Conference vmszoo::rc

    For the S.W. contest at Scottsdale, Feb. 1-2, most of us meekly sent
    in our entry forms and let it go at that. However, Thornburg never
    content to let us off easily, included the following with his entry:
    
                NOTICE OF INTENT TO WHOMP
    
    WHEREAS a modest Contingent of the Sapient Soaring Citizens of the 
    Sonorous City of Albuquerque (State of Nuevo Mexico) have duly
    published their Intentions of attending the Annual Arizona Aerial
    Attrition Affair, known formally as the Southwest Winter Soaring
    Contest; and
    
    WHEREAS said Soaring Citizens have signified their Seriousness in
    purSuing sweet Success in said situation; and
    
    WHEREAS some such success surrounded their recent summer sojourn to
    Springerville; therefore
    
    BE IT KNOWN TO  ALL AN SUNDRY that said Soaring Citizens, almost
    certain to be referred to as THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEYS, especially should
    said Citizens show with scintillating shirts (of Albuquerquoise
    Turquoise) and superior sly smiles (Albuquerque smirkys) and, most 
    important, with substantially similar set resolves,
    
    NAMELY AND TO WIT: to whomp the sweet bejabbers out of the Soaring
    Citizens of Central  Arizona, hereinafter called the Phoenix Kleenex,
    said Whomping to be verified by the simple summation of the top five
    scores of the citizens of each separate society, subsequent to the
    contest.
    
    FURTHERMORE, that such Whomping be not soon forgotten, the sad loser
    of said scrimmage, whether KLEENEX or TURKEYS, stands summarily
    sentenced to supply sumptuous segments of SWEET, ICY WATERMELON
    at this summer's Springerville soaring session.
    
                        So be it.
                 
                        The Turk of Albukirk
    
    

    Dave T. latest stunt is to have us all rush out and buy turquoise
    T-shirts. 
    He supplied us with large turkey iron-on transfers that he picked
    up at Wal-Mart after Thanksgiving.
    
    We iron the turkeys onto the front of our T-shirts and go as the...
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Albuquerque Turquoise Turkeys !
    
    

    According to Ken Baker, DownEast will start April 18th and continue
    every other week until the Nats.  These will be "practice for the
    Nats", not sanctioned contests.

    I'll post more details next week when I get them.

AMA sanctioned R/C Glider Contest similar to the one last October
 
April 5th in New Boston, NH     So. N H Flying Eagles
---------------------------
International duration with spot landing        

Open class and perhaps a separate two meter competition
First priority is to have at least three flights per class (for LSF)
    
Plus a brief HLG fun event  with any size glider (but it must be tossed)
(Kay, does your Lovesong still have the finger hole?)

Registration covers all classes and lunch
$10 before April 2nd, $15 at the field

Sportsman and expert prizes awarded separately except for the HLG event.

Alton Ryder,  CD,  603/673-1776   Lamson Road, Mont Vernon, NH 03057

AMA "1991" listed or upgraded radios only

Schedule:

8:00    Registration starts with coffee and doughnuts
           Only those registered by 10 are assured of lunch.
9:00    Pilot's meeting
9:30    Tossed salad --- HLG all up for 10 minutes; and again mid-day	
10:00  until  3:00    All flying

    Here are ALL the open New England glider events known to me or to Bob
    Wilkie, the AMA District I Contest Coordinator, as of this moment. I've
    confirmed the once questionable dates with Jim Sbrogna and Ken Baker.

Coming Open Glider Events
    
    4/5/92	SNHFYRC contest	 New Boston, NH	603/673-1776 
    4/18/92	DSC fly-in	 Biddeford, ME	207/865-3079
    5/2/92	DSC fly-in	 Biddeford, ME	207/865-3079
    5/16/92	DSC fly-in	 Biddeford, ME	207/865-3079
    5/30/92	DSC fly-in	 Biddeford, ME	207/865-3079
    6/7/92	Spring Challenge Simsbury, CT	203/561-4283 
    6/13/92	DSC fly-in	 Biddeford, ME	207/865-3079
    6/14/92	CMRCM contest	 Westboro, MA	508/897-2443 Note date change! 
    6/20-29/92	AMA Nats 
    8/9/92 ?	DSC contest ?	 Biddeford, ME	207/865-3079 less certain
    8/15/92	Central Conn.	 Farmington, CT	203/561-4283 
    9/20/92	Cape Ann Contest Salisbury, MA	508/927-4837
    
    The DSC dates before the Nats are very informal practice sessions. 
    There will be no contest as such --- no prizes, no flight order, no
    scorekeeper --- just step up to the winch and go.  
    
