NERCCA newsletter Issue 8 - 3/4/1994 52 subscribers If you wish to unsubscribe from this distribution, just send an unsubscribe message including your actual name and email address so I can find you in the list. If you know someone that you think would enjoy this mailing, feel free to forward it to them and they can directly subscribe by sending their name and email address to racores@world.std.com. Frequency seems to be about 1 message per week. Paper copies of these emails will be made into the old style newsletter and mailed to subscribers on about a monthly basis for $3 The following is the current list of Gremlin contest dates I have. When Where CD/contact ==== ===== ========== Sunday March 12th Beattie Field, RI Charlie Hochstrasser-CD (401) 463-7076 or XBronx@aol.com Sunday March 26th Weatherford,TEXAS Sandy Frank-CD (817) 599-7131 or sfrank@tenet.edu Sunday April 2nd Billerica MA Glenn Thibeault-CD (603) 881-7345 or glennT0664@aol.com Saturday April 22nd New Boston NH Joe Marrone-CD (603) 429-0914 or marrone@mkots3.enet.dec.com Sunday April 30th CMRCM Westboro MA Dan Snow-CD (508) 448-0473 Saturday May 13th Wrentham MA Eric Henderson-CD (508) 435-5241 Saturday May 20th Oxford MA Ray Mierzejewski-CD (508) 757-5883 [doesn't anyone want to host a summer contest?] Sunday August 20th Beattie Field, RI Charlie Hochstrasser-CD (401) 463-7076 or XBronx@aol.com Saturday Oct 28th New Boston NH Joe Marrone-CD (603) 429-0914 or marrone@mkots3.enet.dec.com Sunday Nov 5th CMRCM Westboro MA Charlie Watt-CD (508) 842-0976 or watt@leds.enet.qntm.com Full descriptions of the next few contests can be found at the bottom. WRAMs Show report Well, thanks to all the people that stopped by the booth at the WRAMS show. It was great to meet everyone and get lots of feedback. Sure sounds like Gremlins are the talk of flying fields all over. I'm also trying to get into Toledo and will be going to Baltimore in June and Virginia Beach in October. I'm open to suggestions for a better booth design. Getting 3 days notice for the show sure put the pressure on. I didn't have any inventory and very little materials on hand but managed to cover the booth, hotel and literature costs and I'm in for next year (after a 3 year wait). Any suggestions on what to bring would be appreciated. I ran out of Gremlin kits so I know I need more of them. I'm also starting to sell Ready To Cover Gremlins for $75 and would be interested in comments on this as a product. I'm still trying to find a new supplier for the hats since the original one went to waterproof (and ink proof) hats. See you at the field! Below, please find directions for the next 3 contests. Directions for sunday's (3/12) combat contest at the RI Aeromodelers field. Take Rt95 through Providence to Exit 7. At the bottom of the ramp take a left back over the highway. About 1/8mi to a stop sign at a "T" in the road. Turn right onto Division Rd. and about 1/8mi down on the right is the field. Further info: Charlie Hochstrasser (401) 463-7076 XBronx@aol.com Frosty Gremlin Combat Meet Sunday, March 12, 1995 Pilot Meeting 9:30 A.M. Flying starts at 10 Stock and Open classes $5 Entry Fee per class Food and Drinks available. We encourage anyone who has never flown in combat competition before to come to this first event of the year. All these people will be paired against one another in the early rounds, allowing time to get a feel for the competition before flying against an experienced combat pilot in the later rounds. Also, during lunch break we will have a Gremlin set up on a "buddy box" with an instructor, so anyone who has never flown this type of plane can get to experience how great these planes fly. Any questions, call Charlie. R/C Combat UN-Contest NO Entry Fee Sunday March 26 Weatherford,TEXAS A gathering of ACES. This is a new concept! It is to be a "Time Trials" of R/C Combat Pilots. It is to be an early spring warm up to the combat season. There will be no official entry fees. There will be a voluntary side pot ($5.00) to which the club will add a NEW FM Radio. The club will provide the streamers. You may use any length attachment string. You may use any length streamer over 40 ft. You may fly any MUFFLED aircraft. Only contributor to the side pot are eligible to win the pot and the radio. Any AMA member may fly. Matches and rounds will NOT be established by the club. A club member will tally each fliers total cuts throughout the whole day (the count ends at 4 PM). Maximum in the air at once will be FOUR craft. There will be no time limits. You may designate a towing target (or several) or it may be a free for all. Anyone who looses an entire streamer must re-attach one. The flights, matches and rounds that you fly in are strictly up to the individual. You may fly in any or all of the sorties (frequencies permitting with four aircraft airborne max.) This is an open free for all or it can be a set up target practice. You may designate a friendly target tower or you may pre-arrange to alternate as aggressor and defender. You may CALL OUT and challenge anyone who wishes to accept to take you on. THIS LOOKS LIKE FUN! The idea is to practice combat and not hurt planes or people!! This will happen Sunday March 26,1995 at the Weatherford Aero Modeling Society field. (West on 4th street in Weatherford twords Peaster,TX the field is on the left) For info. or directions: Sandy Frank (817) 599-7131 Internet: sfrank@tenet.edu Announcement: Combat Contest sponsored by the Middlsex County R/C Flyers April 2, 1995 at the MCRCF field in Billerica Mass Two class: Gremlin stock and Open (40 size or smaller engine) Registration begins at 8:30 AM Directions to the field: Take the Treble Cove Rd exit off Route 3 in Billerica head toward the prison. The field is directly across from the prison (appox 1/2 mile from the highway. For more information contact the CD Glenn Thibeault at (603) 881-7345 or glennT0664@aol.com +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | RA Cores - racores@world.std.com | Affordable, computer cut, custom foam | | P.O. 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