2019 King Orange International Control Line Stunt Contest

[Stuntflyn]

Hi Everyone,

SPPA, Inc. is proud to announce the 2019 King Orange International Control Line Stunt Contest for September 13th, 14th and 15th.

Wayne Smith is the Contest Director (AMA Sanction #7710).

Jim Smith is the Registration Chairman and Pre-Registration is required.

We now have four circles for competition which means we are limited to 120 total competitors across all events for both days. If you would like to attend this meet, we suggest downloading the pre-registration form now. Payment is not due until the day of the event, so reserve your spot today. If you register and then can not attend the event, please let Jim Smith know as soon as you can. We expect a full house and with limited entries, every spot is valuable.

I have posted this notice in the Events Forum, so you can visit that forum as well.

Here is a rundown of events:

Saturday

Warbird Stunt - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $250.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Old Time Stunt - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $250.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Nostalgia 30 - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $250.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Profile Stunt - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $250.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Concours Award - Gorgeous Trophy Plus $250.00 Cash Prize for First Place

Sunday

Beginner - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $100.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Intermediate - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $250.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Advanced - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $500.00 Cash Prize for First Place
Expert - Trophies 1st - 3rd Plus $1000.00 Cash Prize for First Place

It is possible cash prizes could be increased dependent on sponsorship response. We will keep everyone updated prior to the event should this happen.

We will also be offering our "First Flights" training program throughout the event, so if you have children or grandchildren, here's a great chance to get them a free ride in a C/L trainer aircraft.

Here are links to download whatever information you want:

Pre-Registration (Word Document 18KB - Recommended Choice)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ftgbyrcs60h4m5x/KOI_2019_Pre-Registration_Form.docx?dl=0

Once you have downloaded and opened the above file, do a File/ "SAVE AS" which will create a different document which you can save to your desktop. This procedure will prompt you to name the new document you are creating - just name it "Your Name KOI Registration". Now you have a file on your desktop you can open & fill in the registration information. Once all info is entered, then just do a File/Save. This is the file you need to email me.

Alternatively, you can just email the following information to stuntflyn@gmail.com

First and Last Name
AMA Number
Phone Number
Email Address
Which events you want to enter (what plane and motor)
Will you attend the Saturday (5PM) Concours Banquet and if so, how many will attend

If you prefer snail mail, Just download the pre-registration form, fill it out, print it right from the same screen, check to make sure all information is there and then mail to my address:

Jim Smith
8604 E Sligh Avenue, Tampa FL 33610

Here are links to other information about this contest:

Pre-Registration PDF Form (1.2MB)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aq6kmqssi1bgjvq/KOI-2019-Pre-Registration-Form.pdf?dl=0

Full Info Packet (3.6MB - this has everything except the pre-registration form)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lqcprebp34o7t88/KOI-2019-Full-Packet.pdf?dl=0

Competition Packet (5.1 MB - all you need to know about events, rules and the Concours Award)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5c9zjohw6b3vfy/KOI-2019-Competition.pdf?dl=0

Info Packet (5.6 MB - accommodations, restaurants and general info)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t42ww2njh3uqqu4/KOI-2019-Info-Packet.pdf?dl=0

We are currently looking for volunteers for the following positions:
Chief Judge
Judges
Workers (Runners, Pull Test, etc.)

If you are interested in working this event, please contact Wayne Smith via email at kamwns@verizon.net or call 813-464-9965 during evening hours.

Send all completed pre-registration forms to Jim Smith at stuntflyn@gmail.com or call with questions at 813-230-1287 anytime. We are both in EST Zone.

Thanks again,

Jim

[Stuntflyn]

2019 KOI Scoring

A fellow modeler was reading the Flying Rules in our literature and called AMA today to point out we are going to be deviating from the AMA Rulebook for our events. Tony Stillman called Wayne today to speak to him about it.

We are going to allow each contestant three (3) attempts to make two (2) official flights with BOTH flight scores to be averaged to determine the winner of each particular event.

I was told the caller stated this was a deviation from the AMA Control Line Precision Aerobatic rules. Darned if I could find it in the rules. If any of you know what section this is in, please let me know (I am just curious).

These are the only two pertinent sections I could find:

Part of Section 7.0 "Contestants shall be allowed three (3) attempts to make two (2) official flights."

Section 9.3. The score sheet at the conclusion of this section is recommended by the CL Aerobatics Contest Board, but any other system with which the judges are familiar may be used, provided it is at least as comprehensive as the one recommended. (As scoring is very important for this event, the CB is constantly looking for improvements. Suggested CLA-4 improvements should be sent to AMA Headquarters for forwarding to the CB Chairman.


While I could not find where our scoring procedures deviate from the rule book, it is always important contestants know exactly what rules they will be flying under at any particular event. Our 2019 KOI Contest literature clearly spells out these scoring procedures. I can only assume the caller wanted to make sure these scoring procedures are also listed in the AMA Events section of Model Aviation.

Wayne had already submitted the copy to be used in the Model Aviation event listings (not yet published), so we have revised them to the following to insure our scoring procedures are very clear to any potential entrant:

Event name: King Orange International
Approved dates: 9/13/2019 - 9/15/2019
Location: KOI Site
Category: Control Line Precision Aerobatics

Event description:
9/13-Practice; Sat 9/14 Warbird, Old Time, Nostalgia, Profile; No BOM; Concours Starts @ 5pm; Sun 9/15 Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert; No BOM;  Events Scoring Deviation - Pilots have (3) attempts to make two official flights. Official Flight scores are averaged to determine the winner. Mufflers req.; Pre-registration by 9/3/19 Full Info-email: stuntflyn@gmail.com or 813-230-1287 Trophies/Cash Awards

Contest Director:
Mr WAYNE N SMITH
Phone: (813)464-9965
Email: kamwns@VERIZON.NET

We do thank the caller for bringing this to our attention so we can be sure any future advertising, also insures scoring procedures are clear to everyone. In our opinion, averaging both flight scores provides a more level playing field and also insures if a set of judges just happen to be the lower scoring set (one set is always higher on average and the other set is always lower on average) that the lower set of judges scores aren't almost always the scores thrown out. If you have ever been to the U.S. Nationals and flown in Open Stunt, you know flight scores are based on averages.

[Stuntflyn]

I found the rule - I didn't have the 2019 - 2020 AMA C/L Precision Aerobatic Rules. It is located in Section 9.1:

9.1.
Scoring shall be based on the appearance of the model and the degree of perfection with which maneuvers are performed. The contestant’s flight point score for competition purposes shall be the average of the scores given by no less than two (2) judges. Flight points used shall be those accumulated during the better of the two (2) official flights permitted.

At the 2019 King Orange International, we will have two deviations from the rule: No Builder of the Model Rule; Flight points used shall be those accumulated during BOTH of the two (2) official flights permitted.

[bob whitney]

VSC has been doing that as long as I can remember