AMA News District III - 2007/08
North Coast Control Liners (Cleveland, OH)
Serge Krauss, newsletter editor for the North Coast Control Liners in Cleveland, Ohio, provided some insight into a great activity generated by that club. Following is an excerpt from the newsletter.
Flying season's here and the club made the best of its outreach function Saturday, entertaining and demonstrating CL flying to a large number of Boy Scouts at the fairground circles. Predicted overall attendance at the BSA event was 3,000 and we entertained quite a few of them.
Weather was great, and the event was much more successful than any of us had foreseen, with the number of Scouts taking the handle of a 1/2A trainer exceeding the number of flight certificates available—twice! Dave Evar made two trips to the copier for more certificates.
So popular was the dual instruction that demonstration flights ceased for long periods at a time and 75 of 81 instructional flight requests were honored before the supply of trainers was depleted. Gary's 1/2A profile Stuntmaster and Jim Skinner's Fox .35-powered Shoestring, trailing a streamer for yaw and speed control, were the dual-instruction aircraft. Ron did most of the dual flying, and Jim pitched in with some loops.
Those present included:
- Gary H.
- Dave E.
- Jim S.
- Ron
- Frank
- Bob H.
- Carl
- Serge Krauss
- and others
The Scouts were eager to ask questions about airplanes and materials, but especially to get to that handle. Gary Hull doubled as carrier flight demonstrator and calligrapher, aided by Rick in the air, with two slowflighters simultaneously airborne.
Gary's autogiro was a big hit with several requests for its reappearance. Ron's aerobatic flights with his ARF Cardinal really got their attention. After his initial level laps, the Scouts weren't ready for the reverse wingover, which drew cheers.
Maybe next time we can demonstrate Combat since the Scouts asked about that more than once.
While I don't expect a wild influx of young enthusiasts directly from this experience, we may have planted some seeds. You never can predict when this awareness and understanding of CL flight may ignite a new passion.
The North Coast Control Liners' seventh annual Cleveland Area Stunt Championship will be held September 22–23 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. For additional information please contact CD Dave Heinzman.
Hillside Aeromodelers Spring Combat (Ohio)
Thanks to Sean Rupp we have a report on the Hillside Aeromodelers Spring Combat event in Ohio.
The Hillside Aeromodelers and Rick Fraley of the Richmond Propbusters hosted a weekend of Combat May 5 in Richmond and May 6 back in Williams County, Ohio.
Those coming from points north spent the night with us and carpooled to the Richmond meet on Saturday morning.
Sunday at Hillside we flew five rounds of Limited B in the morning with 15 pilots competing, and five rounds of Open B with 12 pilots competing. Winds were high throughout the day, making launches and spot landings a work of art; however, the event went off without incident. Young Eric Gilkey came out on top in Limited B for the day with his first top finish in only his third meet!
We took a quick break for lunch put on by the moms and Scouts of Pack 25. We raised approximately $150 for the Scouts in donations for the day. Thanks to Lauri and Beth for taking such good care of us and thanks to the pilots and spectators for supporting the Scouts!
Open B was fast and furious as expected, with Corey Stein getting his first-ever top finish in Open B with his Americanized Russian-style flying wing. He was followed closely by Mike Fredricks, also flying a Russian-style wing. Rick Wyse had a solid third-place finish and only 20 points separated fourth through sixth. Mike Fredricks took top overall combined points for the day.
The Hillside Aeromodelers, and Aaron, Corey, and I would like to thank you all for coming to fly with us and we hope you had as much fun as we did. Our fall Combat event has been scheduled for September 15–16, featuring Open, Limited B, the return of the Open C event, and more Combat games if time permits this year.
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