SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 by SAMAA News

SAMAAnews Issue 3 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 FAI class F3K World Championships Brett Lewis

In July 2019, the international F3K (discus hand-launch model glider) community converged on the village of Jakabszallas (population of 2 634), about 1,5 hours south of Budapest in Hungary, for the Budapest Cup 2019, and the bi-annual F3K World Championship. The class F3K is the FAI competition class for hand-launch gliders, with a maximum wingspan of 1.5m and a maximum weight of 600 grams. Competition gliders weigh as little as 205 grams for our 'light' models, and up to around 250 grams for our 'strong' or windy models. The weights of the models are able to be increased by using ballast sticks or rods, which slide into the fuselage, adding up to 100 grams of additional weight, for use in windy conditions. We launch these gliders into the air using a rotating motion very similar to an athletics discus throw, hence the other name for this activity, DLG's or discus-launch gliders. A very good launch height is 75m or more. The average launch height for casual F3K pilots would be around the 45-metre mark, and for competitive pilots in the 60-plus metre range. We fly a variety of tasks, all happening in a 7-minute, or most commonly, a 10-minute 'working time'. The target flight times range from 30 seconds, up to the full 10 minute working time. We fly thermal tasks, where the flight duration is important. We also fly 'turn-around' tasks where the model is ideally caught and relaunched in one movement, with the intention of minimising the time on the ground and maximising the time in the air, during the working time. The strategies adopted in the different tasks vary, influenced by the prevailing weather and lift conditions and risk-appetite of the pilot. We fly inside a 'box' we have to launch and land inside this box for a flight to count. A good F3K pilot has a mix of a good launch height, great piloting skills, good plane handling skills (for turn around tasks), a very good 'feel' of the energy - the height and speed - of his model, good air reading skills and the ability to think strategically, decisively, and flexibly. In the majority of tasks we fly as a team of pilot and helper - the helper calling the pilot to good air, being the eyes in the back of the pilot's head, and keeping an eye on the stopwatch; calling is an art of its own.

Jakabszallas old railway station.

No, not Brakpan, but typical of a Hungarian country town. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 1

Izabela Krawczyk (*photographer from Poland) took this action sequence of Aldo Vos launching. Photo credits for many of the on-ﬁeld pics to Izabela.

Craig doing duty.

Study of concentration from Michelle.

Pre-comp action...Theo calling and timing. Alan and Aldo don’t look too pleased.

Array of battle tools of the South Africans.

South African contingent at the opening ceremony, from left: Theo Wolthers, Mike Vos, Line-up of shade and shelter for the teams, was conveniently close to the ﬂying area. Alan Smith, Oliver Booysen, James Steel, Aldo Vos, Craig Goodrum, Brett Lewis.

We took a full team of seniors and juniors to this world champs. Our seniors were Alan Smith, Craig Goodrum, and Mike Vos, and myself as senior team manager. And our juniors were Oliver Booysen, James Steel, Aldo Vos, and Theo Wolthers as team manager for the juniors. It was great to see the father and son combination of Mike and Aldo competing on the same world champs - their family's dedication and sacrifices paid off. Accompanying us were Sally-Ann Booysen (Oliver's Mom), and Craig Goodrum's family - Michelle (wife), Mathew (son), and Nicky (daughter). Also supporting us for a few days we had Klaus Bungeroth (Theo's flying friend from Germany) and Ivor Fletcher (2015/2017 F3K SA Team member). The competitions took place at the Jakabszallas airport. The facility comprised of a small airport, hotel, and campground . We stayed in the hotel and everything was just a short walk away, so logistics were pretty simple. The organisers laid on a hangar for model storage, which came in handy especially during the day when we had to seek shelter from the storms, and to store models overnight, since our rooms were tight with two beds and a sleeper couch. The flying field was set up adjacent to the runway. The German team kindly lent us an inflatable tent, which became home base. It offered us some shelter from the sun, wind and rain, and close to the action. The airport was open to full-size traffic before 8am and after 18:00 everyday, which cramped our style a bit. The F3K crowd are very enthusiastic and love to fly at every opportunity. The flying time restrictions also meant that we were not able to make up any lost competition time in the evenings, with sunset only at 20:45. Two weeks prior to the tournament, my wife and I holidayed around Hungary. There were heatwave conditions with health warnings and our car's thermometer touching 40 degrees on some days. There was no rain, little wind and cloudless skies - the weather was hot and consistent. When the team arrived, the weather changed - they brought cooler weather with them. Daily maximums dropped to the mid twenties, wind velocities increased and we had clouds and rain - and the weather became fickle, with major changes in the conditions over very short time periods. I recall one day where it was windy at sunrise, by 8am it was clear and windless, and by 11am it was blustery and cloudy. We had a number of interruptions due to rain and what seems to be the obligatory world champs storm, with strong winds which saw us having to drop all gazebos and scurry off to the storage hangar to wait out the storm.

Wind speed was regularly checked.

Serious weather approacing...Austrian ﬂag stiﬀ in the wind. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 2

And rain pelting the site!

I've hijacked Theo Wolthers’ narrative, and interspersed my perspective as the senior team manager (in italics). Report from Theo Wolters, team manager of the Junior F3K Team. During 2018, team selection competitions and a team trial competition was held to select both senior and junior teams for the 2019 F3K worlds. We were blessed to have four candidates fighting it out for the three places on the junior team. The seniors team trials saw 10 pilots fighting it out for the three slots. Alan Smith, Craig Goodrum, and Mike Vos were victorious, with Theo Wolthers the first reserve. Alan and Craig have competed in previous F3K world champs - this was Mike's first as a pilot. After the selection was finalized, Aldo Vos, James (Jimmy) Steel, and Oliver (Dave) Booysen was selected to represent South Africa. Aldo is an “old” hand at competition flying and placed second in the 2018 F3J worlds. Both James and Oliver had been flying for less than a year, and had not yet competed in an international championship. A lot of credit for their performance must go to Craig and Michelle Goodrum, both of whom spent many hours at The Coves practicing and training them. The team left OR Tambo on the 9th of July with only minor difficulties in getting Oliver's suspicious-looking field charging box and our radios through security. The charging box again raised some eyebrows at Dubai airport, but after some careful explaining by Oliver and his mom Sally-Ann, we managed to get through okay. We arrived at Jakabszállás Airport in Hungary tired but excited, on the 10th of July, and models were quickly assembled and taken out for a few test flights. On the 11th, practice started in earnest and all our models were flown and trimmed to the local conditions. We had a few problems during practice. First Oliver lost sight of his model in a thermal with around 30 other models, and he ended “flying” the wrong model. After a lengthy search, we realised that the radio could give us the signal strength from the model and using this method of triangulation, the model was found about 50m from where Oliver was standing, with only a few scratches and minor dents. Later in the day, a strong gust of wind blew some of Oliver's and my models out of the model stands resulting in minor damage. On the 12th, the Budapest Cup started, and all pilots, Brett (senior manager), Michelle, and myself participated. The competition was flown in groups of 15 pilots, making for a very congested flying field. James and Oliver were really thrown in at the deep-end - it was a big shock to them to fly against some of the top pilots in the world. At the end of the Budapest Cup, we all emerged relatively unscathed as far as model damage was concerned, and the final placings were as follows: Alan Smith 22nd (99.1%). Aldo Vos 38th (98.33%). Mike Vos 41st (98.01%).Craig Goodrum 78th (93.56%). Theo Wolthers 108th (85.88%). Brett Lewis 113th (84.18%). Michelle Goodrum 118th (81.48%). James Steel 130th (66.79). Oliver Booysen 131st (64.18%). It should be noted that as this was an open competition, there was no team protection (team pilots had to fly against each other) and pilots had to make do with whatever caller and timer was available. The official contest timers were still learning the ropes, and for most rounds, they just watched and learned while callers were timing for their own pilots. On Sunday the official model processing was done, and the opening ceremony held. Michelle, Nicole, Matthew, Sally-Ann, Oliver, and James took a once in a lifetime opportunity to go and watch the Red Bull air race in Budapest, while the rest of the team did some more testing and the processing. This is my second time as the team manager, and my third model gliding world champs. I attended the 2018 F3J world champs as a towman last year. What has struck me is the casualness and lack of formality of the competitions. Only the officials may wear jackets and ties at the formal parts of the competitions. But don't be fooled - the competition is tough; your opponent may be competing barefoot, but he's giving it his all. After the formalities of the opening function, we were treated to a model flying display by the local club.

Rowdy South Africans! Good spirit.

Opening saw a mass balloon launch.

Michelle doing what she likes best.

Craig timing for James Steel.

One of the impressive displays by Hungarian modellers.

Michelle, Alan, and Brett looking happy after a successful task.

Popular Team Michelle shirts. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 3

Oliver Booysen about to launch.

Michelle, Nicky, Mathew taking a break.

Beautiful Budapest did not disappoint.

This way!

Lead the way Brett...we’re right here.

The world championship proper started on Monday the 15th. I won't give a round by round report, as the scores are available for anyone to see. The competition was scheduled for 14 to 16 rounds at the team managers meeting. This was different to the 2017 world champs in Lviv, Ukraine where we flew 20 rounds in the same time span. In the end with the inflexible daily flying window, weather interruptions, limited number of official time-keepers (who needed to take breaks), and a low intensity daily schedule with a long lunch break, we completed just 11 rounds. There was some discontent amongst the competitors, but there was little the organisers could do to; we made the best of it. Here are some highlights: Aldo flew like the future champion that he is, throughout, and got into the fly-offs. He flew well, but just as with the seniors, small mistakes in decision cost him a podium by 68 points. Well done Aldo! A lot of credit for his performance must go to Alan who called for him in most rounds, and his air-reading skills are legend. As with all pilots, the final decision on whether to listen to the caller's advice still lies with the pilot. Oliver started like a house on fire with a 1000 points in the first round, while James had a bad first round and had to use round one as a throw-away. James flew steadily after this, with minor mistakes that cost some points; he ended 19th with 81.69% of the maximum possible score. Craig called for James and again did an excellent job. I did the calling for Oliver and sometimes I wondered if he would not have been better off with a more experienced caller. Regardless, Oliver flew to the best of his and my abilities, and a lot of his dropped scores were due to pushing the limits in order to try and gain positions. He ended in 24th place with 69.13% of the maximum score. On the Wednesday, the wind and rain hit us, and conditions were VERY tough. All three our juniors flew brilliantly in the conditions and limited the damage to their scores.It must be noted that Aldo is one of the highest launchers around (both senior and junior) and regularly throws higher than 70m. James and Oliver were out-launched by most of the other competitors, making life a lot tougher when one is also flying against pilots with more experience. What really impressed me with Oliver and James, is the growth in the flying skills and as people that I witnessed during the two weeks that we spent together. Both arrived as timid boys, and left Hungary as battle-hardened young men with a great future ahead of them. I was particularly impressed with how our juniors interacted with the other competitors and particularly their partners-in-crime, the Israeli team. The senior pilots flew their hearts out. Having been at a world champs before, Craig and Alan knew what was being asked of them. They gulped down their anti-inflammatories and got on with the job at hand with no complaints.This was Mike's first world champs, and having made it into the F5J team too, he had his work cut out for him. In the Budapest Cup he out scored Craig, coming in closely behind Alan. He flew bravely in the world champs and his result of very respectable considering his level of experience at this level of competition. Mooi, Mike. Alan was in great flying form coming into the world champs. His new Concept CX-5 models were working well for him and he had an impressive launch. He ended up in 13th place, just missing the fly offs by the smallest margin. I know he was very disappointed to have missed the flyoffs, and if we'd had a little more luck (or flown a few more rounds), he'd have been there. Well done, Al. Craig had recently changed brand of radio gear, and he had some teething problems. On two of his flights he launched with flaps out, severely curtailing his launch. This didn't deter him and he gave 100%. He kept climbing slowly and ended in 19th place. Good job, Craig. Alan and Craig are highly experienced international competitors. Regardless of their final results, they bring an enormous contribution to South Africa's ability to compete at international level. Considering that many of the other countries have much bigger pilot communities and compete much more regularly in international competitions, it is largely due to Alan and Craig's efforts that we are able to represent South Africa. Their knowledge and experience is an amazing asset. And their willingness to help less experienced pilots highly commendable. Here are a few of the highlights: At the very colourful opening ceremony, we were treated to the most amazing F3Kk model aerobatic flying display. Watching the highly scientific process used every morning at breakfast, to determine which croissants had chocolate in. Using the sauna in the Israeli team room to cure the epoxy on repaired models. Using the same sauna to dry a mattress that got wet during a rainstorm while the room windows were left open. Joining the Hungarian, Slovak, and British teams for an impromptu “braai” and local “mampoer” tasting. BTW, Hungarian “boerewors” is nice, but not as nice as ours. The 10-pin bowling competition between our juniors and the Israeli juniors, using a watermelon and empty water bottles in the hotel corridor, when the 10-pin bowling alley was closed. The Israeli team won this by a small margin. The light-hearted banter and leg-pulling that no one escaped, but everyone endured with a smile on their faces. Waiting for food for three hours in a restaurant, because they had never had so many people to serve in one night. We suspect they had to go and get more food, as they probably ran out. Trying to communicate with the Hungarian waiters, who only spoke Hungarian or German. When our German team member Klaus arrived, we thought we were saved as he could now translate for us, only to realise that most people claiming to speak German, spoke just as little German as English!

