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  1. US Team Selection, Time accumulation
  2. Q idea from R/C Duration
  3. Skyscraper International Results
  4. Next Orville and Wilbur


US Team Selection, Time accumulation for 2011

Those of you entering the 2011 FAI program need to be aware of a couple time-tracking issues. The MMM Club received our contest sanctions for the year without form 317 "FAI Free Flight Times Report Form" enclosed. Later, my "Proof of Program Entry" card arrived with an expired version of form 317 with Chuck Markos' name scratched out and the correct name and mailing info stapled to the form. Form 317 on the AMA website was revised last December and has the correct information. Bottom line is that any contest in which you are accumulating flight time for Finals qualification, make sure the CD: A) has the form, B) has the correct mailing info (Chuck Etherington not Chuck Markos), and C) understands that he need to complete the form and mail it so you will get credit for the contest. The link to the form on the AMA website is: http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/317.pdf.

Thanks.

The right Chuck (Etherington)






Q idea from R/C Duration

Roger
Regarding the debate over F1Q rules I wonder if anyone has considered the use of height limiters in the motor circuit. In the UK we are flying electric RC duration events using height limiters. We previously tried a 200 watts/kg limit but this involved a lot of checking on the field and still resulted in big differences in height because the only other restriction was maximum model weight of 2kg. Now we are using height limiters that stop the motor at 200m or 30 seconds whichever is sooner. The result is a much better competition allowing a wide variety of designs to compete on an equal basis. The height limiters are set and checked using a laptop in a few seconds so CDs have an easy job. Also plots of individual flights can be produced and saved on laptop/PC to provide feedback on performance. If height limiters were used for F1Q I think the model/power specifications could be quite flexible. As with RC there would be the choice to put a motor run limit as well as height. In RC competitions the CD has the option to check a limiter at any time if infringement of the limits is suspected.
Peter Williams

Roger


Part 2


Height Limiters are supplied by RC Electronics through local dealers. See www.rc-electronics.org. In the UK martin Bell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. is our supplier. He is developing a web site at www.esoaring.co.uk. Martin is a member of my local RC silent flight club.


In an RC electric glider the height limiter connects between the motorcontroller and the receiver (we are all using brushless motors). Cut off is automatic at the set altitude or time whichever is sooner. The altitude and time are set using a PC or laptop. The height limiter weighs 6.1gm with a cable that could be shortened to save some weight.


I guess for a free flight plane something needs to replace the receiver to set the motor speed through the controller. No doubt those already using brushless motors for F1Q already know how to do this.


The altimeter we are using is RC Altimeter #2 BASIC. The supplier's web site does not make it clear that this is a cut off device, they just call it an altimeter.


Peter





Skyscraper International Results


Free Flight Friends,


  Below are the results of the Skyscraper International Challenge, May 30-31, 2009, Americas Cup, Hartill Trophy, and National Cup competition. Dave Acton was CD and single-handedly ran the entry and scorekeepers table.  The scores I provide are copied from his sheets.  If you see any corrections let us know. We had 41 competitors flying FAI,AMA,NFFS events and 15 competitors in FAC events, separately run by Ed Pelatowski.


  We held 10 rounds in F1A,F1B,F1C,F1P.  Saturday morning after the first round the wind shifted to be from the west, forcing flights from a turbulent area. Maxes Saturday were reduced to 150 after the second round. Sunday morning for the four minute max round at 7am, many did not take advantage of early calm at the start of the round and met challenging conditions when the wind picked up. Noteworthy performances in F1B were by Aram Schlosberg and Tom Vacarro with nearly perfect scores and young Brede Dofrner who had perfect scores on all five flights Saturday afternoon. Noteworthy in F1A were junior competitor Timothy B., who finished ahead of Bob Sifleet and Tzvetan Tvetkov, and Michelle B. who had the lead at the end of the first day. In F1C we were very pleased to have had a superlative effort by Andrei Kirilenko with a near max-out.  F1P featured a tight race between junior Brian Pacelli and Skyscraper-of-the-year Dave Rounsaville; with Brian putting in the two days of flying to get the win.


  Rich Ivers and his father Dick Ivers (Sr) took the lead in the electric events with long strings of maxes, with Dick finishing on top after seven maxes in electric B, and five near-maxes in F1Q.


  Sunday saw some calming in the early afternoon. John Clapp and Don

Rousseau took advantage of it in F1G to max four out of five flights, with John getting the win.  Al Volmer won catapult glider both days.  Vic Nippert thermalled for the win in hand launch glider.  Bob Sowder and Gene Pailet battled it out in classic gas events. Bill Buss maxed two of three to win P-30.  Carrol Allen posted top score in Dawn Unlimited. These and additional outcomes are shown below.


  A fly-away noon Sunday by Julie Barron in Classic Towline with her rainbow colored Brilliant (designed and kitted by Denis Phalen) kept some of the Barrons occupied with the chase.  It failed to DT and rose into the clouds heading northeast.  Peter, Julie and I chased its signal by van along Interstate 84 past Middletown, Walden, and Newburgh.  In Newburgh it changed direction now heading east, now two hours into the flight. We twice saw it as it decended to below line height.  We hoped for a landing but it rose again over the Newburgh golf course and headed out over the wide Hudson river near the Newburgh-Beacon Hamilton Fish Bridge. We lost the signal at two and a half hours as it headed past Fishkill over mountains to the east-southeast.  Aerial search the next day over those parts of New York and on into Connecticut was unsuccessful in part due to some unexplained interference precisely at her frequency.  If it managed to fly another three hours it might have made it to the Atlantic.  The flight and search we will long remember.  Our apologies to any we may have inconvenienced by our absence Sunday afternoon in looking after field matters.


