SAMAAnews Issue 2 of 2019
Newsletter of the South African Model Aircraft Association
The SAMAA Mission: To add value to your flying experience through communication, information, promotion, education, and the support of dialogue.
2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals SIG flags flying proudly at the entrance road to HMAFE. Lightest of breezes had the photographer waiting patiently for unfurling!
Better and better. With every edition of the Combined Power Nationals, the organisation improves, and the skill level increases. This year was no exception, and although the participant numbers may have been slightly down on last year, the Nats attracted many new and firsttime participants. Unfortunately, many of those that had entered, did not show, for various reasons. Now, if only we can get all the pilots from 2015 to 2019 at the 2020 Nationals, we may just have a time problem! Several new features were employed cat this year’s Nats: There was a very well-enjoyed welcome function on Friday evening, at no extra cost to participants. A good variety of snacks, and wine, in the comfortable hangar of HMAFE. The organisers arranged for a podium, which greatly enhanced the prize giving process, and made for great photo opportunities. The trophies were custom-moulded, with the SAMAA logo as motif, and finished to different heights, in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. These trophies will become standard issue at future Nats, and we know that they will have much more importance than over-priced, store-bought, plastic, imported trophies. Each SIG had its own flag flying at the event, giving recognition to the SIG, and creating a festive atmosphere. The closing date for the Nats was better managed this year, and we did not have a flood of late entries that messed with the planning of the time schedule. A post-Nats meeting by the SIGs expressed an interest to have an additional fee for each class entered. The problem was created with many withdrawals, some with legitimate reasons, and other were simply stay-aways. At least it did not affect the trophies hat were manufactured, since these are now re-usable. The direction from the SAMAA Management Committee, is that we must have the Nats at Henley again, and the owners, Marius and Susan Vosloo, indicated that the site will be available for use again in 2020. So, no excuse; start your planning now, put in leave, build aeroplanes, and become part of South Africa’s biggest competitive event.
SIG chairmen negotiating, bargaining, discussing, and buying time!
Planning board had one-hour coloured segments that could be placed where the SIG chairmen desired flying slots, days, runways, etc.
The beautiful facilities at HMAFE were enjoyed by all. Campers were happy.
HMAFE chalet was available for scoring, administration, etc.
Friday night welcoming function was appreciated by all who attended.
Bronze, Gold, and Silver trophies were a welcome change to the awards.
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Jets at the Nationals
Stan Fincham Photos by Stefan Coetzer Dean is seen here trying to push-start the steed (joke).
The 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Power National entry list for Jets was quite substantially up from last year, with nine pilots entering Sports Scale, and three entering the F4J category. The Nationals also served as first round of qualifying for the Jet World Masters to be held China in October this year. F4J static judging was held early Saturday morning, and judged by Johan Ehlers, Kenny Morey, and Koos Pretorius. Two of the pilots who had entered this category were forced to withdraw for health and personal reasons, leaving Dean Grobbelaar as sole entrant with his magnificently crafted Glen Roberts de Havilland Vampire. Being a witness to the hour-long scrutiny of the aircraft, versus scale drawings and photographs of an existing aircraft, one can only marvel at the detail of the model and the meticulous manner in which scale models are constructed.
This process being completed, it then became the turn of the pilot to exhibit the flying capability of both model and pilot. Dean then proceeded to do the vintage and the scale realism of flight of the Vampire really proud. With the other entrants withdrawing, the F4J contest could be SAMAA recognised, but no Nationals trophy could be awarded to Dean. This SA Nationals contest however, was the first round to count for JWM qualification, and as such, a trophy for this process was handed to him. The Sport Jet category, also affected by withdrawals, saw the battle for podium-honours left to Burt Botha, Danie Potgieter, and Dean Grobbelaar. Three rounds then were flown of a turn-around schedule, which kept both pilots and Judges really busy, since the speed of these sport jets was a challenge to complete the sequence in an average time of some three minutes, having to complete 13 manoeuvres in said time. Dean competed with his trusty Ultra Flash Lightning from Comp ARF. This aircraft is known by many as his show and speed freak machine. It has been seen at many an air show and fly in, and the competition just proves he can fly slowly and in a controlled fashion. Burt Botha and Danie Potgieter shared the Top Model Odyssey. These guys have been competing in the Nationals for some 22 odd years now, and are genuine competitor mates. Tough on each other in competition, and great friends after hours, when the happy juice flows. The first round of the contest saw all three the pilots coming to grips with the turnaround schedule and it was obvious that not much practice had taken place for this sequence. There was a little daylight in the scores for the second round between Danie, Dean, and Burt. It was the third round that sorted out the final result, with Danie taking the first place, Dean the second, and Burt in third. Once again, it must be emphasised what a great venue Henley Model Airfield is for a jet event. The facilities also make storage and assembly of models an absolute breeze. The camping facilities are also great. A special thanks to all the pilots who participated, the judges for their commitment, and finally to the organisers who made the event happen.
Dean’s beautiful Vampire was the only entry in the F4J Scale class.
Koos Pretorius handing the first-place certificate for Scale to Dean Grobbelaar.
The judges were kept very busy, with a fast aerobatic schedule.
Danie and Burt shared this aerie, which they flew beautifully.
Results. SAMJA Sport Jet at 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals Pos. 1. 2. 3.
Name Danie Potgieter Dean Grobbelaar Burt Botha
Rd 1 Act 71,708 65,000 67,375
Rd 1 Norm 1000.000 906,450 939,570
Rd 2 Act. 76,958 70,958 66,500
Rd 2 Norm. 1000,000 922,036 864,104
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Rd 3 Act. 81,417 72,917 65,792
Rd 3 Norm. 1000.000 895,599 808,086
Best 2 Norm. 2000.000 1828,485 1803,674
FPV Drone Racing at the Nats
Jaco Henn
FlyFPVSA had a very successful SAMAA Power Nationals at Henley this year. Although we had less entries than the year before, we feel that our sport is growing. We started setting up the field on the Friday morning and finished the track Friday evening. Saturday morning, we started with pilot scrutiny; pilots had to complete the scrutiny process before they could start participating the practise rounds and Interprovincial racing that took place later that afternoon. The interprovincial is something new that we brought to Nationals this year. It went extremely well, and the guys loved it, and it also offered good spectator value to the guys who were not competing in a team. Sunday and Monday, we did our qualification rounds (Knock-out) which went extremely well. Our timing system was up to the task and we had no “re-runs” that occurred. We also did the freestyle rounds which were held prior to racing, 08:00 to 09:00 in the mornings, and 12:00 to 13:00 during the lunch breaks. Tuesday, we did our Top-16, semi-finals, and finals round, where the SA champion then got crowned for Sport Class, Open Class and Freestyle. Pilots assisted in taking down and packing up the field prior to prize giving. The event went really well from an organisation point of view; the competitors enjoyed it and gave us full marks for hosting a good Nationals tournament. We only had the issue of power tripping, but thanks to Danie from SAMAA and the owners of Henley, we were able to get the generator and we were able to once more continue racing with no further issues. We had two incidences where pilots flew their multi-rotors out of the track after hitting a gate/obstacle, and since the pilots did not power down their multi rotors, they received a warning.
Camp Henn, pilots looking relaxed.
Pit area always busy!
Pilot stations.
Interprovincial winners.
Eduan Larkins,Jacques Albrech, and Ryan du Toit, with their trophies.
Part of the interesting, but demanding course.
Ruivan Branco and Jadon Churchman with their trophies.
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Yvette hard at work with the scoring.
Jaco, Yvette, and Ramon. Great work!
Helicopters at the Nationals
Johan Sieling Level horizon helped pilots with executing manoeuvres.
Bryan Currie walking his heli out to the pilot’s position.
Most of the regular F3C crowd were present at the Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Nationals held at the Henley Model Airfield and Family Entertainment centre. Our regular judges Freek Hennop, Pieter Mulder, and Carl Hoepner were present to evaluate the F3C skills on the day. Most of the regular F3C pilots were present: Bryan Currie, Awie van Wyk, and Arney Sieling. Our regular scorer Jacques Meyer did the scoring remotely from home as we had only three F3C entries this year, and one Sportsman entry. The F3C flight line was situated on the runway furthest from the club facilities, and the flight box was marked out on the runway, angled to the left to ensure that the early-morning sun would not jeopardise the pilots. The flight line was more than adequate to the small group of F3C pilots with no restrictions, and a good horizon looking forward, although it was angled at about 20 degrees to the direction of the runway. The pilots once again showed their skills in F3C – Helicopter precision aerobatic flying. There were a number of “new” spectators in attendance whom all had a chance to quiz the pilots and officials on F3C flying, and hopefully we will attract some new participants in the future. After all the pilots completed their three flying rounds, we all adjourned to the canteen area for refreshments, and the F3C prize giving took place a little later that same morning just after the F3C/N annual AGM in the canteen/hanger area. The AGM was attended by three delegates from Cape Town and this ensured that going forward we will attend to all disciplines of helicopter flying in future. The new MHSA chairman is Carlo Steyn from Cape Town, and together with his other two Cape Town helicopter enthusiasts (Pierre Joubert and Peter Rossouw) they will together represent the nationwide helicopter fraternity, and the Western Cape region, going forward. What was nice about this event was the fact that one met up with people and pilots of various other disciplines to have a chat and exchange ideas. All of us had a great time, and the long ride for most of the pilots and officials from Pretoria was soon forgotten.
Johan calling for Bryan Currie.
Judges Pieter Mulder, Freek Hennop, Carl Hoepner.
Bob and Johan, trying to coordinate prize giving.
Three judges eyeing Arney’s hovering manoeuvres.
Arney’s helicopter made for pretty picture with trophies and certifcates on trophy table.
Open view in front of judges and pilots.
Core of helicopter activity: Pieter Mulder, Awie van Wyk, Johan Sieling, Carlo Steyn, new chairman of MHSA, Arney Sieling, Bryan Currie, Peter Rossouw, committee member of MHSA, and Pierre Joubert (MHSA).
Results. MHSA Helicopter Aerobatics at the 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals
Johan Sieling presiding over the prizegiving ceremony; in third place, Awie van Wyk. Arney Sieling was winner of F3C event, with Bryan Currie second.
