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  1. AM Cup Updates
  2. BVN trip Report
  3. Leeper Flash
  4. Model box - Fore
  5. Model Box - Black is slimming
  6.  Tangent Classic
  7.  NW FAI Challenge

  NFFS Master Contest Calendar Update and 2012 AmCup Contests
 

 

Alan Peterson will soon make the following changes to the NFFS Master Calendar per my request.
Add  Am Cup (AC) on the NFFs calendar for the GREAT GRAPE GATHERING contest on Sept 17th and 18th. This replaces the Empire State FF champs in NY per John Clapp's request and recommendation.
 
 AmCup (AC) when be removed from the USFFChamps, Sept 23 and 25. Sorry I did not catch this before.  The USFFC flyer  attached to the Master Calender  is correct, ie  there is no reference to an AmCup sanction.

 

Last year USFFC was combined with Big Als  (flown on the same weekend, USFFC did not have FAI events on their  AMA sanction) which had the official AmCup sanction and so many  erroneously associated AmCup with the USFFC.  Big Al moved later in the fall, unfortunately leaving USSFC without an AmCup sanction this year. SCAT has worked with the organizers of the USFFS thru the years but we have capped the number of AmCup sanctions in total to 30-31 (depending on Muncie availability). Lost Hills has 5 Am Cup contests, more than any other site. The goal is to kept the contest has geographically disperse as possible  to be consistent with the AmCup goal to strengthen FAI FF competitions across North America.
 
We now have to face to the reality of less fields, declining entrants and in some cases less organizer/CDs/clubs willing to hold FF contest. SCAT evaluates and adjusts as needed. For the 2012 season, the baseline start is to use the same contests as 2011. Current AmCup contest CDs and clubs, please inform me of any changes for the 2012 season.
 
Thermals, JIM
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Thermals, JIM


Brian Van Nest Trip report - part 1

Part one in my European tour with first stop Ilbesheim Germany. This was a great contest

With a few little extras . Ilbesheim was one hour from Frankfurt airport and was a very small village. The local football club had lunch, drinks, and snacks on the field. They also had a building at the edge of field where we could gather after flying and provided food and drinks and great beer at a very low cost. Some of the flying conditions were at times challenging but the contest director Ansgar Nuttgens made decisions to favor the competitors  the best it could be . The first contest Jkarus Cup was windy all day but with only 5 rounds it wasn't so bad getting plenty of exercise walking after our models


1 M Kozhnozkin rus
2 R Limberger    Ger
3 D Halbmeier.  Ger
11 in fly off


Sunday was no wind but had 4 hours delay for rain .The flyoff in f1a there were 30 and 22 in f1b. It was done with one 7 min flight.

F1a
1 A van Wallene
2 R Kogot
3 M Kozhnozkin
Next stop Eifelpokal


Brian Van Nest Bishop, Ca USA



Leeper Flash

Hi all, I am on I-5S after tanking up at Lost Hills where a traffic signal has been installed at Love's&Carl'sJr xing.

About 100 dry degrees, so I did Mot6 reserves for OTT OCT events, hoping it will be cooler then. The trip has been p

acked with fun, friends(both old & new), my kin, picnics, hikes, 2 ferry rides, great scenery, 5 FF events, etc, all crammed into 7 weeks & near 8K miles on trusty Element.


 So now a quick turnaround & am off to RMC/Denver Next Wednesday! Somebody has got to do!

Ciao, Leeper


Airline box wisdom?


Fore !!


Roger On my trip to Germany they said golf clubs were free Since my model box fits in golf bag I threw in 2 golf clubs on the first flight it worked Will let you know more after the next 3 flights

 

Brian 


Black is slimming for model boxes too

I have faced the same problem with oversize model boxes but have had success in the last couple years disguising the length by painting the last 6 inches of each end with flat black paint. Be very nonchalant. If they pull out a tape-measure, chances are you are dead but this improves your odds.         

Gil

 

Tangent Classic

 

Another Tangent Classic is complete with wonderful weather and a great field provided by the farmers of the Willamette valley and arranged by Glenn Grell. Without these nice people our contest would not exist so thank you all very much. Because of Glen's help we were able to have our flight line quite a bit farther north so with the northerly breeze our models were landing on the primary field with three minute maxes through the first five rounds. At that point the breeze had increased so we shortened the last two rounds to two minutes to stay out of the plowed field to the south. As is typical at this site, thermals were difficult to find and in the later rounds were huge so the models took a long time after DT to reach the ground. We had max outs in all three classes but only one each in F1 A&C and two in B for our only morning fly off.