Outing to Budapest, and we stopped for sustainance at this cozy restaurant.

Banner at the Jabszallas airﬁeld, welcomed all visitors and participants.

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Having to organise a crane to come and get my model out of a 30m-high tree after I let Klaus fly it. With a very kind donation from John Staples, we had 30-plus Team Michelle t-shirts made. I spread the word of this initiative with the organisers, and they helped us get other teams involved. We all wore our shirts on the second day of the Budapest Cup, to celebrate one of the most positive members of the South African model gliding community - Michelle Goodrum. Michelle has been fighting cancer - she missed the 2017 world champs due to treatment. But this time we were blessed to have her with us. It was so nice to see all of the different pilots proudly sporting their Team Michelle shirts. One of the blessings of attending an international competition, is the opportunity to visit somewhere different. On the Saturday, which was in theory a 'spare day', we took the short journey to Budapest, and took a walk around this beautiful city on the banks of the Danube river. We drank some beer, and tasted some of the local cuisine. It was a fun day out. Most of the senior team members hobbled on tired legs. Afterwards they pointed out the almost 20,000 steps we'd made in the day. If I'd known they were suffering, I may have been less eager to show them around. I would like to thank all the other team members for the help. This was my first world championship as well, and without your help and support, I would not have coped. Thanks especially to Brett who did a wonderful job putting everything into place, and sharing a room with me, and Michelle and Sally-Ann for keeping us fed and hydrated all the time. I would like to extend a very warm thanks to everyone involved in making our 2019 F3K world champs campaign possible. Thanks to the families of all of the team members for the tolerance, sacrifices, and support. Thanks to our anonymous donors - our juniors were sponsored a model each, and part of the cost of our clothing was covered - thanks for the generosity.Thanks to all of the MGASA members who bought clothing - a small portion of each purchase went towards reducing the cost of our team clothing. Many thanks to our clothing sponsors CameraStuff, Metermate, Kusanii Composites, and LST Models - your contributions also reduced the cost of our team clothing. Many thanks to Dave Sheer Guns for the discounted carry cases.Many thanks to the manufacturers of our models for the preferential pricing - Stream Team Models - Concept, Vortex, Vladimir's Models - Snipe. Many thanks to Bruce Booysen and the team at The Coves for the donation. Many thanks to SAMAA for the team funding. Many thanks to Michelle Goodrum and Sally-Ann Booysen - our super-moms in the team. Your carrying of part of the load was very noticeable and much appreciated. Many thanks to Theo Wolthers for the assistance as junior team manager. To the people I have forgotten, thanks to you too. And a huge thank you to the pilots - Alan, Craig, Mike, Aldo, James, and Oliver. Thanks for your dedication and effort. Each and everyone of you can be very proud of how you competed, with guts and fortitude. This journey wasn't always easy or effortless. It came with pain and frustration - both mental and physical. I hope this experience has been as good for you, as it was for me. You are all winners! Until next time... You may visit the official championship website for scores, gallery pics, etc.

From left: Senior FAI medal winners Bastiaan Duijghuisen (The Netherlands, FAI Silver), Henri Sander (Germany, FAI Gold), and Toby Herrera (USA, Bronze).

www.f3kwch2019.com

From left: Junior FAI medal winners Fritz Besener (Germany, second place for Silver), Marko Damjanovic (Croatia, new Junior World Champion), and Noah Meyers Alan Smith and James Steel settling in (USA, Bronze medal). before the long ﬂight home.

Check-in at Budapest was all okay.

Results - Senior Individual

Results - Junior Individual

12 preliminary rounds flown, worst score discarded. Top 12 fly further six rounds, worst flight score discarded. Top three in equal first, but throw-away score determined placings.

12 preliminary rounds flown, worst score discarded. Top 8 fly further six rounds, worst flight score discarded. Top two in equal first, but throw-away score determined placings.

Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Competitor Henri Sander Bastiaan Duijghuisen Toby Herrera Nathan Bartley Nicola Francic Pavel Kristof Joseph Wurts Roland Sommer Pierre Meunier Frédéric Filliol Cederic Duss Cazary Janas

Nation Germany Netherlands USA USA Croatia Czech Republic New Zealand Germany France France Switzerland Poland

Score 5000 5000 5000 4998 4998 4997 4995 4987 4982 4971 4951 4823

% 100% 100% 100% 99,96% 99,96% 99,94% 99,90% 99,74% 99,64% 99,42% 99,02% 96,46%

13. 19. 74.

Alan Smith Craig Goodrum Mike Vos

South Africa South Africa South Africa

10816 10 699 9404

98,36% 97,30% 85,52%

1. 2. 3. 10.

Germany Croatia France South Africa

Results - Teams 32 243 32 128 32 128 30 919

Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Competitor Marko Damjanovic Fritz Besener Noah Meyers Aldo Vos Nir Lindenbaum Moriz Ulwyler Owen Haugh Paul Stark

Nation Croatia Germany USA South Africa Israel Switzerland USA Germany

Score 5000 5000 4995 4928 4874 4790 4742 4693

% 100% 100% 99,90% 98,56% 97,48% 95,80% 94,84% 93,86%

9. 10. 11. 12. 20. 24.

Alon Ezra Ivan Dashko Luka Crep Adam Koszalka James Steel Oliver Booysen

Israel Ukraine Croatia Poland South Africa South Africa

10460 10169 10115 10076 8858 7496

96,47% 93,68% 93,29% 92,93% 81,69% 69,13%

1. 2. 3. 6.

Israel USA Ukraine South Africa

Results - Junior Teams

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30 999 30 852 28 933 27 027

2019 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Model Gliders

Jan Sime Pre-comp had a ﬂight line of 18 pilots, needing two timekeepers per lane.

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Most of Slovakia is mountainous and would be better suited to slope soaring than thermal soaring. Fortunately the Western part consists of rolling hills and farmland close to the city of Trnava. Many people consider the Trnava model flying club as the birthplace of competitive F5J flying. On the 7th August Mike Vos, the first South African to compete in a F5J world championship, and I, arrived in Vienna, Austria, checked the transport tubes and with a sigh of relief loaded everything in our trusty Ford Estate and drove to the Boleras and Trvana airfield. The field was already a hub of activity, with pilots testing and tweaking their planes for the Trnava Cup, a pre-world championship event, designed to enable all pilots to get used to the field and atmospheric conditions. This also allowed the organisers to train the officials for the event. This was a massive task, as the Trnava Cup had a flight line of 18 pilots and they needed two timekeepers per lane. There were a large number of planes used in the competition. Mike had two Maxas, a heavy model to be used in windy conditions, and a lighter one for calmer conditions. A lightweight, big-flap Xplorer would be utilised for very still conditions with minimal lift, like very early in the morning, or for the last rounds which took place about seven o'clock in the evenings. As every competitor is only allowed three models, the Xplorer with the cruciform tail was taken along in case one of the others was damaged before the main competition.

A few gliders at rest. Repair had it as good as new.

Damage to Mike’s F5J glider after its altercation with the tree!

Our best attempts saw the glider rescued from the clutches of aerie-grabbing tree.

Busy innards of F5J glider.

Spot, and distance-measuring tape.

Thankfully the only scare we had was when the lighter Maxa inexplicably lost signal and crash landed in the top of a tree. Damage to the leading edge was quickly repaired using a kit kindly supplied by Vladimir, and Flashtape. Unfortunately we could not pinpoint the cause of the loss of signal and did not have enough confidence that the fault would not re-occur, so Mike was down to two planes. The very nice area that was set out by the organisers suffered a severe storm with many tents badly damaged. Fortunately we could fix ours quickly, but we took down the covering every night as a precaution. F5J for electric gliders is a technical sport with specialised equipment. As the buzzer sounds for the task you start your 30-second motor run and launch the plane. At the same time the timekeeper starts the stopwatch. Up to 200m height you incur a penalty of 0,5 points per metre of height gained, and after 200m, a penalty of three points per metre. The motor run time and altitude is measured by an Altimeter/Motor Run Timer and is checked by the official directly after landing. The time for the task is 10 minutes and the competitor who launches just after the buzzer, and lands just before the end signal, would have a flight time of maximum nine minutes fifty nine seconds. Starting with 50 points for a landing within 1m of the designated spot, pilots earn bonus points. Every metre further from the spot reduces the landing points by 5 up to 10m, where the score is 5 points.

The morning after...

...and this is what it did look like!

The nifty Brazilian stand.

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Mike Vos posing at the champs banner.

The weather was variable throughout the competition, with some hot calm days with huge booming thermals (atypical according to the locals), to hot windy days with difficult flying conditions. During one of the rounds, Thomas Wackerlin flew a Dynamic Soaring pattern downwind of some trees for nearly ten minutes, winning that round in his group. His flying can be seen at: https://www.facebook.com/denis.skrabl/videos/pcb.2337268663031373/2337255643032675/?type=3&theater&ifg=1 The Brazilians had a very clever stand that held nine planes fully assembled. There was no space for people inside so they erected an extra gazebo for the pilots. Mike Vos ended in 79th spot out of 109 seniors. After 15 rounds and 4 rounds of fly-offs more than a hundred pilots were whittled down to the following winners: Juniors: Ivan Dashko, Ukraine. Adam Koszalka, Poland. Michael Greb, Germany. Seniors: Arijan Hucaljuk, Croatia. Sebastian Manhard, Germany. Roberto Bonafede, Italy. The senior New Zealand team beat the Czech Republic into second place with the USA third. The German Juniors won a hard fought battle, relegating the Ukraine team to second, and the Czech Republic to third place.

