2017 Northumberland Scale Aerobatic Challenge Results
This year's annual IMAC event was held on Saturday, August 5th, and again this year we battled the elements. Throughout the event pilots faced bright sun and a consistent crosswind gusting at times up to 40km per hour making flying very interesting.
Overall, there were 8 pilots flying in the 2017 Northumberland Scale Aerobatic Challenge contest. In no particular order they were: Ben Lann, Brandon Smith, Dayle Smith, Fred Marshall, Ian Fraser, Kelly Doary, Mike Notley and Paul Sinnis. These pilots flew a grand total of 108 judged sequences.
Fred Marshall won the Basic class. There were 3 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Fred Marshall, (2) Dayle Smith and (3) Ian Fraser. They flew 4 known sequences (2 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 144.5 to a high of 3,000 (a range of 2,855.5 points).
Ben Lann won the Intermediate class. There were 3 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Ben Lann, (2) Mike Notley and (3) Brandon Smith. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 3,616.2 to a high of 3,920.9 (a range of 304.6 points).
Kelly Doary won the Advanced class. There were 2 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Kelly Doary and (2) Paul Sinnis. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 3,593.5 to a high of 4,000 (a range of 406.5 points).
The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Intermediate class, with only 84.3 points difference between Ben Lann and Mike Notley.
A big thank you should go out to Chris Marshall for manning the BBQ, and our Sponsors: Great Hobbies, Maritime Hobbies, Dreamworks, TwistedHobbys, Tower Hobbies, Hobbico, TBRC Wings and the UPS Store. Thank you again to those who were able to make it and hopefully next year we will have better luck! (Photo Credit: Leroy Boese)
River John Days Demo 2017
The Northumberland RC Modeler's members presented the 2nd Annual River John Days Model Air Show on July 25th, 2017. There were 7 pilots who flew demonstration flights for the local crowd. We had a great turnout of spectators this year with over 200 people coming out to watch everything from large scale IMAC flights, scale and sport helicopters and some super fast pylon racers tearing up the sky. Of course we had lots of spare video goggles to allow the spectators to get a feel of FPV flying with both fixed wing and multi-rotor aircraft. A great event for the community and for the club as well. Looking forward to next year. (Photo Credit: Paul Sinnis)
2017 Fun Fly Report
On July 22nd Northumberland RC Modeler’s hosted our annual Fun Fly. This was our first event since a number of field upgrades we installed this season. With the help with of municipal funds, club funds and a lot of sweat equity from club members we now have some top quality fencing for our pilot stations and pit area protection. We also have a new parking area created and purchased and modified a 40’ shipping container to be our site shelter, build area and field equipment storage. There were over 20 pilots who attended our Fun Fly this year from across the province. A challenging cross wind kept everyone on their toes but still lots of planes in the air and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. (Photo Credit: Ben Lann)
2016 Northumberland Scale Aerobatic Challenge Results
After 3 reschedules we were able to finally hold our annual IMAC event on Sunday, October 2nd. Unfortunately, again the weather didn't cooperate for us. At the last minute the weather forecast changed for the worst. Even though we didn't get the turnout we had hoped for we still did have 5 dedicated local pilots brave the conditions and fly 2 rounds of competition before the rain came and we called it a day.
Overall, there were 5 pilots flying in the 2016 Northumberland Scale Aerobatic Challenge contest. In no particular order they were: Ben Lann, Dayle Smith, Ian Fraser, Mike Notley and Paul Sinnis. These pilots flew a grand total of 40 judged sequences.
Dayle Smith won the Basic class. There were 2 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Dayle Smith and (2) Ian Fraser. They flew 4 known sequences (2 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 2,180.9 to a high of 3,000 (a range of 819.1 points). This was Ian's first IMAC event and did an excellent job under the conditions.
Ben Lann won the Intermediate class. There were 3 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Ben Lann, (2) Paul Sinnis and (3) Mike Notley. They flew 4 known sequences (2 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 2,903.9 to a high of 3,000 (a range of 96.1 points).
The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Intermediate class, with only 27.7 points difference between Ben Lann and Paul Sinnis.
A big thank you should go out to our Sponsors: MAAC, Great Hobbies, Maritime Hobbies, Tower Hobbies, Hobbico, Pulse Batteries, R/C Wings & Wheels and the UPS Store. Thank you again to those who were able to make it and hopefully next year we will have better luck! (Photo Credit: Gary Del Bel Belluz)
2016 NRCM Funfly Well Attended Despite Touch and Go Forecast
This year's funfly attracted 19 pilots and quite a few spectators throughout the day. The event's weather forecast was touch and go for most of the week but luckily the weather turned out to be very nice on the day. Winds were calm and the sun was out all day. Lots of flying was had by all in attendance.
This year's fun fly featured a Flyzone Extra 300sx raffle prize package sponsored in part by Hobbico, Pulse, and RC Wings & Wheels. The raffle was very successful and we sold every ticket with the winner Ian Fraser buying the bulk of them. Thank you to all that supported the club and purchased tickets!
Another big thank you should go out to Chris Marshall for barbequing and providing some very tasty cookies at the event! She did an excellent job of feeding the masses. (Photo Credit: Ben Lann)