Just returned from attending a very enjoyable one day contest at the Sacramento Area Modelers' Club, I believe this is either the fourth or the fifth consecutive years with such event?

Since SAM field faces west, the sun becomes an issue by around 2 pm in the afternoon. Therefore, CD Woodie had us started flying right at 8 am this morning. Normally, lunch will not be available on most of these one day contest. However, since Woodie is a close friend of infamous Sacramento top chef Frank "sparky" Capone, Franky, along with his faithful sidekick Robert "Bob" Obregon graciously donated their time & worked tirelessly behind the grill & cooked for us some delicious food,

Under the capable leadership of Woodie & co-CD Ron "Chicken Man" Davies, along with the excellent automated scoring program from Peter Vogel, four rounds of flying were done by 2:45 pm. After the award ceremony, we were able to hit the road by 3.

I would like to thank all parties concerned for a job well done, & also to congratulates all of the winners. Hopefully, this contest will continue for many years to come.

Adrian