SAMAA News Issue 3 for 2014

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Issue 3 of 2014
Newsletter of the South African Model Aircraft Association
Dear SAMAA member
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Issue 3 of 2014
Newsletter of the South African Model Aircraft Association
Our Mission: To add value to your flying experience through communication,
information, promotion, education and the support of dialogue
(Published bi-monthly) R20.00 inc. (free at promotional events, shows, etc.)
2014 FAI F3J
World Championships
in Martin, Slovakia
Winner of the junior category of the World Cup,
South Africa’s junior pilot,Jethro van der Molen,
Jethro van der Molen, being congratulated by the king of the heap in the F3J World Cup event.
contest director, Jaroslav Kostan.
With regularity, SA glider pilots place highly.
With the World Cup behind us, we
prepared new lines and checked
equipment for Monday morning,
when the World Championship
would begin (14 to 20 July 2014).
In the world championship, seniors
and juniors fly separately in
alternating slots (4 slots of juniors,
and 9 slots of seniors).
Garth Anderson. Photos by Bernard and Petro Odendaal.
Herman Weber
Action on the start line near the village of Martin in Slovakia. Ten F3J gliders being launched at the
same time, with the goal of a spot-landing right on the expiry of a 10-minute working time-slot.
The Martin F3J World Cup event (11 to 13 July 2014) preceded the official
FAI-F3J Soaring World Championship, and is traditionally run to allow allcomers to participate in an open event against the best pilots in the world.
The teams also use this as a 'dummy run' for the world champs, as it allows
you to get familiar with the local conditions, to test plane set-ups, line
thickness, and also understand how the local officials interpret the rules.
There were 130 competitors flying 11-up in 13 slots. Each slot takes 15
minutes to complete, so a typical round took more than 3 hours to complete.
With very variable weather within the three hours, the results were widely
spread, as some slots were easier than others, with intermittent rain, strong
wind, and calm conditions.
The SA team consisted of 3 juniors, 3 seniors, 2 team managers and 2
dedicated tow men; Ben Stuthridge and Mike Piek. After six rounds with no
throw-away (worst score is not discarded), consistent flying saw the South
African team placed as follows:
8th
19th
29th
32nd
40th
56th
Jethro vd Molen (Jnr)
Alan Smith (Snr)
Jason Weber (Jnr)
Craig Goodrum (Snr)
Wouter Kruger (Snr)
Tshepo Molefe (Jnr)
This meant that Jethro made the fly-off (best 12 pilots), and after six fly-off
rounds, he ended 11th and also placed first of the juniors.
With the prizegiving over, we started the preparations for scrutinizing of our
models for the World Championship registration.
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Jethro’s first-place hardware...his to keep!
Flying conditions were again very
variable, with some killer slots that
hurt some of the top names, with
many out-landings and zero scores.
Understanding of ballast was again
highlighted, because if your glider
was too light, you could not get back
to the field, and it were too heavy, you
could not make maximum use of the
available thermals.
The Senior results of the 80 competitors showed that the scores at the top of
the field were very tight, and after 11 preliminary rounds (with one discard),
the top 10 pilots were separated by only 40 points out of a total of 10 000
points. The top 15 pilots were all within 99% of the winning score. The final
results of the senior preliminary rounds for the South Africans were:
5th
43rd
54th
Craig Goodrum
Wouter Kruger
Alan Smith
In the senior team competition, team South Africa finished 8th out of 28
countries. Craig Goodrum made it through to the fly-off (best 12 pilots) and
ended a respectable 7th.
In the Junior category, there were 28 competitors. The juniors flew 7-up in 4
slots, and again the weather played its part with some slots easily maxed,
and others with killer sink. Jason had two mid-air incidents and damaged two
planes which had to be repaired during the contest, as each competitor is
only allowed to have processed 3 planes to use in the championship.
The final result after 11 preliminary rounds (with one discard) were:
3rd
7th
13th
Jason Weber
Tshepo Molefe
Jethro vd Molen
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This meant that Jason and Tshepo both advanced to the fly-off (best ten
pilots) and had to fly against each other, which meant that we had to borrow
towmen from Australia and New Zealand. Jason ended 5th and Tshepo 6th.
In the team competition, it was a very close run race between team Ukraine
and team South Africa, and eventually Ukraine beat us into second place by
only 46 points out of 29 000! Team South Africa thus received FAI Silver
medals in the team competition.
These international events take an enormous amount of planning, funding,
and teamwork to execute, and I would like to thank all the team members for
the contribution they made to making this another successful campaign.
I would like to make special mention of the following: for assistance in
funding, SAMAA for the junior team grant and the Junior team merit award;
the members of AVCOM who participated in our raffle; Ivor Fletcher and
Bruce Tompkins for personal contributions to get Alan on board; Piet Boer
and his generous sponsorship to get Wouter on board; and all the other
members of the RC gliding community who generously made contributions to
the team fund; Vladimir's models (Supra & Maxa) and Nan Models (Explorer
2) who assisted us in getting models for the junior team; Juanita Smith who
ran our finances and assisted in background organising of clothes, visas,
international payments, etc.; Piet Boer and his wife who came along as
supporters and helpers; Craig and Michelle Goodrum for all the effort they put
in to get the juniors up to scratch.
Wouter Kruger and Mike Piek at the yoke
prior to a high-energy launch.
Tshepho Molefe getting the right guidance from
senior team member Alan Smith.
“Craig, come to the middle...that’s where the lift
is best”
Alan Smith adding that extra bit of ooooooomph
to the launch.
F3J gliders are under tremendous stresses during launch. Alan ensuring that maximum stretch on
the nylon towline is converted into energetic launch.
F3J is all about body language... Tshepo hitting the spot for maximum score.
Craig Goodrum is a master at reading conditions...here he is giving best advice to Alan Smith during
one of his flights.
Camaraderie at F3J champs is amazing...Dominick Lewis of the USA junior team, wearing a
South African team shirt.
Evergreen Michelle Goodrum provided support for Mass-launch of at least ten F3J gliders. Great
the South African pilots.
skill required to avoid mid-air collisions.
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Like a flock of hungry crows, the 10 gliders hover just ahead of the landing area, waiting for the
countdown before pecking at the landing spots.
We have a container arriving
mid-September, and the following
new products will be available:
Sky Surfers 1400mm wingspan back in stock
CLOWNS
OF PE t/a
New 2000mm Sky Surfer Option B and
Option C for FPV - Cessna 182 V5Concept 50 EDF EPO - Sky Glider 1400mm
Uberlite Slow Flier.
New Sky Cruiser 2400mm wingspan, 500
class Cessna, FW190B, Blazer, 400 class
Cessna, A1 Skyraider, and Hurricane.
The popular KST wing servo’s will be
complemented by a smaller version for those
really thin wings (only 8mm thick!)
Accessories - over 2 500 new lines.
XQ-Power servo’s. Most impressive at recent
Beijing Hobby Expo. Watch U-Tube shootout
between XQ and HiTec.
RCRCM Typhoon, Hornet, Sunbird, Electric
Sunbird, Minivec, DG600.
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RCGF new twin 30cc, 40cc twin, 60cc twin,
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And we still supply NiMh batteries for those who
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in both 4.8V and 6V.
Beili Model F1 Hornet (boat), and Beili gliders Apollo 1500mm wingspan DLG, Dragonfly, and
1800mm EP Silver Fox.
JET JOCKS ________SOARING: 8kg Viper,
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AND - Arriving 29th Aug., Aeroworks 30cc Bravata, 30cc
Laser, 100cc Extra 300, 50cc Checkmate, EP Stingray
Already here, 5m ASW 15 full-composite glider, 6.8m fullFMS - Waco, Beechcraft, FW190, Mini Tempest, composite glider, 3.8m Kirby Kite, Sky Runner 300+
Pitts, 1700mm Corsair, P-40, Bf109, PT-17,
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Fox, ASK 23, ASW28, and more!!!!!!!
Prices will in the main only be calculated once all the
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Wilga, 100cc Piper J3, 30cc Piper J3, 30cc
Builders Kits
SR-9 Stinson, 50cc Pitts, and more!!!
From TFL Hobby - 406 Police Marine, 1105
Princess, 1106 Pursuit, 1111 Rocket, 1118
Peranha 600, 1120 NTN600, 1305 Princess
1307 Blade, 1308 Queen.
SIG: Banshee, Something Extra, 1/4 scale Clip Wing Cub,
Lanier: 1/4 scale Taylorcraft
PICA: 1/5th scale Aeronca Sedan
Dave Platt: ME 108
VK: Camel
The elation after a spot landing. One of Germany’s junior pilot’s sharing his feat with his caller.
Jason flying...Craig spotting, low down!
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P51 (giant scale) Mustang
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Also, various BALSA USA and AMR kits
SA distributors for:
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BRIAN’S
HOBBIES
Rugby in Slovakia? Werner Kruger and Jethro van der Molen in a loose-scrum with the Barbarians,
while full-back Jason Weber is making ready to defend the South African try-line.
Top 3 junior fliers in the world.
SA team narrowly missed out on Gold FAI medal.
Wouter and Craig in good air.
Jethro concentrating hard to max his flight.
Happy SA junior team with Silver FAI medals.
SA youngsters up to no good with a USA team car! Wheels not on the ground = no traction.
55 Fourth Ave, Newton Park
6045, Port Elizabeth
e-mail: bh@intekom.co.za
www.brianshobbies.co.za
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Wouter
Kruger
Alan
Smith
Herman Weber (TM)
Craig
Goodrum
Jethro van der Molen
Tshepo
Molefe
Craig
Goodrum (TM)
Jason
Weber
Results
FAI World Championship for Soaring Model Aircraft, Class F3J
Martin, Slovakia. 13 to 20 July 2014
Senior classification
Pl.
Name
Nat.
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9
10.
11.
12.
Jan LITTVA
Joe WURTS
Wojciech BYRSKI
Jaroslav VOSTREL
Jiri DUCHAN
David GRIFFIN
Craig GOODRUM
Bojan GERGIC
Primoz RIZNER
Philip KOLB
Lennart ARVIDSSON
Carl STRAUTINS
SVK
NZL
POL
CZE
CZE
NZL
RSA
SLO
SLO
TUR
SWE
AUS
999.7
997.9
1000.0
997.9
998.0
997.2
998.2
996.2
999.7
999.6
996.4
998.9
1000.0
998.7
998.3
999.5
999.4
992.7
991.4
989.4
998.1
990.7
996.7
627.6
788.3
1000.0
768.4
882.3
783.2
907.6
645.9
654.4
768.3
875.7
726.5
844.3
1000.0
999.4
999.8
992.4
995.2
986.8
997.0
892.1
993.4
999.3
996.3
849.8
1000.0
998.7
997.2
996.7
989.8
993.4
960.2
985.6
810.3
864.2
702.0
995.7
998.7
1000.0
997.5
992.5
994.6
982.2
998.4
992.7
993.8
869.0
988.8
997.8
RSA
RSA
RSA
1000
1000.0
992.5
429.2
999.1
997.9
997.6
994.5
996.9
997.9
995.5
648.5
997.1
876.9
992.3
993.0
1000.0
999.7
5. Craig GOODRUM
43. Wouter KRUGER
54. Alan SMITH
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Total
4889.4
4996.8
4992.8
4979.0
4977.0
4952.3
4945.9
4856.0
4795.3
4734.3
4704.7
4686,5
995.5
988.5
995.9
998.4
596.7
999.2
1000.0
0
992.0
1000.0
994.7
633.3
993.7
993.9
250.3
9973.2
9439.8
9248.2
Team results: Czech Rep 29854.2; New Zealand 29776.6; Slovenia 29557.4; Australia 29528.5; Sweden 29202.6; Slovakia 28962.6; Turkey 28929.4; South Africa 28661.2 (29 teams).
Junior classification
Pl.
Name
Nat.
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Marco GALLIZIA
Max FINCKE
Nikita SHOLOM
Dominick LEWIS
Jason WEBER
Tshepho MOLEFE
Anton PITELGUZOV
Dillon GRAVES
Beniamino GALLIZIA
Filip STAMENKOV
ITA
GER
UKR
USA
RSA
RSA
UKR
USA
ITA
BUL
997.9
1000.0
997.3
996.7
999.1
995.6
995.1
0
565.8
453.3
998.2
1000.0
989.5
906.3
993.6
843.8
907.8
871.0
591.6
365.4
999.4
1000.0
842.8
659.3
834.9
612.7
795.3
767.3
587.3
541.3
1000.0
992.0
995.9
987.4
997.1
985.3
991.7
996.9
990.4
995.0
998.3
997.8
990.9
987.3
640.0
990.3
896.6
1000.0
969.5
995.2
999.8
996.2
997.6
986.9
998.4
988.4
994.7
1000.0
994.0
994.0
RSA
RSA
RSA
996.8
975.9
997.8
996.3
995.0
682.1
978.5
996.1
997.5
995.8
995.9
985.3
998.4
994.2
995.0
744.9
995.9
995.2
3. Jason WEBER
7. Tshepo MOLEFE
13. Jethro VD MOLEN
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Total
4995.7
4994.0
4970.3
4864.6
4823.1
4803.4
4785.9
4635.3
4119.1
3978.8
998.5
888.8
780.3
1000.0
998.1
887.5
955.9
815.8
734.6
997.1
819.7
1000.0
999.4
1000.0
989.9
9916.7
9659.6
9363.1
Junior team results: Ukraine 28985.5; South Africa 28939.4; United States 27491.8; Italy 27384.0; Germany 26886.1; Bulgaria 26734.7; Russia 26676.0 (14 teams).
