[RCSE] Kornberg Leads!!

2008-06-21 Thread Dudley Dufort
In the overall scores, Dave Kornberg is at the front of the pack at the end of five rounds for the first day at Spring Fling 2008. And he's leading with a 2-meter ship, no less. I was walking down the landing area and heard Jim Sneed counting down for Dave as he lined up for a landing. "Twen

[RCSE] Shoe In

2008-06-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
So far, young Ben Wright from Thousand Oaks California, is the only Junior entry in Spring Fling 2008. Kinda makes him the "heir apparent" for a First Place trophy in the Junior class this weekend. The final day for entries is tomorrow. If you've just now got your "kitchen pass" for this 2-

[RCSE] Spring Fling 2008

2008-06-01 Thread Dudley Dufort
Spring Fling is only three weeks away. The dates are June 21 & 22nd. Some frequencies are already sold out. No entries will be accepted after June 17th. Complete details: http://www.svss.org/Spring%20Fling/spring_fling.htm RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscri

[RCSE] Super SBXC for sale. Northern California

2008-05-22 Thread Dudley Dufort
. Dudley Original Message Subject:Super SBXC for sale Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:43:50 -0700 From: Dennis Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dudley Dufort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Dudley. I have decided to sell my NIB Super SBXC that I impulsively bought at

[RCSE] SVSS Man on Man Saturday

2008-05-09 Thread Dudley Dufort
A temporary page has been added to the SVSS web site showing sign-ups for tomorrow's Man on Man contest. If you're entered, please confirm your class and channel are correct. Here's the link; http://www.svss.org/man_on_man.htm Kindly advise me of any errors. Otherwise, see ya tomorrow. Du

[RCSE] Man on Man this weekend

2008-05-06 Thread Dudley Dufort
For those of you that believe "Man on Man" is the only way to fly, get yur butts to the SVSS May club contest this Saturday. Pilots meeting 9:30 AM. First round 10 AM. Pre-registration is mandatory in order to set up the flight groups. e-mail to; [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities prov

[RCSE] Spring Fling Registration

2008-04-21 Thread Dudley Dufort
Entries for Spring Fling 2008 are posted on the SVSS web site. To confirm receipt of your entry go to; http://www.svss.org/Spring%20Fling/pilots.htm Entries are updated daily . . almost. Be sure to verify your class(es), channel and timer on the web site as we are not mailing a written con

[RCSE] It's Only Fair

2008-04-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
Several guys have stumbled onto the SVSS web site and found that the sign up pages are posted for SPRING FLING 2008. We have about a dozen entries so far. It's only fair that the rest of your should know that sigh ups are open for the finest 2-day contest in Northern California. June 21st &

[RCSE] SVSS April Contest Results

2008-04-12 Thread Dudley Dufort
The results of the Sacramento Valley Soaring Society April club contest are posted on the club's web site. What an outstanding contest!! For you poor buggers in other parts of the Country, you don't EVEN want to know what the weather was like out here. 42 entries. That's an amazing level of

[RCSE] SVSS Season Opener

2008-03-05 Thread Dudley Dufort
This Saturday, March 8th, the Sacramento Valley Soaring Society launches the 2008 contest season. Northern California pilots, and you bandits out of Nevada, are all invited to attend this season opener. It's also rumored to be Jim Thomas' birthday. "Nickels and Dimes" is the format. Two fiv

[RCSE] Irish Thermal Safari

2008-02-06 Thread Dudley Dufort
Have ya had enough of Winter yet? Here's something to look forward to and chase away those Winter blues. Thermal Safari 2008 is scheduled for March 15th & 16th. Aye, it'll be an Irish Thermal Safari in honor of Saint Patrick's Day. Home base will be Dunnigan, California. I believe that's Ir

Re: [RCSE] Contest dates?

