It's time once again for the Best Damn Picnic with a Pattern Contest Attached, the St Clairsville Pattern Classic.
Contest August 25 and 26 with the field open for practice at noon on the 24th.

All classes with any AMA legal airplane allowed in Sportsman. Awards through third place.

Also, any pilot entering their first contest in Sportsman will fly free....and that includes the Saturday lunch of half a roast chicken w/fixins and soft drinks, plus Sunday sausage sandwiches and other goodies.

We've had an influx of gas drilling workers lately and hotel rooms are getting a little short. Please don't wait til the last minute to make your reservations. If you can't find anything in St Clairsville, try Wheeling, WV, about 20 minutes east, or Cambridge, OH, about 30 minutes west.

http://www.rcpilot.com/event_details.cfm?event_id=600


A link to the flyer.

I've been looking forward to this one since last year

Hello All,

This event was highly recommended by many at the Weak Signals Contest... Sounds like there will be some good eats at this one! I'm planning to be there flying sportsman... See you there!

..Lynn..

the chicken is killer, and i am a picky eater.

We will be glad to have you Lynn


Bill

if you need directions to the field try this



Bill

Hi guys,
Please feel free to ask any questions here on RCU. Others may have the same questions.

We are offering the "Pattern Experience" to 1st timers with no entrance fee. You never know who will show and maybe they will even CD a new event some day.

It will be nice to see some new faces. It will be really good to see some old friends!

Gate at 8:00

Sign at 9:00

Meet at 10:00

Wheels up at 11:00 Can't start any earlier for the sun.


Any questions, please ask.

Rick Cilles Richard.cilles@momentive .com 1-800-688-1856 ext 8096 Home 740-695-2021 Cell 740-338-8386

I am looking forward to FINALLY making it this year. Combinations of visitors or work have gotten in the way, but this time around, I am free and clear. Look forward to seeing everyone there.

Thank you Bill. Bill went way beyond the call of duty and out of his way to let us in the gate tonight. Thank you Bill. Oh... In the morning if their is a popup at the bottom of the hill... Come down and wake us up. Thanks.
Dr P

Great contest. Thanks Rick and all the helpers - great flying, great food, great people, great site, great fun. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again in a few weeks in Muncie.

Hello Guys,

Any photos or contest results?

Teo

Many Many Thanks!! to Rick and "ALL" the crew!! I really enjoyed all of the people and the awesome eats!

Lynn Morgan

Teo, I'll be posting photos of all the pilots and a little summary later today.
Also, Dave Cook will post results on the D4 page of the NSRCA site soon, if they're not up already.
Sorry you couldn't make it.

Hi Scott,

Me too. I kept thinking about going up until the last minute, but decided that the nearly 6 hr drive was a bit much. As it turns out, I also had to spend some time at work over the weekend so it just did not work out. We had a very nice weekend here in Michigan, I assume you did as well. I am trying to see if I can make Peter's contest in a few weeks, as it turns out, I have a conflict on Saturday. We will see.

Take care,

Teo

I know Scott took some awesome photos - he's a genius with a camera, I got a pic of some guy with a yak that looked kinda like me but a lot better.

My pics are mostly of airplane parts for my own personal reference, but here are two: