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News and Reports 2003
SCAT Electronic News 6 May 2003 issue 797
Table of Contents
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lookimg for a plan - Segrave
Yet more on GPS - Koerbin
The GPS future is waiting - Salzer
Oooohhhhhhhh! Techno Lust and Gadget envy- Garmin IQ-3600 - Mac the Bigot
Poitou web site - Chaussebourg
AFFC Results
lookimg for a plan
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Does anyone know where I can find a plan of the Yugoslav 45T,please? It was
a twin with long nacelles and the pilot flew the ship from a prone position
which would make the fuselage quite slim,it would apppear.
Regards
Mike S
Yet more on GPS
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I am looking at buying a GPS and this current discussion interests me.
The Garmin Summit has been recommended. I have borrowed a friend's one
to try out but I have had some problems with using it and I wonder if
other owners could comment.
The attractive feature to me was the "Sight and Go" function using the
electronic compass. The idea is that the unit can be pointed to where
the model is using the sighting marks and the unit projects a line along
that bearing. You then go to the map page and can see graphically where
you are in relation to the line as well as have a reading of how far off
line you are. No worries as to how far off line you are or losing
distance landmarks that stress us using an ordinary compass!
The problem I had was that the "Sight and Go" seemed to have an error of
up to five or six degrees which tranlates to a large error at a distance
(despite reloading the software and calibrating the compass etc etc).
Next I tried another appraoch. I took a bearing using my magnetic
compass, set the GPS to "Sight and Go" and turned the unit until it had
the same bearing and entered it - error gone. I just seemed to be a
little frustrating (and time wasting) to have to do this extra step. The
Summit unit does not seem to have the capability to project a bearing
into the distance. This feature is present on the much more expensive
Vista unit but looking at the manual I downloaded isn't a quick thing to
acheive (and still requires that a magnetic compass bearing is taken).
Can other users comment on their experience with "Sight and Go" on their
Summit / Vista units.
Antony Koerbin
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The GPS future is waiting
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At the Baltic Cup in Lithuania Frederic Aberlenc of France showed me
his latest development: on-board GPS transmitting the plane's position
via radio to his walkie-talkie and a modem to an eTrex which shows him
the exact location continuously - every 50m in the air, every minute
on the ground, air range better than 50km, ground range over 5km, 8h
on a battery charge. All for 40g flying weight, thus suitable for F1A
or F1C.
No worry about track error, just go to the landing spot any way you
want!
Main disadvantage: Just a bit too heavy for F1B ...
He will demonstrate it again at the Puszta Cup.
Klaus W. Salzer
Oooohhhhhhhh! Techno Lust and Gadget envy- Garmin IQ-3600
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Garmin IQ-3600
Garmin is making a combo palm-pilot and GPS device called the IQ-3600.
It is due out any day now. For all of us who use electronic timers and
need a GPS to help find our models since we can't see worth a hoot this
may be the all in one answer we have been looking for. Price is $580.00
ouch! If I could get them to build in a receiver for my Walston
transmitters I would be in hog heaven. Heck, I could even get rid of my
baggy pants and wear normal shorts. Here is a photo of the Garmin. I
suggest you start figuring out how to justify this thing to your wife!
I'll let you know what strategy works for me!
Mac the techie bigot.
Poitou web site
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Dear all,
You can now find all informations concerning Poitou contest on Poitou
web site:
www.poitouaero.com
Some pages are written in English language: just click on the British
flag!
You can download the 2003 Poitou entry form, and also a list of hotels
around Thouars.
Some news for the next (2004) Junior World Champs in France:
It will be held in Moncontour. The flying field will be the one which
has been used for the two minutes Poitou contest and several times for
the French Free Flight National Champ. In fact, this field is quite
larger than the one used in Noize for the traditional Poitou F1ABC
contest. It is farmers fields, harvested, flat with very few obstacles
(only a few isolated trees.)
The dates will be (+/- one day...) from 7 august to 13 August with
Beauvoir (14 flights contest) before that and Poitou after the Junior
champs.
The first official meeting of the organizing committee has been held
last saturday.
There will be a web site where all information will be available.
According to the decisions taken at the last CIAM meeting, the power
class will be flown on the same way as for the 2003 Euroepean champs in
Poland: possibility to have teams of four competitors if at least one is
flyong F1P, the three best results are counting for the team
classification.
More news later on...
Pierre Chaussebourg.
