By Gerry Garing
Approximately 100 people, RC and Control Line (CL) combined, attended the Saturday night banquet. The program for the evening began with an auction of several donated items. The items included a set of plans, a Pica T-28 kit and retracts, a bottle of bourbon, and a bottle of wine. The auction netted a total of nearly $500 to be donated to NASA’s FAI team sponsorship.
The following received awards for high static scores in the following classes:
· Sportsman Sport Scale: Brian Taylor—Spacewalker
· Expert Sport Scale: Jeremy Arvin—Fokker D.VII
· Designer Scale: Keith Numbers—RAF RAF F.E.8
· Open Scale: Dave Marenberg—Chipmunk
· Team Scale: Will Berninger/Mike Barbee—T-34C
Inducted into the NASA/AMA Hall of Fame:
· Grant Hiestand: Control Line—present to receive the award
· Ed Terry: Radio Control—deceased
· Harris Lee: Radio Control—deceased
The 2023 Bob Lirette Award was awarded to John Boyko.
Sunday morning started off a little cool, but again with clear skies and just a slight breeze. The FAI flew first. The fourth and final round finished up around 12:30 p.m. As the scorekeepers finalized scores, AMA set up the first, second, and third place podiums for FAI, both RC and CL.
For more than a year, NASA has been working toward assembling a 2024 United States team for international competition in Romania. The tryouts for the team were held simultaneously with the AMA Nats this year. F4H is the RC class that is judged more in line with AMA Sport Scale rules. Static judging is from a distance and the weight limit is 33 pounds. Flight scoring is different from AMA scoring, as maneuvers include K factors that multiply the score depending on difficulty. Whereas an Expert Sport Scale is based on a total possible of 200 points, FAI is out of 1500. The top three in the tryouts are eligible for the team. Should one of them not be able to participate, the fourth-place finisher can serve as an alternate.
Full contest results are shown below.
Awards:
Pilot Raffle: Valley View 70cc Twin Engine donated by Valley View Hobbies. Won by Mark Radcliff.
Pilot’s Choice Award: RAF F.E.8—Keith Numbers
Best Civilian: Wilga—Adam Grubb
Contest Results:
Sportsman Scale:
1. Brian Taylor—Spacewalker—187.00
Expert Sport Scale:
1. Jeremy Arvin—Fokker D.VII—195.13
2. Larry Folk—Top Cub—194.13
3. Dale Arvin—Fokker D.VII—157.75
Designer Scale:
1. Keith Numbers—RAF F.E.8—194
2. Jack Buckley—Mini Max—193.25
Open Scale:
1. Dave Marenberg—Chipomunk—191.13
2. Al Kretz—Stuka—143.00
3. Charles Gray—Piper Comanche—137.00
Team Scale:
1. Will Berninge/Mike Barbee—T-34C—195.88
2. Dan Landis/Tamas Seres—Super Chipmunk—195.13
3. Art Shelton/Tim Schurick—SE 5A—192.75
Fun Scale Novice:
1. Mark Overmier—T-28—98.63
2. Rory Hartman—Carbon Cub—96.25
3. Jeffrey Thomas—A-10—95.25
4. James Rediske—Clipped Wing Cub—93.63
5. Mike Trautman—Tiger Moth—93.25
6. John Pasquale—P-51—92.63
7. Scott Dossett—SE-5A—92.25
FAI-F4H Radio Control:
1. Jack Buckley—Fairchild 24—1479.08
2. Ben Andrus—Grumman Ag Cat—1459.02
3. Mike Barbee—Aeronca Grasshopper—1405.53
4. Tim Dickey—Piper Cub—1360.45
Fun Scale Expert Division 1:
1. Dan Landis—Fokker D.VII—104.25
2. Mark Radcliff—Cherokee—102.63
3. Mike Barbee—Stearman—102.38
4. Adam Grubb—Wilga—101.88
5. Steve Eagle—RV4—98.75
6. Dave Marenberg—Fokker D.VII—98.13 || Steve Petrotto—Fokker D.VII—98.13
7. Tom Bean—Monocoupe—97.75
8. Ralph White Jr.—Waco—96.75
9. Charles Gray—Tiger Moth—81
Fun Scale Expert Division 2:
1. Dan Landis—Viper Jet—104.38
2. Will Bernenger—P-47—104.00
3. Jeremy Arvin—P-51—102.88
4. John Boyko—T-34—102.75
5. Steve Petrotto—Stuka—101.50
6. Mike Barbee—P-47—101.25
7. Chris Wolfe—A-1 Skyraider—100.88
8. Earl Dever Jr.—P-47—100.63 || Steve Eagle—P-47—100.63
9. Keith Numbers—Sea Hornet—100.25
10. Kaleb Spencer—Spitfire—99.50
11. Ben Andrus—Twin Otter—99.38
12. Dale Arvin—P-51—96.75
Jerry Nugent—Hawker Typhoon—90.75
Approximately 100 people, RC and Control Line (CL) combined, attended the Saturday night banquet. The program for the evening began with an auction of several donated items. The items included a set of plans, a Pica T-28 kit and retracts, a bottle of bourbon, and a bottle of wine. The auction netted a total of nearly $500 to be donated to NASA’s FAI team sponsorship.