    I don't have the CRRC dates yet.  Where is John Nilsson?

Art Faria, who works at Tom's Hobby Korner, informed me last night that the
Downeast Soaring Club has lost the use of the sod farm in Biddeford. Ken Baker 
has stepped down as president (announced in the last newsletter). The 8/9 
sanctioned contest will probably be held at a field in Litchfield NH. I should 
get a newsletter in the next week or so with more details and/or confirmation
of this rumor. This is a shame if it's true. Keep in mind that this was a 
glider only site so noise wasn't a factor. A great loss to the New England
glider contest circuit if true.

    This is to remind all of you that are interested of the Fall Foliage
    R/C glider contest to be held next Sunday in new Boston, NH. I had the
    pleasure of visiting Al Ryder this past Saturday. Best regards to all
    of you, he is doing very well and putting a lot of effort into
    preparing the contest. Rules will be similar to the previously
    announced April 5 contest, it's also the same field.
    
    He will have HLG, two meter, open and perhaps standard class (if there
    are at least 3 flights per class). Soaring is international duration
    with spot landing, but not on a circle, but within a landing strip.
    Additional event will be an F3B-like speed event. It will have it's own
    scoring independent of the other events, you may use a special plane or
    ballast your regular. It is intended to give people a chance to try it
    without spending the $$$ for real F3B equipment.
    
    Cost is $10 pre-registration including lunch (all classes) or
            $15 field registration without lunch.
    
    Prizes are awarded at least for the HLG and soaring events.
    
    Schedule is 8:00 free coffee and doughnuts during registration and
    check-in
    9:00 pilots meeting
    9:30 alternating rounds of HLG and soaring
    3:00 Fun event (speed run)
    
    If interested, send me mail to get a flyer. For pre-registration, call
    or write to Alton Ryder, CD, Lamson Road, Mont Vernon, NH 03057,
    Phone-# (603)673-1776
    
    Best regards,
                    Hartmut

I just talked to Al and he seems to think that he's got quite a crew coming 
to the contest. He's somewhat puszzled by some of the missing registrations 
from the DEC group. $10 this week gets you registered and lunch. $15 with no 
lunch on sunday. Schedule is 1 round of HLG to start the day. Three rounds 
of 2 meter and open flying. A time window will be declared and it's the 
pilot's responsibility to get into the air before the close of the window. 
Another round of HLG and then the speed runs at about 3pm. Landings will be 
for a small number of points and will be along a 50' strip. if a piece of 
the plane overlaps the strip, you get the points.

He has patches for all entrants and seems to have LOTS of prizes for the 
contest.

    I was going to send in the registration, but I lost the form! (Bloody
    typical) Let's see, is Al's address in here somewhere...?
    

Hartmut was nice enough to include it in .7 of this topic (which caused me 
to call, which caused me to reply... 8^)

    Could someone please point me to the details of the glider contests
    on Oct-17 (Maine?) and Oct-24 (Hand tow, Knox, Maine).  I know I saw
    it in here somewhere, but I can't find it.

    Looks like the lazy moderator (me) needs to get busy and update the
    keywords and lists in 11.*...  :-)

                                   - Dan 

> <<< Note 546.11 by RGB::MINER "Dan Miner, DTN:225-4015, HLO2-1/J12 (@ H11)" >>>
>                             -< Future Contests? >-
>
>    Could someone please point me to the details of the glider contests
>    on Oct-17 (Maine?) and Oct-24 (Hand tow, Knox, Maine).  I know I saw
>    it in here somewhere, but I can't find it.
>
>    Looks like the lazy moderator (me) needs to get busy and update the
>    keywords and lists in 11.*...  :-)
>
>                                   - Dan 

Sure.
There will be a contest on 17-Oct in Minot Maine - HLG and Unlimited.
I'm not sure who the CD is but a call to Ken Baker (207)865-3079
will get you all the info you need.

