Due to poor weather conditions (crappy wind forecast) we have decide to cancel the F3F race this Sunday 9/14 and have re-scheduled it for Sunday Sept. 21. Same place same start time. I'll post a reminder late next week.
Thanks, Dave > Hey Guys, > > Race date: 9/14 > Gate opens: 10am > Start time: 11am > Location: Davenport aka Big Creek. > > Just a reminder that we will be having a F3F race this Sunday, 9/14 at the Big > Creek Lumber site near Davenport, CA. (Weather permitting, see below) > > Everyone including newbies are most welcome to come join us. For insurance > reasons the only requirement is that you are a current AMA member. Don't > forget to bring your membership cards. Go to this website and click on > membership servicies at the top of the page to join or to simply find out more > about the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). > http://modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/ > > Race starts at 11am. Please be on time. We should be finished by 6pm or > sooner. > > The gate will be unlocked around 10am and we would like everyone to park > inside of the gate and along the east side of the runway between the hanger > and the gate. Please park completly off the runway. Sorry, camping is not > allowed. > > The closest store is 5 miles away so make sure to bring plenty of food and > water with you. Sometimes it can be pretty cold so make sure to bring a hat > and some warm clothing. > > There is also quite a bit of iceplant in the pit area as well as the LZ. This > is a great plant for landing on but it will leave stains on your clothing > that are very dificult if not impossible to remove, so dress accordingly. I > also reccomend you bring a rag and some water to clean your model(s) after > landing. A tarp for setting your gear on is a good idea. While there is quite > a bit of poison oak at this site all the areas we will be using should be > relatively free of this nasty plant. > > In the event that the weather pattern changes to an off shore (NE) flow we > will cancel the race and move it to a later date. You will recieve a final > update on Friday evening around 6pm. > > The Davenport site is located around 15 miles north of Santa > Cruz. Please email me directly if you are interested joining us. The F3F > format allows only one model on the race course at a time so there is NO > risk of having a mid-air. Newbies are most welcome and encouraged to join us. > Any type of glider will work including, I dare say, a foamie :-) Bring what > you have and give it a try. It really is a lot of fun and we will make sure to > team you up with an experianced F3F pilot your first time out. > > Feel free to forward this message to group lists or individuals if you think > there may be some interest. > > I was having some email problems when I made the last NorCal head count post > which was causing some mail to bounce back to the senders. If you experianced > this problem please resend the message if you wish to be added to the NorCal > F3F group.Thanks. > > I hope to cya there! > > Dave Reese > Santa Cruz, CA > -- Dave Reese http://www.ReeseProductions.com 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.