The following received awards for high static scores in the following classes:
- Sportsman Sport Scale: Brian Taylor—Spacewalker
- Expert Sport Scale: Jeremy Arvin—Fokker D.VII
- Designer Scale: Keith Numbers—RAF RAF F.E.8
- Open Scale: Dave Marenberg—Chipmunk
- Team Scale: Will Berninger/Mike Barbee—T-34C
Inducted into the NASA/AMA Hall of Fame:
- Grant Hiestand: Control Line—present to receive the award
- Ed Terry: Radio Control—deceased
- Harris Lee: Radio Control—deceased
The 2023 Bob Lirette Award was awarded to John Boyko.
Sunday morning started off a little cool, but again with clear skies and just a slight breeze. The FAI flew first. The fourth and final round finished up around 12:30 p.m. As the scorekeepers finalized scores, AMA set up the first, second, and third place podiums for FAI, both RC and CL.
For more than a year, NASA has been working toward assembling a 2024 United States team for international competition in Romania. The tryouts for the team were held simultaneously with the AMA Nats this year. F4H is the RC class that is judged more in line with AMA Sport Scale rules. Static judging is from a distance and the weight limit is 33 pounds. Flight scoring is different from AMA scoring, as maneuvers include K factors that multiply the score depending on difficulty. Whereas an Expert Sport Scale is based on a total possible of 200 points, FAI is out of 1500. The top three in the tryouts are eligible for the team. Should one of them not be able to participate, the fourth-place finisher can serve as an alternate.
Full contest results are shown below.
Awards:
Pilot Raffle: Valley View 70cc Twin Engine donated by Valley View Hobbies. Won by Mark Radcliff.
Pilot’s Choice Award: RAF F.E.8—Keith Numbers
Best Civilian: Wilga—Adam Grubb
Contest Results:
Sportsman Scale:
- Brian Taylor—Spacewalker—187.00
Expert Sport Scale:
- Jeremy Arvin—Fokker D.VII—195.13
- Larry Folk—Top Cub—194.13
- Dale Arvin—Fokker D.VII—157.75
Designer Scale:
- Keith Numbers—RAF F.E.8—194
- Jack Buckley—Mini Max—193.25
Open Scale:
- Dave Marenberg—Chipomunk—191.13
- Al Kretz—Stuka—143.00
- Charles Gray—Piper Comanche—137.00
Team Scale:
- Will Berninge/Mike Barbee—T-34C—195.88
- Dan Landis/Tamas Seres—Super Chipmunk—195.13
- Art Shelton/Tim Schurick—SE 5A—192.75
Fun Scale Novice:
- Mark Overmier—T-28—98.63
- Rory Hartman—Carbon Cub—96.25
- Jeffrey Thomas—A-10—95.25
- James Rediske—Clipped Wing Cub—93.63
- Mike Trautman—Tiger Moth—93.25
- John Pasquale—P-51—92.63
- Scott Dossett—SE-5A—92.25
FAI-F4H Radio Control:
- Jack Buckley—Fairchild 24—1479.08
- Ben Andrus—Grumman Ag Cat—1459.02
- Mike Barbee—Aeronca Grasshopper—1405.53
- Tim Dickey—Piper Cub—1360.45
Fun Scale Expert Division 1:
- Dan Landis—Fokker D.VII—104.25
- Mark Radcliff—Cherokee—102.63
- Mike Barbee—Stearman—102.38
- Adam Grubb—Wilga—101.88
- Steve Eagle—RV4—98.75
- Dave Marenberg—Fokker D.VII—98.13 || Steve Petrotto—Fokker D.VII—98.13
- Tom Bean—Monocoupe—97.75
- Ralph White Jr.—Waco—96.75
- Charles Gray—Tiger Moth—81
Fun Scale Expert Division 2:
- Dan Landis—Viper Jet—104.38
- Will Bernenger—P-47—104.00
- Jeremy Arvin—P-51—102.88
- John Boyko—T-34—102.75
- Steve Petrotto—Stuka—101.50
- Mike Barbee—P-47—101.25
- Chris Wolfe—A-1 Skyraider—100.88
- Earl Dever Jr.—P-47—100.63 || Steve Eagle—P-47—100.63
- Keith Numbers—Sea Hornet—100.25
- Kaleb Spencer—Spitfire—99.50
- Ben Andrus—Twin Otter—99.38
- Dale Arvin—P-51—96.75
Jerry Nugent—Hawker Typhoon—90.75