District News

D1 | Salvatore Piu spiurc@comcast.net

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As of July 5th, the NSRCA site notes only 3 pilots out of 37 NSRCA D1 pilots as certified judges for AMA/F3A. I know several of us D1 pilots like to get certified during our annual judge-training session, but that did not happen this year. NSRCA members can go to the NSRCA site’s judging section, download the material to prepare for the on-line test, and take the on-line test to become certified the current 2-years of sequences. This reminds me that with this year’s contest season being devasted by Covid-19 adverse impacts, the NSRCA board had discussed at the possibility that the current 2-year sequence be extended out at least another year or two. No decision has been made on this concept as of early July 2020, as this decision does not need to me made for some time. I have solicited D1 feedback via email and a Facebook poll, which will probably be closed by the time this month’s k-factor edition is “published”.

D1 contest seasons seems to be fluctuating with Covid-19 fluctuations. While some July events were still scheduled to occur, some August events have already been cancelled. There are two places to get the latest updates. First, if contests are planned, they should be listed in the NSRCA event listing under D1. CD’s do need to enter their events on the NSRCA site, with the added benefit of having contestants preregister. The second place is on the D1’s site within the NSRCA: I keep a table list of seasonal events updated here as soon as I get updated from respective CDs, and note the date that the table was last updated.

There is good news in all this. D1 has held its first 2020 contest! Richard Afflerback CD’d the BCRCC contest on July 11 at the Pemberton, NJ flying site, with assistance from his dad, Robert. This was despite having Tropical Storm Fay pass through New Jersey a few hours before the event started. Four classes were represented by pilots. Three rounds were flown, with a variety of clouds through and wind conditions throughout the day, along with heat and humidity which made hydration important to keep up with!

Social distancing was utilized for most of the event, with an occasional need to wear masks. Judges typically wore masks, as well as callers. Pilots did not wear masks, as we all know that no one should be in front of them during the flight anyway. At least one pilot elected to not need a caller, relying on a memorized sequence.

Here are the results: Club Class: Intermediate:

1) 2) 3)

Robert Afflerback Jon Radway Bob Both

Masters: 1) Joseph Lachowski

FAI: 1) 2) 3) David Lockhart Salvatore Piu Richard Afflerback

I stuck around after the event was over to start the process of test-flying and trimming my new Shinden. After most pilots departed, Dave Lockhart and I had the opportunity to watch a full-scale ultralight demo some basic aerobatics, including stall turns and a highly-crabbed low fly-by!

D2 | Tim Pritchett 1417 Deer Forest Drive Fort Mill, SC 29707 | tjpritchett@aol.com

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When January hit, we were personally in the throes of a move from the Charlotte area back to Spartanburg SC. I was expectantly awaiting life to slow down, just in time for our pattern season to begin. Then the Rona hit, then the riots started, then work travel began, among other life turmoil I won’t go into. In the midst this, all of the NATS harangue started, and that added a 2” layer of icing on the cake. Then, the cherry on it all, my longtime friend and Assistant TO the VP in the district decides to ABANDON us and retire to Florida! Who goes there? (ok, everyone I guess…)

So, we add some fond farewells and best wishes to Steve and Anne Franc; congratulations to them, and a very fortunate District 3 as the recipient of their transition. Many of you across the country may not know Steve, but over the ensuing 3 years of our tenure together, he has been a very reliable sounding board for me. Maybe you think a lot of my thoughts and ideas are stupid, so imagine how bad it would be if I didn’t have Steve as a filter! Steve however is most known for his prolific artwork on our D2 FB page. I could say a lot more about Steve, or I could wax on, blathering about the latest NSRCA hoopla, but I think I’ll just defer to Steve’s work over the past three years, and let it speak for itself. This article is dedicated to a dedicated pattern flier, administrative colleague, and good friend. We’ll all miss you Steve and Anne!

D3 | Robert Campbell

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D4 | Scott McNickle P.O. Box 163 | Mt. Pleasant, OH 43939 nelson_jett@comcast.net | 740.769.7882

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Lemme ‘Splain Ya Somethin’

There is no NSRCA Building.

There’s no pretty, perky receptionist to greet you. There is no custodial staff. There is no IT Department, no HR Department, no R&D people, no sales staff. There is no squad of hyper-competent secretaries to make sure the officers are actually saying what they think they’re saying when they write stuff.

