Author Topic: Dallas Contest? (Read 7036 times)

Louis Keller, Jr. · « **on:** September 03, 2012, 08:10:55 AM »

Does any one have info and/or pix of the Dallas, TX. contest?

john e. holliday · « **Reply #1 on:** September 03, 2012, 08:15:57 AM »

It's early yet, give them a break.

Robert Redmon · « **Reply #2 on:** September 03, 2012, 09:28:57 AM »

Hi, Louis

Other than the trip home (Garmin GPS can't keep up with all the construction on 635w.), it was a great contest. It was a little breezy, from time to time, but great fun and some super flying. Many thanks to DMMA and the (extended) Dallas cl family for a typical warm, family picnic atmosphere! Contrary to all the recent news, I didn't see one mosquito!

I can't remember all the results, but Richard Oliver was first in expert, followed by Doug and (I think) Steve Moon. Expert had 13 entries.

Had the pleasure of meeting Howard Rush. Howard took home the concours award. He is much more reserved in person than he is on the forums...really nice fellow. I certainly hope he chronicles his visit to big "D" as colorfully and eloquently as he did is sojourn to N. Dakota. (He is going to wear that Prius out!)

I didn't take any pictures, but there were plenty of cameras around, so I suspect some of them will be posted as soon as everyone rests up a bit. I am also certain someone will post the complete results soon as well.

Bob

dale gleason · « **Reply #3 on:** September 03, 2012, 10:24:50 AM »

Driving home yesterday, my onboard thermometer registered 103 F. A little farther down the road I couldn't help but notice a number of cows had waded out into a large stock tank and were standing knee deep in water in the shade of some large cottonwoods.

Stupid cows.

Louis Keller, Jr. · « **Reply #4 on:** September 03, 2012, 03:04:11 PM »

Thanx Rogert.

BillLee · « **Reply #5 on:** September 04, 2012, 05:26:33 AM »

Quote from: dale gleason on September 03, 2012, 10:24:50 AM

Driving home yesterday, my onboard thermometer registered 103 F. A little farther down the road I couldn't help but notice a number of cows had waded out into a large stock tank and were standing knee deep in water in the shade of some large cottonwoods.

Stupid cows.

Dale, that's because a cow has more intelligence than a lot of humans!

Bll

Bootlegger · « **Reply #6 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:02:42 AM »

Got pictures???

dale gleason · « **Reply #7 on:** September 04, 2012, 05:10:19 PM »

Trying to get a picture here....looks like I may have it. These two trophies came from the Southwest Model Airplane Championship in Dallas in 1953, sponsored by the Dallas Exchange Club. The donor for the Trophies shown are Cabell's Minute Market and TexAir. There's no plastic on these aged mementos, they weigh about two pounds, roughly. The taller is 2nd Place Half-A Speed and the other is 3rd Place Open C Speed.

We try to display these at our DMAA Dallas contests, just for the nostalgia, when control line was king. One was found in an attic and the other was donated by John Ashford.

The heat index was off the scale, but lots of ice water and soft drinks kept us all hydrated, lots of sunblock and insect repellant. Prior to the contest, there were legitimate concerns about the mosquito-driven West Nile Virus outbreak our area is enduring. After knocking down some grassy areas around pavilions and sidewalks, 24 hour insect killer was liberally applied....I saw not a single mosquito. We provided shade for our judging corps, and endeavored to make our contest a pleasant event that folks will remember and plan to attend in the future.

Thanks to Mike Scott, in particular, who stepped up to CD when Tom Farmer had to step down due to health reasons. dg

dale gleason · « **Reply #8 on:** September 04, 2012, 06:18:14 PM »

Lesseenow....Pretty much the Sunday Stunt people line up, followed by Howard "Ramblin' Man" Rush recieving his well-deserved "concours de elegance" award for his Impact (has red and green LEDs that shine in the dark) from DMAA Prez Don Hutchinson. Next should be the Sunday Stunt Airplane line up. Finally, Joey G running his Red 'Bolt/PA65 through its paces.