Name Rd 1 1. Arney Sieling 221,8 1000,0 2. Bryan Currie 197,5 890,44 3. Awie van Wyk 99,3 447,70
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Rd 2 233,3 1000,0 221,1 947,71 150,0 642,95
Rd 3 238,3 1000,0 213,8 897,19 139,1 583,72
Best 2 2000,00 1844,90 1226,67
Large Scale Aerobatics at the Nationals
Bruce Clark
The LSA Nationals was once again held at Henley MAFE, in conjunction with the Combined Power Nationals 2019. The participants were blessed with wonderful flying weather for the duration of the Nationals. Pilots came from all over the country, with most coming from Gauteng and KZN, having one pilot from Nelspruit being David Potgieter. Overall, there were 16 pilots. In no particular order they were: Brad Rae, Charl du Rand, Charles Kerr, Chris Zurinskas, Clint du Toit, Clive McInnes, David Potgieter, Dean Halley, Gerald Burrell, Ian Becke, Inus de Wet, Jacques Alberts, Justin Gomersall, Kyle du Toit, Rhys Mason and Ryan Mason. These pilots flew a grand total of 384 judged sequences. Once again, we saw the Intermediate and Unlimited classes having to fly unknown sequences. Flying Unknown sequences again changed the dynamics of the competition and made things very interesting. The early mornings of each day when the unknown sequences were to be flown, saw pilots all over with stick planes in their hand The unknown sequences had been sent to the pilots from IMAC and they were going through them where ever possible. The pilots knew that a good caller would also be critical for the unknown sequences. Kyle du Toit won the Sportsman class. There were 8 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Kyle du Toit, (2) Dean Halley, (3) Brad Rae, (4) Ryan Mason, (5) David Potgieter, (6) Clint du Toit, (7) Rhys Mason and (8) Inus de Wet. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 729.2 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 270.8 points). Charl du Rand won the Intermediate class. There were 4 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Charl du Rand, (2) Justin Gomersall, (3) Ian Becke and (4) Gerald Burrell. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 2 unknown rounds. The scores ranged from a low of 319.3 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 680.7 points). Clive MacInnes won the Unlimited class. There were 4 pilots in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Clive McInnes, (2) Chris Zurinskas, (3) Jacques Alberts and (4) Charles Kerr. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 2 unknown rounds. The scores ranged from a low of 644.2 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 355.8 points). Clive McInnes won the Seniors class. There were 14 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Clive McInnes, (2) Chris Zurinskas, (3) Charl du Rand, (4) Jacques Alberts, (5) Justin Gomersall, (6) Dean Halley, (7) Brad Rae, (8) Ian Becke, (9) David Potgieter, (10) Clint du Toit, (11) Rhys Mason, (12) Charles Kerr, (13) Inus de Wet and (14) Gerald Burrell. They flew 8 known sequences (4 rounds) and 2 unknown rounds. The scores ranged from a low of 205.599 to a high of 1,000.000 (a range of 794.401 points). The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Sportsman class, with only 2,4 points difference between Kyle du Toit and Dean Halley. Prize giving was held at the club house on the last day of the nationals; all the pilots pitched up early, so they could get a refreshment before finding an open seat to wait in anticipation for the results. Shortly after, the re-elected LSA chairman, Bruce Clark, got the prize giving underway starting with the Sportsman class and moving up to Unlimited. This year also saw prizes and trophies presented to the winners of Sportsman, Intermediate, Unlimited, and the overall LSA winner (this is awarded to the pilot that scored the most points in the 2018/19 season). Clive McInnes is the overall winner for Large Scale Aerobatics 2018/19. Well done Clive. LSA would like to thank Aerial Concepts and CMC Hobbies for their sponsorship, wonderful prizes, and continued support. A special thanks to all the officials who were judging and scorekeeping for the duration of the competition, and the LSA committee members involved in planning, set-up, and smooth running of a very enjoyable LSA Nationals competition.
Praying for a flawless flight? Kyle du Toit and Clive McInnes warming up the GP in Kyle’s Krill Extra 330 XL.
Clint du Toit and Brad Rae awaiting the Flight Line Director’s go-ahead to start.
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Do not disturb...judges at work.
Pilot figure in David Potgieter’s aerie, is a look-alike of him.
Stan Finchman explaining to Jacques the benefits of listening to a caller.
A sun-screen was made available, if the direct sunlight became a nuisance.
Jacques, Clive, and Chris...happy! Clive McInnes’ AJ Laser, powered by a GP 178.
Strategy on th flight line! Unlimited winners, 1st Clive MacInnes, 2nd Chris Zurinkas, 3rd Jacques Alberts.
Clive receiving trophy for overall winner of LSA. from chairman Bruce Clark.
Brad, Kyle, and Dean; Sportsman winners.
Ian, Charl, Justin; Intermediate winners.
Early-morning scene of the flight line.
Charlotte and Sherryl were prompt with tabulating the scores.
Results. LSA Large Scale Aerobatics at the 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals Sportsman Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Name Kyle du Toit Dean Halley Brad Rae Ryan Mason David Potgieter Clint du Toit Rhys Mason Inus de Wet
1000 953,3 932,1
Round 1 924,7 1000 863,3
857,1 998,9 1000
Round 2 1000 994,6 998,2
949,3 852,5 856,4 651,5
837,1 584,4 871,6 641,7
962,6 807,4 717,9 498,4
866,3 944,0 776,7 806,2
1. 2. 3. 4.
Charl du Rand Justin Gomersall Ian Becke Gerald Burrell
1000 887,8 811,4 808,1
924,1 1000 672,2 788,3
1000 929,5 824,3 0
1000 984,2 787,5 0
1. 2. 3. 4.
Clive McInnes Chris Zurinskas Jacques Alberts Charles Kerr
957,8 1000 816,7 603,8
982,4 1000 960,2 608,2
1000 952,0 920,9 718,4
1000 995,9 924,2 763,4
Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Name Clive McInnes Chris Zurinskas Charl du Rand Jacques Albverts Justin Gomersall Dean Halley Brad Rae Ian Becke David Potgieter Clint du Toit Rhys Mason Charles Kerr Inus de Wet Gerald Burrell
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Ryan Mason
Round 3 979,2 977,5 998,2 990,7 987,7 1000
Round 4 1000 1000 901,0 960,3 945,6 741,8
Total 1000 997,6 984,4
Perc. 70,8% 70,5% 69,5%
1000 840,3 470,9 794,7
981,3 703,0 750,7 601,6
783,1 900,3 781,1 610,1
725,7 804,5 875,9 839,5
939,5 864,4 824,7 729,2
65,75% 61,1% 57,7% 51,2%
1000 927,5 930,4 0
1000 779,0 992,5 0
1000 655,9 768,1 0
1000 933,7 897,0 319,3
70,9% 65,5% 62,2% 21,8%
1000 942,3 922,5 858,7
1000 978,3 855,5 0
1000 989,3 911,5 0
1000 987,4 928,0 644,2
75,2% 73,3% 69,3% 50,1%
Intermediate 1000 975,7 926,6 0
Unlimited 1000 948,6 921,8 880,4
Seniors Round 1 72,078 71,292 75,253 72,567 64,463 64,110 61,461 69,676 57,232 69,378 64,602 67,838 63,251 58,566 52,306 46,638 64,422 56,787 57,853 30,647 58,116 59,129 45,439 44,136 44,212 43,529 52,095 54,692
Round 2 75,321 73,600 71,704 73,300 73,402 73,076 69,366 68,020 68,231 71,924 71,764 69,962 71,847 70,218 60,508 57,551 69,159 60,938 58,011 66,404 51,577 54,640 54,109 58,184 35,811 56,712 0 0
Round 3 76,231 76,308 72,311 71,910 72,129 72,078 70,270 70,398 70,377 66,849 71,937 71,216 71,179 71,884 66,832 67,061 72,065 70,541 60,556 57,005 33,034 53,964 67,112 65,523 57,267 43,243 0 0
Round 4 Unknown 1 Unknown 2 0 0 74,561 72,869 0 0 72,947 72,007 0 0 58,908 62,980 0 0 63,788 66,4531 0 0 45,890 41,307 65,263 70,225 0 0 68,491 54,240 0 0 0 0 58,466 48,378 56,718 53,071 0 0 65,210 58,836 0 0 56,577 64,054 0 0 0 0 0 0 44,189 61,396 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1000,00 981,899 928,465 915,727 866,165 814,303 802,609 788,155 758,408 706,343 667,085 640,177 591,662 205,599
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Precision Aerobatics at the Nationals
Stuart Nix. Photos by Michael Borcherds, Stefan Coetzer, and Linda Dold. Assembly of aerobatic pilots, officials, and helpers, displaying their pretty aircraft.
So here we all are again. For the second year running, the Combined Power Nationals were held at the first-class venue at HMAFE at Henley-on-Klip. Two main long and wide runways, a third single runway on the northern side of the property, pit area with fixed shade cloth for the planes, fantastic hangar, camping area, and even a swimming pool. If you haven't been to HMAFE yet, try and make it next year for the Nats. So, we we're there for the Aerobatic Pattern part of the event. Six of us made the long trip from Cape Town, although Charlie and Pieter took a plane, and had their aircraft sent by courier. We arrived late on the Thursday, with a welcome sleep before the Friday practice. The Cape town six were the first at the field on the Friday morning. A cold and clear start, no wind, and almost having the field to ourselves, made way too many practice flights before the other competitors arrived. If you haven't flown in this thin air before, it takes many flights to get used to it. Rodney found it harder than most, as he is the tallest and finds it hard to breathe even in the Cape. Charlie and Pieter took many hours to put their planes together, talking most of the time but they did manage a flight or two before the sun went down. Many other pattern pilots joined us, and we all managed a good days practice, to be ready for the early start on the Saturday. Once again, the morning was cold, fresh, but clear skies and no wind, perfect conditions for a great competition. The Sportsman class was well supported with seven entries, fantastic to see and one does hope this enthusiasm keeps going from strength to strength. It was also good to see that not everyone had state-of-the-art pattern planes, more two-stroke than electric, and the competition was close. Very close scores between Ian Becke, Neil Dawson, and Conrad Swanepoel, who all scored in the 60 percent in the first round. Neil was the clear winner of round two leaving the rest a long way behind. The third round was won by Sarel Venter who surprised the others with a fantastic high 60% score. Neil was close but could not match his own second round score. All changed again in round four. A good flight and a fantastic score of 73% was earned by Neil, that just blew it for all the others. A close second place was between Conrad and Ian; a super-competitive class with scores very close, and it certainly was very difficult to predict the class winner... that's how it should be. But after the engines had stopped and the scores had been tabulated, Neil Dawson was the clear winner, ahead of Ian and Conrad.
Rodney, Stuart, and Cobus throwing long shadows, braving the chilly morning air.
Waiting our turn to fly!
Everybody liked the main runway, and the proximity to the hangar and facilities.
Andre on his way to the flight line.
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Alchemy climbing away in the cool air.
Joshua and Neil Twomey returning from the flight line. Beautiful Alchemy restored to perfection by Danie Potgieter. Previously owned by Chris Halgreen, but he had a mishap with it in England.
André Stockwell’s Quasar will get its second FAI sticker when it competes at this year’s F3A World Championship in Calcinatello, Italy.
It is so great to see someone competing with a Stik in an entry-level aerobatic class. Pilot skill will always ensure a good result.
Judges all ready and waiting for Clinton to carry the Alchemy to the runway. Beautifully calm and sunny conditions fully enjoyed by all.
The Cape Six (sounds like a revolutionary mob!). Stuart Nix, Cobus Malan, Pieter Kapp, Charlie Blakemore, Michael Borcherds, and Rodney Potter.
Colourful aerobatic machines at the flight line.
The Advanced class was supported by only four entries... two from the Cape, Neil Twomey from MAASA Gauteng, and veteran Burt Botha from Port Elizabeth. Round one scores very close except for Neil, with Pieter Kapp just taking first place. Burt pulled out a stunning round two flight, ahead of Charlie Blakemore and Neil. “Don't count us out”, Charlie said. Pieter just tried too hard and was relegated to fourth place. Like the Sportsman class, the scores were very close and unpredictable, this time it was Neil with the highest score, but only just ahead of Burt. And for the second time, Pieter with the highest score and winner of round four. What close scores, Pieter just ahead of Burt to win the class and very close for third and fourth, brilliant flying. A fantastic competitive Masters class, four from the Cape made up the nine entries. Class-favourite Danie Potgieter didn't have it all his way. He did win the first round, but only just head of Chris O’Connell, the rest of the pilots scoring between 55 and 67, all very close. Round two was won by Pieter Botha but only just ahead of Chris and Danie. Great low 70% scores given by the three Cape Town judges, and Chris scoring his first 70%+. It was all to fly for in round three in Masters, but the consistency of flying from Danie gave him the win, and in fact the only one in the 70's. Consistent flying will always win, and those who can handle the pressure. What pressure? It didn't look like anyone was under pressure in round four. Everyone improved their scores and their personal best score of the event, so many 70+ scores which made it a very close fourth round which once again was won by Danie, but wow, only just. When all the scores had be calculated it was Danie, the class-favorite emerging the winner, but he must have been sweating somewhat. Not far behind and for second and third was Chris and Pieter. Most achieved their personal best scores, which gave us all inspiration for the rest of the season and booking time off work for next years Nationals. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 9
Neil Dawson, winner Sportsman class.
Bob and Grant getting Pieter Kapp (1), Burt Botha (2) and Neil Twomey, the prize giving going. first three in the Advanced class.
Danie Potgieter (1), Chris O’Connell (2) and Pieter Botha, the top three in the Masters class.
André Stockwell (1), Clinton Carter-Brown (2), and Joshua Joshua Twomey, with the junior trophy. Clinton and Grant Twomey, top three in F3A, and members of the SA team. Brook doing the honours.
