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Issue 1 of 2017
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Aerobatic Masters 2016
Rodney Potter. Photos by Michael Borcherds Line-up of aerobatic ships in ready box area at HRF. Vignette above is of Michael Sacca’s Episode.
We are all winners! For the first time, the SA Aerobatic Masters was held in Cape Town, at the Helderberg Radio Flyers in Somerset West. It was the event it was always Van ZyltoKoegelenberg intended be... the most prestigious RC Aerobatic event of the national calendar. The culmination of many hours of practice, monthly comps, league comps, provincials, Nationals. Fixing, aligning, setting, adjusting, and then some more of the same. For the judges sacrificing many hours in the wind and sun. Finally the SA Masters! Hosted for the first time in the beautiful city of Cape Town, (and was She kind to us). But before I wax lyrical, let me once again thank some special people who were responsible for making this such a wellorganised, professional event. Firstly to the HRF committee and its members for giving up this fantastic facility for four days, making sure the fridges were well stocked, the club house cleaned after each day's flying etc. and the runway swept each morning.
Then a special thanks to Erika Steyn (Ludwig's wife) for preparing and serving a great breakfast of bacon and eggs with rolls and coffee/tea and salads to go with the lunch-time burgers. Our thanks also to Francois Geldenhuys for the braaiing of the burgers for lunch, and to Jack for taking care of the sales of refreshments. Bernus, for his donation, much appreciated. Michael Borcherds for his donation of the prize for our raffle which raised R9 000.00, which was a great contribution to this event. Rory for the donation of the case of wine, which realised R1 000.00. MAASA for their financial and other assistance. I know this sounds clichĂŠd, but please forgive me if I've left somebody out. Thursday the 13th Oct, first practice day saw the first pilots trickling in. These guys and their wives or girlfriends or Mother, had made the lonnnnggggg journey from the north. For some, a journey of +/- 1600km. A gentle South Easter and sunshine were there to greet them, and welcome them to the most beautiful City in the World. One of them, Len De Villiers and his lovely wife Hannelie, were a bit wiser. He sent his airplane and equipment down with Neil Twomey, and he and his wife flew down to the Cape (clever man). Calvin, Michael, and Sebastian decided that seeing more of our beautiful city would be much more rewarding than spending the day practicing something they already were so good at. Evidently it was well worth it (check out their facebook pages for the pics). Roston decided sleeping late into the morning was something he had to experience in Cape Town. I think it did him good as he ended the weekend in second place (F3A). Well done Roston. Friday 14th, and the second practice day saw more pilots arriving. It developed into a reunion after the Nationals, which was held earlier in the year at Klerksdorp. Friday evening arrived and it was time for the official start to the SA Masters, in the form of a magnificent banquet held at Boschkloof Wine Estate in one of the scenic valleys in Stellenbosch. Thanks again to Jacques Borman for hosting and sponsoring the evening.
Mr Richard Buckley congratulating Rodney Potter on receipt of his certificate and WP colours award.
Neil Allen receiving his WP Colours certificate from Mr Richard Buckley.
The banquet included a most beautiful sunset, as much wine as you were brave enough to consume, a tasty lamb spit with veggies, followed by a warm dessert. The SA Aerobatic Masters will never be the same again (unless of course it's again hosted in Cape Town).
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Oxai Citrin likes to knife-edge!
MythoS in bright-yellow colour scheme.
Sebastiano Sacca, Calvin Schroll, Roston Dugmore, and Michael Sacca in banter-mood.
AndrĂŠ Stockwell used his latest Visa to win FAI-F3A.
Three of the judges: Ludwig Steyn, Kas Hamman, and Sebastiano Sacca. Other two on their break were Martin Knoetzen and Bruce Clark. Rotation system worked well.
visitors/spectators. Enjoyed by all. Thanks again Erika. Special note here, especially to those who did not make it to the Masters for whatever reason and for future hosts of this event, all meals including the banquet were free, gratis.That's 1 x supper; 2 x breakfast; 1 x lunch, for all pilots, callers and officials. There was also no entry fee for pilots. It was a return to the glory days of pattern, with an extremely well organised event, complete with a banquet. Anyway back to the serious business of flying. Nerves seemed to have settled slightly with the first round behind our backs. Breakfast was followed by round two for all classes. Lunch-time arrived in the form of the best burgers in town, as braaied by Francois (HRF member and volunteer) with salads by Erika Steyn. Thanks again guys, you are brilliant. Up to this point the judges were doing a great job out there in a gentle breeze and sunshine. There were enough judges to allow a fair amount of rotation, and avoid judges dozing off in the warm sunshine. Well, anyway, they thought they did a great job. I'm not going to elaborate, ask any of the pilots. I'm sure depending on who you ask, they'll give you a fairly colourful opinion. Especially, if like me, they didn't end up in the top three of their respective class. Haha.
Rodney Potter calling for Stuart Nix.
For the benefit of those readers who are unaware, the pilots in the Cape now belong to a registered Federation with the CT Sports Council, namely the WP Model Aerobatic Association. So, this year for the very first time (legitimately), our judges and pilots (Masters class and F3A only) could, if all criteria were met, achieve their Provincial colours. Enter our special guest Mr Richard Buckley, chairman of the CT Sports Council, to present the four Judges: Ludwig Steyn; Kas Hamman; Bernus van der Westhuizen, and Martin Knoetzen with a signed certificate, a badge and a tie with the appropriate Disa and WP insignia, a proud moment indeed. Next to receive their Provincial recognition were the three pilots who qualified, namely Neil Allen, Stuart Nix, and yours truly, Rodney Potter. Once again a really proud moment, and maybe we'll be inspired to work harder and smarter to reach the next level! These awards were followed by the main course and dessert, after which I called on Clinton Carter-Brown, chairman of MAASA, and Stuart Nix regional rep for MAASA in the Western Cape and hugely responsible for this most successful event. These two gentlemen, besides heaping well-deserved praise on our host Jacques, proceeded with the pilots briefing and draw for flight order. This done, we slowly drifted off to our cars, homes, bed, for a good night's rest and the start of the contest.
Round three was the final scheduled round for the day. What we, the pilots that are not competing in the F3A class, and all spectators, were looking forward to was the F3A 'F17' schedule. This is hectic. Firstly, you have to buy or install more RAM so you can remember the schedule, then you've got to fly it! Boy oh boy, did these guys put on a display of some serious pattern flying, including our junior, Michael Sacca. You just have to congratulate all of them. It takes hours and hours of practice, not just to fly these complex manoeuvres, but to fly them technically correct, accurately, and with the grace with which they did it. They made it look so simple! Whichever of these six pilots makes the SA team next year, we know you will do us proud. Good luck to all of you from all of us. Ross Netterfield did get work assisting Stuart with the scoring, ensuring that results were posted timeously after each round. Thank you Ross. It was clear after three rounds that for the Sportsman and Masters classes that the winner was already decided. In the Sportsman class (my personal man of the Comp) Joshua Twomey had already won all three rounds, and hence was the clear winner of that class. In the Masters class the veteran from KZN, Neil Allen, was also already the clear winner, with three straight wins. Once again well done to both of them.
In the F3A class there was lots of pressure as it was the second of three team selection events. There were six pilots competing in F3A, one of which is our junior, Michael Sacca. The five senior pilots were Roston Dugmore, Calvin Schroll, Grant Brooke, Clinton Carter-Brown, and last but not least Andre Stockwell. Saturday morning started as planned at 7.30 sharp. Our CD, Andre Vogel, did a splendid job keeping the pilots in the ready boxes (thanks again Andre). Before we knew it the first round had been flown by all classes. If Andre doesn't start flying next year he could be Oom Danie's replacement! 10.30 on day 1 and it was time for a cooked breakfast of bacon and eggs courtesy of the cook, Erika Steyn. There was enough even for some of our
Tygerberg MFC was represented by Mike Rabeling (at left, with Martin Knoetzen), and John Calefato was calling for Ernie Smith.
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We decided that we would not have any function at the venue for the Saturday evening so that all our visitors could have an opportunity to explore our wonderful city. I hope they took full advantage of the opportunity. Sunday got off to another early start for the commencement of the fourth round for all classes. Once again some really great flying all round. Breakfast, very simple, hot dogs and then the prize giving. Thanks Stuart for organising really smart trophies and certificates. I really wish I could have won one of those... damn zero on the stall turns…..say no more. Thanks again to all the judges; Bruce Clark; Martin Knoetzen; Kas Hamman; Ludwig Steyn; Bernus van der Westhuizen; Chris O Connell. A box of wine was donated by Rory Netterfield and was raffled off, and we raised approximately R1 000.00. Thanks Rory. The raffle was won by Neil Allen (who's been winning a lot in Cape Town), and he in turn donated a bottle of wine each to the winner of each class. Thanks Neil, a nice gesture, but then he is a nice guy.
Delighted group of aerobatic pilots and officials...enjoyed a special event.
The ubiquitous Stik is still a good aeroplane for basic aerobatics, provided it is well-trimmed.
Stuart Nix’s Mystery approaching the runway after one of his flights.
A special prize of R1 000.00 was awarded to Joshua Twomey who won the Sportsman class by a huge margin. Watch this kid, he is going to go places. The Trophies were as smart and classy as the whole event. Congratulations to all the recipients. In this report I'm not going to mention the names of the winners and runners-up, etc. if you're interested in that, see the results table. As my mate Stuart would say, all pilots who took part in this event are winners. Well done to all pilots who qualified and who participated. Congratulations. We know it takes a lot of practice and effort. I hope to see you all at the Nationals 2017 (God sparing us). Michael Borcherds’ Angel’s Shadow in Sportsman. Roston Dugmore in a relaxed mood.
I contacted a few people who attended the event to hear in one or two sentences their opinion of this Masters weekend. Here's what some of them had to say. Len de Villiers: “Baie dankie vir 'n fantastiese event. Die organisasie was 100%. Ek en my vrou Hannelie het dit vreeslik geniet. Ons sal weer daar wees. Susan Miller (Roston's mom): “Best ever. Very well organised. Everyone was so friendly, made us all feel very welcome. Will definitely come again”. Nico and Petro Erasmus: 'The banquet set the tone for probably the best ever SA Masters. Dit was grand. Die Kaap is a wonderlike plek. Very well organised right down to the way the CD ran the show. You guys did a fantastic job”.
One of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Roston’s contra-drive Citrin.
Neil Twomey: “Fantastic event. So smoothly run, no hiccups. Such a hospitable bunch of people. We were really made to feel at home”. Calvin Schroll: 'Die event was seker die beste ooit. En die Kaap is net te wonderlik, daar is nog so baie om te sien. Sal weer kom al is dit nie ‘n team selection event nie. Weereens baie dankie vir alles”. Roston: “Best one yet”. Claude Mackrill: “Its been many years since I took part in the SA Masters. I was very impressed by the standard of flying and the total professional way in which this was run It was also great to see all the “Vaalie” boys in town...Well done Stuart and Rodney and everybody else that was involved in the running of the great event. Cape Town Rocks. Sorry to disappoint, there were no negative comments.
André Stockwell and Pieter Botha...deep discussion on the finer points of a rolling manoeuvre.
Results - 2016 MAASA South African Aerobatic Masters Helderberg Radio Flyers - 15 & 16 October Name
In conclusion, I would once again like to thank the MAASA committee for accepting our bid to host this year's SA Masters. It was a great privilege for all of us. Especially great for many of our pilots who have never had the opportunity to fly against pilots in their respective classes from other regions, and also to witness first-hand the skills of our F3A pilots. Also, a final thank you to all who assisted and donated even a packet of sugar. All of you, pilots, officials and not forgetting spectators made this a most successful and memorable event.
Young...and the seasoned! Joshua Twomey at left, the new generation, winner of the Sportsman class. André Stockwell and Neil Allen showed a wealth of experience to triumph in the FAI-F3A and Masters classes respectively.