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2014 Scale Nationals Model Aircraft Products
4-Stroke Petrol Engine 38cc NGH
Koos Pretorius
Jeff Crause’s Piper J3 Cub on a slow fly-past. Placed third in the F4H class.
When I was approached by Arrie Schoeman, the chairman of SAMPRA to
have a combined National Champs, I was relieved, as the thought of running
another Nationals flying by ourselves is just not what I think should be
happening anymore. In the past, Scale, Pylon Racing, and Large Scale held
very successful combined Nationals’. At very short notice, RMAC was
approached
the green light was given for us to have the Nationals there.
Marthinusand
Potgieter
Unfortunately LSA withdrew from the combined Nats, due to low entries. I
think this is a great shame as I know that everyone always look forward to
seeing old friends and making new ones at the Nats.
On the morning of the 10th May 2014, we started the Nationals with F4H
static judging. This year we had five entries in F4H, and seven in Sport Scale.
There were two first-time participants in F4H and we were all looking forward
to seeing them fly. After the Static judging was completed, the NASA AGM
took place and this was well attended.
Sport Scale flew first at 14:00, and although the conditions were a bit windy,
Ian had a very good flight and set the standard quite high for us to follow.
Jacques and Stan managed very good flights and were 2nd and 3rd
respectively after the first round.
Towards the end of the second round it was getting very dark, when Wesley
took-off for his flight with the Extra 300. A short while into his flight he
experienced radio trouble and was forced to land, and at that time we
decided to allow Wesley and Stan to rather fly their second round the
following day.
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Static judging of the model aircraft performed by
William Pieterse (pensive), Jan Coetzee, and
Kenny Morey. These gents also judged the flying
part of the Nationals.
Johan Ehlers lends a helping hand with the
Sopwith Pup of Humphrey le Grice, prior to calling
the take-off. Pup still in good condition, despite its
age! Humphrey too!
During F4H flying for round 1, Johan and Humphrey both had solid flights,
followed by Jeff and Roland. Roland was flying an electric-powered De
Havilland Dragonfly. The Dragonfly handled the conditions well and it was the
first time an electric-powered aircraft has taken part in the Scale Nats as far as
I know. In the second round Roland had a fantastic flight and the highest score
of the round. He was followed by Humphrey, Johan, and Jeff.
Mike Greer’s Pitts Special S2B entry, which did not
receive a static score, and was not flown.
Highly detailed cockpit of Humphrey le Grice’s
Sopwith Pup. Three-wire plug out-of-place!
In round 3 of Sport scale unfortunately Wesley had radio problems that forced
him to land his plane again, luckily without damage. Ian again set the pace
followed by Boet, myself, Jacques, Stan, and Roland.
In round three of the F4H class, Humphrey had a huge scare when one of the
flying wires of his Sopwith Pup unexpectedly came loose, and he was forced
to make a quick landing to save the plane. Jeff had the highest score followed
by Johan, Humphrey, and Roland.
We all had a good time flying in this Nationals, and I want to thank all the
participants as well as the judges Jan Coetzee, Kenny Morey, and William
Pieterse for all their efforts. Also to Annemarié Ehlers for the scoring, even
though she was still recovering from being ill. Without all your efforts this
Nationals could not happen.
Two seasoned campaigners: Druine Libelle Turbulent and pilot Johan Ehlers. First place in F4H.
I also want to thank Rodney Donaldson and the RMAC committee for allowing
us to have our Nationals at their fantastic club with all the right facilities
required for a competition of this nature. I want encourage all scale pilots to
come and fly our Series Scale competitions with us all... the dates are on the
NASA website and I hope to see you all there.
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Combined Power Nationals 2015
Many members may remember the compendium National Championships in
previous years, and the great atmosphere, and opportunity to compete in
more than one event. Well, by popular demand, and the fact that individual
disciplines were experiencing a decline in competitive activity, there has
been a concept agreement by the SIGs, for a combined Nationals in 2015.
There has been a tentative proposal to use the PC Pelser aerodrome in
Klerksdorp, a facility that has previously hosted a successful combined Nats.
Watch this space for more exciting news!
Jacques Alberts’ Extra 300SX in beautiful colour scheme.
Two gurus of South African scale;
Koos Pretorius and Johan Ehlers.
Results, 2014 SA Scale National Championships - R.M.A.C.
FAI-F4H Scale
Pl. Name
Model
Static
F1
F2
F3
Ave best 2 Total
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Druine Turbulent
Sopwith Pup
Piper J3 Cub
DH Dragonfly
Pitts Special S2B
1269.0
1236.0
943.5
786.0
DNF
2032.0
1990.0
1847.0
1411.5
DNF
2125.5
2158.0
2146.0
2165.5
DNF
1837.5
1270.5
1971.0
1258.0
DNF
2078.5
2074.0
2058.0
1788.5
DNF
Johan Ehlers
Humphrey le Grice
Jeff Crause
Roland Suhrmüller
Mike Greer
3347.75
3310.00
3002.00
2574.50
DNF
Johannesburg Light Plane Club, 95th Anniversary
Courtney Watson of the JLPC at Baragwanath invited the SAMAA to be part
of the club’s 95th Anniversary celebrations. Despite the windy conditions, it
was a beautiful event, with plenty of historical aircraft flying in. Several
photographers and fashion models in period-dress created a real old-world
ambiance, and there were many vintage motor cars, and motorbikes, and 3wheelers. Dirk Coetzee and the members of the JLPC RC Fliers brought
many aircraft for static exhibit, and Alan Smith, Hein Benade, and Kurt &
Dieter Reichert, brought aeries that were flown. Unfortunately the model
aircraft flying slot was right at the end of the day, when most people had left,
and very few of the remaining visitors could enjoy the RC flying.
Sport Scale
Pl. Name
Model
F1
F2
F3
Best 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Extra 300SX
SBach
YAK54
Extra 300SX
Extra 260
Extra 300
Extra 220
2344.0
1972.0
2071.0
2166.0
2128.0
1940.0
0
2459.5
2299.0
2340.0
2407.5
2212.5
2210.0
1517.5
2507.0
2363.0
2260.0
2140.0
2155.5
530.5
1978.0
2483.25
2331.25
2300.00
2287.00
2184.00
2075.25
1747.75
Ian Edwards
Boet Denysschen
Koos Pretorius
Jacques Alberts
Stan Fincham
Wesley Denysschen
Roland Suhrmüller
From the SAMA A office
Membership
I suppose the much talked-about
economic recession is having an effect
on the SAMAA membership too. The
membership number used to be close to
4 000 in the recent past, but has lately
dropped to about 3 700. Some of the
hobby shops have confirmed that
business is not as brisk as in previous
years. Hang in there guys, the good
times will roll around again.
In the meantime, if you are flying, please
make sure that your membership is up
to date. There have been a few
instances where pilots were flying in
prominent events, and the organisers
had to find out after the fact, that they did not have valid SAMAA membership.
In some cases, members could not produce membership cards upon
request. And it is not because they had not paid...it was because the stupid
Post Office is continuously on strike. I honestly don’t know why this is such an
issue for the Minister of Communications. There must be thousands of
people looking for work, yet a few, who demand to be permanently employed,
are striking, and destroying public property in the process. And causing major
disruption with a basic service. And frustrating many SAMAA members who
are not receiving membership cards. SAPO = fail!
An old Alfa Romeo
proved to be a hit with
photographers.
Vintage cars, and pretty girls, all contributed to
the period atmosphere.
Hein Benade’s Decathlon too light for the blustery
conditions, and remained grounded
Many DH Tiger Moth’s were
on display. Old gramophone
played many 78 r.p.m. records
for the crowds. This is model
Mk 5a of His Masters Voice.
The lawn in front of the JLPC club house had
many people enjoying a picnic.
Alan Smith’s Fuji Aero Subaru did plenty of
flying. Pilot is taking a break from duty!
A quick telephone call to the SAMAA office is all that’s required to get a
replacement card, at no cost. The down-side is that we still have to rely on the
useless post office for delivery of the replacements!
SA RC Modeller
The Closure of SA RC Modeller, but exciting NEW modelling magazine.
From Wendy Cane, Traplet Publications.
Club visits
It is so important for the SAMAA to have a face, and for the SAMAA
management to make visits to clubs. In the last month, I visited Area 51 in
Polokwane, and what a pleasant surprise. In the short space of a year, they
have established a facility that is comparable with some of the best clubs in
the country. Tar-surfaced runways, covered pit areas, separate start-up area,
etc. Now that they have the owner’s permission, they can construct a toilet
block, which will further increase the comfort level.
Unfortunately, it has become necessary due to economic conditions to no
longer continue with SA RC Modeller, which has been enjoyed by many
modellers throughout South Africa.
Congratulations, members and management of Area 51...you have created
a facility that will provide enjoyment for many years to come.
A week later, I visited the Lowveld Model Aircraft Club in Nelspruit, and boy,
do these guys know how to put on an airshow! It used to be a regular feature
on the club’s calendar, but the last airshow was staged about six years ago.
The enthusiasm by the new committee and the airshow committee was
evident in everything that they did, from dedicated parking, to exhibitors
areas, to spectator stands, and they paid someone for glorious weather!
Very early on Sunday morning 3 August, I made the trek from Nelspruit
directly to Rosslyn Aeromodellers for their fly-in, and the inauguration of
the club’s newly-tarred runways. A relaxed family day, with plenty of flying by
pilots from RAM and visiting clubs. Well done, Charlene and committee!
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Pylon Racing
Nationals 2014
Arrie Schoeman
Electronic device for illuminating coloured lights on the course at pylon 1. Light informs the caller
that the aeroplane is level with the number 1 pylon, and that the pilot may turn. Time-keeping and
lap-counting functions are done simultaneously on this hand-held device.
Russell van der Westhuizen’s V-Gun turning pylon one.
The combined Pylon Racing and Scale National Championships took place
at the Rand Model Aeronautic Club south of Johannesburg, over the
weekend of 9/10/11 May 2014. The combined nature of the championships
meant that the pylon event was spread over two days. Although a few regular
pilots could not attend the NATS due to other commitments, we received
eight entries for the standard quickie class (unfortunately with two lastminute withdrawals), six entries in the hot quickie class, and three entries in
the Q40 class. Of the eight entries in the standard quickie class, two of them
were pilots that have joined into the fun for their first “official” pylon race.
Nine heats of the Standard Quickie class were flown on Saturday, and pilots
were allowed to throw away the times of their worst two heats. The racing in
this class is always close, even though it is the slowest class, due to the fact
that the engines are limited to unmodified, standard sport engines (front
intake, side-exhaust), and the built-up airframe planes are all of a similar
speed and performance. The engines in the Standard Quickie class turn a
9x6 propeller at about 17 000 - 18 000 r.p.m. Motors of choice are currently
Rossi, Magnum, and ASP. The racing was great fun, with most pilots putting
in times of between 100 and 120 seconds per heat.
Russell van der Westhuizen, Neil Dawson, and Eben Muller were putting in
some great times, while Peter Eagle, Matthys Botha, and Michael Krause
were fighting hard for 4th place. In heat seven, Eben's engine started having
some problems, which also gave him a no-start in heat eight. Peter Eagle
then lent Eben his plane, which he used to compete in heat nine. After Eben's
flight, Peter had to fly his last heat, and although he finished the heat, he lost
control of the plane as he went around pylon 3, and as such met mother
earth. Unfortunately this plane will never fly again; however Peter did get a
few years of service out of it.
Some interesting statistics:
Total number of flights flown: 54
Total number of zero scores: 5
Fastest heat times: 96.82 (Eben), 97.38 (Russell) and 98.98 (Neil)
Total number of cuts: 8
Congratulations to Neil Dawson, winning this class with a mere 0.984
seconds difference between him and Russell, in second place!
The final placings in Standard Quickie were as follows:
Pl.
Name
Total time
Average per heat
Motor Used
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Neil Dawson
Russell van der Westhuizen
Eben Muller
Peter Eagle
Michael Krause
Matthys Botha
730.61
731.59
741.62
776.21
783.39
818.11
104.37
104.5
105.95
110.89
111.91
116.87
Magnum
ASP
DKT
Rossi
Rossi
Rossi
As one can see from the results, the racing was very close, with a time
difference of only 12.5 seconds between first place and 6th, and that is over a
total of 7 counting heats. Well done to Michael Krause and Matthys Botha
who both achieved times of below 120 seconds per heat consistently, and
nogal in their very first race meeting!
Sunday brought the turn of the Hot Quickie class – these have the same
(spec) airframes as the Standard Quickies, but can be either built-up or fully
composite airframes. They run with specialist racing engines. The engines of
choice are Nelson, Jett, Profi, and the new kid on the block, DKT. These
engines are also front-intake, side-exhaust, .40 engines running on 15% nitro
fuel, and turning a propeller of 8.75 x 7-7.5 at about 19 000 r.p.m.
Six heats were flown in this event (with the worst heat as a throw-away), and
saw some very good racing from Russell van der Westhuizen, getting in
times for all of his heats in the 80-second mark, except one heat where he
had one cut. Danie Potgieter (Jnr) was flying very well and consistently in the
mid-low 90's, with Eben Muller more towards the upper 90's, and getting his
times lower with every heat. Both Peter Eagle and myself were struggling on
the day, with me putting in a best time of 96.35 and Peter a best time of 98.08.
Some statistics:
Total number of flights flown: 30
Total number of zero scores: 1
Fastest times: 84.10 ; 86.7 and 89.99, all by Russell
Total number of cuts: 5
The final placings in the Hot Quickie class were as follows:
Danie Potgieter, Eben Muller, and Russell van
der Westhuizen. (Neil Dawson not present when
photo was taken).