It’s a cliché, but the NSRCA is just you and me.

The officers, national level as well as district level, are there because someone asked them to be there. Elections are very, very seldom contested. On the rare occasions that they are contested few members vote.

Most of the officers hold, or formerly held, positions of great responsibility in the business world. Some run their own companies. They’re a bunch of solid, wellgroomed men comfortable with the ways of business. I’m an outlier in this respect. So far as I know I’m the only one who spent my working years trading sweat for money. Regarding grooming, well, I’ve heard of it.

Officers receive no compensation. I read somewhere (can’t find it now) that they are not required to pay NSRCA dues, but are encouraged to do so. I’ve always paid mine.

Officers meet at least once a month by teleconference. Until a couple of months ago that meant telephone meetings but lately we’ve been doing video chats. Since we’re a national organization, the meetings start at 9:00 PM Eastern time which is a little uncomfortably late for me. That works out to 6:00 PM Pacific, which is uncomfortably early for the west coast guys. Sometimes they fulfill their obligations while driving home from work. Officers are required to provide a monthly column, usually on the subject of their choice. There is no editorial policy and all columns are self-edited after Scott and Jan McHarg compile the magazine and send us a proof copy. Not much of a chore for some of us but others don’t have a bottomless vat of BS to dip stuff out of, so it can be a real burden. {Editor’s Note - Jan and I work really hard to put together a magazine that each of you enjoy. We do leave it to the individual authors of each article to write what they want presented and not place a bunch of demands on them. We hope that you appreciate that this magazine is not edited for content and what’s on the minds of the authors is exactly what’s presented here for you - SM}

Board meetings are open and respectful. Members don’t always agree on topics and many opinions are presented. No one, and I mean no one, dominates or bullies the rest of the group.

When a vote goes against a member’s wishes, in my experience all have accepted the outcome.

The Board is charged with ‘Promoting the sport of radio-controlled precision aerobatics. That’s a pretty broad job description and can lead to some different interpretations of what’s best.

The recent decision to cancel the Nats was a case in point. The Covid-19 crisis put us all in a tough spot, with dire predictions ruling the day when we began to consider the Nats in April. We tabled discussion of the topic in our April meeting in hopes that better data would be available in a month. As you all know, figuring out just what to believe and where things are going is now a nailing-jello-to-the-wall proposition. After much discussion we decided to cancel our participation in the Nats. Some votes were confident, others reluctant, but the first vote was unanimous. Conditions kept changing and getting more confusing. Opinions from members came in on all sides. I think the Board was heading in the direction of changing our collective mind, but then the AMA refunded everyone’s entry fees and the rest is history.

As I’ve written several times, pretty much everything I was looking forward to this year has been cancelled. Cancellations continue, the latest I know about was the Chicago Marathon being cancelled yesterday.

The universal reaction to these cancellations has been “I’m sorry you had to cancel, see you next year.”

Except for the NSRCA.

We’ve received a lot of heat over deciding to cancel. There have been accusations from people who “know somebody” of improper influences, bullying, personal agendas and such.

That’s not the case. In particular the charge that Arch Stafford somehow had an anti-Nats agenda which he forced upon the Board is false. I have known Arch for many years and acknowledge that he is something of an acquired taste, I have to say that he served us well as President. He allowed everyone their say in meetings and went along with positions contrary to his opinions (schedule difficulty, for one) when the Board made those decisions.

So, here’s the Put Up or Shut Up line:

All National offices…President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, are up for election this year. District Vice President positions come up on varying schedules, but my term ends (and I term out) next year.

If you feel the leadership of this group has failed you, now’s your chance. The only requirements to run for office are NSRCA membership and a pulse.

No excuses.

D5 | Vicente Bortone vincebrc@gmail.com

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As usual, I like to provide these month D5 activities. As we all know, the several contests have been cancelled. However, I have got some good news since there is a chance that we finally will be able to have some contests. Here are:

New one day contest. Saturday, August 01, 2020 10:00am.

