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AMA Club #2417




2008 Eagles' Cup

Full listing of Eagles Cup Events

Prior Eagle's Cup Final Standings

2008 Event Roster

Date

Event

Contest Director

January 27

Frozen Fingers Dave Beach

February 3

Can 'U' Land Brandon Waite

March 2

Joe's Air Race Joe Metz
April 6 Pattern Suprise TBA
May 4 TBA TBA
June 1 TBA TBA
July 6 TBA TBA
August 3 TBA TBA
September 7 TBA TBA
October 5 TBA TBA
November 2 TBA TBA
December 7 TBA TBA

Current 2008 Eagles Cup Standings

Contestant Feb Mar Apr May Jun             Total
Joe Metz 10 10                   20
Bob Terry 9 6                   15
Dave Beach 8 9                   17
Matt Bole 7 8                   15
Brandon Waite 6 5                   11
Steve Lewis 1                     1
Larry Claveau 1                     1
Brian Redmond 0 7                   7
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January 27, 2008 - Frozen Finger Fun Fly
by Dave Beach

The forecast called for a chance of flurries but the actual weather had other plans. Truth be told the snow that started early Sunday morning and continued throughout the day only made the event more memorable. We got snow, sometimes light, sometimes moderate, but never enough to keep us from flying. Turnout was excellent in spite of the conditions with 14 pilots willing to put their planes in the air.

The competition started with a new event – “Helium Combat”. Begin with a 16’ long pole, then add 25 feet of narrow crepe paper and finish with a helium balloon. Award 25 points for a ‘rub’, 50 points for a ‘cut’, and 100 points for a ‘kill’. Give each pilot 3 minutes to rack up points then sit back and enjoy the show. It was a real crowd pleaser. Although there were a few close calls, no planes hit the pole or got swallowed up by trees. Dave Weidner took first place with his electric Skeeter. He got two rubs before getting hooked up hard on the crepe paper. There was a struggle as his plane strained to break the streamer. It finally gave way in two parts before the balloon escaped. Second place went to Matt Bole who also got two rubs before his cut. Despite some valiant efforts at chasing balloons with various length streamers downwind, no one managed to pop one for a kill.

Due to overwhelming demand, we drew the raffle prize winner after the first event. This year’s winner was a stunned Casey Rettke. It was Casey’s first visit to the field. He came hoping to find a club to help him learn to fly his new trainer.

Dicey Roops was the second event which added an element of luck to the standings. First up was Bob Perreault who rolled any unlucky 12. He completed his Roops in good time, but got tired of rolling the dice after landing and just gave up. On the somewhat lucky, somewhat skilled side of the equation – congratulations go to Ryan Metivier for his first place finish. Four well executed Roops, landing, and rolling another four on the dice in a blazing 37 seconds. Honorable mention also goes to second place finisher, Bob Terry. He also finished his required 6 Roops in under a minute.

The final event was rear view slalom. Congratulations go to Bob Barger, Jr. for his first place finish. Either he got some time to practice for the event, or he spends a lot of time admiring himself in the mirror. Regardless, he managed to steer his plane around the pylons with only the mirror and minor verbal assistance from Dad in a mind boggling 38 seconds. Not far behind him was Larry Claveau with a quick 47 second run, good enough for second place.

The overall scores are posted, but in my mind the biggest winner is the club itself. It’s great to see a club with so many active members willing to participate in an outdoor winter competition. Thanks go not only to the pilots, but to everyone who came out to watch, and especially those who came out to lend a hand in making the event run smoothly. Volunteers came out any time assistance was requested. Too many, in fact, for me to keep track of everyone but I would like to name a few. Please join me in offering special thanks to Bob Terry for providing snowmobiles for grooming. Thanks also to Brandon Waite for registration, setup, and score keeping. And lets not forget Chef Dave Surwell for providing the shopping and cooking for lunch.

February 3, 2008 - Eagles Cup "Can 'U' Land"

Well, it's that time of the year again, and with February comes our first Eagles Cup of the year. We started of with "Can-U-Land". The event is set up with a 20' square worth 25 points and an inner circle worth 100 points. Each contestant had a bottle attached to their airplane with a long string. The object was to see if you could 'drop' your bottle into the scoring box. Not as easy it it sounds ! First up was Bob Terry. Using his trainer it took him a couple of passes before he got the hang of it and ended with a 125 points. Next up was Larry C. and due to some bad luck and a tangled string, ended up landing on the other side of the river with some damage to his airplane. Steve Lewis was up next and was making some nice passes with he crossed over the flight line and was disqualified. Following him was Joe Metz, who flew his hybrid Tango and scored on 4 of his 5 passes for an impressive 175 points. The last three pilots, Matt Bole, Dave Beach and Brandon Waite, although flying well could only manage 25 points each. Dave topped them all with a better time. A very exciting event and a lot of great flying ! Overall scores were:
Joe metz with 175 points time 3:28 - 10 pts
Bob Terry with 125 points time 3:17 - 9 pts
Dave Beach with 25 points time 2:28 - 8 pts
Matt Bole with 25 points time 2:45 - 7 pts
Brandon Waite 25 points time 3:25 - 6 pts
Steve Lewis 0 points DQ
Larry Claveau 0 points Dnf

March 5, 2008 - Eagle Cup "Joe's Air Race"

In like a lion and they weren't kidding.  Joe Metz put on a great event fort this month's Eagle Cup, and Mother Nature didn't help.   The event this month was Joe's Air Race.  A five lap race with a touch & go on each lap.    In practice, Joe was making laps in under 30 seconds, but the swirling wind on this day made for lap times closer to a minute or more.  First up was Dave Beach who was showing everyone the way to go with our recent snow fall.  The field was soft, so you had to be gentle on your landings.  Dave's airplane dug it self in on his third pace and that was going to be a common problem all day.   Dave finished his laps with a time of 4:25, a very respectable time.  Up next was Brandon Waite.  Although flying with plenty of power and able to get up in a hurry, when his airplane stalled and crashed at the North end of the runway, it took awhile for his pit crew to get to his airplane.  He finished the event with a time of 7:19.  He did earn style points for the best crash of the day !  Third up was Bob Terry with his trainer and it performed well.  But his trike gear caused him problems with the soft snow.  Brian Redmond flew forth with his 4-stroke Sig 60.   Being very light, it continually sank in the soft snow.  Brandon got tired running back and forth to get it unstuck !  Matt Bole flew next with an Ultra Stick.   He was making great time until his 4th pass when he caught the prop and stalled the airplane.   The restart produced a third place finish.  Joe Metz, flying last after some questionable dice rolling,  After sand bagging it for a few minutes he finally decided to fly into the wind like everyone else had.  Like everyone else, he also had a restart, but being so close to the flight line, he was able to get his airplane restarted very quickly.  In doing so, he was able to come in under Dave Beach by a mere 3 seconds.  A very exciting race !  Thanks Joe for a great event.

Joe Metz with a time of 4:22 - 10 pts
Dave Beach with a time of 4:25 - 9 pts
Matt Bole with a time of 4:41 - 8 pts
Brian Redmond with a time of 4:43 - 7 pts
Bob Terry with a time of 6:52 - 6 pts
Brandon Waite with a time of 7:19 - 5 pts

 

 

 

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