SEN issue 1151 - 6 Nov 2007
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- Wot is Kiwi Power
- GPS _ do you know where your children are ?
- Arizona FF Champs
- Airplane GPS
- SW FAI Challenge
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Wot is Kiwi Power ?
What is Kiwi power? What size engine please? Thanks, Ed mate
[I believe it is anodised black and drinks Speights, but someone from there will give you a straight answer]
Do you know where your Chidren are ? - with the airplane, naturelement?
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Dear Scat readers
About GPS questions
My company Optimal Tracking develops a Gps tracking system for Kids. This is the continuation of a prototype I have done for free flight.
It includes two units: Kid unit and Parent unit. Both have Gps included.
The Kid unit weights 13 grms including battery. The autonomy is 15 hours. It sends a signal every 30 seconds to the parent unit. The ground range is 3 kms. Much more in the air.
The parent units looks like a cell phone and displays a map with the location of the Kid.
It will be available beginning 2008 for 350 Euros.
I will send documentation to the Scat at this time.
Frederic
Arizona FF Champs
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December 8 and 9 we will have the Arizona Free Flight Championships in Eloy, AZ. This is the last America's Cup and National Cup contest West of the Missisippi for the year 2007. There are AMA, NFFS, and SAM events plus the separate FAI contest. The two fliers with information about this Championship can be downloaded from the Master Contest Calendar at the NFFS web site http://www.freeflight.org/competition.htm . It should be cool in the mornings but warm up to about 70° during the day.
It would be great to have you fly with us, Peter
Airborne GPS Info
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Check out www.bigredbee.com. They have a transmitter and GPS receiver
which weighs about 60 gms. Lighter batteries are available which would
save 10 grams or so. This unit has been developed for rocket tracking. An
Amateur Radio operators license is required but these are pretty easy to
get these days as Morse code is no longer required. The system has the
capability of showing model location and altitude while in the air.
Tracking distance after landing would be more limited as with all
trackers.
This system is based on the Automatic Position and Reporting System
(APRS) developed for Amateur Radio. A description of this system and its
capabilities can be found at www.winaprs.org. Two books on the APRS can
be purchased from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). There web site
is www.arrl.org. Go to the catalog section and do a Product Search on
'APRS' and the book listing will come up.
Hope this helps,
Rod Mogle
El Dorado Dry Lake, Boulder City Nevada
Perfect weather is the storyline for the Southwest FAI Challenge again. Just like last year, we were rewarded with two beautiful days with only the slightest breeze and temperatures in the mid 80’s. The thermal conditions were very stable with a lot of solid flights, but no boomers and just enough “down” air to keep the flyers, especially the glider guys on their toes. Alex Andriukov who made his first trip over to the lakebed compared the conditions to the frozen lake in Norway, albiet 50 degrees warmer.
F1A had six in the flyoff with Rene Limberger posting a solid 420 to best Mike Thompson, Andrew Barron and Brian Van Nest who also made it to the 7-minute round. Alex A. collected some first place Americas Cup points in F1B by topping Martin Schroedter, George Batiuk, Aimee Schroedter & Richard Wood. Look out guys, that’s two flyoffs in a row for Aimee! Nice to see Aimee have success. That last F1B flyoff into the sunset against the backdrop of the mountains is always a special treat at Boulder City. Jeff Ellington, an up and coming F1C flyer, put in his seven rounds and test flew his new flapper (not folder). Tony Robertson, a regular at this meet took F1P over Junior World Champ, Cody Secor without a flyoff.
This year on Sunday morning we flew the Espresso flyoff in separate 10-minute windows for each event. It was a little hectic to collect enough timers to keep the program on schedule for the 8:30 Round 1 start, but it gave every entrant in the mini events a chance to participate in a genuine flyoff format. We conduct this flyoff as a separate event at Boulder City, but we hold the scores in reserve to use as a tie breaker should the “regular” flyoffs go more than two additional rounds at the conclusion of the regular rounds. In two years of using this format, we have yet to need this reserve flight. This year each of the mini’s that required a flyoff was completed in one round with only Mike Thompson in F1H and Brain Van Nest in F1G (yes, F1G) posting 180 second maxes to win. Tony Robertson flew a perfect 5 rounds in F1J and Bob Beecroft wrestled with a new Oldenkamp designed & built model to be both first and last in F1Q. Two local Henderson residents, Robert Hodes and Gerald Antonucci showed us all how to fly P-30 with Robert beating Gerald by 1 second on the 3 minute flight.