Junior medal winners: Ivan Dashko, Ukraine, world champion. 2nd was Adam Koszalka, Senior medal winners: Sebastian Manhard, Germany, 2nd. Arijan Hucaljuk, Croatia, Poland, and Michael Greb, Germany, placed third for FAI Bronze medal. world champion, gold medallist, and Roberto Bonafede, Italy, 3rd.

Team New Zealand was victorious in the senior category, Czech Republic second, and team USA took third place for bronze.

The juniors from Germany are the 2019 team champions, edging out a determined Ukrainian team for silver, and Czech Republic in third place for the bronze medal.

Results - Senior Individual

Results - Junior Individual

13 preliminary rounds flown, worst score discarded. Top 14 fly further four rounds, worst flight score discarded..

15 preliminary rounds flown, worst score discarded. Top 10 fly further six rounds, worst flight score discarded.

Pl. Competitor 1. Arijan Hucaljuk 2. Sebastian Manhard 3. Robertop Bonafede 4. Joe Wurts 5. Primoz Rizner 79. Mike Vos 108 competitors

Nation Croatia Germany Italy New Zealand Slovakia South Africa

Score 3931,37 3842,87 3773,75 3684,28 3414,19

Pl. Competitor Nation Score 1. Ivan Dashko Ukraine 3597,42 2. Adam Koszalka Poland 3193,44 3. Michael Kress Germany 3131,94 4. Nikola Radkov Bulgaria 2808,95 5. Alessandro Aramin Italy 2490,29 35 Junior competitors. No South African junior participation.

Results - Teams 1. New Zealand 2. Czech Republic 3. USA 4. Germany 5. Slovakia 38. South Africa 39 teams competing

39441,74 38605,09 38409,76 38314,26 37089,49 10413,59

Results - Teams 1. Germany 38152,70 2. Ukraine 37879,30 3. Czech Republic 37677,90 4. France 36796,90 5. Slovenia 35035,80 No South African participation. 16 junior teams

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2019 FAI F3A World Championship for RC Aerobatics

Neil Twomey

This year saw the 31st World Championship for F3A aerobatic models, hosted near an Italian town called Calcinatello, at a model flying site called Casa Bianca. The competition boasted an entry of 111 competitors from 39 countries, the second largest ever (the largest WC had 112 entries from 42 countries, in 2005 in France. The South African team, after an enormous organisational effort, met up at OR Tambo International Airport on the morning of the 26th July 2019 ready to begin our journey. The team consisted of: Neil Twomey (Manager), Andre Stockwell, Clinton Carter-Brown, Grant Brook, Joshua Twomey (Junior), and Maryka Carter-Brown (supporter and helper). As I had pre-arranged to have our aircraft boxes shipped with us on our flights, it was still rather concerning seeing the pure volume of our luggage and wondering what fate lay ahead especially for the models. Check-in went really smooth with no issues and after a team breakfast joined by Bob Skinner and Danie Potgieter who came to see us off, all that remained was getting our battery packs on board which also materialised without many hiccups.

SA Team looking smart in their Protea colours. Adventure starts!

Chilling at Casa Bianca: Michael Borcherds Clinton awaiting his turn to ﬂy. Element Clinton, Cobus Malan, Andre, Grant. belongs to Brian Dooley (NZL).

Every model was sound-tested, as part of the model processing. Pilot also had to demonstrate fail-safe setting.

After a short lay-over in Dubai, we arrived at Malpensa airport in Milan on Saturday morning around 10:00am. Then it was time to face my biggest fear and start looking for the team's model boxes, I could breathe a huge sigh of relief; the boxes had arrived with us, and except for some small external damage to the boxes themselves, all seemed in order. Off we went to collect our rental cars and after a couple of modifications and boot lid tying down, we were ready to begin our almost two-hour drive to our accommodation, driving on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road. We were greeted by temperatures in excess of 35 deg Celsius and a humidity value off the charts. Europe was definitely experiencing a heat wave and we felt like we were in the middle of it. When we arrived at our guest house, all the models were unpacked and assembled and thankfully no models had sustained any damage. Dressed in our newly-designed team kit, we headed off to one of the six practice sites that had been listed for us to make use of, and we spent from Sunday 28th July to the following Wednesday 31st July putting in as much flying time as possible to make small changes and tweaks to the models to adjust for differing altitude, air density, etc. The practice sites were a minimum of 40 minutes drive from our guest house and most days saw us leaving before 7 in the morning and returning after 7 in the evening. On Thursday 1st August we were 1st in the queue for model processing, and everybody's models passed with no issue. On Saturday 3rd August the SA team had their first official practice flight at Casa Bianca, the contest site. In the afternoon, we took part in the opening

Josh, Andre, Clinton and Alchemy, Neil, and Grant. Neat shirts!

Andre with his Quasar.

Neil and Joshua after a ﬂight at site B. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 8

Joshua made many friends at his ﬁrst WC, here with USA ﬂier Andrew Jesky.

ceremony, followed by a welcome buffet at the Casa Bianca restaurant. To try and put into words the beauty and serenity of the Casa Bianca airfield, would not be possible for me to do it the justice it deserves. The field is located on a site that has a very prominent restaurant, a museum, lush gardens, a selection of deer and other small animals, ample parking, etc. Due to the number of competitors, the organisers had to run two flight lines. Flight line A was at Casa Bianca main facility, and flight line B was located about 700m away on a neighbouring farm. Line A had a beautiful concrete strip runway, and line B had a temporary astroturf-type (artificial grass) mat laid for the competition. With 111 flights to be completed per day from Sunday 4th August up to and including Wednesday 7th August for the preliminary rounds, the organisers ran a full program from 08:00 in the morning, and due to the late sunset, the last flights were scheduled for 19:30 in the evening, on all four days. Our teams' flights, one per pilot per day, were spread out in terms of timing and flight lines (each pilot had to fly twice on each flight line during the comp) and we easily managed to cope backwards and forwards. The only point worth mentioning is that on Wednesday Clinton was due to fly at 18:50 and bad weather was rolling in. By the time he had about a minute left of his schedule, the storm erupted over the field. Lighting, thunder and rain pelted down. We approached the Contest Director that evening and after some discussions, Clinton was awarded a re-flight the next morning at 08:30.

Joshua and Neil eyeing the opposition, in readiness for ﬂight at site B.

Site B not as glamorous as site A, but it did the job adequately.

Grant and Angelit waiting patiently for their turn to ﬂy.

Judges used scoring device/system Notaumatic. Tabulation is instantaneous.

After the prelim flights, to continue in the competition, only the top 30 pilots move onto the semi-finals. Our pilots' positions were: Andre – 46th Clinton – 68th, Joshua – 85th (10th in juniors out of 16), and Grant 90th So, in short, none of our team advanced to the semi's and our flying in the competition had effectively come to an end for this championship. For the balance of the competition we spent watching the semi-finals and finals and attended the Banquet which was the official closing of the competition on Saturday 10th August. Christophe Paysant-le Roux managed to reclaim the world championship title from Tetsuo Onda, proving what a true master he is. Tetsuo was still a very close second and still proves to be the master of the unknown schedules forming part of the finals. Third place went to Gernot Bruckmann, followed by Stefan Kaiser in fourth, and Andrew Jesky in fifth. We boarded our return flight on Sunday 11th and landed back in Johannesburg on Monday 12th August. The hosts and officials did a remarkable job organising the championships, considering the amount of entries. For those who are not aware our own Bob Skinner from SAMAA formed part of the FAI Jury at the event. I must mention the camaraderie and friendliness of the competitors. I had never been exposed to international competition, and I had preconceived ideas about the guys at the top, and what their attitude and approachability would be like. I have never been so wrong! F3A is a true family and everybody was willing to help, chat, and advise if asked for. An example of this is during one of our practice days, a specialised motor mount in Joshua's plane broke and we didn't have spares with us. Practicing at the same field as us was the American Team, and Andrew Jesky went out of his way to arrange a mount for us and delivered it the next morning. Many friendships were forged or reaffirmed during the competition. All in all we achieved a respectable 17th place finish of the 39 teams that entered. Next World Championships scheduled for 2021 in the USA at Muncie, Indiana. I am really proud to have been a part of this experience. My special thanks to Bob Skinner and Linda Dold from SAMAA for all their assistance and advice leading up to the competition.

Tetsuo Onda used Skyleaf Leader to great CPLR and his “Boeing”. Oreka has swept eﬀect; just missed regaining his WC title. wing planform, top and bottom canaliser.

Bruckmann’s Pandora was one of the biggies. Flew well enough for third place.

Much too big in the opinion of many. Argentinian design attempted to maximise knifeedge ﬂying capabilities, with surfboard fuselage! Santos Meneguzzi Motta was pilot.

FAI Jury (President’s men!) leading the parade: Antonis Papadopoulos (current CIAM president), Bob Skinner (past CIAM president), and Peter Uhlig (Jury president).

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Perhaps too many frills. Huge fuselage on tri-plane of Seba Silvestri, San Marino.

First time ever for Iran in an F3A WC...Caelestia ﬂown by Javad Aghababazadeh.

South Africans always looked smart. Here at the closing banquet, where more awards were made.

All 20 judges were used in the ﬁnals. Very intensive activity! Scribes no longer required Tetsuo Onda (Japan), with introduction of Notaumatic scoring devices. Each judge inputs scores, in half-point happy after a good ﬂight. deductions, then validates, if not prompted through headphones.

And ﬁnally, back on home soil, everyone intact. Also, no damage to model boxes and equipment.

Austrian Gernot Bruckmann Christophe Paysant-le Roux managed third place. gained ﬁrst place, and his ninth world championship.

Team medallists: Japan, Silver. Yuhei Suzuki, Hitoshi Haneda, Koji Suzuki, Yoichiro Junior medallists: Alessandro Panzanini Akiba (TM). USA, Gold. Mark Attwood, (Wickizer), Andrew Jesky, Kal Reifsnyder, (Italy), Kal Reifsnyder (USA), Yuval Ben Jason Shulman. Switzerland, Bronze. Marco Pellizone, Marc Rubin, Sandro Matti, Israel, Israel. Reto Schumacher.

Senior medallists: Tetsuo Onda (Japan), Christophe Paysant-le Roux (France), and Gernot Bruckmann (Austria).

