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  1.  Am Cup Rep
  2. F1E World Champos
  3. Norcal Results
  4. Vin FAI power Survey
  5. Texas Clould Climbers Number 62
  6. BFMA FF Forum from NFFS


2009 AmCup Report #2

The AmCup season start of several west coast contests has wrapped up and the central and eastern contests have started. There are several strong starts to the season but with 21 contests still to fly, the competition is still wide open.

I’m one of those off to a strong start but I know my good friends will make it  an excellent F1A season.  In F1B, Blake Jensen has two strong wins and a second place for first with a long list of solo wins just behind him. In F1C Faust Parker is in the lead with two wins and a third place but Mike Roberts is in second with two stronger winners. Will this be the year Mike flies at another field other than Tangent and Lost Hills and go for the AmCup win?  Dave Rounsaville has the lead in F1P but Bob Hanford, the 2007 AmCup winner and   new comer Glen Scheinder both have two wins. Tiffany O’del has three strong wins, looks like she was motivated last year when she could not win a year end contest to secure the AmCup win. The F1H flyers might just have to team up to stop the first place, three wins plus a second place McKeever juggernaut or step to the side to watch him battle it out with second place Brian VanNest with two wins and a second. Faust Parker is in the lead20in F1J but Austin Gunder looks to be back, he has two wins. Having now graduated, we’ll see where his first job lands him—hopefully near a FF field.  F1Q continues to grow. Bernie Crow is in the lead but close behind is Frank Pollard—don’t turn and look but Julie Parker is on you’re heels. F1E has a few new names on the score card but two past two year’s winner, Peter Brocks, is in the lead.

The Hartill Cup entry has not increased from the first AmCup report. I suspect the lack of promotion is the likely cause. Here’s a recap of the Hartill Trophy program: competition series composed of 16 AmCup contest over two years, 2009 thru 2010. Entry is $50 per event. The entry fee will be split into 1st 2nd and 3rd place prizes along with SCAT provide trophies and certificates.  The rules were published with the 2010 AmCup rules in SEN #1274, Dec 18, 2008 and are on the NFFs website. The first contests, Winter Classic (Ike’s), SCAT Annual, Skyscrapper Challenge are complete. The next contests are the Magnificent Mountain Men 14 rounder and the NATs.

Deadline for the 2009-2010 Hartill cup entry is July 4, 2009. Entry fees will be returned for events that do not have 5 entries.

Following are the current standings. Only entered competitors are listed. New entries will be retroactively scored.

F1A, 1) Ken Bauer, 2) Jim Parker, 3) Mike McKeever, 4)Brian V
anNest.
F1B, 1) Blake Jensen. entered: Walt Ghio, Roger Morrell
F1C, 1) Ed Carroll
F1G, 1) Tiffany O’Dell
F1H, 1) Mike McKeever
F1J, no entrants

