Electric fliers wanted Nationals included Electric eventsso SEFLI given challenge organize club overcame obstacles stage Electric Nats George M Myers BACKGROUND No Special Interest Group representative present speak electricpowered aviation AMA Nationals Committee met set up 1992 schedule AMA supports FAI team world competitions therefore F3E F3E seven cell put Nationals schedule time- space- %Irequency-available basis official Nationals dule published decision caused outcry Electric community Jay Putt founder secretary Silent Electric Flyers Long Island New York SEFLI pronounced See-fly contacted Joe Beshar newly elected District 2 Vp former chairman PAl Electric Team Selection Committee Joe handed problem Ron Farkas newly appointed AVP SEFLI member Joe strongly suggested SEFLI should take opportunity conduct unofficial Nationals event Electrics Ron presented idea SEFLI clubs April meeting club membership seemed mildly interested Ron convened meeting convenient location Jay Putts home form ad hoc committee stage event group estimated probable size contestant list decided upon facilities needed including such aspects food parking toilets charging stations flight stations landing spots clipboards pencils etc Ron Parkas Don Mott decided qualify Contest Directors event did second meeting committee held set support assignments Ron Don Jay sent over 250 invitations clubs known Electric fliers Eight people pre-registered Ron Jay made about 100 phone calls move things along Chip Smith AMA Nationals Director offered use Pioneer Valley RC Club PVRC flying site event scheduled Saturday June 27 Clyde Giest made up scoreboards RC channel clipboard Gerhardt Spielman volunteered scoring Russ der Impoundt Meister Ainbinder wife Joanne scurried about collecting stopwatches clipboards pencils transmitter tags transmitter impound Russ s van walkie-talkies crew Registration bookkeeping taken over Jay Gale Putt Steve der Charge Meister Anthony assembled seven-station battery-charging system made Nationals equipment crew jealous flight-line management became domain Tom No PA System Needed Hunt timers Al Huber George Ray Russ Riccardi Joe Salvator Chef Greg Poulos brought along materials coffee breakfast lunch up 200 people Cal Ettel District 6 AVP supplied 1991 Nationals Sailplane scoring program written son Fred George Myers loaded program laptop computer Don Mott made purchase arrangements crew T-shirts John Jahour 84 Model Aviation Steve Anthony Ben B Mathews Jr Tom Acciavatti winners Class seven cell Sailplane CO z C- LU -J LU ULU Cs E View Hampshire County RC Club field Hadley Massachusetts flight line SEFIVAMA unofficial Electric Nats charge traffic parking AMA provided trophies toilets bullhorns official forms pile necessary equipment distributed among vehicles 17 club members drove Chicopee Massachusetts work compete Ron Farkas went Westover Wednesday met Nationals management people verify equipment facilities PVRC field no longer available Meanwhile Chip Smith arranged use Hampshire County RC Club HCRC field Hadley Massachusetts alternate site frantic series phone calls faxes preentered contestants followed SEFLI contingent assembled Red Roof Inn 500 pm Friday planned attend group supper kickoff meeting After supper group traveled new site look over some test-flying SEFLI very cordially received Fran Mitchell president HCRC five-acre lawn end cornfield proved excellent site now flying began Saturday morning crew returned site through hailstorm event set up under fog cloudy skies light rain Registration began 800 am trim sport flying allowed until competition started pilots meeting held 1000 am flying commenced under clearing skies Some weak thermals began develop Competition halted thunderstorm blew noon resumed 90 minutes later weather improved until contest ended 630 pm thermals didnt return flying skill preparation determined winners no RE interferences crash caused transmitter failure happens plane recovered 22 competitors flew four rounds three classes eight-minute maxes scored spite weather long-distance drivers award earned Ben B Mathews Jr Metairie Louisiana flying motorized wheelchair winners follows Event 610 Class Sailplane Ben B Mathews Jr Steve Anthony Tom Acciavatti Event 612 Class B Sailplane Ben B Mathews Jr Steve Anthony Tom Hunt Event 618 Old-Timer Tom Ray Frank Vitale Ben B Mathews Jr Postlude Fourteen competitors contest workers met Ivanhoe postcontest banquet Everyone agreed typical Electric event fun good companionship lots flying fact obstacles overcome made interesting Consider call rejuvenate Special Interest Group wont get left out again Bob Sliff Electric Aeromodeling Association PO Box 9 Midway City CA 92655 cant alone reading must interested Electrics Join club work club leaders form effective association other clubs association dues should pay transportation housing special interest representative planning sessions next Nationals time read will about 60 days get him get moving SEFLI Unofficial Electric Nats NameCity res 610 Sail Plane612 B Sail Plane618 Old Timer Ben B Mathews JrMetairie LA142214301419 Steve AnthonyBay Shore NY119911471148 Tom AcciavattiMilton MA11839810 Tom HuntCentereach NY114911081303 Rich TullyWindsor Locks CT110000 Richard ZisaPortsmouth RI8093940 Joel CavanManchester CT7867540 Clarke BolenManchester CT74900 Russ RicciardiLake Grove NY69900 Jaime RoiaBristol CT67700 Ron FarkasCoram NY547573790 Bob RubinoTolland CT54400 Ronald TorritoE Hartford CT41500 Joe SalvaltorLake Ronkonkoma NY4065550 Kenneth TateNorwich CT000 Greg PoulosLaurel Hollow NY00993 Tom RayWestbury NY001439 Jeanne ZisaPortsmouth RI000 Al YeagleBridgeport CT001403 GeorgeJ RayWest Babylon NY001147 Frank VitaleCollege Point NY001439 Walter BubLebanon CT00758 December 1992 85 Everyone met scoring tent manned event officials Gerhardt Spielman inside Jon Jabour holding calculator
