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SCAT Electronic News 6 Sept 2005 issue 972
Table of Contents
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Emmanuel FILLON - Schandel
180 is a Max - Alien et al
No Yanks for the Euros - Woodhouse
Round 1 start time... - Leeper
F1A at the USFFC - Bauer
Prodigious Peter King ! - Brokenspar
Emmanuel FILLON
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Sorry ! I can not wrtite in English but :
Emmanuel FILLON , 87 ans vient de deceder . Il fut un monument du
modelisme vol libre en France et a travers le monde . Il fut le seul
Francais a remporter la Coupe du Monde Wakefield en 1937 a Londres a
l'age de 19 ans .
Il a accompli une oeuvre colossale , dans pratiquement toutes les
categories du vollibre en F1A , F1B , et coupe d'Hiver . Il a dessine des
centaines de plans de modeles reduits , et avait un amour particulier pour
la reproduction d'avion reels en modeles reduits , et plus
particulierement ceux des pionniers de l'aviation , dans les annees 30 .
Il etait en possession d'une documentation phenomenale sur le monde
de l'aviation, il avait aussi un coup de crayon magistral , pour dessiner
en explications toutes sorte d''idees sur la construction .
Si dans les dernieres annees on ne l'a plus tellement vu sur les
terrains , il continua cependant a dessiner et a construire .
Un geant du modelisme vol libre est parti pour toujours .
Salut Manu
Andre Schandel
Andre Schandel, the Editor of Vol Libre reports that Emmanual Fillon has died
aged 87 years.
Fillon was a leading light in Free Flight in France and throughout the world.
He is the only French sportsman to win the Wakefiled Cup, which he did in London
in 1937, aged 19.
He was active in most aspects of free flight, F1A, F1B and Coupe d'Hiver. He drew many
plans. In particular he loved scale models often focussing on the pioneers
of avation of the 1930s.
He a siginicant library of all kinds if avaition information. He was a very
accomplished draftsman and artist. His drawings explained many different
ideas for building models.
In recent years he was not seen so often on flying field but he still continued
to draw and build models.
This leading light of Free Fligh is gone forever
Good bye my friend
Andre Schandel
180 is a Max
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Roger,
I want to thank all for their responses on the "180 Is Max" request. I
have gotten a copy for Bill. A few people showed an interest in a dvd
version of the movie. If someone out there has a copy of the movie and
the equipment to burn it on dvd there are some people who would like a
copy.
Bob Gutai
180 is a max availability
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You can call this number and they'll take your credit card number. It is the
Nat. Film Bd's direct order number.
You can order this title through our film library by calling
1-800-542-2164.
The cost is $39.95 plus $7 shipping and the title code used to order it is
C0172037.
I don't know why the process is so convaluted, but I want my boys to see the
movie that convinced me to get into FAI flying. My youngest loves to build
and ride dirt bikes. He flies rubber and won Jr. Coupe at the last Nats.
Not the Chicago Nats, but still pretty good.
Regards,
Bill
No Yanks for the Euros
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Whilst I have every sympathy for the US position. I beleive that it is
totaly wrong for non euro teams to enter the euro champs. Open
internationals OK but representative events a big NO!
Michael J Woodhouse, Norwich, UK.
Round 1 start time...
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Hi Don,
Good to see you both at USFFC.
I rcvd your Dual Clubs comp flyer and noticed a situation I felt
you needed to be mindful of.
Since legal sunrise will be about 0645 hrs, it seems reasonable
to hold off starting FAI events til 0800 hrs.
When you held your comp on Labor Day weekend, 0700 was OK,
but in 20 days dawn may be nearly 0650, leaving little time for
a quick test and retrieval.
Which means Texaco's 6am Sunday start time will be night flying!
Logistically and otherwise, I suggest you think about it.