Line-up of Standard and Hot Quickies, a Q40
racer and an FAI class F3D pylon racer.
Pl.
Pilot
Total time
Average per heat
Motor Used
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Russell van der Westhuizen
Danie Potgieter
Eben Muller
Arrie Schoeman
Peter Eagle
441.13
470.08
494.62
523.41
526.52
88.23
94.02
98.92
104.68
105.30
Nelson
Nelson
DKT
Profi
Nelson
After the Hot Quickies, we were due to fly the Q40 class. However, the wind
did not play along at that stage of the day, and a decision was made not to fly
this class. The Nationals for this class were therefore be flown at the Spring
Races on 30 August 2014, also at RMAC.
On Sunday afternoon, the prize-giving ceremony was held in the RMAC club
house for the pilots who competed in the Standard Quickie and Hot Quickie
pylon racing classes.
A great thank you to everybody who helped to make this a success,
especially Johan, Jacques, and a few other members from RMAC who
helped with timing, as well as uncle Bob Skinner who jumped in to help many
hours when we had a shortage of time-keepers. Also to Rodney Donaldson
and RMAC for the use of the club for the weekend – SAMPRA appreciates
your continuing support to the pylon racing animals.
Eben Muller, Michael Crause, and Matthys Botha under starters orders. Helper/mechanic/caller is
responsible for a clean launch, amongst other duties of course.
GO FAST, TURN LEFT
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The 2014 RC Gliding Nats
Herman Weber
The 2014 nationals were held in Delmas, at the 2012 WC field, with Africa
Lawns again allowing us to use this magnificent facility. The event was held
over three days, 14 - 16 June 2014. The Nationals also incorporated the team
qualifying rounds for the 2015 F3B and F3K world championships.
Open Class
In the open class (thermal duration, 10 min task, 12 min working time, 200m
winch launch) four rounds were flown on Saturday and four rounds on
Sunday. By 11h00 Sunday, the wind had picked up as a front blew through
and was constantly at 10m/s gusting 15m/s (FAI limit is 12m/s constant). This
meant the last two rounds were flown in extreme conditions, and ballast and
model choice was critical.
Start line action. F3B class does not usually have simultaneous launches.
F5J Electric Class
In the F5J class (thermal duration, 10 min task with electric self-launch motor)
the wind again proved a challenge and early leader Neil Murray was
upstaged in the last two rounds as the heavier planes mastered the wind over
the lighter models.
2m Class
The 2m Class (max wingspan 2m, launch off 200m line by winch, 8 min
working time, 6 min task) saw a new junior, Jens Adrian, flying his first
Nationals, and again the challenging conditions tested the pilots. Dion
Liebenberg flew a record 6 seconds on his first flight before his plane blew up
on launch – game over for him.
F3K (1500mm wingspan hand-launched)
Only four rounds of F3K were flown, as on the Sunday the wind blew above
the F3K - 8m/s limit. The four flown rounds were accepted as a complete
competition and will count as team Qualifier 2.
Concentration is required to stay in lift.
Tshepo explaining his Crow set-up to Jason.
F3B (Multi-task - speed, distance, duration, with the same model)
Monday was reserved for F3B and the wind was varied throughout the day
with many crosswind and downwind launches.
The National soaring champion in this team selection cycle is the F3B class
winner, and Craig Goodrum was victorious.
Consolidated results
The combined score of a pilot that flew more than one class, is added
together to find the Victor Ludorum, and this year it was Craig Goodrum.
Typical F3B winch.
The AGM of the Model Gliding Association was held on Sunday 15th June
and it was resolved that the current format to determine the National Soaring
Champion would be overhauled by the MGA committee and circulated to the
membership for approval. Date for the next Nationals and the MGA AGM will
be 24 – 27 September 2015.
A big thanks to those pilots who came out to fly and also to Juanita Smith and
Wolfgang Steffny for the assistance in organising this event. Thanks to all our
sponsors - Advanced Material Technologies, Westfalia Fruits, Sanitech Toilet
Hire, Al's Hobbies, and Africa Lawns.
Chris Adrian ready to launch his glider in the Open Class.
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Wouter hooked-up and waiting on his pilot.
Herman Weber rescuing some F3B winch nylon.
High-performance gliders resting in the weak Highveld sun.
Results. 2014 Model Gliding Association (MGA) Soaring Nationals
2-metre results
Pl.
Name
Score
%
Raw
Rd 1 Dur
Rd 2 Dur
Rd 3 Dur
Rd 4 Dur
Rd 5 Dur
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chris Adrian
Jens Adrian
Piet Boer
Dion Liebenberg
4751.1
3164.7
2323.1
48.6
100.00
66.61
48.90
1.02
4751.1
3164.7
2323.1
48.6
1000.0
697.3
535.1
0
751.1
1000.0
662.2
0
1000.0
455.6
381.7
0
1000.0
665.0
571.8
0
1000.0
346.8
172.3
0
F3K Results (+ World Championship Qualifier No. 2)
Pl.
Name
L1x5
Pkr
1234
L2x4
Pen
Score
%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Alan Smith
Craig Goodrum
Paul Carnall
Tshepo Molefe
Ivor Fletcher
Blake Dormer
Jason Weber
Graham Kirkland
Michelle Goodrum
Tiaan van Rooyen
Neil Murray
Rouen Wucherpfenning
Wouter Kruger
Juanita Smith
Julian Roelofse
Piet Boer
927
1000
570
206
643
609
486
686
300
433
600
640
326
1000
100
0
0
996
1000
893
1000
477
272
0
272
625
706
413
295
0
534
306
0
0
1000
1000
667
755
550
538
829
888
669
107
109
552
640
0
316
0
0
1000
682
796
567
764
909
1000
414
407
516
552
169
579
0
357
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3923
3682
2926
2528
2434
2328
2315
2260
2001
1762
1674
1656
1545
1534
1079
0
0
100.0
93.86
74.59
64.44
62.04
59.34
59.01
57.61
51.01
44.91
42.67
42.21
39.38
39.10
27.50
0
0
Open Thermal Results
Pl.
Name
Team
Score
%
Raw
Rd 1 Dur
Rd 2 Dur
Rd 3 Dur
Rd 4 Dur
Rd 5 Dur
Rd 6 Dur
Rd 7 Dur
Rd 8 Dur
Drop 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Craig Goodrum
Alan Smith
Paul Carnall
Dion Liebenberg
Jason Weber
Tshepo Molefe
Chris Adrian
Michelle Goodrum
Wouter Kruger
Jan Sime
Neil Murray
Gordon Browne
Juanita Smith
Wolfgang Steffny
Ivor Fletcher
2
3
6
6
2
2
1
5
3
5
1
6
1
4
5
4
6989.9
6962.5
6676.7
6567.8
6534.8
6499.0
6355.0
6279.8
5947.6
5918.3
5745.8
5710.9
4828.4
4821.8
4791.5
0
100.00
99.61
95.52
93.96
93.49
92.98
91.07
89.84
85.09
84.67
82.20
81.70
69.08
68.98
68.55
0
7695.3
7869.9
7369.2
7311.9
6534.8
7259.8
7002.5
6896.1
5947.6
5918.3
6277.4
6240.7
5332.7
5267.2
4791.5
0
1000.0
1000.0
998.5
998.5
998.5
760.8
934.7
702.8
1000.0
988.5
978.5
846.3
570.2
987.1
935.5
0
1000.0
979.9
989.9
835.2
1000.0
775.1
1000.0
971.3
0
995.6
850.7
912.4
959.8
852.2
711.2
0
989.9
997.1
842.4
1000.0
998.5
992.8
995.7
869.0
1000.0
1000.0
974.1
563.0
624.6
611.5
757.8
0
1000.0
907.4
692.5
909.0
1000.0
1000.0
674.6
928.1
979.7
644.4
711.2
529.8
757.5
659.7
676.1
0
1000.0
998.5
850.3
744.1
1000.0
1000.0
769.7
981.2
950.5
0
587.2
777.7
571.4
677.6
421.5
0
705.4
1000.0
1000.0
995.6
992.7
914.5
1000.0
992.7
425.2
494.2
531.6
916.2
504.3
582.1
632.4
0
1000.0
1000.0
1000.0
829.5
545.1
816.6
635.5
834.7
725.2
985.6
667.1
753.2
774.1
451.6
657.0
0
1000.0
987.0
995.6
1000.0
0
1000.0
991.3
616.3
867.0
810
977.0
942.1
570.8
445.4
0
0
705.4
907.4
692.5
744.1
0
760.8
636.5
616.3
0
0
531.6
529.8
504.3
445.4
0
0
F5J Results
Pl.
Name
Score
%
Raw
Rd 1 Dur
Rd 2 Dur
Rd 3 Dur
Rd 4 Dur
Rd 5 Dur
Rd 6 Dur
Rd 7 Dur
Rd 8 Dur
Drop 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Dion Liebenberg
Neil Murray
Ivan Williams
Chris Adrian
Brian Paxman
Gordon Browne
5644.1
5430.2
5165.2
4925.0
4875.8
3880.5
3701.6
100.0
96.21
91.53
87.28
86.39
68.75
65.58
5644.1
5815.0
5165.2
5062.9
4875.8
4142.8
3701.6
404.6
902.7
1000.0
372.6
0
464.8
0
0
875.3
854.5
360.3
1000.0
899.5
668.6
955.9
880.1
1000.0
136.9
934.7
525.0
737.0
958.6
542.8
1000.0
282.6
876.7
419.4
388.8
740.9
645.7
0
1000.0
785.7
463.6
675.1
627.0
1000.0
0
945.5
573.8
640.7
631.1
946.1
384.8
312.6
1000.0
359.2
262.3
236.7
1000.0
583.6
999.1
951.0
345.7
467.5
364.3
0
384.8
0
136.9
0
262.3
0
Total
F3B Results
Pl.
Name
Best 3 Duration
Best 3 Distance
Best 3 Speed
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Craig Goodrum
Michelle Goodrum
Alan Smith
Jochen Schmidt
Juanita Smith
Wolfgang Steffny
2966
2454
2999
2410
2285
0
3000
3000
2477
2093
1841
0
2825
2840
2239
1276
1236
0
8791
8294
7715
5779
5362
0
F5J
2-Metre
National Consolidated Results for Victor Ludorum
Pl
Name
Open Class
F3K
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Craig Goodrum
Alan Smith
Michelle Goodrum
Chris Adrian
Neil Murray
Dion Liebenberg
Juanita Smith
Paul Carnall
Tshepo Molefe
Jason Weber
Gordon Browne
Wouter Kruger
Jochen Schmidt
Jan Sime
Ivan Williams
Wolfgang Steffny
Bryan Paxman
Jens Adrian
Ivor Fletcher
Blake Dormer
Piet Boer
Graham Kirkland
Tiaan van Rooyen
Julian Roelofse
6989
6962
6279
6366
5710
6567
4821
6676
6499
6534
4828
5947
5918
3682
3923
2001
1656
4926
5430
5644
F3B
Total
8791
7715
8294
19562
18600
16574
16043
12796
12260
11262
9602
9027
8849
8529
7709
7452
6420
5997
5745
5166
4791
3880
3164
2434
2328
2323
2260
1674
0
4751
48.6
1079
2926
2528
2315
5362
3701
1762
1534
1545
4875
5997
5745
5166
4791
3880
3164
2434
2328
2323
2260
1674
Juanita Smith lining-up
for landing
Jan Sime and his
Pike Perfect after
a perfect flight!
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Chairman’s
Report
aangebied was, bygewoon. Bob het 'n breedvoerige verslag oor hierdie
werkswinkel in hierdie SAMAA-nuus gepubliseer. Ons het weer op 9 en 10
Augustus 2014 aan 'n sub-kommittee van CARcom (Civil Aviation
Regulations Committee) deelgeneem waar meer finale wetgewing met
betrekking tot RPAS bespreek was.
Marthinus Potgieter
Die SAMAA-bestuurskomitee is ook besig om die versekeringspolis wat al
ons lede teen derdeparty eise dek, te hersien. Die doelwit is om moontlik ook
dekking aan persone wat in 'n amateur-hoedanigheid vir opleiding
vergoeding ontvang, te verskaf. Ons hoop ook om na aanleiding van 'n baie
goeie eiserekord, moontlik 'n beter premie te onderhandel. 'n Volledige
verslag sal by die Algemene Jaarvergadering ter tafel gelê word.
Geagte lede van die SAMAA; julle
bestuurskomitee was sedert die laaste
uitgawe van ons nuusbrief, geweldig
besig met allerlei sake betreffende die
SAMAA. Ek het ook onderneem om my
voorsittersverslag tussen Afrikaans en
Engels per publikasie af te wissel en hier
volg my Afrikaanse probeerslag. Na
heelwat jare in besigheid wat
hoofsaaklik in Engels bedryf word, en
ook getroud met 'n Engelse dame, moes
ek hulp inroep om my verslag te
proeflees. Baie dankie aan “Die Stig” wat
my bygestaan het.
Eerstens wil ek graag namens die SAMAA en al ons lede, baie geluk sê aan
Jason Weber, Tsepo Molefe, en Jethro van der Molen wat 'n tweede plek, FAI
silwer-medalje, in die onlangse F3J Junior sweef kampioenskappe in
Slowakye verwerf het. Welgedaan en ons hoop dat julle in die toekoms as
seniors dieselfde mylpale sal bereik.
Soos in my vorige verslag genoem, het Mnr Peter Joffe, die vorige redakteur
van ons nuusbrief, ‘n dispuut by die Aeroklub van Suid-Afrika aanhangig
gemaak. Die Aeroklub het intussen onderhoude met albei partye gevoer en
'n uitslag gepubliseer, en die Aeroklub se bevinding word elders in hierdie
uitgawe gepubliseer. Die SAMAA-bestuurskomitee beskou nou hierdie saak
as finaal afgehandel.