Line up of officials and judges: Danie Potgieter, Martin Knoetzen, Kas Hamman, Bernus van der Westhuizen, Chris O’Connel, and Grant Brook.
Finally the F3A class. The usual four entries were here to show who is top gun and leader of the SA team for this year’s World Championships. As this was a team selection event, the pilots were under extra pressure. Clinton, André, Grant, and young Joshua were keen to take to the skies and impress the judges. Into the 80's and a very close battle between Clinton and André for round one. Joshua pulled out a fantastic flight in round two which left André having to show all his experience to stay ahead for the round two win. Clinton and Grant not far behind, Grant made a stunning improvement from his first round score must have given Clinton a bit of a shock. Scores dropped in round three but was still very close between Clinton and André, Joshua may have tried that little bit too hard but still ended third. The final round of the event saw Grant opting not to take part which left Clinton, Joshua, and André to battle it out. André was just too good and was the round four clear winner. Scores calculated and the winner is... André with a superb average, Clinton a very close second, Joshua a well-deserved third, and bringing up the rear, Grant. So, that was the 2019 Pattern Nationals over. In fact the Power Nationals event continued for a couple of days after we had all packed up and left for home. Prize giving was later on the Sunday and after smiles and shaking of hands, we all went on our merry way, some closer than others but all with fond memories of such a fantastic weekend and plans to return in 2020. Thanks to our three judges who gave up their time to sit and judge most of the flights: Kas Hamman, Martin Knoetzen, and Bernus van der Westhuizen. Danie Potgieter was our capable and faithful CD who kept everyone in check. Finally, good luck to our SA team André, Clinton, Grant, and Joshua (junior) who will be flying the SA flag at the 2019 Wold Championships in Italy this coming August. And to anyone who hasn't taken part in a Nationals at Henley-on-Klip, I suggest you book this time next year and come and join us, you will not be disappointed. Results. MAASA Precision Aerobatics at the 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals Sportsman Pl.
Name
Round 1 %
Round 2 %
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Round 3 %
Round 4 %
Total
Neil Dawson Ian Becke Conrad Swanepoel Sarel Venter Craig Lipsett Alec Groenewald David Swanepoel
61,13 62,13 60,13 59,20 59,13 55,60 40,73
67,33 59,80 58,47 52,80 55,40 50,67 49,27
61,80 60,80 57,33 66,13 60,87 58,60 54,07
73,87 67,73 68,93 59,53 57,47 50,33 49,33
3220 3020 2982 2918 2870 2697 2415
Average %
67,67 63,56 62,51 61,62 59,16 54,96 50,89
1. 2. 3. 4.
Pieter Kapp Burt Botha Neil Twomey Charles Blakemore
63,92 63,82 58,61 62,85
65,49 71,04 56,52 67,92
63,99 64,51 64,86 58,09
72,78 67,08 64,24 63,02
3031 3018 2865 2865
67,42 67,55 64,87 64,63
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Danie Potgieter Chris O’Connell Pieter Botha Lee Bonney Derick Butow Stuart Nix Rodney Potter Cobus Malan Michael Borcherds
71,83 69,19 65,44 67,19 55,69 64,03 64,36 62,61 55,28
72,47 73,39 73,72 58,64 70,56 67,36 61,39 63,94 65,42
73,81 66,06 68,78 68,86 66,31 68,67 66,94 64,7 60,58
75,31 74,03 71,89 70,50 73,31 72,36 70,58 67,89 65,97
3152 3059 3002 2957 2941 2922 2878 2775 2687
73,86 72,20 71,46 68,85 70,06 69,46 67,30 65,33 63,99
1. 2. 3. 4.
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78,13 77,95 73,91 73,14
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Scale at the Nationals
Koos Pretorius. Photos by Stefan Coetzer and Linda Dold. All the Scale pilots and their models line up for a photo shoot. If all entrants had pitched, a wide-angle lens would have been necessary!
Danie Potgieter flew his electrically-powered Pilatus PC-21 with great skill, to take the Sport Scale class, winning each of the three rounds.
Judges Humphrey le Grice, Johan Ehlers, and Kenny Morey. All three very experienced, with a wealth of knowledge. Good crew!
Pretty RV-4 by Koos Pretorius, flown consistently well to place second in Sport Scale. Jacques Alberts flew his LSA Extra 330SC in Sport Scale; placed third.
Piper J3 Cub was entry of first-timer to Scale, Dean Halley. Maybe this is the start of a revival of Scale in KwaZulu Natal.
Piper Pawnee flown by Alec Groenewald, of LOMAC, Nelspruit.
We started this year's Nationals on Saturday morning, with static judging of the three F4H aircraft namely Humphrey's Sopwith Pup, Burt's SE 5a and Danie's Potgieter’s Fokker D7. The flying started at 13:00 with Sport Scale, with first-time scale participant Craig Lipsett with his Grumman F8F Bearcat. Jacques Alberts with his Extra 330 SC was up second, followed by Burt Botha flying a borrowed Vans RV8. This year, unfortunately six entrants withdrew before the Nationals got under way, with another three withdrawing on the day that the competition started due to various reasons. This meant that we lost half of the Sport Scale entrants. Another first time entrant, Dean Halley, flew a Piper J3 Cub, and was followed by Danie Potgieter and his Pilatus PC 21. Alec Groenewald from LOMAC with his trusty Piper Pawnee was up next, followed by Koos Pretorius with the RV4. Justin Gomersall flew a YAK 54, and David Potgieter an Extra 330 SC, both first-time scale pilots, concluding the first round of Sport Scale. We then swopped judges and started the first round of F4H, with Humphrey and the Sopwith Pup. He had his best flight of the competition during this round. Danie flew the Fokker D7 next, but unfortunately his electric motor stopped after only a few manoeuvres were completed and this resulted in a very low-scoring round. Burt decided to forfeit the first round as he was not comfortable with the SE 5a's CG and needed some more time to sort out the plane. That evening we were treated to fantastic food, done to perfection by the "Spitz and Bitz". Sunday was a rest day for the scale pilots. Scale flying started again at 08:30 on Monday morning, with the same fantastic weather as Sunday. Dean improved his flying during this second round with his J3 Cub, no doubt taking the judges’ advice to hart, and seemed to enjoy doing the scale flying. Justin had a reasonable second round... if only he could get that stall turn to stick! David had his best flight during this second round with the Extra 330sc. All the pilots appreciated the positive feedback that Johan, Kenny, and Humphrey gave after every flight; this, in my opinion led to improvements in flying across the board for the first-time scale pilots. Jacques had his worst round of the competition after some of the manoeuvres were out of sequence, but he and his caller had a good laugh about it afterwards. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 11
Craig had his best round of the competition with the Bearcat. It was good to see newcomers to scale actually want to fly aircraft like the Bearcat, J3 Cub, Pawnee, etc. Burt flew the RV8 and steadily improved his score. Danie again improved his score with the Pc21. We started the second round of F4H and again Humphrey had the upper hand with his Sopwith Pup, followed by Burt with his SE 5A, even if he has some work to do before he will be comfortable with the plane. Shortly into Danie's flight with the Fokker D7, his motor again shut down, making it impossible for him to improve his score by much. I started the third round of Sport Scale with the RV4, followed by Justin who again had a problem with performing the stall turn with the Yak 54 to the judges satisfaction, and this round turned out to be his worst for the competition. David also struggled during this round after showing great promise in the second round. Craig also unfortunately could not improve on his second round score with the Bearcat, and like with everything, you need to practice and get to know your aircraft completely. Jacques had a much better round and this was in fact his best round of the competition. Burt and Danie also improved their scores with the RV8 and PC 21 respectively. Dean Halley flew his J3 Cub more to the judges’ liking and the score speaks for itself, well done Dean. Alec from LOMAC had another reasonable flight with the Pawnee, the second year that he is flying it at the combined Nationals... well done Alec. The third round of F4H was again a one-sided affair with Humphrey being the only one to have a complete flight. This concluded the Scale portion of this years combined National champs. Sport Scale was introduced to try and get more pilots to fly scale aircraft, and perhaps inspire some of the guys to start building and flying F4H or even F4C-quality aircraft. Unfortunately this has not happened and the only competition where we see large entries is at the Nationals, and to a lesser degree at the RMAC Series Scale competition in July. I therefore again appeal to all pilots with scale aircraft to come and join us at the Series Scale comps. Look at the dates on the NASA web site or contact myself or the committee and we will be glad to give you the dates and location of the upcoming events. I want to thank the judges Johan Ehlers, Kenny Morey, and Humphrey le Grice for their hard work on the flight line, Linda for all the scoring and prep work before and during the Nationals. Bob Skinner for his hard work also leading up to the Nats and during the event for the fantastic trophies and the podium he constructed. To the hardworking owner of Henley, Marius and his family for the wonderful food in the kitchen. I also want to thank Clive McInnes for the use of his gazebo for the judges. And last but by no means least, to all the participants thank you for taking part; Safe landings and we hope to see you all again next year.
Side view on take-off of Jacques Aberts’ Extra, in F4H Scale. This year saw many more pilots competing with scale subjects, as opposed to Large Scale Aerobatic aircraft, which are also eligible.
Burt, Danie, and Humphrey; top-placers in F4C Scale.
Jacques, Danie, and Koos...top three in F4H Scale (old Stand-off-Scale).
Koos leading the Scale prize giving.
Johan doing some of the honours.
Judges Johan Ehlers, Koos, Humphrey, le Grice, and Kenny Morey.
Judges for F4H were Johan, Koos, and Kenny.
Results. NASA Scale at the 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals Sport Scale Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Name Danie Potgieter Koos Pretorius Jacques Alberts David Potgieter Burt Botha Justin Gomersall Craig Lipsett Dean Halley Alec Groenewald
Model PIlatus PC-21 Vans RV-4 Extra 330SC Extra 330SC Vans RV-8 YAK 54 F8F Bearcat Piper J3 Cub Piper Pawnee
Pl. 1. 2. 3.
Name Humphrey le Grice Danie Potgieter Burt Botha
Model Sopwith Pup Fokker D7 SE 5a
Flt 1 2636 2372 2211 2087 2046 2141 1903 1671 1700
Norm. 1000 900 839 792 776 812 722 634 645
Flt 2 2691 2545 2059 2313 2065 2047 1910 1733 1930
Norm. 1000 946 765 859 767 760 710 644 717
Flt 3 2740 2623 2541 1955 2185 2003 1834 21209 1915
Norm. 1000 957 844 713 797 731 669 774 699
Ave best 2 1000 952 842 825 787 786 716 709 708
Total 1000 952 842 825 787 786 716 709 708
F4H Scale Static 1253 772 1036
Norm. 500 308 413
Flt 1 500 516 0
Norm. 500 278 0
Flt 2 500 781 871
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Norm. 500 429 478
Flt 3 500 0 0
Norm. 500 0 0
Ave best 2 1000 353 239
Total 1500 661 651
Parachuting at the Nationals
Pieter Mulder. Photos by Linda Dold. Contest management was set up conveniently close to the drop zone.
Arney Sieling flew Dad’s Stik with great skill.
Wow, here we are again looking back on beautiful events. Welcome to the readers of SAMAA News, and we hope you enjoy the SAMPE news! Though this is early into the second quarter of 2019, we as the South African Model Parachute Enthusiasts (SAMPE) family had members competing in the 2019 Combined Power Nationals at Henley Model Airfield and Family Entertainment. It is a year later and we are happy to announce that we did it again. What may you ask? We had nine entries for the 25% Scale RC Skydivers, of which two entrants couldn't compete due to unforeseen difficulties. Then we had an exciting and new ground-breaking four entries for the all-new 14% Junior Scale RC Skydivers. These events took place on Saturday 27 April 2019, simultaneous with some other SAMAA classes of aeromodelling activity. Big thank you goes to Bob Skinner and Linda Dold for giving their best as always in organizing the admin side of events! To keep matters flowing freely, three drop planes were lined up for the day’s skydiving activities: a 40cc Luvly Stik owned by Sherwin Beretta (Irene Radio Flyers), and piloted by Awie van Wyk Jnr (Snoopy’s Squadron), a 40cc Big Stik owned by Johan Sieling (Silverton Radio Flyers) piloted by Arney Sieling (Silverton Radio Flyers), and a Pilot 30cc RC Trainer 90, owned by Freek Hennop (Moot Radio Flyers) piloted by Johan (Groenie) Groenewald (Moot Radio Flyers). With nine entrants, and seven that could make it on the day, the event was split into the two categories as mentioned earlier. Our Contest Director Johan Sieling (Silverton Radio Flyers) took management control and the two events kicked off around 12:30 until 17:30, and we enjoyed great success.