Yours,
Lee Hines
F1A at the USFFC
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F1A at the USFFC
It seems that people really like reading stories about real flying
adventures and not just lots of politics and opinions. I can't believe
the number of people that keep talking to me about my HLG freeway story.
Absolutely true. While I'll probably never have another story that
good, I've decided to keep writing whenever I get a few minutes about
good flying stuff.
I got the chance to get out to my good old home field of Lost Hills this
weekend for the USFFC. The weather reports were looking good and I
anxious to get back to a California contest where I hadn't been since
April. Since I still don't have a good vehicle for Lost Hills trips,
only a compact car, I borrowed my daughter's Ford Escape Friday for the
trip. At 5pm I discovered low tire pressure with a nail in the tire.
The tires were too worn to patch, so I make a quick trip to Costco for 4
new tires. She owes me, but no point in risking the trip on bad tires.
By the time I get home after work and get packed and leave it is after
9pm which puts me on the field after midnight. I try sleeping in the
Escape although it is very cramped. Still I love waking up on the field
on the morning of the contest. Beats getting up super early and driving
3 hours and then jumping out and immediately flying.
Brian had to work and skipped this trip, and since Dallas Parked didn't
make it either I team fly with Jim Parker in what turns out to be a fun
day. I get my long model ready for the 1st round as it looks like a
beautiful day at Lost Hills with only very light winds. Going for the 4
minute max in the first round I almost blow it. After seeing Mike the
WC launch looking really good, I launch a couple minutes later in air
that feels really good. At about two minutes I'm about twice towline
height figuring this flight is a slam dunk. Then suddenly the air
starts falling apart and by about 3 minutes I've dropped dramatically
down to about 120 feet. Just need one more minute I'm thinking, so I
should still make it but now I'm sweating. Ends up landing at 4:05.
Whew.
The thermal flying goes pretty well for Jim and I with only a couple
close ones. Jim is flying with a new electronic hook and on one flight
he sets up to launch but the model is way off to the side. I'm thinking
"don't release it, you can go around again" but he lets it go anyway for
a bad launch. It recovers low and looks scary, but finally finds the
thermal and goes up. In one of the later rounds Jim goes to launch and
the model is again off to the side, but this time he remembers he has a
smart hook so he just holds on a few seconds for the system to reset.
He then sets up for another launch which is beautiful for a high max.
That is the whole reason we have smart electronic hooks! I have one
flight where I make like 4 or 5 circles in strong lift in calm
conditions and finally decide to launch. At first it looks good, but
after about a minute it starts coming down and I realize I launched too
soon. Mike McK launched about the same time and dropped 5 seconds, but
my model bounces around in marginal air and DTs at about 60 feet.
Between a few of the midday rounds I pull out my bunting HLG and try to
get in a few official flights. I've shortened the nose on the glider to
move the CG back and it is flying much better than before. It is a bit
hard to fly when you have only about 15 or 20 minutes between F1A
rounds, but conditions are very nice and I'm lucky enough to get a max
my first throw. After another F1A flight I get another good throw and
max, but by later in the afternoon it takes 3 more throws to get my 3rd
max. I don't have another chance to continue HLG until about 3:30 when
F1A is over. By now Tim Batiuk already has about 6 maxes, Stan has 4,
and Lee has 3. Lee had his glider spin in from a strong thermal and
apparently caused a hairline crack that he didn't notice. When he tried
for his first flyoff flight the wing broke apart, so he was done. By
this time there were still thermals around but picking air was trickier.
On my first flyoff I got off a good throw, but the air looked bad and I
thought I was done. The glider got down to about 15 feet high and then
started riding a little bubble of air. Next thing I knew it was going
up and DTed high at 2 minutes. Several people watched this and were
amazed. Maybe luck, but this glider glides with lots of incidence
because of the autosurface which really helps the glide in turbulence.
I try my next flyoff flight but this time I throw too steep so it stalls
after the bunt, the air is not much good and so I'm done. I get third
place after Tim and Stan.