Die onderhandelinge wat lugspasie betref is 'n nimmereindigende saak, en
die Nakomings sub-komitee van die SAMAA het onlangs 'n vergadering by
ATNS (Air Traffic and Navigation Services) bygewoon waar die kommersiële
sektor, insluitend lugrederye, dit baie duidelik gemaak het dat hulle meer
lugspasie benodig. Die algemene bestuurder van die Aeroklub, Mnr Kev
Storie, het namens die ontspanningslugvaart-groepering opgetree, en dit
baie duidelik gestel dat die Aeroklub en sy sub-seksies nie die voorgestelde
veranderinge summier gaan aanvaar, alvorens daar konstruktiewe
onderhandelinge met al die sub-seksies van die Aeroklub gevoer word nie.
Johan Sieling, die SAMAA Nakomingsbeampte, Bob Skinner ons Algemene
Bestuurder, Herman Weber van die Modelsweef-belangstellingsgroep en
ek, sal binnekort met Mnr Dave Joubert van ATNS onderhandelinge begin
voer om al die kwelpunte wat ons het, aan te spreek. Een van die grootste
kwelpunte gaan oor modelvliegklubs wat binne die OR Tambo Internasionale
Lughawe se CTR (Controlled Traffic Region) geleë is. Die ander probleem
wat bespreek moet word, is die maksimum hoogte wat modelvlieëniers by
klubs wat onder die OR Tambo Internasionale Lughawe se TMA (Terminal
Manoeuvring Area) geleë is, mag vlieg. Ek will graag namens die SAMAA vir
Kev Storie dankie sê, en gelukwens met die bekwame wyse waarop hy
hierdie onderhandelinge hanteer het.
Om met ICASA (Independent Communication Authority of South Africa) te
probeer onderhandel, bly steeds 'n nagmerrie aangesien e-posse en
telefoonboodskappe eenvoudig net nie beantwoord word nie. Johan Sieling
en ek het na 'n baie lang gesukkel, op Maandag 7 Julie met Mnr Albert
Ntavhaedzi, die bestuurder van die “Type Approval”-afdeling, vergader om
die kwessie van “Type Approval Stickers” met hom te bespreek. Die
entoesiasme waarmee ons ontvang is, was nie juis noemenswaardig nie.
Wat wel baie duidelik na vore gekom het, was dat ongeag van “Type
Approval”, alle toerusting nog steeds aan die vereistes van die spesifieke
frekwensieband moet voldoen. Ons probeer sedert hierdie vergadering om
die ICASA-spesifikasies te bekom, maar al ons korrespondensie aan hulle
bly onbeantwoord. Daar word elders in hierdie nuusbrief 'n formele verklaring
met betrekking tot hierdie onderwerp deur die Nakomingsbeampte van die
SAMAA gepubliseer. Ek wil dit graag baie duidelik stel dat die SAMAA suiwer
op ontspannings- en sportaktiwiteite gerig is, en geen verantwoodelikheid
het ten opsigte van besighede wat toerusting invoer en sonder “Type
Approval” verkoop nie.
Die Nakomings sub-komitee is besig om die MOP's (Manual of Procedures)
te hersien, en hoop om vriendeliker en meer bruikbare publikasies in die
vorm van drie handleidings bekend te stel. Die eerste handleiding sal vir
klubs en hul lede wees ten opsigte van algemene reëls, regulasies, en alles
wat betrekking op klub-vliegaktiwiteite het. Die tweede handleiding sal oor
Spesiale-belangegroepe en alles wat op hulle betrekking het, handel. Ten
derde sal daar 'n Bestuurshandleiding vir die administrasie en bestuur van
die SAMAA wees. Hierdie drie publikasies sal die omvattende skrywe wees
waarvolgens die SAMAA bedryf sal word.
Die “UAS” onderwerp het 'n nuwe akroniem ontvang en daar word nou
wêreldwyd na RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) verwys. Bob
Skinner en ek het 'n tweedag-werkswinkel wat deur Burgerlugvaart
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Onthou asseblief dat die SAMAA Algemene Jaarvergadering op Donderdag
30 Oktober 2014 sal plaasvind. Doen asseblief die moeite om dit by te woon.
Dit is die ideale geleentheid om beter insig rakende die bedryf van die
SAMAA te kry. Let wel dat indien u enige besprekingspunt op die agenda wil
plaas, die item ten minste 'n week voor die jaarvergadering die SAMAA
kantoor moet bereik. Geen items sal die aand van die vergadering op die
agenda geplaas word nie.
Ek het 'n ongelooflike aantal positiewe en pro-aktiewe lede gedurende die
afgelope paar maande ontmoet, en wil net dankie sê vir almal wat so 'n
positiewe bydrae tot ons organisasie lewer. Ek wil spesifiek een poging
uitsonder, en dit is die “Club Aerobatics”-konsep onder leiding van Van Zyl
Koegelenberg. Ek dink hierdie is 'n wonderlike idee, wat almal wat nie aan
formele kompetisies deelneem nie, die geleentheid gee om op 'n prettige en
ontspanne wyse hulle vliegvaardigheid te verbeter. Kontak asseblief van Zyl
(083-659-4381) of die SAMAA kantoor om meer inligting te bekom oor hoe
om so 'n kompetisie by jou klub aan te bied. Ek salueer ook al die lede wat op
'n gereelde basis “Fly Ins” reël, asook die Vrystaat wat onlangs 'n informele
kompetisie gereël het wat 'n groot sukses was. Dit is sulke byeenkomste wat
vlieëniers se vaardigheidsvlak verhoog. Ons is nie altyd bewus van al die
gebeure nie, so stuur asseblief 'n kort verslag en foto's na die SAMAA
kantoor sodat ons julle doen-en-late in SAMAA-News kan publiseer.
Tans word die ontwerp en skepping van 'n nuwe webtuiste ook ondersoek, en
ons hoop om voor die einde van 2014 dit in die kuberruimte te lanseer. Een
van die belangrikke doelwitte, sal die skep van 'n ultra-moderne
besprekingsforum wees. Foto-galerye en gebeurteniskalenders sal ook
prioriteit geniet.
Ten tye van my skrywe, was die Suid Afrikaanse Poskantoor alreeds weer vir
vier weke besig met 'n staking. In die verlede het die SAMAA heelwat geld
vrugteloos aangewend deur die SAMAA News te laat druk en dan gedurende
'n staking te pos, waarna daar dan minder as 50% van die lede hulle
nuusbriewe ontvang het. Die SAMAA-bestuurskomitee sal moet besluit of
hierdie nuusbrief wel gedruk en gepos moet word, met die risiko dat dit nie by
die lede sal uitkom nie, en of ons as gevolg van die staking, hierdie nuusbrief
net elektronies/digitaal sal publiseer.
Laastens moet ek ongelukkig 'n onaangename saak aanspreek, en dit is iets
wat my baie teleurstel. Daar is sommige lede wat glo dat hulle vir R360.00 per
jaar die reg koop om die Algemene-bestuurder in die SAMAA- kantoor te kan
hiet-en-gebiet en beledig, en in sommige gevalle sommer net onbeskof
teenoor hom te wees. In meeste van hierdie gevalle wat ek ondersoek het,
het die lede nie die SAMAA- kantoor daarvan verwittig dat hy of sy hulle
posadres of kontakbesonderhede verander het nie, en dan kom belangrike
boodskappe en korrespondensie nie by hulle uit nie. Ek wil graag die lede
uitnooi, dat indien hulle enige probleem met die SAMAA- kantoor ondervind,
óf my as voorsitter, óf George Sly as ondervoorsitter te kontak sodat ons die
probleem kan probeer oplos. Al wat ek vra, is dat ons lede mekaar met
dieselfde respek hanteer as wat ons verwag om te ontvang.
Wees deel van 'n veilige vlieggemeenskap!
SAMAA Annual General Meeting
Thursday 30 October 2014
At the SAMAA offices, Building R4, Denel Technical Academy,
131 Atlas Road, Bonaero Park. 18:00
AGENDA
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8.
9.
Welcome
Apologies
Minutes of 2013 AGM. Acceptance.
Matters arising.
Chairman’s Report
Treasurer’s Report. Budget.
General Manager’s report
General
Closing
Note: Any member wishing to raise any matter at the AGM under
Item 8, is required to submit notice of this to the chairperson at least
seven (7) days before the meeting.
More information available from the SAMAA office, 011-973-3679, or samaa-admin@mweb.co.za
Walker Bay Radio Flyers
2014 Fly-in
The show was well supported by pilots from the Western Cape clubs. Large
3D planes were aplenty, as well as a good turnout of Cubs and other scale
numbers. Special individual flying time was given to a number of visiting
pilots, and popular amongst the crowd was the appearance in these parts of
turbine-powered aircraft. Morné Swanepoel and Francois Viljoen flew a dual
display with their large Boomerang jets, throwing the craft around the sky like
only Boomerangs can be flown. Francois also did a display with his newly
completed 4.2 metre turbine powered Red Bull Blanik glider. He had applied
a great deal of carbon fibre reinforcing to a standard 4.2 E-Flite kit to take the
rigours of turbine flying.
Francois Viljoen
Aerial view of participants and the beautiful facilities at the Walker Bay Radio Flyers, Hermanus.
Walker Bay in Hermanus is famous for its whale-watching during the late
Winter, but 16km outside Hermanus, the "other" Walker Bay is fast
developing a good reputation amongst Western Cape R/C pilots for its
facilities and hospitality.
I am of course referring to the Walker Bay Radio Flyers (WBRF) annual fly-in,
held on Saturday the 24th April. Well timed to slot into the gap between the
abating of the well known South Easter which draws the slope soaring crowds
to Hermanus later in the year, and the start of the Cape rainy season.
The club, under the leadership of chairman Ron Holloway and event
organiser Louis Genade, pulled out all the stops to put on what is fast to
becoming one of the premier modelling events in the Cape. In the preceding
two months the members have worked hard to extend and build a premium
flying facility, boasting two tarred runways, each 120 x 5 metres, more than
enough for all but the fastest aircraft at sea level.
Even the local plant nursery had pitched in to provide potted plants to liven up
the club environs - it was certainly the first time I've had the privilege of
assembling my jet next to a display of "love palms". The pit area had been
fully covered with shade cloth and a tarpaulin, and there was plenty of room to
keep the planes out of the occasional early morning drizzle that seems to
have become a trademark of a Walker Bay fly-in. By 11am the weather was
near perfect. The Fly-in also served as the perfect opportunity to open the
new runways and so the new facilities were officially opened by Terry Lesser
a club member and main sponsor. Louis Genade, affectionately known
amongst us modellers as "Twiggy" and surely one of the most accomplished
pilots in the country, officially opened the fly-in with an immaculate 3D display
with a 40% Decathlon. The aircraft poured smoke at the appropriate moment
and at the low level that Louis did his display, the crowd could even smell the
Bubble-Gum flavour of the scented smoke. What will they think of next?
Terry Demmer and “Twiggy” Genade
Eddie Bell brought back a touch of heli nostalgia, flying Paul Winterbach's
"vintage" immaculate Alouette 2, a craft still operating effectively on 15-year
old R/C helicopter technology - no fancy guidance and head operating
systems here, just Eddie's very able fingers doing the work.
A moment of light relief was also provided when Eddie was flying one of his
micro 3D helis, buzzing around like a mosquito and someone sprayed it with
a CO2 fire extinguisher like a giant can of Doom - the heli (and Eddie) flew on
unfazed !
Local pilot Rudi Devoldere did his usual high speed crowd thrilling runs with a
Weston Magnum, running the .50 Weston UK motor at chill-inducing revs in
powered dives.
The local hospitality at the club reminded us of the fly-ins of old at Oudsthoorn
where everyone knew everyone, and at the end of the day no-one wants to go
home. The early windless Autumn evening saw braai fires lit, and with a
stunning setting sun over Cape Hangklip in the West and with a beautiful view
across the Bot River lagoon, we sat down to enjoy the absolute beauty of the
setting with a glass of the local tipple, the Hemel and Aarde valley around the
corner being famous for its award-winning wines.
Large “bubble gum” Decathlon flown by Louis Genade.
The fly-in had been advertised to the Hermanus locals and they came in their
droves to watch the pilots displaying and enjoying themselves. Walker Bay
Radio Flyers is such a hidden gem, that even some of the locals had not
known of our existence until the fly-in was advertised. A local club member
Riaan Pieters kept the crowds informed, Brian Emmenis-style. This went
down so well that he was asked to commentate at the Robertson Fly-in too.
Alouette 2 flown by Eddie Bell.
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2014 LOMAC Airshow
We were gaining momentum fast, with the flight line attendants doing their
utmost to keep things on time. There was such a beautiful variety of planes
and helicopters to see, ranging from sublime Jets and large scale Cessna's to
ridiculous Witches and flying Stop signs. I even overheard a spectator
comment, “Haai kyk, daar vlieg my skoonma!” The talent of the RC pilots in
attendance was astounding, and the crowds cheered and clapped as the
pilots strutted their stuff. There were most certainly planes that need to be
mentioned as they were show-stoppers.
Barry Flanagan
The big Huey of André Dethioux flew some impressive
flights for the crowd. Detail on the model is amazing.
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The day had finally dawned; all the members’ hard work was to be finally put
to the acid test. The tension was palpable. The members had been working
tirelessly over the preceding few weekends to ensure that everything was in
place for the Airshow. The evening before saw some of the members getting
very little sleep, with a few members finding it necessary to count the hours
down on the WhatsApp chat group in the same fashion as NASA counts
down to a launch. At about T-3 most of us gave in and started making our way
to the airfield... sleep would have to wait for another day. The Big Day had
arrived. The Lowveld Airshow was about to be revived.