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Thermals,  JIM 

America Cup results - with individual placings
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR  15  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike  17  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM   26  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA  18  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   3  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA   3  NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu  -x- Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl  14  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
SkC   8  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1A
1   Parker, Jim         57  SWR-1 Ike-2* BAl-1
2   VanNest, Brian      52  SWR-5 SCA-1 BAl-4
3   Limberger, Rene     50  MM-2 NCA-1
4   Bauer, Ken          49  Ike-1 SCA-3 BAl-3*
4   McKeever, Mike      49  SWR-3 SCA-4 NCA-2
6   Sifleet, Bob        35  Ike-4 SkC-2
7   Parker, Dallas      34  SWR-4 MM-3
8   Zink, Don           30  MM-1
9   Barron,Timothy(jr)  26  SkC-1
10  Farmer, Jim         25  SCA-2
10  Fedor, Mike         25  SCT-1
12  Johnson, Miles(jr)  24  SWR-2
12  Smith,Norm          24  Ike-5 NCA-2
14  Hines, Lee          23  BAl-2
15  Spence, Steve       20  SCT-2
16  Allnutt, Peter      19  Ike-3
17  Tzvetkov,Tzvetan    16  SkC-3
18  Thompson, Mike      15  MM-4
18  Shepard, Jessie     15  SCT-3
20  Barron,  Andrew     11  SkC-4
21  Puhakka, Risto      10  MM-5
21  Farmer, Joey (jr)   10  SCA-5
23  Davis, Jon           8  BAl-5
24  Barron, Peter        6  SkC-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR  14  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike  22  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM   35  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA  12  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   2  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA   0  NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu   4  Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl  13  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   8  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1B
1   Jensen, Blake       76  SWR-1 Ike-3 SCA-1
2   Piserchio, Bob      66  SWR-3 Ike-1 SCA-3 BAl-1*
3   Ghio, Walt          48  MM-2 SCA-2
4   Schlosberg, Aram    46  MM-3 Sky-1
5   Crowley, Paul       33  SWR-5 Hcu-1
6   Andriukov, Alex     30  MM-1
7   Ioerger, Tom        25  Ike-2
7   Reinhart, Pete      25  SCT-1
7   Pratt, John         25  NCA-1
10  Batiuk, George      23  SWR-2
10  Rohrke, Rich        23  SWR-4 MM-5
12  Vaccaro, Tom        21  Sky-2
13  Schroedter, Aimee   20  MM-4 BAl-2
13  Vanlandingham, Ed   20  SCT-2
13  Simon, Greg         20  Hcu-2
13  Belfield, Mark      20  NCA-2
17  Allen, Carrol       16  Sky-3
18  Horak, Ladi         15  Ike-4
18  Simon, Evan (Jr)    15  Hcu-3
18  Raymond, Joel       15  NCA-3
21  Jones, Charles      13  SCA-4
22  Radziunas, Sarah    11  Sky-4
23  Felix, Ron          10  Ike-5
23  McGlashan, Jerry    10  Hcu-4
25  Mulligan, Mike       8  SCA-5
26  Dofrner, Brede(Jr)   6  Sky-5
27  Emery, Jack          5  BAl-2
27  Saks, Dave           5  BAl-2
27  Tymchek, Bob         5  BAl-2
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR   5  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike   5  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM   19  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   6  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   1  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA  -x- NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu  -x- Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   9  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   1  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1C
1   Parker,  Faust      65  SWR-3 MM-2 SCT-1
2   Roberts, Mike       57  MM-1 BAl-1
3   Carroll, Ed         51  SWR-1 Ike-5 SCA-2
4   Chesson, Don        40  SWR-2 Ike-2
5   Secor, Cody         37  MM-3 BAl-3
6   Pulley, Lynn        36  SWR-4 Ike-4 SCA-3
7   Morris, Gil         33  SCA-1 BAl-5
8   Mc Burnett, Ron     32  MM-5 BAl-2
9   Happersett, Ken     27  Ike-3 BAl-4
10  Simpson, Roger      25  Ike-1
10  Kirilenko, Andrei   25  Sky-1
12  Spence, Henry       15  MM-4
13  Johannes, Dave      11  SCA-4
14  Joyce, Doug          6  SCA-5
15  Mathis, Dick         5  SWR-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR   1  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike   2  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM    2  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   2  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   6  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA  -x- NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu  -x- Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   4  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   2  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1P
1   Rounsaville, Dave   65  MM-1 BAl-2 Sky-2
2   Hanford, Bob        51  SWR-1 SCT-1
3   Schneider, Glen     50  SCA-1 BAl-1
4   Robertson. Tony     40  Ike-2 MM-2 BAl-4*
5   Parsons, Dave       35  SCA-2 BAl-3
6   Secor, Randy        25  Ike-1

            6   Pacelli, Brian(jr)  25  Sky-1
8   Fedor, Mike         21  SCT-2
9   Simpson, Reid       16  SCT-3
10  Sheffer, Jackie     11  SCT-4
11  Bell, Tom            6  SCT-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR  13  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike   3  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM   15  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   9  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   3  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA   1  NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu   1  Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   4  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   6  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
 
