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- Big Al's Report and results
- The Rebel with a Cause ventures East of Eden
- Leeper, Leeper
- East of Eden, Texas certainly is ...
- 2012 BFMA FF Forum in the USA
F1A RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 FO 1 TOTAL
1 Jim Parker 120 180 180 180 180 315 1155
2 Logan Tetrick jr 120 180 180 180 180 264 1104
3 Ken Bauer 120 180 180 180 180 218 1058
4 Don Zink 120 180 180 180 180 77 917
5 Lee Hines 120 180 180 180 158 818
6 Mike McKeever 120 127 180 180 180 787
7 Shlomi Rosenzweig 60 180 180 180 180 780
8 Pierre Brun 120 180 105 180 180 765
9 Brian VanNest 120 180 79 180 180 739
10 Ben Coussens 78 180 180 96 180 714
11 Norm Smith 120 180 110 89 180 679
12 Peter Brocks 51 180 180 55 180 646
F1B RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 FO 1 TOTAL
1 Richard Wood 120 180 180 180 180 433 1273
2 Alex Andriukov 120 180 180 180 180 376 1216
3 Rich Rohrke 120 180 180 180 180 301 1141
4 Mike Davis 118 180 180 180 180 838
5 William Gannon 77 180 180 180 180 797
6 Roger Morrell 120 180 180 180 109 769
7 Blake Jensen 96 180 103 180 180 739
8 Sevak Malkhasyan jr 120 180 180 120 127 727
9 Bob Piserchio 120 180 75 180 137 692
10 Peyton Tetrick 0 109 178 159 0 446
11 Jack Emery 120 180 26 0 0 326
12 Tom Ioerger 112 180 0 0 0 292
F1C RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 TOTAL
1 Guy Menanno 120 180 180 180 180 840
2 Ron McBurnett 120 180 75 180 137 692
3 Lynn Pulley 120 180 180 180 113 773
4 Ed Carroll 120 171 180 20 0 491
5 Jeff Ellington 38 0 0 0 0 38
F1G Tie Breaker RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 FO 1 TOTAL
1 Tiffaney O'Dell 172 120 120 120 120 120 180 780
2 Peter Brocks 411 120 120 120 120 120 139 739
3 Blake Jensen 283 120 120 120 120 120 123 723
4 Tom Ioerger 272 120 120 120 120 98 578
5 Kurt VanNest 131 131 120 87 120 0 458
F1H Tie Breaker RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 TOTAL
1 Mike McKeever 195 120 120 120 120 120 600
2 Norm Smith 288 120 117 120 68 120 545
3 Lee Hines 218 120 120 120 47 120 527
4 Ben Tarcher 109 49 87 0 0 0 136
5 Brian VanNest 99 0 0 0 0 0 99
F1P RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 TOTAL
1 Glenn Schneider 48 180 77 180 180 665
2 Taron Malkhasyan jr 120 0 180 180 180 660
3 Sevak Malkhasyan jr 81 0 0 0 0 81
F1Q Tie Breaker RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 RD 5 TOTAL
1 John Oldenkamp 24 107 52 48 101 162 470
2 Mike Pykelyny 35 180 64 76 180 102 602
The 2012 Big Al’s contest had some weather issues that have the F1E event rescheduled and only five rounds flown for F1ABCP. Do to the low-pressure system that Mother Nature sent our way Friday was a blow out. Saturday morning had guest up to 20 mph. We started late and flew the required five flights for America Cup competition. Sunday had some drift for the F1AB flyoff and then very good weather for the small events.
Four flyers maxed out in F1A and Jim Parker came out on top using his flapper model. Junior flyer Logan Tetrick had an excellent competition coming in second place. Ken Bauer was third with Don Zink coming in fourth.
Richard Wood came out on top of the F1B flyoff. Alex Andriukov was second and Rich Rohrke third.
