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SCAT Electronic news 22 Dec 2005 issue 987
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HOLIDAY GREETINGS - Brun
Bob White - Augustus
Calendar ?
2006 Winter Classic - Furutani
NFFS OneD - Mate
Little Actuators - Linkosalo
OneD Encore - JOR
Meeting Bob White... - Leaper
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
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To all my friends in the World,
It is the time of year to wish all of you the greatest pleasure in life for t
his Holiday time, and the greatest fly-off in the coming year's competition.
As we decorate for Christmas, we think of all our friends far away and the on
es we have lost. Hope we have the opportunity in the coming year to share some
laughter, cold drinks and many good thermals.
Sylvia & I want to wish you Merry Christmas & a very Happy New Year.
Pierre Brun
Bob White
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SAM Speaks is grateful for the rapid response by so many SCATers to
our request for photos of Bob White. Several of them will appear in
the January issue. There will be more in the March issue and we are
requesting personal stories or anecdotes about Bob White for
publication in SAM Speaks, like we did in a previous issue about
Frank Zaic. We want personal stories because we think Bob is too
significant a person to merely reprint the biographical material that
already has been published. Material may be submitted via email to
.
Photos should be scanned at 300 dpi or more and saved as high
quality Jpeg files. If email is not available, glossy photo prints
may be mailed with typed text. No inkjet prints please. Mail to
Bruce Augustus, 133 Willow Road, Hailey ID 83333. Email is vastly
preferred and handwritten material is not acceptable. Photo credit
will be given and photos will be returned if requested. Deadline for
the March issue is 20 January 2006. Thanks for helping preserve the
memories. BA
Calendar
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Anybody or anywhere is there a <<<2006>>> schedule for FAI-FF contents in
California and USA.
Thanks,
Dennis
2006 Winter Classic
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THE ISAACSON WINTER CLASSIC 2006
February 11 - 13, 2006 at Lost Hills, California
NEW! for 2006!
Moffett, F1Q and FAI Style Catapult! All FAI Classes are now AMERICA¹S CUP!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
F1A, F1B, F1C & F1P
Round 1, 8:00am!
Round Schedule:
1 8:00am - 9:00am
2 9:00am - 10:00am
3 10:00am - 11:00am
4 11:00am - 12:00am
5 12:00am - 1:00pm
6 1:00pm - 2:00pm
7 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Round One Maxes:
F1A 210 seconds
F1B 240 seconds
F1C / P 240 seconds
Fly-Off Schedule:
Round eight, 5 minute max.
F1A 3:30pm - 3:40pm
F1B 3:45pm - 3:55pm
F1C/ P 4:00pm - 4:10pm
Additional rounds to be announced
SATURDAY SPECIAL EVENTS, 8:00am - 3:00pm
Gollywocks! Five, 3 min. max.
Moffett - AMA rules NEW!
SUNDAY, ³MINI² EVENTS
Round one, 8:00 am! Champagne Flyoff! Time to the ground.
F1G (Coupe D¹ Hiver)
F1H (A-1)
F1J (1/2 A power) (F1P on Sat.)
F1Q (Elec.) 150s. max NEW!
Round Schedule:
All (except F1Q) events two minute max.
1 8:00am - 8:45am
2 8:45am - 9:30am
3 9:30am - 10:15am
4 10:15am - 11:00am
5 11:00am - 11:45am
Fly-Offs will begin at 12 noon and finish by 2:00. At 2:00, any remaining
ties will be broken by using Champagne Flight Times.
SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENTS, 8:00am - 1:00pm
P - 30 - AMA rules.
Nostalgia Wakefield - NFFS rules
NEW! FAI Style, Handheld Catapult Glider
Flights to be in rounds, concurrent with Mini Events. Flights must be flown
from the CLG flightline.
90 sec. Max. One 20 sec. attempt per round.
Handheld rubber launcher, 6 gm. max. No restrictions on configuration,
strands or length. Launch stick optional, 6" max. length.
No BOM or limit on number, size or functions.
Monday, Slope Soaring
12 noon - 5:30pm
F1E / Mini F1E
Five rounds, 45 minutes each, starting at 12 noon. Event director - Peter
Brocks.
Sloan's Catering
Jay and Lois Sloan will have their food service on the field all week!
Support our Lost Hills friends.
Contest Directors:
Norm Furutani
15423 Haas Ave.
Gardena, CA 90249
(310) 323-1943
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Roger Morrell
1916 B Gates Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 374-2136
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Entry Fee:
$10.00 for one event. Additional events $5.00 each.