Pieter explaining the details of his chute and jumper to interested visitors...
Freek packing, meticulously.
...once you hold a jumper, you are hooked on model skydiving!
Now untangle, dammit!
Packing is serious business...small mistakes may result in a nasty bounce.
The area around the start-up and loading, and the drop zone, was always busy. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 13
During the model parachuting portion of the championship events, we had yet again the biggest support gallery of visitors alongside the drop zone, who were amazed by these real-looking skydivers flying down to the accuracy target. Many supporters ventured closer to have a look and feel of the skydivers, with many questions answered by the competition participants. Thank you to the SAMPE family members who also were at the event for your support. We all appreciate it like always. Thank you to the Competition CD- Johan Sieling, and our Circle Judge JP Celliers. Our jump judges for the championship were Raymond Myburgh (Jump Judge 1), Caroline Myburgh (Jump Judge 2), André van der Merwe (Jump Judge 3) and, Ina van der Merwe, (Jump Judge 4). Our scorer was Michelle van Zyl, and the three drop pilots were Arney Sieling, Awie van Wyk, and Johan (Groenie) Groenewald; many thanks for your hard work during the competition. The outcome of the two category events after six rounds of gruelling jumping, is shown in the table at the bottom of the page.
Model skydiver heading for the drop zone.
Fanie van Emmenes with his first-place trophy for his win in the 25% class.
Evert Kleynhans took second place in the 25% scale class of model skydiving...
...and Silver in the 14% Junior Skydiver class as well!
JP Celliers was our Circle Judge...thanks JP!
Darrin Beretta guided his 14% Junior Skydiver to good effect for a third place.
First place Gold in the 14%-scale Junior Skydivers went to Sherwin Beretta.
Johan Sieling honoured two of the drop pilots, Johan Groenewald, and Arney Sieling, for their contriubution.
Raymond and Carolyn Myburgh receiving recognition for their judging duties at the Nationals. Thank you guys!
Michele van Zyl hit the keyboard to ensure quick processing of the scores.
Results. SAMPE Parachuting at the 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals 25%-scale Skydivers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Fanie van Emmenes Evert Kleynhans Dion van Rooyen Sherwin Beretta Pieter Mulder Awie van Wyk
14%-scale Junior Skydivers 2825 3080 3490 3675 4710 5365
1. 2. 3. 4.
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Sherwin Beretta Evert Kleynhans Darrin Beretta Pieter Mulder
3030 5250 6275 7020
Pylon Racing at the Nationals
Matthys Botha. Photos by Stefan Coetzer and Linda Dold. SAMPRA flag flying proud at the Nats!
Green spring grass provided a dust-free pit area.
Severe storms and flooding plagued Johannesburg, and surrounding areas during the month of April. The organizers and pilots alike, kept a close eye on the predictions for the up-and-coming Aerial Concepts Combined Power Nationals in April of 2019, desperately hoping for a better forecast and no rain as the days went by. Reports of good weather started rolling in, cloudy skies, moderate wind…A few days went by, the forecast now clear skies, moderate wind. When finally, in the week leading up to the Nationals, the forecast changed to clear skies, and low to no wind. Just perfect! Friday the 26 April 2019 – Location: Henley Model Airfield and Family Entertainment. The venue for the Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals for 2019. The organizers are hard at work setting up the various courses, for all the different disciplines. Ranging from FPV Drone Racing, Large Scale Aerobatics, Precision Aerobatics, Scale and Jets, Parachuting, and of course Pylon Racing. There's a buzz of activity not only in the skies above, but on both flight lines, and fellow pilots are lining up for those crucial last-minute flights and setup changes. It is finally time for the Nationals, all that hard work, hours of testing, weeks spent building, tweaking, and adjusting. It's all built up to this moment, and there is no turning back now. It's time to race! 08:00 – Pilots Briefing and Scrutineering. Officials and Judges checked all aircraft for basic safety, as well as fuel cut-off systems, and radio fail-safe systems. Nervous and anxious competitors gathered around while briefed about safety and no-fly zones. Once completed, each pilot was issued with a “2019 Nationals Approved” sticker to be placed on all aircraft participating in the Nationals event for Pylon Racing. In less than two hours the lights will go out, and three or four aircraft will take to the skies and scream towards turn one! 10:00 – and the countdown starts. Three, two, one, “On The clock” as our Timing Judges and Start Official Renier Venter synchronize the timing lights. The pilots on the line, now have 60 seconds to start their engines and set those needles for optimum RPM. It is often said “If all goes well, this is the longest sixty seconds of your life, but if your glow plug is dead, this will be the fastest sixty seconds, you have ever experienced!” Five seconds left, and the lights go on! Red away! Blue away! Yellow away! Each aircraft now safely airborne and screaming at maximum rpm and decibels towards pylon one! “Turn!” and “Pull!” As the callers shout out loud to indicate to their pilots that they must turn around and make their way to pylons two and three. With blistering speeds, the aircraft maintain their attitude, flying on knife edge, like they are fixed on rails! Speeds in excess of 300km/h are achieved, as our pilots complete ten laps before receiving a solid light to indicate that the race is over. Adrenaline levels are spiked, the all so common shakes are in full swing, and pilots talking and jabbering with heightened excitement about the races! This is Pylon Racing! The adrenaline-filled, fast-paced, action-packed sport, anyone can do against friends and family! With four days of competing, our pilots were treated to the best weather we have had in a long time, calm conditions, and an excellent venue. With virtually no time constraints while competing. Records were bound to be broken, and from the onset they were. On day one, the Q40 pilots competed, and times started breaching the seventy second marker; each round going faster and faster and 70 seconds, 69 seconds, until it happened! 68.49 seconds, a new South African Record.
Pilots enjoying a short break before racing resumes.
The pit lane and refuelling station was a popular gathering point!
“Approved! You may now race”. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 15
Making retracts for a Stik! Sportsman pilot and daredevil David took things to the extreme, leaving skid marks on the flag at pylon 2. Pure skill at work; both plane and flag are okay, and the Stik is said to have flown a tad faster after this freak incident!
Yes folks, we had our first official record for the nationals in 2019. Congratulations to pilot: Wayne Willcox, and caller: Johnathan Willcox. The father, son duo, recently embarked on travelling to various events around the world, and the exposure, experience and knowledge is now paying off, not too mention the hard work and practice that this team puts in! Once again Congratulations, this is well deserved. At the end of the day our overall winner for Q40 was Wayne Willcox, followed by Trevor Budd in second place, and Patrick O'Donovan finishing in third. Pilots and callers were treated to a wonderful banquet with fantastic food prepared by the organizers Marius and Family from Henley. With Q40 completed, and the evenings activities rounded up, it was time to prepare for the next day's racing. Sunday 28 April 2019 – Standard Quickies. The biggest class for the Nationals this year, marked a milestone for the Pylon committee. Plans that were set in motion almost two years earlier are now paying off, with most of our then Sportsman pilots progressing to the highly competitive and extremely fun class known as Standard Quickies. Good news indeed, indicating that there is a good amount of growth in our sport. A huge thank you to everyone who makes this possible, Thanks to Oom Boet from “Jets R Us”, making it possible for us to get hold of locally-produced aircraft without having to import, or break the bank. Racing was intense, and again the conditions favoured the fast. Yet again we saw our pilots flying faster, round after round, with most pilots breaking the 100-second barrier. Unbelievable, yet another record is broken. The previous recorded record time was held by Eben Muller, set back in 2018 with a time of 96.93. This was shattered by pilot Trevor Budd and caller Russell van der Westhuizen, with a time of 95.26. Well done guys, you flew like champions. Trevor flew like a bat out of hell, all day long, and ended up taking top honours for the day, closely followed by Russell van der Westhuizen in second place, while third place went to Patrick O'Donovan. Congratulations! Monday 29 April – Sportsman. With records being broken on each day, the pressure was on for our Sportsman pilots to rise to the occasion. Close racing and fierce competition was the order of the day, with times getting faster and faster after lunch time (there must be something in those delicious burgers). Yet again, a super-fast time from Martin Venter, the previous record holder. And it is official, another record tumbles. With all the records tumbling so far, we advise each reader to wear a protective helmet to ensure your safety while reading this article. Congratulations to our Sportsman pilot, and new record holder Martin Venter with a time of 123.27. Martin was the overall winner in the Sportsman class, in second place we had Sarel Venter all the way from LOMAC, followed closely by third place pilot Neil Dawson. Congratulations guys, it was so much fun to see your everyday flyers, tearing it up around the course! Tuesday 30 April 2019 – Day 4, and finally it was time for Hot Quickies. Being our second fastest class of all, pilots were eager to challenge for fastest times. The pressure was on to break another record, and from the onset the times were close. Judges poised, with fingers on the ready! The gusty conditions made it trickier than the previous couple of days, with some pilots being caught out with the sudden headwind, resulting in some heart-breaking cuts on pylon one. Conditions soon turned for the better and the pilots started challenging that golden goose of a record, when finally, it happened again! Four records set at the Nationals! What a great achievement! This time it was pilot Russell vd Westhuizen, and caller Trevor Budd, who broke the record and set the bar for things to come, Russell flew an astonishing 77.10 seconds, Well done Russell, the Terrible Twins were at it again!
Jasper and Johan enjoyed the timekeeping. Many thanks guys!
Arrie Schoeman flew this Quickie.
Swea Pea Q40 racer flown by Arrie Schoeman. Imported from Big Bruce Racing.
Great Planes Quick V6 Quickie flown by Martin Venter to first place in Sportsman.
Newcomer to Pylon Racing, Donald Dold flew this Stik.
Trevor Budd’s 4-Koffie Quickie.
Viper 500 flown by Neil Dawson.
Arrie Schoeman’s Q40 Kelly ( A1 Composites, Australia).
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Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up, you truly deserve this. I would also personally thank all our pilots, and callers who attended and competed in this great event. I really hope you guys enjoyed every moment of it! A huge thank you to the organizers, SAMAA, SAMPRA, Marius and family from Henley Model Airfield and Family Entertainment, a special thanks to the ladies running the kitchen; the food was amazing. Special thanks to our helpers and officials Renier Venter, Stefan Coetzer, Johan Blom, Jasper van Eden, Donald Dold, and JP Richardson, without you we would not have been able to achieve what we have, during this event! Thanks to all our competitors, and spectators, as well as the families who supported us during the Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals 2019. Sadly, it was time to pack up, and make our way home. We said our goodbyes to friends, new and old. Until next time, Go Fast, Turn Left!
Sarel Venter gained Martin Venter is second place in the first-place winner Standard class. in Sportsman.
“Calm now; let’s have a good, clean race”
Hot Quickie winners: Danie (3), Russell, and Trevor (2).
Official, Donald Dold.
Official, Johan Blom.
Start line action...three almost ready to go!
Official, Stefan Coetzer.
Patrick, Trevor, and Russell; top three in Standards.
Official, Jasper van Eden.
Official, Renier Venter.
Wayne, Trevor, and Patrick, with their callers. Top three in Q40.