Flight 1
Joshua Twomey Hugo Erasmus Len de Villiers Michael Borcherds Jacques Borman
70.15/1000 61.67/879 60.61/864 63.18/901 40.00/570
Pieter Botha Nico Erasmus Cobus Malan Rory Netterville Mike Rabeling
64.28/1000 63.12/982 59.93/932 57.10/888 43.55/678
Neil Allen Stuart Nix Chris O'Connell Ernie Smith Rodney Potter Ozzie Parenzee
63.22/1000 63.06/997 60.39/955 59.17/936 59.11/935 51.22/810
André Stockwell Roston Dugmore Clinton Carter-Brown Calvin Schroll Grant Brook Michael Sacca
74.83/1000 70.50/942 71.94/961 69.28/926 70.89/947 65.44/875
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Flight 2
Flight 3
SPORTSMAN 67.88/1000 70.30/1000 66.52/980 60.45/860 65.91/971 63.03/897 35.15/518 58.94/838 61.67/908 57.12/813 ADVANCED 65.14/1000 66.38/1000 61.09/938 64.06/965 61.38/942 62.61/943 51.74/794 52.54/791 19.06/293 55.51/836 MASTERS 62.61/1000 65.17/1000 61.67/985 59.22/909 60.06/959 61.50/944 60.72/970 61.67/946 59.00/942 60.44/928 51.61/824 52.61/807 FAI-F3A 74.67/1000 68.86/990 72.50/971 69.57/1000 73.22/981 67.24/966 71.17/953 68.76/988 68.44/917 65.00/934 66.44/890 41.76/600
Flight 4
Best 3
Pos.
71.36/1000 65.91/924 58.94/826 57.12/800 53.48/749
70.61/3000 64.70/2783 63.18/2731 59.75/2539 57.42/2470
1 2 3 4 5
69.20/1000 66.52/961 62.61/905 58.41/844 55.80/806
66.91/3000 64.57/2908 62.20/2818 56.01/2527 51.62/2320
1 2 3 4 5
59.39/955 62.17/1000 60.83/979 60.44/972 55.89/899 56.11/903
63.67/3000 62.30/2982 60.91/2893 60.94/2888 59.52/2805 53.44/2537
1 2 3 4 5 6
75.57/1000 70.86/938 66.67/882 71.48/946 66.24/876 60.86/805
75.02/3000 71.29/2913 70.80/2909 70.64/2887 68.52/2798 64.25/2570
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Two Oceans Slope Aerobatics 2017
by David Semple. Photos by Doug Ross, Nic Steffen, Steve Meusel Ceres of Ryan Matchett exiting a manoeuvre. Lions Head enveloped in cloud...had several paragliders milling about during the day.
The TOSS Aerobatics competition has a long tradition of being flown at our favourite summer slope of Red Hill, and the committee set about preparing for another event to match the previous year’s, where a stonking south-east wind supplied almost perfect lift conditions all weekend. There had already been a few setbacks, notably the untimely theft of the club’s landing mat in mid-December. While this threatened to stall practising opportunities, thankfully the good people at Christy Sports made us a 20 x 9m replacement mat in the nick of time before all the factories closed for the December break. Nothing could have prepared us however for the tragic fire that broke out on the 11th of January, laying waste to much of Redhill and the surrounding Simonstown mountainside. Within a space of two hours, our once lush SE flying site had been reduced to a lunar landscape, with nothing but charcoal where hardy Proteas once grew. Our only consolation was that nobody was hurt during the blaze. Winner of the Expert class, Christo le Roux, with his scratch-built Fusion.
Passing time at the Scala cannon, waiting for wind Steve Meusel, Andrew Anderson, Stuart Nix, Bob conditions to improve. Rudi Smook, Dave Semple, Skinner, and Christo le Roux in deep discussion on and Lance Cranmer. judging matters.
Parking area at the Scala gun battery, with devastated vegetation clearly visible.
Wind was so light that Lance had to land at the Bill Dewey, Stuart Nix, Christo le Roux (flying) at Red Hill. Fire resulted in terrible-looking landscape. bottom of the hill...William had to fetch!
At the cannon, before abandoning competition flying for the day.
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So the challenge was on; find another south-east facing slope good enough to host a world-class aerobatics event with little more than two weeks to go. Although Smitswinkel Bay had been used in the past, this location requires a very strong ESE wind to work effectively, and so the much speculated slope at Rondebossie, north of Durbanville was investigated. After a covert but fruitful reconnaissance trip, the land owner agreed to let us use his field for the competition as a once-off opportunity, after much persuasion from Christo le Roux. So we had our backup SE slope, even if it wasn’t as good as Red Hill. The week leading up to the event saw everyone checking their favourite wind prediction tool, which proved that the wind Gods where laying down the ultimate challenge, namely no wind at all! With every advancing day, the predictions just deteriorated, and by Friday 27th January, the only hope looked like a light NW wind on Sunday afternoon, much like the 2015 TOSS Slope Aerobatic competition. The event was called to order at the Red Hill naval cannon on Saturday morning 28th January, 09:00 sharp, amidst warm welcomes for the Durban contingent of Rudi Smook, Lance Cranmer, and Dave Greer, and also Bob Skinner from Alberton attended as a judge for this, his second competition with us. After the obligatory pilots and judges briefing, we all tucked into breakfast rolls supplied by Dixies Restaurant which are always a treat. Ever keen to check the wind conditions, William Cranmer put up a small DLG glider which floated precariously for a few minutes and then sank down to one of the ridges below the front of Red Hill. William, his dad Lance, and Bill Dewey descended amongst the charred debris to find the glider, and returned half an hour later in desperate need of liquid refreshment and a change of clothes. And so the team spent the rest of the morning talking in small groups of all things slope related, taking cover from the occasional passing shower while we waited fruitlessly for the wind conditions to change. Steve Meusel stationed himself out at Kommetjie, while Ryan Matchett and Peter Beretta went to Monkey Valley (aka Private Ryan) to see if the predicted light SW wind would materialise.
There was a quick visit to Kommetjie (above Slangkop lighthouse/Soetwater) where some of the pilots enjoyed the light conditions.
Christo’s SZD-24 Foka cruises past...proper eye candy! Full-size designed, built in Poland, ca. 1960.
After an equally delicious lunch from Dixies at 13:30, no favourable news had been received from either flying location, and the decision was taken to abandon competition flying for the day. Some weary travellers took the opportunity to catch up on some much needed shuteye while the rest ventured off to Kommetjie to see if anything would stay afloat. An enjoyable afternoon was spent flying Bee Wings and small scale gliders in the light lift conditions along the ridge above Soetwater. Fortunately, no long walks were required to fetch stray planes, and we eventually retired to Fisherman’s in Kommetjie for some liquid refreshment at 3:30pm. At the Dixies supper later that evening, the big debate centred on whether the predicted westerly on Sunday afternoon would work better at Signal Hill or at Kommetjie. Came the morning, our resident wind guru Kevin Farr predicted a Signal Hill preference, and so the call was made to assemble there at 10:00am to see if we could squeeze in at least one round of competition flying. Upon arrival, we could see the cold front just off the coast, but conditions were still too weak to float out even the lightest of planes. By 11:30 the breeze quickened however, and at midday, conditions had improved enough to try a flying round. The Contest Director called on Open Class to start, and pilots Schalk Human with his Vector III, and Peter Beretta with his Toucan, were first on the flight line. Peter struggled to gain enough height to fly his chosen manoeuvres effectively, and had to abandon this round, but Schalk managed all ten manoeuvres. Next up were Hans van Kamp with his scratch-built Aresti, and Lance Cranmer with his Minivec, and while the lift was still challenging, they managed to successfully complete their round too. Finally, last year’s runner up Ryan Matchett chose to use his Ceres F3B glider instead of his trusty Vector III, and the strategy paid off, as he was able to make much better use of the weak lift. Next to fly were the Scale Class competitors, with some very impressive looking machines. First up was last year’s champion Christo le Roux with a sexy new orange Foka, and Charlie Blakemore with his white Graupner S-1 Swift. By now the wind had strengthened to a half-decent westerly, and with a small change to the centreline of the flying box, performances began to improve. Next up were Dave Greer with a freshly-restored yellow Swift, and Rudi Smook with his Condor, which is actually designed for electric power but Rudi has kept it unpowered, and gorgeous it looks too. The final pairing were Kevin Farr who was tempted into entering at the last minute with his 4mwingspan ASW-20, and Steve Meusel flying Dave’s Swift. Kevin has more recently been competing nationally in thermal soaring, and Steve has taken a two year sabbatical from competition flying, so it was a real treat to see him back flying slope aerobatics. Finally, the much anticipated Expert Class with Christo le Roux, Louis Genade, and Marc Wolffe, the top three favourites to win the class. With battle lines drawn, Christo le Roux with his scratch-built Fusion, and Louis Genade with Hans’ Aresti, took to the sky for some serious flying artistry. Veteran pilot Marc Wolffe with his legendary Primarius, and Noel Cochius with a Vector III flew next which was equally entertaining. Last up was wild card William Cranmer with his customised Minivec, and flew it with aplomb, considering his primary RC talent is flying helicopters at competition level.
Waiting for much-anticipated liquid refreshments at Fisherman’s, Kommetjie. Christo, Schalk Human, Stuart, Bill Dewey, Bob, and David Semple.
Everyone assembled on the flight line at Signal Hill at 10:00.
Open-class competitors: Peter Beretta, Ryan Matchett, Lance Cranmer, and Schalk Human.
Kevin Farr launching foamy Hawk to test conditions. Schalk Human with his Vector III safely down.
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Peter Beretta was given another opportunity to try his Toucan in the improved conditions, and he was able to find enough lift energy and height to fly his ten manoeuvres for Open Class. Peter currently lives in the UK and was able to enter the competition, as the dates coincided with this holiday plans (at least that’s what he told his wife but we think it was the other way around!) And so with round one complete, and no available time to fly another, the committee prepared for prize giving, and at 4:00pm, everyone gathered in the car park to learn how they had fared. Christo le Roux retained the Scale Class trophy with a healthy lead, while Steve Meusel and Dave Greer took 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Ryan Matchett took a much deserved 1st place in Open Class having just been pipped by Rudi King the previous year. Hans van Kamp and Lance Cranmer took 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Christo le Roux took 1st place in Expert Class, with 2nd and 3rd place going to Louis Genade and Marc Wolffe respectively. The Expert class trophy now alternates annually between Christo’s and Louis’ trophy cabinets! Special recognition and trophy also went to the Most Improved Pilot, Noel Cochius, who was the only pilot who managed to score a better average on the day, over his 2016 competition result.
Louis Genade giving his all in launching Hans van Kamp’s Aresti.
The draw for the raffle prize of a whole lamb revealed that Christo’s motherin-law was the lucky winner, so he really did walk away with all the prizes this year. Finally and for which we are eternally grateful, a huge thankyou to our sponsors without which prize giving’s at our competitions would not be possible. In alphabetical order, our sponsors: AMT Composites, Dixies Restaurant, Hobby Land, Hobby Mania, Hobby Warehouse, Proficient Packaging, and RC Hobby Shop. Many, many thanks to the three judges Andrew Anderson, Stuart Nix, and Bob Skinner who gave their precious time to support our competition and share their valuable expertise. Finally a big thanks to the TOSS event organisers who give their time freely to prepare and host this event every year: Contest Director Jeff Steffen; Safety Officer Bill Dewey; Scoring Administrator David Semple; Photographers Steve Meusel, Nic Steffen, and Doug Ross; and finally the TOSS chairman Schalk Human for his leadership and passion.
Jeff Steffen propelling the big ASW 20 of Kevin Farr.
Next year will be the 10th anniversary for TOSS Aerobatics so please join us in 2018 for an extra special event. We would love to see participation by some of the Gauteng fliers, who don’t often get the opportunity to do decent slope soaring. Now there’s a challenge! Charlie Blakemore’s Swift.
Charlie and Christo competed in the Scale class.
Christo’s scratch-built Fusion in landing approach. Noel Cochius releasing the Foka (”Seal” in Polish).