2008-01-13 Thread Dudley Dufort
Spring Fling - June 21 & 22. See ya there. DAN FINK wrote: She Who Must Be Obeyed has asked what the contest schedule is this year. So I need the following dates: Fresno 2 day Bent-wing in Visalia Reno 2 day Sacramento 2 day Fall fest in Visalia Thanks guys, need them before she c

[RCSE] For Sale

2007-12-04 Thread Dudley Dufort
RnR 914, with new Scott Meader - Eagle fuse. Gear included. Ready for fly. $750 Respond for pictures and more info. Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe mess

[RCSE] Duo Discus

2006-08-20 Thread Dudley Dufort
Soar Utah (or anywhere else) with a brand new 4 meter (13'2") Duo Discus. Expertly constructed by Jim Thomas. This beautiful 1/5 scale ship is ready to fly. Add battery, nose weight and go fly!! $650 worth of new electronics. (6) JR 368's control ailerons, spoilers, rudder and elevator. (

[RCSE] Cheap Meat Fun Fly

2006-08-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
Attention Northern California, Western Nevada and Southern Oregon Pilots!!! Do you like to fly? This Saturday! Got something to sell? This Saturday! Do you like barbecue? This Saturday Looking for something to buy? This Saturday! It's the first annual SVSS "Cheap Meat Fun Fly". This Saturda

[RCSE] Who Sells Em

2006-07-18 Thread Dudley Dufort
Millennium nose cone with integrated landing skeg. Signed; Can't land worth a sh***. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with

[RCSE] New MXC

2006-05-28 Thread Dudley Dufort
A picture of the all new cross country ship, the MXC from RnR, can be seen on the SVSS web site. http://www.svss.org/news.htm RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe mess

[RCSE] Cross Country at SVSS

2006-05-24 Thread Dudley Dufort
Rich Beardsley has organized a one day cross country contest this Saturday (5/27) at the SVSS field. He calls it a "Montague Tune Up". The pilot's meeting is scheduled for 9:00AM. The task is distance. All planes on the ground at 3:00PM. No entry fees, no trophies just a whole lot of fun.

[RCSE] Spring Fling Scores

2006-05-20 Thread Dudley Dufort
Saturday's scores are posted. http://www.svss.org/saturday.htm RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Ema

[RCSE] Triad Last Call

2006-05-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
The Second Leg of the Triad is this weekend!! The Sacramento forecast for our 15th annual Spring Fling has temperatures in the mid 70's. Long days make for great flying. Entry cut off is tomorrow. Procrastinators can still enter. Print the entry form from the SVSS web site (www.svss.org),

[RCSE] Spring Fling Update

2006-05-10 Thread Dudley Dufort
Spring Fling is about ten day away. On the SVSS web site, the list of entered pilots is up to date. Flight times, landing tasks and other contest details are also posted. www.svss.org RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] Re: Spring Fling flight tasks and landings?

2006-05-09 Thread Dudley Dufort
Thanks for your question. The current plan is; Saturday 5, 11, 10 & 9 with a possible make up or extra round depending conditions. Sunday 5, 8, 10. Landings, 100 point tape, semi-circle. Full details will be provided at the pilot's meetings. Robert Brown wrote: Dudley, What will the flig

[RCSE] Spring Fling 2006

2006-05-04 Thread Dudley Dufort
OK boys and girls! This is a reminder that Sacramento Valley Soaring Society's 15th annual Spring Fling is just two weeks away!! Start packin' A couple of updates follow. A list of nearby motels has been added to the SVSS web site. Click on Spring Fling, then on Lodging. It's a good idea to

[RCSE] Winch Chute

2006-01-29 Thread Dudley Dufort
I need another winch chute. The one I'm looking for isn't circular. It's made from two rectangular panels sewn at right angles. The one I have has eight lines and just happens to be red and blue. I like it because it drops fast and is snag resistant. I bought it several years ago but can't

[RCSE] Conflict

2006-01-14 Thread Dudley Dufort
Just a short note to advise everyone out here on the left coast, we're aware of the possible conflict between Spring Fling and the International Slope Race, both scheduled in May. We are working to resolve the conflict. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have cause and hope to have

[RCSE] SVSS Dates

2006-01-14 Thread Dudley Dufort
Thermal Safari - March 24th - 26th Spring Fling - May 20th & 21st. Book'em Dano RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME

[RCSE] A Riddle

2006-01-13 Thread Dudley Dufort
What has three legs?  Is 150 miles long?  Spans three days? And is tons of fun? answer

[RCSE] A New Year's Resolution

2006-01-08 Thread Dudley Dufort
Too many planes, too little space. I'm looking for some innovative ideas in storage. I simple must get my garage under control. I have planes in boxes, bags and parts thereof floating around loose. I have the garage equivalent of a Rubic's Cube. I have to move three items just to get to on