Results. SAMPRA Pylon Racing at the 2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals Sportsman 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Martin Venter Sarel Venter Neil Dawson David Potgieter Alec Groenewald Donald Dold
Standard Quickie 500 916,82 983,24 1025,82 1044,40 1052,53 1197,80
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Trevor Budd 699,91 Russell van der Westhuizen 710,91 Patrick O’Donovan 724,09 Arrie Schoeman 799,04 Sarel Venter 855,73 Neil Dawson 1106,38 Alec Groenewald 1177,00 Martin Venter 1253,30
Hot Quickie 500 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Russell van der Westhuizen Trevor Budd Danie Potgieter Patrick O’Donovan Arrie Schoeman Wayne Willcox
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Q40 574,48 581,36 618,40 682,62 697,57 1282,25
1. 2. 3. 4.
Wayne Willcox Trevor Budd Patrick O’Donovan Russell van der Westhuizen
491,98 507,59 560,01 1182,30
Fun Fly Series 2019 Rules and Regulations
1. There will be 3 (three) qualifying rounds flown. Each round will consist of 6 (six) events per class. 2. The number of pilots to be invited to the 2019 Fun Fly Masters will be determined by the number of pilots entering the various qualifying rounds. More detail to follow as the rounds are completed. 3. At least two independent, non-flying judges/officials must be present throughout the events. They will time, count, and record all scores on the official score sheets provided. Additional assistants may be co-opted as required, as line judges, etc.
Johan Sieling
4. The score sheets must be returned by the club administration within one week of the event that was flown, to: email – funflysa@gmail.com. Please – all queries and correspondence also to be directed to the above email address.
5. The rules/details of the six events to be flown for each round, will be e-mailed to the organiser of each club/group. The organiser will keep the events sealed and safe until the day that the round will be flown. Each event will only be read out immediately before the event is flown and events must be flown in numerical order. 6. All aircraft will be of a fixed-wing type. A competitor may have TWO aircraft. One aircraft MUST be the primary for use during the competition. The other is a back-up and may only be used if the primary aircraft is damaged. The damaged aircraft may be repaired, but must be scrutinised by the judges and CD before being pronounced fit to fly. Competitors may share an aircraft, but if it sustains structural damage, then all the pilots using that aircraft MUST use the same back-up aircraft, if one is still available. 7. Aircraft specifications for the various classes will be as follows: (These specifications will be strictly applied – anyone not adhering, shall be asked to reclassify to an applicable class, or will be excluded from the competitions – disqualified!). Scrutinising of aircraft may take place at any time during the duration of the various rounds, or during the running of the Masters event to check eligibility of the aircraft. a. Open Class – aircraft to comply to all SAMAA rules and regulations – maximum weight is 4.5kg, with batteries/fuel. b. Veterans Class – participants 55+ years of age – Veterans Class is only applicable to Open Class. c. Sportsman Class – Maximum main wing thickness of 18% - maximum wing thickness divided by the average wing width (mean wing width) including ailerons , main wing control surface mean width to be maximum 50mm, main wing loading to be greater than 52 grams per square dm, maximum model weight 4.5kg with batteries/fuel. d. “Light” Sportsman Class – Any aircraft weighing less than 850grams including fuel/batteries – foam models are allowed. 8. You can choose which class to enter if you are participating for the first time – obviously with a suitable and eligible aircraft. 9. Should you qualify to participate in the Fun Fly Masters and on obtaining first place and second place in the Sportsman Class at the Masters, then you won't be eligible to enter Sportsmen Class henceforth. 10. Other than fuel and parts that may be replaced during repairs, nothing may be added to, or removed from the aircraft, i.e. wings may not be removed, or extra weights added to suit certain events. 11. All take-offs and landings in any one event must be in the same direction (one direction) and on the runway, normally into the wind. Some events may not have a judged or timed landing, but these must still be on the runway in the correct direction. 12. In the event of a specified landing with “stopping” on the runway, then the aircraft must do just that. A fast landing and careening off the tarmac onto the surrounding grass or dirt ,will score zero or be penalized as described in the event rules. Once again, the correct direction of landing to be adhered to. 13. Tactical crashes are not permitted under any circumstances. A tactical crash is defined as when the pilot deliberately gives an input on the transmitter which crashes the model onto the runway or target. Should a tactical crash result in any obvious damage which renders the aircraft immediately un-flyable (damaged structure, torn covering, or any detached components like the firewall, motor, landing gear, wings, or stabilizers) then the landing shall immediately be considered a tactical crash. The pilot will score a ZERO for that event. 14. All manoeuvres MUST be recognizable in the opinion of the judges, and in the case of poorly-flown manoeuvres, the decision of the judges shall be final. Poorly-flown manoeuvres are to be re-flown until the judges approve of them. 15. In the case of timed events, the stopwatch times of the judges will be the average for the final score time. In the event of one judge failing to time, or his watch failing, or the judges' times differing by more than 3-seconds, then a re-fly will be permitted if requested by the pilot. The judges will confer and reach a unanimous decision on the time to be recorded. If all the competitors and judges agree, individual judges may time certain events alone to speed up the competition. (Cut-and-glide events where more than one pilot could fly at the same time). 16. In the case of measured distances, the judges should measure the distance together and agree on the final measurement to be recorded. 17. Events will be made up of typical fixed-wing flying manoeuvres and stunts as used in the past Fun-Fly Series. Where necessary, we will simplify or even replace the events for the Sportsman classes; we will not require pilots to do manoeuvres that are not suitable for the typical aircraft flown by the pilots. 18. Where an event calls for a number of manoeuvres to be flown in a certain time and sequence, then the judges will confer and be unanimous in their decision as to the number of manoeuvres and the sequence flown. Competitors may ask the judges to inform them during the flight how many manoeuvres they have seen to have been completed. Judges must not instruct the pilots how to fly a manoeuvre during the competition events. The correct number of each manoeuvre to be flown in the correct sequence before a score may be recorded. The correct number of manoeuvres or more may be flown before attempting the next manoeuvre in the sequence. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 18
1. There will be 3 (three) qualifying rounds flown. Each round will consist of 6 (six) events per class. 2. The number of pilots to be invited to the 2019 Fun Fly Masters will be determined by the number of pilots entering the various qualifying rounds. More detail to follow as the rounds are completed. 3. At least two independent, non-flying judges/officials must be present throughout the events. They will time, count, and record all scores on the official score sheets provided. Additional assistants may be co-opted as required, as line judges, etc. 4. The score sheets must be returned by the club administration within one week of the event that was flown, to: email – funflysa@gmail.com. Please – all queries and correspondence also to be directed to the above email address. 5. The rules/details of the six events to be flown for each round, will be e-mailed to the organiser of each club/group. The organiser will keep the events sealed and safe until the day that the round will be flown. Each event will only be read out immediately before the event is flown and events must be flown in numerical order. 6. All aircraft will be of a fixed-wing type. A competitor may have TWO aircraft. One aircraft MUST be the primary for use during the competition. The other is a back-up and may only be used if the primary aircraft is damaged. The damaged aircraft may be repaired, but must be scrutinised by the judges and CD before being pronounced fit to fly. Competitors may share an aircraft, but if it sustains structural damage, then all the pilots using that aircraft MUST use the same back-up aircraft, if one is still available. 7. Aircraft specifications for the various classes will be as follows: (These specifications will be strictly applied – anyone not adhering, shall be asked to reclassify to an applicable class, or will be excluded from the competitions – disqualified!).
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SA Model Jet Association Coacing Clinic and Honorary Life Membership
Stan Fincham Interested participants getting the finer points of scale jet static and flying.
Marthinus Potgieter and his certificate of Honorary SAMJA Membership, with Dean.
On the 24th March 2019, the South African Model Jet Association presented a coaching clinic at the Henley Model Airfield and Family Entertainment centre. Kenny Morey and Johan Ehlers, both internationally-recognised IJMC judges, presented a clinic, to would-be candidates, hoping to qualify for the World Jet Masters, to be held in China in October of this year. The morning started with a presentation by Johan Ehlers, that covered all the criteria for scale presentation of an aircraft, and flying at this prestigious world event. All aspects of the package that needs to be compiled by the pilot to prove authenticity, were discussed in detail; from scale drawings and photographs, to colour swatches and markings, in detail. Tips were also given to pilots on which views and drawings relative to the full-size subject, were important in compiling the dossier. Having judged international competitions, Johan's experience benefitted the pilots and others attending immensely. The pilots were then given an opportunity to fly a sequence. Johan and Kenny were then going to critique and make suggestions for improvement to each pilot. Par for the jet course however, technical issues put paid to the flights, and the day was cut short. Anyone who had the privilege of hearing Johan talk, and seeing his vast experience and knowledge-base, would have come away from the event, more fully equipped to take an aircraft to this world stage. A very special thank you to Johan and Kenny, for making the event possible. To all the pilots who attended, thank you for making the effort. Further to the clinic, the SAMJA committee recently voted unanimously that the distinguished honour of Life Membership to SAMJA be bestowed upon Marthinus Potgieter. Dean Grobbelaar, SAMJA chairman awarded the certificate to Marthinus for his term as office bearer of SAMJA, and for his efforts in promoting Jet activities throughout South Africa. Recognition for efforts and appreciation are not common courtesies among modellers. Thank you Marthinus, from the SAMJA team. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 19
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Nomination of members for the SAMA A Management Committee, 2020-2021
YOUR X IS YOUR SAY It is near the end of the term of office of the current SAMAA Management Committee (2018-2019). It is time again for the nomination and election of members to serve on the SAMAA Management Committee for the period 2020-2021. The election process starts with the call for nomination of potential candidates, with the nomination form appearing on the next page in this issue of the SAMAA News. The nomination and voting procedure in the Manual of Procedure calls for a postal vote. The current total unreliability of the SAPO postal system has necessitated a re-look at the process, and an electronic voting procedure is certainly a much better option. This procedure may be quite protracted; especially if more than five nominations are received, in which case there will have to be an electronic vote to determine the five candidates with the most votes. Here is a short summary of the process: Voting procedure 1. Nominations 2. Voting (if more than five candidates are nominated, and accept) 3. Counting and declaration of results by the SAMAAs auditors 4. Ratification of the new committee members at the AGM in 2020 (tentative date is Thursday 12 March 2020). 1. Nominations Nominations are called for on the next page of this issue of the SAMAA News. Nominees are required to sign acceptance/consent of the proposal, and they must be eligible for nomination. The nomination must be signed by the Proposer, and the secondant. This nomination must be returned to the SAMAA office by any of the methods listed on the nomination form, and must be received by the SAMAA office staff before the close of business on Thursday 31st October 2019. 2. Voting When the nomination forms are returned and vetted, and there are more than five nominees, these names will be published in Issue 4 of the SAMAA News, to appear at the end of November 2019. This issue will contain the CVs or an election manifesto/promise of each of the candidates, to inform SAMAA members (only Regular and Senior Citizen members), of why they ought to vote for the candidates. Every eligible member (Regular and Senior Citizen) may vote for up to five candidates. The email address of the auditors will be the return address for your votes. E-mails with votes sent to the SAMAA office are invalid, so DO NOT use the SAMAA office e-mail address for your vote. 3. Counting The auditors will count and verify the votes, and will correlate with the SAMAA database that the voting members are current, and in good standing. They will supply a report on the vote count to the election co-ordinator, to be nominated by the SMC. 4. Ratification The results of the vote count will be announced at the SAMAA Annual General Meeting, on Thursday 12th March 2020. If anyone was unable, for a valid reason, to cast an electronic vote, they may do so in person at the AGM. The five candidates with the most votes after the final vote count (including the “floor votes”, will constitute the SAMAA Management Committee for the 2020-2021 period. There you are...sweet and simple! But, it will only work if you, the SAMAA member, do your duty as a member, by nominating your preferred candidates for office, in time, and then voting in time, if required, by transmitting your electronic vote to the auditors at the correct address. The SAMAA is your association, for your benefit. The members of the Management Committee serve you, the member, so that you may enjoy your hobby and sport in safety. BUT, you must show interest, and participate in this process, to ensure that your voice is heard! It is your right as a member of the SAMAA!
