JULY 2007 0707 CONTENTS DIARY · 2013-03-30 · 47 Kosma Huber POL 210 180 74 180 180 180 180 1184...

Free Flight World Championships, Odessa, Ukraine, June 24 to

July 1 64 Thoughts on Odessa 2007 69 Black Sea Cup, Odesa, Ukraine, June 21-24 71 Argentina World Cup, Embalse, April 27-30 72 Prilep Brand Cup, Macedonia, June 9-10 72 Djordje Zigic, Aradac - Zrenjanin, Serbia,June 16 72 GNATS WHISKER, F1M by GEOFFREY LEFEVER 72

Indoor 72 Correspondence 72 Ah Yes, I Remember it well… 74 BMFA 4th Area Centralised, June 17 74 Oxford MFC Rally, Port Meadow, June 9-10 75 Scottish Nationals, Newbigging, June 23-24 76 UK Competition News 76 International Competition News 76

July 7-8 Woodbury Common Devon

Devon & Cornwall Rally. See FFn 0703.

Start l0am both days. Sat 7th all 3 flts:

Classic/Nostalgia G, R, P, mini vint, comb

F1J-½A/Brit P. Ends 6pm, F/O soon after.

Sun 8th BMFA Open Vintage G/R/P (2 flts

only), other events 3 flts: BMFA O/R,

BMFA O/G,SLOP. end 5pm,F/O soon after

BoM applies. R Marking 01209 213254

July 7-8 Salisbury Plain

BMFA FF Trimming. Essential to contact

Bernard Aslett to pay fees and get on Army

security list, see FFn 0702. Call Peter Tribe

on 01225 862748 on Friday to check

availability before travelling.

July 6-8 Gliwice Poland

17th Black Cup. F1A World Cup, and F1H,

F1G, F1K, F1P, tailless. See FFn 0703.

Contact: Stanislaw Kubit, tel: +48 32 232

18 22, email: [email protected]


BMFA FF Trimming. See entry for July 7-

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July 14-15 Borden, ON Canada

Huron Cup. F1A, F1B, F1C. World Cup.

Contact: Jerry McGlashan, tel: +1519 875

2734, email: [email protected]

July 14 Tass Hungary

Voros Jeno Memorial Contest. F1A, F1B,

F1C, F1H. World Cup. Contact: Jenö

Voros, tel: +36 20 9 136 463, email:

[email protected]

July 15 Barkston Heath

Grantham Grand Prix. Mini Vintage -

Grantham Cup, Combined Power - Arthur

Percival, Combined Glider - Barkston Cup,

Combined Rubber - Falcons Cup (Open

Rubber League Event), Combined HLG

and CLG - Bill Fall Trophy. Free Buffet/

Banquet at Prize Giving. Contact Phil Ball

01332 665361 [email protected]

July 15 Middle Wallop

SAM 1066 Fun flying and trimming. There

may be other users of airfield and

restrictions may apply. BMFA members

only. Contact: Mike Parker, 0118 9481392,

[email protected]

July 21-22 Bjelopolje Croatia

5th Memorijal Vilima Kmocha. F1A, F1B,

F1C, F1H. World Cup. Contact: R Lesko,

tel/fax: +385 133 10 403, e: [email protected]



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July 22 afternoon Church Fenton

Welcome To The Pleasure Drome. See

page 76 of this issue.

July 27-29 Beauvoir-sur-Niort France

Azay le Brule International. F1A, F1B,

F1C, F1G, F1H, F1J, F1K. Contact: A

Trachez, tel: +33 6 08 57 35 50, email:

[email protected]



8.

July 29 Newcastle Town Moor

Tynemouth Mini Rally. See FFn 0702. .

Comb ½A+ Brit P, Comb F1G + Mini Vint

Rubber, F1H, Comb HLG+Cat G. Reduced

maxes, DT fly offs depending on weather.

No thermal detection devices. Contact:

Brian Martin on 0191 4161096 or email

[email protected]

July 31 Muncie, Indiana USA

FAI Electric Free Flight. F1Q. World Cup

event. Contact: Aram Schlosberg, +1 718

479 0478 [email protected]

August 2-4 Noizé (Thouars) France

Poitou. F1A, F1B, F1C, F1G, F1H, F1J.

World Cup. M Reverault, t: +33 54968 01

55, fx: +33 54996 1337, poitou-

[email protected] http://www.poitou-aero.com

JULY 2007 0707

CONTENTS

DIARY

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FREE FLIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, ODESSA, UKRAINE, JUNE 24 TO JULY 1

F1A

1 Per Findahl SWE 1290 +341 2 Ivan Bezak SVK 1290 +337 3 Rudolf Holzleitner AUT 1290 +334 4 Attila Notaros HUN 1290 +319 4 Yury Grushkovskiy UKR 1290 +319 6 Attila Szekelyhidi HUN 1290 +316 7 Sergey Makarov RUS 1290 +307 8 Lior Bachar ISR 1290 +293 9 Kimmo Kulmakko FIN 1290 +292 10 Jury Titov RUS 1290 +288 11 Vittorio Brussolo ITA 1290 +283 12 Viorel Ciucu ROU 1290 +282 13 Shachar Limor ISR 1290 +277 14 Thomas Weimer GER 1290 +260 15 Massimiliano Gobbo ITA 1290 +255 16 Radoje Blagojevic SRB 1290 +235 17 Tarik Jusufbasic BIH 1290 +223 18 Jong Song Ri PRK 1290 +198 19 Urmas Kokk EST 1290 +194 20 Damjan Zulic SLO 202 180 180 180 180 180 180 1282 21 Leslie Farkas CAN 210 180 147 180 180 180 180 1257 22 Gundars Abolins LAT 210 180 146 180 180 180 180 1256 23 Roberto Baric CRO 199 180 180 180 180 156 180 1255 24 Kwang Chol Ju PRK 171 180 180 180 180 180 180 1251 25 Ansgar Nuettgens GER 210 180 136 180 180 180 180 1246 26 Ivo Kreetz NED 210 180 180 180 180 180 128 1238 27 Vitaliy Potichenko KAZ 210 180 122 180 180 180 180 1232 28 Vladislav Lazarevitch UKR 210 180 117 180 180 180 180 1227 29 Edgar Bernard FRA 210 180 180 180 180 180 114 1224 29 Roland Koglot SLO 210 180 114 180 180 180 180 1224 31 Vin Morgan AUS 137 180 180 180 180 180 180 1217 32 Bernard Bochet FRA 210 171 180 180 180 180 115 1216 33 Mike Mckeever W/C 210 180 180 180 104 180 180 1214 33 Peter Allnutt CAN 210 180 131 180 180 153 180 1214 35 Chris Edge GBR 210 180 103 180 180 180 180 1213 35 Javier Abad ESP 133 180 180 180 180 180 180 1213 35 Igor Yablonovsky UKR 210 180 180 180 180 180 103 1213 38 Dalong Sun CHN 210 105 176 180 180 180 180 1211 39 Tzvetan Tzvetkov BUL 210 180 180 180 180 180 100 1210

40 Heikki Tahkapaa FIN 210 180 180 98 180 180 180 1208 41 Nikolay Nikolov BUL 210 180 180 97 180 180 180 1207 42 Istvan Halasz-Szabo HUN 210 180 180 120 180 180 154 1204 43 Tomasz Drozdzinski POL 210 93 180 180 180 180 180 1203 44 Bernard Trachez FRA 210 180 113 155 180 180 180 1198 45 Jari Valo FIN 147 180 176 180 180 180 153 1196 46 Giorgio Sacchi ITA 150 180 180 180 180 135 180 1185 47 Kosma Huber POL 210 180 74 180 180 180 180 1184 47 Sardor Kurbanov UZB 210 128 126 180 180 180 180 1184 49 Vidas Dimavicius LTU 210 180 122 180 180 180 129 1181 50 Michal Dvorak CZE 210 180 69 180 180 180 180 1179 51 Robert Lesko CRO 210 180 180 110 180 180 137 1177 52 Gabriela Domokova SVK 210 180 56 180 180 180 180 1166 53 Janis Zarins LAT 171 180 180 180 93 180 180 1164 54 Heinz Bleuer SUI 210 180 53 180 180 180 180 1163 55 Brian van Nest USA 210 89 144 180 180 178 180 1161 56 Eugeny Tsoy RUS 174 180 180 85 180 180 180 1159 57 Yong Ho Ri PRK 210 180 180 180 180 180 47 1157 57 Manfred Grueneis AUT 210 180 180 180 124 161 122 1157 59 William College GBR 152 180 180 180 180 180 104 1156 60 Marian Popescu ROU 194 180 60 180 180 179 180 1153 61 Waltter Palmieri ARG 187 180 180 171 180 72 180 1150 62 Gintaras Trimakas LTU 210 180 131 180 88 180 180 1149 63 Diego Bovari ARG 210 117 180 180 180 180 86 1133 64 Deniz Varhoz SWE 155 180 161 180 180 88 180 1124 65 Ardo Parna EST 208 180 180 65 130 180 180 1123 66 John Carter GBR 210 180 83 180 180 180 105 1118 66 Steve Spence USA 210 180 116 72 180 180 180 1118

