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SCAT Electronic News 14 March 2004 issue 862
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L.H. FAI Challenge - Brun
SAN VALEERS 55th ANNUAL & 22nd ANNUAL 7 ROUNDER - Thorkildsen and Kerger
Tow and Toss - Shailor
Discus Launch - Andresen
L.H. FAI Challenge
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LOST HILLS FAI CHALLENGE
March 27 AND 28 2003
F1A, B, C, G, H, J & F1P
Come and fly with us, and accumulate time for your team final
Trophy for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.
Special award for F1P
All classes are combined junior / senior / open.
SCHEDULE
10 ROUND FOR F1A,B,C
5 ROUND FOR F1G, H, J, P
SATURDAY 3-27 SUNDAY 3-28
5 - 1 1/2 Hour rounds start: 7:30am 5 - 1 Hour rounds start: 7:30am
First round max's: First round max's:
F1A= 4 min F1G= 2 1/2 min F1A= 4 min
F1B= 4 min F1H= 3 min F1B= 4 min
F1C= 4 min F1J &F1P 3 min F1C= 4 min
Champagne fly off SATURDAY Night for every category, 10 minute window
1 FLIGHT TO THE GROUND AT 5:30 PM. Time will be use to select
winners. Time your own!
No super MAX.
THIS CONTEST WILL BE GOVERNED BY CURRENT AMA & FAI RULES.
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FEES: $15.00 first entry JUNIOR free
$ 5.00 additional entry
Contest coordinator:
Pierre Brun
7740 Balboa Blvd. Unit 121
Van Nuys, CA 91406
818-989-4970
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SPONSOR by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AERO TEAM
SAN VALEERS 55th ANNUAL & 22nd ANNUAL 7 ROUNDER
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APRIL 17th & 18th, 2004 - LOST HILLS, CA.
A NFFS NATIONAL CUP & AMA AA SANCTIONED CONTEST
CANNON BALL RUN
Saturday 6:30 TO 8:00 AM
RULES: Any gas model. 7 second engine run. Time to the ground.
Total of 2 best flights wins!!! $3.00 entry for unlimited
number of flights.
AMA CAT II & NOSTALGIA CAT II* (WEATHER PERMITTING)
SATURDAY 8 TO 5 SUNDAY 8:30 TO 3 BOTH DAYS
1/2A GAS A GAS P-30
B GAS D GAS CATAPULT GLIDER
C GAS HL GLIDER
(all flights same day
1/2A NOSTALGIA ABC NOSTALGIA for each entry)
1/4A GAS(15sec VTO,12sec HL) 1/4A Flyoff 7:30 to 7:45am
SLOW GAS* (9 Sec)
(Slow gas flyoff @ 5:30 PM)
Nostalgia Wakefield
F1A NORDIC - FIB WAKEFIELD - F1C POWER
SATURDAY 9 AM TO 3 PM (7 rounds)
1st Round at 9am, F1A 210 secs, F1B & F1C 240 secs.
Flyoff begins at 4:15pm
MINI EVENTS F1J, F1H, F1G (INT?L POSTAL COUPE)
Sunday 8:00 am to 1:00pm (5 rounds)
1st round at 8:00am, all flights 120 seconds.
Flyoff begins at 1:00pm
BOB HUNTER MEMORIAL SUNDAY MORNING - Sponsored by Mike Thompson
RULES: Any gas free flight airplane. 15 second VTO,
12 second H.L. Highest single flight time (no max)
SUNDAY MORNING: Sunrise with 1 hr window (start time announced).
Entry fee ($1.00 per flight)
PERPETUAL AWARD ? Sponsored by Ralph Prey
A perpetual award for the highest time in any AMA Gas event
with an original design flown by the designer of the model.
(Previous winning design, not eligible)
*SLOW GAS RULES: No builder of the model rule,
no auto surfaces, single bypass stock engines only
(except TD?s .049&.051),
15% Nitro max, three maxes and one flyoff to the ground.
*NOSTALGIA per latest rulebook except motor runs which shall be
10 sec HL, 13 sec VTO for 1st 3 flights,
7 & 9 secs on all flyoff flights.
BOM RULE enforced on AMA and Nostalgia events except as noted above.
MERCHANDISE AWARDS (engines, kits, fuel, wood, etc)
TROPHIES FOR JRS
CD: Terry Kerger (626) 281-9731
CO-CD: Terry Thorkildsen (805) 495-6135
Registration: $5.00, Entry fee: $5.00 per event, JRS FREE
JUNIOR EVENTS: CATAPULT GLIDER, H.L. GLIDER, P-30
"JUST BRING YOUR MODELS AND SLEEPING BAG AND HAVE FUN"
Tow and Toss
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Thanks to Joe Mekina for his tongue-in-cheek discussion regarding "Tow and
Toss" gliders. I especially want to thank him for setting straight why he
wrote about it.
As a member of the Free Flight Contest Board (District VII), Joe started us
looking at the current and long-standing outdoor HLG rules. They are in the
process of being clarified to EXCLUDE lines, strings, poles,etc from being
used to launch, discus -style or otherwise.
There has always been a requirement the model be launched directly from the
modelers hand. Now, this will be clarified.
At this point, there is no consensus to restrict model size or style of
launch; merely that there can't be any launch from holding anything but the
model itself. Strings attached or not.
Thanks,
Bill
Discus Launch
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Roger,
Thanks for staying the course w/SEN and bringing us stories of DL F1C's with
forward folding daggers. Not that there wasn't enuf trouble rounding up
timers for the flyoff previous to these innovations. Not sure how these fit
into the safety rules. Seems obvious, but then they allow 1/4 scale at well
over the 11# limit. And then there are those turbojets. Maybe we'll have
to issue hard hats & flak jackets to brave timers.
Several yr ago I questioned Martyn Cowley as to what design 130 sqin glider
would lend itself to DL.
Later, found out that the size limit had been dropped.
For background:
in the 1940's
A 30sqin
B 30-100
C 100-150
D 150-300
E 300-600?
Most indoor contests had seperate A & B HLG.
Outdoor, records were kept for B, C, D & I think E. Most contests flew
combined sizes.
Ray Accord was on Nat Champ team where most used his Monster HLG which had a
30x6 wing with lightening holes. Think at one time they held records in all
age groups. Always thought they were D size, but with ellipse they
calculate as C's. With conventional launch they didn't get very high, but
sure did glide.
In early 50's AMA limited indoor HLG to 100 sqin. Outdoor was written funny
so instead of 30-100 sqin it was interpreted as 30-130 sqin. Not sure why
size limit was dropped, but it sure is opportune time for DLG.
May you live in interesting times (as a CD)
H
.................
Roger Morrell