Competition judges Bob Skinner, Andrew Anderson, and Stuart Nix. Noel Cochius and Vector III.
Marc Wolffe gaining altitude with Primarius. Model belonged to John Lightfoot.
Dave Greer and Steve Meusel, with Swift.
Annual rivals for the Expert trophy...Louis Genade and Christo le Roux.
F3B Ceres of Ryan Matchett sloped well.
Peter Beretta, Toucan. First flight proved daunting.
Noel Cochius launches the Ceres of Ryan Matchett.
William helps his father with flight line boundaries. Lance launching for Dave Greer.
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The faces of TOSS Slope Aerobatics 2017
Ryan Matchett accepts trophy for first place in the Open Class from Schalk Human.
A Steppe Buzzard passed through to keep an eye on the proceedings.
Marc Wolffe flying, Kevin Farr calling.
Christo, Malcolm Riley, Hans, and Louis.
First place in the Expert Class went to Christo le Roux.
Ryan, and Peter Beretta.
Hans, Louis, Bill Dewey.
Ryan, with Noel Cochius flying.
Charlie and Dave.
Intense concentration, with Dave Greer, Steve Meusel, and Kevin Farr on the flight line.
Noel Cochius accepts prize for Most Improved Pilot.
Schalk Human handing 2nd place trophy to Louis. Trophy table...thanks Jeff and Nicholas. Lance and William Cranmer.
Ryan Matchett, Steve Meusel.
Christo le Roux.
Third place in Expert to Marc Wolffe.
Steve, Rudi, Dave, Kevin, Bill.
Tail of Christo le Roux’s Fusion.
Results - 2017 Two Oceans Slope Soaring Aerobatic Event. Signal Hill. 29 January
Rudi, Hans, Bob, Steve, and Dave.
Expert Class
Open Class
Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name Christo le Roux Louis Genade Marc Wolffe Noel Cochius William Cranmer
Total 2917 2743 2521 2230 1619
Norm. 1000 94.03 86.42 76.45 55.50
Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Name Christo le Roux Steve Meusel Dave Greer Kevin Farr Charlie Blakemore Rudi Smook
Model type SZD-24 Foka S-1 Swift S-1 Swift ASW-20 S-1 Swift Condor
Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Name Ryan Matchett Hans van Kamp Lance Cranmer Peter Beretta Schalk Human
Total 1780 1521 950 809 758
Norm. 100.00 85.45 53.37 45.45 42.58
Total 1982 1761 1343 1278 1224 411
Norm 100.00 88.85 67.76 64.48 61.76 20.74
Scale Class
Group photo of happy group of participants, before wrapping up the 2017 competition.
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LSA News Owen Vuyk
LSA chairman Owen Vuyk discussing some of the finer points of LSA competitive activity with pilots.
Pilot RC Edge 540 in interesting Hamilton colour scheme.
On the 28th of January, LSA (Large Scale Aerobatics) held an introduction event at Irene Radio Flyers. The event was intended to show and tell what large scale aerobatics is all about, and also to try to get some new faces into this exciting type of competition flying. Despite weather reports not looking promising for the day and low clouds looming in the morning, the LSA committee arrived well over an hour before the start of the event to get final preparations underway, hoping that the weather does not chase anyone away. However, by 07:30, pilots started to arrive full of enthusiasm and around 08:30 we got started the discussions. The discussion started off with Owen Vuyk chatting about the basics, how to read Aresti. Once this was done, there was a small break before carrying on. By the time the break started, most of the guys looked a bit famished . Luckily for them, we had arranged catering for the event; Deon and Adri Zwarts had the coffee and breakfast rolls ready to go. After a quick breakfast, the discussion continued with a walk-through of the Basic and Sportsman sequences, before Brett Black gave a few tips and talked about what the judges will be looking for during a competition.
Aeries in ready area, waiting for a slot to fly.
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This concluded the discussions, but before everyone gave Large Scale Aerobatics a try, Roland Suhrmüller gave a quick demonstration flight of the Basic and Sportsman sequences. Luckily, by around midday the weather had started improving and there were plenty pilots that were keen to get their planes in the air. It was great seeing discipline and patience amongst the pilots, as planes, ranging from 40-size Stiks, all the way up to 120cc-size aircraft were nicely lined up waiting their turn to get into the air. Pilots also benefited from the help of some of the regular LSA competitors that attended the event to give them some pointers and tips while they flew a sequence for the first time. Flying continued until late in the afternoon with most participants only packing away their planes near 4 pm before heading home with more knowledge, and what we hope is the start of a passion for competitive flying. We would like to thank the LSA committee arranging the event. Brett Black, Roland Suhrmüller, Victor Barvik, Christo Barkhuizen, Deon Zwarts, and Danie Potgieter for helping the participants. Thanks to the entire Zwarts family for doing the catering at the event. Thanks to Irene Radio Flyers for letting us use the club. And lastly thanks to all that attended the event...its success is due to your efforts. SAMAA members interesting in trying large scale aerobatics, please get in touch with LSA chairman Owen Vuyk, on owen-vuyk@hotmail.com, or on telephone 083-276-9861. Owen is often out of the country, in which case you may contact Roland Suhrmüller (roland@zoocentral.co.za 082-461-4889).
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Large Scale Aerobatics in KZN
Owen Vuyk. Photos by Dave Claxton, Trevor Viljoen, Michael Richards. Jason Barker at his happiest...doing freestyle with the big YAK.
Roland SuhrmĂźller, and Bruce Clark, the new pilots were briefed on the basics of LSA and how we fly our competitions. Current LSA pilots also managed to get a refresher of the LSA rules and this opened up some great discussion on the rules and how manouevres are interpreted and scored. Shortly thereafter the weather started to improve and planes ranging from small electric, all the way to 180cc gassers started emerging from vehicles and trailers, and it wasn't long before the first few planes were in the air.
Morning mist prevented us from starting early.
Christiaan piloting his large aerobatic aircraft.
As soon as the mist cleared, out came the aeroplanes!
The weekend of the 26th and 27th November saw pilots from Durban, Margate, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton, and even Pretoria and Johannesburg, travelling to Howick Model Aircraft club for the LSA KZN year-end event. The event was used for multiple purposes, including an introduction to Large Scale Aerobatics for new pilots, a refresher for current LSA pilots and it also gave some of the top pilots a chance to show what they can do. The first day started off with some disappointing weather, mist and a slight drizzle, and meant that most of the aircraft stayed packed away for most of the morning. This however didn't stop the show completely. Ken Lello and Brad Rae got the pilots off to a good start with a great breakfast and they continued providing everyone with meals throughout the day. After breakfast, Clive McInnes who organised the event, decided it was time for the pilots briefing and since the weather was keeping the aircraft grounded, it was also a perfect time to discuss the basics of LSA. Clive handed over to the LSA Chairman, Owen Vuyk and with the help of Clive,
Bruce giving Lance some pointers after his flight.
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Freestyle is great!
Flying continued for most of the day. Clive and Jason Barker were constantly helping with aircraft setup, tuning of engines, and coaching whenever they could and occasionally would get a break to fly their own aircraft. Although not a competition, a lot of pilots wanted to still show what they could do and get comments and feedback on their flights. Bruce Clark our resident KZN judge started judging flights and giving advice on mistakes made afterwards. This kind of feedback is critical to all competition pilots and we were really grateful to Bruce for giving up his weekend to assist us with this. Throughout the day we saw some great flying from all the pilots and even the two youngest pilots (Christiaan just 12 and Gareth,13 years old) managed to impress. Sunday saw much better weather, and the planes were ready to go by 07:30 in the morning. So Ken and Brad once again made sure the pilots were fed with a great bacon and egg breakfast roll, while Clive did a quick pilots briefing. Before allowing the flying to get started, he had a big announcement to make. 2016 SA Nationals saw Fergus Lin from GP engines in Taiwan visit South Africa and also compete in the Unlimited class, since then he has been keeping track of LSA in South Africa and after a lot of talk with CMC hobbies, Great Power engines have decided to sponsor Clive McInnes and Owen Vuyk for the 2017 season. Thanks to this sponsor, Clive and Owen each received a brand new personalised GP-123cc motor. After the pilot's briefing and announcements were done, the pilots were quick to get the flying underway. Sunday already saw a steady improvement in everyone's flying and once again Bruce was there to help out with judging and giving tips to the pilots, but it wasn't long before some of the Unlimited pilots wanted to really start showing off their skill by flying some freestyle sequences. Jason Barker was the first to get freestyle sequences going and amazed everyone with his skill and the capabilities of his aircraft It didn't take long after Jason's freestyle routine before Owen Vuyk also wanted to show everyone his own freestyle routine, and later in the day even Clive decided to do his. We hope the spectators enjoyed it and look forward to seeing a few more LSA pilots putting freestyles together.
Owen with some instruction on the manoeuvres.
Clive giving some pre-flight advice.
Ken Lello’s pretty Krill Extra 330LX, powered by a 3W 170cc motor.
At the end of the day everyone went home with a big smile on their face, having learnt something new and managing to improve their flying skill. A big thanks to everyone who came to support the event in KZN. Thanks to Brad and Ken and the other chefs that helped out, Dave, Trevor, and Micheal for taking pictures and videos. Wessel, Christiaan, and Howard from South Coast Association of Radio Flyers, and Owen and Roland from Gauteng for making the long trip. Jason and Clive for helping with setup. Bruce and Cheryl for helping with the judging. Last but not least ,a major thanks to Large Scale Aerobatics South Africa for helping support this event. If anyone is interested in taking up Large Scale Aerobatic flying (or judging), check us out on Facebook or visit our website (www.largescale.co.za) to contact us or get more information. Quick adjustment, and I’m ready.
Clive and Owen very happy with their personalised engines.
Jason Barker in a pensive mood, fuelling the YAK prior to freestyle flight.
Tzu Chin (Fergus) Lin is helping to promote LSA in South Africa.
Clive McInnes getting ready for some freestyle stuff!
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Pylon Racing activity picks up!
Matthys Botha. Photos by Bennie Henning. Turn, turn, turn! This frequent call by the helpers jolt the pilots into action.
19 November racing at RMAC
Race procedures can be intimidating, but careful explanation helps to prepare fliers and officials. Matthys explains the race procedure to the newcomers.
06:00 Saturday 19 November, saw our pylon racers make their way to RMAC in the south of Johannesburg for the final races of 2016. A new entry-level open class was introduced, and the turnout was promising with six pilots entering this class. Sportsman 40 is born! 08:00 and the course was set, pilots briefing was underway. Matthys Botha welcomed everyone and our new pilots were eager to get the adrenaline flowing. All aspects of the racing were discussed, focusing on safety and other aspects of racing. A rundown on the timing and the lighting system, and our pilots were set to get the day’s racing underway. First up was Standard Quickies, flown by Russell Van der Westhuizen, and Matthys Botha. This was to introduce and break the ice for our new pilots. This helped them with what to expect during a race. Three heats were flown, with Russell winning all three legs, Congratulations Russell! Matthys Botha finished 2nd after dropping out in the final round with a burnt glow plug... looks like leaner is not always faster. In Sportsman 40, there were six pilots, six sporty-looking planes, and a whole lot of nerves, mixed emotions, and eagerness to get the races underway. Russell who was the race coordinator called in for identity checks, each pilot showing off their racers so that the judges can distinguish which machine is piloted by each competitor…
“15 seconds to start” You can see the suspense as each pilot and caller alike develop a pre-race jitter in one or all their limbs… “Start…we are on the clock” This is the signal that our pilots can start their engines, and the longest minute of their lives is underway. Alternatively, if you are having any engine problems, this will be the fastest minute of your life… 3 Lights on… And away they go! Planes for each pilot being released in 1,5-second intervals, and it's a drag race to pylon number one, callers at the ready to shout and signal our pilots when to turn and make the gruelling leg back to pylon number two. “Pull, Pull, Pull” they all shout! 10 Laps to go in the quickest time you can do it in… Now this was racing! With all our Sportsman pilots improving their times as the day went on, round after round, it was impressive to see how their competitive natures took over! Racing was now a part of them, and in their blood! Well done to each pilot who flew on Sunday! The smiles can still be seen on their faces, and it's a week later! The type of aircraft used to participate in Sportsman 40 is as follows: We encourage any 40-size plane, with a maximum size/capacity of .55 glow engine. Smaller engines are allowed, but preferably no tuned-pipes. Most of the field consisted of LA Racers, with ASP .52 engines (all stock standard with no modifications). A Scanner 40, with a similar sized OS engine and an Ugly Stik made up the rest of the field. Times were close, but due to some unforeseen landing incidents, two of our pilots are now hard at work in their workshops creating new racers for the next race meeting. The Hot Quickie class was up next, and Russell van der Westhuizen, along with fellow pilot Trevor Budd, took to the tarmac. Russell had some fuel flow issues, seeing him run out of fuel during some of his stints. This was unfortunate, as his Hot Quickie was set to perform at its peak. But nothing stood in the way of Trevor Budd, taking all three heats in Standard Quickies! Well done!
