates for the EMAC and SD Electroglide as well.

The club has added several dates for the CAP events to help the Civil Air Patrol youth.

And, of course, the meeting dates are there as well.