The Mid Missouri Radio Control Association through Jeff Buchner invites Pattern Flyers to a very laid back 1-day pattern contest in Columbia, Missouri. The field will be available Friday afternoon for those who want to come early and stay the night. There will be a pilots’ meeting at 10:30 am with flying starting at 11- 11:30. The sun will dictate our start time as we will be facing east. We will fly as many rounds as everyone wants to and call it a contest and winners will be announced. There will be no entry fee. Lunch will be provided and a donation will be asked to cover the lunch food and any excess will go to the Club’s charity “The Central Missouri Food Bank’s Buddy Pack Program. Directions to the field can be found on the club website: http:// www.mmrca.org/ Jeff Buchner will be the CD and his email is: jbuchner@ midcitylumber.com

Omahawks RC Club Pattern Contest August 8-9. CANCELLED. Cedar Rapids Iowa Pattern

Contest. August 22-23. CD: Mark

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Barnett. sharp11blade@gmail.com

MACK Sunflower Classic Pattern Contest. September 12-13.

CD: Joe Dunnaway. dunnaway@ hbcomm.net

More information in the following link. Please consider preregister if you are planning to attend by contacting the CD or pre-register in the following link: https://www.nsrca.us/index.php/listevents?option=com_jevents&task=cat. listevents&offset=1&category_ fv=588&Itemid=391

This month I got two articles that were submitted by two pattern friends. Enjoy:

Covid-19 Infection Prevention Recommendations for Contests in 2020

The proper use of precautions can definitely help to prevent a Covid-19 infection particularly when you are away from home. A Covid-19 infection is most easily contracted from some person with an active infection who breaths, coughs, or sneezes when they are in close proximity, walking, standing, or sitting next to you, especially in a poorly ventilated area. They emit micro droplets containing the virus which you could breath in, and subsequently you could acquire an infection after a 5 to 10 day incubation period. Aerosol spread of the virus can occur at distances up to 2 meters, or 6 feet. This is where social distancing comes into play. People with symptoms from Covid-19 are considered more likely to spread the virus than those infected without symptoms (infected asymptomatic carriers). Americans are not used to viral pandemics, and many are not conforming to wearing masks, and social distancing. Many younger people with Covid-19 infections do not have severe symptoms. Many who are sick still go in to work, because they want to get paid. Therefore, we must protect ourselves from these people whether at home or on the road. Though not as easily, the Covid-19 virus can also be contracted off surfaces that have been touched by someone with an active infection, such as door knobs, TV remotes, or keyboards. After touching a contaminated surface, the virus can be contracted by rubbing your eyes, your nose, your face, or using your fingers to eat something. That is why hand washing, and the use of hand sanitizer is so important - to protect yourself from the infection. Pattern flyers are generally older on average, and as such, are considered at higher risk for complications from a Covid-19 infection, especially with preexisting conditions including; lung disease, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, heart disease, and a immune depressed state such as treatment for cancer. The average age of mortality from Covid-19 from a recent study out of a New York City Hospital was 57. That’s the average, so most did not come from nursing homes. A Covid-19 infection causes symptoms that can include; feeling sick, nausea, diarrhea, cough, shortness of breath, fever > 100 degrees Fahrenheit, loss of sense of taste and smell. If someone has any of these symptoms, they should not expose themselves to anyone else. They should self isolate, and probably get tested. They should not come to the field, fly, or judge. If you have “allergies” and a cough - stay home.

That said, I believe it is possible to carry out a pattern contest in a safe manner, and minimize the risk of participants catching a Covid-19 infection. Personally, I have stayed in a hotel during the lockdown for 3 separate weeks without a problem while following these guidelines.

General Recommendations:

Hand shaking should be avoided.

Masks should be worn when walking, standing, or sitting in close proximity to others.

The type of mask worn is not as important as the use of a mask. It shows you are following CDC guidelines, and that you do not want to get sick, and that you want to protect others from getting this viral infection.

Try not to touch your face, rub your eyes, your nose, put your fingers in your mouth, or chew your nails without washing your hands.

If you blow your nose, sneeze, or cough into your hand, immediately use hand sanitizer, or wash your hands with soap and water.

Bring a cooler of food, and drinks with you to make sandwiches etc. on the road. Avoid eating in restaurants or gas stations.

Use hand sanitizer, or wash your hands after pumping gas.

After using the toilet in a gas station, or rest stop, wash your hands, and then use the paper towel to open the door handle/ knob then toss the paper towel in the trash.