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Nomination of members for the SAMA A Management Committee, 2020-2021
YOUR X IS YOUR SAY With this notice, the SAMAA management calls for the nomination of and from Association members, to serve on the SAMAA Management Committee, during the term of office 2020 and 2021. In terms of clauses 9 and 10- of the SAMAA Constitution, and the election process approved by the auditors of the SAMAA, nominations are called for five (5) members to serve on the SAMAA Management Committee. To be valid, each nomination form muyst be completed in full, signed, and returned as per the following process: a. b. c. d.
The name, SAMAA membership number, membership expiry date, address, and signature of the NOMINEE The name, SAMAA Membership number, membership expiry date, address, and signature of the PROPOSER The name, SAMAA membership number, membership expiry date, address, and signature of the SECONDANT The fully-completed nomination forms (one per Regular Adult, and Senior Citizen member) may be sent: 1. By post: 2. By e-mail: 3. By hand:
“Nominations for SAMAA Management Committee” PO Box 7116, Bonaero Park 1622 or samaa-admin@mweb.co.za or Hand-delivered to the staff in the SAMAA office, Office 24, Building R4, Denel Technical Academy, 131 Atlas Road (Denel North entrance), Bonaero Park, Kempton Park.
e. The completed nomination forms must be in the hands of the SAMAA office staff by close of business on Thursday 31 October 2019.
NOMINATION FORM NOMINEE: I,
the NOMINEE, being a member of the SAMAA in good standing, do hereby agree, if elected, to serve on the SAMAA Management Committee.
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PROPOSER: I,
the PROPOSER, being a member of the SAMAA in good standing, hereby nominate (name of the nominee)
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to stand as a member of the SAMAA Management Committee.
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SECONDANT: I,
the SECONDANT, being a member of the SAMAA in good standing, hereby second this proposal of the above-mentioned nominee
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At the conclusion of the nomination process, and if there are more than five nominees, each of the nominees must submit an introduction of themselves, for publication in the SAMAA News. This introduction must be no longer than 100 words, and is intended to introduce yourself to the membership of the SAMAA, who will be voting for the candidates. This introduction may be edited if it is longer than 100 words, to fit the space in the newsletter. 1. A brief CV of yourself 2. Your election promise, or manifesto (describe your intentions, motives, or views) 3. Reasons why you ought to be elected. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 21
From the SAMAA Office
Bob Skinner
SAMAA members had been patiently waiting to hear about the changes to CAA Regulations and the Civil Aviation Technical Standards, a process that has been ongoing for nearly three years. The SAMAA management and the office staff have, and continue to make enquiries about the progress on this matter. What we do know, is that the changes have been approved, after numerous CARCOM, NASCOM, and various sub-committee meetings. Publication in the Government Gazette is eagerly awaited, before we can start the process of approving model aircraft that weigh in excess of 25kg. But please remember, it is not an instant process, and application has to be made, and permits issued, before these large aircraft may be flown. Until then, it is illegal to fly a model aircraft that weighs more than 25kg (wet, ie. with fuel), and members are requested to respect this, and not jeopardize the currently sensitive period. On this note, I wish to personally thank our chairman, Marthinus Potgieter, for the vast amounts of time that he has spent with the Civil Aviation Authority, and continues to spend, on legislative matters, to improve the regulations to the benefit of our members. Marthinus owns a business, and all of his efforts and time is at the expense of his company. We have three teams going to world championship events during this period. The F3K (Hand-launch) glider teams are competing in Jakabszallas in Hungary; a full senior team of Craig Goodrum, Mike Vos, and Alan Smith, and a full junior team of Aldo Vos, James Steel, and Oliver Booysen. It is expected that both teams will do really well. Shortly afterwards, a lone South African, Mike Vos, will compete in the very first F5J Electric Glider world championship in Trnava, Slovakia. This discipline is potentially very exciting, since there are no winches, or towmen involved. The run of the electric motor is limited, to get the glider to altitude, after which follows a duration task and a spot landing, very similar to the current F3J class. In the next few weeks, our RC Aerobatic (F3A) team will travel to Calcinatello in Italy, to compete, hopefully, in moderate weather conditions. Countries and regions in Europe have experience excessively hot conditions, and Clinton CarterBrown, Andre Stockwell, Grant Brook, and junior member Joshua Twomey, will compete against 110 other combatants. I’m sure all SAMAA members will join me in wishing these dedicated fliers the best in their endeavours. Our other Special Interest Groups have to carefully manage their activities, to retain the interest of members who wish to participate internationally. NASA (Scale) are finding the costs to attend world championships prohibitive, since the transportation of the model boxes alone constitute a huge cost. The Scale team had a scheduled event last year, and again in 2020. The Pylon Racing World Championship takes place in Australia in August, but there has been little interest in selecting a team. There is an individual who is talented enough, has the financial means and the equipment, but the SAMPRA did not hold a team selection process. The SASCOC (SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) is very vigilant about international participation, and as the designated body for model aircraft activity, we are required to comply with several conditions, before we are allowed to send participants to international events. There is currently very little interest in F3B Multi-task Gliding, and this is a global problem. The discipline is extremely manpower, and equipment-intensive, and fewer countries are showing interest in making offers to host WC events. There were intentions to send a team to the IJMC Jet World Masters this year, in Rongcheng in China. Unfortunately health and business commitments had to take preference, an the plans to have a selection process fell by the wayside. Just how much do members care for their fellow members? In a club context, there is probably a good bond between members of the club, since they spend time together on most weekends. Boet Denysschen has been building and flying model aircraft for probably 40 years or more. He is a very experienced designer and builder, and he has extensive experience and knowledge of working with fibreglass and composite materials. Young Joshua Twomey is selected as a member to the F3A Aerobatic team, and to help ease the pain financially (his father Neil is the team manager) Boet manufactured a composite Quickie pylon racing aeroplane, donated by Jets-R-Us. He arranged with Danie Esterhuysen of ASP Aviation for an ASP .40 engine, and Juanita and Alan Smith of Al’s Hobbies, donated the electronics. Boet’s wife Paula made wing bags for the Quickie, and Bob helped with making the raffle ticket books. The Quickie was raffled and the proceeds were donated to Joshua. Just recently, the draw was done at the SAMAA Management Committee meeting, by Marthinus Potgieter, and Donald Dold was the lucky winner of this prize. Our grateful thanks to all members and their families who saw the value in this project, and Joshua is extremely grateful for this gesture. This is his note of thanks: It is with a truly heart felt thank you that I am writing this letter to thank Donald Dold is the lucky winner of the brightly-coloured 4-Koffie pylon racer, complete everybody that bought raffle tickets or made donations for my trip to with engine, radio, and wing covers. Italy in August this year, to participate in the FAI F3A World Championships. To all the sponsors of the prize: Jets-r-Us, Al's Hobbies, ASP Aviation, Paula's Wing Bags...I cannot thank you enough for your generosity. Lastly to Boet Denysschen who came up with the concept, organised everything, and was so passionate about selling tickets to raise as much funds as possible, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. You are a true inspiration to a junior competitor like myself.
SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 22
Clubs visits and Club news Boet Denysschen
Klerksdorp Radio Flyers Fly-in The Klerksdorp Radio Flyers held a fly-in at the PC Pelser airport, on the 6th and 7th April. The venue is the same place where the SAMAA combined Nationals took place previously. The organisers were stressed the few days leading up to the event, as the North West area was hit by some serious rain storms. Upon arriving on Friday evening at the area where all were to camp, it was very wet. The guys decided to park vehicles in a hangar and camp there for the night. Saturday morning we were met with amazing blue skies, no rain, no clouds and a slight breeze down the main runway. Vehicles and trailers were parked on the hardstanding in front of the terminal building. The area to the left was used for camping. At registration each pilot was given a goody bag filled with odds and ends, sponsored by some of the locals. Aircraft were assembled and soon the sky was filled with planes. A good variety of aircraft were present, from foamies to large scale, some Stiks and a few jets. The covered shelter adjacent to the terminal building was used as a make-shift kitchen where the ladies of the club sold food and refreshments. Full size activity was monitored by radio, but luckily there were very few interruptions to the flying due to full-size planes entering the airspace. At around 15;00 the heavens opened for about an hour, causing some havoc, but after rearranging everything, planes were soon back in the air. On Saturday evening a braai was held for all pilots, helpers and families. On Sunday the weather was not favourable for flying so very little flying got done. A total of 26 pilots entered for the fly-in. Huge thanks go to the sponsors of the event, who were, Jan van Soest, Johan Bester, Ian Matten, Marnu Botha, Trevor Matten, Ian Wentzel, and Johnny Swart. Despite the weather, this event was appreciated by all pilots as they enjoyed another fun-filled fly-in with friends.
Terminal building at PC Pelser airfield.
Camping area was popular with many participants.
The taxiway was adequate for operations.
These gazebos provided shade on Saturday, and shelter from What good is a fly-in without a heart-warming fire, the late-afternoon rain, and Sunday morning rain. and a great braai!
Ermelo Radio Flyers Fly-in The Ermelo Radio Flyers is situated about 10km out of town, on the Amersfoort road. The club is on the left hand side of the road overlooking a large dam. The property belongs to a local businessman. The runway and club are fenced off to keep the cows out. The chairman of the club is Marius Botes and he may be reached on 063-092-4313. The club has 14 pilots who mainly fly on weekends. They have two runways which are mainly used, with a very short emergency strip across the two runways. The club has toilet facilities, running water, braai facilities and a large covered area that serves as an aircraft parking area adjacent to the pits. On 30 and 31 March, the club hosted a fly-in, a first after quite a few years. Around 25 pilots attended from Jhb, Secunda, Middelburg, and a and a few locals. It was a very relaxing flying day with lots of chatting to new friends as well as catching up with some pilots we haven’t seen for years. It was a bit windy with a slight cross wind from time to time straight down the runway. In the late afternoon it turned to a cross wind. A good variety of aircraft were flown throughout the day. The club’s facilities and field are very neat and tidy with an awesome view over the countryside. Caterers were available, serving refreshments and food throughout the day. Some pilots opted to sleep in tents on Friday and Saturday evening. Well done to Ermelo Radio Flyers for a very nice relaxed fly-in, keep it up!
Facilities to the west of the main runway.
Main and secondary runway, looking towards the dam. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 23
Safety net and pilots boxes provide protection.
SAMPE @Silverton 50-year Anniversary
Pieter Mulder’s Pilot RC Trainer with DLE 35RE was pressed into service.
Pieter Mulder Photos by Martin Maritz and Roelof Groesbeeck The smoke from an RC skydiver is particularly impressive.
Here we see 25% scale jumpers (1/4 scale mannequins).
Johan Sieling’s Twin Stik proved impressive...had to retire hurt!
These two RC skydivers are 14%, or Junior Scale jumpers.
Thank you to the Silverton Model Flying Club committee for extending an invitation to the SAMPE to celebrate with them, the club’s halfcentury birthday. Good food, good people, good relations, and new friendships were celebrated altogether. Thank you to the event safety officer Frans Fouché for trying his best to keep things safe around the runways, which was a challenge. I hereby extend our gratitude to photographers Martin Maritz and Roelof Groesbeek, who entertained and shared their point of view with us on various multimedia platforms. Well done again gentlemen! We appreciate your photos. The SAMPE family started off with their first display of skill involved to showcase what they love to do best. The wind factor started off with a light breeze of 2 on the Beaufort scale in the morning, and extended to a moderate breeze of 4 on the Beaufort scale late afternoon. Johan Sieling of Silverton Model Flying Club was the first drop pilot to show us his newly-developed skills, with his DLE 40 Twin-Stik. He soon found a bit of a challenge with some engine difficulty at his third haul of the skydivers, only to do a safe emergency landing with his drop plane on the extended west-end of the flying field, with only a minor landing gear bend. It was decided to ground his drop plane for the day, to also sort a possible electrical problem, and not put his drop plane or the skydivers in jeopardy. Thank you for the wise decision Johan! The Stik drop plane of Peter Frost of Silverton MFC, was flown by his son Glen, and oh boy, was Glen excited to keep hauling the jumpers, to the delight of the jumpers. Fanie van Emmenes from Boshoek Radio Flyers took to the sky with his 50cc Avistar, doing two consecutive drops. Thank you Fanie! Next up Francois van Heerden got his drop plane out, only to discover again his plane did not want to cooperate. Sorry Francois, hope you get it sorted soon. Since Peter's plane was the only ready plane left, I took my favourite Pilot RC Trainer with DLE35RE out of the car to help end the day with a few more jumps. All the RC jumpers for the day, in no particular order, who entertained the crowd were Sherwin Beretta, Darrin Beretta, Peter Frost, JP Cilliers, Fanie van Emmenes, Evert Kleynhans, Francois van Heerden, and Pieter Mulder. We hoped to have a small competition going, but we were handicapped with some technical difficulties of the drop planes. Instead, we opted for a friendly, to see who got to the centre of the target for most of the day. We had a good surprise of the SAMPE judges Raymond and Caroline Myburgh, as well as André and Ina van der Merwe, who also were at the SFMC event. We thank all SAMPE family members for doing their level best to help make the day a beautiful success again. Some did a total of seven jumps for the day, while others got to do three for the day, helping out by doing more drops. The day ended well, and plenty was learned by the newly-welcomed drop plane pilots and their drop planes. We see you soon at the next event.