Standby one...

dale gleason · « **Reply #9 on:** September 04, 2012, 06:57:36 PM »

More Sunday Dallas Stunt.....Richard Oliver and his Maverick/ROJett67.....here's Ol'Dad lookin' for four feet, Impcat/PA75....Next is Don Cranfill, combat champ turned stunter, Vector/ROjett 40 combo, winner of this year's District VIII Coveted Eagle Trophy......followed by Mike Greb, Strega /ROjett 65, last year's District VIII Coveted Eagle Trophy.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2012, 06:59:35 PM »

Ole D
I wish Dallas was not such a hall from here. I hope to make this one day. Looks like a good contest.

Good to see John Ashford in the background. Some of us were worriedmif he made it back ok. He had car problems at WKSI.

dale gleason · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:25:06 PM »

Here's the NATs winning combo, Doug Moon, Furias/PA65......."smokin!".....Bro Steve Moon (he's the southpaw) and his Furias/Saito 52..."smokin!"....Next we see Sgt. Sean McEntee, US Army with Legacy/LA46...."smokin!" And Frank Williams, NASA, retired with his Giles/Pletteberg ship......"NOT smokin!", if it was, there would be trouble in River City....

dale gleason · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:54:02 PM »

Whew! I'm beginning to reach the absorbancy which approaches unity.....We see Bob Redmon, first in Advanced with his electric stunter, I don't know what his ship is or powerplant, but he handles it very well. Dale McCord was 2nd Advanced, I haven't a pic of him (yet). Next pic is Steve "Southpaw" Moon (trying to develop a way to tell them apart).......Here's Richard Oliver, won the contest. When Doug Moon recieved his 2nd place Award, his caring brother consoled him saying, "don't worry, you'll catch on someday...." Finally, Mike Greb, last year's District VIII Coveted EagleTrophy winner, presents the new winner, Don Cranfill, the Coveted Eagle Award.*

District VIII awards points, six for a first place finsih, five for second, four for third, and so on, for CLPA Skillclasses ('ceptin' Beginner) to entrants in District VIII. The Coveted Award is presented to the flyer who amasses the most points at the end of the contest year. The idea was conceived by Tom Farmer as a means to boost interest in Stunt in District VIII.

proparc · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2012, 07:59:34 PM »

Look how happy a Saito can make you feel!!

dale gleason · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2012, 08:16:16 PM »

The Kochers told me they have 2000 photos of our recent contest. They were kind enough to send me a sampling of them. Notably missing is Darrell Harvin, Gaylord Elling, his brother Gregg, Frank McMillan had to leave before Sunday's rounds. Perhaps we'll get more pictures of the Racing, OTS and Classic Events.

Diving and Strafing, using Dallas rules, was won by Melvin Schuette with a BiSlob/Max 35 Combo, and Steve Wolf placed second, not sure of his choice of diver/strafer.....

I don't want to steal any of Mike Scott's thunder, but I must say "Thank You" to our judges, Gary McClellan, Les Demmet, Phil Nickles, Don Hutchinson, Doug Patterson, and Stephen Jeansonne. Thanks so much to Mike Greb, ED for Racing, and Bill Bischoff, who did all the pull testing on Sunday.

respectfully submitted,
dg

bill bischoff · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:25:20 PM »

Steve Moon is flying a two stroke, not a Saito. I think it's a Stalker. By the way, we also had events on Saturday!

bill bischoff · « **Reply #16 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:27:29 PM »

Oh, one more thing. I was glad to see Don Cranfill had his pants back on. They were half off in Albuquerque!

David Russum · « **Reply #17 on:** September 04, 2012, 09:57:54 PM »

Here are some more pictures. Sorry for the delay, I'm just...well....lazy. Good contest, on Saturday it looked like attendance would be down, several regulars from AK, LA, and MS couldn't make it because of the hurricane, but on Sunday there were no fewer than 13 entries in expert. Judges Gary McClellan and Les Demmet really earned their pay. (As club treasurer I have authorized a bonus equal to 100% of their regular salary.)
Here are pictures of Saturday - OTS and Classic Scores, Don Cranfill's Stinger, Gaylord Elling's Wildman, Sean McEntee's Frisky Pete (Not Sneaky Pete, *Frisky* Pete). Sneaky Pete is a totally different guy.

