Narrandera 2005
28th Annual Australian Free Flight Society Championships and
World Cup - Open International for F1A, F1B and F1C
Narrandera, NSW 25 to 28 March 2005 (Easter)
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Dear Flyers,
A bit more information about the Easter Contest. (Posted on March 3)
1. We have had contact with the farmer and he reports that field no. 2 (Widgewa) will probably be either ploughed or have stubble so we should fly on Field no. 1.
Field no.1 is the government land for which we had to agree to several environmental conditions. The ones of main concern are that there is no camping allowed on the field and we are not allowed to drive all over the field (i.e. use motorised retrieval).
The no-motorised retrieval is a problem - most of us have made use of cars at some times when it has been windy - but it is a condition for use of the field. Pushbikes are pretty useful however and are both permitted and recommended.
2. Our competition starts under daylight saving but ends under Eastern Standard Time. Sunrise is at 0702 daylight saving time. This is not a problem on Friday with the 1000 start but it is too late for a 0700 start for F1A on Saturday. Check with the CD on Friday but we expect to start F1A at 0800.
On Sunday when we have put our clocks back an hour we will start at 0700 as listed in the program.
See you there,
AFFS Committee
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President
Roy Summersby
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eMail: roydi AT tac.com.au
Secretary
Phil Mitchell
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eMail: Phil.Mitchell AT gosford.nsw.gov.au
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Leigh Morgan
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Competition Calendars : 2005
New South Wales Free Flight Society (N.S.W.F.F.S.)
Date |
Event |
Time |
Venue |
Jan 23 |
No Doc & Rubber Scale, Combined Mini (F1G, H & J), 1 Hr Scramble |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Feb 06 |
Combined Vintage, Precision, HLG & Catapult Glider |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Feb 20 |
Combined Open, P30, Gotch & Scale Rally |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Mar 5-6 |
Hunter Valley Champs |
- |
Muswellbrook |
Mar 13 |
State Champs HLG & Catapult Glider, Vintage Rubber & Vintage Power |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Mar 25-28 |
AFFS Champs, Southern Cross Cup & State Champs-F1A,B,C, Open Power & Open Rubber |
- |
Narrandera |
Apr 03 |
State Champs P30 & Campbell Scramble. Mentor Day* & BBQ |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Apr 17 |
Gotch,Combined %, Scale Rally |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
May 01 |
Mini Vintage including KK(CSA etc), HLG & Catapult Glider, Combined %. |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
May 14-15 |
Veterans Gathering |
- |
Muswellbrook |
May 22 |
No Doc & Rubber Scale, Combined%, Precision. |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Jun 12 |
State Champs - 1Hr Scramble, Vintage Glider, Mini FAI - F1G,H & J |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Jun 19 |
Russell Forth Scramble |
8am-9am |
Illawarra |
Jun 26 |
Scale State Champs F/F & Control Line,BBQ Lunch |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Jul 8-14 |
58th Nationals (Inc Indoor State Champs) |
- |
Richmond Area |
Aug 07 |
Fun Fly & Control Line Day, Gotch, 1Hr Scramble, BBQ Lunch. Mentor Day* |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Aug 21 |
Mini Vintage including KK(CSA etc.), Combined% HLG & Catapult Glider |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Sep 11 |
P30, Combined Vintage. |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Sep 25 |
No Doc & Rubber Scale, Combined Open, Gotch. |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Oct 09 |
1Hr Scramble,Combined%,P30. |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Oct 23 |
Fun Fly & Control Line Day, 1/2Hr Campbell Scramble. BBQ Lunch. Mentor Day* Mini Vintage inc KK (CSA etc.) |
7am-2pm |
Richmond |
Nov 06 |
Precision, Gotch, Combined%. |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Nov 20 |
Mills Trophy Scramble |
7am-8am |
Illawarra |
Nov 27 |
Combined FAI (A,B,C,G,H,J), HLG & Catapult Glider |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
Dec 10 |
Presentation Dinner |
- |
TBA |
Dec 18 |
1Hr Scramble, Combined Vintage, P30 |
7am-1pm |
Richmond |
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Competition Calendars : 2005
South Australia Free Flight Group (S.A.F.F.G.)