Wear a mask, and maintain social distancing in the gas station, stores, or grocery store.

Get carry out food that is cooked.

Hotels:

Hotels have really stepped up their cleaning routines in general, but you can do the following steps to protect yourself.

Wipe down door knobs, handles, toilet, TV remote, and all surfaces with sanitizing wipes first thing.

Wear a mask in hallways and lobby.

Wash hands right after entering your room - every time.

Food/Dining:

Safest food is that which you prepare yourself. Bring a cooler of food, and see if you can make a number of meals. You can restock at a local grocery store.

Takeout food that is cooked is also safe.

Takeout uncooked food such as salads are less safe.

If dining at a restaurant it is better to dine outside, and maintain social distance.

Dining inside is the least safe due to decreased ventilation, and less social distancing possible.

If some else is coughing in your area > leave the area! You don’t want to get this Covid-19 virus. Since we will be outside with good ventilation, we should be able to do social distancing (staying 6 feet apart) and wearing a mask is highly recommended.

Flyers and callers should strongly consider wearing a mask due to close proximity.

Judges will be required to wear a mask due to closer spacing.

Judges should try to use their own ear pieces for the electronic scoring device.

Judges should use hand sanitizer immediately after they finish judging with the electronic scoring device.

Large meetings inside should be avoided if possible, or carried on outside if necessary.

A group banquet is not a good idea this year, and awards should be done outside if possible with standard precautions. Mark Barnett MD 7/14/2020

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Update on RC Caller and add on devices

I had read an Article in the April 2020 K-Factor about guys trying the Wireless Air-Turn device for calling out their Sequences for practice. I needed one since I tend to go at a moments notice and head out to practice in a hurry, plus there isn’t many Pattern fliers in our area that I can depend on at a moments notice to call for me so I decided to order the Air-Turn device for myself to try it out and see if it would be useful for me or not. When I received it, I downloaded the RC Caller App to my iPhone and thought I’d give it a trial run at my house first to make sure everything worked for me properly and it did it seemingly without a problem. This picture shows how the Air-Turn device:

Once I arrived at the field and was ready to fly, I had set it up at the flight station at our field and off I went. It worked flawlessly until about the third Maneuver into the Sequence then it locked up on me and wouldn’t call the next maneuver in the sequence but called the same one over and over again. After I landed, I restarted the App to only find out it would start calling slower and slower until it stopped again. Talking with a very Tech Savvy friend of mine who proceeded to tell me that more than likely it was a Bluetooth problem between my iPhone and the Wireless Bluetooth Speaker. He told me to just connect my phone directly to the speaker with a Lightning Speaker Stereo Cable and so that’s exactly what I did once I ordered it and it came in. Here a picture of the cable:

Two days later after receiving the cable to connect between my iPhone and the Bluetooth Wireless Speaker and I was back out to the field to set it all up again but this time with my phone connected directly to the Wireless Speaker through the stereo port on the speaker itself. This picture shows all components including the speaker:

I connected my iPhone directly to the speaker and then turned it on, then pulled the RC Caller App up and turned it on, then turned on the Calling Enabled button. Now I turned on my Air-Turn foot pedal, which connected by Bluetooth to

my phone instantly. It went through the entire Sequence without a single problem. The Air-Turn BT-200/S-2 has two push foot buttons on it which can move your maneuvers either forward or you can go back to the last maneuver if you decide you want to try it again while practicing. I find this unit to be very helpful to me since I do a lot of early morning flights when I have the field to myself and can think about what I’m feeling with the plane. I thought I would just pass this information on to anyone who may be interested or thinking about purchasing one as it is well worth the money for sure. By the way any Bluetooth Wireless Speaker will work as long as it has a Stereo plug in port on it. I have attached some photos so you can see what I used in my working setup! As far as using it on an Android driven device I’m not sure if the setup would be the same or not but either way, I’m betting it would work just as easy also. Here a picture how the RC Caller screen looks like when everything is ready to go:

Enjoy your day at the f ield!

Everyone be Safe and Enjoy your Pattern Flying! Donald Vickroy 7/15/20

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D6 | Justin Wells 20811 Surrey Creek Ct. | Katy, TX 77450 832-356-6408 | justin@jtwells.com

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District 6 has successfully completed our second contest of the season, the Gulf Coast Pattern Championship in Sulphur, LA June 27-28. Monroe Michaelis did a fantastic job and was a gracious host to the group. It was a family and club effort, and very well done. A special thanks to Denise Michaelis for running the scoring for us!

