Twin Pusher Mass Launch at the 2007 Champs
Speed 400 RC Mass Launch Competitors
Get your Scientific Korda Victory ship ready for the 2011 SAM Champs. Karl Gies and Grant Carson have teamed up to sponsor a mass launch of the Korda Victory to be held on Wednesday morning, Oct. 5th, at 9:00 am on the FF flight line. Grant and Karl have put together a framed enlarged promotional photo from the movie, “The Long Flight” about Dick Korda and his ‘39 Korda Wakefield Winner for the first five places but all other contestants will receive the photo below and all contestants will get a DVD of the “The Long Flight” the only movie drama ever made about free flight. To sign up for the event, contact Karl Gies at 406-538- 8503, e-mail Karl Gies or sign up at the FF CD table. Karl & Grant will be running the event as well as flying in it.
Corrected error in Entry Form FF Schedule. Texaco will NOT be flown on Thursday.
I've been asked recently about the use of tip launched or discus launched gliders being allowed in the SAM Champs. I've checked the rules and there is no mention about not using this type of launch, however, the rules do mention the gliders need to be from designs of 1942 and earlier. I don't believe anyone had considered tip launching gliders at that time. Therefore I have decided to disallow tip launching in the hand launched glider event.
Free Flight CD Hal Wightman
Free Flight CD Hal Wightman is adding two events to the FF events to be flown at the 2011 SAM
Since publishing the Event Calendar for the 2011 SAM Champs on line and in the most recent SAM SPEAKS, there have been requests for two events that were not included. Due to popular request these events are being added to the schedule. The events in question are both Free Flight, they are Towline Glider and Gas Scale. Towline Glider will fly on Thursday, Oct. 6th and Gas Scale on Friday, Oct. 7th. Brad LeVine will assist with the setup with Towline Glider. Gas Scale is a “guts” fly. There are no scale points to be awarded. It is unlimited flight time and the longest of three flights wins. The timer goes with the model ala Texaco. The scale model is to be of any full sized aircraft designed or built by Dec. 31, 1942.
Since these events were originally omitted from the 2011 SAM Champs events, if you know contestants that may have preregistered and usually fly these events, give them a call and challenge them to fly the event. Those that have already pre-registered will be contacted by the Registrar Gene Drake.
I hope to see an improved turnout for these two events this year.
Hal Wightman
2011 SAM Champs FF CD
Free Flight Rules Emphasis
This is a note of caution to be planted before the SAM Champs. Those of you who are going to fly 1/2 A Texaco where the rules allow scaling of Original Antique designs, please note that in the rules “Construction shall follow the form of the original”. That means the nose moment can’t be increased, the size of the nose can’t be reduced beyond what it should be proportionally. The wood sizes may be scaled to agree with the model’s scale, but they can’t be smaller- they can be bigger. The wood can also be reinforced with carbon fiber. These same concerns also apply to twin pushers. Maintain wood sizes with the original. Remember, the rules are the rules and they will be in effect at the SAM Champs.
The entry forms are now available, click here
Steve Roselle is sponsoring a Four Stroke LER fun event. See the Entry Form for rules.
Free Flight; Texaco is moved from Monday to Friday and gives a two day separation between Fuel Allotment and Texaco
RC; Added Speed 400 Scale Duration, rules click here.
Dave Meriwether, Hal Wightman and Steve Roselle.
It’s time to begin making your plans for the SAM 2011 Muncie Champs on El Dorado Dry Lake in Boulder City Nevada, a few miles south east of Las Vegas. Map of the Area, Map of Boulder City and El Dorado. Aerial view of the dry lake.
We have booked a block of rooms at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino in Boulder City at a $29 rate, You must ask for the Booking # 2086. Non-smoking rooms will go fast so book now. And you must make the reservation over the phone to get this rate. (800) 245-6380
There will be a Ladies program probably around historic Boulder and the Hoover Dam, yet to be organized.
Dave Meriwether is the 2011 Contest Manager. He was last year's year’s Assistant CM and Assistant FF CD, and for the last Las Vegas Champs he was the Registrar and assumed the full job as Contest Manager CM Mike Myers had to depart due to a family situation.
The Registrar is Gene Drake.
Hal Wighman and George Walters are the Free Flight CDs, roles they have performed previously.
Steve Roselle will again be RC CD, the role he performed on the Dry Lake in 2009. Here shown with his wife Jannet in 2009 on the lake bed.
The models of the year have been selected as the Red Buzzard for FF Rubber and Stratostreak for RC and FF. Our usual suppliers have plans and short kits for these models; Klarich Kits, Jim O'Reilly and Bob Holman and others. They will be flown in the appropriate Rule Book events in Free Flight and RC but with special awards for best placement in each event.
Here is the Red Buzzard that was displayed on the SAM stand at the 2011 AMA Show in Ontario California. Former SAM President Mike Myers does the honors.
And the Stratostreak
We plan to award every competitor with a 2011 SAM Champs Competitor’s plaque. And for each event in which you place you will receive a stick-on plate. For those keen competitors aiming for the Championships and Perpetual Trophies, work hard as we will have these trophies for presentation at the Banquet allowing unique photo opportunities; that should give you extra incentive.
See you in Boulder, The Champs Management Team:
Dave Meriwether, Gene Drake, Hal Wighman, George Walter, and Steve Roselle.
Dave Meriwether
2011 Champs Contest Manager
meriwed@comline.com
(949) 350-4075