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-25 Thread Dudley Dufort
Bill, I looked at a map. You're not very far from Sacramento. We have all kinds of stuff going on here. www.svss.org Bill Swingle wrote: Club, meeting... You guys are killin' me. There is now a grand total of ONE glider pilot in my area. And I'm him. Heck I have meetings all the time. W

[RCSE] Mark Mech

2005-10-12 Thread Dudley Dufort
Mark Your e mail bounces using the address on your web site. (Even with the spaces removed.) Please ping me. Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages mus

[RCSE] Visalia then XC

2005-09-21 Thread Dudley Dufort
I'm sure that everyone has Visalia on their minds right now but I wanted to give you a heads up. SVSS is hosting a two day cross country event on October 22nd and 23rd. Those of you interested in flying cross country, make a note on your calendars. Nowell Siegel, or anyone with Nowell's e-m

[RCSE] JR 10X for sale

2005-07-28 Thread Dudley Dufort
Includes JR Datasafe with adapter and cable that allows setups to be stored in your PC.  Price includes 10X carrying case, instruction manual, extra battery and shipping.  $600

[RCSE] Spring Fling

2005-06-27 Thread Dudley Dufort
Spring Fling 2005, the 2nd leg of the Traid, is in the books. The contest results can be seen at; www.svss.org RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be

[RCSE] Missed Call

2005-06-22 Thread Dudley Dufort
When I got home last night there was a message from someone in Modesto who wanted to fly Spring Fling on channel 56. I inadvertently deleted the message before noting the name and phone number of the caller. If you're out there, please call again or reply to this message. Dudley RCSE-List f

[RCSE] 9 Days To Go

2005-06-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
There are only nine days until Spring Fling 2005. The entry period is drawing to a close. Entries postmarked after June 20, 2005 will be returned unless you specify that you want them held for next year. www.svss.org"Where it's all about the fun" RCSE-List facilities provided by Model A

[RCSE] SVSS Spring Fling

2005-06-09 Thread Dudley Dufort
The second leg of the Triad is only two weeks away. Those who've already signed up can verify class, frequency and timers at www.svss.org/pilots.html. If you're not signed up and want to attend one of the top two day events on the left coast, ya better get with it. We're burnin' daylight.

[RCSE] Calif. Pilots

2005-05-19 Thread Dudley Dufort
Two days of Cross Country flying here in Sacramento this weekend. In spite of the soggy weather today, the forecast is sunny and mid 80's for Saturday and Sunday. Using the parlance of our times; It don't get no better that that! It's not too late to sign up. Complete details at svss.org.

[RCSE] Spring Fling

2005-05-09 Thread Dudley Dufort
The Second Leg of the Triad, Spring Fling 2005, is only 7 weeks away.  400 invitations will be snail mailed by weeks end.   If you want to beat the pack and get you first choice frequency, the official entry form is on the SVSS website.  Edgar Vera, here's your heads up. A special thanks to Er

[RCSE] Towhook Location

2005-05-02 Thread Dudley Dufort
I need the towhook location for a Millennium as measured aft of the nosecone "seam" on the underside of the fuse. Thanx Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe mess

[RCSE] 9303 Aux. Batt.

2005-04-27 Thread Dudley Dufort
Cross country and other long duration flying requires greater transmitter battery capacity than is available in the stock radio. George Steiner and I came up with a quick fix for those occasions when an additional battery is needed to buy more flight time. I'll be happy to share our modificat

[RCSE] Cross Country

2005-02-27 Thread Dudley Dufort
Sacramento Valley Soaring Society (SVSS) is pleased to announce our annual 2-day Cross Country event on May 21st & 22nd. You'll find complete details and an entry form on the SVSS web site. Also, you might want to pencil in on your calendar, Spring Fling. June 25th and 26th. Our world class

[RCSE] Cross Country

2005-02-26 Thread Dudley Dufort
Sacramento Valley Soaring Society (SVSS) is pleased to announce our annual 2-day Cross Country event on May 21st & 22nd. You'll find complete details and an entry form on the SVSS web site. Also, you might want to pencil in on your calendar, Spring Fling. June 25th and 26th. Our world class

