MIKE BROWN of Bella Vista, California
provided the following report on two recent
events hosted by the Tehama County
Condors in Corning, California.
“Weather, weather, and more weather.
You just can’t beat Mother Nature, can you?
The Condors put on two events: the second
annual International Miniature Aircraft
Association (IMAA) event in August and
the annual Open House Fun-Fly in October.
“The weather wasn’t the most
cooperative but what was good was the
spirit of the fliers who came to fly.
“At the fun-fly, several got together with
.46 powered ARFs and did some mock
Pylon Racing or “flock flying” as it is
nicknamed. What is flock flying? It’s a few
guys flying together, turning at the ends of
the runway, having a great time.
“Heat and wind were the enemy of the
IMAA event as wind and cold were to the
fun-fly.
“The Corning Condors and other clubs
take the time to put together events such as
these for us all to enjoy. In the past they
have had great weather; this was just a
double dose of bad luck.
Left: One of the
flock flyers.
Right: This Lanier
Shrike made a
good flock flyer.
Rich Jennings
of Redding,
C a l i f o r n i a ,
a t t e n d e d
the IMAA
event with
his Wing Mfg.
B-25 Saito.
The model
uses .72s for
power.
Bradley Oliver with his father-in-law’s big
42% Yak. Nice father-in-law, huh?
“The IMAA recently added autogiros to
its list of qualified aircraft. Not exactly an
airplane or helicopter, most autogiros have an
airplane-type fuselage with a power source in
the front and a two-, three-, or four-blade
rotor or rotors on top to aid in lifting.
“Because of the interest in this aircraft,
the IMAA decided to look into what size
autogiro would compare to its airplane
guidelines. Through that research, 50-inch
single rotors, 80-inch dual rotors, or 1/4-scale
autogiros have been approved to fly at
IMAA sanctioned events.
“The first ‘approved’ flight came at the
2007 Corning Condors IMAA event. The
autogiro was flown by John Lockwood,
IMAA’s vice president. It flew at the same
time as a 42% Ultimate biplane flown by
John Parsons and his son-in-law Bradley
Oliver of Paradise, California. Bradley
hovered, torque rolled, and harriered the big
biplane without distraction while John flew
well, too.
“Check out Autogyro Company of
Arizona for a big kit for your next IMAA
event or make one from plans.”
Wendell King of the Imperial Valley
Remote Control Association in Southern
California sent this report and photos from
the club’s event held in early November.
“Woody’s Wild Wings II was a blow out!
We had 34 pilots sign up and limited the
flying to five pilots at a time. The talent
busted out of some the pilots who have been
holding back a bit lately saving their airplanes
for this event, and it showed. My son Jordan
‘Woody’ King was one of them.
“Woody did the ‘you copycat my run
then I copycat your run’ with ‘Captain
Cliffhanger’ and what a game! The crowd
was on its feet and yelling, screaming, and
jumping up and down with all the knifeedge
passes 2-3 feet off the deck at 70 mph
with the props ripping loudly.
“Synchronized hovering, front side, now
back side, exit right, high alpha slowly …
full throttle snaps, flat spins almost to the
ground, inverted harriers 3 inches off the
deck … You get the picture: total mayhem.
“Thanks to all of our sponsors. The
pilot’s raffle prizes were a big hit and the
pilots were absolutely stoked to get these
types of
gifts
from us.”
A pair of Cirkus
aircraft put on a show
at center stage.
A 50% Edge 540 flown by Jens was the
biggest airplane out there and drew plenty
of attention. It made everything else look
like a toy.
Jordan “Woody” King flew his TBM Von
Extra 260, putting it to the extreme all day.
Till next time ... Keep ’em safe and Keep
’em fly’n.
District X
Rich Hanson, District X Vice President; [email protected]
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Rich Hanson
Vice President
Box 3312,
Scottsdale AZ 85271
Tel./Fax: (888) 899-3548
[email protected]
www.ama10.org
Associate Vice
Presidents
Darwin Barrie, Chandler AZ
(480) 946-8955
Greg Clemensen, Las Vegas NV
(702) 870-6242
Jim Giffin, Redding CA
(916) 760-8291
Don Gulihur, Santee CA
(619) 449-8397
Wayne Hamada, Honolulu HI
(808) 521-7733
Marc Karpowich, Logan UT
(435) 752-3639
Bill Malvey, Ladera Ranch CA
(949) 481-8621
Jerry Neuberger, Santee CA
(619) 258-4477
Bob Reynolds, Tucson AZ
(520) 296-8183
Frequency Coordinators
George Steiner, Sacramento CA
(916) 362-1962
Eloy Marez, Santa Ana CA
(714) 540-4935
District X Volunteers
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