Date |
Event |
Flights |
Venue |
15/01/05 |
F1A, Open Power, P30, HLG/CLG |
Marong Gala |
Marong |
16/01/05 |
F1B, F1C, P30, HLG/CLG |
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17/01/05 |
Vint. Rubber, Vint. Glider, HLG/CLG |
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06/02/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
20/02/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
06/03/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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PMAC HLG Trophy |
best 3 from 6 |
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13/03/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Combined FAI |
5 flights |
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20/03/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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PMAC Open Glider Trophy |
3 flights |
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25 to 28/03/2005 |
Australian Free Flight Society Championships |
AFFS Champs |
Narrandera |
29 and 30/03/2005 |
Southern Cross Cup |
NSW State Champs |
Narrandera |
03/04/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Combined FAI |
5 flights |
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16/04/05 |
8am start Rounds 1 -7 F1A; 9am start Oz Diesel, P30 |
SA State Champs |
Bordertown |
17/04/05 |
8am start Rounds 1 -7 F1B, F1C; 9am start Comb Vint,Comb. Open |
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18/04/05 |
8am start Rounds 1 -5 Comb Mini; 12.00 CLG/HLG |
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23 to 25/04/2005 |
Vic State Champs, Springhurst |
VFFS State Champs |
Springhurst |
01/05/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Comb. Vintage |
3 flights |
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15/05/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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PMAC Open Rubber Trophy |
3 flights |
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23/05/05 to 28/05/05 |
World Championships |
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Argentina |
05/06/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Bill Saville Lightweight Open Rubber Trophy |
3 flights |
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19/06/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Dave Anderson Open Power Trophy |
3 flights |
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Comb. Mini |
3 flights |
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03/07/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Oz Diesel |
3 flights |
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8th July 2005 |
Australian National Championships |
Richmond NSW |
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15th July 2005 |
(program to be advised) |
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17/07/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Oz Diesel |
3 flights |
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Combined FAI |
5 flights |
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07/08/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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P30 |
3 flights |
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Comb. Mini |
3 flights |
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21/08/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Open Power |
3 flights |
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04/09/05 |
Lawie Kelsalls "Fly In" |
3 flights |
Monarto |
11/09/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Oz Diesel |
3 flights |
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Comb. Vintage |
3 flights |
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18/09/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
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Comb. Mini |
3 flights |
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01/10/05 |
Combined Open |
3 flights |
Bordertown |
02/10/05 |
Combined FAI |
3 flights |
Slow Down |
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Oz Diesel |
3 flights |
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CLG/HLG |
Best 3 from 6 flights |
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03/10/05 |
Combined Mini |
5 flights |
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16/10/05 |
Combined %age Open |
3 flights |
Cambrai |
Note : All Cambrai contests are to start at 9 am. Last Cambrai contest flights to be launched before 4 pm
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Brisbane Free Flight Society (B.F.F.S.)
FEB |
Sat 5th |
12 noon
| Club Meeting plus “Show and Tell” at John Lewis’s |
13th |
8.00 am |
BBT Mass Scale Launch 8.00am Sharp
Club Day. All in Percentage, 3 flights, 1 model/entry, and multiple entries allowed. No HLG. Trimming, chatting, etc; Finish percentage at 12.00 noon, fly as long as you wish. (Remember it gets pretty hot on the field at this time of year, we don’t want too many long retrievals in the heat of the afternoon).
Queensland Cup Round 1 |
27th |
8.00 am |
F1H State Champs *** 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
CD: TBA
Queensland Cup Round 2 |
MAR |
13th |
7.00 am |
F1A State Champs *** 7.00 am to 2.00 pm
CD: TBA
Queensland Cup Round 3 |
25th-30th |
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APR |
3rd |
8.00 am |
L Squared/100. State Champs ***
HLG State Champs ***
QDP, CLG. Campbell Scramble.