Glen Frost thoroughly enjoyed flying dad’s Stik.
The 50cc Avistar of Fanie van Emmenes fully loaded, and here dropping two skydivers. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 24
SAMAA Proficiency for Gold and Instructor a) The applicant wishing to obtain a fixed-wing Gold and Instructor proficiency rating, must complete the application form, and email it to samaa-admin@mweb.co.za. This application form may be found on the S A M A A website – www.samaa.org.za http://samaa.org.za/docs/info_5Sj6q0SLIKhX9rN.pdf b) The SAMAA office administrator will source available and qualified Instructors and/or Instructor Judges from surrounding clubs to judge the proficiencies. c) The proficiency tests are to be done at club other than candidate's regular club, if at all possible. d) The applicant must preferably choose and submit three (3) dates when he could be tested. e) The applicant will be advised by return e-mail of who the judges will be, and at which club the proficiency testing will be conducted, and the contact details of the judges will be forwarded to the applicant to arrange a time with the judges, and any other arrangements that may be necessary. f) The applicant should at least have practiced the schedule of manoeuvres, so that there is no unnecessary waste of time. He must ensure that he is accompanied by a spotter/caller to help and advise him during the flying test. g) It is equally important to have a thorough knowledge of the theoretical aspects, and the pre-flight inspection. g) Gold and Instructor proficiency may be flown on the same day. h) NB! No pilot will be allowed to do an Instructor proficiency test without having first passed the Gold proficiency test.
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Vintage Aircraft Fly-in
Greeted by a sunny and windless day and freshly-mown runways, a steady stream of pilots started arriving at around 08:30. A special welcome to a visitor: Johan Barnard from Stillbaai in the Cape who brought along his own design parasol wing aeroplane that looked very much like a DeHavilland inspired Tiger Moth. He was to wow us, later in the day, with incredible, high precision, low-speed aerobatics, right down, against the deck...the likes of which are not commonly seen at a vintage aircraft meeting. A very special welcome-back also to Robbie Van Der Zwan who decided to join us on the day. Also a special welcome to our Honorary Vice-Chairman: Tyron Mansfield who came out to share this lovely morning with us.
Lawrence Nicolin
The flying got off to a brisk start with many vintage designs and gliders taking to the skies. Chris and Byron Freeman were showing us how it is done with the climb and glide event, scratching all the way in weak lift to achieve ceiling. Byron ended up winning this event. A well deserved win, Byron! Your Sophisticated Lady flew just great! Later on in the day, Steven Jacobs was to successfully maiden his beautiful Buzzard Bombshell and Johan Barnard was to treat us to some low-speed, low level aerobatics like many of us had never seen before! No joke or exaggeration here! It was an all-round stunning display of really good flying! However the day was not to go without incident: Dennis, Ken, Doug and John were to make appointments with the repairman/ hobby shop...yes, there was some balsa and broken propeller blades scatted at random locations around the field. Ken managed to find a magnetic fence post that locked onto his plane and claim part of the wing! Fortunately the damage does not look too bad and will hopefully be repaired before the next meet.
The Fun Trophy went to Johan Barnard, with his parasol wing. Fiddler in the Pits trophy was not awarded this time. The Maiden Trophy went to Steven Jacobs with his large and superb Buzzard Bombshell. It must be mentioned that Steven has officially joined the Vintage Aircraft movement and we want to wish him a very happy future with us. The Climb and Glide Trophy went jointly to Byron and Chris Freeman, and Byron also took the trophy for the best Glider Flight. The Oops Trophy was awarded to Greg Hutton for performing an unauthorized manoeuvre with his electric Tomboy! And, the Pilot’s choice for the Buddy Wright Trophy went to Ken Mansfield. A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all and culminated in a nice braai at the Benoni Heliport. Total count of aeroplanes for the day was 22. Watch the Activity Calendar in SAMAA News for our next Vintage Chapter Fly-In.
Eddie Ward, spannering in the pits!
Steve Jacobs’ beautiful Buzzard Bombshell.
Some of the trophy winners with their hardware: Johan Barnard, Steve Jacobs, Greg Hutton, and Ken Mansfield.
Johan Barnard with his parasol-winged Tiger Moth look-alike.
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Scrap Challenge Central Radio Flyers Die span van Thinus en Danie Krugel, met die Strykplank, wat nogal goed vlieg!
Tot ‘n EDF jet! Fanie Rheeder en Stephan Coetzee se handewerk.
Op ‘n sonnige Sondag 9 Junie 2019, het verskeie lede van Central Radio Flyers, Bloemfontein, ‘n unieke en interessante byeenkoms gehou, iets wat beslis nie elke dag op ons vliegveld suid van Bloemfontein gebeur nie. Louis du Toit en Danie Pelser was die twee breinkragte agter hierdie inisiatief, wat hulle by ‘n onlangse klubvergadering voorgestel het. Louis en Danie het dan ook die materiaal verskaf en ‘n verduideliking van die basiese reëls.
Danie Pelser Hier is sewe van die interessante vliegmasjiene wat uit afvalmateriaal gebou is.
Marinus Botha en Francois van Pletzen met hulle Profile Delta.
Johan Kotze en Peter Hewitt met hulle weergawe van ‘n effe-langer Profile Delta.
Hierdie uitdaging was ontwerp om die klublede se vindingrykheid en probleem-oplossingsvermoë te toets. Daar is ‘n verskeidenheid van afvalmateriaal verskaf, soos kartonbokse, plastiekbottels, binddraad, stroke plastiek vir control horns, gom en kleefstof, en bruin kleefband. Die klublede moes hulself in spanne van twee opdeel, en daar is vooraf bekendgemaak dat hulle hul eie radiobeheer ontvangers, elektriese motortjies, batterye, skakelaars, en servos moet saambring, maar dat die vliegtuie uitsluitelik van die afvalmateriaal gebou moes wees. Elke span het sorgvuldig hulle voorkeur-materiaal gekies, en die projek moes dan binne die bestek van twee ure voltooi wees, gereed om die yl-blou wintersluggie in te klief. Die vliegtuie word dan een op ‘n slag gevlieg, onder luide toejuiging van die ander spanne, en soms ook met ‘n bietjie lighartige kritiek! Hierdie unieke projek was groot pret, en dit was insiggewend om te sien hoe elke span hierdie uitdaging aangepak het, hoe hulle die materiale ten beste benut het, en hoe suksesvol hulle projek was in vlug (wel, meesal!). Daar was geen kompetisie nie, geen pryse nie, geen ernstige wedywering nie...net groot, groot pret! Dis ons hoop dat ander klubs die waarde van hierdie projek sal raaksien, en iets soortgelyks sal aanpak vir hulle lede.
Wombat was die keuse van Danie Pelser en Louis du Toit.
Johan Moller en Charl Cilliers het besluit op ‘n V-Tail.
Bou julle...Desiree kry koud!
Johan, ek dink die vlerk gaan hier.
André Kruger en Nico van der Berg met hulle bottel-Delta.
Danie en Louis se Wombat amper klaar!
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Johan en Peter twyfel so bietjie... SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 27
2019 Outdoor X at Malonjeni Mount Ridge RC Club
Jacques van Zyl
The Outdoor-X show is probably the largest outdoor show in Africa, with around 40 000 visitors that visited the show this year. Mount Ridge RC Club was once again privileged to be a part of the show this year. We had a variety of pilots representing SAMAA doing demonstration flights, entertaining the public, and promoting our hobby at the show.
Sunday morning started with the pilot’s briefing around 09:00 after which the flying commenced. Unfortunately Sunday did not go incident- free. On the first flight of the day Ettienne's .40 size nitro Stik developed a throttle servo problem that eventually drained the onboard battery and caused the plane to safely ditch about 50 metres away from him in the long grass.
On Saturday, 1 June 2019, the pilots briefing was held around 9:00 after which the demonstrations started and soon the skies were buzzing with RC aircraft. Everybody just enjoyed flying casually, and there was a variety of planes that drew the attention of the crowds visiting the Outdoor-X show. We had two minor incidents on Saturday, with a Piper Cub's wingstrut breaking off from the bottom mount on the fuselage, but still being able to land successfully, and the second involving an electric Pilatus Porter, where the one wing locating tube became dislodged on a slow fly-past over the runway, resulting in a “Tornado-move” crash-landing on the runway, ending with slight damage to the wing and fuselage. Etienne’s Stik was flown often. Errant throttle servo stuck and drained the Rx battery.
The rest of the day was incident-free and we enjoyed another day of casual flying with a few less pilots than the previous day. Misty (Snoopy' cousin) also visited us on Sunday and did a fly-past for us. We also had a drone dropping a parachute to entertain the crowd. The parachute even did a spot landing on Bob Skinner's lap; well done Leon Hattingh!
The Pilatus helicopter of Willem Manders, before the mishap.
We once again had a few invited SAMAA pilots from surrounding RC clubs, as well as Bob and Marietjie Skinner keeping an eye on the activities. Oom Danie Esterhuysen went out of his way to capture the imagination of the kids, and Hannes Rossouw impressed with a few nice low and inverted passes over the runway.
At the pilot’s briefing, the law was read to all participants.
Leon’s skydiver landed on Bob, when the wind became a bit strong.
Eric Brouwer took footage of Leon’s drone taking up the skydiver.
Visitors were greeted by the Mount Ridge banner. SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 28
So, as the sun set over another very successful Outdoor X show, the Mount Ridge RC Club would like to make use of the opportunity to firstly thank all the pilots from our own club, as well as all the visiting SAMAA pilots from neighbouring clubs, for the dedication and professional way in which everybody contributed and participated to make this show as successful as it was. We are truly proud to be associated with our hobby and all the fellow pilots that share our passion. We hope to see all of you again at next year's Outdoor X show when we make it even bigger and better than this year. Fly safely!
Eric kept a close watch on all flying, to ensure utmost safety.
Dusty amused the younger enthusiasts.
Misty...Snoopy’s cousin.
Hannes Rossouw did plenty of flying.
Precision helicopter flying done by JP Ferreira.
Bernie Human decided to watch the flying from the comfort of his camping (resting) chair…nobody would know if he just took a quick power nap!
Danie Esterhuysen brought a truck-load of aeries in his bus...or is it a bus-load of aeries in his truck? Did many hours of flying.
Pit area was a safe distance away from the flightline...a bit cool at times in the shade.
This was the area allocated for the model display flying, far from any other public public activity. Flying was well managed and well executed.
A great aerial view of the Outdoor X complex. Allowed plenty of room for all exhibits, parking, and outdoor activities. Off-road track in the foreground.
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Gauteng Large Scale Aerobatics
Lionel Whitecross's beautiful Pepsi liveried Yak.
Stan Fincham. Photos by Skye Pelser Beautiful, graceful, elegant!