With 12 pilots in attendance, social distancing was easily practiced as the LARKS field has plenty of room to spread out. Saturday started off with overcast skies, which allowed us to start before 11am. The winds picked up from the south throughout the day, by round five everyone had to be on their toes. It felt good to finally get to fly in front of judges and have a baseline to start the season off. Sunday’s weather was more touch and go as it started off nice and sunny, but scattered showers and 18mph south winds settled in and proved to be the norm for round 6. The most exciting flight on Sunday was Rich Whitlow, a nice rainstorm moved in as he had two maneuvers left in his last round of Advanced. Rich finished the round, soaked, and the plane unscathed.

Gulf Coast Pattern Championship Scores 1st-3rd

Intermediate:

1. Matt Baccarri 2. Justin Wells 3. Mike Harrison

Advanced:

1. Michael Johncock 2. Todd Nolte 3. Heedo Yun

Masters:

1. Donald Ramsey 2. Gary Kropat 3. Charlie Barrera

FAI:

1. 2. Mark Hunt Mike Harrison

Revo Update:

A few months ago, I wrote about Mark Hunt’s latest design, the REVO. I’m excited to report that he has the prototype completed and flew it successfully. Lots of pictures are floating around Facebook, and on the Revo build log on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/InsightrcRevo-Project-110958333890466/). For those who don’t subscribe to those outlets here are a few shots of the finished plane and happy pilot. (Photo Credits, Nick Marson). You can see the Revo pictured next to the EVO which originally started out as the Pentathlon years back.

Mark has the biggest smile I’ve seen to date! For more info on his designs you can visit http://insightrc.com/

2020 Contest Look Ahead:

LAMA - Dacono, CO - August 29/30 Ft. Bend - Rosenberg, TX - September 12/13 Space City - Katy, TX - September 26/27 *new dates Brazos Valley Pattern - College Station, TX - Oct 3/4 Cajun NATS – Crowley, LA – Oct 17/18

‘Till Next Time, stay safe! Justin

Please check https://nsrca.us/index. php/d7-contest-schedule/2020 for Hello It’s been pretty quiet around our district. No contests, unfortunately, but that hasn’t stopped many of us from getting out there and enjoying our sport. Derek and I enjoyed some time on July 4th at EBRC practicing. It was a rare day of very little wind out there for a summer afternoon. On the contest / event side of things. The Riverside contest may again postponed from the mid August dates. The current plan is to have it sometime in November.

the latest information.

Being home so much more has allowed me to spend more time with my other hobby, keeping my aquarium. Started up in January, it is now thriving, though only lightly stocked. Currently its fish inhabitants include 2 clownfish, 2 damselfish, and one yellow tang. In addition, there is a sand sifting star that spends most of its life living underground roaming around and eating dirt. There is also a shrimp, some hermit crabs, a couple of snails, and a soft coral covered rock (Mushroom polyps) seen in the right corner. Lastly, I want to thank those of you that responded to the email poll on the sequence changeover. I appreciate the participation. Also, I hope some of you will throw your names in the hat to run for President, Vice President, Secretary or

D7 - Dan Lipton nsrcad7dvp@gmail.com

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D8 | Art Kelly 367 Golf View Drive | Medford, OR. 97504 541.905.2954 | afkelly25@gmail.com

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FINALLY! After months of waiting D-8 was able to mount its first contest of the 2020 season on the weekend of July 11/12. The Field of Dreams RC Club located in the high plateau lands of Redmond, Oregon has hosted a pattern contest for years. Having been shut down by virus regulations it was recently opened. The club members have always been cognizant of the challenges of pattern wheel pants on grass fields and had mown the field just prior to the event. In the face of the challenges presented by these times it was surprising to find seventeen pilots registered for the contest. (Pent up demand?) All participants agreed that it was a challenging environment as winds were strong and gusty throughout the weekend.

