speedracerntrixie

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Roll call, anyone attending the Tomcats ( Morgan Hill Ca ) contest next weekend Aug. 20?



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n233w

Luke, I'd like to make it - not sure yet. What time should I get there to have a little time for practice on 8/20 and what time does the contest begin. Thanks, Bill

elan120

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Hi Bill,

The contest starting time is solely depends on the weather, if it is overcast in the morning, we can start as early as 9:00 to 9:30am, otherwise, we might have to wait till 10:00 to 10:30am until the sun is out of the way, so any time before 9:00am is for sure open for practice.

Kevin

dave pattern

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I intend to be there
not sure what i will be flying?
my Ys 170 in the new pattern plane is still broken so it might be either the tiporare or the .75 nova i built last year
hmmm. decisions.
Dave.

n233w

Kevin,

What's the earliest the field will be open on 8/20?

Also, what's the typical prevailing wind direction and speed these days out there?

Thanks,

Bill

elan120

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Bill,

Field opens at 8:00am in the morning, but you can arrive earlier to get ready. The wind direction is typically from left to right, calm to maybe 10mph max in the morning, may go up to 15mph in the afternoon.

Kevin

patternflyer1

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Not sure yet.

Chris

lsjpeng

So far, we have:
Sportsman: 3
Intermediate: 3
Advanced: 4
Master: 7
FAI: 1

Weather forecast is partly cloudy ~81F, 10-15MPH wind. Should be a great flying day.

Luke

riot3d

Luke,

I didn't you've switched to a Zeque ...

Adrian

lsjpeng

I noticed too.... indeed, it's Jon's ship.

speedracerntrixie

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Is there online regestration? Hope you counted me for advanced

n233w

Luke,

I plan to be there, Sportsman.

Also, do you think you will need me to judge (this will be my 2nd contest)? I'm studying the rule book and am happy to help in whatever way.

Thanks,

Bill

________
Team Polits USA

riot3d

No, Bill, you can't judge, you have to call for me ...

Adrian

lsjpeng

Great!
Kevin is in charge of the judge roster, he will put you in the list.
Thank you!

Luke

lsjpeng

Few reminders:

Field will be opened for practice on Friday 8/19/11. AMA required.
Saturday, gate will be opened around 8am. No fly before 8:30am.
SCCMAS field has 110V AC power.
BBQ lunch will be served.

See ya there!

Luke

speedracerntrixie

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The field has been overcast with low level clouds until around 10-11 oclock all this week. I hope that will change and we can get an earlier start but just wanted to let people know. Good thing is that the field has no sun issues past that time until sun down. I will be there Friday right after work.

n233w

Don't worry, Adrian, something tells me thatI won't be judging FAI!

Bill

lsjpeng

We had a great contest again!
Here are standing and pics. Thanks my co-CD Kevin's hard work, also thanks SCCMAS let us use the flying site and provide the BBQ lunch.

Sportsman (5)
Dave Shirley 2000.000
Bill Polits 1955.335
John Ribble 1636.276
Peter Vogel 1560.631
Carlos Tripodi 1446.209

Intermediate (2)
Michael Fan 2000.000
Chris Beldon 1596.366

Advanced (3)
Dale Olstinske 2000.000
Shawn Berkheimer 1757.940
Robert Hixson 1531.646

Master (6)
Chris Fitzsimmons 2000.000
Jon Carter 1951.316
Robert Obregon 1788.911
Bill Sneed 1782.038
Dick Beldon 1646.017
Frank Capone 1631.622

lsjpeng

more pics. Great job everyone!

riot3d

Is that a Norm Page Mach 1 on one of the pix? My dad used to have two of them in the 70s, kitted by Mid West, I believe.

It had a Webra Speed 61, on 30% Missile Mist turning a Rev-Up 11x7 at about 500,000 rpm ... What an engine. The radio was a Kraft Signature Series, those Pro-Line open gimbal stick still feel solid today.

Adrian

dave pattern

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thats my dads Mach one its scratch built off of the MAN plans.
we didn't test fly it due to the wind being a little strong after the contest.
if yu liked the kraft sticks youll love this one i redid.
its a dx61 inside an old series 75 including the old sticks
Dave. jr.

speedracerntrixie

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We had a blast. Looking forward to Hollister now and then Will do the Bud Garric in Sac. It was good to hand out with the Daves. Big thanks to Luke for helping me sort out my speed control!