ORIGINAL: oldvet70
Btw, our club (I believe this to be true) is currently the largest active-member club in the AMA. SeamusG
Huh? You don't even appear to be the largest AMA club in Colorado, ARVADA ASSOCIATED MODELERS members 198 , JEFCO AEROMODLERS CLUB members 206 , much less in all of AMA, SANTA CLARA CNTY MODEL AIRCFT SCCMAS members 243 , BAYSIDE RC CLUB INC members 247. I have no idea who is the biggest AMA chartered club but just a quick check shows your mistaken. Probably the thin air, I used to live in JEFCO myself .........
I don't know where you got the number of only 178 members, but thats less than 1/2 our membership. [sm=spinnyeyes.gif]
Read the first paragraph on the home page:
http://www.arvadamodelers.com/
I think our last count was 374 members. I don't know if thats the largest, but it's enough paying members to keep my club dues at only $35 per year. [sm=lol.gif]
On the subject of fabric covering:
One of our members brought an old timer airplane to the meeting last night. It was covered in solartex. It didn't feel heavy to me. It was powered with an axi 28-20 motor, a 40amp ESC and a 2200 li-po. Span was about 70". Total weight on the model was UNDER 5lbs.
I've been wanting to cover in fabirc too. I bought the stuff to cover with Sigs Koverall. I have a 40% Emeraude kit that needs cloth covering. But I need a "practice" model first.