Identification parade! Each aircraft is shown to the timekeepers, to avoid mis-timing.
Quarter Midgets, and again we have these two pilots competing for the fastest race of the day. Times were close, but again no one could topple Trevor Budd from the top of the podium. Trevor was also suffering from flu, so who knows what we will see from the Budd stable at our next event?
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Russell van der Westhuizen’s Quarter Midget (Q40) racer.
The next SAMPRA race meeting will be 11 February 2017, and thereafter with regular intervals. If you feel the need for speed, contact SAMPRA chairman Matthys Botha on bothamj@hotmail.com 073-895-9909. Once again thanks to all who participated and joined us on the day. Till next time, Go Fast, Turn Left!
Ugly Stik is able to compete in almost any RC event!
Results - Pylon Racing 19 November 2016 - Rand Model Aeronautic Club
Landing after a race is a delicate affair, to prevent damage to the engine, prop, and airframe.
Heat 1 178.34 161.28 163.04 165.84 176.94 159.68
Sportsman 40 Heat 2 Heat 3 147.50 146.88 158.99 151.20 158.19 154.11 153.52 152.07 165.50 200.00 200.00 200.00
1. Trevor Budd 2. Russell vd Westhuizen
94.44 200.00
Hot Quickie 500 90.35 85.9 97.91 200.00
270.69 497.91
1. Trevor Budd 2. Russell vd Westhuizen
73.06 86.20
Quarter Midget 75.36 78.29 81.21 84.93
266.71 252.34
Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Name Matthys Botha Arno Goosen Stuart Kirby Steven Black Peet du Toit Paul Coetzer
Heat 4 150.17 147.08 149.46 164.56 200.00 200.00
Heat 5 136.14 150.00 150.07 150.85 200.00 200.00
Total 759.03 768.55 774.87 786.84 942.44 959.68
11 February racing at RMAC
Quarter Midget racer of Russell van der Westhuizen.
Go, go, go, go, go! Race action is always hot.
The smell of the previous night's downpour still hanging in the air, early morning birds chirping in the distance, and distant sounds of motor vehicles could be heard as JHB started to wake up. Scanner had an unfortunate demise. Pilots know that this is part of the game.
It was soon to be replaced by anticipation, adrenaline, excitement, the smell of racing fuel, the sounds of screaming engines, and the sight of a braai fire! It is pylon racing time again; R.M.A.C. is the venue, and speed is the game! Early-morning preparations got underway with a host of pilots and helpers assisting in getting the course ready for the day’s racing. A special thanks to Luan Rousseau for offering to load the nets and timing boards on the back of his vehicle.
Viper 500 taking-off. Timing starts on the signal of the starter, and release of the aircraft.
Congratulations to our winners of these rounds! It takes some skill to keep these planes as close to the pylons as possible, with zero cuts in all their rounds; it is truly an art to see these guys racing! All in all, it was a great day out, with some much needed thundershowers in the late afternoon, cooling our over-heated and exhausted pilots after a hard day of racing. A big thank you to RMAC for hosting us; the facilities and field were in immaculate condition! We would also like to thank Shaun Stott for supplying the pilots with much needed cold drinks during the day, as well as the odd spare and glue when required. A big thanks to Paul Coetzer for supplying the amazing cheese wors Boerie rolls! We would also like to thank Alan from Al's Hobbies for mixing a batch of the special stuff we put in our planes! It was nice to see them at the field supporting the races. As an added bonus, we were treated to a spectacular sight. Menno Parsons gave us front row seats with a flyby in his P51 Mustang, Mustang Sally! An awesome jaw-dropping sight, a goose bump moment if you have ever heard those ponies scream.
08:00 pilot’s briefing, and Matthys Botha welcomed all the pilots, old and new, with a special mention of our newest pylon racing addict, Jan Coetzer. Jan was later heard saying that he came from a background of flying “Old Timers” and that he is glad to call himself a pylon racer now. After the safety briefing, and rules explanations, our pilots got ready for the day’s racing. It was decided to let the smaller participant groups go first, and have the bigger groups race later. Gentlemen...start your engines! First up we had the fastest class of the day, Quarter Midgets, featuring Russell van der Westhuizen and Trevor Budd. These familiar faces know all there is about racing, and it was a great way for the spectators, and fellow racers to see what is expected from this form of racing. The Quarter 40 (Quarter Midget) is the second-fastest of the classes currently flying in South Africa (FAI-F3D being the fastest). These planes reach 250-280km/h top speeds. Q-40 planes are often all composite and "painted in the mould" resulting in beautiful, sleek and fast racers. As specified in the regulations, the planes in this class must also resemble real aircraft. The average wing area of these planes are in the region of 400 square inches.
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to get up there in second place with a time of 651.01 seconds. Third place was awarded to Martin Venter who had an overall time of 735.78 seconds. In fourth place, we had Rassie Venter with his time of 758.37 seconds. Well done guys, the racing was intense and a lot of fun! Smiles all round, regardless of the mishaps. Sports Quickies. Although this class is not on the same level of speed as the other classes, by no means does it mean that it is not competitive or fun! This is our beginner class, with some experienced pilots flying in this class as well. It's all about getting that bug to bite, and boy...does it bite! The rules are simple, any 40-size airframe with a maximum engine size of .55 glow, and no tuned pipes. The perfect formula to get you started in pylon
Timekeepers are vital to any race meeting. Much of it is automated radio control, but the buttons still have to be pushed at the right moments. Thanks guys!
Rand Model Aeronautic Club looking good after the recent rains. Pylon square allows set up of course in several directions, still maintaining the safety distance to central facilities. Pylon racing take-off area at RMAC. Three aircraft are flown in each heat, the callers releasing each aircraft at 1,5-second intervals.
After flying four rounds, the results were tabulated, and the competitors satisfied. With some close racing, it all boiled down to a deciding round, and in the end, it was Trevor Budd taking top honours, with a total time of 245.75 seconds, followed by Russell with 297.54 seconds. Well done Trevor. Hot Quickies (Quickie 500), where the "500" refers to the minimum wing area for the class of 500 square inches. Unlike the Standard Quickie 500 class, the wings and tails are manufactured, and often finished, in the moulds. With the modified engines permitted for this class, the planes can reach speeds in and around 250km/h. With the same two pilots going head to head, Russell seems to have had a very thirsty engine, running out of fuel one or two laps prior to the end of each race. A different tactic was required, and after starting his engine with only five seconds left on the starter’s clock prior to taking-off, he managed to complete the 10 laps required. All in all, it was great fun to see these planes go around the track. Trevor once again won, with his ever-consistent and fast laps. After six rounds of flying, Trevor finished with a total time of 406.61 seconds, followed by Russell in second place.
Sportsman 40 aerie of Matthys Botha just ahead of the Viper!
Standard Quickie 500 is the next logical step for a pilot that wants to get into pylon racing, and start racing at a more serious level. The average plane fielded in this class is a Viper 500, with a .40 size engine and tuned pipe. A warm welcome to the gentlemen from Irene Radio Flyers, we were glad to see Martin and Rassie joining in on the fun, Rassie sporting a brand-new airframe, and confident in his first-time out racing! Racing got underway, and it was close, but in the end it all boiled down to landing abilities, and mechanical malfunction…with Michael Crause dominating the first couple of rounds. We saw him retiring after having an engine problem which could not be fixed at the field. Sad to see this happen but this is racing, and it even happens in Formula 1. Michael’s premature retirement opened the field for the other pilots, to start moving in to claim the top spot. The next pilot to bite the bullet, was Matthys Botha, unintentionally removing the landing gear from his Viper in a botched landing attempt. He was heard saying “Oh no! I did the Eben”. All in all the racing was great fun, and fast. With a good number of participants, it was open to all who raced. At the end of the day, it was the pilot with the least cuts, and most consistent laps that took top honours and this was Russell van der Westhuizen with a total time of 549.35 seconds. Second place went to Matthys, and despite losing out on two rounds, he still managed
Jan Coetzer’s aeroplane; typical of the type of aeroplane for the Sportsman 40 class.
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Midrand’s young talent has a passion for flying
Racing action around pylons two and three!
racing. This class enables you to bring your Saturday or Sunday flyer and race it with the best of them. Have a 40-size Stik? Perfect, bring it along, and come join the fun! In this class, it is all about the hands on the sticks and the caller behind you. Not so much about the equipment. But fun is the name of the game here, and our newcomer “Oom Jan” told us that he enjoyed it immensely, with the overwhelming support and assistance from fellow pilots, he was soon able to turn out some competitive laps. Once all the fuel and tuning issues were resolved, our pilots started putting in some serious laps! First place went to Matthys Botha flying his Martini Racing LA Racer, with a total time of 402.73 seconds after four rounds. Later on he said, that the “Coke plane” might make a comeback. We hope to see what he will field at the next event. Second place was awarded to our youngest pilot of the day, Arno Goosen, with a total time of 433.92 seconds. With his blistering pace, he is bound to take the top spot from Matthys in future events! Third place went to Martin Venter, flying a Calmato Sport. Martin's time was 455.06 seconds, with a couple of cuts costing him dearly. In fourth place and just missing the medals was Stuart Kirby. Stuart had two rounds in which he did not finish, scoring him maximum time. This cost him dearly, but once his engine was sorted out, he put in some blistering rounds...watch this space, as he is bound to end up there soon! Fifth was Arnold Goosen flying a Speed Air 40, with a total time of 505.87 seconds. And sixth and seventh places were awarded to Peet du Toit, and Jan Coetzer respectively. Overall, it was a wonderful day, with wonderful weather, and a wonderful venue. We would like to thank R.M.A.C. and their members for hosting us on the day. We would also like to thank the public and spectators who took time out to come and learn more about pylon racing, and see what it is all about. A special thanks to Luan Rousseau, who assisted in making the day such a big success! Luan helped in setting up the course, time keeping, and scoring, as well as making sure our pilots were fed at lunch time! The Boeries were fantastic, Luan! Our next event will be the Combined Power Nationals, contested at the PC Pelser airport in Klerksdorp. For more information regarding future events, and pylon racing in general, visit our website www.pylonracing.co.za Thanks to everyone who attended, and see you at the next one. And as always, Go Fast, Turn Left! More information also available from Russell van der Westhuizen (083-6297589), or Trevor Budd (082-334-3271).
