How's this for a logo? Thanks to Florent Baecke
for a thoughtful rendering of what has been going on here for, lo, these
many years - since 1991. Thanks a bunch, Florent! And watch for other
versions from him. February 13th....Grounded again. This time the weather, too cold
for us southerners and a forecast of unfavorable wind as well, was only
half to blame. The other half of our excuse was that the guys are all
fired up to have a "Guillows WWII only" contest but some were still a-building
or hadn't had time to trim their models (me too....Joe). So we will wait
for a more favorable situation in the next few weeks. The next regular
meeting will be on March 13th; Non-judged Scale WWI Mass Launch and Old
Time Rubber are scheduled. Site will be Seguin, as soon after sunrise
as possible.
LATE FLASH....Some of the guys met at Seguin and flew the
traditional Old Time Stick Rubber event, but we have to start with an
apology to Jim Thornton. The "FAC Event Data Sheet" was posted
showing Jim Thornton's Gollywock leading with 128 points against Alex
Techuk'sCasano with 125 points, so Jim, who is prone to losing models
to Hung, decided not to complete his entry by flying the optional third
flight - a sound strategy in this case. But a mistake was made in adding
up Alex's score; he actually had 135 seconds total, not 125. Unfortunately,
the error was detected too late for remedial action. So the kanone goes
to Alex. Very sorry about that, Jim.
Old Time Stick Rubber
First: Alex Techuk - Casano - 135 points (best flight 59 seconds). Second:
Jim Thornton - Gollywock - 128 points (best flight 65 seconds). Third:
Allen Shields - Sparky - 69 points (best flight 24 seconds). Fourth: Dick
Adams - Lanzo - 22 points.
Dick Adams reports the wind was blowing 5 to 10 mph., a limiting factor
that probably justifies the low times recorded. The unfortunate computation
error that led Jim Thornton to forego his third flight added to the somewhat
blah results of the day. But a word from Joe Joseph : There was quite
a spirited discussion about having a Mass Launch of the Guillows Warbirds
series, and it looked like there would be enough flyers for a successful
scale event. I built my Hellcat just in time but was unable to make it
to Seguin because wife Marie had to be hospitalized (not serious at this
time), and hubby had to standby all day Saturday. The other Guillows candidates
were also absent, so our Guillows Warbirds event must await another day.
And Non-Scale Endurance remains Alamo Escadrille's Big Deal.
Next Meeting: March 13, 2008
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2010 SCHEDULE OF MEETS
Mike Midkiff has provided this schedule of
meets for your planning purposes. His phone number is 817/428-8151. E-mail
is mmid149421@sbcglobal.net:
March 27-28: Texas Cloud Climbers "Spring Bash" at Gainesville, TX. CD
is Mike Fedor.
June 4-6: "Small Steps" at Little Rock, AR. CD is Steve Staples.
June 12-14: "Six Flags Pensacola" at Pensacola, FL. CD is George White.
September 5-6: "Mountain Men" at ? Colorado. Don DeLoach is CD.
September 11-12: "FAC Outdoor Champs" at Muncie, IN. Ralph Kuenz is CD.
September 25-26: "Texas Scale Champs" at Gainesville, TX. Rich Adams is
CD.
October 9-11: "Gather da Turkeys" at Pensacola, FL. George White is CD.
October 23-24: "Texas Cloud Climber Champs" at Sendera, TX. S. Spence
is CD.
November 6-7: "Alamo Scramble" at San Antonio, TX. Dick Adams is CD.
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