SEN issue 1149 - 2 Nov 2007

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Table of Contents - SEN 1149

  1. The Older we get the better we were
  2. US Team Qualification, so far
  3. Chuck crosses the Pond
  4. Tan 2 for sale

The Older we get the Better we were .
From:  Ross Jahnke

Roger,

What I wrote in jest Dave Edmonson notes in fact, that we are creating more and more new events so we can fly old designs that are no longer competitive in their original classes. It seems when a generation of modelers hits their 50's and 60's they get "nostalgic" for the designs they used to fly, and/or become overwelmed by advances in technology. Still however the desire to fly in competition is strong (fun-flies will not do) so the response it to create a new era specific event.

It is usually the gas fliers that start the ball rolling. SAM was the first to institutionalize generational nostalgia, followed by the Nostalgia (capital N) events which as Dave speculated, includes now glider and rubber events. Like clockwork, the newest generation to hit retirement age, those who cut their teeth in the 60's and 70's are now ready to step back from the cutting edge and revisit their storied pasts. It is the free flight equivalent of a mid-life crisis, only it begins about 20 years after mid-life.

The end result is a laundry list of events, that divides contest goers into smaller and smaller groups, until everyone gets a trophy, or worse, when the CD goes home with half of the trophies unawarded. We need to consolidate not further subdivide the events. If you don't really want competition then call it a what it is - a fun fly - and give everyone who shows up with any model a trophy (for just showing up). If you want to Compete (capital C) with old F1C's, enter A-B gas.

I have not yet had my free flight mid-life crisis. But in about 20 years, when all free flight is flown virtually - in a hybrid combination of Second Life and Peter King's free flight simulations, where we buy parts from a virtual John Clapp in Linden Dollars - I may to want to return to my roots in the 90's, when we flew outdoors, in real weather, and chased through real corn.

Ross

 

 

USA Team Qualification so far

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The current status of USA team selection qualifiers is attached as is the list of contests reported from which the data was obtained.  Please contact me regarding any corrections that may be needed.   To help me with an efficient audit of your scores, the information I need are the dates and locations for all FAI contests that you have flown in since April 1, 2007 as well as an indication of which scores are missing.
For the most part, the scores reported on each line are in chronological order.  However, there have been a number of tardy contest reports that resulted in scores recorded out of that order.
The last column in the list of contests shows the number of program participants in  that contest as the first number then the number of non-program participants as the second number.   Non-USA entries are included in with the non-program participants.
Chuck Markos

 

 

F1A Qualifying times 2009 team selection
Name               Date Pd    1    2    3    4    5    6    7TotalQ-date Finals Pd
Barron, Andrew     05.11.0 1260 1187 1260 1260  825 1152 1166 811007.30.07
Barron, Peter      05.30.0  977 1245  600 1210                4032
Bauer, Ken *                                                     0
Brocks, K. Peter   05.03.0  900 1121 1260 1222 1204 1135      684210.13.07
Brun, Pierre       04.17.0 1123 1101 1207 1260  857 1141      668910.13.07
Davis, Jon         04.17.07                                      0       04.17.07
Edmonson, Dave     04.19.0 1176  884 1035                     3095
Farmer, Jim        06.01.0 1260                               1260
Fedor, Mike        03.28.0 1185                               1185
Hines, Lee         04.17.0  900 1260  900 1219 1225 1260 1260 802407.30.07
Jones, Kyle (J)    09.04.0 1260                               1260
Limberger, Rene    07.24.0 1199 1260 1204 1260                492310.13.07
McKeever, Mike*    09.10.07                                      009.10.07
McQuade, Pete      04.17.0  540 1124 1126                     2790
Parker, Dallas     04.12.0 1164                               1164
Parker, Jim*       04.12.0 1109 1243 1256                     360804.12.07
Protheroe, Daniel  07.06.0 1260  878 1256  976                4370
Schlosberg, Aram   04.25.0  557                                557
Sifleet, Bob       04.27.0 1260 1164 1231                     3655
Smith, Norm        09.10.0 1014 1260 1204                     3478
Spence, Steve*                                                   0
Szura, Michael     06.19.07                                      0
Terzian, Fred      05.24.0 1176                               1176
Thompson, Michael  05.15.0 1205 1195 1235 1145 1260 1208      724810.06.07
Van Nest, Brian *                                                
 
  
                                                                
