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SCAT Electronic News 3 Febraury issue 931
Table of Contents
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The First Annual SCAT FAI Mentorship Award - Davis and Parker
F1E is not "magnet steering" - Salzer
Up Coming SoCal Contests
Isaacson Winter Classic 2005
MaxMen International
Movie Section
Nothing Beets Blanchette - BA
First Best Picture
Info re Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing
The First Annual SCAT FAI Mentorship Award
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At this years Scat's America's Cup banquet the First Annual
Mentorship
Award will be announced and awarded. Mentoring is the one of the most
important activities that a modeler can do to help others get into, and
stay involved in our unique sport and hobby. We believe it is a fair
statement to say that most of us have had one or more mentors who have
been instrumental and pivotal in our getting and staying involved in
FIA free flight modeling. Without their tireless help many of us would
not have been able to learn all that is needed to learn and enjoy our
sport. It has certainly been the case for us and without the many hours
of helping, teaching, and coaching of several mentors we would have
never have been able to get into and stay interested in FIA Free
Flight. We believe that the tireless efforts of mentors have not had
the acknowledgment and recognition they deserve. They are the lifeblood
of our sport. Our growing junior FIA team success is due to a host of
people who coach, each, encourage and support the young men and women
in getting started and staying involved in our unique sport.
The Mentorship award is being initiated and administered by Jon Davis.
SCAT is supporting the mentorship award and it will be an annual award
at the America's Cup banquet.
To get the issue of mentorship known and promoted Jon is creating a
color brochure that will announce and explain the mentorship award and
how it will be administered. The brochure will be given out at this
years banquet. Jon is requesting short comments and stories from any of
you who have had an important mentor in your life who made a difference
to you in getting involved in free flight modeling. Please write a
short paragraph or a sentence or two of who made a difference to you
and Jon will include them in the brochure to be given out at this years
MaxMen banquet. If you have photos please send those as well,
preferably digital and he will include as many as he can. For many of
us our most important mentors have passed on but there memories stay
with us forever. We realize that this is short notice but we think we
all know who the people are that helped us and it won't take you long
to write a few lines to honor them. International response is welcomed=
as well.
The NFFS digest will also have an article on Mentorship in the near
future. Any help you can provide with this is greatly appreciated.
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F1E is not "magnet steering"
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Hurrah, another one to poke a stick in the bee's nest!
Gyro control is certainly legal. F1E is _not_ about "magnet steering", but
automatic steering. Some years ago I published my experiment on a GPS
controlled F1E and got a lot of responses stating that it was illegal -
wrongly so, as Ian Kaynes pointed out. Some countries have translated the
code sportif into their language, and used the vulgar term magnet steering
instead of translating correctly.
It did not use to matter, as there was no feasible alternate way of doing
it, but there even are historic tries of replacing the magnet by something
else - like "sun steering" using a slit to pass light selectively to
fotocells activating a coil moving the rudder directly ... somewhere around
the early fifties, no electronics!
So - use any means of control based in the plane, just do not use a radio -
everything else is legal!
your ex-slope-soaring Austrian
Klaus W. Salzer
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The 2005 Isaacson Winter Classic
February 12 - 14, 2005 at Lost Hills, California
[The weekend before the Maxmen]
New! Sloan's Catering
Jay and Lois Sloan will have their food service on the field!
Support our Lost Hills friends!
Saturday, February 12,
F1A, F1B & F1C
F1P, on Sat. with F1ABC.
Round 1, 8:00 am!
Round Schedule:
1 8:00 am-9:00 am
2 9:00 am-10:00 am
3 10:00 am-11:00 am
4 11:00 am-12:00 am
5 12:00 am-1:00 pm
6 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
7 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Round One Maxes:
F1A 210 seconds
F1B 240 seconds
F1C 240 seconds
Fly-Off Schedule:
Round eight, 5 minute max.
F1A 3:30pm-3:40pm
F1B 3:45pm-3:55pm
F1C 4:00 pm-4:10pm
Additional rounds to be announced
Saturday
Special Event: Gollywocks!
Five, 3 min. max. 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Sunday, Special Events:
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sunday
"Mini" Events: NOTE! FORMAT CHANGE!
Round one, 8:00 am! Champagne Flyoff! Time to the ground.
F1G (Coupe D' Hiver)
F1H (A-1)
F1J (1/2 A power)
Round Schedule:
All events two minute max.
1 8:00 am-8:45am
2 8:45am-9:30am
3 9:30am-10:15am
4 10:15am-11:00 am
5 11:00 am-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:
Catapult Glider
P - 30
AMA rules.
Nostalgia Wakefield
Nos Wake maxes will be 2,3, then 4mins.
Must weigh 8 oz. inc. rubber.
Bob White, event director
Monday!
F1E Slope Soaring
12 noon - 5:30pm
F1E contest will be held on Monday. Five rounds, 45 minutes each,
starting at 12 noon. Event director - Peter Brocks.
Mini F1E will be flown Mon. with F1E, per Peter Brocks note.
Entry Fee:
F1A, B and C, $10.00 each event. All others $5.00 each event.
(Must be current member AMA, MAAC or AMA Affiliate. Also Lost Hills
Assoc. member)
Awards:
Jr.-Sr. Open Class combined.
Saturday, First through third, each event.