68 Mark Rossen NED 210 180 180 180 104 83 180 1117

68 Yalcin Olgun TUR 210 180 131 56 180 180 180 1117

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70 Uwe Rusch GER 210 180 140 180 180 180 45 1115 71 Shoji Shirai JPN 163 180 180 180 180 180 48 1111 72 Phil Mitchell AUS 210 108 72 180 180 180 180 1110 72 Mikael Holmbom SWE 210 180 180 180 180 180 0 1110 72 Anrijs Plume LAT 210 180 66 180 180 179 115 1110 75 Valentin Savov BUL 148 180 180 60 180 180 180 1108 76 Danijel Terlep SLO 168 180 36 180 180 180 180 1104 77 Milos Bordjoski SRB 210 180 99 72 180 180 180 1101 78 Vegar Nereng NOR 126 180 180 180 180 180 72 1098 79 Kenneth Bauer USA 104 180 93 180 180 180 180 1097

80 Sabrija Limo BIH 210 180 88 180 180 180 72 1090 80 Czeslaw Ziober POL 210 97 180 63 180 180 180 1090 82 Robert Wallace NZL 210 180 180 180 22 133 180 1085 83 Vidas Nikolajevas CAN 105 180 180 78 180 180 180 1083 84 Alejandro Bongioanni ARG 210 180 50 180 139 145 178 1082 85 Ingolf Steffensen NOR 90 157 101 180 180 180 180 1068 86 Jan Vosejpka CZE 210 168 129 180 180 180 6 1053 87 Svein Olstad NOR 91 180 180 180 60 180 180 1051 88 Martin Greub SUI 210 180 50 180 177 180 71 1048 89 Cetin Kargin TUR 210 35 77 180 180 180 180 1042 90 Helmut Fuss AUT 183 180 163 21 180 180 122 1029 91 Dusan Ibehej CZE 151 180 97 180 180 58 180 1026 92 Yaron Kraus ISR 137 180 180 54 180 180 109 1020 93 Jan Letko SVK 91 180 106 180 180 180 99 1016 94 Damir Rogoz CRO 210 67 180 38 180 180 158 1013 95 Christoph Bachmann SUI 210 171 180 180 0 78 180 999 96 Szilard Szijjarto ROU 210 162 180 0 74 180 180 986 97 Ants Selgoja EST 168 180 180 72 84 180 121 985 98 Tahn Stowe AUS 210 180 180 123 86 180 4 963 99 Gayrat Kalanov UZB 210 180 61 180 56 158 70 915 100 Victor Yundin UZB 130 90 140 180 90 103 180 913 101 Osman Sevgi TUR 135 180 180 82 102 0 180 859 102 Haris Hadzihajdarevic BIH 91 180 180 2 137 180 26 796 103 Junichi Takubo JPN 94 30 81 180 14 153 180 732 104 Antoon van Eldik NED 166 46 180 180 6 0 0 578 105 Daizo Ikoma JPN 64 103 180 0 0 0 0 347

Number of maximums 72 87 63 82 84 85 72 Number of full scores 72 59 34 29 25 25 19

F1B

1 Oleg Kulakovsky W/C 1320 +300 +333 2 Igor Vivchar UKR 1320 +300 +323 3 Anatoliy Zastavenko UKR 1320 +300 +318 4 Igor Zilberg GER 1320 +300 +301 5 Ivan Kolic SRB 240 180 168 180 180 180 180 1308 6 Minoru Nishizawa JPN 240 180 156 180 180 180 180 1296 6 Jun Yoshida JPN 216 180 180 180 180 180 180 1296 8 Mike Woolner GBR 240 169 180 173 180 173 180 1295 9 Kenan Jusufbasic BIH 240 180 154 180 180 180 180 1294 9 Vladislav Urban CZE 231 180 180 163 180 180 180 1294 9 Shmuel Kuflik ISR 214 180 180 180 180 180 180 1294 12 Robert Piserchio USA 240 180 151 180 180 180 180 1291 13 Malik Cabaravdic BIH 238 180 180 146 180 180 180 1284 14 Dragan Stankovic SLO 225 157 180 180 180 180 180 1282 15 Gilad Mark ISR 225 180 160 170 180 180 180 1275 16 Milan Novy CZE 240 180 124 180 180 180 180 1264 17 Ismet Yurtseven TUR 208 180 149 180 180 180 180 1257 18 Makoto Taoka JPN 201 180 154 180 180 180 180 1255 19 Henk van Hoorn NED 174 180 180 180 180 180 180 1254 19 Stanislaw Skibicki POL 225 155 154 180 180 180 180 1254

21 Eugeniusz Cofalic POL 208 180 143 180 180 180 180 1251 22 Walter Ghio USA 202 180 155 171 180 180 180 1248 23 Janne Isotalo FIN 211 180 132 180 180 180 180 1243 24 Luka Hribar SLO 161 180 180 180 180 180 180 1241 25 William Jones AUS 227 180 126 180 180 164 180 1237 26 Radik Khuziev RUS 156 180 180 180 180 180 180 1236 26 Bror Eimar SWE 156 180 180 180 180 180 180 1236 28 Wim Feijth NED 205 170 136 180 180 180 180 1231 29 Hongjun Zhang CHN 186 180 180 177 180 143 180 1226 30 Danko Sokolic CRO 212 156 140 180 180 180 174 1222 31 Hakan Broberg SWE 175 180 180 144 180 180 180 1219 32 Tor Bortne NOR 167 180 150 180 180 180 180 1217

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33 Vinko Tomljanovic CRO 162 178 154 180 180 180 180 1214 34 Viktors Rosonoks LAT 174 180 137 180 180 180 180 1211 35 Abraham Baruch ISR 194 180 113 180 180 180 180 1207 36 Ismail Sarioglu TUR 183 167 149 166 180 180 180 1205 37 Terry Bond AUS 124 180 180 180 180 180 180 1204 37 Dietmar Piber AUT 215 180 114 155 180 180 180 1204 39 Radoje Blagojevic SRB 232 180 113 132 180 180 180 1197 40 Walter Liberatore ITA 156 152 168 180 180 180 180 1196 40 Jan Wold NOR 172 139 180 180 165 180 180 1196 42 Josef Petras SVK 201 161 112 179 180 180 180 1193 43 Rolandas Mackus LTU 170 149 180 180 180 150 180 1189 44 Russell Peers GBR 180 135 180 157 173 180 180 1185 44 Peter Moenninghoff GER 195 119 180 151 180 180 180 1185 46 Ladislav Horak CAN 209 139 126 180 180 170 180 1184 47 Kunjiang Dong CHN 240 151 61 180 180 180 180 1172 48 Alexandr Muravtsev UZB 205 180 96 180 145 180 180 1166 49 Dieter Siebenmann SUI 120 162 163 180 180 180 180 1165 50 Henryk Kucharski POL 170 171 164 117 180 180 180 1162

50 Mario Lovato ITA 170 180 132 140 180 180 180 1162 52 Gerard Willemsen NED 196 105 163 157 180 180 180 1161 53 Bosko Lacimic SRB 172 180 102 158 180 180 180 1152 53 Harald Meusburger AUT 175 151 106 180 180 180 180 1152 55 Juan Giol ARG 197 180 169 180 180 180 63 1149 56 Serge Tedeschi FRA 118 149 180 165 180 173 180 1145 57 Benjamin Marquois FRA 156 144 176 127 180 180 180 1143 58 Demyan Karaulov UZB 164 142 180 180 133 180 163 1142 59 Vladimir Vivchar UKR 240 120 115 178 180 126 180 1139