Sportsman 40 Heat 2 135.18 151.06 153.38 148.92 181.94 183.54 172.18
Name Matthys Botha Arno Goosen Martin Venter Stuart Kirby Arnold Goosen Peet du Toit Jan Coetzer
Heat 1 161.66 161.50 157.01 200.00 189.92 152.15 200.00
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Russell vd Westhuizen Matthys Botha Martin Venter Rassie Venter Michael Crause
Standard Quickie 500 106.26 200.00 112.92 122.44 111.65 200.00 159.92 146.80 200.00 106.51
Tsepho Molefe posing with his Maxa F3J glider A young man from Beaulieu in Midrand is making a name for himself in a unique sport - radio controlled thermal duration gliders (FAI class F3J), with a wingspan of 3,5m to 4,0m, and weighing less than 5 kilogrammes. Tsepho Molefe (19), who is the youngest in a family of four, said he loves flying the remote-controlled glider. “It keeps me busy and it’s a fun sport. I’m trying to get more kids involved”. Molefe attended Midrand Primary School, and now attends Poplar Academy, and started flying at the age of 12, and even flew in a competition for Team South Africa Juniors in Slovakia in 2014. As part of the Junior South African team, Molefe’s team finished second while he finished eighth in the individual competition. He has also been to France and Holland, to pursue his passion for flying. “I have won four Springbok awards, and was invited to the seniors competition earlier this year. Ninety people competed and I made the top 10. I qualified in the finals.” “My mom thought I was playing with toys, but she likes it now and is proud of me. I want to fly drones, and teach children in schools to fly as well”. Molefe said he would like to thank all his sponsors, the South African F3J team members, and people who have helped him. Steve Harcourt-Cooke whose family took in Molefe, the son of their employee, and co-sponsor of his sport - said many of the young pilots in the sport end up choosing a career in aviation. He added: “Molefe can see things in three dimensions, and from an early age we realised that he could see the plane, and he has great hand-eye coordination”. The idea is to keep the plane in the air for 10 minutes, utilising up-draughts or thermals, then land it very accurately on a 20cm-spot. It takes a unique skill to achieve this consistently.
Results - Pylon Racing 11 February 2017 - Rand Model Aeronautic Club Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
by Gys Olwage, Midrand Reporter
Heat 3 138.65 142.01 144.67 144.30 174.10 200.00 200.00
Heat 4 128.90 140.85 200.00 200.00 149.83 200.00 184.33
Total 493.22 433.92 455.06 493.22 505.87 535.69 556.51
101.39 105.67 200.00 128.18 200.00
111.51 109.98 108.65 200.00 200.00
549.35 651.01 735.78 758.37 906.51
For more information on this activity, email jansime@rpmtv.co.za or www.facebook.com/saf3jteam/ Watch video of plane being flown here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90sFhsRLdQA&feature=youtu.be Read more about Poplar Academy: Poplar Academy combines cultural fun with education. http://fourwaysreview.co.za/198540/poplar-acedemycombines-cultural-fun-with-education/)
1. Trevor Budd 2. Russell vd Westhuizen
84.49 101.70
Hot Quickie 500 83.00 200.00
83.36 200.00
81.31 200.00
406.61 789.20
1. Trevor Budd 2. Russell vd Westhuizen
81.19 100.23
Quarter Midget 90.84 98.50
84.56 200.00
80.00 98.81
245.75 297.54
Team manager, Jan Sime said: “The sport is small and specialised, and a bit expensive but we would like to see young South Africans try it out and make it an even greater success”. He added that they have enough older planes to use for anyone interested, to try it out. “Come and try the sport first for free, and see if you have the knack for it. Demonstrations are often flown across Gauteng, for example at Zwartkop Air Force Base for anyone who is interested in seeing more of the planes” said Sime.
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Gatskop Airshow!
Boet Denysschen. Photos by Bennie Henning Airco DH-2 was one of the unusual types brought along by the Grobler family from Secunda.
The Gatskop air show was held on Saturday 3rd December at the Henley Model Aircraft and Family Entertainment. The event was not just a model air show but a full-on family entertainment-filled day. There were a lots of vendors, ranging from food, sweets, drinks, toys and all things nice. There were multiple types of jumping castles for the kids to keep them entertained as well as a play park and a pool. Even some of the pilots took a dip in the pool late in the afternoon to cool off. The flying display started at 08:30 after the pilots briefing. The opening of the air show was done with two parachute jumpers flown by Dion van Rooyen and Pieter Mulder, dropped from a Piper Cub flown by Jacques Alberts. The SA flag was towed by Wesley Denysschen. The day was divided into two displays: one for the morning and one for the afternoon. All pilots participating in the show were invited pilots from clubs around Gauteng. Just about all categories of the hobby were displayed with multiple planes in each category. The flight schedule was kept tight so to keep the crowds entertained at all times. Fokker DR-1 presents well in the sky.
Mike Barth and Dion van Rooyen flew two Blanik gliders equipped with 6kg turbines, this being the first time many had seen a display of two such aircraft. A warbird display was flown by Danie Potgieter, Dieter Lettau, Corrie Coetzee, Tristan Franck, and Dean Jakins. Our commentator Gary Lees had his hands full to comment on the planes all together, and to make things even more confusing for the crowds, he had background noises and sound clips of various aircraft playing through the PA system. You could see the crowd scanning the sky for a Mustang or a Dakota that they thought had just flown over the air field. Various jets did some displays in a few slots. Jets ranged from scale flown by Dean Jakins and Dieter Lettau, to sport jets flown by Wesley Denysschen and Dean Grobbelaar to mention a few. Dean Grobbelaar thrilled the crowds with the speed that can be achieved with a jet.
George van den Burg flew this large Cessna.
Danie Esterhuizen appeared with this Phil Kraft Super Fli.
One of the Blanik gliders, flown by Dion van Rooyen and Michael Barth.
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Two Pitts Specials flown by Steven Black and Matthys Botha did a synchronised display with smoke, and the solo display was filled in by Wesley flying a Pitts Python. In large scale Danie Esterhuizen flew a large Phil Kraft Super Fli. This is not a very common plane at clubs today. George van den Burg flew a large Cessna and Jacques flew a Bellanca Decathalon. Three big planes of this size fill the sky very well, and it almost looks like a full-size display. Always impressive at airshows and fly-ins, is the Grobler family from Secunda: Hansie, Abram, and to keep an eye on them, dad Herman. This family is known for building the most unusual and awesome scale aircraft. They brought along four stunning planes and flew them with great precision. Then lets not forget Liewe Heksie who has thrilled young and old at many airshows for years gone by.
Oracle Challenger impressive (Matthys Botha).
Lee Richards Annular Wing by Herman Grobler.
Henke Beyers did a display with precision scale flying with a two turbine heli's belonging to Marius Vosloo; Henke never fails to impress. The day’s display was rounded off around 17:30 after a good day’s flying display by all visiting pilots. By then all were physically exhausted after a full day of flying under an extremely hot sun. A very special thanks to all pilots for putting their planes through their paces, doing displays with other similar planes at the same time, as this is what the public pay to see at a show. Till next time; looking forward to see you all at next year’s Gatskop Airshow. Mustang touching down.
Aermacchi MB-339 cruising by.
Eurosport in bright colours.
Close-up of Corrie Coetzee’s Scorpion.
Pitts Python was flown by Wesley Denysschen.
Piper L-4 Grasshopper flown by Danie Potgieter with great skill.
Hughes 500E in Breitling colours flown by Henke Beyers. Belongs to Marius Vosloo.
YAK 56 doing its thing at the Gatskop Airshow.
F-22 Raptor one of many jets at the Gatskop Airshow.
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Bushveld Fly-in 2017
Boet Denysschen View towards mountain range, west of the Makopane municipal airfield.
The very first Bushveld Fly-in was hosted around 28 years ago and was organised by the Pietersburg Radio Control Model Club, at the municipal airfield. Subsequent events were later moved to the military airfield on the northern outskirts of Pietersburg. The Pietersburg Radio Control Model Club later changed its name to the Capricorn Radiomodelvliegklub around 2008/09. The Bushveld fly-in was moved back for one year to the municipal airfield, but was less successful, due to the expansion of the airfield; a large hangar for the SAPS was built on the apron, and many more hangars were erected on the right hand side, which was the regular approach line. Around 2010/11 the event was moved to the municipal airfield of Potgietersrus, now called Makopane. Around 2012, a joint venture was organised by the Pietersburg and Potgietersrus clubs; this event was organised at the municipal airfield of Potgietersrus. Around 2013 a new club was formed in Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg), which is now known as Area 51 Flyers. The club decided to re-live the old days of the Bushveld fly-in and decided to host a fly-in at the Makopane municipal airstrip. The Makopane Radio Flyers operate a club at the same venue. The airfield has a tar runway running north/south, parallel with a large mountain range. When you fly parallel to the runway, you fly with the mountain as a backdrop. A taxiway runs towards the entrance of the airfield and then turns and runs past the front of the hangars. The first part is tar for around 100m, and then sand. The event was hosted on the weekend of 10th December 2016. We travelled up on Friday morning arriving at the field just after lunch time. The venue was a hive of activity with tents, banners, and lights being erected. A few flights were flown after all the aircraft were assembled. All the participants’ aircraft were stored in a hangar for the night, which was very convenient. We departed to our accommodations to go find some relief from the extreme summer heat, in the pool. Early Saturday morning, we arrived at the field where more planes were assembled and fuelled up, old friends were greeted, and we were ready to roll. After the pilots briefing, everything was ready and the sky was soon buzzing with planes. Two flight lines were used for the day. The taxiway in front of the large open hangar was for the smaller aircraft and general flying, and the main runway was used for some large scale aircraft and jets. Only one runway was in operation at any one time, and most of the flying was done with only one aircraft in the sky at a time.Around lunchtime, a speed course was erected and a few pilots put their planes through the course to check the speed of their models. Saturday evening there was a braai at the field with a fair amount of people staying behind to socialise.
Large open shed provided welcome relief from the Limpopo summer heat!
Area 51 RC Flyers Die voorsitter van Area 51 RC Flyers is Marius Thiart. Hy kan gekontak word op 082-853-4434, of mthiart@ttslimpopo.co.za. Marius is die afgelope jaar voorsitter en is een van die stigterslede van Area 51 as 'n amptelike RC klub. Hy is al sedert Julie 2013 lid van die klub. Die huidige onder-voorsitter is Dries Vermeulen, 083-628-3064. Die klub het tans 36 lede, waarvan 22 redelik aktief is. Ons BBP-lid is Noel Booysen, welbekend in Suid-Afrika. Sommige van ons lede is drone pilots wat slegs opleiding by klub ontvang het. Area 51 het twee aanloopbane: A is 350m met 200m geteer, 8m breed met skouer van 4 meter weerskante, en dan die B-baan wat 200m is, met 150m teer, 8m breed met skouer van 4m weerskante. Ons klub is geleë op die R71, noord van Polokwane na Tzaneen, aan die regterkant van die pad. Die GPS-verwysings is -23.900751 29.542686 Vir ‘n betreklik jong klub, het ons het al die volgende vlieg byeenkomste suksesvol aangebied: Limpopo inter club Fly-in 2014, 2015, en 2016. MHSA het in 2014 ‘n baie geslaagde chopper fly-in by ons klub gehou. Ons doen 'n Grass fly-in 4 maal per jaar waar ons almal op ‘n oop stuk gras gaan vlieg en almal die geleentheid bied om die do en don'ts van gras en gras landings te leer en geniet, en dan word daar ook gliders getou. Ons het laas jaar die veelbesproke Maiden Day gehou, waar Oom Bob Skinner, saam met Noel Booysen ons kom help het om al die vliegtuie die Vrydag-aand deur te gaan en seker te maak hulle is veilig vir maiden. Dit was die enkel grootste maiden-dag in die SAMAA se geskiedenis, volgens Oom Bob. Daar het van 08:00 tot 17:00 elke 10 tot 15 minute ‘n maiden-vlug plaasgevind, wat hierdie byeenkoms die grootste van sy soort in Suid-Afrika gemaak het.
Overall it was not a bad fly-in for the club’s first event; with practice and a bit of advice they will improve with the next fly-in. A total of 39 pilots attended, and various prizes were sponsored by individuals, and these were raffled off over the day. It would help to host this event earlier in the summer, as December in Limpopo is extremely uncomfortable.
Ons het ook ‘n suksesvolle Stik-dag aangebied, waar die grootste RC Stik in Suid-Afrika teenwoordig was. Die monster 222cc Stik van Johan van der Merwe (van ons eie Area 51) het nog nie gelyke in Suid-Afrika nie.
Sponsors for the prizes were Johan van der Merwe, Adriaan Geldenhuis,Jaco van Eden, and Pieter Frylink.
