Again

The chase

A kill!

There seems to be some interest in trying this out. So 3 or 4 of us are going to be out this Sunday attemping to cut each others streamers. Bring out any of your WW1 planes and try it out with us should be fun!

Saturday, February 1st 10am till whenever

In this contest there will be 3 events.

The 1st event- Dice roll

The pilot will roll a pair of dice to see how many loops he will perform. Timing starts when the wheels of the airplane leave the ground and stops when the wheels touch down. The fastest time wins.

2nd event-Runway drag race

A balloon will be placed on the runway at ground level. The pilot will taxi his airplane down the runway without lifting off and pop the balloon. The fastest time wins.

3rd event-Limbo

A streamer will be stretched across to the runway. The object of the event is to fly under the streamer. The lowest flight under the streamer without touching the runway wins. Extra consideration will be made for inverted flights.

-Cash payout for the 3 winners.

-There will be a five dollar entry fee for each contestant.

- The cash will be divided in thirds.

-Each event winner will receive a third of the cash!

Time again for putting together another order! So let me know what size and color. Most common colors are available. Two of the ladies from the club have told me they wanted some pink T's?

Tony

Oh no! well at least we made it to January 2nd.

Well like I said at the party "McDRacing set out to dominate this completion from the start".  We started off strong with a little help from some friends.

John Reade's Kawasaki "Toni"

Ben the egg drop is easy. Most opt to push the popsicle stick through the sides of the cup but at the bottom with some of the stick hanging out on both sides of the cup. Then you can use the rubber bands to hold the stick/cup  onto the fuse. The tricky part is to make a smooth take off and flight. To fast and the egg could be sucked out. To much negative G's and the egg flies free of the aircraft. Some pilots like to loop to loose their payload, some roll, but as for me I like to simply pull vertical directly over the target and let the egg roll out on its own and already over the target. John, Limbo will be yellow streamer and only for you it will be set a flame!!!!!!!!!!

No. Also everyone has to use the same plane they started with for all the events start to finish. The only exception is you may use a backup plane only if you crash your primary plane. It should be fun!!!

Guys,
     As the balloon bust requires little or no wind to be successful, if there is wind I will replace that event. Here's the choices.

1st- as many loops as you can do in one minute. Timing starts the minute your wheels leave the runway

2nd- Limbo. A streamer will be stretched across the runway. You will have three attempts to fly under it. Extra points if you are inverted. Points deducted if you  hit or cut the streamer.

     Which event would you rather have? I'll total up the replies and that will be the replacement.   

     Open to all AMA members! There will be four scored events. Balloon bust, egg drop, timed flight, and finally a spot landing. Bring whatever you think you can fly the best.
     The balloon bust will have a small balloon  tied 10 feet above the runway and you will have three passes to try and pop it for the most points (1-5 points).
     In the egg drop you will be provided with a paper cup, 1 egg, 1 popsicle stick, 2 rubber bands. It will be up to you to figure out how to successfully take off then carry the egg without breaking it. Whoever drops their egg closest to a target on the runway will win 5 points.
     Timed flight starts when your wheels leave the runway. From that point you will have 1 minute to climb as high as possible. The judge will tell you to kill you engine or motor after 1 minute. Then you have to land as close as you can within a minute without any timing assistance.
     Spot landing. You will have one attempt to land on a target that will be placed on the runway.
     $2 entry fee. Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd!

It's all in the race report for this month. Steve dove to the start at when he pulled around the south pylon the plane appeared to explode. Looks to me like the wing failed right outside the fuse. No spar that I could c just a thin layer of glass and balsa. Yikes!

Cole's EF-1 Invictus