SCAT Electronic News Aug 5 1998
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SCAT Electronic News Aug 5 1998
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Timekeeping yet again
Nats news
Bill Cushenbery
Spin this one ! - Alan Edwards
Timekeeping yet again
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Roger,
Nothing like flogging a dead horse.
Back when Wakefield was a real rubber event (no rubber limit), team
selection in 1953 was at 6AM with 3, 5min rounds followed by unlimited
max if necessary. No binocs were allowed yet it had to be exceptionally
windy for that time of day or foggy that with a reasonably adept timer
would clock one off early.
It was nice to go have brunch after a contest.
I miss the point of flying 7 flights that are only timed to 2/3 of the
model's potential. 3, 5min maxes early in the day do a much better job
of weeding and don't cram the flyoffs into waning sunlight. The 1hr
rounds also eliminate the problem of trying to roundup timers for the
10minute flyoff window when 80% of the potential timers are not available
by virtue of being in the flyoffs. This is a major problem at small
contests, and even at WC when 3 timers are assigned per contestant.
Still comes down to suitable fields, otherwise 10 minute maxes could be
used and it would be a few years before a flyoff was necessary.
Them's my thoughts,
Hermann Andresen
Some Nats Info by way of Walt Rozelle .. and others
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Roger,
Here's some info passed on to me by Walt Rozelle concerning the Muncie
FF Nats. Fred T.
Louis Joyner called this morning to give me a blow-by-blow account of
last weeks' Nats:
Louis provided an interesting Nats tale in F1A: Andy Barron's 12-yr-old
son John, who was going to fly on the Jr. Team, fell from his bike and
broke his foot. That, of course, will cancel his international plans.
So, Andy starts his 10 yr-old son to towing Nordics (does this string of
Barrons NEVER end?) In an early round, the 10-yr-old had a flight that
was definitely sinking, and at about 75 ft it started going up...and
up...and out. No DT. Andy jumped in the van and chased it, eventually
finding the model 18 miles away. Meanwhile, that youngster calmly
returned to the model box, prepared a model, and completed flights in
two rounds before his father returned. Pretty cool thinking for a
10-yr-old. And he will go on the Jr. Team, providing Andy can get him a
passport and visa in time.
Louis also said that Ed Keck provided the evening's entertainment at the
NFFS cookout by continuing to put up max after max, setting a new C
record with his Nelson 36 powered model. Well over 30 maxes, before
darkness overtook him.
Class A also provided a winner with something like 40 maxes. Sheer
lunacy . . . something has to be done to rectify this Cat III situation.
More Nats details (courtesy of a phone call from Faust Parker this
morning):
(1) Ronnie Thompson set a new A Gas record with 40-plus maxes! Bob
Johannes placed second, with one less max, due to a short DT.
(2) Ed Keck's new record, in C Gas, was about 30 maxes, cut short by
darkness.
(3) Faust estimates 70% of FF Power was VIT, and most of those were
bunting.
"Even 20-year-old designs were VIT and bunting, "says Faust. "People are
learning models are easier to fly with VIT, but it does take more
concentration."
Best regards, Walt Rozelle This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bill Cushenberry
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Long time SCAT memeber, expert Rubber flyer, custom car builder
Bill Cushenberry is seriously ill. He is staying with his
daugher. I'm sure Bill would like to hear from his friends.
He is with :
Dave and Misty King
25669 Lockmoor
Valencia CA, 91355
805 254 1627
Spin this one - Alan Edwards
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Not to be out done by Verbitski, Australian F1B flyer Alan Edwards
has come up with a contra rotataing prop unit. See attached
photo - supplied as usual by John Malkin, our technology scout down under.
More details later.
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Roger Morrell