My 7th round F1A flight is in the air for 9.5 minutes in a huge thermal.
It lands way out in the fields that were planted with onions, but
fortunately all the onions and sprinklers are now gone and there are no
crops in sight anymore in this area. I hope this is a sign of things to
come. There is just lots of loose dirt, but I'm glad for my Yamaha 125
which powers through it with no problem.
Out of about 14 or 15 nordic flyers, 7 max out. We do the 5 minute
round at 4:30pm but thermals are still big and easy and everyone makes
it. The next round is planned after the trophy cermony for either 6:15
or 6:45, but at 5:45 the wind suddenly kicks up blowing tents over at
about 20 or 25mph. The decision is made that the next round will be
held 7am the following morning. This is bad for me because I had
promised to be home Saturday night. I've got church stuff to attend on
Sunday, and I'm also leaving on a business trip for the entire following
week, so I really want to get home. I decide to pack everything and get
ready to go, even though I'll be disappointed not to be able to make
that last flyoff flight. As I'm about ready to leave Jim Parker pulls
up with his cell phone saying he's got a message. Randy Secor, who
couldn't make the contest, is on the line and explains that he's
watching the news and there is a big fire on both sides of Interstate 5
around Gorman. The road is completely shut down in both directions. My
first reaction is that he must be joking. This must be a ploy by a few
guys to get me to stay for another day. But no, Randy insists it is no
joke and I realize he is right, the road is shut down. OK, I could find
another way home, but this would turn a 3 hour trip into about 6 hours
which doesn't sound good. Gosh, darn.... what a tragedy I'm thinking.
I guess this means I'll have to stay another day! And as long as I'm
stuck here, I guess I'll have to fly in the morning flyoff! I take this
as a sign from God and have dinner with the guys at Denney's and find a
room at Motel 6.
The wind calmed back down and Sunday morning was beautiful. I get two
long models put together and ready to go. At the round start I tow up
and immediately the air feels really good. Recently I've blown a couple
flyoffs because I didn't want to be the first one to launch even though
the air seemed good. Also I'm thinking that the air will probably just
be getting worse this time of the morning as time goes on, so I decide
to launch immediately. I set up and start the run, but the model is
slightly to the side and I'm not 100% sure it will be good, so
remembering that I have a smart electronic hook I hold on and abort the
launch. I set up again the next circle this time knowing just what the
model is going to do and this time I get a very good launch that I'm
happy with. I think this might be the first time I've used this smart
hook feature in competition. The model looks good and the wings are
rocking back and forth even though it is only 7:05am! It slowly comes
down and I realize that the biggest problem is that it is coming down
behind the cars and the timer may not be able to see it to the ground.
Fortunate it comes down just at the end of the row of cars and we see it
reappear several times before the watch is stopped at 4:55, which must
have been very close to when it landed. I'm happy as most of the other
guys are still towing. After I get the airplane back everybody thinks
I've won and start congratulating me. Brian Van Nest did 4:52, so I got
him by 3 seconds. Hector Diaz got 4:40 and probably more but
unfortunately disappered behind a hill. Rene Limburger however launched
right at the end of the round. He didn't look that good at first and
nobody was paying much attention. Then he landed with a time of 5:05!
A new winner! His model had glided over a blackened area of the field
where a fire had been, and according to Lee Hines it held real well down
low over this black hot stuff. Great flying for everyone and great
ending.
I pack up quickly and get on the road so I can still make it to church.
The I5 was open although the fire was still smoking and burning in a few
spots. We had a good turn out in F1A, but there were only a few flyers
in F1B and F1C, and the AMA events were lower than the normal entries as
well. Too bad because there was great weather, even if hot. Thanks to
Dan Heinrich for running a great contest.
Ken Bauer
Prodigious Peter Kng !
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> Just up I think............
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> http://www.jazzprofessional.com/profiles/PeteKing.htm
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Roger Morrell
