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News and Reports 2000 - second half
SCAT Electronic News 19 October 2000 issue 490
Table of Contents
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America's Cup Rules - Coussens and Parker
Oakland Cloud Dusters and Moffett Indoor Flying - Terzian
Harry Grogan E-mail - Mitchell
F1D World Champs Results - Ree
RULES: FAI FREE FLIGHT AMERICA'S CUP 2001
Revised 10/16/00
The purpose of the America's Cup Competition is to foster the
development of flyers and models across North America in the FAI
classes F1A, F1B, and F1C as well as the mini-events, F1G, F1H, and
F1J. This coast-to-coast competition encourages flyers to attend
multiple contests each year in the United States and Canada in order to
win. To this end the Southern California Aero Team has formulated the
following rules:
1) Designated contests must be flown in accordance with the provisions
of the FAI Sporting Code and as follows:
a) F1A, B and C Contests must be a minimum of 7 rounds plus flyoffs
if required. First round max durations should require the current
extended flight times as stated in the FAI Sporting Code. F1G, H and J
contests must fly a minimum of 5 rounds plus flyoffs if required.
flights . All events must have discreet rounds
and must be flown from a launch line. In the case of deteriorating
weather or for safety reasons, contests can be terminated after 5
rounds, and the Contest Director must provide the situation
description. The CD must also indicate which round max durations were
shortened from those stated in the FAI Sporting Code.
b) For F1A, B, and C, Contests flown over two days must have 7 rounds
minimum (exception as above), and scoring will be based on total rounds
flown. Contest Directors are urged to configure contest rounds
o best allow 7 rounds plus flyoffs to be completed.
c) A $25US America's Cup Contest Sanction Fee is required on or before
April 1 of the current schedule year. Acceptable forms of payment are
Money Orders or Checks made out to Bob Wiehle and sent to either
address below. Non-payment will result in the removal of the contest
from the following year's schedule. Designated contests will be
recommended to the SCAT Club at large by the S.C.A.T. America's Cup
Committee after careful consultation with contest organizers and FAI
competitors in the USA and Canada. Previous Cup Contests have
priority. In the event of rescheduling or cancellation, the organzer
must make an effort at widespread notification to that effect. A 30-
day advanced notice is recommended. New contests will be granted
Conditional Status for their first year on the Calendar, based on their
adherence to FAI rules as reported by organizers and contestants to
either of the Committee members (see addresses below). Points scored
at Conditional Contests are fully counted.
d) Contestant eligibility is restricted to permanent residents of the
United States, Canada and Mexico. New permanent residents must contact
the Administrator to establish eligibility. Other foreign competitors
are not considered in the quantity of entries or in the individual
scores.
2) Any number of Designated Contests can be entered and at any contest
site.
3) The highest scores from a maximum of four contests will be counted.
4) For all events, the total score may include two scores from one
site only; all other scores must come from different sites. Example:
Four scores require at least three sites; three scores require at least
two sites.
5) Points Allocation:
1st Place 25 points
2nd Place 20 points
3rd Place 15 points
4th Place 10 points
5th Place 5 points
6) Extra "Bonus" points are scored on the number of contestants in an
event:
1 - 5 0 points
6 - 8 +1 point
9 - 11 +2 points
12 - 14 +3 points
15 - 17 +4 points
18 or more +5 points
7) Contest ties must be settled, or else competitors receive the
lowest score possible. For example, if three tie for first place and
the ties are not settled, then each of the three receives the third
place score (15 points). If two tie for fourth place and no
settlement, each receives 5 points. If five or more max out with no
flyoffs, each receives 5 points. Bonus points are added to the above
scores.
Ties are to be broken in a sporting manner, in which the event's
models are flown. A single 'flyoff' flight or the result of a future
contest are the preferred methods for tie-breakers. The sportsmen are
responsible for arranging a suitable tie breaker. The results of the
tie breaker are to be documented in writing, and agreed upon by the
participants. If attempts at breaking the tie are ultimately
unsuccessful, the America’s Cup Committee is responsible for
adjudication. Ties must be broken within 60 days of the contest or by
January 15 of the following year, whichever is sooner, or the scores
will remain as ties with the lower score recorded.
8) Ties for first place in the final scoring are settled by counting
5 contests in totals or more if necessary, Rule 4 not withstanding. If
this does not settle a tie, then the winner is determined by taking the
scores from the five best contests and multiplying by the total number
of contestants in the 5 contests in the competitor's event.
