Just wanted to post a reminder about the [link=http://www.spacecityrc.com/]Space City Club's[/link] first annual pattern classic May 3rd & 4th. The club field is located in Katy TX a west Houston suburb.


Here are the details:

Date May 3rd & 4th

Place Space City RC Club, Katy Texas

Classes 401, 402, 403, 404, 406

Landing Fee $35 all classes

Contact:
CD Dale Dickey 281 463-8462 [email protected]
Glen Watson 281-300-1619 [email protected]

Field open for practice Friday May 2nd, Sportsman class (401) permitted to fly any AMA legal airplane. FAI will fly P09 and F09 sequences. Trophies awarded 1st through 3rd place. Excellent grass runway and large covered pit area. Field has running water and electricity. RV’s and overnight camping allowed (no hookups available). Club providing lunch for pilots both Saturday and Sunday. There will be a Saturday night dinner at the field. Cost is $15.00 per plate. Chef is preparing baby back ribs.

Sponsors:

Futaba
Morgan Fuel / CoolPower
Hobbico
Randy's Hobbies / Ritch's Brew
Tru-Turn
YS parts and Service

I'll be there. Competing 402 again.

Glen, looking forward to your first contest!

See you Friday evening.

Chuck Hochhalter

Pre-Registration

Those planning on attending the first annual Space City RC Contest May 3rd and 4th it would be helpful if you would pre-register by emailing the data listed below to [email protected] on or before Friday May, 2nd.

Pre-registration information:
Name
AMA #
Class
Channel # or 2.4

Thanks in Advance...

what time should we be there by?

WOW! Just hosted my very first pattern event this past weekend. Based on feedback from those in attendance the event was a huge success. Support from the Space City club members along with the 24 contestants and their cooperation exceeded my expectations. We got in 6 rounds total FAI flew 3 rounds of P-09 and F-09 each. Go to [link=http://pages.suddenlink.net/donramsey/]Don Ramsey's Pattern Site[/link] for a complete listing of results. For those not able to make it this year the Space City RC Club encourages you to mark your Calendar for the first weekend in May 2009.

Special thanks to:
John Underwood chef (BB ribs Saturday night were outstanding)
Dale Dickey CD
John Blackmon my personal scoring assistant
Finnis Hopson Line Chief
Leonard Fangue Facility manager
Event Sponsors [link=http://www.futaba-rc.com/]Futaba/Hobbico[/link], [link=http://www.morganfuel.com/]Morgan Fuel/CoolPower[/link], [link=http://www.ritchsbrew.com/rb.html]Randy's Hobby/Ritch's Brew[/link], [link=http://www.tru-turn.com/]Tru-Turn[/link], [link=http://www.yspartsandservice.com/]YS Parts and Service[/link]

Great contest Glen and our hats off to the club for the use of their great facilities and even better food. Already looking forward to next year, but could you do something about the bugs?[)]

Actually, Glen had host jitters all weekend. No need - he had everything pre-planned and well prepared. Space City club has an outstanding field for pattern with excellent fly-over space and background, one of the best grass runways around, and enthusiastic club members handling details. They even hit the weather right - cool & dry with just enough wind to keep it interesing all weekend (been raining all day today - Monday). The challenge was to not break one's personal weight limit - half a chicken with trimmings for lunch Sat, then baby-back ribs for dinner, then burgers of sausage for lunch Sunday!

Competition was good (Intermediate was a real battle) and judges had no trouble handling F09 in F3A. Glen would have scores tabulated by the time one could refuel / change batts. An excellent event and definitely a "must make" for next year.

A big "thank-you" to the Space City Club and Glen!

Wish I coulda been there...

Well done Glen.

Well organized, nice prizes, nice weather, great food, and great friends.


-mark

It was a great experience. Had a lot of fun. Everyone is always so nice at pattern contests. I'm always looking forward to them. Competition in intermediate was pretty darn tuff. the top 3 pilots each won 2 or more rounds. I won 3 rounds which got me 1st but it definatly didn't come easy. I like competition though. Wouldn't be as far as I am now

Top notch Glen.. looking forward to next year!

Chuck Hochhalter

Glen,

Sounds like a great contest. Wish I could've made it. Just had no time to fly since I got back in the country. Plus have a list of Honey-do's a mile long....I'm about 8' into that mile Hoping to catch up and fly with you guys soon,

Arch

I had a great time, thanks for the contest Glen really appreciate it.

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