There will be a contest on 24-Oct in Knox Maine - Hand Tow.
The CD is Rick Hallett (207)487-3058.

Both Minot and Knox are near Waterville but one is North West
and the other South East.

Two different clubs.
I'll be at the National Sailplane Symposium on the 24th but so I haven't
been paying much attention to that contest but I hope to make the Minot
contest.

I have a flyer for the 24th and an old flyer for a previous Minot contest
with map - they are both in the mail to you.

Bye the way - the flyers were mailed to us from the DSC (Downeast Soaring
Club).

Bye          --+--
Kay R. Fisher  |
---------------O---------------
################################################################################

Dan,

I was the one who mentioned the contest. The contest is the 24th and not the
17th. Here's the poop from the flyer I received:

		F3J Thermal Duration by Hand Tow

	Sat October 24    Juction 220/137   Knox, Maine

	C.D. Rick Hallett (207)487-3058

LIMITATIONS: Hand held towline only. 150m at 5# pull. 2 planes/pilots. 2
frequency expected. 2300 sq/in 11#. No thermal dectectors. Internal ballast 
only.

SUMMARY: At first warning you have 5 minutes to get ready. At the next warning
the slot has begun and you may launch(2x if you don't like the first.) Landing
warning at 8 minutes. Down at 10 minutes. 30 point penalty for exceeding 10
minutes. Zero points after 11 minutes. No landing bonus after 10 minutes. You
must land on the 150m circle to score anything. 50 point bonus all in the 25m
circle and 25 point bonus for any point touching. Normalized score.

We work in groups of three; time, tower(tow person), pilot - consequently a
special deal- advance team registration $15, but $10 each at contest(assumes
each person a pilot.) 

        Re:<<< Note 546.13 by OLCROW::PHILLIPS "DECtp Engineering TAY1-2  DTN 227-4314" >>>

                I'm going  to  the  Knox,  Maine  contest.    Is  anybody
        interested in forming a team?
        
                Yesterday Lincoln Ross  and  I tried handtowing.  It does
        not work well in calm  conditions.   I have 80lb monofilament for
        towline.
        
        Anker

New England Area contests

April 3rd (sat)  - Al Ryder - 2M, open, HLG - either New Boston or Amherst NH 
April 24th (sat) - DownEast - ??            - Minot ME.
May ??           - DownEast - ??            - Minot ME.
June 20th (sun)  - CMRCM    - 2M and open   - Westboro MA
June 27th (sun)  - DownEast - ??            - Minot ME.

I'll be getting a detailed list on these next week and will update it with 
more details then. Just wanted to motivate a few people and get things 
moving for the new season which is 7 weeks away!

WHoa! Time to get moving on the Falcon!!!! At the 2 meter Alcyone will be done
this weekend.

-Lamar

    I had to stop by Tom's Friday on my way home form work to pick up a
    few things and had a talk with Art Farier. He's as itchy as anyone to
    get out flying and is looking forward to Al Ryder's contest on the
    10th. Then he mentioned that Al was thinking of cancelling the contest
    because the Charles river club had decided to hold a contest on the
    same day. I guess at the last meeting a few days ago, they voted to
    have a STOCK SPIRIT contest. All you can fly is the stock spirit and
    there will be no winches. Just high starts. Does anyone know if this is
    just a club contest or if it's open???????
    
    Art was also telling me about this guy that lives near him that managed
    to talk his way into a brand new FREE Shadow. He's going to do a
    product report on it. From what Art says, he (art) spends more time
    fixing the guys mistakes than the guy does building. I think the review
    is going to be for RCSD. Should be an interesting one.
    
    He also said that Jim Tyre has a new Shadow ready to go. He finally
    retired the Falcon and GAVE it to Steve Schomer.
    
    Art is in the process of building a new 2 meter Accipiter and still has
    his Legend as his unlimited ship.
    
    It should be an interesting season.
    
    Steve

        Re:              <<< Note 546.17 by SNAX::SMITH "I FEEL THE NEED" >>>

        Steve,
        
                I am the instigator and leader of the CRRC Spirit effort.
        Let me start  of  by saying that I have NOT settled on a date for
        any contestsm so I  don't  knowwhere Al Ryder has his information
        from.
        