Open Rubber State Champs ***
Queensland Cup Round 4 |
17th |
7.00 am 8.00 am |
Open Rubber State Champs Flyoff 7.00am ***
Marks Mini Madness. Combined F1G, H & J Five rounds. 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
Queensland Cup Round 5 |
MAY |
Sun 1st |
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Club Day |
Mon 2nd |
| Club Day |
15th |
8.00 am |
P30 State Champs ***
CD: TBA 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
Queensland Cup Round 6 |
29th |
8.00 am |
F1G State Champs ***
CD: TBA 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
Queensland Cup Round 7 |
JUN |
5th |
| Club Day |
19th |
7.00 am |
F1B State Champs ***
CD: TBA, 7.00am to 2.00pm
Queensland Cup Round 8 |
23rd |
Midday |
Club AGM at John Lewis’s. BYO. |
JUL |
3rd |
8.00 am |
Big Bird Competition for F1G 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
CD: J de Visser |
8th -14th |
| MAAA National Champs WINDSOR. N.S.W |
17th |
7.00 am |
Scale State Champs ***<
CD: TBA 7.00am Start
Queensland Cup Round 9 |
31st |
8.00 am |
F1J State Champs ***
CD: TBA 8.00am Start
Queensland Cup Round 10 |
AUG |
14th |
| Queensland Cup Round12 |
20th |
12 noon |
Maryborough Gala Weekend – DAY ONE: Judging Sports Precision, Times to be advised. Other events to be advised |
21st |
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Maryborough Gala Weekend - DAY TWO: Sports Precision Trophy, Times to be advised. Other events to be advised.
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SEP |
10th |
Midday |
Club Meeting at John Lewis’. BYO |
11th |
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Club Day |
18th |
8.00 am |
Queensland Cup Round 13 |
OCT |
2nd |
8.00 am |
“No Frills” F1B Cup, sponsored by Allen Thomas 5 rounds, 8.00 am -1.00 pm
CD: A Thomas |
23rd |
8.00 am |
Start 8.00am finish 1.00pm CD TBA
Queensland Cup Round 14 |
NOV |
6th |
8.00 am |
Queensland Cup Round15 |
27th |
12 noon |
Club meeting & Christmas Party, venue/ host TBA |
IMPORTANT ITEMS
All contests will be flown to current FAI and MAAA rules, with the exceptions:
F1A and F1B State Championships will be flown to five rounds, with the option open to the flyer to fly a total of seven rounds for the purpose of qualifying for selection for international competition. The flyer shall nominate prior to the flight if it is for Team selection or Team selection / State Champs.
Queensland Cup
To promote flying of model classes of particular interest to individual members. Open to F1A, B and C and F1H,G and J.
Fourteen flights to be made over the season. Flights to be held on any Queensland Cup day. Any number of flights can be made on a particular day. Flight scores are to be lodged with the CD on the day, signed by the timekeeper. To add interest updated results will be emailed and/ or posted on the BFFS website. Trophies will be awarded to the successful participants, plus placings, dependent on entry numbers. A $10 entry fee will apply.
Vintage
Vintage shall be flown for glider, rubber and power. Three flights for each class may be flown. The flight/s shall be made on any Queensland Cup day. Any number of flights or classes may be flown on a particular day. Other than the above variation, the contest shall be flown to current published MAAA rules. Bring your documentation.
Fly-offs
Fly-offs are to be flown in conditions of little or no thermal activity, on a date mutually acceptable to the flyers, starting as early as possible after sunrise, and no later than 7.00am. This implies that very few if any fly-offs will occur on the day of the contest, due to the thermal activity at that time of day. The window to launch shall be ten minutes, the flight time unlimited.
Cancelled or Postponed Contests
Contests will only be cancelled or postponed on the field on the day.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL EVENTS WILL BE AT COOMINYA
Club Days
These are to encourage participation on non-contest days. Also may be used for any event that has been postponed.
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'Free Flight Down Under' - Newsletter of the A.F.F.S.
Taking out a subscription to 'Free Flight Down Under' the Newsletter of the Australian Free Flight Society is the best way to both stay informed on A.F.F.S. news and coming events. It also is a great source of interesting information about FF in Australia.
