NERCCA newsletter Issue 10 - 3/30/1995 The following is the current list of Gremlin contest dates I have. When Where CD/contact ==== ===== ========== Sunday April 2nd Billerica MA Glenn Thibeault-CD (603) 881-7345 or glennT0664@aol.com CANCELLED April 22nd New Boston NH 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 Sunday July 23rd North Dartmouth, Ma. CD??? 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 R/C Combat Lovers - electronic discussion group You can join or leave this group by sending email to rc-combat-lovers-request@world.std.com with the word (UN)SUBSCRIBE in the BODY (not the subject line) of the message. If you want to receive this newsletter ONLY (and I've subscribed you initially), please send email to racores@world.std.com with a message stating that you just want the NERCCA newsletter. RA Cores homepage For those of you with WWW access, you can get the latest and greatest info direct from my homepage. The URL is http://world.std.com/~racores/ My .sig file had the last "/" missing which would cause none of the relative links to work. There's some Gremlin pictures on there now and I'm about to add a few more sections to support glider contests and show information. (I will be exhibiting at the MARC show in Baltimore this year, the first weekend in June) Here's the directions and CD info for this sunday's contest. Hope to see you there! Combat Contest sponsored by the Middlsex County R/C Flyers April 2, 1995 at the MCRCF field in Billerica Mass Two classes: Gremlin stock and Open (any plane .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 New summertime contest announce Heli's Angels of North Dartmouth, Ma. will be holding a Combat Gremlin Competition on Sunday, July 23rd. Times and rules will be announced at a later date. From Rt. 195 in No. Dartmouth take Exit 11, Reed Rd. north, 1.7 mi. to Hixville Rd. Go right on Hixville .7 mi.(7/10). Take right on dirt road just after stone wall. They also announced Float flies for June 25th and Sept. 3rd for anyone who is interested. Contest report for the March 26th Texas UNcontest - Sandy Frank 3-27-1995 WOW it was totally awesome.... OUR first R/C Combat - UNcontest this was a time trials and practice funflying day for r/c combat. The object was to encourage tail chasing and cutting and target practice rather than competition. There were no entry fees but there was a side pot that was voluntary and the club added a new fm radio to the pot. There were no rounds and matches set, any one there could challenge any one else or there were designated towers and chaser. If you wanted a 100 ft string tied so that they would aim at tail rather than aircraft that was ok too... Several just flew around and tried to let others cut them and sharpen their aim several tried new designs ( we combat with no design restrictions). 18 people showed up and 10 entered the side pot. For many this was the first combat they ever tried. Prior to this they were only spectators... They would never have entered a real cutthroat combat meet. A couple even needed help in landing they were beginners who were converted over to combateers. It rained on and off all day. We changed to plastic coated picnic table cloth when it got too wet for crepepaper tails... It was almost nonstop dogfighting... a few midairs... a few crashes but due to supervision and flying airspace restriction nothing but balsa and foam was hurt... this was an early spring warm up... It was held the day following our local swap meet and auction (we had 500 attend the swap meet) several craft flown came from the proceeding days auction. THIS was a really fun event... for further info about it email to me directly and I will fill in the details... sfrank@tenet.edu