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  1. September Contests
  2. W+O
  3. Pierre, Siegfried found your airplane
  4. Sierra Cup

    September Contests 

     


    Free Flight Friends,

      Some updates on upcoming meets.  It is a great time for Free Flight activity.  I know some of you are competing this weekend at meets in Camp Borden, Canada, Denver, CO, Palm Bay, FL, or in Muncie, IN (per the master calendar at freeflight.org)

      The Wilbur and Orville club (of New Haven, CT) has two upcoming meets they are hosting at Barron Field in Wawayanda, NY (near Middletown, NY). Next week (Sept 12-13) is their first America's Cup meet (as previously announced in the Scat Electronic News). It is well-deserved opportunity to play a role in picking the nations best.  This W&O fall meet has flying opportunities in FAI, AMA, and Nostalgia events, including glider, power, rubber, and electric free flight events. The AMA and Nostalgia flying counts also for National Cup status. The schedule of events is in the attached word file from CD Art Ellis.

      Fliers in the East should take note note not only of this September W&O meet, but also that there the Skyscraper Monthly October 10 and an additional W&O meet October 17-18 (also National Cup).

      Tom Hallman's big annual FAC meet is on October 24-25, also at Barron Field.  It is now the 10th annual of this meet, attracting fun FAC fliers from all over.  I've had a blast helping retrieve their small thermalling models on our resident Golf Carts.  For directions to the field and hotels in the Middletown, NY area click on directions at the site ww.brooklynskyscrapers.org/calender.html

      Plus there is the Eastern U.S. Freeflight champ, with Dave Lacey as contest director, at Higgs Farm, near Chestertown, MD on November 7-8, also an America's Cup meet.  Overall, for decades, the EUSFFC has been the signature meet in the East.  We are thankful for the many years of leadership by Tom Kerr and wish it well under Dave's able hands.

      FAI fliers around the country should take note of the opportunity to sign up for the open FAI free flight team selection program.  Program entry for those age 24 and under is $25 now to the AMA, by calling Colleen Pierce at 765-287-1206, ext.252, plus $50 later if you are able to go to the finals.  It is $75 program entry for us older-folks (we 25 and older fliers have to have an additional financial seriousness as the subsequent fee for finals entry is set high enough to help pay for the team going to the WC).  When you contact Colleen, ask for a copy of the program as well.

      Now is a good time to enter.  Indeed, the usual path to the finals involves accumulating 75 minutes of contest flight time at least four-five days prior to the finals.  The current finals proposals being reviewed by the TSC are for either June 29-July 1 (Muncie) or for the end of Sept (Lost Hills); so this fall's contest schedule will get you a leg up on accumulating sufficient minutes.  Let your district team selection rep know if you are thinking to sign up now (if you don't know who it is, let me know and I will forward the particulars) as he will value your input and involvement.

    Many Thermals,
    Andrew Barron

     

    Wilbur & Orville Contest
    September 12 & 13, 2009
    Barron Field – Wawayanda, New York

    (Note: Trackers are required. We can’t leave planes in the corn. Contact Art Ellis if you need equipment.)

    CD: Art Ellis – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 203-675-2558

    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 a 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

              Pee Wee 30

              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.

     

    Pierre - Siegfried found your airplane!

     

    Siegfried Gatz <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>

    please, excuse my bad English. I have found a Motorsegler at the river Rhine in Bonn on 29.8 in Bonn. T

    his has the following entries:M. Pierre MarrotID: 0671 111 56171 11 15 61 0143 28 50 50

    It is well the owner and the aircraft identification. I cannot put the further numeros in order.

    Now I have browsed in the internet and found the name and the aircraft type on her side.

    It would be terrific now if you could make a connection. You have provided the address of the aircraft owner. with best regards

    S. Gatz

    33rd Annual Sierra Cup
    FAI International Free Flight Contest
    October 3-5, 2009
    A World and America’s Cup Event
    Sponsored by:
    Southern California Aero Team
    L    ost Hills, California, USA
     
    Schedule of Events:
     
    Saturday, October 3               F1A, F1B, F1C and F1P
    7 one hour rounds starting at 8 AM.   Flyoffs start will be posted after Round 7.
     
    Sunday, October 4          FAI “mini events”   F1G F1H F1J Plus F1Q
    5 one hour rounds starting at 10AM. Flyoffs start will be posted after Round 5.
    Fly offs beginning at 7AM for any 10 minute flyoff required from Saturday.
     
    Saturday Evening Banquet and Trophy Presentation at the Elks Club Lodge-Wasco.
     
    Monday, October 5   Reserve day 
     
    The contest will be run to current 2009 FAI rules and maxes.
     
                                Send Entries Fees to and Request Further Information From:
                                                            Mike McKeever-CD
                                                           4252 Mockingbird St
                                                           Fair Oaks, Ca 95628
                                                              (916) 967-8475
                                                          This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
     
                                                                               Entry Fees:
                                       Any single event (Mini or Maxi)                   $45
                                       A “Mini” event and one “Maxi” event          $60
                                       As many events as you can fly                       $80
                                       Entry includes banquet/extra banquet $20 each
     
    Entries to be received with check payable to SCAT by September 21. Foreign competitors may 
    advise of entry before September 21 and pay no later than October 3
     
                                        Entry:
    Name:_______________________________E-Mail__________________ AMA #___________________
    Address:__________________________________State_____Zip_________Country_________________
     
    Event: Circle Those You Will Fly              F1A   F1B   F1C   F1P   F1G   F1H   F1J   F1Q
    Entry Fee and Extra Banquet Tickets Enclosed    $____________    Vegetarian Meal Preferred 
    Please circle 
                               
     
    ........
    Roger Morrell
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