F1G
1   O'Dell, Tiffany        78  SWR-1 Ike-1 MM-5* BAl-1
2   Brocks, Peter          63  SWR-2 Ike-2 MM-3* BAl-2
3   Belfield, Mark         62  SCA-1 NCA-1 BAl-4
4   Sevak, Malkhasyan(jr)  44  MM-1 SCA-4* BAl-3
5   Clapp, John            26  Sky-1
6   Troutman, Mark         25  SCT-1
6   Konefes, Ed            25  Hcu-1
8   Rohrke, Rich           24  MM-2
9   Jensen, Blake          22  SCA-2
10  Rousseau, Don          21  Sky-2
11  Vaccaro, Tom           20  MM-4 Sky-5
11  Reinhart, Pete         20  SCT-2
13  Ioerger, Tom           18  SWR-3
14  VanNest, Kurt          17  SCA-3
15  Lacey, David           16  Sky-3
16  Vanlandingham, Ed      15  Ike-3
16  Brown, Gerald          15  SCT-3
18  Crowley, Paul          13  SWR-4
19  Buss, Bill             11  Sky-4
20  Batiuk, George          8  SWR-5
21  Sac, Dave               7  SCA-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR   6  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike   3  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM    9  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   6  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   3  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA   2  NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu   1  Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   6  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   3  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1H
1   McKeever, Mike      98  SWR-2 Ike-1 MM-1 SCA-3* NCA-1 BAl-3*
2   VanNest, Brian      73  SWR-1 Ike-2* MM-3* SCA-1 BAl-2
3   Hines,Lee           59  SWR-4 MM-2 BAl-1
4   Pailet, Jean        45  Hcu-1 Sky-2
5   Smith, Norm         37  SWR-3 Ike-3 SCA-5
5   Sifleet, Bob        37  MM-4 Sky-1
7   Parker, Jim         32  MM-5* SCA-2 BAl-4
8   Fedor, Mike         25  SCT-1
9   Spence, Steve       20  SCT-2
10  Barron, Gina (jr)   15  Sky-3
10  Troutman, Mark      15  SCT-3
12  Thompson, Mike      11  SCA-4
13  Parker, Dallas       6  SWR-5
13  Davis, Jon           6  BAl-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR   2  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike  -x- Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM    7  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   3  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   6  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA  -x- NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu   1  Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   3  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   3  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1J
1   Parker, Faust       62  SWR-1 MM-2 SCT-1
2   Gunder, Austin      51  MM-1 SCA-1
3   Pailet, Jean        50  Hcu-1 Sky-1
4   Parsons, Dave       35  BAl-1 Sky-4
5   Johannes, Dave      31  MM-4 SCA-2
6   Rounsaville,Dave    26  MM-5 BAl-2
7   Carroll, Ed         20  SWR-2
7   Pacelli, Brian(jr)  20  Sky-2
9   Spence, Henry       16  MM-3
9   Hanford, Bob        16  SCT-1
9   Spence, Steve       16  SCT-1
12  Kerr, Tom           15  Sky-3
12  Scheinder, Glenn    15  BAl-3
14  Parker, Jim         11  SCT-4
15  Bell, Tom            6  SCT-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR   7  Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike   5  Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
MM    2  MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   1  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT   2  Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA  -x- NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu  -x- Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   3  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky   3  Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
 F1Q
1   Crowe,Bernie        81  SWR-1 Ike-4 SCA-1 BAl-2
2   Pollard, Frank      66  SWR-3 Ike-1 MM-1
3   Parker, Julie       45  MM-2 SCT-1
4   Pykelny, Mike       26  SWR-4 Ike-3
4   Oldenkamp, John     26  SWR-5 Ike-2
6   Ivers, Dick J       25  SkA-1
6   Cover, Hal          25  BAl-1
8   Roseberry, Mike     21  SWR-2
9   Ivers, Rich A       20  SkA-2
9   Sheffer. Jackie     20  SCT-2
11  Schlosberg, Aram    15  SkA-3
11  Pykelny, Mike       15  BAl-3
13  Bagalini, Larry      5  Ike-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR  -x- Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
Ike  -x- Winter Classic- Lost Hills, CA
Cal  -x- MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA   6  SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT  -x- Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA  -x- NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
Hcu  -x- Hoosier Cup, Muncie. IN
BAl   4  Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
Sky  -x- Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
McL   0  McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA   0  Intercity FAI  Muncie, IN
TCC   0  Texas Cloud Climbers,  Seguin TX
MMM   0  MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
SkA   0  Skyscrapper Annual,Wawayanda, NY
HC    0  Huron Cup- CFB Borden, Ontario Canada
USO   0  US Outdoor Champs (NFFS)- Muncie, IN
ESC   0  Empire State,  Geneseo, NY
NWF   0  NW FF Champs, Tanget, OR
NW    0  NW FAI Challenge Tanget, OR
AFA   0  FAI Invit. Munci, IN
CC    0  Canadian Cup, Camp Borden
DC    0  Dynasty Cup-Denver, CO
O&W   0  Orville and Wilbur, Wawayanda NY
ESF   0  Eastern States FF Champs. MD
Scu   0  Sierra Cup- Sacramento, CA
CFA   0  Calif. FAI Invit./ Canada Cup, L.H. CA
SWC   0  S.W. FAI Challenge,  LasVegas, NV
ACT   0  Autumn Cup USAF Aux Field- Seguin, TX
PC    0  Patterson FAI Challenge- Lost Hills, CA
AZC   0  Airazona Championships-Eloy, AZ
KOI   0  King Orange Intl- Palm Bay, FL
F1E
1   Brocks, Peter       36  SCA-1 BAl-4
2   Parsons, Dave       31  SCA-4 BAl-2
3   Furutani, Norm      25  BAl-1
4   Ioerger, Tom        21  SCA-2
5   VanNest, Brian      16  SCA-3
6   Saks, Dave          15  BAl-3
7   Sifleet, Bob         6  SCA-5
F1E World Champs 
Less than 2 month after the F1ABC World Champs in Bielopolje, Croatia there will be another outdoor free flight World Championship at the Wasserkuppe in Germany. This is the World Champs for the FAI Class F1E "Gliders with Automatic Steering".
The F1E World Champs have been held every 2 years since 1989. The first time the USA participated in these World Champs was in 2001 in Poland with one participant who finished in 4th place. In 2003 the USA had 2 contestants in Romania when Bob Sifleet became World Champion. In 2005 in Slovakia it was the first time the USA had a full Senior F1E team. Vince Croghan, Tom Ioerger and Peter Brocks flew the USA Team to 2nd place, Vince was 3rd Individual. At the 2007 World Champs the US Team came in 4th overall.
The 2009 F1E World Champs will at the birth place of sailplane flying, the Wasserkuppe in Germany. The USA Team is Bob Sifleet, Tom Ioerger and Peter Brocks. The program runs from Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 and includes 2 World Cup contests and the World Championships for Juniors and Seniors. Details can be seen at  www.worldchamps-f1e.info     
 
