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FFWC Info Bulletin #3
Discussion area for Babe Bee 40 on the NFFS webpage - Mekina
Argentina Team Selection II
Rubber knots revisited - Linkosalo
Egg Crate Plan - Jankhe
1999 F.F. WORLD & JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 3
With regard to the information presented in Bulletins 1 and 2 we
are pleased to inform you final details concerning the 1999 Free
Flight contests.
OFFICIAL ENTRIES (F.F. W.C)
By July 1st 33 countries have mailed their official entries for the
event:
Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia,
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, U.S.A, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
OFFICIAL ENTRIES (F.F. J.E.C.)
By July 1st 14 countries have mailed their official entries for the
event:
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Finland, France,
Germany, Israel, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
Sweden, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.
CUSTOMS PROCEDURE
Since participation in the championships involves a considerable
amount of equipment,
we recommend obtaining a "CARNET A.T.A." (carnet de passage),
stating that the equipment brought in will be taken back on the
departure date. You can get this document at your local bureau of
commerce.
Attached, find a letter to assist you with customs clearance.
RECEPTION AT THE AIRPORT
We have every intention of meeting you at the "Ben-Gurion" Airport
and assisting with the usual necessary arrangements. If there has
been a change, please inform us of your final flight details for us to
rearrange our schedule accordingly.
Our representative will be waiting for you at the Hertz Rental office
in the exit hall and will assist you with directions to the hotel and
other details.
REGISTRATION AND PROCESSING
Registration will take place at "Ganey Shulamit" hotel on August
25th.
Please bring with you the following:
- Valid FAI sporting licenses of competitors and team managers.
- Passports to confirm junior status.
- Flags and cassettes.
- Specification certificates for the models entering the competition.
- Copy of bank transfer.
Deficits in payments will be paid in US Dollars cash only.
Model checking equipment will be available at the hotel and flying
site for self-processing.
NATIONAL FLAG AND ANTHEM
Each team is requested to bring two size 1x1.5 m. national flags
and a regular audiocassette
with high quality recording of the national anthem, these will be
returned before your departure.
CEREMONIES
Opening Ceremony will take place at the Archeological Garden
Park of Ashkelon.
Closing Ceremony and Banquet will take place at the Israeli
Airforce Museum near the city of Beer Sheba.
Both will take place in the open air.
FLYING SITE & FACILITIES
The flying field will be available for practice before the competition
days.
>From August 19th the flying field is being arranged for the
championships.
In case these arrangements interfere with flying practice an
alternative practice site will be available.
Maps with the route to the site and alternative sites will be
distributed at the hotel.
The following facilities will be available at the flying site from
Sunday, August 22nd :
Toilet facilities, parasols for timekeepers, shade canopies, drinking
water, emergency medical service and a kiosk.
CLIMATE
Since summer in Israel is quite hot, be aware and take precautions
against sunburn and dehydration. It is essential to bring along hats,
to use sun-block protector creams and of course, to drink a lot.
MODEL RETRIEVAL
Cultivated areas should be avoided, use the surrounding paths.
Cars can not be used for retrieving models. It will be possible to
rent bicycles and scooters, for that purpose.
Price per day: Bicycle - 15 US Dollars.
A minimum order is required. Please inform us your order until
August 10th
Scooters can also be rented, however, this requires a valid
motorcycle license.
The rental is 20 US Dollars per day including insurance.
There is an additional fee of 500 NIS (about 120 USD) to transport
scooters to the contest site and back (the same price for 1-5
scooters).
For details and orders you may contact the dealer directly:
Tel: + 972 3 639 5553 Fax: + 972 3 639 4334
E mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web site: http://www.motorcycle-
rental.co.il
FUEL
F1C/J competitors will receive half a liter of fuel for training
purposes free of charge.
MEALS
"Ganey Shulamit" hotel will be serving 4 meals a day:
03:30-05:00 Early rising snack.
07:00-10:00 Breakfast.
14:00-16:30 Lunch.
19:30-21:30 Dinner.
Packed breakfast will be distributed during competition days 23-
24.8.99 (Negev Open) and 27-29.8.99 (World and Junior European).
If you plan on having breakfast at the hotel during those days or
any other combination (packed lunch etc.) please inform the hotel
reception at least one day in advance (26 hours).
Please note: In case of delay in the start of the competition,
packed lunches will be distributed at the flying site instead of lunch
at the hotel.
CHAMPIONSHIPS' BOOKLET
Since several countries have not yet sent on their biographical
information, photos and blueprints we have decided to postpone the
issuing of the Booklet till after the championships, and it will
contain also results and the relevant documentation of the events.
We request all relevant participants to take advantage of the delay
and post all missing material as soon as possible for it to appear in
the booklet. A list of all items received was faxed to you with the
confirmation of your registration.
NEGEV OPEN
Due to low registration for the "Negev Open" F1H, G, J competition
day (4 competitors) we have decided to cancel it and have instead
another official practice day.
For us to clear all relevant World Cup activity on the 25th and
enable competitors a reasonable practice and rest, flyoffs of the
second competition day (F1B, F1C) will be conducted as follows:
The first round flight time will be 10 minutes. The score will serve
as the first round result and also as the first flyoff round score. (For
those who have achieved a full score) This method is being used
regularly in Israeli national competitions.