Sunday, First through third, each event.
Perpetual Gollywock and Nos. Wake awards, courtesy of Bob White
General:
AMA rules except as indicated. This is a time one, fly one contest!
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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In memory of our dear friends, Bob and LaVera Isaacson
F1E at the Isaacson
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In 2 weeks at the Isaacson Winter Classic we will have the 3rd F1E contest
in America on Monday, February 14 on the hill South of the entrance to the
Lost Hills flying field. We will not only fly F1E but as a separate event we
will have a Mini-F1E contest. Mini-F1E models have a magnet steering device
and a maximum wing span of 600mm or 23.6". Both events start at noon. We
will have 5 rounds of 45 minutes each. We are planning to have fun -
spectators are welcome but should park at the bottom of the hill outside of
the landing area.
In the morning of this Monday we will do some F1E training on this hill and
starting at about 10 AM will do the processing of the models entered in the
F1E Team Selection Contest on Tuesday. All models entered must have the FAI
Specification Certificate, the FAI sticker, must carry an identification
code on each part of the model and must be equipped with a magnet steering
device (see the 2005 FAI FF TSP f/F1E). Lee Hines is the CD for the F1E
Finals.
Peter Brocks, Isaacson F1E event director NEW ADDRESS:
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2005 MAXMEN INTERNATIONAL WORLD CUP AND AMERICAS CUP
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DATE: Feb. 18-21, 2005
PLACE: Bissonette Mirage Field, Lost Hills, Ca.
SCHEDULE: F1G, H & JP - Friday, Feb 18th
5 rds., 45 mins. each, starting at 12:00pm
F1A, B & C - Feb. 19th & 20th
7 rds each day, starting at 8:00 am
Reserve day - Feb. 21st.
NOTES: ******* - FAI SPORTING LICENSE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL
******* COMPETITORS FLYING A, B OR C (LICENSE IS
******* AVAILABLE FROM AMA FOR US FLYERS)****
It has been determined that foward folding props in F1C
are a violation of Rules B.17.4.b, and will not be allowed
- U. S. competitors can copy entry form and mail in with fees (e-mail
entries from U.S. fliers will not be excepted)
- Non-U.S. competitors may e-mail entry form and pay upon arrival
- All non-AMA fliers must pay a $28.00 AMA affliation fee
- Entries will be considered late if not received by Feb. 13th
- Current Sporting Code will apply
COST: F1G ,H & JP $10.00 / event
F1A, B & C $25.00 / event
CONTACT: George Batiuk
1759 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93401 U S A
Ph. 805-546-8231 FAX 805-546-0700
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LOCAL MOTELS: Lost Hills Motel 6 - ph 661-797-2346
Lost Hills Days Inn - ph 661-797-2371
AMERICAS CUP BANQUET
DATE: Feb. 19th
PLACE: Wasco Valley Rose Country Club
PROGRAM: Dinner & Americas Cup award presentation
COST: $20.00 / person $10.00 / person under 17
MAXMEN INTERNATIONAL
ENTRY FORM
NAME: ______________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________
CITY, ST. & ZIP: __________________________
COUNTRY: ______________________________
FAI LICENSE NO. _______________________
PLEASE ENTER ME IN:
F1G ($10.00) _____________
FIH ($10.00) _____________
FIJP ($10.00) _____________
F1A ($25.00) _____________
F1B ($25.00) _____________
F1C ($25.00) _____________
BANQUET ($20.00) _____________
BANQUET < 17 ($10.00) _____________
TOTAL ENCLOSED _____________
LATE ENTRY FEE IS DOUBLE REGULAR FEE. ENTRIES ARE
CONSIDERED LATE IF RECEIVED AFTER FEB. 13TH.
FAI SPORTING LICENSE IS MANDATORY
SEND ENTRIES TO: GEORGE BATIUK
1759 SOUTHWOOD DR
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA., 93401 U S A
F1P at the MaxMen
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Hi Roger. Would you be kind enough to put the following message on SEN.
At the Maxmen 2005, F1P will be flown from the F1C line on Saturday
only. There will be 7 rounds, with 3 minute maxes. See you there. gb
Movie Section
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Nothing Beets Blanchette
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Re: Aviator Movie. Yup, the beet field crash and the open cockpit
speed run were laughable, but to me, the most bogus part was the
almost fatal Beverly Hills crash in which the starboard wing slashed
through the walls of a whole block of multistory buildings without
discernable damage to the aircraft or any course alteration.
In spite of all that, the film was worth the six bucks (senior
citizen rate) just to see Kate Blanchette play the young Katherine
Hepburn.
BA
First Best Picture
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Roger,
You are right! The first "Best Picture" Oscar went to Wings. I got
the two mixed up. Dawn Patrol was another good aviation movie back then.
George
Re: "Wings" or "Hell's Angels" 1st Oscar winner?
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"Wings" was indeed the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Stars were Richard Arlen, Buddy Rogers, and Mary Pickford. BTW, it's a
silent movie.
Bob Clemens
Info re Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing
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Mr Millray,
I saw your request for info on the Northrop Flying Wing YB 49.
I typed it into my web browser and got many interesting listings. .
I suggest you do the same search.
It may be of help in answering your queries.
All the best,
Lee Hines
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Roger Morrell
