Oakland Cloud Dusters
22nd Annual Northern California Free Flight Championships
Waegell Field, Sacramento California
April 30th & May 1st 2011
AAA Category III AMA Sanctioned Contest
An *America’s Cup and ^National Cup Contest
AMA, NFFS Nostalgia, Classic & Special Events, + SAM Rules Apply
Entry Fee: One Event $15.00, Two or more Events $30.00. $5.00 discount with proof of NFFS membership for two or more events. Field Fee: 2011 “Friends of Waegell” Card Holders Free, otherwise $5.00 per contestant.
Jrs. $2 per event, with no field fee.
Contest Directors: Bill Vanderbeek, Dick Douglas, & Fred Terzian (FAI)
Tentative Contest Schedule
Saturday Events Sunday Events
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
*F1A Glider (seven rounds) *F1G Coupe (five rounds)
*F1B Wakefield (seven rounds) *F1H Towline (five rounds)
*F1C Power (seven rounds) *F1J Power (five rounds)
*F1P (.060 Gas Power) F1Q (Electric)
EITHER DAY--All Events must be completed on the same day
^Junior P-30 Rubber
^Classic Junior 1/2A Gas
^Junior Hand Launch Glider
^Junior 1/2A Gas
^Junior Hand Held Catapult Glider
+“He-Man” Hand Launch Glider
Junior A-1 Nordic Towline
Classic Straight Tow Glider
Old Time Small Rubber Cabin
Old Time Small Rubber Stick
Old Time Large Rubber Cabin
Old Time Large Rubber Stick
1/4A Gas
Mulvihill Rubber R.O.W.
^1/2A Gas
^Mulvihill Rubber
^A-B Gas
^Moffett Rubber
^C-D Gas
^P-30 Rubber
.020 Replica
Old Time Hand Launch Glider
^Hand Held Catapult Glider
O.C.D. Catapult Glider
^Nostalgia Rubber
^Hand Launch Glider
^Nostalgia Wakefield
^Classic 1/2A Gas
^1/4A Gas Nostalgia
^Classic A-B Gas
^Early 1/2A Gas Nostalgia
^Classic C-D Gas
^1/2A Gas Nostalgia
A-B-C Ignition Old Timer
^A Gas Nostalgia
A-B-C-D Gas R.O.W. Combined
^B Gas Nostalgia
4 Ounce Wakefield
^C Gas Nostalgia
8 Ounce Wakefield
1/2A Gas Rise-Off Water
Rubber Scale
Gollywock/Jabberwock
E-30, B-Electric
General Field Rules:
- Flight time max for all events except F1A, B, & C is 90 seconds.
- Gas events will have engine runs of 5, 6, 7 or 10 seconds, depending on event and 2010 NCFFC rules. Fly-off engine runs (except F1C) will be determined at that time.
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Rubber events, except F1B will be three maxes of 90 seconds each. Flyoff flights and times will be determined by 2009 NCFFC rules.
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Classic Towline Glider events will use 35-meter (115 feet) towlines. A line gauge will be on the field.
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Special rules will apply for ROW, Moffett, OCD Catapult, etc.
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He-man glider rules:All wood construction (no built up, tissue, carbon fiber, etc.) D.T. OK – Min. weight 1.5 oz (42.5 g) – Must have a name, prominently displayed on wing – 4 attempts, best 2 count – All flights before 9:30 a.m. - No use of thermal detecting “devices” – Time one, fly one.
FAI Events: One hour rounds beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Mini Events will be flown near contest headquarters. One-hour lunch break on Saturday. Fly-off flights TBD, depending on conditions
Contest Information:
Bill Vanderbeek Fred Terzian Dick Douglas
4155 Old Trace Ct. 4858 Moorpark Ave. 5303 Calderwood ln
Palo Alto, CA 94306 San Jose, CA 95129 San Jose, CA 95118
1-408-472-0274 1-408-725-1065 1-408-266-3598
billvanderbeek@yahoo.com fterzian@pacbell.net amawam@sbcglobal.net