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REPORT Limited Altitude Contest #1 Lakeville, 17 May 2012 Commentary by Andrew Tickle, photos by Mike Sidwell |
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| June 21 Limited Altitude Rules |
Pilots: Dick Irwin, Greg Huffman, Aric Wilmunder, Chip Buss, Andrew
Tickle
Timers/Assistants:
Karl Tulp, Jim Temple, Bob Rose, Ed Solenberger, Jay Beasley
Scorekeeper: Mike Sidwell
Photographer: Mike Sidwell
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Greg Huffman, winner of Limited Altitude Contest #1 with Ed Solenberger (crew) and the big Dallaire.
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Getting ready for
the mass launch
Does size matter? Last month the Warm-up was won by Aric Wilmunder's 1/2 A sized Viking (just to left of the Dallaire).
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WORM'S EYE VIEW
Chet Lanzo's 1937 RC-1 heads
skywards. This is the easiest of all the SAM Old
Timers to build. Simple, tough, reliable and good on windy
days. The nose section unbolts to accommodate electric or
gas power.
GETTING READY |
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| Chip getting the Rocketeer batteries installed | RC-1 with detachable nose extension for electric power. This plane has competed in electric and gas classes. The nose extension is the only practical way to get the CG forward enough with electric power.. |
| GOING UP |
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| Chip's Rocketeer | Andrew's RC-1 |
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| John's Trenton Terror. | Greg's big Dallaire |
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| Aric's tiny Viking | RC-1 showing distinctive tail shape |
| COMING DOWN |
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| Greg's Dallaire on final. Bottom left looks like the tip of a Rocketeer wing. Could be a formation landing coming up. | John's Trenton Terror looks very scale like |
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| RC-1 ready to touch down -- propeller stationary. | Looks like the Rocketeer is making a go around. |
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RESULTS 1) Greg Huffman 2) Chip Buss 3) Andrew Tickle 4) John Trumbull 5) Aric Wilmunder |
Here's what they flew:
| Pilot | Plane | Span | Motor | Battery | Prop |
| Chip Buss | Rocketeer | 6' 10" | 4260 - 500 | 3s 2200 | 14" x 6" |
| John Trumbull | Trenton Terror | 6' 0" | Power 10 | 3s x ? | 11" x 7" |
| Andrew Tickle | RC - 1 | 5' 8" | Atlas 2921 -10 | 3s 2200 | 12" x 6' |
| Aric Willmunder | Viking | 4' 1" | HK 25A | 3s 1300 | 10" x 5" |
| Greg Huffman | Dallaire | 9' 0" | SK 5425 - 650 | 6s 2200 | 14" x 7" |
| Dick Irwin | Stardust Special | 7' 2" | Neu 1110 geared | 2s 2650 | 11" x 10" |
Fine Tuning of Rules The interval between takeoffs in the sequential mass launch was increased to space out the arrival times for landing.
Worked well.
Visibility was a problem with patches of haze in strong rising air during round #5. The RC-1 disappeared briefly in haze on descending from 1100 ft. but soon reappeared. Aric's Viking also disappeared in haze but was not found until the next day by a farmer.
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Good presence of Mind was shown by Greg after landing -- by making a 'touch and go' to avoid a plane on the the runway. |
Click to see Debrief Sheet
Prefer reducing need for eagle vision Yes 4/5
Limiting altitude for powered climb Yes 5/5
CAM switch Ok, no problems Yes 5/5
Fast Climb vs Slow and Majestic
If there was no preference, both were counted.
Fast vs slow Yes 4.5/5
Prefer precision target times to maxes Yes 4.5/5
Prefer points for takeoff vs hand-launch Yes 4/5
Prefer to have landing points Yes 5/5
Extra points for flying non-recent SAM Champs entry
to encourage building less frequently seen Old Timers
Yes 4/5
Fine tuning for next contest
1) 10 bonus points for leaving the runway immediately after a timed landing
by taxiing or re-takeoff. This rule can be abandoned once this becomes
standard practice.
2) Mass (sequential) launch at 10 second intervals called by the launch master.
Intervals are longer if more time is needed for launch crew to get clear of the runway.
3) The five rounds will all be mass (sequential) launch. (no anytime launches -- keeps the pace going).
June 21 Contest #2 Limited Altitude Meet Rules
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