Colourful Extra of Jacques Alberts on landing approach
Despite a rather chilly morning, 11 Large Scale Aerobatic pilots from Gauteng braved the cold weather and pitched for this competition held at RMAC. Organised by Justin Gomersall, the pilot’s briefing started promptly at 08:00. Many first-time competitors flew, and another four additional pilots will be joining the next competition. It is also hoped that the regular pilots who were unable to join us on the day, will be available for the next one. It is planned to have certificates handed to all placed pilots at the next comp, and a sizeable trophy for each class will be handed to all category winners at the end of the season. Watch this space for the design and class of the certificates. The competition was also used to assist new competition pilots as well as seasoned ones, to spend time coaching pilots and also training the judges who have volunteered to do this thankless task. Welcome and thank you Johan Combrinck and Skye Pelser. The next comp will definitely have the likes of Bob Skinner and Gavin Walton in attendance to assist with judge and pilot training and judge calibration and normalisation. If any person is interested in this training, please do contact Justin Gomersall on 084-465-1000. Very few, if any model aircraft, have the presence and poise as well as presentation, as that of a Large Scale aeroplane. The competition saw the pilots fly two rounds each with a substantial amount of coaching by the senior pilots and feedback from the Judges In the Basic class, Abram Grobler flew his Extreme Flight Demonstrator to an excellent score, with the recommendation that he move to Sportsman class next time round. In the Sportsman class, Lionel Whitecross and Steven Black flew competition for the first time and both did really well despite the shakes induced by standing in front of judges for the first time. Seasoned pilots Neil Twomey and Matthys Botha also flew in this class, acquitting themselves extremely well. Justin was the only Intermediate class pilot and took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! In the Advanced class, mercurial Ian Edwards flew two great rounds to beat Stan Fincham into 2nd place. In the Unlimited class, Joshua Twomey has moved up from the Advanced class to give Jacques Alberts some serious competition. Jacques won, as Joshua unfortunately had a mechanical problem with the engine of his Extreme Flight Demonstrator. The results of this competition are available on the large scale website and LSA watts app group. The organisers hope to see Brad, Willie, Mauritz, Bret, Boet, Owen, Roland, Victor, and Morne at the next competition, around the second week of August. The morning was concluded with a traditional free Boerie Roll braai and cool drinks, and wrapped up at about 14:30, just in time for all the guys to go home and wash the dishes. Photographs courtesy SKYE Aviation Photography - thank you Skye! Also to Bennie Henning for the picture on Facebook – thanks Bennie! You may visit these as well on: https://www.facebook.com/bennie.henning.3/media_set?set=a.1956949107743811&type=3 For more information regarding Large Scale Aerobatics competitions, as well as how to become a member and come and fly and have fun, please visit any of the following links: https://www.facebook.com/largescaleaerobatics/ http://www.largescaleaerobatics.co.za/ Until then…”Fly Nice you Plick”!!!
Jacques discussing everything engines and sequence with his caller
Justin Gomersall's Yak presented well...gained him the first place in Intermediate class SAMAA News Issue 2 of 2019 - Page 30
2018 FAI F9U Drone Racing World Championship
Alan Ball The full SA Team standing at the finish line in the stadium with the track in the background
Ruivan Branco on stage in the hot seat.
Training started months in advance. Mock tracks were set up weekly as part of the preparation. The pilots also had a chance to practice the track on a simulator. Pilots were put on a sleep routine a week prior to leaving, to get them closer to Shenzhen time. Travel to Shenzhen went very well, with the team converging in Dubai and flying on together to Hong Kong. The border crossing into China also went well. The event organisers were waiting for us at the border with a bus to take us to our hotels. The next day was free for pilots to explore the area, while I went through to the stadium to sort out the team registration and collect all our credentials, LEDs, caps, and hand over the SA flag. When I returned to the hotel most of the team had made their way to the Shenzhen market to do some site seeing. I ended up joining them there for the rest of the afternoon. That night it was all hands on deck to fit the LEDs to everyone’s drones.
Scruteneering of drones on Day 1
The SA Team ready to race.
Jadon in the pits fixing his quad between rounds
Day one was set aside for scrutineering, practice and qualifying round 1. Teams were given 8-minutes to fly as many batteries on the track as possible. The only catch is all quads need to be landed to change batteries. Practice unfortunately did not go well for us. Two of the pilots were on the same video channel and could not switch easily. So only Jadon (our Jr) got a few laps in on the track. Later that evening the qualifying round 1 started, with our pilots now mixed amongst the rest of the field. The track now fully lit up and the competitors quads LEDs on, really making it great to watch as a spectator. In these qualifying rounds your fastest three laps average will count. Those can be completed at any point in your three qualifying rounds. Streams of these rounds can be viewed on the FlyFPVSA Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pg/flyfpvsa/videos/?ref=page_internal The opening ceremony was an amazing sight, with 3D aircraft and helicopter displays, as well as a drone light display done by DJI. You can view the full stream of the opening ceremony here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kpqOaDW3zo The final standings were: Jadon Churchman (Jr) 48th overall and 21st (Jr); Devon Barnett 63rd; Luke Bakke 83rd; Ruivan Branco 102nd. Our team result was 23rd. The full results can be viewed here: https://faidroneworld2018.enavigator.org/results/droneracingchampionship? ranking=0 Overall I’m very proud of how our team performed. This was the first international competition for these pilots and definitely not their last. FlyFPVSA will be pushing hard to send a team to more overseas events. As well as inviting some overseas pilots to come compete here in SA. If you know anyone who would like to get involved with drone racing, they can email us committee@flyfpvsa.com. Special thanks to our team sponsors. Team Blacksheep, RcEdge, Flying Robot. Individual sponsors: 3D technology, BoyzToyz, Caddx, FridayFPV, Vyking Quads, UndergroundFPV, Tattu, GNB.
Waiting to go out into the stadium for the opening ceremony.
The SA team at the Aero Club Awards dinner receiving their SA colours.
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The SAMAA Activity Calendar July 19
e-mail address
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August 2019
Telephone
Matthys Botha Chris O’Connell Theo Kleynhans Colin Matthyssen
4 3-10 11-17 17 18 18 25
Stellenbosch MAC Calcinatello, Brescia Trnava, Slovakia TBA Helderberg Radio Flyers Pretoria Radio Flyers Rand Model Aeronautic Club
Wild Clover Farm Italy Slovakia Western Cape Somerset West Rietvlei south Johannesburg
Western Province Aerobatic Clinic FAI-F3A Aerobatic World Championship F5J Electric World Championship Western Cape FRV Regionals MAASA Western Province Aerobatic Clinic MAASA Gauteng Aerobatics Monthly comp RMAC Fun Fly
Stuart Nix Grant Brook Ivan Williams Yvette Churchman Stuart Nix Chris O’Connell Elaine Allsopp
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September 2019
Contact person
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CLASA Sunday Club Fun Fly SAMPRA Pylon Racing MAASA Gauteng Provincial Championship CLASA Control Line Masters FPV Drone Racing 2019 RC Scale 50th Anniversary Western Province Championship 2019 MGA Glider Nationals 2019 NASAFI (Fly-in) CLASA Aerobatics, Team Race, Combat monthly
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October 2019
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south Johannesburg TBA Rhino Park Western Cape east Pretoria TBA Paardefontein, Pretoria Gariep Dam airfield Paardefontein,Pretoria Kempton Park Bapsfontein south Johannesburg
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Nov 2019
Location
Doornhoek RC Club Johannesburg MAC Barnstormers Rand Model Aeronautic Club
10 10 10 24 30
Greenfields East Model Soarers Rand Model Aeronautic Club TBA Rand Model Aeronautic Club Barnstormers
Bapsfontein south Johannesburg TBA south Johannesburg Kempton Park
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Heidelberg TBA
Heidelberg TBA
Thermal League Western Cape FPV Regionals
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2020
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Kempton Park TBA TBA
CLASA Monthly Team Racing Western Cape FPV Regionals Western Cape FPV Regionals
Theo Kleynhans Yvette Churchman Yvette Churchman
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Now is the time for clubs and organisers of events to plan their calendar for 2020. Get your dates in early, to avoid clashes with other events.
SAMAA History Preservation Project It is gratifying to know that many members really do care for the history of the SAMAA, and aeromodelling. The museum is growing slowly, and although we do not have the space to exhibit all the historical items, the SAMAA offices are a good starting point. Members do visit, for a variety if reasons, and they marvel at the display of historical model aircraft, and the collection of radio control equipment, both modern, and old. Latest addition is a well-preserved Bonner Digimite proportional RC set, dating from 1964, complete with Digimite servos, switch, receiver, and battery case. Also a receiver and servos labelled OS Guppy, probably early-70s. This donation came from Allen Fraser, and we are trying to establish who the sets belonged to. Brendan Gunnell’s father Bill was active from the 60s to the 80s, and he was mostly into free flight and control line modelling, in the East London area. Brendan found some old pictures of his dad and some of his friends, many of whom are long gone. Bill himself joined many fliers in the great thermal in the sky, some years ago, and the pictures capture the enthusiasm of those early years.
Willie Pretorius used this stunter to win the 1972 control line nationals.
Sandy Bennie was a very active free flight modeller in the 60s and 70s.
Bonner Digimite proportional RC set, as well as some OS Guppy servos and a receiver, donated by Allen Fraser.
Bill and Brendan Gunnell at the 1975 Free Flight Nationals, with A2 gliders.
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SAMAA
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SAMAAnews Contents of Issue 2 of 2019
2019 Aerial Concepts SAMAA Combined Power Nationals 1 Jets at the Nationals - Stan Fincham 2 FPV Drone Racing at the Nationals - Jaco Henn 3 Change of address: www.samaa.co.za and sign in with your log-in and password. No log-in and Helicopters at the Nationals - Johan Sieling 5 password? Request it automatically, if you have a correct e-mail address on the membership programme. Large Scale Aerobatics at the Nationals - Bruce Clark 6-7 No internet? Contact the SAMAA office on 011-973-3679 to change your address. Precision Aerobatics at the Nationals - Stuart Nix 8-9-10 Scale at the Nationals - Koos Pretorius 11-12 Protecting and serving your interests Parachuting at the Nationals - Pieter Mulder 13-14 Pylon Racing at the Nationals - Matthys Botha 15-16-17 The SAMAA needs your help, to ensure that your rights and flying privileges are protected. Through the SAMAA, its Special Interest Groups, and numerous registered clubs, you can experience the Fun Fly Series rules for 2019 18-19 protection of your rights, and enjoy the real benefits in all aspects of model aviation. SAMJA Jet coaching clinic and Honorary membership - Stan Fincham 19 Election for SAMAA Management Committee members 20 • Advice On building, flying, competition, airshow planning, club layouts, displays, special Nomination form for SAMAA Management Committee members 21 air events, competition, illegal flying, regulations, airspace, etc. From the SAMAA Office - Bob Skinner 22 • Clubs Enjoyment of your activity in a group context. All SAMAA clubs are approved and registered with the SAMAA, RAASA, and the SA Civil Aviation Authority. Club Visits and Club News - Boet Denysschen 23 • Insurance Cover of R20m per claim for damage to property, or injury or death to third SAMPE Parachuting at Silverton 50-year Anniversary - Pieter Mulder 24 parties (and member-to-member cover). SAMAA Proficiency testing for Gold and Instructor ratings 25 • Proficiencies Recognition for our members’ flying proficiency, at all levels, and all disciplines. Vintage Aircraft Fly-in - Lawrence Nicolin 26 • Guidelines On starting and registering a new club. For frequency operations. Interaction Central Radio Flyers Scrap Challenge - Danie Pelser 27 with full-size aviation. Manuals of Operation. • SAMAA News To inform, educate, advise. Your mouthpiece/forum. Great promotional value. Outdoor X at Malonjeni - Jacques van Zyl 28-29 • Rules Local and international, specifications of model aircraft, frequencies, safe flying Gauteng Large Scale Aerobatics - Stan Fincham 30 practices, team selections, competitions. 2018 FPV Drone Racing World Championship - Alan Ball 31 • Web pages Good aeromodelling content, great links, regular updates, diary of events. SAMAAs History Preservation Project 32 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 (CAA, 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, competitions, 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.
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