SEN 1168 - 01 January 2008

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  1. I Like Ike
  2. Interesting UAV
  3. Bone Annee
  4. Maxmen Info
I Like Ike
Just about the time you can't take any more of that snow and cold and itching to fly your new planes, think about coming to Sunny California for a week of Free Flight heaven! The Ike is the first weekend, the Bob White Maxmen International follows. In between is The California Cup F1E contest and a whole bunch of test flying. Sloan's food service will be on the field all week. America's and National Cup events, featuring the best flyers in the World! If you would like a formatted flyer, send an e-mail to: - Norm Furutani, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
ISAACSON WINTER CLASSIC
February 9,10&11 Lost Hills, CA
 
Join us for one of the premier West Coast Contests! All FAI classes are America's Cup. All AMA and NFFS classes, except Gollywock are National Cup.
This is a Cat. II contest.
 
SATURDAY F1A, B, C, P & Q Gollywocks!
A Bob White Event!
Moffett Nostalgia Gas 1/2A, Early 1/2A & 1/4A
Hand Launch Glider - AMA rules, fly from the HLG/CLG line
 
SUNDAY F1G, H, & J
P - 30 - AMA rules Classic Glider
- NFFS rules Nostalgia Wakefield,
A Bob White Event! Nostalgia Gas A, B & C FAI Style,
Handheld Catapult Glider
 
MONDAY Slope Soaring F1E / Mini F1E Event director - Peter Brocks.
 
Entry Fee: $15.00 - includes one event.
Additional events $5.00 each. (Must be current member AMA, MAAC or AMA Affiliate.
Also Lost Hills Assoc. member) Lost Hills Free Flight Association Membership required.
Contest Directors: Norm Furutani 15423 Haas Ave. Gardena, CA 90249 (310) 323-1943 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Roger Morrell 1916 B Gates Ave. Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (310) 374-2136 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sloan¹s Catering will have their food service on the field all week!
 
In memory of Bob and LaVera Isaacson
      



Interesting UAV
From:John Lorbiecki [This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]



I know that many of the left coast modelers work in the aircraft industry, but I saw something that was interesting while looking at the Raven UAV from Aeroenviroment. The pictures showed the completed "model" and I thought I saw what looked like the stab was in a DT position. After looking at a video they had, it was indeed capable of Dting to a landing. Another case where free flight has influeneced industry. Of course, there always is Space Ship One, another plane that utilized our best friend, the DT...

[John

Actually there are a number that work at AeroVironment, starting with Biggles , probably on that kind of thing. Anyone who has flown R/C knows that the hardest part is the landing, particularily in a confined space. It appears that AV have used the "DT" approach with a number of their UAVs.  I understand with the Pointer, more of a electric powered sailplane, than the box like Raven they do not let the pilot give hard down elevator but rather require him D/T out of any big thermal and them put the stab back in the position for normal flight once the excess altitude has been lost.]


Bonne Annee
From: Ed Mate


HAPPYYYYY NEWWWWW YEARRRRRR TO ALLLLLLL!!!

......sounds like a good idea , sorry I could not manage Polish Ed.


MaxMen Info
From: Alex Andriukov

Roger,

Max Men 2008 information available online at:
http://home.pacbell.net/andriuko/MaxMen.htm

Alex Andriukov

BOB WHITE MAXMEN

2008

WORLD CUP AND AMERICA’S CUP

DATE:

February 15 - 18, 2008

PLACE:

Bissonette Mirage Field, Lost Hills, California, USA


SCHEDULE:

  • Friday, February 15 - F1A (7 rounds)
  • Saturday, February 16 - F1B, F1C, F1P (7 rounds)

      7 rounds each day, starting at 8:00 AM; 1 hour rounds;

      1-st round extended maximum per rules

  • Sunday, February 17 - F1G, F1H, F1J, F1Q

      5 rounds, 45 minutes each, starting at 11:00 am

  • Monday, February 18 - Reserve day

SPECIAL NOTES:

  • FAI SPORTING LICENSE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL COMPETITORS FLYING F1A, F1B AND F1C
  • U S competitors can mail entry form, with fees, to CD (email entries from US flyers will not be accepted)
  • Non U S flyers may email entry form & pay upon arrival
  • All non AMA flyers must pay $28 AMA affiliation fee
  • Entries are considered late if not received by February 10. Fees double for late entries.
  • Current Sporting Code will apply

COST:

  • F1G, H, J, Q & P $10.00/event
  • F1A, B & C $25.00/event

CONTACT:

  • GEORGE BATIUK

2221 King St. #2, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401 USA

Phone 805-546-8231 Fax 805-546-0700 Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 LOCAL MOTELS:

  • Lost Hills Motel Six 661-797-2346
  • Lost Hills Day Inn 661-797-2371

AMERICA’S CUP BANQUET

  • DATE: Feb. 16th
  • PLACE: To be announced; COST: To be announced
  • PROGRAM: Dinner and America’s cup award presentation


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