Any News from VSC21?

[Randy Powell]

Just curious. It's snowing outside here. Wish I was in the desert.

[Mark Scarborough]

well that is a switch! its raining here!!!!
ok enough dawdling,, back to building my tank for the avenger now...

[Bob Smiley]

Hi Randy,

Weather down here is great.  Temps are climbing and will approach 80 degrees in a couple of days.  Sure am glad I am not in Kingston with your sub 30 temps and occassional snow.  Ha Ha.

The events kick off Monday evening with a feed bag put on by Bill and Elaine Hayworth at the field.  They are great people. 

Guys have been arriving since Thursday.  Claus Makis from Ulm Germany was at the field on Friday with a cool stuka scratch built from scaled up magazine plans with an OS25FSR.  I saw Bob Hunt, our friend from Paduka, KY.,  Ty Marcucci (sp).


Gordon Delaney, John Miller from SLC, Pete Peterson, Tacoma, Allan Brickhaus, IL  and many others. 

We now have three paved circles and three grass circles.  The gophers will have to watch their heads as the ground crews covered the holes for our benefit but then they will want to watch the action and dig them out and observe the intense competitive flying starting Tuesday.

Entrant numbers are way down from last year..  Something like 52 entrants in OTS as compared to 82-86 for last year.  Classic entrants is in the low 70s as compared to low 90s last year.  Drat the economy.  This is the first decline in entrants to my knowledge in the past five years.

Wish you were here.

Bob Smiley

[dankar]

Sad news Rusty Brown has passed away. Great old gent.
Dan

[Randy Powell]

Bobinator!!

Hadn't heard from you in awhile. Sorry I'm not there. Next year...

It warmed up here, so now we have pounding rain. Really poinding. I think I'm developing Seasonal Affective Disorder.   

Hope you guys will report on what you see. And pictures that include cool planes and sunshine.

[Leo Mehl]

Hi Randy,

Weather down here is great.  Temps are climbing and will approach 80 degrees in a couple of days.  Sure am glad I am not in Kingston with your sub 30 temps and occassional snow.  Ha Ha.

The events kick off Monday evening with a feed bag put on by Bill and Elaine Hayworth at the field.  They are great people. 

Guys have been arriving since Thursday.  Claus Makis from Ulm Germany was at the field on Friday with a cool stuka scratch built from scaled up magazine plans with an OS25FSR.  I saw Bob Hunt, our friend from Paduka, KY.,  Ty Marcucci (sp).


Gordon Delaney, John Miller from SLC, Pete Peterson, Tacoma, Allan Brickhaus, IL  and many others. 

We now have three paved circles and three grass circles.  The gophers will have to watch their heads as the ground crews covered the holes for our benefit but then they will want to watch the action and dig them out and observe the intense competitive flying starting Tuesday.

Entrant numbers are way down from last year..  Something like 52 entrants in OTS as compared to 82-86 for last year.  Classic entrants is in the low 70s as compared to low 90s last year.  Drat the economy.  This is the first decline in entrants to my knowledge in the past five years.

Wish you were here.

Bob Smiley

I'll be there on Tuesday. I wom't miss the rain much myself. Looking forward to this even though you are there already.

[john e. holliday]

The demented Poodle and I made it to the field today.  Parking was a premium item.  All the circles in full use using the signup sheet for each circle for flying.  Got flights on the Humbug and trying to get cobwebs out of the Thirteen.  So many people I seen today that I won't list them as there are too many.  Bobby Hunt was the first to greet me and the pooch.  She's had a full day and laying over on the rug dead to the world.  Now the fun starts tomorrow and hope I can get enough pictures.  Bill and Elaine are the best putting on a feed for us every year as well as a few others.  But temps in high 70's is hot.  DOC Holliday

[Jim Kraft]

I got a call from Joe Gibert this evening, and he said his Spifire powered Humongous was ready for action as he put in about 7 flights today. He went from FAI fuel to 10-29 to help with the heat and altitude. Sure wish I was there. Keep us posted.

[Bob Smiley]

Update on OS scores

compettion was very tough this year.  some 52-56 flyers of which 18 had a two day combined score of 600 points or more. 

1 Whitely                     640
2 Gilbert                      639.5
3 Black                        629
4 Berry                        627
5 Wolgast                    625.5
6 Trostle                     625
7 Lee                          620.5
8 Hoffman                    617.5
9 Reeves                     616
10 Brickhaus                615
11 Sizemore                 614
12 Smiley                    613
13 McMillan                 612.5
14 Duffy                     609.5
15 Tranthum                608.5
16 Elling                      605.5 tie
16 Scott                     605.5
17 Callentine                601.5

Bob Smiley

[Bob Reeves]

I got a call from Joe Gibert this evening, and he said his Spifire powered Humongous was ready for action as he put in about 7 flights today. He went from FAI fuel to 10-29 to help with the heat and altitude. Sure wish I was there. Keep us posted.

Looks like he was ready.. Way to go Joe...

[Bradley Walker]

Is this Classic?

[Chris McMillin]

Old Time.
Classic starts today through Saturday.
Chris...

[Randy Powell]

That's awesome, Bob. Looks like you hung in there. Thanks for the report.