60 Valery Afanasiev RUS 240 100 107 150 180 180 180 1137 61 Tomaz Hribar SLO 181 180 180 98 138 168 180 1125 62 Leigh Morgan AUS 162 147 180 101 172 180 180 1122 63 Jean-Claude Cheneau FRA 207 145 49 180 180 180 180 1121 64 Remo Bovio ARG 156 104 180 166 152 180 180 1118 65 Hyong Chol Pak PRK 135 180 93 180 180 168 180 1116 66 Pavel Dvorak CZE 202 180 107 154 180 137 150 1110 67 Shovkat Ismatillaev UZB 176 157 151 151 180 114 180 1109 68 Mirsad Kapetanovic BIH 83 180 118 180 180 180 180 1101 69 Mikael Dahlin SWE 182 93 119 164 180 180 180 1098 70 Pedro Moreno ESP 131 147 124 180 180 164 165 1091 71 Igor Moistus EST 136 120 118 174 180 180 180 1088 72 Viktor Gopp GER 144 135 180 180 85 180 180 1084 73 Riku Posa FIN 209 150 69 171 180 146 152 1077 74 Walter Eggimann SUI 162 180 109 105 158 180 180 1074 75 Rolandas Norkunas LTU 114 144 180 116 157 180 180 1071 76 Pom Chol Jang PRK 143 133 79 180 180 174 180 1069 77 Xiaoting Xu CHN 240 180 176 0 126 161 180 1063 78 Chung Hyok Ri PRK 169 135 74 159 163 180 180 1060 79 Horacio Ortiz ARG 191 170 180 3 151 180 180 1055

80 Marian Popescu ROU 114 140 110 158 180 171 178 1051 81 Hans Schoder SUI 137 106 83 180 180 180 180 1046

82 Roger Morrell USA 180 105 180 180 40 180 180 1045 83 Indrek Harjo EST 135 166 75 180 159 180 149 1044 83 Naci Bitic TUR 116 180 28 180 180 180 180 1044 85 Mikhail Pakulin RUS 104 134 104 180 180 150 180 1032 86 Ole Torgersen NOR 198 68 180 180 33 180 180 1019 87 Klaus Salzer AUT 112 134 54 180 180 167 180 1007 88 Valentin Savov BUL 136 27 180 160 140 163 180 986 89 Dario D'Atti ITA 149 133 132 180 25 180 180 979 90 Virginijus Ivancikas LTU 177 83 41 121 180 180 180 962 91 Nenad Banjac CRO 160 79 94 157 129 161 180 960 92 Tapio Linkosalo FIN 162 180 99 68 165 180 98 952 93 Agu Roots EST 134 160 65 180 97 112 180 928 94 Sandor Geza Vincze ROU 240 116 0 109 50 180 160 855 95 Istvan Kocsis HUN 122 180 143 152 0 0 0 597 96 Karoly Toth HUN 167 180 57 84 0 0 0 488 97 Romans Demcenko LAT 190 128 103 0 0 0 0 421 98 Douglas Rowsell CAN 65 89 42 0 0 0 0 196 99 Constantin Popa ROU 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Number of maximums 15 46 32 54 72 73 84 Number of full scores 15 10 4 4 4 4 4

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F1A Team Results

Country Abbrev Total Round-by-round team place Team member places

1 Hungary HUN 3784 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 6 42

2 Italy ITA 3765 20 15 6 2 2 6 2 11 15 46

3 Russia RUS 3739 11 8 2 8 8 7 3 7 10 56

4 Ukraine UKR 3730 1 1 8 4 4 3 4 4 28 35

5 DPR Korea PRK 3698 12 9 3 1 1 1 5 18 24 57

6 Finland FIN 3694 22 17 9 9 9 8 6 9 40 45

7 Germany GER 3651 1 1 13 6 6 4 7 14 25 70

8 France FRA 3638 1 4 12 7 7 5 8 29 32 44

9 Slovenia SLO 3610 16 12 23 16 13 12 9 20 29 76

10 Israel ISR 3600 23 19 10 12 10 10 10 8 13 92

11 Canada CAN 3554 27 21 17 20 17 16 11 21 33 83

12 Latvia LAT 3530 12 9 17 11 16 14 12 22 53 72

13 Bulgaria BUL 3525 21 16 7 17 14 13 13 39 41 75

14 Sweden SWE 3524 17 13 11 5 5 9 14 1 64 72

15 Great Britain GBR 3487 18 14 21 15 11 11 15 35 59 66

16 Poland POL 3477 1 26 25 27 21 19 16 43 47 80

17 Austria AUT 3476 10 6 4 13 12 15 17 3 57 90

18 Slovakia SVK 3472 29 22 27 23 19 17 18 2 52 93

19 Croatia CRO 3445 7 24 14 25 20 18 19 23 51 94

20 Romania ROU 3429 8 7 15 24 26 25 20 12 60 96

21 Estonia EST 3398 14 11 4 19 23 22 21 19 65 97

22 USA USA 3376 28 28 29 30 28 26 22 55 66 79

23 Argentina ARG 3365 9 20 20 14 15 21 23 61 63 84

24 Australia AUS 3290 23 25 22 21 22 20 24 31 72 98

25 Czech Republic CZE 3258 19 18 26 22 18 24 25 50 86 91

26 Norway NOR 3217 34 31 30 28 29 27 26 78 85 87

27 Switzerland SUI 3210 1 4 24 18 27 28 27 54 88 95

28 Bosnia and Herzigovina BIH 3176 29 22 19 26 25 23 28 17 80 102

29 Turkey TUR 3018 25 29 28 31 31 31 29 68 89 101

30 Uzbekistan UZB 3012 26 30 31 29 30 30 30 47 99 100

31 Netherlands NED 2933 14 27 16 10 24 29 31 26 68 104

32 Serbia SRB 2391 31 32 33 34 32 32 32 16 77

33 Lithuania LTU 2330 31 32 34 33 33 33 33 49 62

34 Japan JPN 2190 33 34 32 32 34 34 34 71 103 105

35 Kazakhstan KAZ 1232 35 35 36 36 35 35 35 27

36 Spain ESP 1213 38 38 37 37 36 36 36 35

37 China CHN 1211 35 37 38 38 37 37 37 38

38 New Zealand NZL 1085 35 35 35 35 38 38 38 82

F1B Team Results


1 Japan JPN 3847 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 18

2 Ukraine UKR 3779 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 59

3 Israel ISR 3776 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 9 15 35



6 Poland POL 3667 8 7 8 9 6 6 6 19 21 50

7 Serbia SRB 3657 5 4 9 10 8 7 7 5 39 53

8 Slovenia SLO 3648 12 11 4 6 7 8 8 14 24 61

9 Netherlands NED 3646 11 13 13 11 9 9 9 19 28 52

10 Germany GER 3589 10 16 10 7 10 10 10 4 44 72

11 USA USA 3584 7 10 7 5 11 11 11 12 22 82

12 Australia AUS 3563 18 15 14 13 12 12 12 25 37 62

13 Sweden SWE 3553 18 19 16 16 13 13 13 26 31 69

14 Turkey TUR 3506 20 12 20 17 15 14 14 17 36 83

15 China CHN 3461 3 5 6 15 14 15 15 29 47 77

16 Norway NOR 3432 16 22 17 12 19 18 16 32 40 86

17 Uzbekistan UZB 3417 14 14 15 14 16 17 17 48 58 67

18 France FRA 3409 23 23 22 23 21 19 18 56 57 63

19 Russia RUS 3405 22 24 23 21 18 20 19 26 60 85

20 Croatia CRO 3396 17 20 21 20 20 21 20 30 33 91

21 Austria AUT 3363 21 18 24 24 23 23 21 37 53 87

22 Italy ITA 3337 24 21 19 19 24 24 22 40 50 89

23 Argentina ARG 3322 15 17 12 18 17 16 23 55 64 79

24 Switzerland SUI 3285 28 26 26 25 25 25 24 49 74 81

25 Finland FIN 3272 9 9 18 22 21 22 25 23 73 92

26 DPR Korea PRK 3245 26 25 27 26 26 26 26 65 76 78

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27 Lithuania LTU 3222 25 28 25 27 27 27 27 43 75 90

