This event is limited to one entry per frequency
and now has 38 entries. The event is highly unusual, it is limited to wood
constructed sailplanes and has a format that evidently a lot of people are
attracted to. Clarification: the fuse can be fiberglass and the wings can be
fully sheeted over wood ribs. The spar can be any degree of carbon
composit.
The format could be of interest to all contest
directors that are putting on sanctioned events and/or club activities.
Although this is a woody event, it can be applied to composits, unlimited only,
or all the AMA size class events.
It can also replace the skill levels that might be
in use during club monthly activities. The basic differences in
format from what we have been flying for 35 years are: no size
classes, pick the task you want to fly from the five LSF Thermal Duration task
levels, and/or the 3 for 15 Max Cu, and/or the longest single flight, chose
the time when you want to fly, chose the sailplane you want to fly (you may
not want to fly a smaller plane in the one or two hour tasks), make
three attempts and your best single score counts (excludes 3 for 15 Cu
Max), take the two days to accomplish your chosen tasks, OR JUST FLY FOR
FUN.
This event is not to be confused with RES or
NOSTALGIA, those events describe the design you can fly. We are going to
be flying new designs and old designs of any size and control functions.
The tasks will be the focus of the event. So it is a pick a task and
then pick a sailplane.
Think of your fellow club members
that don't show up at your club sanctioned
events, but do fly in the club monthly events or those that don't even fly in
the monthly events. Is it possible they would show if they could chose to
fly for competition or fun? It is a fact, that a ton of guys don't fly
sanctioned contests because they don't see the point in the time and expense to
fly three six minute tasks in one day. Maybe it is time for this
format, maybe it is time to offer a fun fly and/or competition event so that all
sailplaners can get together and have fun.
We have four new designs entered in the
Special Events "Best New Design" category already, so I think woodys are alive
and well. The "Single Longest Flight" is also a very popular Special
Events category. This event is going to be nothing but fun, May 25-26,
2002, on the AMA flying field, Muncie, Indiana.
Full info on my web site http://www.skybench.com in the Wood
Crafters Soar In Reunion page. If you
haven't been to the AMA Museum, then add that to your list of reasons to
participate as well as see the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum with the
full size Wright Flyer displayed.
Ray Hayes LSF 803
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