Due to the lousy weather forecast the F3F practice clinic scheduled for 9/13 has been canceled and will be rescheduled at some future date.
Thanks, Dave > Hey Guys, > > Looks like we have around 20+ pilots who are interested in F3F at Davenport > and other bay area venues on the second Sunday of every month. I'm happy to > say that 6 of them are new to F3F. > > F3F Practice clinic: Saturday 9/13 > Gate opens: 10am > Start time: 11am > Location: Davenport aka Big Creek. > Please bring your AMA membership cards. > > Many of the pilots have expressed an interest in having a practice day to hone > their F3F skills so we have scheduled a full on F3F clinic for Saturday > September 13. Practice will start at 11am and run till 5pm. (weather > permitting, see below) > > If you really wish to improve your F3F skills before your next race or > practice then please check out " F3F Improvement- Have a plan! " written by > the fastest F3F pilot in the USA, Craig ~31.75~ Toutolmin. > http://shredair.com/report/f3fskill.html > > This is an excellent article with many great tips on how to become a better > F3F pilot. It really is a must read for newbies as well as the rest of you > yahoos who think your fast :-) > > The Davenport site is located around 15 miles north of Santa > Cruz. Please email me directly if you are interested joining us or need > directions to the site. > > 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 a foamie. Bring what you have and > give it a try. It really is challenging and fun. > > For a brief description of F3F racing please visit this link. > http://www.sloperacing.com > > The rules can be found here> > http://sloperacing.com/info/f3f.htm > > Again I highly reccomend you read Craig's article which can be found here > http://shredair.com/report/f3fskill.html > > For insurance reasons the only requirement is that you are a current AMA > member. Go here and click on membership servicies at the top of the page to > join the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). > http://modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/ > > The following day after the clinic we will be having a regular F3F race at the > same location. Race start time will be 11am Sunday. Please read my other post > "NorCal F3F Race Sunday 9/14" for more details on what to bring, etc. > > In the event that the weather pattern changes to an off shore (NE) flow we > will cancel the practice clinic and try to reschedule it for a later date. You > will recieve a final update on Friday evening around 6pm. > > Feel free to forward this message to group lists or individuals if you think > there may be some interest. > > Feel free to email me if you have any questions. > > Thanks, > > Dave Reese > Santa Cruz, CA -- Dave Reese http://www.ReeseProductions.com P.O. Box 3607 Santa Cruz, CA 95063 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.