Results - 2019 FAI F3A World Championship for RC Aerobatics Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Competitor Christophe Paysant-le Roux Tetsuo Onda Gernot Bruckmann Stefan Kaiser Andrew Jesky Lassi Nurila Sandro Matti Jason Shulman Koji Suzuki Juan Rombaut Segarra

Nation France Japan Austria Liechtenstein USA Finland Switzerland USA Japan Spain

Flight 7 TBL 1043,51 968,74 987,17 978,96 984,96 965,35 1005,42 955,20 905,37 924,74

Flight 8 TBL 1031,83 988,65 988,47 992,80 998,28 930,07 919,09 901,83 908,24 874,08

Flight 9 TBL 1007,61 1018,37 945,51 944,58 970,53 1004,51 989,50 980,03 917,76 935,36

Flight 10 TBL 989,04 1018,93 999,84 985,62 944,63 983,61 975,68 1006,59 910,95 791,97

TOTAL 3064.38 3025,95 2975,48 2957,38 2927,87 2918,19 2900,19 2888,45 2736,95 2601,41

11. Joseph Szczur USA 1948,62 12. Brett Wickizer USA 1946,26 13. Yuhei Suzuki Japan 1930,18 Chad Northeast Canada 1922,55 15. Robin Trumpp Germany 1912,27 16. Christiam Niklass Germany 1899,12 17. Kal Reifsnyder USA 1894,13 18. Hitoshi Haneda Japan 1884,05 19. Sebastiano Silvestri San Marino 1876,17 20. Reto Schumacher Switzerland 1871,65 21. Janne Lappi Finland 1866,92 22. Marc Rubin Switzerland 1865,07 23. Derk van der Vecht Netherlaqnds 1860,06 24. Arnaud Poyet France 1852,62 25. Cedric Carayon France 1843,07 26. Aaron Garle Australia 1838,69 27. Alessandro Panzanini Italy 1818,35 Tomas Rivera Argentina 1795,77 29. Yuvgal Ben Israel Israel 1782,90 30. Ola Fremming Norway 1781,48 Pl. 46. 68. 85. 90.

Competitor André Stockwell Clinton Carter-Brown Joshua Twomey Grant Brook

Nation South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa

Flight 1 TBL 922,90 947,08 898,12 942,27

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kal Reifsnyder Alessandro Panzanini Yuval Ben Israel Andrea Cervi Ignace Pawlenko Max Chrubasik Santos Meneguzzi Motta Sacha Muller Hongxiau Zhang Joshua Twomey

USA Junior classiﬁcation Italy Israel Italy Belgium Germany Argentina France China South Africa

Flight 2 TBL 965,05 929,49 915,17 911,20

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Flight 3 TBL 945,03 913,53 914,37 851,31

Flight 4 TBL 951,68 886,24 888,45 847,33

TOTAL 2861,76 2790,10 2727,66 2704,78

Ballito RC Club Airshow

After lots of hard work and paperwork, 90% of which was done by Greg Field, vice-chairman of the Ballito RC Club (BRCC), and great support from SAMAA getting our “Air Show 1” permit organised, our permit arrived and the big day was ﬁnally upon us. A thank you must go to our landlord, Micky Robert, all our neighbours for putting up with the noise, and to King Shaka International for giving their consent to hold the air show. The weather forecast was fantastic for the day before and the afternoon of the air show, but showed an 10 to 18 knot wind for the actual event. However, the Gods were kind to us and even though a bit breezy, the air show went oﬀ without a hitch with only one broken prop and some minor undercarriage damage the whole day!

Ken Mann Eric Bell thrilled the crowds with his turbine-powered Eurosport.

Ken Mann and his team had spent a lot of time getting the airfield ready for the air show the week before and it was looking fantastic; all the danger taping was completed and the only thing left to do before the pilots and spectators arrived, was to string up a BRCC banner advertising the air show at the entrance to the airfield, put up all the safety notices required, and set up the food station. Pilots from four different clubs in KZN started arriving at about 07:30. Richards Bay Radio Flyers, Maritzburg Model Aircraft Club, Howick Flying Club, and of course, the BRCC. We ended up with about 20 or so pilots on the day, 15 who registered to fly. A last-second cancellation by the paramedic caused a small panic but was soon sorted out and another one arrived for the day before we started flying and Netcare 911 was also put on standby. Thank you to Quinten Power for organising this for us at such short notice, and thank you to Pete, our paramedic for the day. A pilots briefing was held at 08:45 by our safety officer, Craig Lipsett. It was a slow start but flying eventually got under way and we managed to keep at least one plane in the air until 14:00 when we started packing up. Peter Frankle and Greg Field fired up the food stand and the smell of cooking wors soon filled the air. The first spectators started arriving soon after our pilots briefing and by 10:00 our spectator area was full, and the parking overflowing. We estimated that we had more than 100 spectators through the day. They were treated to some brilliant flying from our pilots, especially Jason Barker (MMAC) with his Extreme Flight Extra 300 120cc, Chris Zurinskas (BRCC) with his Lazer 123cc, Johan de Lange (MMAC) with his Big Stick (Tug Plane) 100cc, Ian Drennan (MMAC) with Ventus glider, and Eric Bell (BRCC) with is EuroSport jet with an 18kg jet turbine motor. The crowds were enthralled with some masterful flying and performances, some staying almost the whole day. Other pilots who entertained the crowds were Rolf Bartels (BRCC) with his Extra 300 electric 32e, Matthew Rogers (BRCC) with his Sukhoi 29 Electric, Craig Lipsett (BRCC) with his Inverza 62 55cc, Dean Steenmans (BRCC) with his electric Shotgun playing tricks in the fresh breeze, Hercules Venter (RBRF) with his Sukhoi 29 50cc, and Ken Mann with is Sukhoi 50cc. My apologies if I have left anyone out. Also joining us for the day were the guys from Pacsys Agricultural, Tim Wise (BRCC) and Matt Houghting (RPL rated) who, after almost four hours of trouble shooting, gave us a demonstration down the runway using one of their Pacsys Agricultural Spray Drones; not much action here but still fascinating to watch this machine in action.

Dean Halley, Nadine Botha, and Russell Conradt making their way to the pit area.

Hercules Venter and his Sukhoi...visited from Richards Bay.

Ventus cx2 Deluxe glider of Ian Drennan being assembled.

Start-up area busy throughout the day.

Our grassed runway (200m x 12m) combined with a bit of wind turbulence proved to be a bit of a challenge for the glider guys, with the first two landings not quite making the runway, but the guys soon got the hang of it and found the sweet spot. Eric with his EuroSport said later that it was like landing on an aircraft carrier, but he was very masterful and had a perfect landing every time. By 14:00 all our wors rolls and hotdogs were sold out with only a few cool drinks remaining. Our raffle, to raise money for the BRCC and The North Coast Courier Orphans Fund, raised R2500.00. Here we must also thank our prize sponsors, Greg Field (BRCC), Clive Mc Innes (GP Hobbies), and Dean Steenmans (Denkit Hobbies) for their donations. Congratulations to the winners. 1. Gary (Texan ARF model aircraft) 2. David Rynhoud (R500.00 gift voucher from Denkit Hobbies) 3. Craig Lipsett (R500.00 gift voucher from GP Hobbies) 4. David Kambouris (Small glider from GP Hobbies) 5. Brendon (Small glider from GP Hobbies) 6. Gerard (Small glider from GP Hobbies) 7. Craig Lipsett (Small glider from GP Hobbies) 8. Chris Zurinskas (Small glider from GP Hobbies) Craig, I really think you rigged the raffle draw. So all in all, a great day for pilots, spectators and organisers alike.

Lone SAB Goblin starting up.

Airliner taking of from King Shaka International, 12kms away. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 11

Sbach 342

Sustained knife-edge ﬂight, by Jason Barker’s Extra 300.

Nice electric Shotgun, ﬂown by Dean Steenmans of BRCC.

Facilities at BRCC enjoyed by participants and spectators.

Sukhoi SU-26 being taxied out for ﬂight.

Sbach waiting...Jason’s Extra comes in, Dean doing the tugging.

Sukhoi SU-26 50cc by Ken Mann.

Johan de Lange’s Big Stik did some aerotowing.

Eric assembling the EuroSport.

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Gauteng LSA at White Hills RF

Justin Gomersall

White Hills Radio Flyers kindly made their beautifully-upgraded field available for the recent LSA competition on 6 October 2019. A total of 12 pilots, young and old, gathered at 08:00 for pilots briefing. The numbers are increasing with every contest, and two new competition pilots joined the fray. Welcome to Johan Bothma and Gerdrie de Beer. Young Gerdrie De Beer (10 years old), and young Ian Edwards (78) were amongst the 11 pilots who entered the competition. Proof you are never too young or too old to fly Large Scale Aerobatics. Not only did the usual IMAC flying take place, but the day was concluded with Gerdrie, Joshua, and Owen showing the rest of the field, what Freestyle or Extreme flying was all about. All three pilots flew perfectly choreographed to music and young Joshua adding to the wow with a little “SMOKE ON”. Justin Gomersall, the organiser of the day, must be complimented on a fine turnout, and also for the effort he has put into the judging clinic and training of the judges. Chief judge Johan Combrink is slowly but surely getting his team into shape, and their skills in the art of judging Large Scale Aerobatics is progressing really well. Watch this space for the next clinic taking place in November. A special thank you to Christo Barkhuizen from White Hills for donating the lunch time braai, and also for preparing the lunch whilst the completion was in progress. Flying was of an exceptional standard, despite the tricky cross winds that always seem to prevail at White Hills. Each pilot had the opportunity to fly four rounds. The administration, very professionally run by Lucy, meant that certificates for the pilots were available within 10 minutes of the last pilot flying, and prize giving done and dusted by 15:30. Well done again Lucy! The certificates designed by Bob Skinner are really becoming sought after items. A massive thank you to all the pilots and judges who made the effort to attend the day, and ensuring that LSA grows from strength to strength in Gauteng. Also thank you to André Stockwell for his return to LSA; we thank you for supporting LSA whilst you have a break from pattern. André shared some meaningful stories and showed us his skills. Overall, there were 12 pilots flying in the LSA Gauteng Regional October 2019 contest. In no particular order they were: Abram Grobler, Andre Stockwell, Gerdrie de Beer (G3), Ian Edwards, Jacques Alberts, Johan Bothma, Josh Twomey, Justin Gomersall, Myles Hasenbroek, Neil Twomey, and Owen Vuyk. These pilots flew a grand total of 154 judged sequences. Gerdrie de Beer (G3) won the Basic class, with Johan Bothma in second. They flew four known sequences (two rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 894.1 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 105.9 points). Myles Hasenbroek won the Sportsman class, followed by Abram Grobler and Neil Twomey. They flew four known sequences (two rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 835.2 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 164.8 points). Justin Gomersall won the Intermediate class. He flew four known sequences (two rounds) and two unknown rounds. Ian Edwards won the Advanced class, flying four known sequences (two rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 801 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 199 points). Jacques Alberts won the unlimited class, from Owen Vuyk, Josh Twomey, and Andre Stockwell. They flew four known sequences (two rounds) and one freestyle round. The scores ranged from a low of 828.9 to a high of 1,000 (a range of 171.1 points). The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Unlimited class, with only 7,8 points difference between Jacques Alberts and Owen Vuyk. The prize giving was followed by a braai and a little social time before the pilots departed for home. For more pictures on the day, please visit the Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157370378290027&set=pcb.1114589378879755&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Gerdrie de Beer getting ready for dad to start the engine. Stan Fincham with a Welcome back, ﬁrm handshake on André Stockwell! Justin’s win.

Gerdrie with his reward. Well done!

Josh, and Smoke On!

Hard workers for Gauteng LSA: Justin Gomersall, Johann Combrinck, Lucy, Stan Fincham, Ian Edwards.