9) For contests with fewer than 5 entrants, full points will be
awarded as per Rule 5. In the case of only one entrant, 25 points will
be awarded only if all other conditions of these rules are met; the
contestant must fly in a sportsman-like manner.
10) 'Entry' means - made at least one official flight.
11) Points are scored on the calendar year basis. The America's Cups
and certificates for the first five places will be awarded at a banquet
on Saturday night of the Max Men 14 Round International Contest in
California. The certificates will be mailed, and S.C.A.T. will pay
for the Cups to be shipped to those who are unable to attend; however,
it is the responsibility of the winners to return the Cups to the
America's Cup Administrator in time for the next Awards Banquet. If
Cups must be shipped, it is the responsibility of the winners to insure
the cups for $200.00 US.
12) Contests Directors or FAI Event Sponsors are to send contest
results including 1) top five winners’ names and scores, 2) all FAI
Junior scores and 3) number of entries in each event to Jim Parker,
preferrably via email within two weeks of the event.
America's Cup Committee
Jim Parker Tom Coussens
9524 Ruffner 25442 Via Dona Christa
North Hills, CA 91343 Valencia, CA 91355
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2001 America's Cup Rule Change Summary
11 September, 2000
Three major changes and one additional rule are incorporated in the
rules for 2001:
Rule 1a) As a result of some needless controversy which could have
been avoided in at least two contests, the requirements for discreet
rounds and flying from a launch line are now explicitly stated, and
mini-events are included. The designated contest must have a minimum
semblance of an FAI event in order to maintain the integrity of the
sport. Adherence to this rule is not an undue burden to the contest
organizer, and is mandatory
Rule 1c) Over the years the cost of running the America's Cup,
including award certificates, mailings, etc., have been borne entirely
by the SCAT Club. Annual costs have become a significant fraction of
the Club's budget. The purpose of the Sanction Fee is to enable the
America's Cup to become self-sustaining, and not a financial burden to
the SCAT Club. Any profits will be turned over to the SCAT club at
year-end. The Sanction Fee also serves as an investment by the
designated contests in return for revenues generated by increased
participation.
Rule 4) This rule has been completely revised, with the following
major effects: 1) It has been simplified to eliminate recurring
ambiguities and complications in scoring. 2) Mini event contestants
are now held to the same traveling and scoring standards as the open
contestants. When the mini events were added a few years ago, the
three-site minimum and four contest/three-site rule was waived in order
to make it easier to score and thus generate participation in the new
events. Now that the popularity of the mini's has been well
established, the differentiation between the open and mini events re:
qualified contest scores has been eliminated.
Rule 12) This is an additional rule which makes it easier for the
Committee to score and publish the results in a timely manner,
especially in view of the enlarged contest schedule.
[The above document in it's orginal MS word format will be sent
as an attachment later
The Draft Schedule for 2001 is on the SCAT web site and will
included in a later issue - It require some more formatting
to be sent by e-mail ]
Oakland Cloud Dusters and Moffett Indoor Flying
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Louis,
Yes, there is indoor flying available on an almost monthly basis at Moffett
Field's large Hangar Number One. Check the schedule and how to gain access
to the base by using the following website:
http://www.boardsailor.com/freeflight/ModelFlyingHangar1.html
Also, check out the Oakland Cloud Dusters website as well. They are the
primary free flight club in the greater San Francisco Bay Area:
http://members.xoom.com/ocdusters
The next big contest is planned for kids in November. No cost, unless you
want to buy some Delta Darts at a buck each to build during the flying
session.
Fred T.
Harry Grogan E-mail
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Hi Roger,
I'd like to contact Harry Grogan (F1A Flyer).
Could you please search an e-mail address for him via SEN
if necessary.
Thankyou
Phil Mitchell
F1D W/Ch results
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Hi Roger,
Please, find below for the E-News the full result list of the
Indoor W/Ch held in Slanic, Romania.