This meet is mostly attended by California modelers, as are most in this region. Would you believe the second most represented state was Connecticut? In addition to Andrew Barron who has become a regular participant at this meet, we were happy to see his son Timothy in tow (and towing for a spot on the Junior Team!) as well as mentor supreme, Art Ellis with two more aspiring Junior Team program participants and their Mom’s. Oliver Cai who missed the F1A flyoff by 6 seconds and Miles Johnson who had a bit of a tough day, but finished with two great maxes. A special treat as well was having good guy and good friend Henning Nyhegn in attendance.
As always, thanks to the “regulars” and to Larry Miller the only other Orbiteer in attendance. We’ll see you all next year.
F1A -14
Rene Limberger 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 420 2010
Mike Thompson 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 378 1968
Andrew Barron 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 283 1873
Brian Van Nest 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 282 1872
Lee Hines 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 196 1486
Peter Brocks 210 180 180 180 180 180 180 69 1359
Oliver Cai (Jr) 204 180 180 180 180 180 180 1284
Timothy Barron (Jr) 210 143 180 180 180 180 180 1253
Norm Smith 210 180 180 143 180 180 180 1253
Logan Tetrick (Jr) 210 180 180 150 153 180 180 1233
Jim Parker 210 180 180 180 127 180 156 1213
Don Zink 210 180 180 163 180 129 160 1202
Henning Nyhegn 210 180 103 180 180 180 166 1199
Miles Johnson (Jr) 192 175 140 180 135 180 180 1182
F1B -9
Alex Andriukov 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 344 1964
Martin Schroedter 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 292 1912
George Batiuk 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 260 1880
Aimee Schroedter 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 300 119 1739
Richard Wood 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 252 1572
Mark Belfield 190 180 180 180 180 180 174 1264
John Clapp 190 180 165 180 180 180 180 1255
Rich Rohrke 240 180 180 180 180 107 180 1247
George Schroedter 226 107 24 175 180 180 180 1072
F1C -1
Jeff Ellington 236 180 120 180 180 180 180 1256
F1P -2
Tony Robertson 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 1320
Cody Secor 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 1260
F1G -12
Brian Van Nest 120 120 120 120 120 180 780
Peter Brocks 120 120 120 120 120 149 749
George Batiuk 120 120 120 120 120 136 736
Mark Belfield 120 120 120 120 120 135 735
Richard Wood 120 120 120 120 120 132 732
Alan Petersen 120 120 120 120 120 117 717
Jon Ziesloft 120 120 120 120 120 67 667
Rich Rohrke 120 120 120 120 120 0 600
Larry Miller 120 120 118 120 103 581
John Clapp 120 120 76 120 120 556
George Schroedter 120 120 120 120 6 486
Aimee Schroedter 120 93 120 106 0 439
F1H -5
Mike Thompson 120 120 120 120 120 180 780
Jim Parker 120 120 120 120 120 157 757
Brian Van Nest 120 120 120 108 120 588
Norm Smith 120 120 44 120 16 420
Lee Hines 120 0 0 0 0 120
F1J -1
Tony Robertson 120 120 120 120 120 600
F1Q -1
Bob Beecroft 107 61 104 42 120 434
P-30 -4
Robert Hodes 120 120 120 150 144 654
Gerald Antonucci 120 120 120 150 143 653
Tony Robertson 120 94 105 319
Larry Miller 110 104 0 214
EsprExpresso Fly OffF1G F1G Peter Brocks 239F1H F1H Brian Van Nest 213F1J F1J Tony Robertson 403F1Q F1Q Bob Beecroft 263
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Roger Morrell