Pilot’s brieﬁng before start of the Gauteng LSA competition. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 13

Middelburg Jet Fly-in 2019

Stan Fincham Line-up of trailers and gazebos.

Alec Groenewald and Riaan le Hanie kept the ﬂight line going professionally.

What a weekend! The jet pilots who attended the fly-in are still chatting on social media about an awesome weekend of jet activity. Phillip Lewis the organiser must be congratulated on putting together a really spectacular event. The pilots have complimented both the organiser and his able assistants Alec Groenewald and Riaan le Hanie for arranging and hosting one of the finest events in a long while. A special thanks to both Riaan and Alec for the sacrifice of controlling the flight line all weekend without a single flight by either of them. The pilots started to arrive on Thursday 8th August, with Eric Bell driving all the way from Durban, and the Pietersburg clan on Friday morning. A grand total of 29 attendees, and at least 10 more family members graced the event for the weekend .The news quickly spread and some additional three pilots coming through on Saturday and Sunday from Johannesburg and Pretoria. Pilots briefing on Friday started promptly at 8 o’clock, and was held in the lecture room of Richardt Lovett's pristine hangar. There was a constant queue of pilots on the flight line from 6 30 and sometimes even long after sunset. Phillip Lewis also had organised lucky draw prizes. The pilots who thought fit to order commemorative golf shirts, automatically went into a lucky draw to win one of two prizes, a flip in Richardt Lovett's L39, and a 9000 btu air conditioner. Friday’s weather was superb and flight after flight, by pilot after pilot ended in pure glee and satisfaction. Some 45 jets graced the skies with really great skills being exhibited. Neville Wright brought his Turbo Prop PC21 and really put it though its very scale-like paces. Jaco van Eden from Pietersburg also celebrated his birthday at the event. Friday evening wrapped up with a tremendous Braai catered for, and served in the superb hangar. Saturday saw the skies turn bleak, cloudy, and cold, with a stiff cross-wind, Despite this the pilots poured to the flight line in their droves and the wind did not deter the spirit and quality, nor quantity of flights. The camaraderie and friendship over the weekend was great, and many a joke, and set-up, and jet story being told, none as much as the feedback from Dean on his experience, having flown in the L39. The girls from Pietersburg had so much fun throughout the weekend and really enjoyed the party-like atmosphere at their gazebo. Without exception, all the pilots and their families were already asking at the event, when the next one was going to be held; a tribute to Phillip and his team. A superb Gala Dinner was held in the hangar on Saturday night and the sheep on the spit getting accolades from all for the exceptional taste. Sunday morning saw many pilots still flying, although slowly but surely, and one by one the guys had to pack up and get home. A massive thank you from the organising team and from SAMJA to all the pilots who made the effort to attend. Phillip Lewis also thanked SAMJA for their contribution in making this event so unique and enjoyable.

Dean Grobbelaar being instructed by Richardt on pre-ﬂight and safety on L-39.

Eric Bell was the lucky draw winner of the air-conditioning unit.

Nice atmosphere prevailed the entire weekend.

Polokwane girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves!

Aero L-29 Delﬁn is one of the jets in Richardt’s hangar.

Eric Bell's stunning Euroﬁghter with full night time set up. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 14

Gariep Fly-in 2019

Danie Pelser checking his Sbach.

Boet Denysschen Brian Smith and Jan van Soest getting the Dominator ready.

Davon Lambrecht’s Mephisto.

Sukhoi by Mauro Franceschini.

The 12th Gariep Fly-in was held on the weekend of 3rd to 7th July. Once again we were lucky as the weather bureau got the forecast wrong, as they predicted good weather for Wednesday and Thursday, and wind building up from there on. The wind and weather only turned on Saturday around 15:00 and got really miserable late in the evening. On Sunday at 08:00 the guys were flying in the most awesome weather. Pilots participation as well as sponsorship was the lowest of all previous years and less pilots pre-registered for the event, but the amount of aircraft was much the same as previous years, at around 220 aircraft. Flying started this year on the Wednesday instead of Thursday, so as to accommodate those pilots who always arrive early for the event. This year the amount of early birds was surprisingly much higher than in previous years. Maybe we should make the event a whole week of fun in the sun. The quality of flying this year was exceptionally good, with only one incident of some damage on a trainer aircraft. As per every other year, all types of aircraft are welcome to participate. The last 10 years this event was in honour of a co-founder of the event, Adriaan Bakker. This year it was 10 years since his untimely death, and we were fortunate to have his family with us to enjoy this wonderful event. Last year we had a large number of juniors attending and flying. This year the numbers were down, but we still had a few juniors participating, as well as a large number of first-time visitors. We were very proud of young nine-year old Harry Marangellis, who opted to do his Gold proficiency in strong wind on Saturday afternoon, and passed it with ease. Congratulations Harry! On Saturday evening we had the traditional sit-down supper at the local bowling green which was awesome as usual. Although our numbers were down, the amount of people attending the supper was much on par with previous years. This was due to lots of pilots bringing their wives with. Thank you ladies, we appreciate your participation. A huge thank you to our sponsors; your participation goes a long way in helping make this event so special. Oloff Schoeman Sanjay Kana Marko Sweiswerke Dennys Electrical Jets-r-Us

Darryl Legg

The next event will be the Folded Wings Memorial Jet weekend, which will take place on the weekend of 23rd to 27th October at Gariep.

Gideon de Villiers enjoyed ﬂying his jet.

Nice Spacewalker from Bloemfontein.

Dieter Lettau’s Cessna 310L.

Futura by André le Roux.

Line up of aeries in the pit area.

Turbo-prop Tucano also ﬂown by Gideon.

Edge 540 by Zak Lipschitz.

Dieter’s MB 339.

Sanjay Kana ﬂew this good-looking Scorpion. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 15

21-23 Feb SOUTH AFRICA

Large cale Aerobatics

Henley Model Airfield and Family Entertainment Pilot coaching by expert fliers and judges Aircraft set-up and trimming Exciting 3D display flights Landing competition Judges clinic Free-flying on Friday 21 February Sunday LSA aerobatic competition Static displays, and plenty more action! Also, awards for Best Static Model, Best Freestyle Display, Largest Legal Aircraft, Best Smoke , Display, Best Knife-Edge Flight, and much more, but you have to be there, so you don t miss out! Bring your Large Scale aircraft, and be part of this super exciting event, with many prizes, in many categories. Even just being there, could win you some serious prizes! Camping available at HMAFE at R100 per person per night. No landing fees for persons camping! R300 entry fee per pilot (each entry qualifies for a commemorative cap, and braai pack on Saturday, with rolls and salads).

Tentative programme Friday 21 February 08:00 to 18:00 - Arrival, and free-ﬂying all day 19:00 - Communal braai (ﬁres will be provided)

Sunday 23 February LSA Aerobatic competition

Saturday 22 February 08:00 - Pilots briefing 08:15 - 3D displays (8 slots) 09:00 - Landing competition (touch-down between two lines, 4m apart) 10:00 - Free flying (8-minute slots) 12:00 - Snap roll set-up and tutorial 13:00 - Lunch, and free flying 14:00 - Smoke-on displays, and free flying 15:00 - Spin set-up and tutorial 16:00 - Free flying (8-minute slots) 17:00 - Four-point roll tutorial, and free flying 18:00 - LSA Large Scale Extravaganza prize giving

Come on...grab a friend, and your plane, and be a part of this exciting event !

More information from Stan Fincham 084-268-2025 or Justin Gomersall, 084-465-1000 Entry form and more details in the next issue of SAMAA News, and on social media.

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SAMPRA Lowveld Speed Run 2019

Matthys Botha Hotly-contested action at Doornhoek RC for the SAMPRA Lowveld Speed Run.

Unique RC facility created by Johan Roets on his farm, 45km from Nelspruit.

Winter 2019. Cold short days, long nights, misty mornings and high RPM's. Yes, fellow pilots and enthusiasts, it is Pylon Racing time! With winter testing done and all the preparations complete, it is time for our pilots to leave the familiar playing fields of Johannesburg and head on over to a new kind of battlefield. The kind where the air feels like soup, where my plane glides forever, where the days are 28 degrees Celsius, in July! What is this madness? Madness? This is not madness, this is Nelspruit! For the first time in SAMPRA's history, we are travelling to the Lowveld to host a pylon racing event, and boy was this an event of note! On Friday 29 July, the Johannesburg members made the trip via the N12 to the eastern parts of South Africa. Through the coal mines, the wideopen fields, through the mountain passes, to the green tree-filled forests, and finally, the colourful fruit and nut farms of Nelspruit. Fresh air, warm days, and the best hospitality one can get! Upon arrival at Doornhoek RC, we were greeted with smiles and excited faces. A hangar filled with planes one can only dream of. A picturesque back drop of beautiful trees on a mountain side, and a runway smack in the middle of it all. The committee took no time in setting up the course, as help was plentiful and eager hands made for easy work. A huge thank you to Johan Roets, the owner of Doornhoek RC and his men who helped us. Never have we been treated with such hospitality and friendliness! The facilities are top notch! And within no time could we do some practice flights before the end of the day. Race day, 20 July 2019. At the crack of dawn our members were already busy with assembly and pre-flight checks, doing some last-minute tweaks, and quick test flights. The early echoes of howling engines in the valley is something to experience! Pilots briefing was called to order, and the pilots were briefed on safety and regulations for the day. With our judges and timekeepers in place, it was finally time to start racing. First up, was a round of FPV Electric, as well as a round of Electric Pylon racing. Still being in the developmental stages, the boys quickly got on to form and started nailing the course. Clocking in times that will shortly surpass Sportsman and rival Standard Quickie times. With newly-elected Committee member Mike Nicholls heading up our Electric Racing portfolio, we are sure to see a surge of entries and growth in these classes.

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At the end of the day Mike Nicholls took top honours, followed shortly by newcomer Charl van Vuuren in the FPV racing. The constant change in wind direction made for some exciting take-off manoeuvres; none the less, the guys had some solid races. In our first official Line of sight racing for electric pylon racing, Mike again showed the guys the backend of his plane, taking top honours Panoramic view of the Doornhoek RC facilities, that Johan Roets created on his farm. overall, followed by Charl van Vuuren in second, and Rob Goudie closing the field with his spectacular Mini Stik! If there was a prize for the pilot having the most fun, it would go to Rob Goudie, as we dubbed his plane the Giggle Stik! Well-done guys, conditions were not ideal with the gusting winds, however you made it work and had some good fun while doing it! I for one will be joining you guys at the next event! F3T (Quarter Midgets). Next up was Russell vd Westhuizen and Matthys Botha, in F3T, also known as Q40's. A difficult day for both pilots, with lots of dead-sticks, no starts, and broken props on take-off. Eventually Matthys's Q40 decided to give in on the last round with a mechanical issue seeing him retiring, and Russell taking first place having put in the best rounds of the day. Congratulations Russell! Sportsman. The biggest field of the day, with seven pilots in total, newcomers and some familiar faces. By now the weather was much better, with the winds calming down slightly, giving our pilots the chance to master what they have seen and learnt in such a short space of time. Father and son team Pieter and Werner Rabie taking on the challenge, and boy did they quickly get into the swing of things, with the shakes out the way, these two pilots starting shaving 10's of seconds from their round times, Werner being our youngest pilot in Pylon Racing South Africa. It was such a brilliant sight to see this father and son duo duking it out for top spot! But in the end, the youth prevailed, and Werner managed to pip his father with six seconds on his overall time. Some pilots not so lucky, with Gerhard Brand losing his landing gear in the first round and unable to repair the plane, meant he was on the side-line for the rest of the day; unfortunate indeed, but a birdie told me that we will see him back at the next races! In sixth place we had Pieter, trailing his son Werner in fifth place. Next in line we had another newcomer Johan Beukes Jnr, who flew some impressive rounds, trailing the LOMAC guys by mere seconds. The top three pilots were split across four seconds in the overall rankings, making for some of the closest racing we have seen yet.

