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Title: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Cliff Henke on September 30, 2013, 12:56:33 PM: Hey gang, I have not heard much concerning the Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th C/L Contest. Reason I'm asking is I have never been to a C/L contest and have heard for many years Huntersville is a great place to go fly or spectate. I want to bring my wife also.

Can anyone give me a clue of what to expect to see ( classes ? ) I know there will be great flying. Any vendors, food, admission fee, etc. How long do the days of activity last ?

Is there a time schedule for each day ? Sorry for all the questions, really.

Any info. would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance,
Cliff Henke
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Will Davis on September 30, 2013, 01:48:25 PM: Cliff,

The schedule for Huntersville contest is the following,

Field open for practice on Friday , we have a judges seminar of friday at 4:30, alot of people fly all day, if you want to come earlier in the week,, make sure you contact someone to have the gate is unlocked, we have access to the field daylight to dark, but keep the gate locked when no one is there

Saturday 10 am, OTS, N30, Profile, Basic Flight at noon
Speed limit combat, 1/2 a combat , Navy Carrier ( 15, profile and a couple other carrier classes, )

Sunday, PAMPA Stunt Classes ( Beg, Int,Adv, Expert) start at 9 am

We have alot going on on Saturday, pretty much daylight to dark flying, competing and practice for Sunday,

We have two paved circles, one very nice grass circle used for OTS and Beginner, and 2 end of rc runway circles, take off on asphalt, land on grass, a combat circle in the grass , carrier is on grass, with wood carrier deck, that will be 6 circles going on at one time on Saturday,

We have a nice big shelter for spectators, vendors and contestants, with picnic tables, we have 2 porta johns, one for men, and one for the ladies,

You can drive up to shelter to unload models, but park in parking lot, just a couple hundred feet walk, combat and carrier are closer to parking lot, handicap parking available

We will have sandwich, desert , chips type concessions, drinks available on site for lunch break, price is right too,

We usually get done on Sunday before 1pm,we run only one class per circle for stunt on sunday, to speed things up and get people home as fast as possible

Alot to do locally for the wife , hotels and restaurants,shopping centers , NASCAR race shops are just a couple miles from the field, bring a chair and a cooler and camera and enjoy the great fall NC weather

Hope to see you in a few weeks
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Cliff Henke on September 30, 2013, 05:31:01 PM: Thank you both for the great feedback ! y1 Looking forward to this event, see ya in 3 weeks.

Cliff Henke
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: RknRusty on September 30, 2013, 09:59:37 PM: Will and Ed, will one of the grass circles be available for practice on Saturday? I'm not sure if I can get there before dark on Friday.
Thanks for the information, I printed it so I can answer all of my wife's questions.

Rusty
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Will Davis on October 01, 2013, 03:17:34 AM: Rusty,

The upper grass circle will be open as soon as OTS is done, the end of runway circle will be open as soon as profile is finished, plenty of places to fly off of grass,
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on October 01, 2013, 05:42:46 AM: Great contest and a bunch of wonderful modelers and families. You gotttttaaaa go.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: howard shenton on October 01, 2013, 07:05:51 AM: Flyer and Site location and motel info
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: john e. holliday on October 01, 2013, 08:59:20 AM: Well Yahoo says it is only 977.42 miles from my place. Don't think the hip would let me do it. But, you guys/gals have fun and don't forget the pictures.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: bob whitney on October 01, 2013, 04:50:58 PM: dont forget the fish get together and then icecrean at the hotel
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: RknRusty on October 01, 2013, 07:28:09 PM: Which hotel would that be, the Ramada?
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Will Davis on October 02, 2013, 03:07:12 AM: Yes it is at the Ramada, The fish camp (seafood restaurant ) is across the street in the shopping center. Book your room early at the Ramada, it is filling up quick, reasonable price on room too.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: RknRusty on October 02, 2013, 09:19:01 AM: Quote from: Bill Duane on October 02, 2013, 07:38:35 AM
Tell them you are with the contest group, I got my room for $59
That's what I told her but I got a different price, still discounted as a government employee rate. $60something bucks. Not bad anyway.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Steve Fitton on October 02, 2013, 01:17:43 PM: Anyone know if Kent Tysor is coming to Huntersville? We need some more Tysor stories over the beer Saturday night.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Will Davis on October 02, 2013, 01:29:40 PM: Kent Tysor will there to judge Sunday, he is going to try to be at field on Saturday. "

When you call the the hotel, mention Metrolina Control Line Society for discounted rate, even if you have already booked a room, call them back, and tell them about the discount rate.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Derek Barry on October 03, 2013, 04:54:36 AM: I have done nothing but work since the Nats. zero flights. It will be nice to get away for a weekend to see friends, and do some flying.