David Russum · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:01:55 PM »

Sunday scores, Darrell Harvin's and Frank Williams 'Lectric Stunters, and judges Gary McClellan and Les Demmett. Also thanks to Don Hutchinson and Phil Nickels for judging intermediate and advanced.

David Russum · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:04:12 PM »

Sunday pictures. Gaylord Elling, Sean McEntee, Don Cranfill, and Howard Rush.

David Russum · « **Reply #20 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:06:19 PM »

More Sunday pics. Doug and Steve Moon, Doug Moon, Frank Williams, Steve Moon.

David Russum · « **Reply #21 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:12:59 PM »

We had an unexpected visitor on Sunday, an AT-6 (N29947, out of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum) flew by, circled the field once and then left during Steve Moon's second flight. You could hear Steve shout "That is awesome!!!!" between maneuvers.

AT-6, Rich Oliver, Dale Gleason, Don Cranfill, 2012 District VIII Champion, Don Cranfill with past District VIII champs: Dale Gleason, Doug Moon, Mike Scott, Mike Greb, Don Hutchinson.

David Russum · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2012, 10:31:09 PM »

Actually divin' 'n' strafin' (Dallas rules) was won by Steve Wolf wit' a Buster/Fox .35, with Melvin Scheutte placing second. My fault for dropping the baton (don't know if it was a baton rouge, I never saw the thing) passed to me by Dave Ek. It appears that I am definitely *not* US Marine material, which I suppose is not much of a surprise. Next year we have decided the 'Loon Bust will be flown to full FAI rules, with strict adherence to the Geneva Convention, Kyoto Accord, and the Organian Peace Treaty.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #23 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:35:10 AM »

Isn't 570 higher than 547.5?

Derek

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #24 on:** September 05, 2012, 05:13:45 AM »

Derek,
Frank Mcmillan had to go home, so he did not attend on Sunday. The "570" did not occur. it was only an attention grabber. eg a spoof.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #25 on:** September 05, 2012, 05:23:37 AM »

Quote from: Tom Niebuhr on September 05, 2012, 05:13:45 AM

Derek,
Frank Mcmillan had to go home, so he did not attend on sundaty. The "570" did not occur. it was only an attention grabber. eg a spoof.

Ha ha, good trick.

Derek

Derek Barry · « **Reply #26 on:** September 05, 2012, 05:25:22 AM »

That Howard guy is everywhere. You coming to Huntersville Howard???

Derek

SteveMoon · « **Reply #27 on:** September 05, 2012, 06:02:49 AM »

Just to set the record straight, my plane has a Discovery Retro 60 for motivation.
Doug's Walker Cup winning, NATS champion halo lasted all of one round of one
contest. He led after the first round with Richard Oliver 2nd and myself 3rd. Richard
moved up and passed Doug in the second round to get the victory.

Great fun and a really good contest. We're always happy to have 'out-of-towners'
at our contests, and it was really neat to see Howard there. With 13 flying in Expert
it was a real battle to get on the podium. And, that AT-6 Texan was not helping
at all! I was trying to look at it during my flight. I did improve by one point!

Later, Steve

dale gleason · « **Reply #28 on:** September 05, 2012, 06:31:05 AM »

I apologize for the mix-up on Steve's motor. That's not the first time I've called that motor a Four-stroke. There's probably other mistakes, (especially on the electric setups) again, my apologies. Tom Neibhur collected all the plane/motor combinations, so his information would be correct.

dg

Joe Gilbert · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2012, 07:45:27 AM »

Great contest fun had by all , Hot Hot Hot in temperature and good flying. The T-6 was cool.

Sean McEntee · « **Reply #30 on:** September 05, 2012, 08:34:40 AM »

Was great to get out of "the office" and take in some sun

john e. holliday · « **Reply #31 on:** September 05, 2012, 08:36:22 AM »

Hey Joe, are you slacking off on us???

Would love to have been there, but I am back to work.

Dan McEntee · « **Reply #32 on:** September 05, 2012, 09:28:18 AM »

That Howard guy is everywhere. You coming to Huntersville Howard???

