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2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/13/2008 2:42:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi guys ! The Des Moines Modelair's club is again, sponsoring this years SPADFEST in Bondurant, IA and I've cobbled together a website with most of the details. Last year we had 25 pilots attend, lots of spectators interested in what Spadding was all about, and even the local TV station stopped by and did a short segment. This year, we hope to have a few more pilots attend and we learned a lot on how to improve the event.

The event is geared towards general sport flying, meeting new friends who share the same interests in building SPADS, and some scheduled fun competition events. If you like B class combat or using you're airplane to knock down corplas bowling pins, this AMA sanctioned event might just be something you're looking for.

Over the next few weeks, I'll be tweaking the website to include additional information.

The SPADFEST website can be located at:

2008 SPADFEST Website



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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/13/2008 3:29:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice post and site EB. Have marked this as a favorite. Looking forward to SF-08. Had a great time last year. I've been watching the SF-07 video. Good job on that too.

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/13/2008 3:32:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Ric ! Hope to see you and Mike out to the field in June.

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/14/2008 1:41:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hope to make it. I'm going in on Tuesday for a job interview and hope to make sure I got 5 days off for the trip. Much nicer to enjoy the trip and flying then having too travel all day friday night to get there and head out before noon on sunday to get back too the dakota's.

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/14/2008 1:57:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice job on the site EB,I will get it linked it to our club site to
Platteville area modelers

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/14/2008 11:25:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks my friend ! I am very interested in seeing you guys employ various techniques during the bowling and high speed contests.

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/14/2008 11:58:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi eb:
Great looking website! As soon as riond finds out about employment time, we'll be registering. Had a super time last year. Your website should help if anyone is remotely interested in attending.
Falcon.

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/16/2008 2:21:50 PM   
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Excellent job on the website. I really enjoyed all the photos, video and posts on SF07, and looking forward to seeing all the action this year as well. Don't know if I'll ever get to attend one or not, but best of luck with SF08. Hope you guys have a huge turnout for the event.

Just love watching the videos. Keep up the great work !

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/17/2008 1:11:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the kudos Eagle, I drive from Iowa to Florida all the time and know you're about one long hard drive away from SPADFEST in June ! We might pursuade RH to bring his spudgun and fire off some special sparkly things into the air. Come on by, we'll keep the light on for you or maybe we'll be out there flying at 1 am in the morning !

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/17/2008 1:20:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Oh I'll be tater armed and dangerous, have no worries there, Joe! I just hope Eli has been practicing with the one I gave him last year and will bring it back and show us his newly learned spud skills that is if his Momma didn't confiscate it after the neighbors complained about the tater hail

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/17/2008 1:25:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		If I know Eli, he'll bring it and then we can have twin fireworks going on ! PS...Santa brought Eli a 33% YAK powered by a DA 50 and coreless servos....maybe we can use it for target practice at spadfest too !

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/17/2008 2:14:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		According to the map, it's about 17 hours and just over 1000 miles. At the price of fuel nowdays, I'd have to take out a loan just to get there. I really hate to miss out on all that fun, specially a tater deal. Man, I haven't see one of those in ages.

Somebody, PLEASE get some video of that. Oh man, what a hoot ! !

Why can't I just win the lottery? A mere 4-5 mil would be a plenty as I'm not real greedy.

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/18/2008 12:24:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice job on the website, EB, lookin' real good. I was excited before, but now I know there'll be potato guns...HOLY COW .

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/20/2008 12:23:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great looking website. Looks to be alot of fun. It would be a blast to road trip up there and bring my Spa3DT and mini Pizza Box. Looks to be about a 10 hr drive from my house here in Arkansas. Be a great reason to do some camping thats for sure. Pretty cool I did some digging on google maps and the field comes up beautifully. Check this link
SPADfest site
I am very seriously considering this!!

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/20/2008 12:54:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Would this be you're first spadfest? We had a pretty good time last year and there just about something for everyone too !

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/20/2008 2:27:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		That's a great shot of the field. I think I can even see Mr Cleans tracks in the mud

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/20/2008 5:44:49 AM   
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Would this be you're first spadfest? We had a pretty good time last year and there just about something for everyone too !



Yeah this would be my first SPAD fest as I am fairly new to Spading (1 1/2 years or so) so this would be a great reason to meet some of the others I have met only on the internet so far. I got a buddy who would probably come with me if I came. Is there any camping on site or just the one listed at the website?

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RE: 2008 SPADFEST Website - 1/20/2008 12:01:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		TruBlu02,
Yes there is a campground very close to the flying site. Or you can camp for free at the flying field. Campground is better (Showers, firepits, coctails flowing like a river.........) Spadfest is a blast fun people, definatly one not to miss. Last year was my first and by the end we were like old friends. Yeah invite all your buddies, Last year I had a couple non-rc buddies stop by to check things out, it was 3- days before they left.
RH,
you might be closer to t