Derek
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: RknRusty on October 03, 2013, 05:29:20 AM: Quote from: Derek Barry on October 03, 2013, 04:54:36 AM
I have done nothing but work since the Nats. zero flights. It will be nice to get away for a weekend to see friends, and do some flying.

Derek
I'm looking forward to meeting all of you Stunthangar folks that show up.

I got up early and am off to practice now. See y'all in two weeks. All I have to do now is learn to fly. LL~

Rusty
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Will Davis on October 09, 2013, 06:36:56 PM: Just a little over a week before people start arriving at the Huntersville contest, just remember to sign up for the judging clinic on Friday evening, good practice for experienced judges and good info for all competitors . Starts around 4 pm on Friday
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 19 & 20th
Post by: Cliff Henke on October 10, 2013, 07:07:20 AM: 7 days and counting.............. Rain or Shine y1
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Derek Barry on October 10, 2013, 08:09:50 AM: I put a PA 75 in the Matrix last weekend to do some testing. We will see how it works when we get there.

Hopefully Gavin and Layla will get some flying in if the weather is nice.

Derek
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: RknRusty on October 10, 2013, 01:45:43 PM: Finally got that ornery Thunder Tiger dialed in on my Shoestring. That thing has been eating up all of my practice time. 9x4 prop, home made .025" head shim(in addition to the .015" stock one), 10% nitro(rather than 15%) and it finally flies less than a zillion MPH. I was able to repeat the beginner pattern back to back today, my first time for a repeat and third time for the full thing with no aborts.
Stuntersville, here I come!!! :D #^

Rusty
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Howard Rush on October 10, 2013, 01:47:11 PM: Quote from: john e. holliday on October 01, 2013, 08:59:20 AM
Well Yahoo says it is only 977.42 miles from my place. Don't think the hip would let me do it.

Speaking as one of the hip, I have no problem with your attendance at this contest.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: RknRusty on October 10, 2013, 01:48:43 PM: Quote from: Howard Rush on October 10, 2013, 01:47:11 PM
Speaking as one of the hip, I have no problem with your attendance at this contest.
Yeah, that would be groovy, John.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Will Davis on October 11, 2013, 06:30:59 AM: All are welcome, from near and far, we have people come from as far away as Canada some make a extended vacation to see the North Carolina mountains, leaves are close to peak in the higher elevations this time of year.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Derek Barry on October 11, 2013, 09:50:57 AM: Quote from: Bill Duane on October 11, 2013, 08:18:11 AM
Pool side Saturday night

You know it. I will bring some beer.

Derek
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Will Davis on October 11, 2013, 03:04:30 PM: Model airplanes, Fish camps, NASCAR shops ,ice cream , friends and beer , what else could you need for a fun weekend
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Lynn Weedman on October 15, 2013, 06:42:00 PM: Quote from: Will Davis on October 11, 2013, 03:04:30 PM
Model airplanes, Fish camps, NASCAR shops ,ice cream , friends and beer , what else could you need for a fun weekend

Man sounds like a good time Will and Derek, I'm envious, because I can't be there! stuck at the Jet repair facility working again. HB~>

Lynn Weedman

p.s. the KOI is a go ! paper work is submitted I posted an update.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: mike londke on October 15, 2013, 06:45:26 PM: Quote from: Bill Duane on October 11, 2013, 08:18:11 AM
Pool side Saturday night
Irish Car Bombs again Bill? Mike
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: RknRusty on October 16, 2013, 09:34:32 AM: Quote from: mike londke on October 15, 2013, 06:45:26 PM
Irish Car Bombs again Bill? Mike
Make sure if you run into any beginner stunt pilots, you introduce them to those Irish car bombs... late into the night. Z@@ZZZ LL~
I'll pass though. >:D
Rusty
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Will Davis on October 16, 2013, 01:30:04 PM: And if you still need more to do at the Huntersville contest, a couple miles down the road is one of the biggest gun and knife shows in North Carolina, Metrolina Expo, it is on the same road as the motels,