                The idea this developed fromeveolved from a desire to get
        more members into gliders.  To  avoid  the "I will need to invest
        in a computer radio and a $500 glider to win" syndrome we decided
        to create a one-design class and let the  membership  vote on the
        particular  glider.   I recommended the Oly II, but  the  members
        liked the 2 meter Spirit, so we went with that.  The response has
        been  simply  incredible,  I  believe  there are about 30 Spirits
        being built!
        
                The rules  are real simple.  The plane must be built from
        a stock Spirit  kit  and you cannot do anything to make the plane
        stronger,  lighter or aerodynamically  more  efficient  than  the
        stock plane built exactly according  to  the  plans.  Conformance
        will be based on trust.
        
                We  will  start with some clinics  and  then  organize  a
        number of contests.  The contests will be AMA sanctioned and open
        to  non-CRRC  members as long as their planes  conform  with  the
        one-design rules.
        
                It looks like this will be a blast!
        
        Anker

I got an ESL newsletter while I was away. It had a complete schedule of
the coming ESL contests. I'll bring it in and enter the New England/New York 
dates.

4/24/93 (sat)	BAM & DSC Glider Fun Fly	CD Steve Savoie 
		Location: Brunswick Area	(207) 929-6639
		Modelers field Topsham, ME

5/22/93 (sat)	Two HLG events (one regular	CD Jim Armstrong
		and one event will use mini	(207) 725-5758
		up-starts. Location: Club	Lunch free if 
		field Minot ME			pre-registered

6/27/93 (sun)	Glider Thermal Duration		CD Steve Savoie
		Location: Club field Minot ME	(207) 929-6639

7/17/93 (sat)	Beginner/novice glider contest	CDs Jim Armstrong &
		Location: Club field Minot ME	John Curtis. Not a 
		Rain date: Sunday 7/18/93	sanctioned event NB
						radios not required

10/2/93 (sat)	Glider Thermal Duration		CD Ken Baker
		Location: Club field Minot ME	(207) 865-3079

10/24/93 (sun)	HLG & Thermal Duration		CD Alton Ryder
		Location: NH Hopkinton Reservoir (603) 673-1776

11/20/93 (sat)	New England R/C Soaring Convention
This is a Symposium style convention. Admission $20
Pre-registration with payment required one week prior 
to even Jim Armstrong (207) 725-5758 for more info.

    For anyone that hasn't heard...
    
    The 10-April contest at New Boston has been *CANCELLED*....Al Ryder is
    preparing for hip surgery and has not had time/energy to put it 
    together.
    
    jeff
    

I recieved a contest announcement in the mail for the Tri-County 
Barnstormers' Eastex `93 Spring Soaring Challenge May 1-2. A major 
annual soaring event in New Waverly, Texas (50 miles north of Houston, 
on I-45)

Class AA event - Sanction 31074

Classes:
  Unlimited sailplane Expert, Sportsman, Junior
  2-meter sailplane Expert, Sportsman, Junior

Fee: Expert, Sportsman - 1 day $15, 2 days $25
     Junior (under 15 years old) - 1 day $6, 2 days $10

Awards: Expert, Sportsman - 1st thru 4th both days
	Juniors, 1st thru 3rd

CDs	Tom Jones (713) 363-3384 evenings only
	Max Taylor (409) 760-2654 day/night
	B&C Hobbies (409) 760-1986 open late, saturdays

Called Al this morning and he's heading in for a single hip replacement 
mid-May. With the field conditions and his house torn apart (kitchen 
remodelling) and the lack of mobility, he decided that cancelling it 
was the best choice. He should be back out to the field sometime in 
August and enjoys hearing from people. His phone number is in 546.20 
and the who's who note.

This will be an open contest with 2 meter and open classes flown.

I'm the CD so people should feel free to send me email for details.

We have a good turnout generally and it's usually a good local 
contest.

(local CMRCM members should remember the "warmup" at the club fun-fly
in the morning of the 6th)

    
    Re: CRRC Spirit Contests
    
        While I probably will not have my Spirit completed for the
       first contest, I'd like to get a clarification on the "stock"
       rule.
    