Derek

As it is so often said and now demonstrated, Howard is JCT, they are Bad, and ARE nation wide!!

Type at you later,
Dan McEntee

bill bischoff · « **Reply #33 on:** September 05, 2012, 10:34:37 AM »

The AT-6 contained DMAA member Terry Kirby, who was taking the ride that his wife had gotten him for their anniversary. Terry asked the pilot if they could circle the field, and the pilot was happy to oblige.

David Russum · « **Reply #34 on:** September 05, 2012, 03:51:42 PM »

Here is a blow up of the cockpit...you can kind of recognize him.

proparc · « **Reply #35 on:** September 05, 2012, 04:15:16 PM »

Okay, this is the nicest looking Impact I have ever seen!!

Sean McEntee · « **Reply #36 on:** September 05, 2012, 05:04:50 PM »

That would be Gaylord Elling's. He definitely has an eye for cool color schemes. I have no creativity at all when it comes to that stuff

john e. holliday · « **Reply #37 on:** September 05, 2012, 07:59:24 PM »

You are not alone Sean.

dale gleason · « **Reply #38 on:** September 06, 2012, 08:20:36 AM »

Dina Redmon launches husband Bob's Electric ship. Their home is Wichita Falls, Texas.

Dr. Gaylord Elling puts his b-u-tiful Impact through its paces.

dale gleason · « **Reply #39 on:** September 10, 2012, 07:47:32 AM »

Here's two E-Lectro pals, Darrell Harvin and Howard Rush. Darrell's E-Finity was joined by Howard Rush's Impact, Frank Williams Giles, and Bob Redmon's Legacy to round out the "Amp-Squad." All of them flew very well.

Joseph Patterson · « **Reply #40 on:** September 10, 2012, 10:12:53 AM »

Great contest. The DMAA guys put on a good show. Thanks for the great pic's and showing the score boards. Had to leave before the P.A. expert rounds finished-the competition was sure close! Great job performed by Mike Scott and Tom N. I got a chance to meet "The Great Howard Rush" and all I can say is that he is a cool, neat, and nice guy, but I still don't like a PRIUS! Congrats to R.O. on the win and to D.M. too on a real close finish and to the OT and Classic winners.
Doug

Louis Keller, Jr. · « **Reply #41 on:** September 10, 2012, 02:44:08 PM »

Congratulations to Mr. Don Cranfill! And all the participants and organizers.

Bill Little · « **Reply #42 on:** September 10, 2012, 04:01:05 PM »

Quote from: dale gleason on September 06, 2012, 08:20:36 AM

Dina Redmon launches husband Bob's Electric ship. Their home is Wichita Falls, Texas.

Dr. Gaylord Elling puts his b-u-tiful Impact through its paces.

I'll bet Ms. Redmon likes launching an electric powered stunter over a IC engine......

Nice to see the wives involved! I actually have had my wife launch for me but since her back surgery, she hasn't been out flying.

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

dale gleason · « **Reply #43 on:** September 10, 2012, 07:32:37 PM »

Finally, the picture of Dale McCord's Red &White "Tabasco Nobler" has been found, resized, and hopefully, transferred to this post.

As to wives launching airplanes, I have it on good authority that some could be convinced to return to the practice, with the stipulation that the airplane be electric.....no oil, no smoke, no noise..... yada, yada, yada....

Many, many thanks to the Kocher Team, Fred and Steve, for enabling the pictures Ol'Dad posted. There are still more than 1500 left, but I think everyone gets a good glimpse of the atmosphere at our contest.

Thanks again to all who came, all who volunteered their help. It couldn't be done without you.

dg

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #44 on:** September 10, 2012, 07:42:48 PM »

Cool Nobler, thanks DG. We had a contest this weekend, and Howard got beat by Chris Cox. It appears that Howard has been practicing with his Prius and not his AmpAct.

Steve

Howard Rush · « **Reply #45 on:** September 10, 2012, 09:58:04 PM »

Maybe next weekend I'll show up at the Palisades Park contest.

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #46 on:** September 11, 2012, 07:04:11 PM »

Freddie Cannon will enjoy watching you fly the pattern, Howard. Especially if you fix those faux pas from this past Sunday.

Steve