Monroe County R/C Club's New Year's Day Glider Contest went on as usual
without any Y2K problems. The weather could not have been more pleasant
for the first of January with sun most of the day, a high around 55 and
winds very moderate to light. Most flyers were coat-less by noon and even
the kerosene heater/chili stove was turned off by mid-afternoon.
Thirteen fliers signed up and flew this year, six of them from out of town
or state. Five rounds were flown for 65 official flights (not counting
test/trim/fun flights before and after the event). The rounds were: 1) 5
min duration, 2&3) 5 min duration w/spot landing, 4&5) 3 min precision w/
spot landing for a total of 1500 points Max. The Longest Flight of the
Millenium and First Crash of the Millenium were also ran during the
contest. Here are the final standings:
1st place Johnny Berlin 1322
2nd place Gil Gauger 1249
3rd place Gordy Stahl 1137
4th place Lou Magyar 1078
5th place Ed Wilson 1011
6th place Tom Osborne 924
7th place Pete Peterson 897
8th place Brent Hoover 883
9th place Jim Deck 758
10th place Henk Haitjema 709
11th place Michael Rollings 687
12th place Steve Jackson 670
13th place Brian Elliott 616
Longest Flight of the Millenium went to Gordy Stahl with a time of 8:51.
First Crash of the Millenium went to Henk Haitjema.
I personally would like to thank all who came and flew, helped, or
participated in some way. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. We also had
many people that just stopped by to to say "Hi" (including a couple of
former club members that have not been with us for some time), or were
curious about what we were doing. Lets hope that our public exposure
brings new fliers and more understanding to our hobby/sport.
High flights, Soft landings,
Brent Hoover
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