        Does this rule mean I cannot substitute nyrods for the balsa
       sticks supplied in the kit ?
    
    George

    June 6th is also the Simsbury Spring Challange contest. From the
    standpoint of winch availibility (as opposed to ray's) I think it will
    be a better "warmup" then the funfly.
    
    It's been awhile since I've used Ray's winch, but last Saturday I found
    that I could hold Charlie's Pulsar and completely stall the winch
    without too much effort. I didn't let it go that far of course but I
    could tell I easily could have.
    
    I'd hate to miss the first funfly of the year, but I don't know if my
    new funfly plane will be ready or not and I have nothing else
    FUNflyable. Plus I have alot of money invested in gliders to be passing
    up fairly "local" contests.

I've been disappointed the last two times I've gone to Simsbury. My 
new fun-fly plane WILL be ready and we'll have other winches than 
Ray's for the contests this year. Rene is running the glider stuff 
and he bought a sport winch (which I haven't seen but it's GOT to be 
better than Ray's) I should have mine by then too but I have no idea 
how it'll pull.

    Rene's winch is IDENTICAL to Ray's.  If they had real batteries they
    would be much better!  A winch needs a Marine Deep Discharge battery
    that is much larger than the one Ray and Rene's winch uses.  Their
    winches were designed around a small battery for some reason.  At the
    glider contest, we used an external battery and it helped some.  
    
    
    Steve, don't you still have the Unic flying?  
    
    I plan to support the club's funflies at least the first one.  I'd like
    to especially see more glider participation. (myself included for the
    first time.)
    
    Charlie
    

    Charlie, the Unic is retired in as much as it's "guts" are concerned.
    The servo's are going in the Goblin, the tank is in the trainer, the
    wheel's are on the trainer, the motor is on the trainer, etc.
    
    By the way, looking through my funfly dates file, mine says that the
    first CMRCM funfly is Sunday June 14th, not June 6th. The 6th is also the
    LLFC pattern funfly.
    
    I hate conflicts..........

I got the 6th date off the sheet Ray has posted on his door. The 13th is the
Flying Tigers fun-fly and the Gremlin demo I committed to.

Steve, what's the date on the list? The 14th was a sunday LAST year 8^)

    Some of my dates may be a day off due to updating last years list.
    But, that's still a week off. I'll have to get my newsletter out when
    I get home.
    
    Steve

        Re:            <<< Note 546.25 by USCTR1::GHIGGINS "Oh Whoa Is Moe" >>>

        George,
        
                If the  Nyrods  are lighter than the balsa sticks it will
        be a violation  in  spirit.    If I were hardnosed, it would be a
        violation of the letter.
        
        Anker

This weekend is the annual CMRCM sanctioned glider contest at the club 
field in Westboro MA. 2 meter and open classes will be flown. Contact 
me if you need directions.

We'll be having a pilots meeting at 9am with flying starting @9:30

Entry fee is $9 for one class, $15 for both. Plaques for 1st-3rd place.
Other prizes and drawings during the day.

It has also been suggested that we have an informal HLG contest at the 
end of the day so be sure to pack one into the car.

Jim Reith - CD

    Will you make Dave throw left handed?  :-)
    
    Hope we get a good turnout for the contest!
    
    
    Charlie
    

I hope all the people that have called for directions show up.

Ajai is the designated thrower!

    How about a GREMLIN demo after the glider comp. Let's corrupt some
    of these glider guiders. 8^)
    
    Steve

I might have the GremTwin in the car 8^)

Once the contest is over, the field is open for flying. Bring what you want...

>>
>>Ajai is the designated thrower!
>>




  C'mon...you want to give the timers at least a *chance* to click the 
stop watch on and off!!  With Ajai throwing the winning time might well
be .0000000000001 seconds!  :^)



                Jim

    So who's planning on attending the CRRC glider contest this coming
    weekend?????????
    
    Just Saturday???????
    Just Sunday?????????
    Both Days???????????
    
    Right now I'm scheduled to work Saturday but may have the option to
    swap for next Saturday. That would leave both days open. Or I could
    just fly Sunday. Havn't decided yet.
    