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 84, 85
Electric fliers wanted Nationals included Electric eventsso SEFLI given challenge organize club overcame obstacles stage Electric Nats George M Myers BACKGROUND No Special Interest Group representative present speak electricpowered aviation AMA Nationals Committee met set up 1992 schedule AMA supports FAI team world competitions therefore F3E F3E seven cell put Nationals schedule time- space- %Irequency-available basis official Nationals dule published decision caused outcry Electric community Jay Putt founder secretary Silent Electric Flyers Long Island New York SEFLI pronounced See-fly contacted Joe Beshar newly elected District 2 Vp former chairman PAl Electric Team Selection Committee Joe handed problem Ron Farkas newly appointed AVP SEFLI member Joe strongly suggested SEFLI should take opportunity conduct unofficial Nationals event Electrics Ron presented idea SEFLI clubs April meeting club membership seemed mildly interested Ron convened meeting convenient location Jay Putts home form ad hoc committee stage event group estimated probable size contestant list decided upon facilities needed including such aspects food parking toilets charging stations flight stations landing spots clipboards pencils etc Ron Parkas Don Mott decided qualify Contest Directors event did second meeting committee held set support assignments Ron Don Jay sent over 250 invitations clubs known Electric fliers Eight people pre-registered Ron Jay made about 100 phone calls move things along Chip Smith AMA Nationals Director offered use Pioneer Valley RC Club PVRC flying site event scheduled Saturday June 27 Clyde Giest made up scoreboards RC channel clipboard Gerhardt Spielman volunteered scoring Russ der Impoundt Meister Ainbinder wife Joanne scurried about collecting stopwatches clipboards pencils transmitter tags transmitter impound Russ s van walkie-talkies crew Registration bookkeeping taken over Jay Gale Putt Steve der Charge Meister Anthony assembled seven-station battery-charging system made Nationals equipment crew jealous flight-line management became domain Tom No PA System Needed Hunt timers Al Huber George Ray Russ Riccardi Joe Salvator Chef Greg Poulos brought along materials coffee breakfast lunch up 200 people Cal Ettel District 6 AVP supplied 1991 Nationals Sailplane scoring program written son Fred George Myers loaded program laptop computer Don Mott made purchase arrangements crew T-shirts John Jahour 84 Model Aviation Steve Anthony Ben B Mathews Jr Tom Acciavatti winners Class seven cell Sailplane CO z C- LU -J LU ULU Cs E View Hampshire County RC Club field Hadley Massachusetts flight line SEFIVAMA unofficial Electric Nats charge traffic parking AMA provided trophies toilets bullhorns official forms pile necessary equipment distributed among vehicles 17 club members drove Chicopee Massachusetts work compete Ron Farkas went Westover Wednesday met Nationals management people verify equipment facilities PVRC field no longer available Meanwhile Chip Smith arranged use Hampshire County RC Club HCRC field Hadley Massachusetts alternate site frantic series phone calls faxes preentered contestants followed SEFLI contingent assembled Red Roof Inn 500 pm Friday planned attend group supper kickoff meeting After supper group traveled new site look over some test-flying SEFLI very cordially received Fran Mitchell president HCRC five-acre lawn end cornfield proved excellent site now flying began Saturday morning crew returned site through hailstorm event set up under fog cloudy skies light rain Registration began 800 am trim sport flying allowed until competition started pilots meeting held 1000 am flying commenced under clearing skies Some weak thermals began develop Competition halted thunderstorm blew noon resumed 90 minutes later weather improved until contest ended 630 pm thermals didnt return flying skill preparation determined winners no RE interferences crash caused transmitter failure happens plane recovered 22 competitors flew four rounds three classes eight-minute maxes scored spite weather long-distance drivers award earned Ben B Mathews Jr Metairie Louisiana flying motorized wheelchair winners follows Event 610 Class Sailplane Ben B Mathews Jr Steve Anthony Tom Acciavatti Event 612 Class B Sailplane Ben B Mathews Jr Steve Anthony Tom Hunt Event 618 Old-Timer Tom Ray Frank Vitale Ben B Mathews Jr Postlude Fourteen competitors contest workers met Ivanhoe postcontest banquet Everyone agreed typical Electric event fun good companionship lots flying fact obstacles overcome made interesting Consider call rejuvenate Special Interest Group wont get left out again Bob Sliff Electric Aeromodeling Association PO Box 9 Midway City CA 92655 cant alone reading must interested Electrics Join club work club leaders form effective association other clubs association dues should pay transportation housing special interest representative planning sessions next Nationals time read will about 60 days get him get moving SEFLI Unofficial Electric Nats NameCity res 610 Sail Plane612 B Sail Plane618 Old Timer Ben B Mathews JrMetairie LA142214301419 Steve AnthonyBay Shore NY119911471148 Tom AcciavattiMilton MA11839810 Tom HuntCentereach NY114911081303 Rich TullyWindsor Locks CT110000 Richard ZisaPortsmouth RI8093940 Joel CavanManchester CT7867540 Clarke BolenManchester CT74900 Russ RicciardiLake Grove NY69900 Jaime RoiaBristol CT67700 Ron FarkasCoram NY547573790 Bob RubinoTolland CT54400 Ronald TorritoE Hartford CT41500 Joe SalvaltorLake Ronkonkoma NY4065550 Kenneth TateNorwich CT000 Greg PoulosLaurel Hollow NY00993 Tom RayWestbury NY001439 Jeanne ZisaPortsmouth RI000 Al YeagleBridgeport CT001403 GeorgeJ RayWest Babylon NY001147 Frank VitaleCollege Point NY001439 Walter BubLebanon CT00758 December 1992 85 Everyone met scoring tent manned event officials Gerhardt Spielman inside Jon Jabour holding calculator