Here is a colourful collection of aeries that were used during the SAMPRA Lowveld Speed Run 2019.

In third place we had Alec Groenewald, with a total time of 543.08, second place was awarded to Sarel Venter with Bumble Bee, and a time of 541.23. First Place was awarded to 1-Second Barry vd Vyver, who flew 539.11 seconds in total, congratulations guys! It was an epic battle with some close calls, and good racing! Standard Quickies.Six entries in Standards, three pilots from LOMAC, and three from RMAC. The battle lines were drawn, and it was time for the showdown of the day! The winds were up to their old shenanigans again, but our pilots weren't bothered by this it was like flying 35Mhz with lots of glitching and interference, as the turbulent air jittered some planes as they screamed their way to pylon one. In the first round all three RMAC pilots managed to accumulate cuts, with Sarel Venter taking the lead. Unfortunately fellow LOMAC pilots had issues starting, however this changed as the day went on. Second round and RMAC now struggling to start, this now levelling the playing fields between the pilots. Round three, and again Russell having issues with his motor, resulting in a dead-stick. Close racing all around, saw Steven Black rising through the ranks, putting in three solid rounds, followed closely by Sarel Venter. Round four: Red takes-off, then Blue, and finally Yellow, all three planes screaming towards pylon one. Pilots eagerly awaiting the signal from their callers! Pull! Pull! Pull! And then disaster! A loud bang echoed through the valley, and then silence…with only one plane now doing the laps instead of three. We had a mid-air collision, tragic news! Two planes retiring for good, a sad moment as the two leaders have collided. Pilots Sarel Venter and Steven Black, unable to occupy the same airspace, were out, opening the door for the rest of the field. In sixth place, having loads of engine issues and dead-sticks all round, we had Russell vd Westhuizen, not a good day for him, however, he will be ready for the next one. In fifth place we had Alec Groenewald, who also had some engine gremlins. In fourth place was Sarel Venter, and Steven Black in third place overall. It would have been close in the end had these two pilots made it all the way. In second place we had Barry van der Vyver with some solid flying, proving that consistence is key. Overall winner is Matthys Botha, who, despite having motor issues in the beginning, clawed his way back and finishing the day on top. Once the racing was completed, everyone jumped in to help pack, and clean, and get the facility ready for the braai, and prize giving. With braai fires and bomas lit, our members, friends, and families gathered for a feast of note. A special thank to New Nation Construction, who generously donated prize money to the winners! This is a huge prize and incentive for our pilots, and we really appreciate them being part of this wonderful event. We would also like to thank Johan Roets, and the Doornhoek RC members for allowing us to use their facilities; the field and hospitality was second to none! A big thank you to the LOMAC members who helped with setting up this event. A special thanks to Jasper, Donald, and Johan who drove all the way to come and be our timekeepers and judges for the day! We really appreciate it! I would also like to thank all our members, pilots, and organizers who helped on the day! And so, our journey ended, a spectacular day of racing, making new friends, and getting together with old friends. This was an event to remember, and one we will surely repeat in future. The SAMPRA team already visited the LOMAC field as a possible venue for future events, and the outcome looks promising. So, clear your calendars, and save the dates, as winter racing will from now on be in warmer climates. All in all, the weekend was a huge success, and we hope that everyone who attended, truly enjoyed the racing and making history in the Lowveld! Our next event will be at the end of August, at RMAC. For more information, head on over to our website at www.pylonracing.co.za, or follow us on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/PYLONSA We hope to see you all there and as always, Go Fast, Turn Left SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 18

Much of the club’s facilities are under-roof, providing relief from sun, or rain. Runways are tightly stretched shade-netting.

Mike Nicholls, ﬁrst in Charl van Vuuren, 2nd in both Electric Electric, and FPV. and FPV.

Rob Goudie took 3rd Alec Groenewald, in Electric. third in Sportsman.

Excellent support from timekeepers, judges: Convivial atmosphere evident at all times. Donald Dold, Jasper van Eden, Riaan van Schoor, and Johan Blom.

Steven Black, third Barry van der Vyver, Matthys Botha, ﬁrst in Standard Quickie. second in Standards in Std Quickie 500. and 1st Sportsman. Russell 1st in F3T.

Sarel Venter, 2nd in Sportsman.

Aeries taking a break from the action.

LOMAC members Alec, Barry, and Sarel made a clean sweep in Sportsan!

Quickie and Russ’ F3T/Q40 racer.

This what it was all about, competition, but FUN! Line-up of SAMPRA trophies that were awarded for the event.

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Gauteng Aerobatic Championship

Pieter Botha On this panel for judging duties was Grant, Clinton, and Neil...

...while Pieter, Lee, and Dereck are seen serving time on this occasion, Danie suprvising.

Barnstormers is one of the greatest venues in Gauteng, and always the highlight of the pattern season. Due to the low competitor entry, the four rounds were squeezed into one day - the Saturday - leaving the Sunday to the Barnstormers club members. We wish to thank Barnstormers for making this great venue available for the Gauteng Champs. What a pleasure to land on the newly tarred smooth runways. Danie Potgieter (Jr) joined us for most of the day, and Danie (Snr) joined us later in the day.

With wind pumping, Barnstormers facilities served us well; always in good condition.

The wind on this day was not so kind to us - varying wind direction, and varying strength, and dust devils, made ﬂying quite tricky. These were factors for some competitor's to consider carefully, as this was quite taxing on the batteries.

There were no entries for the Sportsman class; Neil was in a class of his own in Advanced; three competitors in the Masters class, and the usual four in the F3A class. Chris O'Connell decided not to fly on this day, but did the scheduling and scoring for the competition. Judging duties were scheduled amongst the pilots, so there were no dull moments or napping! Neil Twomey took Advanced unopposed, with 3000 points. In the Masters class, Lee took 3rd place with 1877 points. Lee withdrew for the last two rounds due to technical difficulties that cost him dearly in points. Pieter did not capitalise on his first round when flying conditions were favourable. Dereck had a phenomenal first round that helped him to secure 1st place with 3045 points, and Pieter 2nd with 3038 points. The F3A class was a titanic battle amongst the big guns. Grant came 4th with a respectable 2838 points. Joshua really showed great form in 3rd place with 2917 points. I think this young man has his sights set on the number one spot. Clinton secured 2nd place with 2976 points. André took 1st place with very consistent flying and 3053 points. The Greg Casson floating trophy that was donated by Greg Casson in 1992, was won again by André Stockwell. André won this trophy from its inception in 1992, and has won it 23 times over the years, and only missed out on four occasions. Well done André, this is a remarkable achievement. The GAA Annual General Meeting followed the last round, during which a new committee was elected. The day ended with a lekker braai organized by Neil. The last competition of the 2019 season will be the MAASA Aerobatic Masters in Cape town, and 2020 will kick off with new schedules for all the classes.

Participants of the 2019 GAA Gauteng Aerobatic Championship at Barnstormers.

Clinton ﬂying and Grant calling.

Dereck assisted by Lee Bonney.

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André Stockwell and his hardware, for his hard work.

Lee ﬂying, Dereck calling.

Dereck carrying for Lee.

Pieter waiting for Quasar to be retrieved after his ﬁrst ﬂight.

Relaxed mood while waiting for the prize giving and awards to start. Dereck, Lee, Grant, and Joshua. Rolf Hüllen in the back.

Joshua receiving his award for third place in F3A. Patience will be rewarded.

Lee Bonney took third place in Masters.

Dereck Butow had a superb first round flight, and hung onto the lead, for first.

Pieter Botha narrowly missed out on the win in Masters; had to settle for second.

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Clinton Carter-Brown took second in F3A, with an average of over 80%.

Neil Twomey fought with himself, to take ﬁrst in Advanced!

André took ﬁrst place for the umpteenth time. Chris O’Connell did all the awards.

Results - 2019 Gauteng Aerobatic Championship Advanced Pl. Name 1. Neil Twomey

R1 Act 1000

R1 Nor 60,35%

R2 Act 1000

1. 2. 3.

Dereck Butow Pieter Botha Lee Bonney

1053 947 907

68,03% 61,19% 58,61%

947 1030 970

1. 2. 3.

André Stockwell Clinton Carter-Brown Joshua Twomey

1016 984 953

84,56% 81,92% 79,31%

997 1003 979

R2 Nor 61,56%

R Act 1000

R3 Nor 52,08%

R4 Act 0

R4 Nor 0

Perc. 58,00%

1020 980 0

61,61% 59,19% 0

972 1028 0

62,14% 65,72% 0

63,93% 63,76% 39,74%

1026 974 973

79,60% 75,52% 75,50%

1011 989 965

80,50% 78,79% 76,88%

81,55% 80,26% 78,13%

Masters 59,19% 64,36% 60,61%

FAI-F3A 79,58% 80,08% 78,19%

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From the SAMAA Office

Bob Skinner

It becomes clear to me, that many of our members do not bother to read the SAMAA News. On an almost weekly basis, Linda and I get confronted with the same question: “When will the new regulations regarding the over-25kg weight limit be published?” Here is what I wrote in the last issue of the SAMAA News, verbatim: 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/situation. Sad news; two aeromodellers that I knew well, and worked with, died in the last few months. Keith Nicolls succumbed due to health issues. He was active in aeromodelling since the early 1970s, and mostly connected to Barnstormers. Fare well, Keith. Ashley van Vuuren and I met in 1975, and in a short space of time, he acquired many skills, and no project was too daunting for him. Scratch-building was his forte, and he was not afraid to ask...on one occasion he persuaded the Air Force to fly an Atlas Bosbok from Potchefstroom to Rand Airport, so that he could take hundreds of photographs for a scale version of the Bosbok which he was building. Both these gentlemen made donations to the SAMAA History Preservation Project. Ashley had a few old engines; they are not classic collectibles, but early 70's. There is also a pulse-jet F-104 Starfighter, and a nice Robbe Safir glider, and a few old model magazines, plans, and other materials. Keith had a huge collection of plans, many for old-timer model aircraft, and some for gliders. Also a stack of 80's and more recent model magazines. Over December, when the SAMAA office is closed, I plan to sort the nearly 5 000 magazines, into title, year, month, etc. and to see exactly how many doubles there are, so that we can place this on the website to hopefully swop with others who may have doubles of what the SAMAA does not have. Keith Renecle was able to make contact with Ian (Crash) Boswell’s daughter, who supplied a bunch of historical photos. Ian was well known in the Cape Town area, and a multi-disciplinary aeromodeller, gaining prominence in the 1950s, and going right through to the 80s and beyond. He participated actively in Free Flight, Control Line, and Radio Control, and often did duty as a judge for aerobatics and scale.