    Also, does anyone remember what they charge for this thing????????
    
    Steve

I'm hoping to go both days. My wife is busy both days so I'm free. I think it's 
$12 per day pre-registered and $15 at the contest. I got a registration form in 
the mail but I noticed that Tom's had them on his bulletin board. I'd hoped to 
have a new Alcyone ready for the contest but I don't think I have much of a 
chance. It is a one class contest (and some of the ESL guys are cutthroat/TOO 
serious) so I'll probably take the time to tighten the servos int he Alcyone (I 
have a lot of play in the wing servos) and not rush the new wings/fuselage.

Sal will be coming down for just sunday flying a Shadow. This seems to be his 
latest love.

    The CMRCM Picnic is sunday.  How about you guys flying saturday and
    joining the Picnic festivities on Sunday?
    
    Charlie
    

Yeah, I know the picnic is this weekend. I was disappointed it conflicted. Looks 
like this is the only big glider contest I'm going to make so I'd like to do 
both days (I need to meet Sal on sunday anyway).

       Attention Glider Guiders!!!
       
       Don't forget that SUNDAY is the New Boston Fall Soar-In.
       
       Hope to see lots of you there!!
       
       cheers,
       jeff
       

Registration opens at 8am with first flights at 9am.

    Pilot's meeting begins at 8:05, ends at 8:55. And that's the
    abbreviated meeting...
    
    Gale force winds begin at 9:05.
    
    Body bags issued at 3:00. Please, only one bag per person. If all the
    parts don't fit in the bag, just jump up and down on it until they do.
    

>    Gale force winds begin at 9:05.

SOP. That's what made today the perfect practice day 8^)

Bring your boots, tree saws, compass, bug spray... 8^0

    That field is so huge, how could ANYONE possible loose a plane in the
    woods.
    
    
    Ooopps, I forgot about Kay and Dan Miner. You guys have such a strange
    attraction for trees. What do you bring for lunch.....Kibbles??????
    
    Steve 8^)

>>    Gale force winds begin at 9:05.

>SOP. That's what made today the perfect practice day 8^)

>Bring your boots, tree saws, compass, bug spray... 8^0
    
    Or better yet, forget all those body bags, and the trip to Oz in search
    for the Emerald City there Dorothy, and come on over to the CMRCM Pattern
    Contest. Trade in the ballast for an engine !    8-)

But we get to commune with nature 8^)

My Alcyone doesn't have the same vertical performance after the initial 
manuever

    Reminder: This years Southern NH Flying Eagles/Downeast Soaring Club
    contest in New Boston, NH will be on Sunday, *Sept* 18.
    
    I hope everyone can make it!
    
    cheers,
    jeff
    

Well... I'll be CDing the CMRCM fun-fly that day 8^(

    And I'll be attending the LISF Soar In that day 8^(.
    

    Reminder!  This weekend 1-April-1995 there is a Glider Contest at the
    New Boston, NH field...
    
    If you need more info, please let me know!
    
    cheers,
    jeff
    

    
    		Southern NH Flying Eagles Radio Control Club
    				   and
    			  Downeast Soaring Club
    				Present:
    	
    		The New Boston, NH Fall Glider Fly-in, 
    			(AKA Hurricane Al's Fly-In)
    
    Date: October 15, 1995
    Place: New Boston, NH (see directions below)
    Time: Pilots meeting at 9:00, handlaunch at 9:15
    Cost: $10, $5 for members of the sponsoring clubs
    
    Format:  This will be a "Fly-in" format, not a contest.  No scoring or 
    		prizes, just a day full of fun and flying!  
    
    CD: Al Ryder
    	603-673-1776
    	(Or email me at [email protected])
    
    
    Directions:
    
       New Boston, NH is located about 10 miles west of Manchester, NH.  
       
       To get there from the South, take NH Rt101 to Rt13 in Milford.
       Take Rt13 North through Mont Vernon and into New Boston.
       You will pass a *small* store on your right called "BARSS Family
       Store".
       Approximately 1.3 miles further on your left will be South Hill Rd.
       Take a left onto South Hill Road.
       Approximately 0.5 miles on your left will be a dirt road leading to
       the field.  
       
       Signs will be posted.