On arrival at the airfield I noticed a nervous silence and there was an electric
buzz in the air, with all the members anxiously going about their delegated
tasks to ensure that we were ready for the arrival of the pilots, as well as, most
importantly, the public. Some of the more astute pilots had signed in on the
previous day which definitely helped with the administration, and would most
certainly be made a pre-requisite for any future shows. Invites had been sent
to numerous pilots, of which I believe, with hindsight, that there were quite a
few that could kick themselves for not attending this event! The time had
arrived and the pilots were called together for the pilots briefing, in which they
were informed that time was of the essence as there were too many pilots and
time slots were few, so everyone needed to ensure that they were on time
and that we could keep planes in the air at all times so as not to lose the
interest of the crowd.
“Daar gaan my skoonma!”
Large Cessna 421 with impressive low-passes.
Hein Benadie and his 27% Cessna 421 was most certainly a sight to behold.
The crowd grew silent and sat with baited breath as Hein took this
magnificent model plane to the sky. Being a twin motor plane brought all the
other pilots to a standstill as they were appreciative of the risks in flying one of
these models with twin engines. All went without a hitch and the crowd gave a
resoundingly loud applause as Hein safely returned his model to the runway,
and somewhere in the background the announcer muttered “A good landing
is one which you can walk away from. A great landing is one which lets you
use the airplane another time.” Then there was the meticulously built UH-1B,
which belongs to André Dethioux. This was definitely a sight to behold, and
after a beautifully-executed scale flight, the crowds were left ogling this
marvel at a distance which was just out of harm's way, but close enough to
ensure that they could appreciate the attention to detail that had been applied
in this build. Following close on the heels of the scale flight was the 3D flights
by Arney Sieling and Thinus Malan, both from Pretoria. The crowd were
enthralled by the sheer power and agility of the FR Forza 700, as well as the
smoke-bellowing Trex 700 Nitro, especially with Arney and Thinus putting the
models through their paces.
There was not a mutter of a breeze about, and with that the Airshow was
underway. First off saw a wonderful display by the local paragliding club,
doing touch and goes! Then there were the first RC pilots, this is where it
becomes muddled in my memory as everything after that was a blurr. Hours
became minutes, minutes became seconds. Time was flying, because we
were having fun entertaining the public. People starting arriving in their
droves and soon the grandstands were as packed as a can of sardines.
Boerewors rolls, candy floss, and RC planes, surely this is what Saturdays
were made for!
The day was turning out to be a great success, the guys at the gate were
reporting that they were in the midst of running out of parking space, but this
was the least of our concerns as we plummeted forward into the days'
programme. The first sweet drop saw hordes of children standing ready to
run for the sweets that would literally fall from heaven; it was then that I
realised the power of the Fizzer. As the announcer shouted “Gladiators are
you ready?” the kids roared in unison “Yea!” The oversized trainer proceeded
to fly overhead under the skilful control of our Flight Director Phillip Lewis, and
released the sweets as if by magic, and as the sweets plummeted to the
earth, absolute pandemonium ensued.
The appearance of the
big sweetie-drop aerie
was eagerly awaited
by the kids, each time
there was mention of
“Gladiators, are you
ready?”
One of the announcers, Lemmy Dolezal, did a super job of informing the public during the entire day.
His voice had almost disappeared at the end of the show. Pic shows kids rushing to collect Fizzers.
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The Forza of Arney Sieling spent more time inverted than upright!
But there was still so much to come and so much to do, the day had practically
just begun. Russell van der Westhuizen and the Pylon boys gave us a display
second to none, captivating the attention of all the onlookers with the
unbelievable speed that could only be accomplished with these extremely
aerodynamically clean models with their high-revving motors, and pilots with
nervous dispositions. Danie Potgieter and Richard Castignani gave us
wonderful displays with their scale Cubs, Danie doing beautiful scale, one
wheel touch-and-goes to the amusement of all who stared in absolute awe.
Mauro Francheschini (the Italian Stallion) put on a great 3D display with his
Yak 100cc, and somewhere in the background I could hear the sound of the
Italian anthem. (No, not really, but I know Mauro would like to think so!) But
there was still so much to see, lunch came and went and the pilots and
ground crew were well fed and ready for more afternoon action. The crowds
were kept busy till late in the afternoon, with Batman coming and going, and
then there were the RC Parachutists that dropped in on the occasion, piloted
by Pieter, Marius, and Mike .
The sight of Batman flying through the Lowveld skies had
the kids in awe. Now, how about a duel between Liewe
Heksie and Batman?
The parachutists did several successful
jumps, delighting the crowds. Landings
were mostly right on stage centre.
Then there was also the ever-popular egg drop, whereby people went to the
“refreshments” tent to purchase paper plates, and proceeded to place them
just off the runway in the short grass in the hope that the egg would fall
squarely on their plate, and that they would then become the winner of
several great prizes sponsored by Valencia Wholesalers. The tension was
overwhelming as the ever-hopeful participants waited for the oversized
trainer to drop the egg, hopefully on their cherished plate. One of the winners,
Josh Cleaver, was over the moon with his unexpected windfall, as he and his
brother darted to the announcers, screaming with overwhelming joy, to claim
his prize which they would undoubtedly assemble together, well into the
night, as RC modellers do!
“Ry...Stop...nee man, jy maak my deurmekaar”. Flying traffic sign had crowd in stitches.
Some of the many prizes that were sponsored by Valencia Wholesalers.
Colin Samson also delighted the crowds with his scale Fournier with several
low passes and scale turns. Local pilots also showed their strengths with the
likes of Rob Snow, David Potgieter, and Malan Moolman strutting their stuff,
with SBachs, patternships, and TL200 Stings respectively. Then came one of
the most memorable flights of the day, and one which always attracts the
crowds, Boet Denysschen’s Eurofighter Turbine Jet. This was most certainly
a highlight of the event. The kids and crowds all stood to ensure that they had
the best possible view, and true to Boet himself, he did not disappoint, with
father and son putting on a fantastic display of skill and ability, while
experience kept a close eye on the agility of youth. This model also flew a few
more times during the course of the day, much to the enjoyment of the
spectators. As the sun slowly started to set on what was a very busy day, a
few of the local members took to the sky to dual with their combat wings. Safe
to say that there were tears shed for the lost and fallen victims of this contest.
It is also rumoured that several pilots attested to hearing the safety officer
humming the song of R Kelly, “I believe I can fly”, whilst in the throes of
combat.
The Eurosport jet here being flown by Wesley Denysschen. Several flights with the jet by him and
Boet had the crowd in amazement.
And so the day drew slowly to a close and the crowd started to thin. But this
was not to be the end, no sir, there was still the matter of night flying to attend
to, as well as two sheep on the spit that had to be contended with, much to the
merriment of all who remained for a little late evening entertainment. The
music continued to play way into the night and many night flyers were brought
out and were employed to entertain the avid onlookers. Thinus Malan who
had entertained the fans during the day, also left all the bystanders in
astonishment with the beautiful night fly heli display that he produced.
Malan Moolman flew this Piper PA-28 Pawnee on several occasions.
Looking at all the members I could see that everyone was dog-tired, but they
all had this elated look on their faces because they knew that they had just
been part of something that was well worth being part of. The flight director
had already intimated that there would be another event next year, and as I
moved and mingled from group to group, the sentiments were very positive
and I overheard several conversations relating to the success of the event.
The night slowly drew to a close with a few tired souls braving the crisp bite in
the night air that is familiar at this time of the year, congregating by the
bonfires that were beckoning, clinking glasses and cheering each other.
Acquaintances had been made and friendships had been forged. This was
what it was all about, bringing like-minded people together for mutual
enjoyment. Till next year!
Special thanks to sponsors: Valencia Wholesalers, Steval Engineering,
Doug's Hiring, Mazda, the Lomac Airshow Committee and members, and
especially all participating pilots. A super special thanks to all the wives that
assisted with all the wonderful food, and enduring all our problems and
headaches. Visit us on: www.lomac.co.za
Facebook (like us): https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lowveld-ModelAircraft-Club/1440900026175550
Line-up of models in the pit area, waiting their turn to fly.
Rob Snow and his large Sbach smoking up the
Mbombela skies.
Danie Potgieter delighted the crowd with his large Piper L4, flown with great skill. Seen here doing onewheel hops.
Boet: “Hurry up, Russell, this thing is making far
too much noise for my ears”. Danie also trying
to escape the cacophony!
Rob’s father, Hal, is a regular visitor to LOMAC,
and at age over-90, he has not lost any of his RC
flying skills. Congratulations, Hal, you are a
shining example to all of us!
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Free State multiple SIG
(Special Interest Groups)
Competition
The next moment the F-15 burst out of the tall grass like an angry Black rhino,
heading towards the runway, but had one of its main undercarriage legs
collapsing causing the jet to now disappear into the tall grass alongside the
runway where it finally stopped. We all stormed the jet fearing a fire but on
reaching it, all was well except for the undercarriage - Kingtech turbine still
running!!
Anton van Wyk
Calvin Schroll’s Boomerang XL with flaps down.
At Welkom model aircraft club. As most aeromodellers will know,
competitions in F3A precision aerobatics and large scale aerobatics were
popular in the Free State, but for some or other unknown reason it went into
remission about two years ago. Myself and Pierre Fouché had discussions
at the Lime Acres and Bloemfontein Fly In’s recently, and he requested me to
take over as the Free State representative for F3A aerobatics and try to get
this competition going again. The MAASA committee agreed, and I got going
on a plan to get precision aerobatics on the road again.
Further discussions with Pierre on my love for Large Scale aerobatics and
Jets, landed us up to consider having a multi-SIG competition in the Free
State. Pierre suggested that we start up with running all three disciplines in
the same competition. This might sound tough and unachievable, but this
report shows that it can be done.
The weekend of 19-20 July was set as the date for this competition. Pierre
advertised widely through e-mail as he knew most of the guys. We quickly,
through the entries, realised that many of the pilots who entered planned to
fly in more than one of the disciplines. We decided to limit the amount of
entries because some of the multi-discipline pilots had 6 to 9 flights to
complete in one day. 54 flights were then planned comprising of 13 pilots.
Come 19 July, we ended with 11 pilots after losing two pilots to withdrawal.
19 July kicked of with F3A aerobatics at 08:30. We watched how the battle
for top honours unfolded between veteran Craig Bell from Bloemfontein and
newcomer Riaan van Wyk from Welkom. Francois van Pletzen and Pierre
Fouché from Bloemfontein put in reasonable flights during the first round.
Sebastiano Sacca was the principal judge and was ably assisted by Norman
Kemsley and the senior pilots. Looking at the score sheets after round one, I
realised that the judges and pilots saw each flight with more or less the same
result. The different scores were reasonably close to one another.
In the first round we also had Nico Erasmus flying in the advanced class.
Myself and Hugo Erasmus from Klerksdorp competed in the intermediate
aerobatic class.
The first round of F3A was followed by Large Scale aerobatics, the
intermediate and the sportsman’s classes were tackled by 5 pilots. Riaan
and Graig again were flying very well and were very close in their scores.
Francois van Pletzen's plane had motor problems that refused to go away. I
had a good first flight in my first large scale competition. Jaco Botha, who was
for the first time flying in a competition other than fun fly, did very well . The
judging panel for the large scale competition remained the same as in F3A
and again the scores of the judges were reasonably close to one another.
Round two of F3A and large scale shuffled the pilots' scores a bit but showed
that no one was prepared to give anything but their best. The ever-consistent
flying of Clinton and Grant was impressive to see.
The first round for the jets was now to take place and as per usual it got the
attention of all present, pilots and spectators alike. Calvin Scroll from
Klerksdorp was first of with a Boomerang XL, and demonstrated his F3A
aerobatic skills with near-perfect manoeuvres. He brought in the XL for a very
beautiful cross-wind landing, stopping the jet in a very short distance.
I was next up with my trustworthy Eurosport and managed to put in a good
flight to win the first round.
Pierre was next up sporting his F-15. Nerves got hold of him but he still
managed to put up a safe flight. On landing he caused a stir when he cut the
turbine's throttle too early, causing the F-15 to sag and disappear in the tall
grass, thirty metres from the runway threshold.
Snorting, angry bull-rhino storming from the tall Welkom grass!
For the jet flying we used Norman Kemsley, Grant Brook, and Clinton CarterBrown as judges. The jet round was followed by Large scale aerobatics and
F3A rounds. Of note was the advanced flying skills of Clinton Carter-Brown
and Grant Brook, demonstrating the complexity of the P-15 and F-15
schedules of F3A.They really impressed the spectators with excellent flying
skills.
The second round of Jets then followed with Calvin now putting up a round of
81.46 % which assured him of first place in the jet SIG. Nico Erasmus (also
Klerksdorp) competed in the advance aerobatic class and put up good
scores despite not having another competitor to chase his scores.
All in all, the competition was great fun and also a huge learning curve for us
as the organisers. This competition proved to us that different special interest
groups can compete together, and that having a break in between flying a
specific discipline, excites both pilot and spectator.
I would like to thank all the pilots for making the effort to attend the
competition. Thanks to Sebastian Sacca and Norman Kemsley for sitting for
hours in the chair judging. Thanks to the senior pilots who judged: Calvin
Schroll, Graig Bell, Grant Brook, Clinton Carter Brown.
