"Fly What-Cha-Brung" Spring-Fling
Electric (only) Radio Controlled Airplanes and Kites too!
April 30, 2005
Email: Event coordinator/contact
Event CD's Phil Kalenowsky and Allen

Event Pictures!
2005 Record of 12-wings in the air at once was set

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Attendance of the safety meeting at 8:30 Recommended
Additional impromptu safety briefs and  pilot numbers will occur during the day before flying in events
Specific Event rules will be defined/decided as the event starts.

Restrooms are nearby, Please bring your own (additional) food and drinks.
FREE Lunch at 11:15am

Note: this page isn't finalized, we are determining times of events, rules, pilots, etc
And hopefully a WHOLE lot more names on these lists!
 

Events and scheduled times:  (Saturday)
 

Time

Event/ 
(click for list of pilots)

 Description Rules  
Open Flying  Fly what-cha-Brung!
  8:00-8:30 Field Setup Mark off the field with
Caution tape		    
  8:30-8:45
Safety Meeting		 Restate Safety Rules, answer questions.
 
  9:00-10:00 Slow/Park Flyers All Events, Pylon, Limbo and combat
 
  Open Flying      
10:00-11:00 Brushed Wings All Events, Pylon, Limbo and combat
 
11:00-12:00 Lunch Break
and
Open Flying		 Fly what-cha-Brung! Any and all planes fly, and play nice!
12:00-12:30 Record Setting
RC Wings attempt		   Lets see if we can break our record of
20 wings in the air at once!		  
  Open Flying    
1:00-2:00 Brushless Wings All Events, Pylon, Limbo and combat    
2:00-2:30 Open Flying      
2:30-3pm Open class competition Plylon, and Limbo, ALL types of planes, fast, slow, brushed, brushless.    
After Open Competition finishes Field Break-down      
         
Event Rules        
  Pylon   Details determined at the event. must go around each pole at the end of the field.8-10 times, to be determined. If a cut occurs, the pilot must go around the same pole again, or loose the lap.
There will be a 'cut' judge.		  
  Limbo     1 point for each pass under Limbo
2 points if inverted before and after passing under the limbo pole
Airplanes when on ground, must stay until after the event finishes (unless on-fire...)

No landing gear, ok, but if ground touch happens, the plane has to stay down.  (touch = done.)

  
  Combat   1 point for knocking someone else down and airplane remains in the air.
Airplanes when on ground, must stay until after the event finishes (unless on-fire...)

No landing gear, ok, but if ground touch happens, the plane has to stay down.  (touch = done.)		  


RULES of participation:
    Recommended: All Flyers should be registered before the event, but pre-registration isn't required.
    flying participants (pilots) will need to attend a safety meeting to fly in the defined events of the day

Additional impromptu safety briefs and pilot  numbers will be distributed during the day
   
    Definition of the flight line, Calling Launching, Landing, on the field/off the field, responsibility of flying/crashing and insurances.

    Freq Board use:  Make sure that no-pin is up, AND put your pin up, BEFORE turning on your Radio. (versus radio impound)

    Safety-Safety-Safety --No flying over the freeway, overhead, the parking lot, etc.

    do's and don'ts    Do follow the safety rules, Don't fly overhead or over the parking lot

    Record setting launch sequence  To be coordinated, not all at once, ie probably every other person, ie 2 or 3 waves of launches

    At the end of the event, land promptly, to allow the next group to fly, so we can stay on schedule, even if your battery isn't dead yet...

    1-time warning flying behind the flight line,
    2nd offense flying behind the flight line, removed from event.

     Safety FIRST!
   
Location  (Rancho San Rafeal, Reno, NV)
 Electric RC airplanes 'only' at this flying field.
    Map of 'current' flying location at RanchoRancho RC flying Area - Reno, NV.gif (67759 bytes)
    Map of Rancho with Arrows showing how to arriveRancho with arrows.gif (176856 bytes)


Pictures (after the event) 
Group/event and individual pictures will be taken with/without your plane for posterity :)
or existing photo can be used Video's (after the event)

Pics will be taken, and a link from the name to picture, so be sure to wear a 3 piece suit (just kidding!)

Registered Flyers
Phil and Allen  CD's

Pics will be taken, and a link from the name to picture, so be sure to wear a 3 piece suit (just kidding!)

  Name Freq slow brushed All-up Brushless free/fly
Spectator		   Setup/Lunch
22 Darin 12     x       Didn't make it
4 Kenny A 16 x   x x   dev  
6 Martin 17             Didn't make it
11 Don Irish 18         x    
14 Allen 18 x   x x   dev Setup
12 Honey Irish 19         x    
7 Martin B 21     x x      
25 Rod, Keiko plus 2 26     x       Didn't make it
5 Ken A 27 x   x x   dev  
19 Bruce and Shirley 27         x    
1 Phil  29     x x   dev Setup
13 Dan Gerber 32              
17 Thang 33     x x     Pylon Limbo
9 Maxx 34   x x        
16 PepsiMike 38     x x     Didn't Make it
21 Reno Rick 38             Pylon limbo / Help setup
3 Jacob A 43 x x x        
  Martin 45     x        
20 Dr Dan 48     x        
18 Dave Kerns 49   x x        
  Reno Rick 50     x x     Didn't Make it
10 TKO Tom 52 x           Chef
23 Shawn 52     x        
8 Kyle 54     x        
26 Alex 58     x        
2 Arley 59 x            
27 Adam 53/56     x        
15 Chuck