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Hoosier Cup Results
Looking for Gene Drake
Hotels for Skscrapers
Electric Power

Beacuse of what can loosely be described as operational issues on the part of my service provider over 300 of these were bounced by him. There is no easy way of just sending those that did not get sent so this has been re-sent unchnaged.

2008 Hoosier Cup Results

May 23-24, Muncie, IN

AMA Sanction 08-0660

	F1A	180	180	120	120	120	120	120	300	1260
1	John Lorbiecki	118	121	120	120	88	120	86		773
2	Chuck Markos	95	116	120	120	55	120			626

	F1B
1	Paul Crowley	180	180	120	120	120	120	120	294	1254
2	John Shailor (Sr)	180	180	120	120	120	120	120	173	1133
3	Evan Simon (Sr)	180	180	120	120	120	120	115		955
4	John Seymour	121	180	120	120	120	120	120		901
5	Greg Simon	180	113	120	120	120	98	97		848
6	Zachary Seymour (Jr)	99	112	120	120	94	120	120		785
7	Charlie Jones	111	180	120	120	120	100	6		757
8	Bill Shailor	130	175	120						425
9	Jerry McGlashan	170	38	120						328

	F1C
1	Norman Poti	180	180	120	120	120	120	120	TBD
1	Gil Morris	180	180	120	120	120	120	120	TBD
3	Bucky Servaites	180	160							340

	F1G
1	Chuck Markos	120	120	74	120	120				554
2	Paul Crowley	120	120	100	92	120				552
3	Ed Konefes	120	105	120	120	85				550
4	Paul Masterman	117	93	120	75	120				525

	F1H
1	Jean Pailet	84	120	0	71	64				339

	F1J
1	Gil Morris	120	120	120	120	120				600
2	John Lorbiecki	0	0	0	0	120				120
3	Jean Pailet	105	0	0	0	0

The contest began at 1 pm on Friday, May 23 with the mini-events to give contestants a chance to travel and perhaps do some last minute trimming. The day had an overcast sky with light rain for most of the contest, but the winds were light and variable with most drift towards the west, but some rounds had essentially zero wind. One F1G flight DTd at over 6 minutes and landed less than one hundred yards from the launch pole. Jean Pailet had a massive overrun in the second round, and the model was just off the field in a tree about 30 ft up.

For the major events on Saturday, May 24 the weather was sunny with a persistent NE breeze of 5 to 12 mph. Because some of the models were approaching the edge of the International Aeromodeling Center field where trees are located on 3-minute flights, the max was reduced to 120 for the last five rounds. Even with the 2-minute max, strong thermals would take the models close to the western edge of the field on some flights. Others in strong thermals landed after a total of more than three minutes in the air less than 300 yards from the flight line. The F1B fly-off between Paul Crowley and John Shailor was held at about 8 pm with no retrieval problems. The F1C fly-off is scheduled for the weekend of the Intercities contest in June at Muncie.

Looking for Gene Drake.

I have finally located an old Sympo that Gene Drake requested some months back, but I have misplaced his email address. Any help would be appreciated.
Bob Stalick <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>

Hotels for Skyscrapers

Dear Free Flighters,

For those coming to the Skyscraper Challenge, I repeat the event schedule at the end of the message below, after the list of hotel phone numbers and locations. For directions to the field check www.brooklynskyscrapers.org

I did a little checking of the Middletown, NY hotels for this weekend.
The Days Inn and the Howard Johnsons are full. As of now the Middletown Hotel has some available (their non-smoking rooms are fine) at $75 plus tax. Also the Super 8 has a few left (a non-smooking double with AAA discount is $90, but mostly they now have single rooms left).

The Microtel has rooms, but they have jacked the prices way up for the West Point graduation (which, like us, decided to be a week after Memorial weekend this year). The Courtyard Marriot and the Hampton Inn likewise have set their prices exhorbitantly high this weekend. Lower than those is the Holiday Inn is at $134 with AAA. The Chateau Hathorn in Warwick is full Saturday night.

So if you don't find a local Middletown room, per the suggestion of the Super 8 or the Middletown Hotel, my suggestion is to use the hotels at exit 1 (Port Jervis) for those coming from the south, or at exits 5 or 6 off I-84 for those coming from New England (see the list below). There are also cheap hotels an exit further to the west off highway 17.

