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January 2012 Club Meeting Minutes |
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Written by Brian Keeffe
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 11:32 |
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The SASS January 2012 Club meeting was called to order right about 7:10 (or thereabouts). The usual suspects were in attendance (about 25 or so bodies). Many folks had arrived well in advance of 7 pm in order to fly indoor electric airplanes and helicopters. Unfortunately, a basketball clinic was using the other half of the gym and it was decided that pylon racing of the indoor electrics would be held at a later date due to the restricted space (I think my repeated crashing of my brand new Champ into the walls and nearly landing atop Roy Stubbs’ head might have had something to do with this decision).
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Written by Loren Steel
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011 17:36 |
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 On July 30 at Carnation Farm, twelve pilots flew their wings off to add up ten, eight minute flights each during Wood Wings 2011.
The add 'em up format allowed a maximum 480 flight points and 100 landing points for any one flight, totaling 5,800 contest total points.
With no restrictions on the number of launches during the five hour flight window, Wood Wings 2011 emphasized flying skills to earn an award plaque. Earning landing points required pilots to get their planes back to the landing zone. Landing outside the zone resulted in no flight points. So, in addition to flying well to get their time, flying safely and reaching the zone was emphasized.
Weather for Wood Wings 2011 wasn't perfect, but it was very close to perfect. Clear skies, comfortable temperatures and mild wind conditions resulted in a full day of flying. However, dense fog delayed opening the flight window by about half an hour.
Paul Measle assisted in field setup Friday and returned to help with timing and retrieving, as did Steve Allmaras. Their indispensable assistance was appreciated by all.
Great flying, awards and prizes are good parts of Wood Wings 2011. But, the best part of the event was the unspoken reason why the pilots participated: the shared understanding and gratification of flying sailplanes handcrafted of balsa and glue.
Pilots earning award plaques included:
Michael Wood, Oly II, 3rd place, Novice, 3,072 points
Dewey Maroney, Oly II, 2nd place, Novice, 3,808 points
Chris Sutton, Aspire, 1st place, Novice, 4,457 points
Darryl Stevens, Scooter, 3rd place, Open, 5,265 points
Ole Skotvold, Bird of Time, 2nd place, Open, 5,343 points
Jim Laurel, Aquilla, 1st place, Open, 5,385 points
Bob Eagan, Bird of Time sub-class award (also flew a Marauder)
Paul Bower, CD's Choice award, Gentle Lady and Bird of Time
Other pilots included:
Rick Ingham, Oly II
Rick Commo, 2X6
Jon Malmberg, Bird of Time
Brett Sutton, Gentle Lady
Several raffle prizes were given away including:
Ole Skotvold, Oreos (big box)
Andy Page, sun canopy
Sandie Pugh, sun canopy
Rick Commo, Shop Vac and Black Raven Brewing certificate |
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Written by Lawrence Doan
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Wednesday, 28 December 2011 19:16 |
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"Hey man, this doesn't sound like the rule for a loop." - Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
If you're reading this, chances are that you already know that you want to learn to fly RC sailplanes. You've seen someone fly, or read about it. You've looked around on the web, and found rcgroups.com, and this website. There's so much information out there, but how do you really learn to fly? |
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SASS Club Members Dominate Model Aviation Cover |
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Written by Larry Eich
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011 09:08 |
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If you did not notice already, we have 7 club members on the cover of AMA Magazine. The original photo for the magazine was taken by Karin Laurel. See if you can find: Jim Laurel, Connor Laurel, Michael Knight, David Beardsley, Brendon Beardsley, Rich Helgeson, and Dave Kaleman. |
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