AUSTRALIAN FREE FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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NARRANDERA 2003
COMPETITION RESULTS
F1A SATURDAY 19 APRIL
1st Brian Van Nest USA 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
2nd Phil Mitchell AUS 180 180 180 177 180 180 180 1257
3rd Vin Morgan AUS 180 180 180 124 180 180 180 1204
4th Jeremy Woolley AUS 180 180 180 180 130 180 139 1169
5th Malcolm Campbell AUS 138 130 180 180 180 180 180 1168
6th Mark Armour AUS 139 141 180 180 46 180 180 1046
7th Vera Lacey AUS 180 174 111 180 180 52 127 1004
8th Brett Mitchell (J) AUS 149 155 63 180 81 180 180 988
9th Tahn Stowe AUS 155 60 180 180 180 128 58 941
10th Jan Thomas AUS 99 130 180 180 180 59 107 935
11th Ben Lewis AUS 180 147 129 180 7 172 63 878
12th Van Richard-Smith AUS 72 33 56 84 180 0 55 480
F1B SUNDAY 20 APRIL
1st Don Blackam AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
Flyoff 300 420
2nd Richard Blackam AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
Flyoff 300 345
3rd Leigh Morgan AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
Flyoff 300 260
4th Brian Van Nest USA 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
Flyoff 225
5th Peter Sikora AUS 180 180 180 179 180 180 180 1259
6th Terry Bond AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 124 1204
7th Bill Pudney AUS 180 180 180 180 90 180 180 1170
8th Paul Rossiter AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 88 1168
9th Dave Lacey AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 80 1160
10th Mark Armour AUS 67 130 180 170 180 180 180 1087
11th John Lewis AUS 164 180 180 48 180 180 152 1084
12th Van Richard-Smith AUS 79 180 157 75 180 174 180 1025
13th Ted Woolley AUS 122 116 180 180 180 180 49 1007
14th Karen Kenmir AUS 99 180 180 180 0 0 0 639
F1C SUNDAY 20 APRIL
1st Dave Thomas AUS 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
2nd Stan Hinds AUS 180 180 180 168 180 180 95 1163
3rd Roy Summersby AUS 180 180 180 15 116 0 0 671
% OPEN GOOD FRIDAY
1st Roy Summersby 100 100 100 300 434% F1J
2nd Phil Mitchell 100 100 100 300 334% F1H
3rd Mark Armour 100 100 100 300 111% F1H
4th Dave Lacey 100 100 100 300 DNF F1A
5th Jeremy Woolley 98 86 100 284% F1A
6th Col Somers 100 100 44 244% F1H
7th Malcolm Campbell 58 100 65 223% F1H
8th Van Richard-Smith 50 100 55 205% P30
9th Col Collyer 100 100 0 200% OR
9th Gary Odgers 100 100 0 200% OP
11th George Car 88 100 0 188% P30
12th Des Slattery 79 100 0 179% F1J
13th Dianne Richard-Smith 42 47 47 136% P30
14th Terry Bond 120 0 0 120% P30
14th Karen Kenmir 120 0 0 120% P30
16th Stan Hinds 100 0 0 100% F1J
17th Ted Woolley 38 20 0 58% F1B
SCRAMBLE GOOD FRIDAY
1st Tahn Stowe 1097
2nd Andrew Heath 1068
3rd Malcolm Campbell 1001
4th Dave Hegarty 961
5th Phil Mitchell 789
SCALE GOOD FRIDAY
1st Dave Thomas Hawke Moth
2nd Gary Odgers Corban Super Ace
3rd Stan Hinds Grumman Tracker
4th Dave Hegarty ABC Robin
5th Dave Hegarty Fike E
Tahn Stowe PM3-1
George Car Piper Cub
OPEN POWER SATURDAY
1st Col Collyer 180 180 180 540 196
2nd Stan Hinds 180 180 180 540 137
3rd Roy Summersby 180 180 180 540 46
4th George Car 180 180 0 360
5th Dennis Parker 68 180 49 297
6th Col Somers 49 121 95 265
OPEN RUBBER SATURDAY
1st Col Collyer 180 180 180 540 378
2nd Peter Sikora 180 180 180 540 219
3rd Denis Parker 180 180 180 540 218
4th Paul Rossiter 180 177 180 537
5th Malcolm Campbell 180 174 180 534
6th Terry Bond 180 154 180 514
7th Dave Hegarty 180 180 119 479
8th Gary Odgers 88 180 180 448
9th Col Somers 162 180 77 419
10th Ted Woolley 38 180 180 398
11th George Car 165 99 104 368
12th Karen Kenmir 112 74 64 250
13th Guy Bateman 134 114 0 248
14th Noel McMillan 131 0 0 131