Regards, Andras Ree
F1D INDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Slanic-Prahova, Romania, 02 Oct.- 07 Oct. 2000
Final results - SENIORS
Pl Name Cntry Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Total
--- ----------------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1 John Kagan USA 14:57 14:10 42:37 43:42 45:34 46:42 92:16
2 Jim Richmond USA 45:31 44: 5 29:45 44:46 46:39 22:18 92:10
3 John Tipper GBR 9:58 29:51 33:11 41:20 37:36 47:21 88:41
4 Steve Brown WCh 21:53 42:20 37:52 44:29 34: 5 30:18 86:49
5 Amoraritei Dan ROM 32:34 42:41 1:39 22:52 19: 1 43:31 86:12
6 Orsovai Dezso HUN 23: 5 41:50 41:39 44: 1 38: 6 39:53 85:51
7 Ree Andras HUN 41:35 40:15 14:21 12:16 40:19 42:26 84: 1
8 Larry Coslick USA 42: 9 10:36 39:43 30: 9 7:50 37:43 81:52
9 Mangalea Corneliu ROM 35:57 35:13 38: 3 31:18 43:29 18:44 81:32
10 Bob Bailey GBR 9:33 39:53 41:14 12:23 26:37 --- 81: 7
11 Hideyo Enomoto JPN 39: 9 36: 7 1:19 39:25 36:56 40:46 80:11
12 Derek Richards GBR 41: 2 38:39 31:42 16:51 35:51 36:32 79:41
13 Popa Aurel ROM 12:37 21:26 38:59 34:41 35:50 39:40 78:39
14 Sukosd Zoltan HUN 35: 0 15:30 36:26 37: 1 32:27 34:47 73:27
15 Ciapala Edward POL 35:51 19:28 36:27 18:16 34:54 36:10 72:37
16 Markiewicz Jerzy POL 32:59 --- 30:31 33:17 37:50 18:39 71: 7
17 Silin Dimitro UKR 34:49 14:59 34: 1 0:30 32: 0 25:31 68:50
18 Tellier Fred CAN 24:20 6:10 8:52 29: 2 34: 1 32:26 66:27
19 Liem Edmund CAN 30:13 1:33 22:23 25:24 25:23 36:12 66:25
20 Linardic Vladimir CAN 21:19 32:23 12:21 27:44 1:30 29:20 61:43
21 Ran Miron ISR 2:50 21: 7 2:46 27:49 0:14 23:17 51: 6
22 Pukowiec Grzegorz POL 19:14 28:40 17:14 18:47 14:48 22: 9 50:49
23 Vileisky Vitaliy UKR 23:39 --- 22: 8 --- 0:13 --- 45:47
24 Steponenas Rimas LIT 2:12 --- --- --- --- --- 2:12
TEAM STANDINGS - SENIORS
Place Country Team manager Total
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1 United States of America USA Bud Romak 266:18
2 United Kingdom GBR Michael Collins 249:29
3 Romania ROM Vasile Nicoara 246:23
4 Hungary HUN Ree Andras 243:19
5 Canada CAN Edmund Liem 194:35
6 Poland POL 194:33
7 Ukraina UKR 114:37
8 Japan JPN Odagiri Hideharu 80:11
9 Israel ISR 51: 6
10 Lithuania LIT Steponenas Rimas 2:12
Final results - JUNIORS
Pl Name Cntry Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Total
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1 Kovalyev Oleksandr UKR 29:24 1:17 22:38 18:58 37:10 38: 0 75:10
2 Dorobantu Catalin ROM 34:30 34:58 36:10 36: 4 20:46 20:24 72:14
3 Somesan Horatiu ROM 35:32 30:48 34:12 19: 4 32:24 18:15 69:44
4 Vaida Aurelian ROM 33:46 21:37 25:25 34:13 --- 26:48 67:59
5 Sukosd Tamas HUN 31:56 23:32 33:11 32: 0 19:58 11:42 65:11
6 Leonard Jr., Nick USA 1: 4 35:20 --- --- 24:49 29:32 64:52
7 Daniylov Oleksandr UKR 26:10 27:37 32:27 31:55 24:57 --- 64:22
8 Filek Jakub POL 12:22 33: 4 31:12 30:11 26:32 1:27 64:16
9 Rogowski Mariusz POL 29:28 30:24 --- 22:18 31:22 27:40 61:46
10 Mikhailov Sergei UKR 22:21 31:30 17:21 28: 8 14:24 --- 59:38
11 Valikonis Ignas LIT 21:12 24:43 26:10 27:23 26:26 26: 5 53:49
12 Pukowiec Michal POL 22: 0 18:30 25:16 24:42 16:57 11:29 49:58
13 Tyla Gytis LIT 13:58 22:30 20:45 22:28 25:36 18:20 48: 6
14 Mulevicius Audrius LIT 15:34 20: 2 18:56 20:14 20:55 17: 5 41: 9
TEAM STANDINGS - JUNIORS
Place Country Team manager Total
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1 Romania ROM Moraru Aurel 209:57
2 Ukraina UKR 199:10
3 Poland POL 176: 0
4 Lithuania LIT Steponenas Rimas 143: 4
5 Hungary HUN Ree Andras 65:11
6 United States of America USA Bud Romak 64:52
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Roger Morrell
