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"Diesel" Don Myers with his wife, preparing to launch at the 2003 GGG
Fri., Sept. 19 8:00 to 5:00 |
Sponsors |
| 1/2A Nostalgia | |
| 0.020 Replica/1/4A Nostalgia (9) | RESCO Engineering (Roy Smith) |
| Diesel Duration (6) | |
| P30 (8) | Les Sayer |
| Cloud Tramp (3) | |
| HL/CL Glider combined (1) | |
| Senator | |
| Classic Wakefield (4) |
Sat., Sept. 20 8:00 to 5:00 |
Sponsors |
| Bob Gordon Trophy/Classic Gas (2) | |
| 1/2A Classic Gas | RESCO Engineering (Roy Smith) |
| ABC Nostalgia Gas | |
| Diesel Duration (6) | |
| SAM Small Rubber Cabin to150 sq. in. | |
| SAM Large Rubber Stick >150 sq.in. | |
| HL/CL Glider combined (1) |
Sat., Sept. 20 8:00 to 5:00 |
Sponsors |
| FAC OT Gas Rep. Electric (10) | |
| Golden Age Scale (10) | |
| FAC Rubber Scale (10) | |
| FAC Dime Scale (10) | |
| FAC 2 Bit Plus one, OT Rubber (10) | Bob Morris |
Sun., Sept. 21 8:00 to 4:00 |
Sponsors |
| AMA A/B/C Gas | |
| Unlimited Towline Glider (5) | |
| SAM Small Rubber Stick to 150 sq.in. | |
| Large Rubber Cabin >150 sq.in. | Jim Anderson |
| SAM Commercial Rubber | |
| Nostalgia Rubber | |
| Mulvihill/Unlimited Rubber (7) |
Special Events Time and Date TBD |
| Ladies Cloud Tramp Mass Launch |
| Sponsor: Richard Barlow |
| Denny Dart |
| Sponsor: Neil (Wombatt) Dennis |
| This is a chance to build and fly this model, then buy some kits for your young friends. |
FREE FLIGHT RULES, GGG 2008.
VALID MAAC OR AMA MEMBERSHIP CARD REQUIRED
All events except HL/CL glider and Mulvihill to start with 3, 2-minute flights, then 1 minute increments.
Builder of the Model rule applies to all free flight events except Cloud Tramp.
SAM, AMA, FAC and NFFS rules apply where applicable,subject to CD discretion and the following notes.
1. HL/CL Glider: AMA Rules. Fly Friday and/or Saturday and score the best 3 of 6 flights.
2. Bob Gordon Trophy/Classic Gas: Any engine, no moving surfaces except DT. Engine run: 7 sec. glow; 9 sec. diesel.
3. Cloud Tramp: Builder of Model Rule waived for this event and Ladies Mass Launch.
4. Classic Wakefield: Any 4 or 8 oz. Wakefield built to the rules of its era; pre-1943. ROG required.
5. Unlimited Towline: Any size/weight model, straight tow only, no bunt and no moving surfaces except autorudder.
Hi Start launch permitted; 50 metres max. (~164 feet) including no more than 15 metres (~50 feet) of rubber.
6. Diesel Duration: Engine run 12 sec. Three qualifying flights Friday and/or Saturday for a qualifying total of 250 sec.
Qualifiers make an unlimited flight between 0800 and 1000 Sunday.
7. Mulvihill: Any rubber powered model of 300 sq.in. wing area or less. Make 3 qualifying flights of 2, 3 and 4 minutes,
then minute increments. If a max is not achieved on an early flight, subsequent max flights may still be attempted.
8. P30: Winning models and motors may be weighed, at the sponsor's discretion.
9. O.020 Replica/¼A Nostalgia: Engine runs: 0.020 Replica, 12 sec., ¼A Nostalgia, 9 sec.
10. All FAC Events will be flown to current FAC Rules.
| FF Director Jim Moseley 19 Banner Crescent Ajax , Ontario L1S 3S8 905-683-3014 jjmoseley@look.ca |
FAC Director Lin Reichel 3301 Cindy Lane Erie , PA 16506 814-833-0314 |
Contest Manager Jim Anderson 135 Margaret Pl. Brockville , Ontario K6V 6Y6 613-342-5613 janderson@ripnet.com |