28 Estonia EST 3060 29 27 28 28 28 28 28 71 83 93

29 Great Britain GBR 2480 27 29 29 29 29 29 29 8 44

30 Romania ROU 1911 31 32 32 32 31 30 30 80 94 99

31 Latvia LAT 1632 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 34 97

32 Canada CAN 1380 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 46 98

33 Slovakia SVK 1193 34 34 34 34 34 34 33 42

34 Spain ESP 1091 36 35 35 35 35 35 34 70

35 Hungary HUN 1085 32 31 31 31 32 33 35 95 96

36 Bulgaria BUL 986 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 88

F1C

1 Artem Babenko UKR 1260 +300 +420 +577

2 Shigeru Kanegawa W/C 1260 +300 +420 +498

3 Reinhard Truppe AUT 1260 +300 +386

4 Gabor Zsengeller HUN 1260 +300 +382

5 Frank Schlachta CAN 1260 +300 +358

6 Fernando Zito ARG 1260 +300 +346

7 Franco Gradi ITA 1260 +300 +338

8 Richard Mathis USA 1260 +300 +334

9 Darijo Jermol CRO 1260 +300 +327

10 Mauricio Zito ARG 1260 +300 +321

11 Michael Sondhauss GER 1260 +300 +294

12 Leonid Fuzeyev RUS 1260 +300 +243

12 Damjan Zulic SLO 1260 +300 +243

14 Colin Crowley AUS 1260 +300 +229

15 Anatoly Kislovsky RUS 1260 +300 +0

16 Allan Jack GBR 1260 +294

17 Jiongyu Zou CHN 1260 +291

18 Laszlo Patocs HUN 1260 +283

19 Sok Yong Kim PRK 1260 +263

20 Pieter de Boer NED 1260 +245

21 Robert Hegenbart AUT 1260 +217

22 Shlomo Nagari ISR 1260 +143

23 Edward Burek POL 1260 +92

24 Janos Szeczenyi HUN 1260 +88

25 Chol Ho Ju PRK 1260 +53

26 Rostislav Pecherskiy CAN 1260 +0

26 Roy Summersby AUS 1260 +0

26 Maris Voits LAT 1260 +0

29 Claus-Peter Waechtler GER 180 180 180 180 176 180 180 1256

30 Piotr Plachetka POL 180 180 180 180 175 180 180 1255

31 Neil Allen GBR 180 180 180 180 174 180 180 1254

32 Vjacheslav Aleksandrov UKR 169 180 180 180 180 180 180 1249

33 John E Lorbiecki J/WC 180 180 180 180 162 180 180 1242

34 Timo Niiranen FIN 180 158 180 180 180 180 180 1238

35 Joseph Servaites USA 180 180 180 180 157 180 180 1237

36 Jerzy Wlodarczyk POL 180 150 180 180 180 180 180 1230

37 Yaakov Itzhakov ISR 180 180 139 180 180 180 180 1219

38 Alain Roux FRA 180 180 180 180 180 138 180 1218

39 Darius Atkociunas LTU 170 180 180 180 136 180 180 1206

40 Dietmar Meissnest GER 180 180 118 180 180 180 180 1198

40 Arunas Grasys LTU 180 159 180 180 167 152 180 1198

42 Tarik Jusufbasic BIH 180 114 180 180 180 180 180 1194

43 Laurent Pouyadou FRA 180 180 180 180 112 180 180 1192

44 Juri Roots EST 180 180 180 107 180 180 180 1187

45 Eugene Verbitsky UKR 180 147 180 180 145 167 180 1179

46 Michel Reverault FRA 180 168 180 180 172 180 117 1177

47 Ron Mcburnett USA 180 180 180 180 96 180 180 1176

48 Peter Maurer SUI 180 180 180 180 180 180 89 1169

49 Kazumasa Sekizawa JPN 107 180 180 180 180 155 180 1162

50 Stafford Screen GBR 180 180 180 180 180 123 135 1158

51 Yong Gwang Ri PRK 180 180 180 180 123 120 180 1143

52 Vahur Tiho EST 163 180 180 180 115 151 171 1140

53 Uri Zilbershtain ISR 180 173 108 180 177 180 138 1136

54 Andrea Banci ITA 180 180 180 180 180 180 52 1132

55 Jury Opevalov RUS 37 180 180 180 180 180 180 1117

56 Eric Condon CAN 180 0 180 173 180 180 180 1073

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57 Eduardo Furferi ARG 177 125 180 180 180 180 15 1037

58 Roberto Guadagno ITA 164 152 0 180 180 180 180 1036

59 Jaroslav Blatny CZE 55 145 180 154 140 180 180 1034

60 Miguel Cantos ESP 180 180 180 105 180 175 32 1032

61 Stevan Janovic SRB 180 27 180 180 97 180 180 1024

62 Raimond Naaber EST 180 174 93 180 130 180 86 1023

63 William East AUS 154 137 180 0 180 180 180 1011

64 Dragan Stankovic SLO 0 157 180 156 180 120 180 973

65 Asim Jusufbasic BIH 180 180 163 72 180 180 0 955

66 Janko Groselj SLO 180 180 127 180 180 0 0 847

67 Robertas Kiburtas LTU 123 54 180 133 180 166 0 836

68 Josef Blazek CZE 102 180 53 111 0 180 180 806

69 Pavel Kroca CZE 123 180 155 151 49 0 0 658

70 Kenan Jusufbasic BIH 0 180 18 0 180 180 0 558

Number of maximums 56 54 60 59 51 58 56

Number of full scores 56 46 42 40 32 30 28

F1C Team Results


1 Hungary HUN 3780 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 18 24

2 Poland POL 3745 1 9 6 6 3 2 2 23 30 36

3 Germany GER 3714 1 1 9 9 6 5 3 11 29 40

4 Ukraine UKR 3688 11 10 7 7 7 6 4 1 32 45

5 USA USA 3673 1 1 1 1 9 7 5 8 35 47

6 Great Britain GBR 3672 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 16 31 50

7 DPR Korea PRK 3663 1 1 1 1 4 8 7 19 25 51

8 Russia RUS 3637 16 14 13 11 11 11 8 12 15 55

9 Israel ISR 3615 1 6 12 10 10 9 9 22 37 53

10 Canada CAN 3593 1 15 14 13 12 12 10 5 26 56

11 France FRA 3587 1 7 5 5 8 10 11 38 43 46

12 Argentina ARG 3557 10 12 8 8 5 3 12 6 10 57

13 Australia AUS 3531 14 13 10 15 14 14 13 14 26 63

14 Italy ITA 3428 12 10 16 14 13 13 14 7 54 58

15 Estonia EST 3350 13 8 11 12 16 15 15 44 52 62

16 Lithuania LTU 3240 15 17 15 16 17 16 16 39 40 67

17 Slovenia SLO 3080 17 16 17 17 15 17 17 12 64 66


19 Austria AUT 2520 17 20 20 20 19 19 19 3 21


21 Croatia CRO 1260 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 9

22 China CHN 1260 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 17

23 Netherlands NED 1260 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20

24 Latvia LAT 1260 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 26

25 Finland FIN 1238 21 27 27 26 26 26 25 34

26 Switzerland SUI 1169 21 21 21 21 21 21 26 48

27 Japan JPN 1162 29 28 28 27 27 28 27 49

28 Spain ESP 1032 21 21 21 28 28 27 28 60

29 Serbia SRB 1024 21 29 29 29 29 29 29 61

THOUGHTS ON ODESSA 2007

By Chris Edge

I guess I’ve been to a dozen or so champs and everyone is

different. For the Odessa World Champs the overriding

memory is that it was an event for the flyers, planned and

executed by a flyer – Victor Stamov. At the closing ceremony

Victor was understandably emotional when he declared the

event over and handed, ceremoniously, the FAI flag to the

delegate from Croatia, hosts for 2009 – a nice touch.

Whilst the UK was enjoying the worst rainfall in Met Office

history, Odessa had a seemingly usual mix of high

temperatures and very variable wing strength and direction. At

one point a micro-burst or tornado went through the flying site

on a practice day causing much damage to the infrastructure of

the site, organisation and campers. All in all it made for a

difficult time for Victor and crew but the contest finished on

time with classic flyoffs and as such can be regarded as a

success.