F1C had a small turn out with Guy Menanno shown some excellent climbs and being the only contestant to max out. Ron McBurnett was second and Lynn Pulley third.
F1P had three contestants. Glenn Schneider along with Taron and Sevak Malkhasya. Glenn come in first with Taron second and Sevak third. Both brothers worked on their F1P models both days and they showed some excellent climbs on Sunday. Junior World Champs training.
For all the Sunday events we had a flight to the ground between 7:30 and 8:00. Afternoons can be murder on lost models do to the big thermals at this time of the year. For this contest we use two flyoff flight of three and four minutes. The flight to the ground would be used to decide the contest if more than two contestants max the two flyoff flights. None of the events ended up using this flight time. The only flyoff was in F1G and that ended after one flyoff flight.
Three made the flyoff in F1G and the two birthday boys gave the win to Tiffney O’Dell. All three wound and held to the last minute of the ten-minute window. Tiffney launched first. Peter Brocks along with Blake Jensen waited a few seconds and did not get the air that Tiffney was in. Game over.
Mike McKeever was the only contestant to max out in F1H. Norm Smith came in second and Lee Hines was third.
We only two entries show up for F1Q. John Oldenkamp got the better of Mike Pykelyny. Both of them were using the new rules for their motor runs.
No entries in F1J and Glenn Schneider made one flight in Vintage FAI. For some reason, these two events are not having contestants show up to fly.
The F1E event will be held later in the year. Maybe with the Patterson contest in November. A big “thanks” for Ron McBurnett who had again made Bissonnette Memorial T-Shirts for this year.
The Rebel with a Cause ventures East of Eden
An explanation is needed ...
The reference a couple of SEN issues back about when talking about the Colorado World Cup Contest about there being no life east of Riverside or even Sepulveda as Leeper added from his tree top or was it beach chair was a joke.. This is a joke at the expense of some Californians who probably believe that there is no life .... etc . However nothing can be further from the truth for those who fly FAI Free Flight, even in California, as part of the appeal is to fly in other places both in the USA and around the World. I have included a couple of mails that we got that were attempting correct the Leeper and probably others like me on our short sighted attitude. It is not necessary and in the case of the Leeper for example this year he has already ventured as far East as possible by going West and South to Fly in New Zealand and Australia. The next leap is to take in the a fore mentioned World Cup event in Colorado, Muncie and who knows what maybe even Arizona or Texas... if he hasn't been frightened off.
Leeper Leeper...You Must Venture East of Eden
Leeper.... You have got to come East of eden..!! There are things called
roads and autos that can help you. Also, bring plenty of airplanes cause
some of the biggest and most active flying organizations are in fact....East
Of Eden. PMAC would welcome you . The great Scale Staffel [ founded by Walt
Mooney and now doing two-day Events would love to have you fly with them.
The ORBITEERS await you.The newest FLYING ACES squadron, the Arizona Condors
would welcome you to their new 370 acre alfalfa covered flying field. Just
find one of those roads that go East of Eden and come on over and FLY..!!
WESTFAC HQ.
East of Eden
Leep[r, Leeper, What are you thinkin'?
Beach people? Tree people?
Hmmmph!
"If you ain't TEXAN you ain't ...."
Cheers!
PS. That opinion is held by many more than just me.
P.
2012 BMFA FF Forums are now shipping in the USA too
The 2012 FreeFlight Forums have been received from the Printer, and
are now being shipped from NFFS Publications Services, PO Box 1775, Albany, OR
97321. This year's 108 page version sells for the same as last year's: $25
per copy plus shipping of $5.50.. They are printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper and
are spiral bound for ease of use.
A few copies of the 2011 FF Forum are still available at $25 and can be
shipped together with the 2012 issue for the same shipping price. Send check or
money order to NFFS Publications Services.
You may also order on the NFFS website (freeflight.org) if you wish to pay
by credit card.
Thanks,
Bob Stalick, NFFS
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Roger Morrell