Special thanks to my wife Nelia, who with the help of Eva, Chris, Lelanie,
Adriana, Lidia, Wouter, Antoinette, Maria, and Connie, ensured that the
competitors and spectators were well fed. To Wouter and Dawie van Wyk for
scribing full time for the judges. Thanks to Malcolm Mason (76 years old
Uncle!) for running the scores with Pierre Fouché. Thanks to Pierre Fouché
for all the effort he put in prior and during the competition to assist me to run
things smoothly.
The day of the competition was rounded off with a good KUIER around the
braai fire. I and hopefully all SIG pilots are looking forward to the next multidiscipline competition event, which will be run by Central Radio Flyers in
Bloemfontein on the 19 September 2014.
Large Scale Aerobatics - Sportsman
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Anton van Wyk
Jaco Botha
Wynand Swart
Chris Venter
WMAC
WMAC
CRF
WMAC
65.5
52.3
60.0
54.0
withdrawn
withdrawn
61.8
47.5
63.9
52.4
Large Scale Aerobatics - Intermediate
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Craig Bell
Riaan van Wyk
Francois van Pletzen
Kellys View AM
WMAC
CRF
57.16
62.27
15.94
62.85
63.91
66.01
66.05
62.01
64.07
MAASA Aerobatics - Advanced
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Nico Erasmus
KRF
56.3
60.81
--
58.5
MAASA Aerobatics - Intermediate
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Anton van Wyk
Hugo Erasmus
WMAC
KRF
63.3
56.2
56.6
60.6
---
60.0
58.4
MAASA Aerobatics - Masters
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Craig Bell
Riaan van Wyk
Pierre Fouché
Francois van Pletzen
Kellys View AM
WMAC
CRF
CRF
53.5
54.0
7.0
43.0
65.2
62.1
56.4
48.0
62.1
60.3
50.0
51.0
63.7
61.3
53.2
49.4
MAASA Aerobatics - F3A P-15 and F-15
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Clinton Carter-Brown
Grant Brook
JOMAC
JOMAC
63.3
62.8
66.2
65.7
63.1
61.2
64.8
64.3
Jet Aerobatics - Sportsman
Competitor
Club
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Place
Calvin Scroll
Anton van Wyk
Pierre Fouché
KRF
WMAC
CRF
64.0
70.4
49.4
81.5
71.9
--
----
72.7
71.2
35.5
Anton van Wyk’s Eurosport touching down after a winning flight.
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Scale Fly-in
Maritzburg MAC
Neil Allen
A break in the activities during the multi-discipline competition at Welkom Model Aircraft Club.
Sunday 22 June a great day was had at the Maritzburg Model club venue at
Pietermaritzburg, bringing together all the guys in KZN who enjoy scale
planes. An informal event, where you fly when you like, suited the pilots. We
had a big crowd of modellers – close on a hundred cars. We did not invite the
public, as we did not have the facilities to handle a bigger crowd. The high
quality public address system gave an extra spark, as there was interesting
info on the planes being given out. The lovely weather for the whole day, with
a manageable number of planes meant that there was no big crowd in the air.
On thinking about it, it is amazing that we had no scale plane crashes, or
even much in the way of problems amongst the planes. The field has short tar
runways, but all the outfield had been cleared and a large area mown, so
even the “heavy iron” Thunderbolt of Leon weighing 9kg, and my 11kg
Spitfire had no problems with the landings.
The fliers who registered were 13, bringing along over 20 aircraft. These
included the following:
Judges hard at work, following the model...the Craig Bell’s Extra in the ready box.
scribes are looking at the score sheets!
Jets over Himeville
Jo Boes – Piper Cub; Tiger Moth, Jaco du Preez – Edge 540, Harvard;
Damien Clark – Gee Bee R2,Carbon Cub; Johan de Lange – Sbach; Pitts
S2B, F18; Theo Olivier – Cub; Leon Coetzee – P47 Thunderbolt, Nieuport
28, Neil Allen – Nieuport 11, Spitfire XII, Rhys – Huey Cobra; Ray Ladbrooke
– Mustang; Dave Tayfield – Piper Pawnee; Jason Barker – Corsair; Michael
Richards – Katana S.
In addition, we had some beautiful models displayed but not flown. These
included three really stunning planes. The Tiger Moth of Lynton Milner, which
has some engine problems being sorted out, the incredible second scale
helicopter by Rhys, and the very old BE2E originally built by Allan Platt.
Thanks for the generous help by Johan de Lange, Keith Kirkham, Noeleen,
Bryan Bradley, Tom Murray, Craig Lipsett, Jo and Eddie (loan of great PA
system), Neil Manig, Ian Drennan, Chris Els, Leon Coetzee (photos).
Arthur Eggar
Mark Savage, Craig Lipsett, Pierre Joubert, and Eric Bell in the tranquil Himeville surroundings.
Sunday morning 20th dawned, mercury down at -2 C, but an absolutely
perfect day for flying jets, with a slight breeze, straight down the runway.
The Himeville airfield and runways , showing the effects of a bitterly cold
winter where temperatures have been down to – 16 C, was as manicured as
it always is and inviting to any would-be RC turbine pilot. Once the initial cold
of the morning had been warmed away by the welcome sun, flying got
underway and Mark Savage was first up with his Viper. Then followed a
steady number of flights by all those present.
Neil Allen with Nieuport 11, and Spitfire Mk XVII
Rhys Mason explaining the details of the two
helicopters to Neil Manig.
On the day we had 5 pilots present, with 6 aircraft. The pilots enjoying the day
were Mark Savage, Eric Bell, Craig Lipsett, Pierre Joubert, and your scribe.
Craig had his old faithful Boomerang out plus a new model which he brought
along for it's maiden. Mark did the honours, with the plane taking to the sky
after a preflight check over. Once it the air it was the routine trimming, but
alas, come time to land the flaps would not deploy, so it was a high speed
landing which was well executed by Mark, but because the plane was so far
down the runway, it was difficult to see the final flare and she went in quite
hard and veered off the runway. Damage was restricted to the gear, but Craig
assured me was “a piece of cake“ to repair. Hope to see it in the air soon.
Leon Coetzee’s Thunderbolt being checked out by Jason Barker. Nieuport relegated to ground-level,
with Lynton Milner’s Tiger Moth in background.
Sadly Pierre had a disastrous final flight which ended in his plane being
totally destroyed, the consequence of a flame-out in the wrong place at the
wrong time, but he was quite comfortable with the loss and assured me that
he had another plane at home.
For the rest, all ended well, lots of kero burnt, with each pilot averaging 4 to 5
flights for the day. The field is in very close proximity to the village of
Himeville, so there was a steady flow of interested/inquisitive spectators
throughout the day.
All in all a very enjoyable day in the berg and I look forward to the company of
fellow modellers in the not too distant future.
Jason Barker and Damian Clark enjoying the little
planes!
Johan de Lange with his scratch-built Pitts
Special, with 105cc twin power.
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18th Annual Brodak
Control Line
Fly-in
Peter Lott
Some aircraft are easy on the eye...beautiful control line stunt aircraft at the 2014 Brodak Fly-in
In 1997, John Brodak staged the First Annual Brodak Control-Line Fly-In.
This momentous event has been held subsequently every year since. The
sponsor of this event is John himself, who is a USA Academy of Model
Aeronautics Hall of Fame inductee. Held annually in Carmichaels,
Pennsylvania, over the few days before the Father's Day weekend, at John's
home as well as flying field (fancy owning your flying field, which is right
outside your front door?), it is the largest Control-Line aeromodelling event in
the United States. John is a life-long Control-Line proponent and has
operated a hobby business (and others) since 1955.
Attendance of the Brodak Fly-In is predominantly fliers from the USA, with
some Canadian and occasionally a few other nationalities: It is more a
gathering of like-minded individuals who have fun, more than out-and-out
competition. The event list is extensive: Old Time Stunt, OTS Phase 2,
Classic Stunt, Nostalgia 30, Profile Precision Aerobatics, Precision
Aerobatics, Speed Limit Combat, WW-II Profile Combat, Sportsman
Foxberg, Sportsman Clown, .15 Carrier, Carrier I & II Combined, Profile
Carrier, Sportsman Carrier, Fun Scale, Profile Scale, Sport Scale, 1/2A
Scale, Perky/Clown Speed, Junkyard Wars, Ladies & Youth Only Basic
Flight. Looking at that list, as well as the number of entrants which is around
120, a person can see that Control-Line is well supported in the USA. For
2014, the final number of entrants was 119 and the number of flights flown,
553. The various Stunt classes are the best populated events and run for the
full duration.
Perky fits nicely into suitcase for international travel!
For a number of years now, I have been trying to coordinate work and
pleasure to be able to make it to the Brodak Fly-In. This year, which
happened to be the 18th Annual Brodak Fly-In, all my best laid plans fell into
place and following a week's work, I had 5 days of pleasure participating in,
and observing this abundance of Control-Line events. When scheduled
travel to the USA for work turned into reality early in May 2014, I quickly
delayed and rearranged my homeward trip to include 5-day stopover in
Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major airport to Carmichaels, PA, for the duration
of the Brodak event. Looking at the schedule of events at that time, the event
that piqued my interest was Perky/Clown Speed. I had a Perky kit on the
workshop shelf with the intention of flying it in an international postal speed
event which is held annually. Perky/Clown Speed is a control-line “Proto”
speed event, which means a standing start, timed event for a set number of
laps and corresponding distance. Perky speed rules can be found on
www.clspeed.com for those interested. It is a “one design only” event
meaning the aeroplane used must be built according to the 1946 Megow kit
plan. Being American, the event is timed over a statute mile, which calculates
to be 16 laps on 52'6” lines. The “Clown” part of the event is the same
concept, just a different model (the Brodak Clown), which is also used for
racing. The Perky International Postal Speed event uses a different scoring
system: After flying your timed laps, your score/speed is sent by e-mail to the
coordinator. He calculates speed when all entries are in, and the closest to
average wins. Not entirely the case for the Brodak event, where highest
speed wins a trophy. A Perky with an 18” wing span is small enough to fit into
a suitcase so possibility became reality. With 3 weeks to go, I started building
the aeroplane, joined the AMA (mandatory for insurance), sent my entry to
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Brodak for the Perky Speed event, and I was committed. One week before
departure I had the aeroplane constructed, covered, and the as-yet unrun
Novarossi .15 installed, complete with 1/4 wave Paul Smit (Smitpro) minipipe. I also realised that I still needed a suction venturi (as per the rules, no
pressurised fuel system allowed) so Theo Marnewick (TMEcc), a master
machinist and micro engineering specialist who some of you will know,
stepped in and very kindly machined me a venturi at short notice. Bearing in
mind that a Perky is a 1946 design, it did occur to me that I should be using
something like a vintage McCoy .15 or an ED Racer diesel, but the engine
rules were unlimited, so what the heck…. I had an unoccupied, new-in-box
Novarossi .15 in the cupboard… Anyone that knows Novarossi knows what a
magnificent glow engine that is! During that final week before my departure,
Cape Town weather was not cooperating with my best intentions to paint and
test fly the model, so I predicted I would have to make do with a barely painted
aeroplane and an engine that had hardly been broken in.
My departure date from the RSA was fixed as Saturday 31st May. Painting
was completed on Wednesday the 28th; the engine was (barely) broken in on
Thursday evening the 29th, with 10 runs of one minute each on the 1oz fuel
tank. Friday the 30th would have been my evening to test fly, however the
weather was once again not cooperating so the aeroplane was cleaned and
packed into my suitcase that evening. How many times have we “flown the
paint dry” before local competitions…. Flight testing would have to be
completed at the site. My “pit box” that I took with, consisted of a plastic bag
with a syringe, plugs, plug spanner, glow battery, lines, handle and a few
spare propellers.
Once my work was concluded, over the weekend of 7-8 June I flew to San
Diego, California to visit an old friend, and supporter of Control-Line in South
Africa, Charlie Johnson. He helped me make up 52'6” lines for the Perky on
his driveway…. More last minute details…. Also a long-time attendee of the
Brodak event, he would be there for the duration too. We flew up to Pittsburgh
together then drove to Carmichaels, arriving on the evening of the 9th June.
Official Perky/Clown Speed was scheduled for Wednesday 11th June,
however I took the aeroplane out to the Brodak flying site on the 10th for
processing/scrutineering, presented it to the Contest Director, Paul Smith,
explaining that it was unflown. He gave it the “once-over”, did a pull test, and
said come, bring your lines…let’s fly it…. The Perky/Clown class allowed as
many attempts as the competitor wanted, so he rounded up timekeepers and
said every flight would be timed. Other Perky entrants used glow engines
such as Rossi .15 Mk II, Rossi .15 Mk III, Cox Conquest .15, Super Tigre G15,
Nelson .15 FISE and Magnum .15.
Following the processing, I fuelled up with the contest-provided 10% Nitro
fuel, started the engine, ran over to the handle and my pit crew launched the
model: This test flight was short-lived as I caused the aeroplane to nose over,
which broke my only APC 6.5x5 prop: This was a pity as it turned the ideal
RPM on the Novarossi .15 and probably would have resulted in my best
speed, bearing in mind acceleration was a necessary part of the “Proto
Speed” equation. I fitted an APC 6.5x5.5, my next choice. On the second test
flight, the engine needle setting was perfect for take-off, but after I got
airborne the engine richened, cut out after half a lap and I nosed over on
landing on the grass, which forms the inside of the tarmac "donut" speed
circle. This cracked the wing covering..... Fortunately an easy repair with
cyano. I changed the turbo type glow plug to a hotter C5 at the
recommendation/courtesy of Al Ferraro from New Jersey who also took over
“needle valve” and launching duty. We then tried again and got in a few proper
flights on the Tuesday morning:
Run No. 1: I started the engine and ran to the handle. The take-off was perfect,
then the engine richened up and I flew 14 laps (flight is timed from a standing
start for 16 laps = one mile), ran out of fuel and glided the last 2 laps giving
39.14 seconds. My one-ounce fuel tank was obviously short of capacity…
Run No. 2. I took the handle before the start; my pit crew (Paul Smith the CD,
Al Ferraro and Tom Schaefer) started the engine, put the aircraft on the
ground immediately and launched: - It went rich in the run from lap 2 through
10, then ran well through lap 15 then cut, with a last lap glide giving a time of
39.53 sec.