There was a large programme of events starting with Mini and

Junior classes, then the Back Sea Cup open international and

finishing with the World Champs themselves – a fortnight’s

festival of free flight.

Mini day was windy and not conducive to good results. Most

impressive for me were the top F1Hs whose launch heights

were enough to creak your neck. Most disappointing was F1J

where only 1 competitor flew, however, the junior event was a

joy to see with numerous pink clad-tiny girls flying better than

many with more experience.

The Black Sea Cup was flown to five round over two days with

a good wind direction. But the thermals were small and very

difficult to centre in and if you didn’t you got a terrible score.

As a result flyoffs were small numbers in all classes and in the

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case of F1B/C flown the following morning to a 10 minute

max. The win by Kolic in F1B was punctuated at the closing

ceremony by fireworks that surprised even the hosts on their

appearance. This event also treated us all to the female flag

carriers and dancing troop who had many gigabytes of data

used to documents their charms.

F1A day (Tuesday) started with the wing blowing away from

the Black Sea towards cropped fields. A 3:30 1st round max

was called and large lift was in evidence from the off but you

had to be well positioned or else a shallow valley gave you

times that didn’t reflect the quality of the competitors. By

round 4 all the Brits had dropped and the wind increased to

make a lot of the competitors go up and off. This I still find

surprising when the models are more than capable, through

stiff structures and high hook tensions, of being flown in such

conditions.

6 minutes into round 5 and the contest was abruptly stopped

and ultimately declared void. Despite being made clear at the

team manager’s meeting, cars and bikes were being driven

across the cropped fields and the farmer insisted that flying

was stopped. Later that day a photo of a hire car in the crops

was posted with the comment that the organisers had had to

pay for the crop damage which they intended to collect from

the individual(s) involved. With no flying possible for the rest

of the day it was decided to complete the remaining rounds (5

to7) on the reserve day.

So step forward to Thursday morning. The wing direction

changed to be parallel to the main road and away from any

crops or trees – a good direction. It started with light breeze

and big, well marked thermals that you still had to be well

positioned into but ended up at the end of the 7th round as

windy as on Tuesday but with massive lift. Us Brits did well on

this day up to the last round. I had the line catch on my watch

strap in a manner that first unlatched the hook and then broke

the line! Luckily the lift was strong and from less than line

height the model did over 7 minutes down. Both John and Bill

were less lucky and both dropped; Bill in particular had a nasty

piece of air in the last minute of the round which eventually

tossed the model onto some downwind power lines. The model

came down a few minutes later but not without damage and a

sub max.

The flyoff for the 19 lucky participants was delayed until late

on the F1C day and was declared a 10 minute max. In superb

conditions there were three obvious good patches with

Holzleitner off first with Findhal perhaps 3 minutes later. He

told me he launched from a small mound which is typically

clever of this now double world champion. His winning model

is I believe the same he used successfully last year with a long

6 panel wing. Covering is Icarex on the top surface and Profilm

(or Ocrafilm) Lite on the bottom. I too use this covering

method and have found it produces better launches and slower

glides; Per thinks its worth 12 seconds over the alternatives.

F1B day started on Wednesday from a southern starting

position with dark overcast skies and quite breezy. A 4 minute

max was called which proved very testing with only about 15%

making it. During the day the wing swung steadily clockwise

which made retrieval interesting to say the least. Many flights

were dropped in this period as models started to glide down

into one valley or another in marginal air. In round 4 the wind

started light but within 15 minutes had strengthened and swung

a further 45 degrees to take models close to a very rough area

which included a lake. The reason, an approaching thunder

storm, caused the round to be held with less than 20 minutes to

go. We all went back to watch the storm in our accommodation

block and reconvened later. When we did the wind was

negligible with little lift which made for interesting flying.

At the end of 7 rounds only 4 had made it, a remarkable result

given the obvious performance of these models, and all did the

5 minute flyoff with ease; Kulakovsky was particularly

impressive for the initial burst and wide slow glide. The next

flyoff took place before the reconvened F1A contest on

Thursday morning. The wind direction wasn’t good and all

flights overflew a thin band of trees and I believe were all

timed OOS. Vivchar flew first with a fresh motor and almost

won as a result. Kulakovsky waited and the air seemed to be

cooler when he launched so perhaps this time he was lucky to

make an extra 10 seconds.

F1C started on Friday with the nightmare wind direction,

toward the sea and over lines of trees, power lines, buildings

and other military equipment. I guess about 6 models hit the

tress on the first round 3 minute max with a lucky escape for

Neil Allen who managed to DT into a clear patch surrounded

by all kinds of horror.

For once the weather cooperated with the breeze reducing and

thermals being perhaps easier to spot and launch into to.

Unfortunaley Neil, who was flying in a select group with left

turning models, missed by a scant 6 seconds in the 5th down. At

this point the Brits really turned up the kamikaze knob!

It all stared with an innocent over-run by Stafford. The model

DT’d over the trees followed by Richard Jack retrieving. As he

cleared the trees there was a flash and bang and he saw the

model fall to the ground and start a small fire. With the help of

some military staff it was soon put out but not without the utter

destruction of the model. To make matters worse the re-flight

had a poor power pattern and dropped him from a full house.

And so to round 7. Neil flew and maxed – no problem, then

Alan flew. At 2 minutes we, the retrievers, were congratulating

ourselves on getting one man to a flyoff; oh dear, we shouldn’t

have said anything. The next moment there was a mid-air with

the Servaites model that had flown from the next pole a minute

earlier. Off came the fin and tailplane of Alan’s model with the

remnants crashing into the ground. Cries of anguish! Whilst

Servaites has maxed and continued to glide Alan didn’t and

had to refly. As it that wasn’t enough, in running to get the fin,

poor Richard twisted his ankle twice to be x-rayed and

plastered at the local hospital later that day (not the first such

GB incident of course, Mike Woodhouse had managed a

compound break of his right arm before the champs even

started and had to be repatriated back to the UK!).

I didn’t see Alan’s reflight but understand it was a”reet nail

beeter” but clung on to record 3:05 and relief all round.

The flyoffs took place that evening with the flight line moved

to provide a greater distance to the trees. This was difficult as

the thunder storm on F1B day had turned the preferred track to

mud that caught out at least one car. Once repositioned the 5

and 7 minute flights took place in superb conditions with the

F1A flyoff sandwiched between. Many made 5 but only two

made 7 after some really appalling launches. This included

Fuzeyev who’s non-geared model was looking quite slow

against the competition this time. Another factor was prop

misfolds over the cylinder head which dropped a few seconds

for Alan and ‘Fast Richard’ Mathis in the 5 and 7 minute

flyoffs respectively.

The final show down was the next morning, the last of the 5am

alarm call days. This was very much a head-to-head with

neither flyer wanting to go first. Babenko then started and

launched to over run by a small margin. He was then able to

radio DT with a neat new stand-alone system (a normal

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mechanical timer was used). He then flew a 2nd folder and

despite appearing a longer run by many was given the flight.

Kanegawa flew almost immediately afterwards using a non

folder despite having one on the flight line; the extra height of

the folder made the difference and gave the Ukrainian host

county two champions.

And so to the closing ceremony enriched by a bevy of

gorgeous, pouting, doe-eyed dancers at times dressed as

scantily clad angels, complete with wings. At this point I for

one was exhausted mentally and physically (not by the dancers

I should add!) but reflecting on a great gig.

Some other thoughts and comments. It was great to see so

many countries represented, especially the Korean’s after many

years of absence. Their models were well flown if lacking in

out and out performance but you just know they’ll improve

next time.

It now takes a 5 minute flight (model?) to get close to the top

ten in F1A . These are long but not very long models; it’s just

the trim that is superb backed up by flyers that practice a lot in

such conditions.

F1Bs didn’t look as impressive as in the past suggesting that

the change in rubber weight and quality has truly reduced

performance. Good air picking was critical in the hardest

weather conditions of any class.

F1C folders have matured to become reliable with better

transitions than I’ve seen before, however, you could have

reached the top 5 with a good geared model where the prop

folder properly. Perhaps the best motor, a Cyclon with

gearbox, was being championed by Zsengeller. His 4th place

was gained using a fixed wing model after an overrun with a

seriously fast folder that could have seriously challenged the

top two.