Further information is available from the editor Jeremy Woolley
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Selected Reading
'Free Flight Quarterly'
www.freeflightquarterly.com/
"Free Flight Quarterly' (FFQ) has been born from the desire to have an international English language magazine devoted exclusively to Free Flight matters....FFQ ...aspires to be a truly international magazine, not only involved with the Australian Free Flight movement, but ready to open its pages to contributors from all countries." ...more
Free Flight Webring
a.webring.com
Dedicated to the promotion of Free Flight Model Aviation: Indoor, Outdoor, Competition, Flying Aces Club, or just for fun. Any power is accepted: rubber, gas, electric or other. Not for non-flying modeling nor radio control; all sites must pertain to Free Flight.
The Wakefield International Cup : A history from 1911
www.btinternet.com
by Charles Dennis Rushing
This [website] describes the history of the Wakefield International Cup, the first international trophy for aeromodelling competition. The history of the Cup can be traced back to the Wakefield Gold Cup presented by the then Sir Charles Wakefield in 1911 for a competition held at Crystal Palace, England. World War I intervened and this trophy was lost, but not forgotten.
In 1927 the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers (SMAE) approached Lord Wakefield concerning the Cup and were offered a new trophy for international competition. This trophy was the present Wakefield International Cup and was first awarded at a competition in 1928. The SMAE developed the international competition up to 1951 when it was handed to the authority of the FAI and became the award for the rubber power category at the FAI World Free Flight Championships. ...more
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Selected Organisations
Model Aeronautical Association of Australia (M.A.A.A)
www.maaa.asn.au/
M.A.A.A Official Rules : Free Flight
Australian_Rules_S2_FF.doc
Victorian Model Aircraft Association (V.M.A.A)
www.vmaa.com.au/
V.M.A.A. Events Calendar
www.vmaa.com.au/newsite/calendar/index.php
New South Wales Free Flight Society (N.S.W.F.F.S.)
members.ozemail.com.au/~barrylee/
Brisbane Free Flight Society (B.F.F.S.)
hometown.aol.com/bffsinc/
Fédération Aéronautiqe Internationale (FAI)
Sporting Code Section IV [ Free Flight ]
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Selected Suppliers
Australian in Alphabetical Order
Fly In Model Aircraft
Prop: Lawrie Kelsall
PO BOX 972, Murray Bridge, Sth Australia, 5253
Phone/Fax (618) 8532 2463 or email: flyinmodels@aol.com
Free Flight Technology
Props: Vin and Leigh Morgan
644 Canning Street, North Carlton, Victoria, 3054
Phone/Fax (613) 9387 2531 email: vin.morgan@utas.edu.au
Pel-Aero Products
Prop: Peter Lloyd
www.pelaero.com.au
Saturn Hobbies
Prop: Tony Cincotta
homepages.tig.com.au/%7Esaturn/index.htm
Sting Aero Products HLG, CLG
Prop: Len Surtees
www.stingaeroproducts.aunz.com
and for general supplies...
Hawthorn Hobbies
Prop: Cliff McIver
www.hawthornhobbies.com
International in Alphabetical Order
Aerodyne - Campell's Custom Kits
Modern Hand Launched Gliders
campbellmodernhandlaunch.htm
Old Timer, Catapult, and Towline Gliders
camotcattowgliders.htm
Rubber Powered Modern Rubber
campbellrubber.htm
Power Models Modern Power
campbellpowermodels.htm
Bob Holman Plans
bhplans.com/oldtime.htm
FAI Model Supply
www.faimodelsupply.com
Flite Tech
199.120.150.212/flitetech/index.htm
Free Flight Supplies
www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk
Hand Launched Gliders
f4bscale.worldonline.co.uk
Paul and Ralph Bradley's Model Airplane Page
www.parmodels.com/
Peck Polymers
www.peck-polymers.com/
R/N 'Sports' Kits
R/N 'Old Timer' Kits
Penn Valley Hobby Center (Campbell Custom FF Kits)
www.pennvalleyhobbycenter.com
Radical RC Free Flight kits incl. CLG, HLG
radicalrc.secure-mall.com
older site but better images members.aol.com/davthacker/radicalrcff.htm
Sams Models
www.samsmodels.demon.co.uk
Star*Link
199.120.150.212/index.htm
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