OK..number two just signed up... Cal Posthuma of Michigan........ hmmmmmmm the northern guys are first to sign up....... probably a sign that cabin fever is already setting in for us snow bunnies. I learned a trick of how to get the winch and retrieval equipment out to a cold and snowy field when I was in Michigan flying with the Detroit Soaring and Hiking guys......pile everything on one of those big plastic kid's sled and pull. Worked like a charm.
Ray Hayes http://www.skybench.com Home of Wood Crafters ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:43 PM Subject: [balsasailplanes] Jan 1, 2005 - National Postal Fun Fly Contest. 2nd Annual event! 2004 winner was Larry Jolly. > > Let's do it again.....a National Postal fly in on New Years day for fun. > > Woody's only with Built up wood flying surfaces, no molded d-tubes, > no restriction on spar construction, with or without a fiberglass fuse. > No restrictions on the use of thermal sensors or wind meters. > > > Two classes: > 100" and under and 100" and over, no limit on number of controls. > > > Tasks: Thermal duration. > > Longest Flight: > Any number of attempts, may fly the same plane in both classes. > No landing points requirement. > > Three Minute Ladder: > Each consecutive flight must be greater than the previous flight by 3 > minutes. > If consecutive flight is less than three minutes, simply try again. > No landing points requirements. > > Launch by Hi Start or winch. > > Scoring: > Report your longest flight and highest step in the time ladder > for each size class you participated in by email to Ray Hayes. > You may be asked for the name and phone # of your timer. > > Winners will receive respect and applause from the rest of us. > Send a photo and forever be immortalized. > The rest of us should send a photo also. > > To make it more interesting, the country will be divided up into > weather regions with winners in each region as describe above > plus and overall winners in each size class and task. > > Regions: > > Region A. > All the states touching the Pacific Ocean plus HI, AZ, NM, TX, > MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, except Alaska. > > Region B. > OK, MO, AK, TN, KY, NC. > > Region C (cold, gray and windy) > All the remaining states. > > I'm willing to keep track of the scores, so let's get out there this > New Years day and have some fun with our woodys. > Get a group together and turn it into a soaring party. > > To sign up, send an email to me by Friday, 8 pm your local time, > December 31st, 2004. with the following info: your name, city and > state where flights will take place (does not have to be city you reside > in). > > To register your scores, email them with photos if possible > no later than Jan. 2, 2005 to me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Nothing but fun with our woodys............... > > Ray Hayes > http://www.skybench.com > Home of Wood Crafters > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. > Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/4SeplB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balsasailplanes/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > 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.
