[NSRCA-discussion] Andersonville contest

[Jim Woodward]

Hi All,

 

A big giant thanks to Emory, Ken, and ultimately Mac for hosting and putting
on the contest.  This was a lot of fun.  Flying F07 on Sunday was a nice
shot-in-the-arm for the FAI folks, and I believe everyone else enjoyed
seeing the pattern.  There were several potential FAI nationals
finalists-judges here, so at least they (as well as the pilots), got a jump
on understanding the F pattern.  Flying P07 is fun, but F07 is exciting!
I'm really glad that the contest CDs, and competitor atmosphere at the
contest allowed this change to take place at the last minute with total
support and no dissent.  Because of the late change, Emory had to close the
contest at 5 rounds for FAI and open a 1 round contest for the F pattern.
Which ain't a bad idea as everyone started out with a change to win the F07
round :-)  I got some practice on the pattern in the morning, and as such it
was decided I should fly the first round so the other pilots/callers could
see it.  Joe Walker was up next and picked up Ryan's Impact!  Lamar was up
third and flew his new Aggressor with Jason calling.  Jason was up last and
flew very nicely!  Again, as 3 of the 4 pilots were going plan to go to the
nats and there were some potential nats finals judges there, I think it was
a fun and GREAT way to spice up the normal contest.  I hope we continue this
as a D3 tradition as long as the Nats is setup where most will fly the F
pattern.  Just prior to the round we informally gathered and all talked
about the pattern, maneuver positioning, "safe" ways to get through it if
needed..  It was fun and definitely reminded me of the unknown rounds in
IMAC.  

 

To summarize the F round:

Jim flew his spanking-new E-Aggressor, Joe borrowed Ryan's Impact (maneuvers
more demanding than the Patriot was designed around), Lamar flew a new
plane, and Jason had his worlds E-Impact.  Excitement and Pattern are not
usually in the same sentence, but this was an exciting and educational thing
for the all of us.  The F pattern is a reality if you fly FAI, and I'm glad
we put it on the table for a local contest!

 

Thanks Guys,

Jim W.

 

 

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hester
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:13 PM
To: NSRCA Mailing List
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Andersonville contest

 

What, no scores???? LOL

 

Yes, those placings are correct, according to the video melissa took. BTW,
there's a GREAT clip of Mac and Emory buzzing down between the buildings in
the Cub =) And some decent footage of the guys flying F-07. That was REALLY
fun to watch.

 

Man, this crowd gets more rowdy every contest.....

 

I had a blast, Emory and Ken did a fantastic job as usual. It was great to
get out of the shop and do some flying for a change!

 

I hope to see everybody next weekend at the NARCA meet in Harvest!

 

-Mike

----- Original Message ----- 

From: JonLowe at aol.com 

To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 

Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 7:03 PM

Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Andersonville contest

 

In a message dated 6/4/2006 3:19:05 PM Central Daylight Time,
scott at rcfoamy.com writes:

Any results and news from the contest ?

 

Scott Anderson

D3 AVP

Only one mid-air this year (compared to last years three), on Friday,
between Tony Coberly and Emory Schroeter.  Both planes totalled, and both
were Sillouettes.  One other contestant tore the landing gear out of his
electric Angels Shadow when the cowl came loose, and he made a forced
landing. That was the bad news.  

 

The good news:  Excellent contest, good weather, Mac Hodges site gets better
and better.

Emory and assistant CD, Ken Blackwell, did a great job.

 

One hilite, was that the FAI flyers decided to fly F-07 the last round.  It
was the first time most of them had ever flown it.  Jason had flown it a few
times, and I think Jim may have done it once or twice.  My stick plane got a
workout just prior to the flights as the flyers tried to figure out what end
was up.  Jason won that round, Jim Woodward was second, and Joe Walker
third.  They all got applause, as that is one hell of a sequence.

 

Sportsman:

1. Mario Jorge

2. Rufus Holton

3. Dean Funk

 

Intermediate:

1. Brian Billings

2. Me

3. Mike Wingo

 

Advanced:

1. Mike Hester

2. Erik Newsholme

3. Brian Kennedy

 

Masters:

1. John Fuqua

2. Ryan McLaughlin

3. Jim Ivey

 

FAI:

1. Jason Shulman

2. Jim Woodward

3. Joe Walker

 

This is from memory, but I believe they are correct.

 

Jon Lowe


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