[RCSE] Cross Country

2005-02-24 Thread Dudley Dufort
Sacramento Valley Soaring Society (SVSS) is pleased to announce our annual 2-day Cross Country event on May 21st & 22nd. You'll find complete details and an entry form on the SVSS web site. Also, you might want to pencil in on your calendar, Spring Fling. June 25th and 26th. Our world class

[RCSE] Duo Discus Owners

2005-01-28 Thread Dudley Dufort
Looking for ideas on installing nose weight without interfering with the tow release mechanism. Replys off list will be appreciated. Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and uns

[RCSE] Full House Electric

2005-01-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
I'm looking for a full house electric. I'm more interested thermaling capabilities than electric flight abilities. The motor would be used in lieu of a winch or high start. Anyone have an opinion and/or experience with the XL 3200 from N.S.P? Current planes flown include Tempest, Millenniu

[RCSE] Telario

2004-01-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
Does anyone have the phone number for the U.S. distributor of the Telario Talk Vario? As I recall he's somewhere on the East Coast. I ordered the new model over a month and haven't heard a thing since then. Thanks, Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe"

[RCSE] Parachutes

2003-09-23 Thread Dudley Dufort
Need one for my Rahm winch. Reply off list. Thanks RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.

[RCSE] Spring Fling

2003-06-22 Thread Dudley Dufort
Sacramento Valley Soaring Society's Spring Fling was a tremendous success.  Two outstanding days of flying were the hallmark of the Second Leg of The Western States Triad.  Thanks to all who attended. The contest scores are posted on the club web site.  www.svss.org

[RCSE] WLTB

2002-11-23 Thread Dudley Dufort
I need a Millennium nose cone. Preferably yellow. I have some stabs if anyone needs them. Just pay shipping. Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must

Re: [RCSE] Spring Fling Map?

2002-06-18 Thread Dudley Dufort
David, sorry the club web site is down. We're in the process of changing hosts and we got cut off by the former. Our field is pretty easy to find. It's located in the People's Republic of Davis, CA. We're 3.8 miles south of interstate 80 on Mace Blvd. Tremont Road intersects Mace Blvd. at t

[RCSE] Spring Fling

2001-06-11 Thread Dudley Dufort
The Spring Fling web pages got dumped from our server about a week ago. I was at THE cross country event in Montague and just found out about it today. The pages are relinked. Montague was fantastic!! If you've signed up for Spring Fling, you'll find you name, class and frequency posted on the

[RCSE] Summa Classic

2001-06-04 Thread Dudley Dufort
There are some GREAT prizes in stock for the lucky winners at this year's Spring Fling 2001 raffle. The brand new Summa Classic RES/Standard Class sailplane from RnR is up for grabs. A couple of other big ticket items include a JR 8103 radio, a beautiful PD 2000 full house open class ship and a

[RCSE] Phill Hill

2001-05-31 Thread Dudley Dufort
Please contact me. Thanks, Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Five Weeks

2001-05-18 Thread Dudley Dufort
Northern California's best two day event is only five weeks away. Spring Fling is June 23rd & 24th sponsored by S&E Modeler and the Sacramento Valley Soaring Society. There are 100 pilots in the flight order so far. Some frequencies are sold out but plenty are still open. Check the web site for

[RCSE] F3B

2000-08-02 Thread Dudley Dufort
A new page has been added to the SVSS web site for the F3B Team Selection Finals to be held in Northern California over the Labor Day Weekend. Directions to the SVSS field and local motel rates and phone numbers are posted. Pilots and frequencies will be added as that information becomes availab

[RCSE] Sapphire

2000-07-10 Thread Dudley Dufort
Looking for a NIB Sapphire CST. A midair at last Saturday's club contest prompts this quest. Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] It's Not Too Late

2000-06-07 Thread Dudley Dufort
This in response to recent inquiries. Sacramento Valley Soaring Society's Spring Fling 2000 (6/24 - 6/25) is still open to registration. Contest information, a sign-up form and frequency allocation info are all available at the web site. www.svss.org Click on "Spring Fling". The field will b

[RCSE] Acacia

2000-06-01 Thread Dudley Dufort
Looking for information on the Acacia. Source, price, reviews, opinions etc. Thanks, Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Albuquerque

2000-02-20 Thread Dudley Dufort
Is there anyone from the Albuquerque Soaring Association on the exchange? Dudley RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]