Run No. 3. Al leaned out the engine some more: Same procedure with me at
the handle for the start. A near perfect take-off, very slight (lean) sag of the
engine for a quarter lap during acceleration, but this time it ran exactly 16 laps
at 36.66 seconds, 98.20 mph. I was in the lead for the afternoon. Then, right at
the end of the day, Bob Whitney with a Rossi .15 Mk III powered Perky
squeaked by me with a flight of 35.99 sec (100.03mph). I had to wait until the
next day to see if I could put up a better speed.
Wednesday morning: This was the official Perky/Clown Speed day: Run No.
4. I changed the prop to a Bolly QM4 (6.4x5.6) (still didn't have an APC prop
with 5" pitch despite a thorough search through the nearby Brodak Hobby
shop's extensive stock). I knew what speed I had to beat: We used the same
start-up procedure and an absolutely perfect run resulted with same needle
setting: It ran 35.54 sec @ 101.3mph and I was in the lead. It sounded like the
engine “came onto the pipe” (that 1/4 wave Smitpro mini-pipe) as it leaned out
at somewhere around lap 8...... So there's more potential there. I decided not
to fly again unless my lead was threatened. Some guys tried after me to better
their and my times, but I remained ahead. On Thursday, there were two more
entrants (12 in the Perky/Clown speed class, of which 7 were Perky’s) that
put up a time but none bettered mine. The high speed trophy was in the
bag...only one problem, the American fliers have now thrown down the
gauntlet, challenging me to come and defend my title. The pressure is on!
Wednesday afternoon: Speed CD Paul Smith had heard that I had flown
Control-Line team race before and told me that he had entered us in the
Clown racing event (rules on http://brodak.com/racingrules). Clown racing is
normally a 7 ½ minute heat and a 15 minute final, in which a team must fly as
many laps as possible in that allotted time. Fuel capacity, amongst a few
other things, is regulated to ensure some pitstops. Clown racing at Brodak
had been separated into Junior/ Novice/Intermediate and Expert and was not
run as a knockout event. Due to Paul and my previous experience, we were
classed as “Expert” and along with two other teams, were scheduled right off
to fly a 3-up, 15 minute final. Fancy running for 15 minutes in Pennsylvania
summer heat and humidity after being acclimatised to the Cape Town winter?
On the start signal, with Paul pitting and me on the handle; we got under way
and took-off first, and I had completed ¾ of a lap when one of the other
aircraft, which had just started, ballooned on take-off right in front of me,
resulting in an immediate line tangle. The pilot ditched his aircraft without
damage, however I carried on flying with our lines tangled with his and had to
do 3 loops and a figure 8 (thank goodness a Clown can do that…) before he
had the foresight to throw his handle over my lines (wrist thongs not required
thank goodness) and free us from the tangle. I then kept on flying. The 3rd
team's pitman thankfully saw what was happening and held their aircraft on
the ground with the engine running until the aerobatics had stopped and the
tangle resolved! After several more uneventful pitstops: Our result: Second
place, with all three aircraft unharmed! On Thursday afternoon, a memorial
service was held, for all those Control-Line flyers that had passed on to
higher service in the past year. Truly moving, especially when a person
recognises some of the names mentioned.
Scale entries at Brodak Fly-in
Small part of the Stunt entries.
Perky’s and Clowns waiting their turn to fly.
Peter Lott (with Perky) & Paul Smith (with Clown)
Thursday evening: Dan Banjock of the “Philly Fliers” entertained everyone
with a display of his Pulse Jet powered Stunter: “Stuntus Loudus”. If you've
ever heard a Pulse Jet operate, you'll know that a more appropriate name is
not possible…. Dan also demonstrated a giant control-line Bi-Slob that has a
Super Tigre 30cc engine.
“Team Absurd” entry for
Junkyard Wars being
constructed from
orange crate wood.
Friday afternoon: Flying stopped for 2 hours with the advent of a series of
thunderstorms. Once this was past, Junkyard Wars started. This was a team
event with 4 entries. The purpose here: to make an aeroplane out of orange
crate wood, fit an engine, lines, and fly 10 laps. Lots of bonus points for
innovation and “out of the ordinary operation”….. All 4 teams successfully
completed the construction part of the task; however the food was ready so
before the flying commenced, John and Buzz (Mrs.) Brodak put on a superb
banquet, laden with fantastic American barbecue dishes! All 4 teams
(eventually) got their 10 laps in after the meal. With bonus points for
aerobatics, “Team Absurd” won the event after doing a few figure 8's, loops
and inverted flight. Clearly aerodynamic laws were tested to the limit here…
Saturday morning included the final rounds of the Stunt classes, followed by
the prize giving and farewell. The award for “Most Arduous Journey” was also
awarded to me, not unexpected considering my homeward flights totalling
9750 miles. All in all, a wonderful event, that, if Control-Line is one of your
interests, has to be on your “To Do” list. John Brodak will be hosting only two
more events to make it a nice round 20 before he retires to build his ControlLine museum, so time is running out.
And it actually flies! I suppose
one could fashion a goodlooking control line aerie from
an orange crate, that would
also fly great.
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Large Scale Aerobatics
Club Aerobatics
at Jailbirds
Van Zyl Koegelenberg
Stan Fincham
Sunrise on this particular morning as captured above, was as amazing as the
day that had been planned. Only those passionate enough for the hobby and
crazy enough to rise so early, would get to witness the spectacle.
Eleven pilots came from Pretoria and all parts of Johannesburg, to compete
in this really remarkable event. Pilots competed in Sportsman, Intermediate,
Advanced, Expert, and Unlimited classes. As with most outdoor activities,
the weather does not always have the same agenda as those wishing to
enjoy the outdoors. The cloud cover started out at below 500 feet and wind
speeds of between 18 and 20 km/h. This did not deter the pilots or the judges
from getting down to real business, and started proceedings promptly after
the regular pilots briefing.
Two sessions with two back-to-back schedules were flown by all pilots. After
every round, pilots were able to discuss scores with the judges and the
judges were most willing to provide both comments and advice on how to
improve their scores. Despite attempts to bribe the seasoned professional
judges - Ian Edwards and Ian Brandon - the judges were steadfast in their
resolve to score accurately and honestly.
The event was hosted by the Jailbirds club (Boksburg), and a special
mention must be made of how much the pilots enjoyed the facility despite the
foul weather conditions. Thanks to the club and committee for hosting us!
At White Hills Radio Flyers on 2 August 2014
Even though the weekend had lots of other RC flying activities, this event still
saw 18 entries on the day. It was a perfect day and we saw many different
helicopters and airplanes taking to the skies. Model Mania sponsored the
prize vouchers and the guys enjoyed themselves with fun, laughter, bribing,
and lots of whistle-blowing. The mix was excellent, with some small, some
big, and some really big crafts on the day.
In the Top Notch class, Gerald won the “longest flight” prize while Wessel
Vosloo won the day with his helicopter. Max Buizer was second and David
Franckeiss took third. In Standard Class, Mahomed Shaheed received the
Longest Flight prize and we hope his kite brings him some pleasure. Roland
Suhrmüller took first, with Rob Hughes second, and Gerhard Ras third. The
overall competition was fierce to say the least, ie. the difference between 2nd
and 3rd in Top Notch was only 0.33%!
The first ever Multi-Rotor Challenge kicked off, but only had 3 entries. In the
end, the format was tested and the experience will be used for future events.
On the scale side we saw a Heli, Errie, and Buggy, all great stuff to see.
Roland Suhrmüller won with his 1:6 DH-90 Dragonfly, scratch-built.
We thank White Hills, Model Mania, and all the good people that assisted
with the event. The next event is at Irene Radio Flyers on 4 October 2014.
Visit http://www.clubaerobatics.co.za/index.html for more information.
The sun finally got the better of the clouds but the wind prevailed.
Al's Hobbies sponsored caps for all pilots and provided prizes to the winners
of all the categories mentioned. Great to have your support Alan!
There were Extras, Ultimates , Edges and Sbachs flown by some really great
and skilled pilots.
After all the scores were tallied, and the winners announced, there was a
unanimous feeling by all pilots that the real winners of the day were:
Wonderful day
Excellent braai
Great venue
Really skilled pilots
Brilliant flying
Large loud planes
For those of you who missed this event and would like to participate in a
future event, please watch the Activity Calendar near the back of each
SAMAA News. Tthe date and venue for October will be announced later.
Also, the Tournament of Champions will be taking place on the weekend of
the 1st and the 2nd November at RMAC (Please diarise).
Neat flying field of Jailbirds was the perfect venue for this LSA competition. Thanks guys!
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Wessel Vosloo entered this Bell helicopter in
the scale event.
An ever-present feature at Club Aerobatics, is
whistle-blowing, which keeps everyone honest.
Even this does not prevent pilots from bribing
the Stig!
Charles Kerr assembling his large Ultimate in preparation for the day’s events.
S A C A A Workshop for
Remote Piloted Aircraft
Bob Skinner
Hobby shop in
south Boksburg,
serving
SA modellers
country-wide!
Stockist of RC equipment and hobby goods.
Planes, helicopters, cars, boats, composite gliders.
Convenient location, parking, expert advice
and service. New shipment of composite gliders
arriving soon!
www.alshobbies.co.za
During the last few years, remote
piloted aircraft and systems, or as we
know it by a more common name, UAV
(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), have steadily
improved in technology, design, ease of
operation, and cost. At first, there were a few operators who used Unmanned
Arial Vehicles for aerial photography, air-sampling, power line inspection,
crop monitoring, etc. Most of the systems were standard model aircraft and
helicopters, with modifications to carry payload, like cameras.
In the last year, there has been an explosion in the availability and use of
multi-rotor helicopters (four-motor, six-motor, and eight-motor), with
sophisticated camera, surveillance, and other equipment, designed to fulfil a
multitude of operations. All of these are designed and equipped to be guided
terrestrially, or by conventional radio control means, or by devices like Apple
iPhone, or Android smartphones, or tablets. Many of the operators are not
traditional aeromodellers, and do not have the background of model flying
activities, standard operating procedures, protocols, safety issues, and the
all-important aspect of shared use of airspace. This has obviously become a
problem for the SA Civil Aviation Authority, with many of these craft using
airspace that may have had conflicts with other users of the air.
The SA Civil Aviation Authority have not exactly been proactive on this matter,
and in the last few months there were statements of confiscation of
equipment, and prosecution for all operators of remote piloted vehicles. The
cardinal error was that there was no distinction made between model aircraft
(recreational and sporting use) and RPVs (commercial activities). It would
have been very beneficial to investigate international best practice, and to
communicate with other foreign civil aviation organisations to see how they
have approached this issue in their own countries.
On 14 and 15 August, the SA Civil Aviation Authority called a workshop, at the
Kopanong Hotel in Benoni, basically to discuss the process for a draft set of
regulations for the operation of RPAS (Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems).
There were many role-players and stakeholders from the RPAS industry,
which afforded many of them the opportunity to pose questions to the
regulator, and to hopefully find answers, common ground, and compromises.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending which side of the fence you’re on!)
South Africa is a member signatory to the Chicago ICAO Convention
(SACAA Act 13 of 2009), which states: “No aircraft capable of being flown
without a pilot, shall be flown without a pilot over the territory of a contracting
state, without special authorisation by that state”.
In relation to RPAS operations in South Africa, the workshop attendees were
reminded that the SACAA has not granted approval to any entity or individual
to operate RPAS, and thus it is considered that any current operations, and
operators, are “illegal”. It is also fact that currently, there are no specific
regulations which govern RPAS in South Africa.
After the usual introductions and welcome presentation by officials of the SA
Civil Aviation Authority, Marthinus Potgieter delivered a presentation to the
workshop on SAMAA, what it is we do, where we fit in, our structure, etc. It
was made clear that the SAMAA already is a delegated body, by the CAA
through RAASA, that we have an accepted Manual of Operations, and that
SAMAA has been accorded ARO-status (Aviation Recreation Organisation).
The SAMAA could be in a good position to help the regulator with
examination/testing of potential RPAS operators.
Sam Twala (Technical Provisions) and Thami Stein of the CAA, elaborated
on the approach to the rule-making process. Georg Portwig expanded on the
general provisions in the proposed regulations, while Denvon Daniels
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Take exit 136 Boksburg from the N17 highway (Rondebult Rd R21).
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with Hertzog and Waterson, in Parkdene. S26 14 08 E028 15 11
Tel. 011 892 1084
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Wednesdays 12:30 - 18:00. Saturdays 08:00 to 13:00
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
handled the issue of Operators’ certification. Bennie Willemse (also a
member of the SAMAA, employed by the CAA) gave a presentation on
Personnel Licencing. Some debate ensued when Bennie cited that the
SAMAA may be in the best position to provide testing and examining of
operators, since SAMAA already has a practical and well-tested proficiency
scheme. Several industry participants disagreed with Bennie’s views, stating
that current RPAS operations are vastly different from traditional model
aircraft operations under the SAMAA. With nearly 250 SAMAA Instructors
and Instructor Judges, for both fixed-wing and rotorcraft, surely the SAMAA is
able to provide a service in this regard, or at least, provide the basis for
instruction and testing of RPAS operators with proficiency/competency rules
that may be adapted for RPAS use.