EXCURSION
An excursion to Jerusalem and its surroundings will take place on
the reserve day.
Its start will depend on the completion hour of the flyoffs.
CONTACTS
>From August 19th the organizers will be staying at the Ganey
Shulamit hotel.
You can contact us at the following numbers: Phone: +972
(0)7 67 32 116
Fax: +972 (0)7 67 32 127
Cellular: +972 (0)51 299129
You may also leave messages at the Aero Club's office that will be
transferred daily to the Organizers' headquarters.
Wishing you a successful and sporting championships.
Shalom and see you in Israel
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This document is to certify that this group is a National Team,
competing in the 1999 FREE FLIGHT WORLD & JUNIOR
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
They carry with them (to Israel and back) delicate and expensive
equipment to be used at the Championships.
Please assist them as much as possible upon arrival and departure.
Sincerely Yours,
Eran Engel
Aeromodeling Coordinator
The Aero Club of Israel
Discussion area for Babe Bee 40 on the NFFS webpage
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Just a note to you all who have contributed to the Babe Bee 40 discussions on
the SCAT electronic news (and to any one else interested in the idea). I
have created a place on the NFFS web page for this discussion I hope this
helps promote the event and mature the rules into something that works!
The web page address is:
http://freeflight.org
go to the "Beginer's Corner"...then to "Baby Bee 40"
thanks,
Joe Mekina
Argentina Team Selection II
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Roger,
I intended to write some from my poor english. Please, would you correct my
grammatical and mistakes?
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Argentina National Team Selection
Salta City.
July 9-11, 1999
3 days of wonderful weather, very sunny, cold early in the morning (-2C),
but later, warm and very, very calm. Narrow and quikly thermals, lot of
fresh air coming down. Very dificult to tow and choice the right moment of
launch. Some problems in competitors assistance, in 3 previous days a
transport strike.
F1A (14 Entries)
1 Palmieri, Walter 1290
2 Olsen, Pablo 210+180+180+180+180+174+180=1284
3 Busnelli, Mario 158+180+180+180+180+180+180=1238
4 Bovio, Jorge 152+180+180+180+180+180+180=1232
5 Bongiovanni, Alejandro 210+156+180+133+180+180+180=1219
6 Bovari, Diego 210+152+120+180+180+180+180=1202
7 Isasi, Miguel 205+180+180+050+180+180+178=1153
8 Helman, Guillermo 113+087+164+180+180+180+180=1084
9 Wilhem, Carlos 210+180+180+180+180+079+052=1061
10 Ledezma, Gabriel 207+180+080+111+180+066+180=1004
11 Ibieta, Miguel 080+043+180+180+180+180+093=936
12 Neyra, Alejandro 199+170+109+176+052+180+DNF=886
13 Ledezma, Jose 104+180+063+180+079+054+076=736
14 Pereyra, Virgilio DNF
F1B (1)
Bovio Remo 159+180+180+180+180+180+180=1239
F1C (1)
Furferi, Eduardo 616
F1G (2 Entries)
Isasi, Miguel 508
Visgarra, Carlos 380
F1H (3 Entries)
Palmieri, Mario 551
Olsen, Pablo 512
Bovio, Jorge 464
F1J (4 Entries)
Fleckenstein, Jorge 568
Medina, Juan 546
Furferi, Eduardo 265
Palmieri, Ricardo DNF
Rubber knots revisited
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The discussion of making odd-number stranded motors and knots that would
hold reminds me of a persistent problem of knots to use on rubber motors.
I had some discussion on this a few months ago, and got the impression
that others do not face similar problems. To put it short, I used to use
simple "sailors" knot, tied onto unlubricated rubber, but these tended to
slip open when lubricant seeped into the knot. When the knot slips while
breaking in the rubber by tretching, a total destruction of the motor
results. You could mostly use the remaining pieces for P-30 rubber...
After that, I tried Bror Eimars knot that you tie on lubricated rubber,
reasoning that the knot needs to be lubricated so that it won't slip open.
Unfortunately such a knot is so tight that it cuts into the rubber itself,
and still I faced 10 to 20% breakege during break in. The next step was
returning back to unlubricated, this time double sailors knots. These
resist the lubricant seeping in, but the problem of rubber cutting itself
remains: if you tighten the knot properly, it cuts the rubber, if not, it
will slip.
As I said, I thought I was alone with the problem until reading Bernard
Asletts paper on BMFAs FF Forum 1999, in which he discusses the same
problem and states that there really is no good solution, and that some
people even re-knot their motors after breaking in just to be sure.
Well, to the odd-stranded motors. In some recent FFN some brit was told to
use double figure eight knot at the ends of the rubber. This enables using
odd strands, but I suspect it might even be a better knot for the rubber.
That needs to be tested... Double figure eight is a knot in which to fold
the end of the rubber strand, and then tie a figure eight knot to the
doubled end. A loop protruding from the knot results.
Any ideas of knots that would hold, anyone?
-Tapio-
Egg Crate Plans
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Instead of sending requests to me, here is the plans for the Egg Crate
model. The photo from the July 15, Scat E-news and this plan should be all
anyone needs to complete the model. Have fun!
........................
Roger Morrell
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