Ian Boswell was a modeller with many talents...here in the judging seat.

At the banquet following the 1950 Nationals, the Cape Town modellers with some of the hardware earned in the championship. Who is able to identify some of the participants? There was no other information on the back of the photograph.

Ian Boswell always keen to help youngsters, here with a 1948 JC Yates MadMan control line stunt model aircraft.

Happy Cape Town contingent at the 1950 SAMAA Nationals in King William’s Town; control line and free ﬂight contested. Ian Boswell in front, right, with striped stunter.

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This is the kind of information that is very important for the SAMAAs History Preservation Project. I bet there are countless photographs in many homes, in a shoe box or album that is just gathering dust. The pics are so much more important if there is some identification of the modellers, and in this way we may honour their memories. If you know of anyone that may have photos of historical significance, contact the SAMAA office, so that we may scan the photos, and save them. We will let the donor keep the originals

Two of Ian Boswell’s Control Line Stunt aeroplanes...

...and a Combat ship.

Early RC model, which had two-channel cascaded escapement, driving rudder and elevator (maybe also throttle control).

1969 picture of Ian Boswell and his Carl Goldberg Senior Falcon, popular RC trainer at the time.

In the last issue of the SAMAA News, there were reports on the Combined Power Nationals. One of the annual awards is the Victor Ludorum trophy, for the participant who garners the most points for participation in multiple events. Danie Potgieter has laid claim to this trophy for the last four years now, and it is high times that he is challenged at the coming Nats!

Mr Mike van Eyk and his son Neil, who did exceptionally well in the South African model aeroplane championships held in King over the week-end.

I erroneously reported in the previous issue of SAMAA News that this was Brendon Gunnell, If fact, the pic above shows Mike and Neil van Eck. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 23

Vintage Aircraft Fly-in

Ken Mansfield

Well, our last meeting at RMAC was our annual memorial, as well as our AGM, and was very well attended as always. We had 46 planes present, and for a group of only scratch-built planes, this is always a sight to behold. It was a very sad day as Colin Matthysen has stepped down as chairman after 35 years. Colin, we thank you for your dedication and commitment in running this discipline for so long; you have kept everything running smoothly, always made sure that all the clubs welcomed us, and kept the small team doing what they needed to do. Anyone that has ever sat on a committee, knows that it is a thankless job, but you managed it without allowing any politics or nonsense, and always promoted just having fun, unless loops and rolls are performed with an old timer, at which point the guilty party will receive a list of rules (originally drawn up by Jack Abbot). We also had a fun Tom Boy competition, which hasn't run for a while; we will try to get this running well again. Weather was awesome, and I think fun was had by all. At the memorial event, we also have the trophies awarded each, honouring our members who are no longer with us. I start with those awards today. Jack Abbot – Smallest aircraft, trophy was awarded to Chris Freeman, for his Murgatroid. Jack Abbot – Medium-size aircraft, awarded to Chris Freeman, for his Aeronca. Jack Abbot – Large aircraft. Went to Brendon Gunnell, for his Valkyrie. Jack Abbot – Most Unusual Aircraft. This trophy was awarded to to Alan Smith, for his Dragon Fly. Ted Smith – Youngest Pilot. Trophy awarded to Daniel McKerchar. Ted Smith – Best Scratch- build aircraft. To Alan Smith for his Dragon Fly (originally built by Lionel Smith). Beau Pautz – Oldest Pilot – Awarded to Alex Jones; he celebrated his 80th birthday on the 26th of August. Beau Pautz – Pilots Choice Trophy. Went to Alan Smith, for his Dragon Fly. Drew, Ciro, and Spence – Best Electric – Went to Eric Frost, for his Volus Glider. U-Play Hobbies – Best S/B Glider. Went to Chris Freeman, for his Sinbad.

Colin Matthysen, our long-serving chairman, has decided to retire.

We then moved onto our normal monthly awards, starting with the Fun Trophy, awarded to Alan Smith with his Ken Willard Schoolmaster. Except for putting his thumb through the fuzz early in the day, he had tons of fun with this little aircraft. The Fiddler in the Pits award was very nearly not issued, but Harty Borcherds was not successful in hiding the spannering on his Tom Boy! So sorry Harty, you're it…! The Maiden Trophy went to Chris Freeman for his Aeronca, while the. Climb and Glide trophy went to Neville Wright for a 45min flight with his Tom Boy; I think he was practicing for the Tom Boy comp later in the day! The best glider flight of the day, saw the trophy awarded to Chris Freeman with his Sinbad. The Oops Trophy went to Chris Freeman, for performing an unauthorized manoeuvre (rolling) with his Murgatroid! tut tut. Finally, the Tom Boy Challenge was won hands down by Neville Wright with 10 minutes. A close second was John McKerchar with 8:29, and Chris with a 6:25. Last but not least, was uncle Johnny, with 25seconds; I think he got tired. Our new chairman is Ken Mansfield, and honorary vice-chairman remains Tyron Mansfield (who flew by himself for the first time since his accident, and managed beautifully). Chris and Jolene Freeman continue as treasurers; thank you! We would also like to thank Greg and Stuart for judging for us on the day, job well done. A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all, culminating in a nice braai after the AGM, and we were able to socialise and have a good giggle here and there. We hope to see all of you at the future fly-ins, as per the advert.

Johan Powell, Chris Freeman, Alan Smith, John & Daniel McKerchar, Colin, Howard, Brendon Gunnell, Tyron Mansﬁeld, Johan Herbst, Eric Frost.

Small section of the pit area. Vintage aeries always beautiful!

Alan Smith and his Schoolmaster. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 24

Clubs visits and Club news Boet Denysschen

Silverton Model Flying Club

Very neat facilities of SMFC...covered pit area is hard-surfaced.

Aerial view of SMFC facilities, showing runway directions.

Silverton Model Flying Club is situated east of Pretoria. The SMFC airfield is situated on the Legends Adventure Park, previously known as the Rhino Park. The club, one of the oldest in the country, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, but they have not always been situated at this field; this is the club's 5th location. Allan Fraser is the current chairman, and he has been chairman for the last 10 years. The club operates 7 days a week. The field has two tar runways, one of 200m, and a cross runway of 100m. The main runway runs east-west and faces north. The club offers a shaded area over the pit area, very nice male and female toilets, and running water. It does not have Eskom power but a generator for when power is needed for night time functions. It has a solar power panel with batteries, feeding a bank of 12V charging points. The club is very active in fun-fly with the odd member participating in other SIG competitions. At present the club has 80 paid-up SAMAA members. Day visitors are welcome but only on invitation as a guest of a current paid up Silverton club member. A landing fee of R50 is charged to an invited visitor. The current SAMAA chairman (Marthinus Potgieter) is a member of the club, as well as two previous SAMAA chairman who were members of Silverton MFC (Joe Coetzer, and Johan Ehlers).

Team selection for South African team to

2021 IJMC Jet World Masters The South African Model Jet Association (SAMJA), a Special Interest Group of the South African Model Aircraft Association, invites all SAMJA members to participate in the process of selecting a national team to the 2021 IJMC Jet World Masters, to take place in Niederöblarn, Styria, Austria, in October of 2021.

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To be eligible for qualification for the Jet World Masters , to be held in October 2021, a pilot will have to participate in the F4J class in two of three qualifying events. These events are the SAMJA Top Gun Event, to be held over the weekend of 23 to 25 May 2020, at the Henley Model Airfield, as well as the SAMAA Combined Nationals, in April 2021, and the Top Gun, in May of 2021. Any two of these events will count toward team selection. The (four) contestants with the highest final scores above 65% of maximum possible score, will constitute the team, with the fifth qualifier being the first reserve, the sixth qualifier being the second reserve, etc., provided that their final scores are above 65% of the maximum possible score. If the model that a person intends entering at the JWM is not complete at the final team selection event, a request will have to be made to the SAMJA committee for special arrangements, to present the model for static evaluation, and also to demonstrate at least three faultless flights. It is understood that the contestant will do the above at the convenience of the SAMJA Committee. Any person intending to participate in the 2021 JWM must be a South African citizen, in possession of a valid South African passport. Any person participating in any SAMJA qualifier without valid SAMAA and SAMJA membership, at the time of the qualifiers, will be disqualified from such an event either during or after the event, or when it comes to the attention of the SAMJA committee. If any of the qualifying events are cancelled due to a lack of entries, it will still be recorded as a qualifier, and this procedure will not change. Only a valid entry form and payment of the competition fees before the closing date, will prove the contestants' intent to participate in such an event. Any queries and clarifications of the above process may be addressed in writing to the SAMJA office.

More information available from Dean Grobbelaar deang@aerialconcepts.co.za SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 25

JOMAC May Day Madness Fly-in Jon Hancock

In 2017, the Johannesburg Model Aircraft Club, or JOMAC, had to relocate from the facilities it had occupied for almost 40 years, to a brand new, state-of-the-art flying field north of Johannesburg. Boasting a 200m asphalt runway and fantastic pit complex, the JOMAC May Day Madness Fly-in on 18th May, attracted more than 40 pilots, and numerous spectators from across the country. Conveniently situated near Northern Farms, JOMAC is within easy reach of most northern suburbs. A recent roads upgrade to the N14 saw the development of a new off-ramp, making the club even more accessible to visitors, which boosted a tremendous turnout on the day. Due to its relocation, the club hasn't been very visible in recent months, but all this changed with a bang on the day of the Fly-in! A much larger crowd of spectators and pilots than had been expected, turned out to attend the day (blessed with near-perfect weather) and the sky was filled with aircraft of all types and sizes. Fortunately, JOMAC's large-scale facilities and ample parking, combined with exceptional planning from the JOMAC social committee, meant that the club could easily accommodate the number of attendees. Spectators were treated to scale World War 2 replicas, aerobatic flights, RC parachutists, and turbine jet displays on the day, not to mention a constant supply of food and drink from the expertly-staffed 'Doolittle Pub' and stalls set up in the lapa area. Pilots ranged from amateur to professional, with many displays of 3D flying and classic aerobatics delighting the crowd of kids, spouses, and friends that attended. An expertly-flown RC Parachutist display thrilled the crowd. Perfectly executed displays of 3D flying, helicopter stunts, turbine jets, and giantscale aerobatic planes gave the festivities a real airshow atmosphere. A fantastic DJ kept the atmosphere alive with both local and international music, complemented by the delicious aromas from the lapa area where breakfast rolls, boerewors rolls, and other treats were made available to the club's guests. Pilots and spectators alike were caught up in a relaxed, festive atmosphere and spent most of the day enjoying the sights, sounds, smells, and perfect weather. As the sun set on an exceptional day, activities wound down into lazy slow flights, leading into a beautiful sunset after a satisfying day of flying, socializing, and good, plain old fun. Revelries carried on well into the late afternoon, with relaxed sunset flights closing off the day in photo-perfect style, followed by well-deserved relaxation around the braai in the lapa area. Many of the guests on the day congratulated the JOMAC committee for an extremely well planned, and professionally executed event. The success of the day, the recent waiver of joining fees, and the overall festive atmosphere at the club, resulted in quite a few new members joining the club in the days following the event. Leading up to this event, the JOMAC committee waived joining fees for 2019 and have invited any up-to-date SAMAA members (of any proficiency level) to fly at the club during the month of November, and to enjoy the club's facilities with no landing fees. Building on the success of this event, the JOMAC team will be hosting many more such events in the coming months and hope to draw even bigger crowds. The social committee members are already hard at work on improving the menu, increasing the range of beverages on offer, and recently even upgraded the club with additional parking facilities. Prospective members or pilots wishing to visit the club are invited to contact Jon Hancock on 082 450 6580. JOMAC's facilities are truly exceptional, and the club hopes to encourage pilots with any current SAMAA proficiency to visit the club in the coming months.

