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Table of Contents - SEN 1570

  1. Sierra Cup Update
  2. OTT OCT
  3. The Importance of being earnest
  4. Thinking back to Thinking forward
  5. Editorial
  6. Great Grape Update
  7. Poitou Photos

Sierra Cup Update

A quick update on Sierra Cup October 14 through the October 17 from the CD. First, please send your entries in so I can set the poles. This year we are trying something new for the banquet. The 2012 Junior Team is having a fund raiser Saturday October 15 at the field as opposed to our usual Wasco Elks Club. For those that have sent your entries in with banquet costs and do not want to participate in the fund raiser, I will refund your banquet costs when you register. For those that wish to support the Junior Team just send the usual feee on the entry blank and it will get you a ticket to the on field fundraiser BBQ. If you do not wish to participate, you may take $20 off the usual entry. I look forward to Endless October...should be a good time.

Mike McKeever








35th Annual Sierra Cup
FAI International Free Flight Contest
October 14-17, 2011

A World and America’s Cup Event
Sponsored by:

Southern California Aero Team
Lost Hills, California, USA

Schedule of Events:
Friday, October 14 F1A
7 one hour rounds starting at 8 AM. Fly offs start will be posted after Round 7.

Saturday, October 15 F1B F1C F1P
7 one hour rounds starting at 8AM. Fly offs start will be posted after Round 7.
Fly offs beginning at 7AM for any 10 minute fly off required in F1A.

Saturday Evening Junior Team Fund Raiser BBQ at the Field

Sunday, October 16 F1G F1H F1J F1Q
5 one hour rounds starting at 10AM. Fly offs to follow until completed.
Fly offs beginning at 7AM for any 10 minute fly off required in F1B F1C F1P F1Q

The contest will be run to current 2011 FAI rules and maxes. No moto-flapping.
Monday, October 17 Reserve Day

Send Entries Fees to and Request Further Information From:

Mike McKeever - CD
4252 Mockingbird St
Fair Oaks, Ca 95628
(916) 967-8475
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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 Fund Raiser - extra Fund Raiser   $20 each

Entries to be received with check payable to SCAT by September 30. Non-US
competitors may advise of entry before September 30 and pay at the field.

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 Fund Raiser Tickets Enclosed $____________
 


OTT OCT

Roger, OTT is short for Over The Top.
This is British understatment for Outrageous.

Robin Beckford
in Weymouth (the original one), England.


The Importance of Consistency of Description

Sirs,

In our sport it is important that there is a universal language that describes key facets of what we do. In our chosen professions these tend to be acronyms and in Free Flight it is no different. We have amongst other VIT, AR, DT, R(C)DT, etc and I now present another key one for consideration and verification by you, the Owners of the Acronym People, or OAPs for short.

Now picture the scene. You are a F1A flyer, towing your new ship around the skies. You feel the thermal building and get ready for the hero launch. You pull the model to the side and down until you are in the SOUP*, the Sense Of Urgency Position (* copyright Fantham/Edge), and then you Come Round The Corner Heaving, aka CRoTCH, prior to releasing the towline.

I ask that CRoTCH is duly adopted and communicated by Roger's fine organ.

CHE


THINKING BACK TO THINKING FORWARD
 
 
Mike Kelville stikes a chord with many I'm sure, but the days of  "stick and tissue" are not gone and in fact are growing..!!  Mike only needs to join the FLYING ACES and bang, he's building stick and tissue again with a great bunch of guys who don't spend a trillion on thermal finders, but just have lot's of fun.
I mentioned "growing"...just take a look at the new WESTFAC Regional that FLYING ACES are doing out West [  www.westernfac.com  ] and watch as new squadrons are being formed.

Mike...ther's still a lot of fun going on out there.....  Many Maxes to All   

Roger Willis


Editor's Comment

SEN is the publication of the Southern California Aero Team - SCAT a club that whose primary emphasis is FAI free flight. But we support all kinds of free flight activities.  We know that different people like a different aspects of our hobby.  Some people like to fly a wide variety models, even R/C or C/L! :-)  For this reason even though our emphasis is FAI we always publish in SEN we always publish information about such events as WESTFAC, AMA events by the San Valeers etc because we know that some of our readers are interested and because the organizer's of those events send up the information.

We do know that be it FAI as we fly or that FAC as the Flying Aces fly or anywhere in the spectrum between we need to adapt to our changing times. Many aspects flying sites, age demographics, the economy, leadership changes, etc  all affect what we do.  While we can always benefit from the lessons of the past it is adapting to the future that is the most important.

The reason that each of us takes part in the class of flying that we do is because we enjoy it, we like the challenges, the sense of achievment we get when we see our airplanes flying, we like the fellowship of other flyer not matter if they from the next county or another continent.  For some people it is important to build models that remind them of their youth, for others the innovation of trying new ideas, for others build scale models is a reminder of the rich aviation heritage that is behind modern aviation.

We are always looking for positive ideas on how to continue to advance all aspects free flight and adapt it to today's world.



Great Grape Update

Dear Potential competitors,

By popular request we have scheduled FAI-Q to be held on Saturday Sept 17th beginning at 9:00 AM.

Very best regards to all!

John Clapp


FAI AT THE GREAT GRAPE GATHERING

( Q** SATURDAY)

** changed by popular request**



Geneseo NY at the 1941 Historic Aviation

Museum Field

AMERICA’S CUP POINTS

F1-A-B-C-P –Q** SATURDAY SEPT 17th 7 ONE

HOUR ROUNDS

BEGINNING AT 9:00 AM (1.5 HOURS OVERLAPING

ROUNDS)

1ST ROUND MAX TIMES DEPENDING ON THE

WEATHER

FLY-OFFS BEGINNING AT 6:00 PM WEATHER PERMITTING

F1-G-H-J SUNDAY SEPT 18th BEGINNING AT

8:00 AM

2 MINUTE MAX ALL EVENTS 1HOUR (1.5 OVERLAPPING) ROUNDS

*Q = 15sec/180 1st round, 10sec/120 for other 6 rounds

$25.00 FOR ALL EVENTS FOR OPEN CONTESTANTS

$15.00 FOR ALL EVENTS FOR SENIOR CONTESTANTS

$5.00 FOR ALL EVENTS FOR JR CONTESTANTS

CD: JOHN CLAPP 570-882-9873This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All max’s at CD discretion

Motels:QUALITY INN 4242 Lakeville Rd Geneseo NY 14454

Phone 585 243 0500 Mention: FAI CONTEST for better rates.

Conesus Lake Hotel Lakeville NY 585-3462330 Oak Valley Inn Geneseo 585-243-5570

Country inn &Suites Mt Morris 585- 658-4080 Travelodge - Avon Cedarwood 585-226-3635

Days Inn Dansville 585-335-6023 others: “check lodging SUNY Geneseo”

AMA MAAC Checked * All must observe field rules * No Moto Flapping



Poitou Photos

Guys

A few images from Poitou

http://www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk/poitou2011.htm

Michael Woodhouse
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Roger Morrell