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News and Reports 2000 - First half
SCAT Electronic News 27 Feb 2000
Table of Contents
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Fat Cat help- Brokenspar
e mail address of OS Engines mfg. Co. Ltd Japan - Malhotra
Galeville Letter - Dilly
World Cup events in France - Kaynes
Free Flight World Championship 2001 - Gustavo
Maxmen F1A corrected
Maxmen - Woodhouse
RCDT 'jump to' function - Jensen
Re: SCAT Electronic News 23 Feb 2000--RC D/T - Ramrod250
Fat Cat help
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I have lost my key ( s ) for my Fat Cat, that resides
in Bike Heaven at Lost Hills.
The Honda People tell me that a key can be made
if they know the serial number, apparently to be found
stamped or printed on the body of the ignition
assembly. This assembly is positioned below the ignition
switch. It is necessary to pull the assembly up and out
of the plastic panel that also mounts the neutral light and choke..
The thing probably snaps into place, fed in from above.
Who knows the trick to get it out without distroying
the m f ?
Help !
Brokenspar
e mail address of OS Engines mfg. Co. Ltd Japan
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Kindly give me fax or email of OS Engines Japan
Regards Ravi Malhotra
Galeville Letter
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Roger,
Far be it from me to suggest that a mere Limey might be able to
help on the Galeville case, but over here, when writing to government on
similar matters it is important that objectors and petitioners do not send
identical letters. It is the case here that such letters are regarded as a
single objection rather than several.
It may, of course, be the case in the USA that things are a bit different,
but it might well be worth advising people to paraphrase the letter, making
the same points but using their own words.
Martin Dilly
World Cup events in France
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Roger
Thanks for Maxmen results. Could you please include the following
in next SCAT:
The World Cup listings for 2000 have included the Beauvoir competition in
France on July 28-30. It had been understood that the organisers had
requested World Cup status this year but it has now been clarified that
they do NOT want this status for their competition. In particular it has
been explained that the event this year will be run in the usual way, which
is not suitable for an event of World Cup status. Although very
unfortunate to change after announcing the list of events, there is no
alternative but to delete the competition from the 2000 World Cup.
Note that the Poitou event one week later (August 4-6) remains a World Cup
event as usual.
Ian Kaynes
Free Flight World Championship 2001
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Dear Roger
Dear Free Flight lovers all over the world
After my previous information in SCAT last 2000/02/22, it is with a
great satisfaction that I can forward you that Portugal will present is
candidature as organizer of the 2001 Free Flight World Championship,
next CIAM-March.
As most of the Continental fliers know very well, we are able to offer
one of the best places in Europe for F.F., near Beja. We have good
weather conditions also, good accommodations, good food and wine ( after
flights only ) and we are a kind people ( see text of M.Woodhouse in
SCAT )
After correcting some very small problems occurred during European
Champs 1998, we are sure to de able to promote a GREAT World
Championship for Free Flight in 2001.
We hardly believe in the support of the various CIAM Delegates for our
proposal.
See you in Portugal FFWC 2001
Best Regards
Jorge Gustavo
Maxmen F1A corrected
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F1A TOTAL
ROUND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 F1 PLACE
CONTESTANT COUNTRY
SPENCE, STEVE USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 287 1757 1
KOCHKAREV,MIKHAIL RUS 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 213 1683 2
HINES, LEE USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 202 1672 3
VAN ELDIK,TONY NED 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 196 1666 4
STAMOV,VICTOR UKR 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 189 1659 5
COWLEY,MARTIN USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1470 6
WEILER,RANDY USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 170 1460 7
MAKAROV,SERGEI RUS 210 180 180 160 180 180 180 180 1450 8
RUMPP,STEFAN GER 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 151 1441 9
BARRON,ANDREW USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 146 1436 10
VAN NEST,BRIAN USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 141 1431 11
ARINGER,GERHARD GER 210 180 180 180 180 161 180 139 1410 12
WILLIAMS,JOHN GBR 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 107 1397 13
ABAD,JAVIER ESP 210 180 180 145 180 180 180 141 1396 14
PARKER,DALLAS USA 210 180 180 165 180 180 180 117 1392 15
BREEMAN,CENNY BEL 210 180 180 180 180 127 180 152 1389 16
MARKOS, CHUCK USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 160 111 1381 17
PARKER,JIM USA 210 180 88 180 169 180 180 180 1367 18
ZINK, DON USA 210 180 180 180 127 180 180 126 1363 19
BESCHASNY,VASILY UKR 193 180 180 180 130 180 180 122 1345 20
ALLNUTT,PETER CAN 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 36 1326 21
BRUN,PIERRE USA 210 180 180 164 180 180 180 52 1326 21
SCHLOSBERG,ARAM USA 210 180 180 180 180 140 180 70 1320 23