Final mention must go to two of my heroes. Thomas Koster

appeared with unfinished models yet again after a long

absence. These were flappers (of course!) controlled by 4

servos and all manufactured in carbon from moulds made by

Thomas on his milling machine. Needless to say they were

bristling with cute, innovative ideas that show his flair is not

diminished. On this occasion lack of time and poor weather

meant they weren’t flown. Then there was Lothar Doring who

is building F1Cs again to a design by Aringer apparently. With

guys like this around and a contest with participation like no

other for any years then you know free flight is not only alive

but is an exciting and motivating place to be. Count me in!

BLACK SEA CUP, Odesa, Ukraine, June 21-24

F1A 89 flew

1 Y Kraus ISR 900 +300 +264

2 A Persson SWE 900 +300 +232

3 M Kochkarev RUS 900 +290

4 V Bardin RUS 900 +273

5 J Carter GBR 900 +264

6 P Mitchell AUS 900 +254

6 S Jong PRK 900 +254

8 H Yong PRK 900 +246

9 V Stamov UKR 900 +202

10 U Rusch GER 900 +96

11 M Teterin RUS 900 +37

12 S Pankov RUS 895

13 L Balhar ISR 887

14 Y Titov RUS 884

15 V Poliayev RUS 883

16 P Findahl SWE 881

17 D Sinsky RUS 880

18 W Colledge GBR 879

19 K Bauer USA 872

20 B Trachez FRA 871

21 C Kwang PRK 870

22 V Nereng NOR 868

23 V Bezchasny UKR 865

24 M Mckeever USA 864

F1A-Junior 7 flew

1 G Denisov UKR 709

2 K Chernega UKR 691

3 K Kolesov UKR 690

3 V Pryanikov RUS 690

F1B 64 flew

1 I Kolic SRB 900 +485

2 R Peers GBR 900 +444

3 I Vivchar UKR 900 +407

4 Y Evdokimov RUS 900 +358

5 V Usikov UKR 900 +285

6 A Milyutkin RUS 900 +284

7 H Chung PRK 900 +252

8 E Pustoselov RUS 900 +214

9 S Ismatillaev UZB 900 +206

10 C Hyong PRK 900 +191

11 V Romanchenko UKR 889

12 V Gaynibasharov RUS 886

13 T Bortne NOR 883

14 A Andriukov USA 879

15 S Smirnov RUS 863

16 V Alexandr RUS 857

17 V Starostenko UKR 856

18 T Bond AUS 848

19 M Woolner GBR 847

20 S Tedeschi FRA 845

21 S Chinilov RUS 840

22 Y Dobrynsky RUS 838

22 B Jensen USA 838

24 O Kulakovsky UKR 833

F1B-Junior 2 flew

1 S Popov UKR 769

F1C 41 flew

1 B Ivanov UKR 900 +395

2 E Verbitsky UKR 900 +393

3 C Wachtler GER 900 +373

4 R Summersby AUS 900 +368

5 R Truppe AUT 900 +365

5 L Jakovenko RUS 900 +365

7 S Screen GBR 900 +350

8 A Kaichuk RUS 890

9 N Allen GBR 889

10 Y Perchuk RUS 888

11 V Aleksandrov UKR 876

12 D Stakhanov UKR 870

13 M Sondhauss GER 856

14 A Roux FRA 845

15 N Rekhin RUS 832

15 V Makhovykh RUS 832

17 R Mcburnet USA 828

18 G Yong PRK 827

19 A Mikhaylenko RUS 819

20 A Samokhvalov RUS 818

21 H Chol PRK 813

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ARGENTINA WORLD CUP, EMBALSE, APRIL 27-30

F1A 17 flew

1 L Cuffia ARG 881 2 P Ysasi ARG 877 3 A Bongiovanni ARG 857 4 C Jan ARG 852 5 R Gonzalez ARG 830 6 H Alarcon CHI 824

F1B 16 flew

1 R Bovio ARG 1320 2 J Giol ARG 1243 3 H Ortiz ARG 1196 4 R Marquez ARG 1174 5 R Clemenceau ARG 1170 6 M Ysasi ARG 1034

F1C 4 flew

1 E Furferi ARG 786 2 F Zito ARG 671

PRILEP BRAND CUP, MACEDONIA, JUNE 9-10

F1A 15 flew

1 Z Nikolovski MKD 1290 +127 2 M Bordjoski SRB 1290 +108 3 N Nikolov BUL 1288 4 R Blagojevic SRB 1228 5 D Zulic SLO 1216 6 M Radovic (J) SRB 1123

F1A-Junior 3 flew

1 M Radovic SRB 1123 2 A Gjukic SRB 950

F1B 12 flew

1 V Savov BUL 1291 2 I Kolic SRB 1288 3 R Blagojevic SRB 1267 4 G Gaberscak MKD 1185 5 L Krstevski MKD 937 6 M Savova (J) BUL 558

F1B-Junior 3 flew

1 M Savova BUL 558 2 M Radovic SRB 36

F1C 3 flew

1 K Stojanovski MKD 1320 2 D Zulic SLO 1165

DJORDJE ZIGIC, ARADAC - ZRENJANIN, SERBIA,June 16

F1A 15 flew

1 R Koglot SLO 1020

2 Z Zivkovic SRB 990

3 B Ryz CZE 978

4 M Bordjoski SRB 977

5 R Gonzalez ARG 956

6 I Bezak SVK 939

F1A-Junior 1 flew

1 T Horvath HUN 613

F1B 10 flew

1 I Kolic SRB 1020 +307

2 B Lacimic SRB 1020 +197

3 R Blagojevic SRB 1017

4 S Gostojic SRB 1014

F1C 4 flew 4 full scores

1 G Zsengeller HUN 1020+420+6

2 V Semenyaga UKR 1020+420

GNATS WHISKER, F1M BY GEOFFREY LEFEVER

Outdoor folk may not know what an

F1M is. It is a duration model of

restricted span and of no less than 3

gms with only 1.5 gms of rubber The

class is very popular on the Continent

and is gaining popularity in the States.

INDOOR

From Mark Benns, Indoor Tech

Committee

It is with great disappointment we have

to announce that all flying in Cardington

will be suspended with immediate effect.

Whilst somewhat short notice it comes as

little surprise that works to repair

Cardington’s failing cladding are due to

commence with the surveying

inspections and clearing this weekend.

This will render the building unsafe and

therefore unusable.

I will make every effort to keep you all

informed when I am able to find out all

of the facts.

Since yesterday we have been making

enquires with a possible alternate new

venue that may be available/suitable to

conclude the seasons scheduled events.

CORRESPONDENCE

From Laurie Barr

Rumours of my "Indoor Flying" demise, was rather premature. My resignation from the Indoor Technical Committee after 37 years, was entirely due to the fact the they would not listen to the voice of experience.

A number of poor judgements were made, including not conforming to the BMFA rule book, and overcharging entry fee's beyond the £10 maximum, promised to BMFA, but what really pushed me over the edge, was adopting the proposed new steering rule, to allow a visually disabled person, to have a substitute steerer, but then adding a "Codicil", to the effect, you can have help, but do not ask any of us experts, to help you! I told the committee, that if they did not withdraw this Codicil, I would resign as a matter of principle, from all duties, including producing Cardington, repairing the building, and managing the money as Treasurer. No undertaking was received, so my resignation took place……

Having cast off the burdens of rancour, I am pleased to offer the No 1 hanger at Cardington, from approximately the end of July 2007, until the weather stops all flying, roughly from early October ?, to all BMFA members.

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I will be running/sponsoring, all kinds of contests,

for worthwhile prizes, including I hope, support from the

Indoor Scale community. The new deal is possible, because I

have been awarded the sole arbitration, for all model flying at

Cardington, from the owners of the building. I will run contests

strictly conforming to BMFA rules, including those mandatory

rules about disability.

By the end of July, all the nets in the roof will have been

removed, and replaced by new, and what I hope will be model

friendly, tighter nets, so no more lost models, behind the gaps,

as at present ! Also, we have the whole of the hanger, and we

can fly anywhere that is best on any given day. This is still a

weather dependent site, until the old roof is replaced by new

panels, and the floor replaced, hopefully complete in time, to

allow some flying in a pristine hanger, from late summer in

2008 onwards. in. Watch this space. This will be a non profit

making venture, and all entry costs will be returned as prize

money. As soon as I am sure the preliminary work is over, I

will announce, when we can start. Security at Cardington will

only allow, BMFA members to fly at my, or my chosen

deputy's discretion.

