SCAT Electronic News March 12 1998

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SCAT Electronic News March 12 1998

SCAT Annual 
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Advance field Report from Peter Allnutt and Doug Joyce
via Pierre Brun

The Holloway Road main entrance has been scraped and Doug was able to get on
the field with out problems.

Peter doesn't think that the forcasted rain will amount to much of anything

New F1J engine
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A new 1cc F1J engine has come of the the Ukraine.
Eugene Verbitsky is involved with this project. 
I understand that Doug Galbraith will
be selling this in the USA.
Initial reports indicate that this may be the engine
to beat.

In The Press
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A recent artcile in the Business section of the LA Times about
Aerovironemt,  saying that the company was thinking
of going public so it could raise money
to expand it's already very sucessful alternate energy business.

This side of their busines is concerned with
electric automobiles and the like.

Correspondence
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From Fred Terzian


John---
I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of "trash" being left around 
at our flying sites. For many of us, it may not seem significant to 
leave broken rubber and balsa remains at the flying site, knowing that 
the effects of the sun and typical weather conditions will eventually 
break this stuff down (not so with carbon and fiberglass props). 
However, in the long run, it could seriously jeopardize our ability to 
retain or procure flying sites.
How difficult is it for us to pick up and dispose of our trash after a 
full or partial session of flying? In the long run, our actions (or lack 
of them) will determine our fate.
Maybe Roger could publish a reminder in the SCAT website for thos
planning to attend the Annual (and future contests) to bring along 
plastic garbage bags to do a general cleanup. However, I have not seen 
garbage bags large enough to remove any of the cars left behind at the 
1/2  Fourteen Rounder!	Fred T.

P.S.
I noticed a glossy color brochure from Union Models in Japan (mainly 
indoor and sport scale kit lines) that showed a box of FAI's Tan II 
rubber and its availability from them!
Way to go! :)



.. and a more light heated comment from Norm ..

Are you sure John's just not afraid that the TanII will take root and
reproduce itself? Then John would have to find another business!?
If we're lucky, it will feed off of itchicus crotchicus.

-Norm

From John Clapp about Ed Dolby
Dear Roger
We are soliciting testimonials as to why Ed Dolby should be inducted
Into the NFFS hall of fame.
Please send these to John Clapp via postal or
Internet.(This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
We feel this is overdue for all that Ed has done for all rubber fliers
World wide!!

Thanks
John

.................................
Roger Morrell