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CAMPING ON FIELD IS ALSO ENCOURAGED
Tents on soft grass, or sleep in one of the two sheds, or
camp in the vehicle of your choice. [Watch for rain friday night.
Saturday night should be dry.]
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HOTELS:
In approximate order of distance from field:

Days Inn on 17M in Middletown, exit 3, east, off I-84.
845-374-2411. Price $80-90. Closest to the field.

Global Budget Inn of America on 17M, also exit 3 off I-84.
845-374-3020. Price approximately $70-80.
Credit card does not guarantee room with late arrival.

Super 8 at exit 120 off Highway 17 (exit 4, west, off I-84).
845-692-5828. Price around $70-90.

Middletown Motel on Rt. 211, exit 120 off HWY 17 (exit 4W, I-84).
845-342-2535. Price around $70-80.

Howard Johnsons, Rt. 211, exit 120 off HWY 17 (exit 4W, I-84).
845-342-5822. Price around $70-90.

Chateau Hathorn, where Rt. 1A ends at Rt. 94, Warwick.
About 10 miles east of field (drive through Pine Island on
Rt. 1A and continue to Warwick). 845-986-6099
www.chateauhathorn.com Price $125 inc. tax, Jacusi in each room.
Fancy B&B. Nicer than Holiday or Hampton.

Novotel Inn and Suites at exit 4, east, off I-84, exit 122 off
Highway 17. Price $90-120. [Price now $169 for two queen beds, maybe less for single.]

Holiday Inn at exit 4, east, off I-84, exit 122 off Highway 17.
845-343-1474. Price around $110-125. [Price now $149 for rooms of all types, or $134 with AAA]

Hampton Inn at exit 4, east, off I-84, exit 122 off Highway 17.
845-344-3400. Price around $115-126. [Price now $179, or $161 with AAA]

Courtyard Marriot at exit 4, east, off I-84, exit 122 off HW 17.
845-695-0606. Price around $139. [Price now $179 for two queen beds]

Super 8, exit 5 off I-84. 13 miles northeast of Middletown (in Morrison Heights, exit for Montgomery and Walden). Check online.

Several Hotels at exit 6 off I-84, Route 17K.
18 miles northeast of Middletown (at west end of Newburgh). Including:
Clarion, Howard Johnson, Courtyard Marriot, Days Inn, Comfort Inn
(check online or use directory assistance, 411).

There are also several Hotels at exit 1 off I-84 to the
southwest (Port Jervis) about 30 minutes from the field.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:37:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Andrew Barron This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Subject: Invitation to May 31-June 1 contest at Barron Field

Fellow FreeFlighters,

You are invited to the Skyscraper International Challenge at Barron field May 31-June 1. Note that this year it is one week after the memorial day weekend. The schedule of events is given below. Remember also that the Wilber and Orville Contest is June 14-15 and the Skyscraper Annual is July 5-6 (both also at Barron field in Wawayanda, New York).
Thermals! Andrew Barron

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SKYSCRAPERS FAI CHALLENGE
America's Cup and National Cup
FAI, AMA, NFFS, FAC

May 31-June 1, 2008

Barron, Ford, and Shuback Fields
Wawayanda, New York

FAI EVENTS:

Saturday May 31:

F1G (small rubber), F1H (small glider), F1J (small power), F1Q* (electric).
America's Cup Competition
Round 1: 9:30-11:00am
Round 2: 10:30-12:00
Round 3: 11:30- 1:00
Round 4: 12:30- 2:00pm
Round 5: 1:30- 3:00pm
Flyoffs: 3:15pm --
*Note that F1Q will have a 15 second engine run.
All Saturday events (including F1Q) will have a 2 minute max.

Sunday June 1:

FAI events: F1A (glider), F1B (wakefield), F1C/P* (power).
America;s Cup competition
Round 1: 7:00- 8:30am Max 240 sec (weather permitting)
Round 2: 8:00- 9:30am Max 180 sec
Round 3: 9:00-10:30am Max TBA
Round 4: 10:00-11:30am
Round 5: 11:00-12:30pm
Round 6: 12:00-1:30pm
Round 7: 1:00-2:30pm
*Note that F1P will fly 7 rounds alonside F1C, with same max.
F1P motor run will be 7 seconds.

Contest Director: Dave Acton 914-948-4234
Assistant Directors: Lisa Pacelli and Andrew Barron 203-248-5386 Turn in scores between each flight.
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AMA AND NFFS EVENTS

National Cup Competition: (Note, all junior national cup events are included as separate sanctioned events, and results will be reported as such. Likewise for the various classic and nostalgia open events. The event combinations shown below are for local award purposes.)