Dit het gelei tot n nuwe gier by Area 51: Stik Pylon Racing!
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Marius Thiart, voorsitter van Area 51 RC Flyers.
Die drie klasse wat ons tans bedryf is Stock 40, Stock 60, en die Ope-klas. Die pylon-baan is geskool op die Reno Races in Nevada, met in-the-airstarts. Daar is vyf rondtes vanaf die afsetter se bevel tot die einde, en die resies sal slegs gebeur as almal se vliegtuie mooi bymekaar is en reg is, al vat dit twee tot vyf rondtes.
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Hierdie is seker die meeste pret wat jy met jou klere aan kan hê. O ja, dit is goed vir die hobby shops ook! Ons het tans twee sement toilette, met water en wasbakke (jammer dames... daar is ongelukkig net koue water). Daar is twee 20m x 6m sink-afdakke vir die pilots om te kuier en hulle vlieggoed aanmekaar te sit. Dan het ons twee 10m skadunet-afdakke vir enjin start en verstellings, voordat jy uit taxi na die runway. Daar is ook ‘n 20 x 6m gaste-afdak van sink, met ‘n ingeboude braaier vir lekker kuier. Die hele sy- en voorkant van ons klub is veilig gemaak deur ‘n 3m hoë Bonnox draad wat vliegtuie en choppers uit ons pit area hou, volgens die MHSA voorskrifte. Ons strewe is om een van die top klubs in Suid-Afrika te word, en ‘n geleentheid te bied aan ons lede wat hul nêrens anders kan kry nie. Area 51 is nie bekend vir net een tipe vliegtuig nie; as jy hom met ‘n radio-stel kan beheer, en hy vlieg, dan vlieg ons hom...elektries, nitro, gas, turbine, en selfs diesel. Met een, twee, of drie vlerke, en of hulle vas is of nie, bedoelende natuurlik choppers! Die naaste aan kompetisie wat ons vlieg is die Stikracing, en dit ook net met spesiale geleenthede, want ons klub se mense hou baie van vlieg...en nie van wen of verloor nie. Alle SAMAA-lede is welkom om by ons te kom vlieg, en ons sal jou beslis nie ‘n dag-fooi vra as jy kom kuier vir die eerste keer nie, en daarna wel, want jy gaan virseker 'n lid wil word!
Thursday 30 March 2017 at the SAMAA offices, Building R4, Denel Technical Academy 131 Atlas Road, Bonaero Park, Kempton Park. 19:00
Agenda to be published/circulated as soon as available. More information is available from the SAMAA office, 011-973-3679 or samaa-admin@mweb.co.za, or from the SAMAA chairman. Details of all SAMAA management committee members on the second-last page of this newsletter.
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Greg Casson Memorial Six years after Greg’s passing in 2011, his legacy lives on. Many will remember him for his brilliant flying skills, and his unconditional willingness to help anyone and share his love for flying. A few people are honoured to have known the gentle, caring, compassionate friend, colleague, brother, and uncle on a more personal level. The close family have decided that they would like to honour Greg’s memory with an annual event at his home club that he so much loved, the Rand Model Aeronautic Club, south of Johannesburg.
Sunday 25th June 2017 has been reserved with RMAC for this celebration of Greg’s life and his achievements.
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Fu n Fly S eries 20 1 7! If you are interested, please make enquiries with your club chairman or Fun Fly coordinator today. Make sure your club has entered the Fun Fly Series, so that you are able to compete. Club chairmen/FF coordinators, please send an e-mail message to funflysa@gmail.com to indicate your interest to participate in the Fun Fly Series. Four rounds to choose from to qualify for invitation to the 2017 Fun Fly Masters (best two rounds used for qualification). Clubs and participants are required to complete Round 1 by 17 April 2017. Saturday 29th April is an additional qualifying round at the 2017 Nationals in Klerksdorp. Round 2 to be completed by 25th June 2017, and Round 3 to be completed by 3 September 2017, to allow time for compilation of the scores, and invitation to the qualifying pilots to the...
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Rules for the 2017 Fun Fly Series and the 2017 Fun Fly Masters are available from the SAMAA office, the Fun Fly coordinator (funflysa@gmail.com) and are also available from the SAMAA website. The 2017 Fun Fly Series rules are similar to previous Fun Fly rules, procedures, and regulations, with three classes contested. Each round will consist of six flying events. NO ENTRY FEE for three qualifying rounds! (entry for mahala!). Results to be sent by e-mail to funflysa@gmail.com.
More details and info from funflysa@gmail.com (e-mail only please) SAM A A News Issue 1 of 2017 - Page 22
Chairman’s report
The SAMAA office is buzzing with preparations for the 2017 SAMAA Combined Power Nationals in Klerksdorp, and I look forward to an even bigger and better event than before. I would like all members to try and support this event as it is not just about the competition and winning, but also about connecting with similar-minded people, and seeing what all the different power disciplines are about.
Marthinus Potgieter Dear members I hope that all of you and your families had a pleasant festive season and a good rest. The SAMAA office was also closed for a while, and Linda and Bob are back in the swing of things dealing with renewals, proficiencies, and many event applications. Recently, there have been many debates and much communication around event applications, and it seems, at times, that some event organisers only understand and read what suits them. The requirements and specifications for hosting a “Fly In” or “Air Show” are very clearly documented in the SAMAA Manual of Procedures in PR-02. The requirements are further detailed on the application form, SAMAA Form F-08. I was told recently by a member that they expect 200 spectators, but are not charging, therefore it is a “Fly In”! I wish I could understand the logic. Any event that is ADVERTISED, and/or ENTRANCE FEE CHARGED, and/or SPECTATORS INVITED, and/or defined as a FUND-RAISER, is classified as an Air Show. Secondary to the event application lodged at the SAMAA office, airshow organisers are also responsible to lodge an application with the local authorities under the Public Gathering Act of 1991 and subsequently amended, and that has actually got nothing to do with the SAMAA.
On Thursday 30th of March at 19:00, the 2017 SAMAA AGM will take place at the SAMAA offices in Bonaero Park. This is the forum for every member to participate and contribute to the management and direction of the SAMAA, and I would like to encourage all members to make a concerted effort to attend. The financial year closed on 31 December 2016 on a very positive note, and I will endeavour to have the financial statements and amended budget for 2017 on the SAMAA website no later than 21 March 2017, for perusal by members before the AGM. I hope all members are enjoying their hobby and contributing to making our association a positive experience. Enjoy your flying, and hope to meet up at some of the many events during the year. Always safety first!
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Popular rumour has it that you only need to apply for permission from the SAPS if you expect to have more than 2 000 spectators attending your event. The latter is unfortunately not correct and you must seek permission for all public events, to be classified as either low-risk, medium-risk, or high-risk. Why some clubs and organisers go to all the effort to circumnavigate these applications, I will never understand, as many events are hosted annually carrying the correct approvals. The SAMAA office is also willing to support any event organiser in this process.
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I have to thank and salute all the clubs and members who do the correct thing and obey the rules and laws of the country. I do not want to make exceptions, but I have to compliment the Western Cape for their pro-active and positive drive to do the correct thing and dot all the I's and cross the T's. I am also aware that there is a major drive in the Western Cape for members to obtain their Gold, etc. proficiencies so that they can participate in local Air Shows.
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I would also like to thank all other clubs that have, during the last year, presented successful events that were duly authorised. Proficiencies are not negotiable at Air Shows where the public is present, as it serves to minimise the risk of an accident. What is most amazing, is the general request we get at the SAMAA office for making an exception, as Koos and Piet have been flying for thirty years. My question is, if Koos and Piet have been flying that long and are that good, why don't they have a Gold or Instructor’s proficiency? The level of proficiency is also recognised by our insurers as a process of managing the risk. I am very aware that some clubs and organisers have hosted events without following the correct procedures, or supplying the SAMAA office with incorrect information regarding the event they intend to host. Unfortunately, if it comes to the SMC's attention, such matters will be reported and handed to RAASA, as we cannot jeopardise the good track-record of the SAMAA by entertaining some delinquent organisers. I also want to make it clear that as a member recently stated “new rules destroyed his event”, this is entirely not true. These rules, and regulations, and Manuals of Procedure, have been in place since 2003, but have been circumnavigated and ignored by many members. Unfortunately, due to the liability legislation of late, this cannot be ignored anymore, and the SMC is compelled to implement all possible action to minimise the risk to the public, our members, our clubs, our organisation, and our hobby.
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SAMAA Badge Badge and and Proficiency Badges All badges are R30 each. Add R5.00 for postage in a DL-size envelope. Member must hold the appropriate proficiency to be able to order badges.
I recently had a very positive conversation with Mr Stefan Stoltz, who is the chairman of the South African Amateur Space Association. SAASA is in the process of making contact with RAASA, to formalize their standing as the official body representing model rocketry activities in South Africa. Once this process has taken place, the SAMAA will be able to grant permission for the firing of model rockets at air shows and events. However, until then, the activity of firing rockets at our events and registered clubs, can unfortunately not be approved. SAM A A News Issue 1 of 2017 - Page 23
From the office
Tribute to Adi Critten
Visit to Western Cape I was invited to judge the 2017 Two Oceans Slope Soaring Aerobatic event in the Cape at the end of January. I have way too much leave due, and I decided to take a few days leave before the event. Since I have not had the opportunity before to visit the West Coast, our family was hosted by Dave Allam of the Masada Guest House in Langebaan for a few days. What an absolute pleasure this was! The relaxed atmosphere makes me want to recommend to the SMC that we move the SAMAA office to the West Coast. We were able to see and experience the region, with short visits to Langebaan, Saldanha Bay, Jacobs Bay, Paternoster, St Helena Bay, Velddrif, Vredenburg, and Darling. The people in the area do not understand why I wax lyrical about their area...they probably don’t know about the hectic lifestyle we have in Gangsters Paradise! I was also able to spend some time with the management and members of the Arcelor Mittal Saldanha RC Club, and we spent an evening having delightful conversation, solving the problems of the world, and enjoyed braaied harders (mullet). Thank you Kinnibaas, it was a real treat. I was asked how I rate the excellent AMSRCC flying facility at Tiekosklip, just a stone’s throw from Masada. To me it is the ideal club, with a large clubhouse, water, toilets, shade, plenty of parking, camping and trailer facilities, two long tarmac runways, and good, solid members who do a lot of flying, and no politics. AMSRCC has a facility that the community can be proud of, with a lot of support from the town and Arcelor Mittal. Their two annual fly-ins are testimony to the fact that it is popular with other clubs too. If ever you are in the area, visit the club, and make sure you book with the Masada Guest House, where Dave, Val, and Isabel and the staff will look after you like family. For the next few days, we were looked after by Schalk Human and Gisela Ross, at their home in Fish Hoek. By day, Schalk and I were busy with the competition, and Marietjie, Mariska, and Gisela went on daily excursions, enjoying the beautiful weather. The weather was so great that there was no wind on Saturday, and no competitive slope soaring was possible! See the report on the TOSS event on page five. Our grateful thanks to Schalk and Gisela for the hospitality. On Monday 30 January we travelled along the R44 coastal route, had lunch in Hermanus, and were due to overnight at the Uilenkraalsmond resort. Disappointment, as there was no bedding as pre-arranged, and the place looked a bit run-down. We left at 20:30, and found room in a very good guest house in de Kelders/Gansbaai. Anyway, enough of the travelogue, and back to SAMAA business. Full programme of events The coming year is jam-packed with events: fly-ins, airshows, competitions, social, administrative events, etc. This provides infinite opportunity for every member of the SAMAA to get involved and to enjoy his hobby to the maximum. Visit the SAMAA website, or look at page 27 to view the Activity Calendar to plan your year. The Fun Fly Series makes a welcome return, and clubs are urged to get in touch with the national coordinator to ensure that clubs and their members are able to participate. The Combined Power Nationals takes place from 27th April to 1 May, at the PC Pelser airfield in Klerksdorp. The Gliding Nationals takes place over the same weekend, but probably at the GEMS club between Barnstormers and Bapsfontein. Don’t forget the SAMAA Annual General Meeting, on Thursday 30th March 2017, at 19:00 at the SAMAA offices. Safe flying! Bob.
