VSC XXI

[john e. holliday]

For those that don't go over to the SSW site I am going to post this as I feel it is important.  The dates for the VSC XXI is actually March 17 thru 21 in Tuscon town.  March 6th is cutoff for preentries.  No more late entries and has been that way for a couple of years now.  Banquet tickets should be same dead line, but sometimes there are some tickets available, check with Jim Hoffman.   

Seems Ted Fancher is going to miss another one so we are stuck with Uncle Mikey Keville .  He is one great MC.  Anyway the posts over there is in regards to awards given at the banquet and the events themselves.  So go look and see. 

Hope this is alright as I seen nothing in the events section about VSC.  DOC Holliday

[Randy Powell]

Wish I could make it this year. sigh... Next year for sure.

[Leo Mehl]

I/ll be there for sure. Doc ain't gettin off so easy this year. Can't wait to see all the folks there this year. Got quite a few from the Northwes going this year so should be fun. See ya all there. Leo

[Clint Ormosen]

Pete Cunha and myself will be rolling into VSC on Wed just in time for Classic appearance judging. Looking forward to it!

[Steve Helmick]

Mike Haverly and I are planning to go together. Every time I see Mike, he wants to leave a day earlier for Tucson...first, it was Monday...now, it's Saturday.  Weather permitting, we'll go through Boise and SLC.

Mike's all-new Freedom 45 is flying better and better, and it doesn't appear to have any "issues" at all. Mike is even flying better than usual. Despite our crumby weather this winter, the availability of a great flying site (Tacoma Narrows Airport) has made a lot of difference for all of us. We went flying today, in fact. A little more breeze would have been good, but the direction was perfect, and I bet it was close to 50F.! Not quite "stunt heaven", but plenty good enough for the tough guys from the NW...

Randy Powell had his Shoestring out; rebalanced and lots of tweeking, and it's looking REALLY GOOD! Now, Randy just has to get used to the response rates.

Last month, Pete Peterson experimented with the CG on his Super Mario brotha "Venus". (Rondinelli is too hard to spell, and I'm never sure I've got enough i's and e's in der.) Pete didn't like it with the CG more forward, and has it back as it was. Venus flies well enough to win VSC, if Pete can do his part (and I think he can!). 

I wish I could say I was thrilled with the ex-McClave "Skylark", but I'm not. Working on it, with a CF prop today for the first time. A Bolly 3 blade, 11" dia, clipped from a 12" x 4.25". Needs more pitch at the tips, it seems, and I have to figure out how to fasten a 2" Randy Aero needle nose spinner to a Fox shaft extension nut. The aluminum tip/thread isn't quite long enough, and the PA nut/washer doesn't work with a shaft extension. I have reached the conclusion that shaft extensions are a lot of hassle, and to be avoided as much as possible.  The good news is that I looked on the Fox website, and can't find them there, so maybe they quit making them! YAAAAAAA! Let's start that rumor, anyway. You read it first, on Stunthanger. Just say "NO!"  to shaft extensions...  Steve

[Randy Powell]

Steve,

Whine, whine, whine. I've used a lot of shaft extensions. No problem. Your a first class machinist. Make your own. Probably be better that the original and you can use my prop nut idea for free.   

The Shoe is finally starting to come around. Need to make a couple more changes that have to be done in the shop, but now that I know I'm on the right track, I'm getting happier with it.