 Norcal Results
Jim,
Sorry for the delay. As you can see, the number of contestants was down, possibly citing certain factors:
  • Weekend weather forecast (rain and wind) 
  • Cost of gas 
  • The economy 
  • Waegell Field (actually quite nice with short, green vegetation), cattle were present 
Big events flown on Saturday enjoyed the best conditions, with a few showerrs coming and going. We had to lower the max to 120 on the first, fourth and fifth rounds because of drift towards Sunrise Blvd.
Sunday suffered worse conditions with more rain, however the air was quite buoyant and the maxes were pretty easy to achieve for some flyers. All five rounds were completed but Bill V. (the overall CD) decided to shorten the contest close to noontime for the AMA events.
It was also nice to see John Pratt flying Wakefield again. Appears he hasn't lost his touch, although later he suffered cattle "chomps" on an OT rubber job that drifted downwind before he could retrieve it quickly (see attached photos).
Jack Emery was also present but did not enter Wake or Coupe. He has gotten the "Tip Launch Bug" and was seen getting advice from Lee Hines on trimming and launching.
Mark Belfield gets our award for "staying power". He arrived a day or two before the contest to test fly and remained on the field throughout the weekend and into Monday, staying in his pickup and airplane tent. He received quality time with Hank Cole, who admired his fleet of high tech rubber jobs.
The results are shown below.
Regards, Fred
F1A
1st  Rene Limberger   120   180   180   120   120   180   180     1080
2nd  Mike McKeever   120   180   136   120   120   180   180     1036
2nd  Norm Smith        120   180   180   120   120   136   180     1036
(We don't know if Mike and Norm will settle their tie later)
F1B
1st  John Pratt            120   180   180   120   120   180   180     1080
2nd  Mark Belfield       120   180   145   110   120   180   159       994
3rd  Joel Raymond        30     96   116    58    ---     ---      ---        300
F1P
1st  Glen Schneider     120     ---     ---     ---     ---     ---     ---        120
F1G
1st  Mark Belfield         120   120   120   120   110                       590
F1H
1st  Mike McKeever      120   120   120   120   120                       600
2nd  Norm Smith          111   100   120     38     39                       408