Saturday May 31: 9am--5:00pm. [Awards at 5:00pm.] Hand Launch Glider, 1/2A Gas, Payload, AB Nostalgia, Mulvihill, Casano Rubber, Classic Towline.

Early Sunday:
Dawn Unlimited
Launch Window 6:30-6:45 am.

Sunday June 1: 8am to 3:30pm. [Awards at 3:30pm.] Catapult Glider, 1/2 A Classic, 1/2 A Nostalgia, P-30 Rubber, Pee-Wee 30 Power, AB Classic, E-36.

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Open fliers pay $25 ($10 field use fee, plus $15 entry which covers unlimited number of AMA, NOS, SAM, and FAI events). Juniors and Seniors pay $15 total ($10 field use plus $5 entry).

Bryton Barron trophy for best junior performance by a model of the junior's own construction.

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Flying Aces Club (FAC) Meet: Ed Pelatwoski, CD, 5 Belleview Terr., Ansonia, CT 06401 phone: 203-735-9494 AMA membership required. Fee $15 ($10 field use plus $5 entry) Fee good for both days and all events

SATURDAY: 9:00 to 4:00
1. W.W.I. Biplane Mass Launch
2. GHQ Peanut Scale
3. No-Cal Scale
4. FAC Dime Scale
5. FAC Golden Age Military & Civil Combined (3 flight total).

*. FAC Scale (either day)
*. FAC Jumbo/Giant Scale (either day)
*. Towline Scale (either day)

SUNDAY: 9:00 to 3:00
1. W.W.II. Mass Launch
2. Embryo Endurance
3. FAC Modern Military (3 flight total)
4. Greve Racer Mass Launch
5. Thompson and Bendix Combined Mass Launch

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The field is on Orange County Route 12, in Wawayanda, six miles south of Route 17M near Middletown, NY. Nearby airports include Newburg, NY (30 min from field) or White Plains, NY; Hartford, CT; Newark, NY; Wilks-Barre-Scranton, PA; Albany, NY; or LaGuardia or JFK, New York, NY (all of which are not more than 2 hours from the field).

For directions, list of hotels, and field rules go to www.brooklynskyscrapers.org

Camping on field is encouraged.

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     Office 203-432-0634
     Dept. 203-432-0666 (for leaving messages)
     Fax    203-432-0633
     Home   203-248-5386 (may call)

Electric power

From: Vin Morgan

Now that electric power is everywhere in model aircraft it is time that the

original form, that is free flight, got with it. And electric power has some

nice aspects - no noise, no mess.. The trouble is, in a relatively short

time, electric power has got rather too good for free flight competition and

it seems difficult to find practical ways of limiting performance. The idea

of taking a leaf from the F1B book and limiting battery weight is not a

sensible option because battery technology is changing rapidly so a given

battery weight does not lead to a standard amount of energy.

Similarly, limiting motor run times is difficult and impossible to police.

But there is a way to regulate energy which is easy to control, safe, and

gives interest by providing flyers with many options. This way is to have

the electric power supplied by one or more ultra-capacitors. These recently

developed capacitors store orders of magnitude more energy for a given size

than conventional capacitors and (large ones) are being considered as energy

sources for industry and transport. At model size, a readily available

ultra-capacitor of 120Farads at 2.5 volts that weighs 29 gm stores 375 J

(watt second) of energy. A 30 gram rubber motor (4000 ft lb/lb rubber) holds

360 J (I should note here that this was pointed out to me by Sean O'Connor

and started my thinking).

Ultra-capacitors have a lot of advantages over batteries. They work from -40

to +65 degrees C, lifetime is ~10 years or 500,000 charge/discharge cycles.

Max discharge current 730A. And they can be completely discharged and

rapidly charged.

For contests, measuring the size of the fuel tank is simple - you just clip

on an inexpensive capacitance meter.

Motors can be chosen to give either a long slow run or a powerful short run.

In either case the energy will be the same. No motor timer is required - the

motor simply runs until the capacitor is discharged. In the simplest models

a brush type motor would simply be connected across the capacitor and power

would decrease throughout the run (just like a rubber motor - free flighters

can trim for that). It would also be possible to use an electronic inverter

to maintain voltage (or power) at the motor and to use some of the readily

available electronics to drive a brushless motor. The 2.5 volt limit of one

capacitor is probably difficult in terms of available motors and

electronics, so for practical flying a connecting 3 or perhaps 4 smaller

capacitors in series would give the same energy in a more usable form.

There are many possibilities which would make for interesting competitions

and development.

Vin Morgan

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

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