F1B Qualifying Times
Name               Date Pd    1    2    3    4    5    6    7TotalQ-date Finals Pd
Allen, Carrol      05.10.0 1128 1200 1102 1189                461907.31.07
Batiuk, George     06.01.0 1195 1203 1224                     3622
Biedron, Bob       06.13.0 1080                               1080
Booth, Bill        07.25.07                                      0
Bradley, Jim       04.06.0  534                                534
Crowley, Paul      03.12.0 1155 1234 1260 1203 1127 1236 1260 847507.31.07
Felix, Ron         06.19.0 1206 1260 1181                     3647
Ghio, Walt*                                                      0
Ioerger, Tom       04.17.0  727 1145                          1872
Jensen, Blake*                                                   0
Jones, Charlie     05.11.0 1226 1167  900 1233 1260  954      674007.31.07
Lacey, David       04.27.0  889 1132  780  835                3636
Matsuno, Chris     05.10.0 1080                               1080
Morrell, Roger*                                                  0
Mulligan, Michael  07.06.0 1260 1260                          2520
Peck, Jerry        09.14.0 1221                               1221
Piserchio, Bob*                                                  0
Raymond, Amiee     04.12.0 1260                               1260
Reinhart, Peter    06.19.0  740                                740
Richardson, Martin 05.11.0   21                                 21
Rohrke, Rich       06.13.0 1260 1260  718                     3238
Schlosberg, Aram   04.25.0  344 1249  888 1235  832 1249      579708.17.08
Shailor, Bill      04.18.0  540 1216 1185  377 1260           457810.13.07
Simon, Greg        06.01.0 1260 1260 1222 1171 1247           616008.25.08
Ulm, Anthony       04.17.07                                      0
Vaccaro, Gaetano   06.19.0 1225 1018 1215                     3458
Vanlandingham, Eddi04.17.0 1260 1260  900 1260 1260 1260 1200 840007.01.07
Wood, Richard      04.12.0 1223 1173 1191  120  132 1334  886 605907.31.07
                                                                 
  
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                
F1C Qualifying Times
Name               Date Pd    1    2    3    4    5    6    7TotalQ-date Finals Pd
Brodersen, Hardy   04.17.07                                      0
Carrol, Ed         05.24.0 1260 1260 1166 1260  917 1260      712308.17.07
Chesson, Don       04.17.0 1260 1185  180  794 1260 1260 1260 719910.13.07
Etherington, Chuck 04.17.0  494 1023 1183 1043 1092 1099      593406.29.07
Gewain, Matt       05.03.0   18 1260 1198 1260                3736
Ghio, Walt         08.06.0  877  837                          1714
Gutai, Bob         06.01.0  464                                464
Happersett, Ken    09.24.0 1020 1260 1200                     3480
Johannes, David    04.20.0 1260 1068                          2328
Mathis, Richard    04.17.0 1191 1260 1260                     371104.17.004.17.07
McBurnett, Ron*                                                  0
Menano, Frank      04.25.0 1180 1260 1260                     3700
Menano,Guy         06.01.07                                      0
Morris, Gilbert    05.24.0 1202 1108                          2310       05.24.07
Parker, Faust      04.17.0 1260  915  900  560                3635
Poti, Norm         06.01.0 1260 1026  750                     3036
Roberts, Mike      04.17.0 1249 1260 1260 1260                502908.18.07
Servaites, Bucky*  06.13.0 1260 1133 1260                     365306.13.07
Simpson, Roger     04.17.0 1260 1260 1260                     3780
Spence, Henry      04.17.0 1260  180  765                     2205
Terzian, Fred      05.24.07                                      0
Wagner, Joseph     04.27.07                                      0
                                                                 
                                                            



Chuck crosses the Pond

What sort of howls (expected for All Saints Day) will result when SEN readers take the typo about me and the UK team selection as entirely inappropriate??   I can hardly wait.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
Chuck  -  a number of  items of classic American have recently crossed the pond  - NFL, Halloween, and clearly you helping with hte Btits selection process would balance Beckham moving to the USA !


Tan 2 for sale

Hi Roger
 
I have three boxes of Tan II, would any UK flier be interested?
They are 1/4", 1/8" and a box of mixed, they date from 1998 - 2001.

Regards,
Bernie Butler
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Bernie - if I give my EC4 address do I qualify as a UK flier ...
  Dr SCAT

............
Roger Morrell