AH YES, I REMEMBER IT WELL…

Michael Warren

My daughter had never been to the Champagne region of

France so the two of us decided to take a brief holiday in mid

June, five days including travel, so that I could introduce her to

some of the sights and experiences that I’d enjoyed there over

the years. We did all the obvious touristy things, saw the

glorious Chagall stained glass in Reims Cathedral, that

breathtaking first view over the vineyards around Epernay, a

tour of the Moet & Chandon champagne caves cut miles back

into the chalk hills, and of course we ate well.

And we went to Marigny where for years the Pierre Trebod

contest was held. Well, I had to, didn’t I? I’d had a vague

memory of an article in (I think) Vol Libre, probably a decade

or more ago, suggesting that the aerodrome we once knew so

well was now a nature reserve, and so it proved. But it was a

sad sight and virtually unrecognisable. It was overgrown of

course and that’s OK for a wildlife sanctuary, but the whole

place seemed deserted, run-down, wrecked. There was barbed

wire all round it, and warning notices to keep the public out,

but the wire was old, rusty and broken and there were scruffy

piles of rubble round what were once the entrances, to

discourage anyone from driving onto the site. On the other

hand, and being more positive, it was still countryside,

surrounded by miles of farm land, and that seems preferable to

the housing and light industry that now covers so many of the

UK flying fields that we grew up using.

So, a sad sight but one that brought back many memories.

David Greaves’ F1B victory in ’75. That waist-high grass that

made glider flying so difficult and the brambles that left

painful burn marks on your ankles. The Croydon team staring

skywards for the red-winged glider that had just disappeared

into a heavy black storm cloud and was never seen again. Dave

Rounsaville with his guitar, his grin and his stocky gas models.

The Cubans who joined us on their way back from Plovdiv in

’75 and from Denmark in ’77. And a few years later, a first

sight of Newham Beaumont’s unique elliptical-winged F1Bs. I

could go on and on, but won’t.

It was strange, that same evening, sitting in the near-empty

dining room of the Hotel de la Croix d’Or in Sezanne, thirty

years since I’d last been there, suddenly to realise that I could

remember that on one summer evening back in 1977, Bob and

Toni White were sitting just over there, the Hippersons were at

that table against the wall, and… But no. Again I could go on,

but I won’t.

BMFA 4TH AREA CENTRALISED, JUNE 17

Comb Team Power Keil Trophy (Plugge) 43 flew

1 P Watson Birmingham A 7.30 7.41

2 S Screen Birmingham B 7.30 6.30

3 D Clarkson Timperley 7.30 6.09

3 P Woodhouse Morley B 7.30 6.09

5 D Limbert Morley B 7.30 5.38

6 S Barnes Morley B 7.30 5.21

7 J Godden Morley 7.30 5.12

8 J Arnott Scotia F/F 7.30 5.05

9 A Jack Tynemouth 7.30 4.37

10 R Baggott Birmingham A 7.30 4.08

11 G Blair Edinburgh 7.30 4.03

12 J Thompson Crookham B 7.30 3.15

13 E B Jones Morley 7.30 3.08

14 M Sibson Grantham A 7.30 3.02

15 S Dixon Birmingham A 7.30 2.04

16 F Chilton Crookham A 7.30

16 M Parker Crookham B 7.30

16 B Aslett B & W B 7.30

19 A Chilton Crookham A 7.25

19 D Davitt Morley 7.25

21 T Dobson Timperley 7.12

22 L Brambley Vikings 7.07

Team Power 9 teams 22.30+

1 Morley B P Woodhouse, D Limbert, S Barnes +16.68

2 Birm’ham A P Watson, R Baggott, S Dixon +13.53

3 Crookham B J Thompson, M Parker, D Cox 22.30

4 Crookham A F Chilton, A Chilton, D Chilton 21.11

5 Grantham A M Sibson, P Ball, B Spooner 20.36

6 B & W A D Neil, C Chapman, G Fuller 17.19

F1B Gutteridge Trophy 10 flew

1 K.Taylor East Grinstead 12.30 2.43

2 M Woodhouse Vikings 11.55

3 M Richardson East Grinstead 11.30

4 R.Peers Grantham 11.28

5 J Flynn NWFFG 10.47

6 J Whitby Gramtham 9.55

F1H (Plugge) 36 flew

1 J Cooper Biggles 10.00 2.41

2 B Lavis Biggles 9.58

3 M Cook MFFG 9.46

4 S Darmon Birmingham 9.39

5 M Chilton S/Spinners 9.33

6 G Peck Cleemac 9.27

7 M Howick Vikings 9.26

8 J Carter Grantham 9.15

8 G Hart Vikings 9.15

10 P Tribe B & W 9.03

11 J Godden Morley 8.49

12 J Steers (J) Biggles 8.47

13 J Northrop Morley 8.44

14 C Parry Biggles 8.38

14 D Billam (J) Grantham 8.38

14 P Dickson Morley 8.38

17 K Oliver Grantham 8.31

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Mini Vintage 35 flew

1 F Rushby Cleemac 6.00 7.48

2 R Sparrow Timperley 6.00 5.12

3 D Truluck Vikings 6.00 3.18

3 C Foster Morley 6.00 3.18

5 C Strachan Biggles 6.00 3.09

6 R Pollard Tynemouth 6.00 2.57

7 J O'Donnell Timperley 6.00 2.36

8 S Willis Croydon 6.00 2.23

8 R Tiller Bournemouth 6.00 2.23

10 P Arnould Vikings 6.00 2.22

11 P Cameron Crawley 6.00 2.12

12 J Sheperd MFFG 6.00 2.09

13 P Jellis Croydon 6.00 1.30

14 M Sanderson Cleemac 6.00 0.00

14 R Stokes Tynemouth 6.00

14 P Seeley B & W 6.00

Classic Glider 13 flew

1 C Foster Morley 7.30 3.36

2 C Peters Vikings 7.30 2.00

3 P Ball Grantham 6.26

4 C Strachan Biggles 6.25

5 T Dilks Grantham 6.06

6 S Darmon Birmingham 6.03

Venues

Ashdown (South East) SSW 5 to 10mph, Light Overcast

with showers

Barkston (Midlands) Sunny 5-6 mph westerly wind

gradually decreasing to 2-3 mph

southerly by fly off's

Beaulieu (South) 60 deg, S wind 10-15 mph

Church Fenton (North) No Report

Merryfield (West) No report

Mount Huly (North East) Cloudy am Sunny pm, 72F, wind

0-5mph variable. Flyoff 12mph

from the East

Sculthorpe (East Anglia) Sunny periods. Wind 8 - 10 mph,

fly offs Calm.

Newbigging (Scotland) Light breeze all day, Overcast,

Max temperature of 16C

Rufford (North West) No flying - crop problems

Plugge Total 17.06.07

1 Morley 1545 7 Crookham 597

2 Grantham 1380 8 Timperley 493

3 B & W 1027 9 MFFG 383

4 Vikings 1013 10 Cleemac 365

5 Birmingham 730 11 Croydon 339

6 Biggles 666 12 CVA 284

OXFORD MFC RALLY, PORT MEADOW, JUNE 9-10

Report by Andrew Crisp

The weather for flying this year has either been brilliant

(occasionally), or unspeakable – the Nats, London gala, or the

Stonehenge Cup. Fortunately we were blessed with the former

condition. By and large the flying on the two days took place in

bright sunshine and gentle winds. The drift, such as it was,

came from the railway side of the Meadow, and combined with

some very strong thermals, gave some interesting retrieval

experiences when models crossed, or sometimes landed in the

River Thames.

On the Sunday every event apart from HLG/Catapult needed a

flyoff. Surprisingly both vintage and classic glider had more

entries than Coupe d’Hiver. Are stocks of precious Tan II

running low?