P30 SATURDAY
1st Terry Bond 120 120 120 171
2nd Suzanne Hegarty 120 120 120 155
3rd Leigh Morgan 120 120 120 147
4th Karen Kenmir 120 120 120 129
5th Roy Summersby 120 120 120 105
6th Vin Morgan 120 116 120 356
7th George Car 112 120 120 352
8th Mark Armour 120 109 120 349
9th Sergio Montes 120 120 106 346
10th Paul Rossiter 120 120 89 329
11th Dave Hegarty 120 88 117 325
12th Dianne Richard-Smith 120 120 58 298
13th Nicholas Kuilder (J) 66 120 81 267
14th Terry Isted 73 66 120 259
15th Malcolm Campbell 49 120 72 241
OZ DIESEL SUNDAY
1st Roy Summersby 120 72 120 101 120 533
2nd Col Somers 102 106 80 120 111 519
3rd Des Slattery 86 120 96 60 77 439
4th Steve Rothwell 116 120 72 54 76 438
5th Col Collyer 68 50 120 50 120 408
6th Terry Bond 120 66 53 64 47 350
7th Malcolm Campbell 79 73 75 69 50 346
8th Denis Parker 44 48 75 58 120 345
9th Van Richard-Smith 60 38 43 30 31 202
Gary Odgers DNF
George Car DNF
VINTAGE RUBBER SUNDAY
1st Mark Armour 1939 Fullarton Floater 180 180 180 540
2nd George Car 1941 Lamb Climber 180 180 171 531
3rd Dave Hegarty 1940 Gollywock 162 180 180 522
4th Jim Christie 1941 Korda Stickler 180 180 161 521
5th Dennis Parker 1940 Gollywock 180 180 116 476
6th Col Somers 1951 Gee Bee 180 88 168 436
7th Dianne Richard-Smith1946 Ascender 180 180 0 360
8th Nicholas Kuilder (J) 1950 Senator 75 97 68 240
9th Col Collyer ? 180 0 0 180
Guy Bateman DNF
Terry Bond DNF
Sergio Montes DNF
VINTAGE GLIDER SUNDAY
1st Phil Mitchell 1954 Nebula 180 180 180 360 129
2nd Brett Mitchell (J) 1954 Nebula 180 180 180 360 94
3rd Des Slattery 1950 Odenmans 124 180 180 484
4th Col Somers ? 59 180 180 419
5th Malcolm Campbell 1954 Seraph 180 180 16 376
6th Vin Morgan 1954 Seraph 120 96 143 359
7th Col Collyer 1952 Mantis 72 180 85 337
8th Jan Thomas 1951 Corsair 84 180 54 318
Gary Odgers DNF
Tahn Stowe DNF
Dave Lacey DNF
VINTAGE POWER SUNDAY
1st Steve Rothwell 1947 Swayback 180 180 180 540
2nd Roy Summersby 1953 Fifteen 152 180 158 490
3rd Dave Thomas 1953 Eliminator 118 180 180 478
4th Des Slattery ? 180 110 134 424
5th Dennis Parker 1953 Stomper 89 49 97 235
6th George Car 1953 Stomper 88 83 0 171
Col Somers DNF
Gary Odgers DNF
HLG MONDAY
1st Phil Mitchell 60 24 31 22 42 60 162
2nd Martin Williams 35 31 60 22 27 24 126
3rd Brett Mitchell (J) 26 28 18 05 22 30 84
Len Surtees DNF
Sergio Montes DNF
CLG MONDAY
1st Leigh Morgan 23 43 51 37 60 60 171
2nd Suzanne Hegarty 60 27 44 39 26 60 164
3rd Nicholas Kuilder (J) 22 21 12 33 37 33 103
4th Roy Summersby 60 32 0 0 0 0 92
FIH MONDAY
1st Phil Mitchell 120 120 120 120 120 600
2nd Mark Armour 120 111 120 120 120 591
3rd Ben Lewis 106 120 120 120 120 586
4th Jeremy Woolley 120 120 120 80 120 560
5th Tahn Stowe 120 120 120 61 120 541
6th Des Slattery 36 120 120 120 120 516
7th Van Richard-Smith 90 120 86 94 35 425
8th Jan Thomas 66 120 103 77 34 400
9th Malcolm Campbell 85 0 0 0 0 85
F1G MONDAY
1st Jim Christie 120 120 120 120 120 600 163
2nd Terry Bond 120 120 120 120 120 600 141
3rd John Lewis 120 120 120 120 120 600 132
4th Paul Rossiter 120 120 120 120 120 600 118
5th Mark Armour 120 120 112 95 120 567
6th Noel McMillan 120 120 77 120 120 557
7th Dianne Richard-Smith 91 91 115 120 120 537
8th Ted Woolley 94 96 120 54 120 484
9th Malcolm Campbell 120 120 0 0 0 240
Col Somers DNF
Richard Blackam DNF
Sergio Montes DNF
Van Richard-Smith DNF
F1J MONDAY
1st Roy Summersby 120 120 120 120 120 600 163
2nd Stan Hinds 120 120 120 120 120 600 4
3rd Des Slattery 120 106 120 112 120 578
4th Col Somers 0 120 120 120 120 480
5th Graham Maynard 66 29 81 73 51 300
Ted Woolley DNF
Tahn Stowe DNF
AFFS CHAMPION 2003
Roy Summersby
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Roger Morrell