BUSNELLI,ERNESTO USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 29 1319 24
OLDFIELD,DAVID GBR 185 180 180 180 180 180 180 50 1315 25
SCHULZ,DIETMAR GER 154 180 180 180 180 180 180 79 1313 26
LIMBERGER,RENE LUX 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1290 27
MAC KENSIE,GORD CAN 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1290 27
MC KEEVER,MIKE USA 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1290 27
SOMERS,JAN NED 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1290 27
COUSSENS, TOM USA 202 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1282 31
BUDDENBOHM,STAN USA 197 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1277 32
NYHEGN,HENNING DEN 210 180 180 180 180 180 150 DNF 1260 33
BRADLEY,JIM USA 204 170 154 180 180 180 180 DNF 1248 34
ZULIC,DAMJAN SLO 210 180 180 136 180 180 180 DNF 1246 35
SCHODER,HANS SUI 190 179 176 180 180 162 178 DNF 1245 36
CARTER,JOHN GBR 147 180 180 180 180 180 134 49 1230 37
BAUER,KEN USA 210 180 180 108 180 180 180 DNF 1218 38
KULMAKKO,KIMMO FIN 210 127 53 180 180 180 180 106 1216 39
PUHAKKA,RISTO USA 164 130 180 178 180 180 180 22 1214 40
LIVOTTO,JUAN USA 181 126 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1207 41
SOMERS,ANCA NED 189 180 180 180 180 180 117 DNF 1206 42
TERZIAN,FRED USA 115 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1195 43
CUSICK,CRAIG USA 110 172 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1182 44
DIEZ,HECTOR USA 184 180 180 57 180 180 180 40 1181 45
DE BOER,PIETER NED 210 180 180 98 180 121 180 DNF 1149 46
KOZLYUK,DIMTRO USA 62 180 180 180 180 180 180 DNF 1142 47
SMITH,NORM USA 118 180 180 180 120 180 180 DNF 1138 48
KOWAL, KEN USA 158 180 180 66 180 180 178 DNF 1122 49
DAVIS,JON USA 163 180 180 41 180 180 180 DNF 1104 50
BARRON,PETER USA 83 104 180 180 180 0 180 180 1087 51
TZVETKOV,TZVETAN USA 97 180 180 90 180 180 180 DNF 52
COUSSENS, STEPHAN USA 192 118 180 140 62 180 180 DNF 53
BROCKS,PETER USA 108 120 180 138 96 62 121 DNF 54
Maxmen
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Roger
I was great at the Maxmen, thanks for the help in sorting out my
questions beforehand. We enjoyed the experience. What a field I'd kill
for less! The only thing that I need to do is get a bike sorted for next
time, this is a neccesity if one is to compete on equal terms.
It was good to put a few faces to the the names that I've dealt with over
the years. I recall flying in postal contests against SCAT and
exchanging information and photos with Craig Cusick nearly 40 years ago!
I've now, at last, said hello! to him. I expect to say hello again when
I return again in 2001!
Thanks again
Mike
PS. I'm writing a report for the "Aeromodeller".
[Mike
With respect to the bike etc - No matter where the site
is the visiting sportsman is
always at a logistical disadvantage. He cannot bring all the
support equipment or people that he would at a home contest.
Some people keep a bike at Lost Hills in the locked storage
area just off the site. If you wanted to do that you could
always advertize here and see if there was a suitable bike for sale.
Alternatively you could team up with a US FAI free flighter to borrow
a bike. Again if you did not know one you could advertize here.
While we did have a some wind at this MaxMen, this is not the
usual situation at this time of the year. Generally the conditions
are calm and it is not too hot. A bike is more important at Lost Hills
when it is hotter. ]
Re: Free Flight World Champs 2001
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>
>This is to keep you informed about what we are trying to do.
Jorge
Go for it!!!!!!! I'll be there wonderful site, wonderful people,
wonderful food, wonderful drink, wonderful etc!!!
Apologies for the delay in the reply. I was away enjoying myself flying
the models at the Maxmen event in California!
Michael J Woodhouse
RCDT 'jump to' function
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All, especially Allard,
Well, in my opinion, the RCDT can actually be used for something. One is
the original reason for it's approval in F1C: Security. That leads me to
the 'jump to' function.
For most F1C models, it is necessary to be able to stop the motor well
before DT, else the wings will break if DT'ed in full speed. That is
also why this function is not just called 'stop motor'; it also needs to
get in glide position in order to actually loose speed if heading down.
I fully agree with Allard that cheating should be as difficult as
possible, so I suggest that instead of simply forbidding the 'jump to',
it could be so that the model must DT no more than 20 seconds after the
'jump to' is activated. And of course, the 'jump to' shall be
irreversible.
Best regards,
Torleif Jensen (MultiClass timers).
Re: SCAT Electronic News 23 Feb 2000--RC D/T
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The discussion in SEN about the viability of RCDT leads me to believe that in a
very short time, there will be no such thing as a true Free Flight model. Ther
e seems to be a desire for more control of the models, and less risk in flying
them.
If the models are too expensive to risk, and we can't take on chance on what th
ey may encounter downwind, why don't we just cut to the chase here, and modify
the rules along the lines of those used by the RC Soaring and SAM guys? Have a
max time, bring the models back after that's done, and get points for landing o
n a spot.
No risk, no chases, no problem.
And no Free Flight.
Jim Haught
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Roger Morrell