Vint FAI Power response
 Hi Bob Stalick, 
Yes to all 3 questions. 

ED MATE
14510 EDBROOKE
RIVERDALE, IL 60827
  Bob Stalick
Yes I am interested in the vintage FAI event
Yes, I would fly in it. (If I have a qualifying plane) 
No I do not have the time at the present 
Roland Solomon
Texas Coud Climbers 62nd Annual Free Flight Championships
June 27-28, 2009 
Sendera Ranch Site at Haslet, TX (North of Fort Worth) 
America's Cup / National Cup / FAC Scale 
For info contact Contest Director - Henry Spence tel: (817) 473-1673 
2009 Free Flight Forum Now Available from NFFS Publication Services

     The twenty-fifth BMFA Free Flight Forum Report has just been published in the UK and is now available in the USA from NFFS Publication Services.

It’s full of papers on various aspects of today’s free-flight. Copies in the USA will be available through NFFS  by special arrangement with Martin Dilly and Ian Kaynes. As in the past, the FF Forums feature the best thinking of British free flighters and are their version of our Free Flight Symposium.

The titles of this years articles are as follows:
•The ‘Torqueback’ Trimming System - Roger Wilkes;
•Free Flight Rubber-Powered Scale Models - Lindsey Smith; 
•Brushing Up – Brushless Motors - Trevor Grey;
•Balsa and Carbon Rod Structures -Roger Wilkes; 
•Free Flight European Championships 2008 - The Team Manager’s Thoughts - Mike           Woodhouse; 
•Sharing Flying Sites with General Aviation -Chris Strachan; 
•A Brief Look at Contest Entry Trends Over the Last 20 Years - Phil Ball
•Rohacell D-Boxes - Mark Croome; 
•Production of Carbon F1C and F1J Booms - Ray Monks; 
•RCDT – the Policy - Trevor Grey; 
•How to Push the Button - Practical RCDT - Chris Edge;
•Producing Carbon-Capped Ribs on a Lathe-Powered Saw Table - Phil Ball;
•Laser Cutting for Free Flight - Leon Cole.  

     Once again, this 83 page book is packed with information covering the free flight waterfront, and it carries helpful advice and instructions for anyone interested in our sport and hobby. The USA version is printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper and features a comb style plastic binding allowing it to lay flat without damaging the spine.

     The books are available from NFFS Publication Services, PO Box 1775, Albany, OR 97321. The price is unchanged at $25 per copy plus $5 for shipping. Also available are a few copies of the 2008 FF Forum, which have been reduced in price to $20 per copy. If you order both, they can be shipped for the same $5 postage Payment can be by check or money order. For more information contact NFFS Publication Services at <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>     

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