Bill and Mike, We are not allowed to fly models in the hotel parking lot at midnight , S?P unless somebody dares you!!!!!
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: mike londke on October 16, 2013, 02:51:02 PM: Bill, I will bring the Irish Whiskey, You bring a bottle of Baileys Irish Cream. We will get the Guinness in Huntersville. What if we just fly 1/2a in the parking lot at midnight? S?P VD~ Mike
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Steve Fitton on October 16, 2013, 05:38:43 PM: A gun show?
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Will Davis on October 16, 2013, 05:49:26 PM: Buy , sale, swap , guns , ammo and anything else that goes boom !!!!! if I go to the show , it will be a expensive weekend for me
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Derek Barry on October 17, 2013, 04:43:46 AM: Steve,

You and I may have to sneak away to the gun show.

Derek
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: RandySmith on October 17, 2013, 03:09:54 PM: Quote from: Derek Barry on October 17, 2013, 04:43:46 AM
Steve,

You and I may have to sneak away to the gun show.

Derek

OOhhh yeah I have a couple of 100 plus year old rifles , and a few WW2 rifles to sell ! LOL

Derek I also found my stash of 22LR :-)
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Will Davis on October 18, 2013, 05:45:27 AM: We are going to the field this morning, I will try to post pictures as soon as I can when we get home
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Will Davis on October 18, 2013, 06:13:29 PM: Very busy day at the field today, only official flights were 1/2 a combat, good turnout for it and a good show for spectators,

Carrier was not run today but several people getting ready for carrier tomorrow,

Most normal attendees were here early , burning fuel, probably most flights for today would be a toss up between Steve Fitton and Dan Banjok,

OTS, Classic and Profile tomorrow,

All circles were busy pretty much all day, we left the field around 7 pm, diehards were still at it , while others had made their way to outback or the Local Italian resturant,

bad news today, the local fish camp was closed , no gizzards for Watt Moore tonight.

Too many names to give a list of who attended, to many new planes, too many new flyers, we will try to get a posting of results tomorrow, good turnout, looks like usual great fall Nc weather,
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: RknRusty on October 18, 2013, 07:00:58 PM: I dropped by on the way to the Ramada, about 5:00. Talked to a bunch of people I only know from the forums. Ken and Shawn Cook, Mike Londke, Ray Copeland, among others. Watched a few patterns and some combat messin' around...a cool mid air collision. Lots of fun for the short time I was there. Heading to the pool now to see if any more fun is happening.

Rusty
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Cliff Henke on October 19, 2013, 09:12:24 PM: A stroll thru the field.............Awesome !
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: john e. holliday on October 20, 2013, 07:42:42 AM: Another Champion in the works. Way to go. #^ #^
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Cliff Henke on October 20, 2013, 08:17:21 AM: We had a great time @ Huntersville Saturday, my wife took some images on our tour of the circles. 1450 of them. y1 Thanks everyone.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: tom_weedman on October 20, 2013, 09:54:25 AM: Had a great time could only be there Saturday. Thanks to my life long friend Don theibalt he let me use his super chipmunk to fly haven't flown in two years great contest good to see all my friends .
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Cliff Henke on October 20, 2013, 01:53:28 PM: We believe we saw more out of state tags than N.C. tags. Tom is this the plane you are referring to ?
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: tom_weedman on October 20, 2013, 03:40:52 PM: The [/youtube]
Quote from: Cliff Henke on October 20, 2013, 01:53:28 PM
We believe we saw more out of state tags than N.C. tags. Tom is this the plane you are referring to ?
plane in the top in first photo is the one thanks tom weedman63672
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Derek Barry on October 21, 2013, 04:46:43 AM: Quote from: Cliff Henke on October 19, 2013, 09:12:24 PM
A stroll thru the field.............Awesome !