Robert Adrian Critten was born in Salisbury in Rhodesia in 1948. He became Adi, as his sister Elizabeth couldn't pronounce his name. He married Sandy and they had Sian and Scott soon after. They emigrated to South Africa and settled on the South Coast. Adi loved water, and did barefoot waterskiing, loved fishing on Kariba Lake, and later in life, enjoyed flying radio control planes on floats, and derived many years of enjoyment of building and flying radio control models. His other passion was full-size flying. Adi was one of the founder members of SCARF, our local South Coast Association of Radio Control Flyers, in 1982. The club started with just a few members and has grown into an active club of 48 members today. Derrick du Bernardt taught Adi how to fly. There were no flight simulators those days; you learnt the hard way, with lots of tears and feeling really sorry. One day they were flying at Palm Kloof, later known as Old Mac Donald Farm, and we are not sure whether they had finger problems or something else went wrong, but Derrick's Valiant station wagon was parked nearby with the tailgate open and they managed to put the plane through the tailgate, clipping the plane’s wings, and the engine hitting the dashboard. Adi also proved that there are very strong magnets in the trees on the farm Friedenheim where our club is situated. He marked a number of the macadamia trees growing at Friedenheim and I think these will be safe now. Dennis Steenmans, current chairman of SCARF, has the nickname of Captain, although we always felt Adi was the captain... we salute you Captain Adi. Adi was the main gear and drive force in our club. We can say this because his memorial monument, namely our clubhouse, is named Adi's Clubhouse; it will still be there for us to enjoy for a long time. He always got the mood and ambiance going with his presence and his humor, jokes, and wisecracks. Adi was always ready to help, contribute, and never shy. He always rose to the occasion by saying “I got it, I got it.” Adi, through his enthusiasm and motivation, got many a new pilot into the air. He helped many of us to hone our flying skills, drove us to new heights. This never happened without having a dig at you, your skills, or model. Adi was an accredited instructor and many pilots were judged for their proficiency rating by Adi. Never ever was anything too much trouble for Adi. We have known Adi for more than 30 years, and he was the main boytjie amongst our boys. We never met a man with such a strong spirit and positive outlook. Through all his illness, cancer, diabetes, and amputation, he always stayed positive, strong and full of humor. Over the 34 years of the club's existence, we have lost a number of pilots. We know they are gathering together on a cloud and laughing at our antics whilst we fly our models. We all will follow in their footsteps, and one day we will join them on that cloud. His great spirit will be with us for a long time. Our sincere condolences go to Sandy, Sian, Scott, family and friends. We will miss you Adi. Rest in peace our dear friend.
• The SAMAA office is in the process of doing audits on all the SAMAA registered clubs. I would like to put in a request to the club chairmen to give details of the new club committee after the AGM of the clubs, so that SAMAA office can have correct information on the database. • Members to update postal addresses as the SAMAA office receives quite a few returned membership cards and proficiencies in the post with “address unknown”. • Social media for the SAMAA has also now spread to facebook and you can find us on the @SAMAA.members facebook page. Linda SAM A A News Issue 1 of 2017 - Page 24
Free Flight Revival
A pictorial by Bernard and Petro Odendaal Donald Flint carefully launching his Fokker D-VIII.
The activity of building and flying free-flight model aircraft can be immensely satisfying, from the most simple sheet balsa chuck glider, to a sophisticated Wakefield-type model, with a torque-controlled variable pitch propeller and multiple timer to control various functions. Some of my earliest efforts were with Guillows and Keilkraft free-flight models, built from kits, and when I was a little older, more complex models were built from scratch and from plans. They varied in type and complexity: Jetex, power, rubber, towline gliders, and the odd scale type, although not elaborately detailed. Newcomers to the hobby of aeromodelling are almost always attracted to radio control, and ARF, and instant gratification. Building a free flight model provides many hours of careful and painstaking construction, to ensure that the result is a straight, warp-free wing, and a well-trimmed model. Usually it is
covered in tissue (or silk) and dope, to ensure a light finish. Many test flights are conducted, in calm weather conditions, and the result is a few minutes of semi-controlled free flight. A few years ago, a few modellers in the Southern Cape, starting an annual pilgrimmage to the Oudtshoorn Scale event, flying their free-flight models in the calm morning air. This lead to an event in Albertinia, which was well supported for a few years, until the owner of the property sold it, and the new owner was not too keen on aeromodelling activities on his property. Bernard and Petro Odendaal were instrumental in putting this event together, and through their efforts, and photographically documenting the flying, it has inpsired a revival in the building and flying of free-flight model aircraft.
Donald Flint, Garth Andersson, Johann van Zyl, and Bernard Odendaal.
Garth Andersson launching his canard pusher free-flight rubber model.
John Calefato and his classic A2 towline glider (FAI class F1A).
John Calefato and Kevin Farr sussing out the competition.
Blake Dormer and Dylan Roberts preparing P-30s. Conrad Cloete doing adjustments to the Bugaboo.
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Kevin Farr launching his P-30 model, Teacher’s Pet.
Bryn Roberts test-flying his A-1 towline glider; no towing...only gentle hand-launches into the wind to check trimming and balance.
Atalar Reis away...Valdo launching.
And again!
Arrow of Kevin Farr cruising by.
Nice detailing on this FW-190 of Stoffel Giliomee. Home-made winder does the job! Stefan van Tonder and Valdo Marx.
Stoffel Giliomee and Etienne Venter.
Gareth Roberts winding the rubber motor in his pretty P-30 model. Fuselages of a few of the Roberts clan of rolled balsa boom. Neat winding stooge! Peter Lott and his Viking free-flight power model.
And away she goes... Johann van Zyl gently pushing the Pilatus PC-9 for a flight. Inset shows Johann winding, and Garth giving sound advice.
Garth Andersson launching his colourful free-flight model, holding a miniature John Calefato in his right hand. Perfect timing from Bernard and Petro!
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27 April - 1 May 2017
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Control Line Precision Aerobatics Pylon Racing Helicopter Large Scale Aerobatics Jets Fun Fly Scale Multi-rotor FPV racing The 2017 Combined SAMAA Power Nationals is open for participation to all paid-up SAMAA members (specific SIG membership waived for Nats). Large areas available for simultaneous flying of several disciplines. All flying in prime locations...no disciplines hidden away. Sharing of judges/officials. Catering on site. Practice flying at Klerksdorp Radio Flyers. Plenty of shelter, camping, and accommodation in town. Camping also at KRF. More details available soon!
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SAMAA office - 011-973-3679 Johan Groenewald - 079-496-9228
Bulletin 1 available from the SAMAA office, or from your SIG chairman. Full details of accommodation and food options listed. SAM A A News Issue 1 of 2017 - Page 27
27 April - 1 May 2017 SAMAA
NATIONALS! PC Pelser Airport, Klerksdorp
Entry Form Closing date for entry is...
Monday 3 April 2017 (No entries can be entertained after this date)
The South African Model Aircraft Association invites all members in good standing to participate in the 2017 SAMAA Combined Power Nationals. Membership to each individual SIG is waived for this Nats (except for members who are in a team selection process). (Entry form is in PDF, fillable with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contact SAMAA office, or SIG chairmen for queries).
Name
Tel/Cell no.
e-mail address SAMAA membership expiry date
SAMAA No.
I wish to participate in the following disciplines and classes of the 2017 SAMAA Combined Power Nationals:
CONTROL LINE (by CLASA) Novice Stunt
Int. Stunt
Expert Stunt
Combat
Slow Goodyear
Open Goodyear
Speed
RC AEROBATICS (by MAASA) Sportsman
Advanced
Masters
F3A
Hot Quickie
Q40/Quarter Midget
Advanced
Unlimited
PYLON RACING (by SAMPRA) Sportsman
Standard Quickie
LARGE SCALE AEROBATICS (by LSA) Sportsman
Intermediate
SCALE (by NASA) Sport Scale
Freestyle
JETS (by SAMJA) F4H
F4C
Sport Jets
Class 3
FAI F3C
F4J
HELICOPTERS (by F3C/N-SA) Class 1
Class 2
FUN FLY (by SAMAA and NMFFA) “Light” Sportsman
Sportsman
FPV-Racing (by FLY-FPV-SA) Open
5" Stock
4" Super Stock
Freestyle
Entry fee is R450, any or all events (no limit on disciplines/classes entered). Payment may be made via EFT to the SAMAA account: Nedbank, Menlyn Centre (branch 1605 4500), current a/c 1605 126 772. Your reference on the payment must be very clear: Name, followed by Nats entry. Entry forms and proof of payment must be e-mailed to samaaadmin@mweb.co.za, with a copy to bobskinn@global.co.za. Entries will only be accepted if accompanied by proof of payment. Entry fees are not refundable in case of cancellation by the entrant.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRY IS CLOSE-OF-BUSINESS MONDAY 3 APRIL 2017. By entering for the 2017 SAMAA Combined Power Nationals, I agree to abide by the SAMAA rules and regulations. I also agree to abide by the Sporting Code rules of each of the individual SIGs whose events I participate in (excluding membership). I acknowledge that I have read Bulletin 1, and understand the conditions of entry and participation. Furthermore, I agree to abide by the decisions of the contest directors/officials, the judges, and the jury. I will act in a sportsmanlike manner in all my dealings with fellow competitors, officials, organisers, hosts, and members of the public. I will not hold the organisers, their agents, or the landowners responsible for any damages or injury that may occur.
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Similarly, the various Special Interest Groups of the SAMAA must have determined their 2017 competitive activities, since it usually involves negotiating and making use of club facilities, since the SIGs don’t “own” premises of their own. Details of team selection events must be published to the SAMAA News to all members of the Association, and not only to those already on the SIGs mailing list. This year, the following SIGs may be in team selection processes: MAASA (F3A Aerobatics), MGA (F3B multi-task, and F3K hand-launched gliding), F3C/N-SA (Helicopters), SAMPRA (F3D Pylon Racing), SAMJA (IJMC Jets).
Clinton Cart.Brown 083-630-0626 André v Huyssteen 082-793-6486 Colin Matthysen 082-679-5019
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Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 327
Colin Matthysen
082-679-5019
28
Benoni Radio Flyers Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 328
Colin Matthysen
082-679-5019
Nov
FAI F3A World Championship Club Aerobatics Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 326
Dec
Here we are in a new year, and the activity calendar is supposed to grow. One hopes that the management committees of clubs act in a pro-active manner, to plan their activities ahead of time, and that the dates of all their club activities and important events for 2017 have already been determined..