Kids were treated royally at the ﬂy-in!

Overhead view of great JOMAC facilities.

Ultimate bipe gave thrilling display.

As always, the display of model skydivers was a real crowd-pleaser.

Joshua Twomey delighted the crowds with a freestyle aerobatic display to music.

This was a continuous sight...aeroplanes lined up for the May Day Madness Fly-in.

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University Aeronautical Challenge

Zak van der Merwe The Aeronautical Society of South Africa's University Aeronautical Challenge was held at JOMAC on 20 October 2019

The Johannesburg Model Aircraft Club (JOMAC) was privileged to recently host an aeronautical clash between two of South Africa's premier tertiary education institutions under the auspices of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa – and what a clash it was! Engineering students from Tuks and Wits congregated at JOMAC's new facility near Northern Farms on Sunday the 20th of October, competing in time trials, testing their ability to design, build, and fly their own model aircraft. Twelve teams designed electrically-powered aircraft in an attempt to transport the greatest number of tennis balls in an allotted amount of time, around a predefined course. The flight roster alone already provided spectators with a preview of the day ahead, with teams such as the Right Brothers, the LightWeights, and the Expendaballs taking to the field. The JOMAC social committee and their helpers, as usual, were present from early in the morning to ensure a safe and well-organized day, with fantastic arrangements put in place to ensure that sufficient food, drink, and logistical measures were ready on arrival of the masses of students and bystanders. The usual Sunday morning JOMAC crowd were also present and flying in largely wind-still conditions by the time students started arriving, setting the scene for a day of flight and fun!

As always, the catering arrangements, courtesy of JOMAC's social committee, were outstanding.

The ﬁrst competitors, take to the skies...

The ball-loading and oﬄoading station.

The all-important pre-ﬂight inspection is a must for any successful ﬂight.

JOMAC's Jon Hancock commenced proceedings in his usual charismatic style with a safety briefing, handing over to John Monk from the Aeronautical Society for a last run through of the rules before commencing the day's competition. By the time competitors took to the skies, a reasonable breeze directly down the runway had come up, leaving some of the JOMAC members wondering how well the students would fare with their light foam-and-balsa constructed aircraft, in less than ideal conditions. Contrary to expectations however, most of the teams managed to take-off and complete the course with reasonably elegant flights, despite the somewhat ungainly appearance of some of their flying machines. Two stations were set up, one near the pits area and one on the northerly side of the runway. Students were then tasked with loading tennis balls onto (or into, depending on the design) their aircraft, taking-off, completing a full circuit, landing, emptying the tennis balls, and then starting the process again in an attempt to see how many tennis balls they could transport in this manner before the 5-minute timer expired. Notwithstanding the slightly adverse weather conditions, most of the teams managed at least one circuit, and relatively few 'crashes' and 'mishaps' occurred – certainly far less than expected by the veteran pilots if conversations in the pits area was anything to judge by!

Innovative, forward-thinking inspired all of these projects, in an attempt to maximise the duration and payload ability of these aircraft.

Jon Hancock, riling up the crowd and laying down the law

A terriﬁc day was had by all.

A less than ideal landing...

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The station judge pointing out where balls are required to be deposited post-ﬂight.

Despite a few hard landings, the occasional crash, and a couple of reconfigured landing gear incidents, the Tukkies teams thrashed the Wits teams by a 16 point lead, with a final score of 97, against Wits' 81. The Whispering Wings team from Tuks, placed 1st with a total of 40 points (accounting for 41% of the total Tuks score), with Wits' Ballsy team a close second with 36 points. It's worth pointing out that, had they not touched down early on their last flight, Ballsy could easily have been the victors on the day! The Wing It team from Tuks came in third, sealing the win with a further 30 points. During the course of the morning, spectators were also treated to an unbelievable large-scale aircraft display of 3D flying by Joshua Twomey, who wowed the crowd with a series of manoeuvres that seemingly completely defied the laws of nature and gravity! Set to rock music, Joshua's thrilling display riveted the crowd and left many bystanders and JOMAC members standing at the side of the runway in complete and utter awe of his flying prowess (the author included!). Overall, a fantastic day out was had by both the students and JOMAC members, and the many family members and friends who arrived at the field, with many messages of thanks being received throughout the day expressing gratitude for the enormous effort put in by the JOMAC social committee and their numerous helpers, for an incredibly well-orchestrated event. Enquiries were received about membership to the club on the day, and we hope that our membership numbers will also be bolstered as a result of this terrific event! Inspired and thrilled by this wonderful day of flying, we look forward to the next events to be held by JOMAC and would remind all RC pilots of our November free-fly initiative, which, due to popular demand, is likely to be extended into December! As always, we hope to see you at the JOMAC field soon!

Problem-solving at work! Each team had it’s own vision of success.

Young Joshua Twomey gave a thrilling display of 3D aerobatics, choreographed to a music routine.

The ﬂight line, budding aeronautical engineers full of anticipation.

The clubhouse area gave participants an idea of each other’s strategy.

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Bert Denman chasing 100!

The moment of truth, when Bert and Ann Denman’s Piper J-3 Cub took to the air at RMAC, ﬂown by Alan Smith.

Similat to the Baby Cyclone spark-ignition engine that Bert used in his very ﬁrst model aircraft in 1933.

Big project like the 1/4 scale Cub was ideal for Bert.

My father bought me my first model aircraft (a Comet 3, free flight model) for my 13th birthday, in 1933, from a model shop in Bournemouth. Together we built it, and fitted a Baby Cyclone 6,5cc spark-ignition petrol engine, which was already mounted on an aluminium engine mounting. The model had a streamlined, built-in fuel tank with a screw cap filler, and a place for the ignition coil. We spent a great deal of time running-in the engine; it was easy to start, and ran extremely well. We flew the Comet several times, on the Sussex Downs in Lancing, near the English south coast; it was a great flyer. It was fitted with a clockwork timer, which would cut the fuel to the engine after a set time period, normally a few minutes. The timer would be wound and locked for starting, and then released before flight. On a particular day, the tank was filled, the engine started, and the Comet launched. After approximately 3 or 4 minutes, the model was getting higher and further away, and my father asked: “Did you release the latch on the timer?” I said: “I think I forgot to release it”. I cannot repeat my father’s reply! All we could do was stand and watch the model disappear westward towards Worthing. We tried to follow it by car, but by that time it had simply disappeared. Anyway, we went to the model shop the next day, and my father put an advertisement in the shop’s window, offering a reward of 2 pounds if it was found. To our surprise, a few days later, the owner of the shop informed us that the model had been found, intact, and it was in his shop. We were told hat it was found in a builders’ yard in Worthing, between 12:15 and 12:30, and it had landed on its wheels, with no damage! We had launched the model at about 10:00 on that particular morning, so the Comet was airborne for at least 2 1/4 hours. My father decided to claim this as an official record, but I was just happy that the plane was returned to us intact! I joined the Royal Air Force in late 1939, and I was stationed at Queenstown in the Eastern Cape, undergoing training as a navigator. After being demobbed, I emigrated to South Africa, settling and living in Queenstown. In 1946, to my great surprise, my father boxed the Comet, and shipped it to me from England, so I was able to fly it, at least for a while in Queenstown. In July 2017, I had a call from Malcolm Todd, who donated a bunch of modelling equipment to the SAMAA, that belonged to his late brother, Jack Todd, who died in 2007. Malcolm lives in Randpark Ridge and Jack was active in the Pinetown area, and was known to some of the early aeromodellers in KZN. Most of Jack’s model aircraft equipment was still in storage, and Malcolm realised that he was not going to find the time to utilise it, let alone complete some of the unfinished projects. Amongst the stuff was a third-scale SIG Clipped Wing Cub, with minor construction completed (fuselage sides, mostly). When Juanita and Alan Smith, some months later, mentioned that they had been having regular contacts and visits to their shop by Bert and Ann, and if I perhaps knew of a kit, or project that would be ideal to keep Bert interested and active in the hobby, which he had done for most of his adult life. He was a regular at Barnstormers. I told them about the Cub, and that it needed to be completed, and that the SAMAA would gladly donate it. This was an ideal project for 98-year old Bert Denman, who was still very much interested in aeromodelling, but due to his failing eyesight, he could not fly models anymore. Alan and Juanita passed the kit on to Bert, who eagerly started building, with the help of his wife Ann. Alan and Juanita of Al’s Hobbies sponsored some of the materials that were needed to complete the Cub, and an engine was donated too. A few weeks later, ZS-BRT was fully completed, and ready to fly. The maiden flight of the Cub took place at RMAC in January 2019, and both Bert and Ann took great delight in this occasion.

The wing of ZSA-BRT nearing completion.

Bert and Ann posing with the Piper J-3 Cub. Pic courtesy of Benoni City Times. SAMAA News Issue 3 of 2019 - Page 29

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2019 F3K World Championship for HLG - Brett Lewis, Theo Wolthers 1-5 2019 F5J World Championship for Electric Gliders - Jan Sime 6-7 2019 F3A RC Aerobatic World Championship - Neil Twomey 8-10 Change of address: www.samaa.co.za and sign in with your log-in and password. No log-in and Ballito RC Club Airshow - Ken Mann 11-12 password? Request it automatically, if you have a correct e-mail address on the membership programme. Gauteng Large Scale Aerobatics Justin Gomersall 13 No internet? Contact the SAMAA office on 011-973-3679 to change your address. Middelburg Fly-in - Stan Fincham 14 Gariep Dam Fly-in - Boet Denysschen 15 Protecting and serving your interests SAPRA Lowveld Speed Run for Pylon Racing - Matthys Botha 17-19 The SAMAA needs your help, to ensure that your rights and flying privileges are protected. Through Gauteng Aerobatic Championships - [ieter Botha 20-21 the SAMAA, its Special Interest Groups, and numerous registered clubs, you can experience the From the SAMAA Office - Bob Skinner 22-23 protection of your rights, and enjoy the real benefits in all aspects of model aviation. Victor Ludorum of 2019 Power Nationals 23 • Advice On building, flying, competition, airshow planning, club layouts, displays, special Vintage Aircraft Fly-in at RMAC 24 air events, competition, illegal flying, regulations, airspace, etc. Club Visits - Boet Denysschen 25 • 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. JOMAC May Day Madness Fly-in - Jon Hancock 26 • Insurance Cover of R20m per claim for damage to property, or injury or death to third University Aeronautic Challenge - Zak van der Merwe 27-28 parties (and member-to-member cover). Bert Denman Chasing 100 29 • Proficiencies Recognition for our members’ flying proficiency, at all levels, and all disciplines. • Guidelines

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