This post is to alert you about the upcoming 3rd Annual Ringmaster Worldwide Fly-A-Thon sponsored by the Brotherhood of the Ring, a forum devoted primarily to the wonderful old time Ringmaster control line model airplanes.
http://www.brotherhoodofthering.infoThe Fly-A-Thon is a non-competitive event to honor the plane that many of us older modelers flew back in the 50s, 60s 70s and 80s.
Any of the Ringmaster varieties can be flown for this event (S-1, S-1A, RM Junior, RM Baby, RM Sportster, etc.)!! Simply stated, we want to see how many Ringmaster flights can be recorded over a single weekend, the first weekend in October (10/2-4/2010). Our goal is to have a thousand flights over that weekend. Last year we recorded 288 flights in half a dozen different countries worldwide so we have a long way to go! The simple rules are stated below and I want to direct particular attention to the last paragraph.
If you are also a RC club member, you are no doubt aware that many younger RC pilots have never seen control line models fly nor have they attempted to fly a control line model. It would be educational fun for the uninitiated, if your RC club would set aside a circle in a corner of your field and you could use a Ringmaster to put up some flights. More fun yet if some of your members have a try at flying a Ringmaster for an initial control line solo. It doesn’t have to be for a FULL tank of fuel – most new pilots will get dizzy after a minute or two. Give this some thought. It could make for an interesting event at your club. Poll your members at the next meeting or flying session and find out what they think about this event.
Control line clubs can hold a special “fly-in” that weekend to participate in the Fly-A-Thon! Your control line club should be able to put up a large number of flights. Even if you are at a contest that weekend bring a Ringmaster and put up some flights in the practice circle or at the end of the day.
Individual fliers, get together with friends and record some Ringmaster flights!!
There are no prizes only bragging rights!!
The Word and PDF files attached below are for a Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon flier/poster which you can download and print. Feel free to distribute the flier to your local hobby shop, fellow control line fliers and anyone else that you think would be interested. It can easily be attached to an email.
Here are the rules:
On October 2 & 3, 2010 we challenge you to fly any one or more of the many Ringmasters, old or new, and report your flights to:
ringmasterflyathon-2010@yahoo.com
Deadline for reporting is 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight time (USA) Tuesday October 5, 2010
Location: Wherever you are!
Please report how many different Ringmasters flew, how many total Ringmaster flights were made and the location of these flights.
You may also report how many different pilots flew, how many Ringmasters were flown at the same time and what type of Ringmasters were flown.
Also, if you get someone new to solo on a Ringmaster, that flight will count as 2 flights! The more, the merrier! Let us know how many new solo flights we have too! If this will help promote new fliers by flying the same plane so many of us started with, this would be a bonus!
Topic: 3rd Annual Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon october 2 & 3 2010 (Read 775 times)