In HLG/Catapult Mark Benns added another win to his belt

after a good Nats, demonstrating the superiority of the discus

launch approach. Peter Tolhurst made a challenge with his

finely finished catapult job, and beat Bob Bailey, also flying

discus, and venturing out into the light, into third place. It was

akind of homecoming for Bob, as we were at school together in

Oxford in the 50s and cut our free flight teeth on Port Meadow.

The actual flyoffs were held with a very short three minute

slot. For most classes it meant that the big lift was avoided, but

not so in mini vintage rubber where there were 15 full houses!

Mike Marshall, Stuart Darmon and Spencer Willis all bombed

off into the blue yonder recording 8.03, 7.14, and 7.03 for the

first three places. Spencer also went well in tailless flyoff,

doing a useful 5.35 with his large rubber design.

This year the race for the Gala Champ saw a tight finish, with

Andrew Longhurst being knocked from his almost permanent

top spot by Stuart Darmon who, with super-human energy,

managed to fly in five events!

A1 15 entries 3 F/O 5x1.30 CdH 16 ent 6 F/O 5x1.30

1 J Cooper +2.04 1 D Beales +2.24

2 M Dilly +1.00 2 M Stagg +2.02

3 I Wilkinson +0.50 3= S Darmon 7.30

E30/P30/CO2 16e 7F/O 5x1.30 3= D Greaves 7.30

1 P Hall +5.46 3= A Longhurst 7.30

2 C Strachan +2.59 3= G Stringer 7.30

3 A Shepherd +2.57

V.Rubber 26e 15 F/O 3x1.30 V.Glider 19 ent 3x1.30

1 M Marshall +8.031 R Taylor +2.50

2 S Darmon +7.142 R Heap +1.02

3 S Willis +7.033 I Wilkinson 4.18

Classic G 18 ent 6 F/O 3x1.30 Tailless 7e 3 F/O 3x1.30

1 B Stout +3.02 1 S Willis +5.35

2 R Kimber +2.10 2 A Longhurst +2.27

3 C Foster +1.16 3 V Wilson 4.30

HLG/Cat 12 ent 7x1.00 Lady

1 M Benns 6.54 K Best

2 P Tolhurst 5.27 J Steer

3 R Bailey 5.19

Gala Champ

1 S Darmon 24.09

2 A Longhurst 23.47

Saturday evening

A1 5 ent 1+1.30+2.00 CdH 4 ent 1+1.30+2.00

1 G Madelin 4.30 1 R Kimber 4.30

2 S Darmon 2.52 2 J White 4.07

3 I Wilkinson 2.15 3 S Darmon 4.04

HLG/Cat 5 ent 5x1.00

1 P Tolhurst 3.31

2 S Brewer 3.23

3 A Crisp 2.17

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SCOTTISH NATIONALS, NEWBIGGING, JUNE 23-24

Report by Jim Arnott

An ominous weather forecast predicted rain throughout the

weekend across most of Central Scotland, but with quite light

winds. On Saturday, while most of the country was very wet,

the Newbigging moors were excused and we enjoyed an

excellent day’s flying. Only after the fly-off was complete did

the skies open with a heavy downpour.

There were six entries in F1A. There was a light westerly

breeze and overcast skies. What lift was around was gently

supportive but not too easy to identify. Davie Hearn strung

together maxes on the first four rounds and established a lead

of 60 secs going into the final round. A brainstorm on his final

flight had him launching into the only squall of the day and his

model was whisked away to land in trees at 0:57. A final max

from Jim Arnott overtook Davie to win with an 11:25 total. In

F1B, the thin Scottish challenge broke down early and left Ken

Gibson and Brian Martin to fight it out. Brian’s four flight total

of 9:28 was enough to win. In Vintage, there were five

entries. Allan Brown, with an Eta29 powered Flying Pencil,

and Jim Arnott, with an OS35 powered San De Hogan, reached

the fly-off with a series of big flights. Neither was happy with

their fly-off performance however. Jim’s model went left on

climb and threatened to spiral in before recovering for a 2:06

time ( possibly caused by a earlier field repair after cows

knocked the fin off ! ). Allan’s model climbed very well, but

then descended quickly and dropped behind the tree line

having done enough to win with 3:27.

On Sunday morning we could hardly believe our good fortune

to find perfect flying conditions. These idyllic conditions

lasted till lunchtime, after which a strong east wind built up for

the rest of the day, with a lengthy period of rain thrown in.

This wind speed was carrying models to a line of trees in 2

mins. The eventual winners were wise enough to get their

contest flights in quickly. In Combined Glider, there were four

entries. Ron Sabey completed his three maxes with his straight

tow Junior, each flight d/t’ing from very high up. Davie

Hearn had two maxes before the weather broke down and

waited all afternoon for a lull that never came. In Combined

Rubber, Urlan Wannop was the only flier to max out during the

morning. Brian Martin and Ken Gibson with two maxes waited

in vain. Brian eventually added a 1:28 third flight for second

place. In Combined Power, no one used the fine weather

period fully, but John Eland managed to score a third max

during the afternoon rough weather to give his winning full

house.

In ½A/F1J, Allan Brown posted a 5:57 three flight total by

lunchtime, which no one felt able to challenge in the afternoon.

In F1H, no flights were made in the morning and the three

entrants made their flights in the rough weather. After 2 maxes,

Jim Arnott needed a further 21 secs on his third flight, and

finished on 4:38. In F1G, a single max from Bruce Duncan

was enough to win.

Considering the forecast weather, we were fortunate to have

enjoyed good conditions for much of the weekend.

F1A Combined Rubber

1 J Arnott 11:25 1 U Wannop 7:30

2 D Hearn 10:57 2 B Martin 6:28

3 T McLaughlin 10:18 3 K Gibson 5:00

4 B Duncan 7:33 4 G Gibson 4:21

5 J Eland 6:14 5 K Harrison 3:34

6 D Hambley 4:26 6 T McLaughlin 1:37

F1B Combined Glider

1 B Martin 9:29 1 R Sabey 7:30

2 K Gibson 8:08 2 B Duncan 6:29

3 U Wannop - 3 D Hearn 5:00

4 D Hambley 4:52

Open Vintage Combined Power

1 A Brown 7:30 + 3:27 1 J Eland 7:30

2 J Arnott 7:30 + 2:06 2 J Arnott 6:45

3 G Blair 7:17 3 G Blair 5:00

4 K Errington 4:10 4 A Brown 2:30

5 U Wannop 1:44 5 M Quinn -

F1G F1H

1 B Duncan 2:00 1 J Arnott 4:38

2 T McLaughlin 0:09 2 B Duncan 4:20

3 U Wannop - 3 R Sabey 1:40

F1J

1 A Brown 5:57

UK COMPETITION NEWS WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DROME. Church Fenton,

Sunday 22nd July. Start time – after full size flying – 2.30 to

3.00pm. Finish 7.00pm. Fly-offs start 15 minutes later. You

are welcomed you to a sixth (part) day of Vintage and Classic

Pleasure at delightful RAF Church Fenton. Events (some more

serious than others) all pre '51 vintage to BMFA rules except

where noted and BOM applies to all:

4 oz / 8 oz Wakefield combined. Special award for

highest placed English streamliner design in Wakefield

classes.

Vintage Coupe up to 1957 (10gr motor) and Flight Cup

(1oz motor) combined.

Keilkraft and Veron kit scale. To Morley rules.

(Progressive max)

Up to 25" rubber + Age Allowance. No propeller

restrictions

Mini Vintage Rubber

Vintage/Classic Glider (50m towline with doubled flight

time, 100m towline on scratch.),

Vintage/ Classic Power Vintage 15 sec motor run,

Classic glow/diesel 11 sec motor run.

"Bowden" (for cabin models up to 1960 for I/C,

Compressed Air and Electric motors. Precision contest in

3 rounds aiming for 45 seconds flights. No DT.)

Concours event for vintage/classic models not in above

events. Marking to take into account Finish, Model Age

and History, Rarity. Judge’s decision is final.

As this is a part day event please congregate in the Fenton

Flyer car park rather on the approach to the airfield. We will

inform you when you can enter the airfield. You must be on

the airfield register to gain access. If not on register please call

Joe Northrop on 0113 258 1292. Don’t leave it too late. CD

Ralph Sparrow, 0161 439 8021.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION NEWS

The FAVLI WOLRD CUP event scheduled to be held in Italy

in September has been cancelled. The reported reason included

military use of the field on the planned date.

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