(Must be current member AMA, MAAC or AMA Affiliate. Also Lost Hills Assoc.
member)
Awards:
Jr.-Sr. Open Class combined.
First through third, each event.
Perpetual Gollywock and Nos. Wake awards, courtesy of Bob White
RAFFLE at Awards Ceremony, Buddenbohm glider kits, winners MUST be present!
In memory of
our dear friends,
Bob and LaVera Isaacson
NFFS OneD
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THANKS Bob and Ried on "One Design." I have a Miwest Fubar kit since I was
searching out Midwest kits for "Stoop" and his museum for Midwest kits. He
did not live to recieve this one. I contributed many others for him. He is
sorely missed, especially for the balsa raids and the accompanying powered
sailplane rides he was generous enough to provide me and other friends of
his. He and Simmers both had Fourniers in the hanger and Stoop had a side by
side German job, Schwitzer I believe. That was my favotite with the
retractable engine and prop. He let me fly it once we were up. You had to be
a super pilot to get in and out of his tiny airstrip with telephone lines at
one end and a hanger at the other. I never landed or took off. Oh the Fubar
is for Early Nostalgia or plain Nostalgia? You mention it both ways.
Ed Mate
Little Actuators
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Subject : Re: SCAT Electronic News 13 Dec 2005 issue 986
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On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Tapio Linkosalo wrote:
Oops, the link should have been
Mail from Aeromodel Dot Com
To : scat, .SCAT user
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Subject : Re: SCAT Electronic News 13 Dec 2005 issue 986
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> [Bob's interest - and mine is that I make a special single function D/T
> timer for simple models - "Simple Magic". This timer, that does not
> require an external programming device can be used with a variety of
> actuators. It looked on paper that the EEM device would be suitable. But
> maybe not if the availability is limited ?
>
> are there other alternatives ? ]
I have the same problem, as I also made a simple one-function DT timer
that weights less than 4 grams ready-to-fly (picture here
http://www.helsinki.fi/~linkosal/timers.htm ..., and also in FFQ #15).
Although I dislike programming timers by pushing buttons and counting
flashes, so my timer uses external programming device just like it's
bigger brother does.
The alternatives? Zit actuator is not actually very complicated, it is a
standard solenoid, with copper coil around mild steel core, pulling
another piece of steel to it and releasing the arm to release a lever.
Still building one would require some fiddling and testing. Some timers
use heating a piece of wire to cut through a rubber band. This is light
and elegant, but the drawback is that one would need to use a larger
battery - I doubt that the 20mAh LiPo that I planned to use in my timer
would give sufficient current. The third option is a servo, but these
either weight 3+ grams or are darn expensive, and anyway quite an overkill
for a single function. Servo motors are quite small, but also weak, and
would require gearing to give reliable release... So if you come to think
of any neat solution, please let me know too :)
-Tapio-
OneD Encore
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Hi Ed,
Bill Vanderbeek asked me to draw up- the Mini Pearl and the Hydro Star for
the NFFS "one designs" for next year's Nats. I did so and sent the electronic
files to Bob Holman so that Bob could laser-cut short kits. Both plans and
short kits are now available, although short kit pricing isn't yet available.
Either plan is $7 plus $1 shipping.
I also have all those other "one design" models Reid mentioned, including
the Starduster X, the Zero and the 1/2A Fubar. The "X" and the Zero are $7&
$25 for plan and short kit and the Fubar is $6 and $15. It is reasonable to
assume that the Mini Pearl and the Hydro Star short kits are each going to be
in the $25 ballpark.
Not mentioned by Reid was the slightly earlier "one design," Cunningham's
"Space Rod." The Space Rod also goes for $7 & $25.
Incidentally, slightly off the subject, I also have the plan and short kit
of that Bob White Diamond Stick which George Schroedter mentioned. ($8 & $9
for p & sk, plus shipping.)
Jim O'Reilly
www.jimoreillymodelplans.com
Meeting Bob White...
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George,
Thanks for your note in SEN on meeting the Godfather.
I met him at Lake Elsinore in 1970, as I came back to
building and flying built-up FF gliders, after doing only
indoor and outdoor HLG during the 60s.
He invited me to join the MaxMen soon, where I learned
that he was on the USA Team bound for Sweden in 1971.
From then on, until he was crowned F1B World Champion
in 1987, he seemed to always be flying in the World Champs.
Like you said, you know the rest of the Bob White Legacy.
It was a pleasure flying with you, RPW.
Ciao,
Leeper
.............
Roger Morrell