Last year we found a few of the local club members who cautiously dipped their toes into the Pattern waters, finishing with big smiles. This year it was a good sign that we had more turn out for the Sportsman class. Ray Wasson has been a familiar face in Sportsman for a couple of years and this year set his foot on the next rung of the ladder and on takeoff entered the Intermediate class. The Advance class drew a lot of attention with eight pilots

registered and six piloting their birds into the air. Michael Greer, who came all the way from California, grabbed the podium after six rounds. Following him closely was Gary McClellan who took a couple of 1,000’s.

We had no entries at the Masters level so all necks were craned upwards as FAI took to the clouds. All pilots whose knees go wobbly in heavy winds were able to stand in awe as they observed Andrew Jesky take to the skies and effortlessly fly sequence after sequence. (What wind?) Andrew had competition from a D-8 pilot whose face hasn’t been seen for several years. Alexander Safarik who has been among the missing as he pursued his masters degree in Aeronautical Engineering, mounted solid scores throughout the weekend. I remember Alexander very well as he was my Sportsman competitor in my very first pattern contest many years ago. He beat the pants off me and he was eleven years old at the time.

In the F3A Silver class John Bentley and Pat Harris traded paint (figuratively) as each held the top spot three time in the six rounds. Rex Lesher, while busy being CD getting everyone in the air was able to get his six rounds in as well. Thanks for managing a great contest under difficult conditions, Rex!

The D-8 CD’s met by Zoom and have concluded that we will pursue the remaining three contests of the season while recognizing that the virus spikes and community actions may still jeopardize the schedule.

Canada | Paul Brine 25 Robertson St. | Fergus Ontario N1M3P7 519.787.5144 | pbrine@uoguelph.ca

Here I am again sitting down to write the monthly report with yet again nothing to report. I had hoped that there might be some reports and photos to share by now but so far this year no contests have been held and all planned events to date have been cancelled or postponed. The two contests planned for September remain on the schedule. Even though there has been limited opportunities to fly and no events to attend I have not even been able to work in the shop. I have been adding additional electrical outlets and lighting as part of shop rebuild. This project has been ongoing since the middle of March with delays from the shutdown and the restricted hours of suppliers. Thankfully the project is almost finished. The electrical work is all done and I have a little bit of bench construction to complete and then everything can be put back into place although at the current pace that could take weeks. Now that I have retired, I should have all kinds of time to work on it. I really don’t know how I ever found time to go to work before.

Here in Ontario there looks like there could be a bit of light at the end of the tunnel and I don’t think it is a train. As of July 17th, most of the province will be moving to Phase 3 of the reopening plan. The Great Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara, and Windsor areas are not included at this time and will remain under the current restrictions and will move to Phase 3 at a later date. Under Phase 3 most businesses and facilities will be allowed to reopen although there remain restrictions on capacity and additional requirements for distancing and cleaning. Limits on gatherings will increase to 100 for outdoor events and 50 for indoor and social distancing will be required. Restaurants will be allowed to open for inside dining. It remains to be seen how quickly things will reopen once allowed. Municipalities and regions are implementing requirements for masks to be worn indoors in commercial establishments and public spaces.

The increase in numbers allowed for gatherings is good news and should allow the remaining contest on the schedule to go ahead. Municipal rules may have an influence on club field operations depending on how this is implemented. This is especially true for those clubs located in public parks and on publically owned lands.

Individual provinces are setting their own rules and it appears that the western provinces are ahead of us on reopening. Alberta has a limit of 200 and an IMAC contest was held in July.

The team trials to select the team for the 2021 World Championships in Muncie will be held Sept 5&6 at the 905 Squadron contest in Aurora. Registration closed at the end of June and there are 10 pilots registered. The pilots registered are Michi Akimoto, Darren Bowman, Ethan Chariandy, Colin Chariandy, Will Gross, Xavier Mouraux, Chad Northeast, Henry Piorun, Brenner Sharp and Jeff Stevens.

Dave Reaville reports from the west (Cheers, someone actually reads my scribbles) that the dates that I have listed for the BC Precision Aerobatics Championships are incorrect. Although the sanction has not been sent in yet, they are hoping to have the contest on September 12th & 13th. As there have been no contests in BC, the idea of a “championship” is now moot and the event may be renamed slightly as there will be no championship trophies presented this year. At this point the event remains tentative.

BC is slowly opening up with locals allowed to travel within the province (some areas are still closed). Cross border US travel is still closed and the BC government is pushing for at least a closure through