  I hope to see many at next weeks Wilber and Orville competition (June 13-14) at our field.  My next email will distribute word of its schedule.


  We certainly do not want to shortchange recognition of the winners and other very good flying in last weeks competiton.  Here are the results of the Skyscraper Challenge.


F1B
1. 180 180 150 147 150 135 150 239 180 180 1691 Aram Schlosberg
2. 180 180 150 150 150 150 150 201 176 180 1667 Tom Vacarro
3. 099 160 117 150 150 139 150 172 180 180 1497 Carrol Allen
4. 180 098 150 150 113 117 124 148 133 170 1383 Sarah Radzunis
5. 144 113 150 150 150 150 150 147 121 084 1359 Brede Dofrner (Jr)
6. 180 116 150 150 150 116 138 Ron Felix
7. 073 096 097 081 080 093 000 Dave Lacey
8. 180 112 126 Jerry McGlashan

F1A
1. 180 180 150 116 150 150 110 240 160 180 1616 Timothy Barron (Jr)
2. 180 180 150 101 135 073 150 145 167 180 1461 Bob Sifleet
3. 180 093 069 150 150 144 092 183 180 178 1419 Steve (Tsvetan) Tsvetkov
4. 172 058 150 150 073 150 000 240 180 151 1388 Andrew Barron
5. 132 180 150 041 150 150 150 116 112 180 1361 Peter Barron
6. 180 180 150 141 150 150 097 100 106 000 1254 Michelle Barron (Jr)
7. 180 076 150 076 119 082 021 083 180 111 1078 Gene Ulm
8. 180 162 150 Igor Fradkin

F1C
1. 121 180 180 180 180 180 180 240 180 180 Tot.1801 Andrei Kirilenko

F1P
1. 135 180 150 150 150 143 150 143 164 180 Brian Pacelli (Jr)
2. 180 180 128 150 150 150 150 Dave Rounsaville

F1G
1. 059 120 120 120 120 John Clapp
2. 120 047 120 120 120 Don Rousseau
3. 114 120 106 037 086 Dave Lacey
4. 095 120 120 Bill Buss
5. 120 Tom Vaccaro
6. 073 Carrol Allen

F1Q
1. 120 120 120 120 119 Dick Ivers
2. 120 120 120 120 079 Rich Ivers
3. 090 064 063 120 120 Aram Scholsberg

F1J
1. 077 086 083 083 120 Jean Pailet
2. 120 059 Brian Pacelli
3. 100 ATT ATT Tom Kerr

F1H
1. 060 093 093 070 120 Bob Sifleet
2. 120 064 061 040 036 Jean Pailet
3. 079 041 Gina Barron (Jr)

Catapult Glider Sunday (best three of six flights)
1. 116 075 054 Al Vollmer
2. 065 030 040 Gene Ulm
3. 023 048 023 Alan Mkitarian
4. 012 010 Taylor Pelatowski (Jr?)

Catapult Glider Saturday
1. 057 120 067 Al Vollmer 2. 054 036 027 Bill Colish

Hand Launch Glider (best three of six flights)
1. 063 120 041 Vic Nippert
2. 033 072 067 Larry Pelatowski
3. 029 061 029 Al Vollmer

Electric B
1. 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 840 Dick Ivers
2. 120 120 120 120 120 120 015 735 Rich Ivers
3. 120 120 088 328 Ed Luparelli

P-30
1. 084 120 120 Bill Buss
2. 120 075 075 Larry Pelatowski
3. 070 120 050 Alan Mkitarian
4. 061 Don Rousseau

Pee-Wee 30
1. 493 440 406 Alan Abriss

Payload
1. 056 120 120 Arnold Waldner

1/2 A Classic
1. 120 120 073 Bob Sowder
2. 120 075 078 Jean Pailet

AB Classic
1. 120 092 102 Jean Pailet

Classic Towline
1. 108 042 240 Julie Barron (Jr)

Dawn Unlimited
1. Carrol Allen 306
2. Don Rousseau 149




Wilbur & Orville Contest

June 13 & 14, 2009

Barron Field – Wawayanda, New York

Saturday: Start at 9:30, flying ends at 5:00

AMA events:

½ A Gas, AB Gas, CD Gas

Mulvihill – special flight rules (see below)

Hand-launched Glider

Electric B

NFFS events:
E-36

¼ A Nos Gas

FAI events: (1 ½ hour overlapping rounds) Starting at 11:00am

          F1H – A1 towline glider
          F1G – Coupe
          F1J – Gas

Sunday: Flying ends 3:30

AMA events: Start 8:00
          ½ A Classic, AB Classic, CD Classic
          P-30
          Dawn Rubber (7:00)

Catapult Glider

NFFS events: Start 8:00
          Classic Glider
          ½ A Nos Gas
          AB Nos Gas

FAI events: Start 8:00 (1 ½ hour overlapping rounds)

          F1A – A2 Towline Glider
          F1B – Wakefield
          F1C & F1P – Gas
          F1Q

-          Special Mulvihill flight rules: Unlimited flight attempts to reach maxes of 2,3,4… minutes are allowed. Each max must be reached before advancing to the next max. Flights must land on the field (specified by the CD) for the flight to be scored.



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Roger Morrell<