Great picture Cliff, thanks for posting.

Derek
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on October 21, 2013, 05:06:11 AM: Is the P-38 from Don Hutchinson's plans. Don has not seen one finished yet.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Cliff Henke on October 21, 2013, 06:16:30 AM: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits ( DB )
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Derek Barry on October 21, 2013, 12:24:37 PM: The only good picture I took this weekend.

Derek
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Doug Moon on October 21, 2013, 12:38:59 PM: That's a great shot!

Steve is taking the "heart attack" stance. Caption..."Oh My God! Is my plane going to make it through its 7000th flight!?!?!?!?!?!"

Steve is usually the one getting the great inflight and candid shots around the contest. It's good to see the photographer being photographed!
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Eric Viglione on October 21, 2013, 01:07:50 PM: Nice timing on that shot Derek.

I thought Steve was just taking the pledge after the long night by the pool... 010!

Kidding aside, when someone figures out something better to do with your other arm that won't throw me off balance or look even goofier when trying to fly, please let me know!

We gave poor Adrian enough grief at the Nats one year over his patended "how much is it gonna cost" gesture... you should have seen the look on his face when he landed, looked up and saw me with a line of his fellow friends from Miami, wives and all lined up along the edge of circle 2, waving our left hands in unison doing the "how much is it gonna cost" gesture. He had some interesting things to say, but my Cuban was a little rusty. Most of could be roughly translated as "What the...!!! You guys are cruel!!" followed by a few things the forum software probably won't allow. The look of betrayal when he saw his own wife in the lineup was PRICELESS. Ahh memories...

EricV
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Doug Moon on October 21, 2013, 02:07:08 PM: I used to have my left hand just hang down beside me and on calm days I would use it to help me find the winds.

As of late, past few years, I have noticed I move around alot when I fly so I use it for balance. It is a built counter balance so use it. But then again I am just a skinny runt and need all the help I can get.

If the pledge of allegence to the PA is working for you then by all means dont change a thing! I am just having fun!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Steve Fitton on October 21, 2013, 03:12:54 PM: I put my arm up there because I ripped off the stance from Kent Tysor. That, and Derek said there were high levels of gayness with my left hand waving around when I was flying.

That's a great pic Derek! I thought I kept seeing the camera flash going off when I was flying there...
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Matt Colan on October 21, 2013, 06:08:53 PM: Quote from: Steve Fitton on October 21, 2013, 03:12:54 PM
I put my arm up there because I ripped off the stance from Kent Tysor. That, and Derek said there were high levels of gayness with my left hand waving around when I was flying.

That's a great pic Derek! I thought I kept seeing the camera flash going off when I was flying there...

At least you can put the arm someplace. Gene and I are trying to fix me from looking like the hunchback of Notre Dame when flying inverted...
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Steve Fitton on October 22, 2013, 07:29:16 AM: A picture of former Dist IV Director Kent Tysor from Saturday night at the pool. We solved all of Pampa's problems that night, but regrettably nobody remembered the solutions on Sunday morning.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: john e. holliday on October 22, 2013, 09:28:44 AM: The lady doesn't look happy.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on October 22, 2013, 09:37:46 AM: Does anyone know about the profile P-38?
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: dennis lipsett on October 22, 2013, 12:22:29 PM: Quote from: Tom Niebuhr on October 21, 2013, 05:06:11 AM
Is the P-38 from Don Hutchinson's plans. Don has not seen one finished yet.

It is my understanding that it is a profile model of the Royal P-38

Dennis
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: david smith on October 22, 2013, 02:38:05 PM: Quote from: dennis lipsett on October 22, 2013, 12:22:29 PM
It is my understanding that it is a profile model of the Royal P-38

Dennis
Im not sure who designed it but I know Dan said it was probably 20 years old or more and it was 96 inch wingspan. It had 2 Enya 35s on it. Sorry thats all I know about it.

David
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on October 23, 2013, 09:15:03 AM: Thanks.
Then it is not a Hutch design.
Title: Re: Huntersville, North Carolina, October 18th, 19th & 20th, 2013
Post by: Cliff Henke on October 23, 2013, 05:13:05 PM: Just found these shots, nice stuff.........