3-12 Villa Gesell, Arg 4 Pretoria RF 26 Rand MAC
Jan 18
The S AM A A Activity Calendar
To advertise your events in SAMAA News (club event, local, air show, fly-in, provincial competition, national competition, team-trials, etc.) is free of charge. Promote your club, group, or SIG and its activities. Send details to samaa-admin@mweb.co.za
Event description
Contact person
Telephone
March
Ficksburg Flyboys Float Fly Howick GEMS TEKSA Trichardt Rand MAC Fun Fly Series 1 TBA Snoopy’s Squadron SAMAA office AMSRCC
Ficksburg Fly-in at Bon Accord Dam. by Irene RF Wings over Howick Aerotow F5J League 5 TRMC Fly-in Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 318 Nationwide Highveld Thermal League Gauteng Aerobatic League 1 2017 SAMAA AGM West Coast April Fool’s Fly-in
Johan van Greunen Deon Viljoen Dave Claxton Ivan Williams Johan jv Vuuren Colin Matthysen Johan Sieling Gordon Browne Chris O’Connell Bob Skinner Johan Kriel
083-578-5321 083-566-4027 082-455-1071 083-263-7889 084-500-2063 082-679-5019 082-898-8810 082-469-8251 082-900-5353 011-973-3679 082-927-8262
Pretoria Radio Flyers Club Aerobatics Durban MAC Bill Vos Memorial Gliding Helderberg RF WP Aerobatic Clinic Countrywide Fun Fly Series Round 1 Barnstormers Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 319 Klerksdorp RF NW Aerobatic League 1 PC Pelser, KDP Combined Power Nationals Venue TBA Gliding Nationals Walker Bay RF Old School Fly-in (Hermanus)
André v Huyssteen Dennis Bird Stuart Nix funflysa@gmail.com Colin Matthysen Sabastiano Sacca Bob Skinner Jan Sime Deon Geldenhuys
082-793-6486 072-796-5354 082-855-4920
April
1 9 9 17 23 23 27 to 29/30 29/30
082-679-5019 083-294-3814 011-973-3679 082-556-1510 082-496-3395
May
to 1 to 1 6/7 7 19-21 21 21 28 28 28 27-28
Venue TBA PC Pelser, KDP Silverton MFC TBA Robertson TBA Barnstormers Benoni RF TBA Irene Radio Flyers Swartkop AFB
Gliding Nationals Combined Power Nationals Proficiency Day F3K League (HLG) Airshow Highveld Thermal Leaugue 2 Heinie’s Warbirds Buddy Wright Memorial, no.320 F5J League 3 Gauteng Aerobatics League 2 Warbirds & Civvie Scale
Jan Sime Bob Skinner Marthinus Potgieter Juanita Smith Morné Swanepoel Gordon Browne Heinie Keyser Colin Matthysen Ivan Williams Chris O’Connell Johan Krüger
082-556-1510 011-973-3679 082-377-6493 083-630-8975 082-374-6949 082-469-8251 082-210-4389 082-679-5019 083-263-7889 082-900-5353 076-960-7024
June
3 3 4 11 11 11 14-18 18 25 25 25 25 25
Pretoria RF Pretoria RF Rand Model AC TBA Fun Fly Series 2 Klerksdorp RF Graaff-Reinet Tygerberg MFC Pretoria RF Countrywide Durban MAC Rand Model AC TBA
Club Aerobatics Gauteng Speed Champs FPV-Racing Provincial F3J Qualifier 2 Nationwide NW League 2 Private Fly-in WP Aerobatic League 5 Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 321 Fun Fly Series Round 2 Natal Soaring Championships Greg Casson Memorial Gauteng Aerobatic Monthly
André v Huyssteen André v Huyssteen Zane Mannell Jan Sime Johan Sieling Sebastiano Sacca Zane Mannell Stuart Nix Colin Matthysen funflysa@gmail.com Dennis Bird Elaine Allsopp Chris O’Connell
082-793-6486 082-793-6486 082-827-8410 082-556-1510 082-898-8810 083-294-3814 082-827-8410 082-855-4920 082-679-5019 072-796-5354 083-333-1414 082-900-5353
July
Date/s
2 9 16 16 23 24-30 21-30 25-29
Rand Model AC TBA Durban MAC Rand Model AC Rand MAC Lviv, Ukraine Wloclawek, Poland Dala-Järna, Sweden
Series Scale F5J League 4 Bill Vos Memorial Gliding Pylon Winter Races Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 322 F3K World Championships F3C/N World Championships F3D Pylon World Champs
Koos Pretorius Ivan Williams Dennis Bird Matthys Botha Colin Matthysen Jan Sime Johan Sieling Matthys Botha
082-928-0368 083-263-7889 072-796-5354 073-895-9909 082-679-5019 082-556-1510 082-898-8810 073-895-9909
5 6-13 13-19 27
Pretoria RF Jesenik, Czech Rep Jämijärvi, Finland Barnstormers
Club Aerobatics F3B World Championships IJMC Jet World Masters Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 323
André v Huyssteen Jan Sime Zane Mannell Colin Matthysen
082-793-6486 082-556-1510 082-827-8410 082-679-5019
3 24
Fun Fly Series 3 Benoni RF
Nationwide Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 324
Johan Sieling Colin Matthysen
082-898-8810 082-679-5019
7 21-22 22 27-29
Pretoria RF Fun Fly Masters JOMAC Hessequa MV
Club Aerobatics Lowveld MAC, Nelspruit Vintage Aircraft Fly-in no. 325 Riversdale Fly-in
André v Huyssteen Johan Sieling Colin Matthysen Wessie Wessels
082-793-6486 082-898-8810 082-679-5019 076-556-5123
October
Sept
Club/Site/Venue
11-12 18/19 18-21 19 25 26 26 26 26 30 31-2
August
This activity calendar information is also published on the SAMAA website (http://www.samaa.org.za/php/event.php) and is a great method of supporting clubs with their promotional efforts. Send details of your event...TODAY!
SAM A A News Issue 1 of 2017 - Page 30
SAM A A management committee Marthinus Potgieter Johan Groenewald Pieter Frylinck Boet Denysschen Daniel Ralefeta Vacant Juanita Smith
Chairman marthinus@cointech.co.za 082-377-6493 Vice-chairman, compliance johan.groenewald@telkomsa.net 079-496-9228 Development & proficiencies pieter@rhinobag.co.za 082-925-1116 Club representative dennys@ballmail.co.za 082-449-4623 Special Projects daniel.ralefeta@sita.co.za 072-244-3474 Special Interest Groups chairperson (currently Marthinus Potgieter) Treasurer info@alshobbies.co.za 083-630-8975
Johan Ehlers Vacant
CIAM Representative ehlersjl@gmail.com Newsletter editor to be identified and appointed
082-804-1120
Administration & Office PO Box 7116, Bonaero Park 1622. Tel/fax 011-973-3679. Fax 086-607-8733. Office 24, Building R4, Denel Technical Academy, 131 Atlas Road (Denel North entry), Bonaero Park. GPS Coordinates: S26 08 41.80 E028 15 59.04 (co-ordinates for main entrance to building R4) Bob Skinner General Manager. samaa-gm@mweb.co.za 011-973-3679, 083-283-1681. Linda Dold Assistant to the GM. samaa-admin@mweb.co.za 011-973-3679.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Keith Renecle Control Line Association of SA (CLASA) krenecle@netactive.co.za 083-415-1409 Clinton Carter-Brown RC Aerobatics (MAASA). chairman@maasa.co.za 083-630-0626 Jan Sime Model Gliding Association (MGA). 1jansime@gmail.com 082-556-1510 Johan Sieling F3C/N-SA. Helicopters. johans@acs.altech.co.za 082-898-8810 Roland Suhrmüller Multi-rotor FPV racing. (Fly-FPV-SA) roland@zoocentral.co.za 082-461-4889 Matthys Botha South African Miniature Pylon Racing Association (SAMPRA). bothamj@hotmail.com 073-895-9909 Koos Pretorius National Association of Scale Aeromodellers (NASA) 27725661765@vodamail.co.za 082-928-0368 Zane Mannell SA Model Jet Association (SAMJA) mannellz@sentech.co.za 082-827-8410 Owen Vuyk Large Scale Aerobatics (LSA) owen-vuyk@hotmail.com 083-276-9861 Johan Sieling Fun Fly coordinator johans@acs.altech.co.za 082-898-8810 To join the SAMAA: Request application form 011-973-3679. Visit www.samaa.org.za for MS Word form, under “Information”, then “Membership”. On-line application form www.samaa.co.za. Or submit details by e-mail: name, ID, address, tel, fax, cell, club, to: samaa-admin@mweb.co.za Subscription fees • Regular/adult members (18 to 60 years of age) • Junior members (18 & younger) • Senior Citizens/Retirees (60 years and older)
from 1 January 2017 R390 R220 R260
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SAM A A News publication, material, advertising
SAMAA News is produced in-house until the position of editor is advertised and filled. The SAMAA GM has been tasked to edit, produce, and distribute SAMAA News meanwhile. samaa-admin@mweb.co.za. PO Box 7116, Bonaero Park 1622. Tel 011-973-3679. Fax 086-607-8733. The views expressed in SAMAA News, and the advertisements placed, do not necessarily represent the views of the SAMAA, or its management committee. These are published for the interest and comments of our members, and are not specifically endorsed, or verified. Submission of material: Check with the editor for the closing dates of submission of material. Photographs (conventional & electronic), are welcome. Long articles must be computer-generated, and must be in either MS Word, or editable text. Limit articles to 1 000 words - which is about a page-and-ahalf in SAMAA News. You may e-mail your contributions, including graphics and pictures to: samaaadmin@mweb.co.za. Ensure that captions accompany all pictures, and that the pictures are of reasonable resolution, not e-mail resolution. To advertise: Contact the SAMAA office. You must supply finished artwork in JPG format, to at least 300 dpi at the final size. Terms for all advertising is payment on receipt of invoice, as per the rate card below. Bank details are listed below. SAMAA account at Nedbank, Menlyn Pretoria, branch code 1605 45, current account 1605 126 772.
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Contents of Issue 1 of 2017
Payment by internet (EFT), or cheque. SAMAA current a/c 1605 126 772 at Nedbank, Menlyn Pretoria, code 1605 45. Use clear reference of name/ surname, and membership number if renewing. DO NOT USE “Subs/ Membership/SAMAA/New”, since this cannot be identified correctly. Fax or e-mail this proof of payment with your application or renewal, to 011-973-3679. Change of address: www.samaa.co.za and sign in with your log-in and password. No log-in and password? Request automatically, if you have a correct e-mail address on the membership programme.
Protecting and serving your interests The SAMAA needs your help, to ensure that your rights and privileges are protected. Through the SAMAA, its Special Interest Groups, and numerous registered clubs, you can experience the protection of your rights, and enjoy the real benefits in all aspects of model aviation. • Advice
On building, flying, competition, airshow planning, club layouts, displays, special air events, competition, illegal flying, regulations, etc. • Clubs Enjoyment of your activity in a group context. All SAMAA clubs are approved and registered with the SAMAA, RAASA, and Civil Aviation. • Insurance Cover of R20m for damage to property, or injury or death to third parties (and member-to-member cover). • Proficiencies Recognition for flying proficiency, at all levels, and all disciplines. • Guidelines On starting and registering a new club. For frequency operations. Interaction with full-size aviation. Manuals of Operation. • SAMAA News To inform, educate, advise. Your mouthpiece. Great promotional value. • Rules Local and international, specs of models, frequencies, safe flying practices. • Web pages Good aeromodelling content, great links, regular updates. Excellent membership site for self-maintenance. • Representation The SIGs represent all competitive branches of aeromodelling. • Affiliations To the Aero Club of South Africa, and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Also to other institutions (RAASA, SAAF, Denel). • Frequencies Protection by ICASA of frequencies in spectrum allocated to R/C. • Airspace Manage airspace at registered sites, through the CAA and RAASA. SAMAA is the only CAA-approved Aviation Recreation Organisation (ARO) for aeromodelling. • CIAM Direct link with CIAM (Commission for International Aeromodelling). Governs all world-wide competitive aeromodelling activities, and records. These are just a few of the services that the SAMAA is able to offer its members. Benefit from these services, and let our combined membership add to the voice and strength of SAMAA.
Get a non-member to join today, and let’s make SAMAA stronger!
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South African Aerobatic Masters Two Oceans Slope Soaring Aerobatic event Large Scale Aerobatic News KZN Large Scale Aerobatic news Pylon Racing activity picks up Midrand’s young talent: Tsepho Molefe Gatskop Airshow Bushveld Fly-In Club visits: Area 51, Polokwane Greg Casson Memorial Chairman’s Report From the office Tribute to Adi Critten Free Flight revival Combined Power Nationals Entry Form for Combined Power Nationals SAMAA Activity Calendar SAMAA information, contact details, and SAMAA News info Windsocks Online Al’s Hobbies CMC Hobbies - Falcon Down and Locked RC Parachute Frasers RC Models Traplet Plans and Woodpacks Your Local Dealer adverts
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Round 1 by 17 April 2017. Additional qualifying round at 2017 Nats in Klerksdorp, Saturday 29 April. Round 2 by 25th June 2017, and Round 3 by 3 September 2017
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