50%300SFlyer
06-22-2003, 08:36 PM
Edenvale IMAC Contest Report
Hi guys
The contest began on Saturday morning under clear blue skies with a light breeze, and with temperatures in the upper 60`s. Just beautiful weather! By the afternoon it warmed up to the lower 80`s. Twelve enthusiastic Canadian IMAC pilots showed up to fly, with 7 of them being brand new pilots in the Basic class. We also had 1 in Sportsman, 3 in Advanced, and 1 Unlimited pilot.
Being that over half the pilots at the contest were new to IMAC, we decided to concentrate on making their first IMAC experience a good one! We went over the basic sequence in detail, and even had one of the Advanced pilots fly the Basic sequence in a demo flight for all to watch. [Thank you Tony!] As the day went on, you could see all of the Basic pilots starting to improve their flying skills already! All went well for everyone, when late in the day in round 3, when one of my headers let go on my plane, so at that point, I was done and destined to finish third out of three in Advanced. :(
On Sunday morning, the winds picked up quite a bit and with the lack of available judges, we decided to forgo the Unknowns and just do one more round of Knowns. The majority of the pilots were not happy with the strong winds at all, so most decided to sit it out entirely. Advanced flew one more round, and we then decided to call it a day around lunch time, when it became obvious that the winds were here to stay. The scores were finalized, [Thanks Drew!] and the trophies were handed out.
A FANTASTIC selection of prizes were handed out as well! Bisson Custom Mufflers, Pete�s Models, Sew Busy, Carden Aircraft, Kirby�s Kustom Graphics, and MSC Props donated these wonderful prizes, and deserve a huge thank you!! :TU:
Hope to do it again next year! :cheers:
Here are the final scores.
Basic:
Ron Mattiuz 4000.00
Brian Facey 3857.93
Dave Keller 3222.38
Ron Cochrane 3132.46
Larry Pierce 2958.80
Eric Taylor 2853.18
Keith Miller 1913.31
Sportsman:
Ken Wiersma 4000.00
Advanced:
Tony Kreg 5964.78
Bob Hudson 5871.64
Mike Clemmens 3789.29
Unlimited:
Mark Zemel 3000.00
Below is a picture of all who attended the contest.
Hi guys
The contest began on Saturday morning under clear blue skies with a light breeze, and with temperatures in the upper 60`s. Just beautiful weather! By the afternoon it warmed up to the lower 80`s. Twelve enthusiastic Canadian IMAC pilots showed up to fly, with 7 of them being brand new pilots in the Basic class. We also had 1 in Sportsman, 3 in Advanced, and 1 Unlimited pilot.
Being that over half the pilots at the contest were new to IMAC, we decided to concentrate on making their first IMAC experience a good one! We went over the basic sequence in detail, and even had one of the Advanced pilots fly the Basic sequence in a demo flight for all to watch. [Thank you Tony!] As the day went on, you could see all of the Basic pilots starting to improve their flying skills already! All went well for everyone, when late in the day in round 3, when one of my headers let go on my plane, so at that point, I was done and destined to finish third out of three in Advanced. :(
On Sunday morning, the winds picked up quite a bit and with the lack of available judges, we decided to forgo the Unknowns and just do one more round of Knowns. The majority of the pilots were not happy with the strong winds at all, so most decided to sit it out entirely. Advanced flew one more round, and we then decided to call it a day around lunch time, when it became obvious that the winds were here to stay. The scores were finalized, [Thanks Drew!] and the trophies were handed out.
A FANTASTIC selection of prizes were handed out as well! Bisson Custom Mufflers, Pete�s Models, Sew Busy, Carden Aircraft, Kirby�s Kustom Graphics, and MSC Props donated these wonderful prizes, and deserve a huge thank you!! :TU:
Hope to do it again next year! :cheers:
Here are the final scores.
Basic:
Ron Mattiuz 4000.00
Brian Facey 3857.93
Dave Keller 3222.38
Ron Cochrane 3132.46
Larry Pierce 2958.80
Eric Taylor 2853.18
Keith Miller 1913.31
Sportsman:
Ken Wiersma 4000.00
Advanced:
Tony Kreg 5964.78
Bob Hudson 5871.64
Mike Clemmens 3789.29
Unlimited:
Mark Zemel 3000.00
Below is a picture of all who attended the contest.