Mike McKeever maxed out to win F1 A and the Wayne Drake trophy but had a couple of interesting tows near the power lines that added excitement. Mike was followed by some nice flying from Norm Smith for second and Don Zink for third.


F1 B had Jack Emery and Rich Rohrke up early on Saturday to settle their fly off. Rich came out on top with a four and one half minute flight with Jack second and Blake Jensen third with only a five second drop during the rounds.


Ron McBurnett maxed out to win F1 C with Mike Roberts damaging his plane in round four with a malfunctioning stab on DT. Glenn Schneider was our only F1 P flyer and also flew in Vintage FAI.


After the F1 B flyoff we started the mini portion of the contest with both the Tangent Classic and NW FAI Challenge flying in one & 1/2 hour rounds. The only mini max out was Blake Jensen followed by Tiffany O'Dell and Bill Booth. F1 H was again the domain of Mike McKeever, with Norm Smith just 5 seconds back, then Lee Hines.


It was great to see Norm Beattie flying with us again as well as John Buskel down from BC and all the way from Holland, Pim and Petra Ruyter. Here are the numbers: 


F1A  
1.  Mike McKeever                 1140 
2.  Norm Smith                    1110 
3.  Don Zink                      1089 
4.  Lee Hines                     1024 

5.  Pierre Brun                         1011  

F1B  
1.  Rich Rohrke                       
1410 
2.  Jack Emery                       1360 
3.  Blake Jensen                     1135 
4.  Bill Booth                        973 
5.  Norm Beattie                      540  

F1C  

1.  Ron McBurnett                   1140 
2.  Mike Roberts                     675  

F1P
 
1. Glenn Schneider                 360  

F1 G 
 
1.  Blake Jensen                       600 
2.  Tiffany O'Dell                     579 
3.  Bill Booth                         566 
4.  Jack Emery                         552  

F1H  
1.  Mike McKeever                   580 
2.  Norm Smith                      575 
3.  Lee Hines                       309  

Thanks to all that enjoyed flying in beautiful Oregon  
Mike & Ron 
  
NW FAI CHALLENGE 2011 REPORT
 
 

Well 2011 NW FAI Challenge has come and gone. The entry this year was very low with a total of 12 entries between all the classes.

 

The weather was excellent, the wind was never over 10mph, and temperatures were in the mid 80’s. The field was in excellent condition, no obstacles, but tricky for picking the air (as the scores show). Only 2 F1B maxed out for the only fly off at Lost Hills in October on Friday prior to the Livotto contest.

 

We had a great time sorry you missed it. Maybe we will have a better turn out next year, if not ?????

Respectfully submitted
 
Pierre Brun
 
         AUGUST 2011   NORTHWEST CHALLENGE -  TANGENT OREGON
        CD PIERRE BRUN

POSITION
                                                                             FLYOFF TOTAL
        F1A         round  round round round round round round 7      TOTAL  
   1    ZINK, DON     180   150   180   180   180   180   180          1230
   2    MCKEEVER, MI  180   180   180   104   180   180   180          1184
   3    BRUN, PIERRE  131   180   180   180    85   180    53          989
   4    SMITH, NORM   180   164   180   180    85    0    125          914
   5    HINES, LEE    28    DNF   DNF   DNF   DNF   DNF   DNF           28
                                                                        0

        F1B         round  round round round round round round 7      TOTAL
        BOOTH, BILL   180   180   180   180   180   180   180          1260
        RUYTER, PIM   180   180   180   180   180   180   180          1260
   3    BEATTIE, NOR  180   180   180   180   180   180   165          1245
   4    JENSEN, BLAK  180   180   133   180   180   180   180          1213
   5    EMERY, JACK   180   150   180   155   180   180   180          1205

        F1C         round  round round round round round round 7      TOTAL
   1    MCBURNETT, R  180   180   180   180   180   180   180

        F1P         round  round round round round round round 7      TOTAL
   1    SCHNEIDER, G  180   180   180   DNF   DNF   DNF   DNF          540


        F1G         round  round round round round       TOTAL
   1    O'DELL, TIFF  120   120   120   120   120         600     247    847
   2    JENSEN, BLAK  120   120   120   120   120         600     242    842
   3    BOOTH, BILL   120   120   115   120   120         595


        F1H         round  round round round round       TOTAL
   1    MCKEEVER, MI  120   120   120   120   120         600     269    869
   2    SMITH, NORM   120   120   120   120   120         600     185    785
   3    HINES, LEE    120   120   103   DNF   DNF         343




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Roger Morrell