Ultimately, the SAMAA has to be aware that our mandate covers recreational
and sporting activities, as described under Part 149 of the Civil Aviation
Regulations. We have to be careful that we do not venture into other parts of
the CARs: Part 141 - Aviation Training Organisations, or Part 61 - Pilot
Licencing, which are more commercially-orientated.
Arnold Louw (CAA) gave a presentation on Flight Operations and how RPAS
have to fit in with current regulations. Rob Purkiss (CAA) talked about Rules
of the Air, and Nico Smit (CAA) briefly touched on Aviation Security and how
RPAS operations are affected.
The CAA officials took a last opportunity to state that the Minister of Transport
has instructed the CAA that working regulations have to be in place by 31
March 2015, so that “legal” RPAS operations may begin on 1 April 2015.
Although not expressly stated, it was implied that no RPAS operations may
take place before that time, which places current operators in a very invidious
position. Questions from the industry whether the Draft Regulations will be
available for scrutiny and comment, were answered with “industry will be able
to comment in a 30-day period FOLLOWING publication in the Government
Gazette of the Draft Regulations”. I’m not familiar with these processes, but I
would have thought it better to give the industry some time to comment,
BEFORE publication in the Government Gazette. This will most certainly
have resulted in some time-saving.
More interaction is required between the industry and the regulator to
develop, promulgate, and implement regulations that are going to ensure
safe RPAS operations in South Africa.
Although very long overdue, this workshop provided a good starting position.
However, constructive dialogue could have started at least three years ago,
before the proliferation of RPAS, and it is likely that South Africa could have
been the leader in this field with regulations from its Civil Aviation Authority.
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Bultfontein Fly-in 2014
Just a few statistics regarding the number of participants over the last seven
years of Jets-R-Us flying events: for the first five years it was held at Gariep
Dam and the last two years at Bulties. A total of 547 entries have been
received over the last seven years. In 2008 there were 72 pilots, 2009 103
pilots, 2010 84 pilots, 2011 83 pilots, 2012 72 pilots, 2013 67 pilots and 2014
66 pilots. A total of eight pilots have attended all seven previous events. If you
want to be part of these statistics, see you there in 2015, dates soon to be
published.
The next flying event at Bultfontein will be a jet-only event which is the Greg
Casson Memorial Jet Weekend, to be held from 24th to 26th October. For
anybody wanting to participate please contact Boet 082-449-4623 or email
dennys@ballmail.co.za.
Boet Denysschen
Morné Nortier and his Skymaster Avantis XXL. Red and Ferrari synonymous with go fast!
The fly-in took place from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th July at the Bultfontein
airfield. Upon arriving at the field on Wednesday after lunch, we were met by
a bunch of pilots from Pretoria and Richards Bay, busy assembling their
squadron of aeroplanes. The afternoon was used to mark out the pit area,
crowd control line, as well as a place for pilots to park trailers and vehicles.
Just before sunset, a group of campers from Bloem arrived to set up camp at
the field for the next three days.
Corrie Coetzee’s Scorpion.
This Focke Wulf Fw190 flown by André de Vries.
YF-22 by André Strydom....
who also flew this F-18 Hornet.
Parking/pit area (left) and start-up and pilot stations along the runway.
The weather on Wednesday was awesome and all hoped it would last until
Sunday. On Thursday there was a buzz of activity with all unpacking aeries,
assembling and greeting old friends not seen since the last Bulties. A pilots
briefing and registration was done early so that all could get on and do what
they came there for, which is to fly and have fun. Weather remained good with
the sky being filled with all sorts of aeroplanes throughout the day. By late
afternoon, just about all pilots had arrived and settled in. Friday was very
much the same with lots of flying by all, enjoying the good weather. The use of
the hangar is a real blessing, as one does not have to pack up every night.
There was provision for secure parking of all trailers at the airfield. On arriving
at the field in the morning one just had to wheel out your plane, charge, fuel,
and fly. On Saturday the forecast cold front started to make an appearance
with a chilly breeze, but this did not prevent anyone from flying. The sun sets
on the opposite side of the runway, but does not stop any flying, you just have
to adjust the height of your flight path.
Saturday evening the majority of pilots, helpers, and family got together for a
evening of fun and laughter with a supper in the form a true SA braai. All
congregated around the fires in the cold, chatting about the day’s events and
swopping ideas and stories.
A special thanks to my wife Paula for all her support and help in organising
and running this event. A huge thanks to Tiffe Gouws for sponsoring the braai
packs from Upington Spar. And to our other sponsors Aerial Concepts for part
sponsorship of the caps and to Marius Lensing from Marko Sweiswerke for
sponsoring the welcomed beanies, and to Denny’s Electrical for the beer
glasses, and Oloff Schoeman for cash sponsorship. Thank you to Wynand
Swart - Topflyte Hobbies for sponsoring a spinner for each pilot who attended
the braai. Thank you to Darryl Legg who has sponsored every single event so
far. Darryl sponsors the Adriaan Bakker Memorial painting which is handed to
a pilot for whatever reason making an impression over the weekend. This
year it was awarded to Dieter Lettau for his continued support and
enthusiasm to encourage pilots from Pretoria and Richards Bay to attend. If
you would like to have a painting done of your beloved or most prized aircraft,
you can contact Darryl on his website Aviation Art and send him a photo and
he will do an amazing painting for you.
Impressive Eurofighters by Team Jets-R-Us.
Another one of Corrie Coetzee’s entries, P-40
Winter conditions and dry grass necessitated
ground sheets to keep down dust.
Happy group of pilots from Klerksdorp Radio
Flyers braving the early-morning cold!
Chengdu J10 Firebird belongs to Tobie Kock.
Without the continued support from others we would not be able to have a
successful event. Thank you to all the pilots, helpers, and supporters who
attended and once again made this an awesome event.
Sunday was an awesome day to end off a good flying-and-kuier weekend,
with a number of pilots flying until around 2pm. All good things come to an
end, and with a last goodbye, we all started the trek home. So now we all
have to wait for 2015 for the next Bulties event. If you have never been there
before make sure you start planning your trip for next year which will take
place around the same time, watch press for details.
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SAM A A News:
The Aero Club’s
Report
Kev Storie
During the past two years preceding this current committee, SAMAA's
management took the decision to review their production of the SAMAA
newsletter as it seemed to be over budget. At this juncture the then editor of
the newsletter, Mr Joffe, maintained that while the SAMAA newsletter
appeared over budget, it was not, as there were other advertising, etc. that
covered the over-budget cost. This matter, due to personalities involved,
resulted in various statements and allegations made that needed to be
clarified, and if possible understood and remedied.
AeCSA, as the National federation for Aviation sports, is duty-bound to
investigate allegations of fiscal problems or victimisation. On this basis, we
were approached by Mr Joffe and entertained investigations in to possible
alleged financial mismanagement, differing from normal circumstances
where matters should, and normally do, follow internal processes before
finally, and if no resolution can be found, arrive at AeCSA for mediation or
investigation.
The AeCSA exco took it upon themselves to understand the allegations,
especially considering that the SAMAA is a member of many years and in
good standing with AeCSA. We met with both parties, SAMAA and Mr Joffe.
The Exco undertook to investigate and bring a position on the matter, to
hopefully close the matter and terminate the conflict which serves little
purpose in aviation.
AeCSA Exco looked at three aspects:
1. Was there any financial wrong-doing within SAMAA, or by the
individual, confirming allegations made?
2. Were there any circumstances where the member that had served as
the editor, has not delivered on his requirements and agreements?
3. Can AeCSA mediate in some manner to close this matter and prevent
the matter over-flowing into other communication forums which will
ultimately bring SAMAA, and in turn AeCSA into disrepute?
After consultation with both parties, reading submissions and documentation
provided by both parties, the Aeroclub Exco concludes that it is SAMAA's
exco and/or management's prerogative and duty, to investigate and take
remedial action on any issue in keeping with sound governance on the part of
their members if and when it arises.
Circumstances that have arisen around the newsletter with regard to
sponsorship, origination, compiling, and distribution have had no contractual
process between the sublet parties, and in time, has lead to problems that
have gained momentum whereby the entire process has needed a review.
As a result, SAMAA management, on behalf of their section membership,
were required to take remedial action and normalise the situation. A
substantial amount of funds is involved to generate the newsletter, and in
time the SAMAA exco could be at risk and be held accountable by the
SAMAA membership, if the process of the newsletter did not operate in a
transparent contractual manner to effectively serve the section membership.
It is also advisable that the process is visited from time to time in order to
review any best practice that could streamline the newsletter, or realise a
cost-saving where possible.
It is the Aeroclub exco's opinion that should any agreement within any section
be entered into, especially on issues that require sound governance, that a
contractual process is in place, highlighting the necessary objectives,
responsibilities, and feedback that is clearly ironed out so that all parties
concerned may achieve the desired goal.
While the SAMAA, as with many sections, is coming out of an era where
verbal agreements were the methods of the day, they can no longer be
operated upon and must in future be written contracts. In this case where no
official contract is available it is impossible to assign fault.
It can be said that in his capacity as editor of the newsletter, he delivered a
good product to SAMAA. It is SAMAA's prerogative to reign in expenditure,
and it was confirmed that the newsletter was produced over budget with
extenuating circumstances, that the excess possibly could be recovered by
adverts and other trade exchanges. Since there was and remains no clear
business plan with effective invoicing of trade exchanges, the viability could
not be effectively ascertained, but no wrong-doing could be found on either
party.
AeCSA does suggest a tighter system of handling trade exchanges and
advertising linked to a financial year, to alleviate any further problems in the
future. Tighter management of this should occur, and we believe SAMAA has
this well in hand at present. The decision at the heart of this unhappiness we
believe is due to compromised cash flow from the newsletter running over
budget, and concur that it remains the prerogative of the management of
SAMAA to take correct and expedient action. What was done to curb the
over-budget situation can be expected of any management in any company,
and is considered prudent governance while other options can be explored
and investigated. The SAMAA fulfilled this, and often this intervention creates
some level of unhappiness with suppliers as it did in this case.
AeCSA believes differences in opinion, and understanding of accounting
systems, may have been at the heart of the disagreements in budgeting/
production, which resulted in the tiff between the SAMAA management and
Mr Joffe.
The SAMAA has not taken any disciplinary action against Mr Joffe, as there is
no action to be taken as no wrong-doing can be found by either party. The
project could have been handled a bit tighter especially with the interaction
between marketing of adverts and accounts and invoicing.
Finally, in reference to Item three, unfortunate words and allegations were
placed on various forums and in social media, evidence of which we have
considered and which should not have been dealt with in this manner.
However, we believe this was due to the breakdown in communication on
both sides at the time, raising both personal and organisational frustrations.
Moving forward, we believe the relationship between the current SAMAA
leadership and Mr Joffe can be regularised, by apologies being tendered by
Mr Joffe for the unfortunate airing of his perceived grievances in the local
media, including acceptance of the factual audit where no evidence of
financial mismanagement could be found.
We believe the leadership of SAMAA has changed and that after receipt of Mr
Joffe's apology, this matter should most probably be left to history and
lessons learned therefrom.
We believe those within the SAMAA's current management would be open to
accepting such apologies, as SAMAA has conceded that contracts could
have been more effectively in place to alleviate the possibility of this matter
getting to this level of unhappiness.
The new in-house newsletter/magazine that SAMAA is producing for a more
effective price within budget, will serve the members, and as we go into the
digital newsletter age, opinions will change and develop.
We have had congenial follow-up meetings, and trust that both parties are
willing to pass the olive branch to bring closure. AeCSA hopes that both
parties will set aside their differences in this matter for the greater good of
SAMAA and their members, and considers this matter closed.
AeCSA has concluded on what it sought to achieve, and understands the
matter fully. AeCSA considers this matter closed, and trusts both parties will
move on to be productive in sport aviation and enjoy the wonders that our
sport and recreation delivers to us all and to South Africa.
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In regards to item one: the SAMAA undertook an internal audit conducted by
auditing firm Moore Stephens, and could find no financial wrong-doing or
mismanagement regarding finances of the newsletter with respect to
invoices made, payments received, trade exchanges accounted for, and
confirmed that these agreed with the reported financials produced via their
Pastel accounting system.
In regards to item two: with no contract in place and clear proof that Mr Joffe
was not employed by the SAMAA, and therefore there is and can be no claim
on SAMAA by Mr Joffe for any consequential losses of commission agreed
between himself and SAMAA, as effectively he was employed by the
company that produced the SAMAA newsletter.
082-583-5793
Regan, RL Enterprises (est. 1985)
rlenterprises@vodamail.co.za
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The S AM A A Activity Calendar
Event
Contact
Telephone
Waterkloof AFB
Rosendal
Tygerberg MFC
TBA
Gauteng TBA
TBA
Barnstormers
Benoni RF
Africa Aerospace Defence 14
Slope Meeting
Nite Fly
F5J Electric Thermal Comp
F3K HLG League Comp
North vs South Slope Event
GAA Gauteng Aerobatics
Vintage Fly-in No. 288
?
Mike Rabeling
Ivan Williams
Herman Weber
Herman Weber
Stadler Brits
Colin Matthysen
?
083-255-8573
083-263-7889
082-453-8551
082-453-8551
082-773-5315
082-697-5019
5
2-5
12
12
18-19
19
24-26
25-26
26
26
26
30
Tygerberg MFC
Oudtshoorn
Tygerberg MFC
Gauteng TBA
TBA
Gauteng TBA
Bultfontein
TBA Gauteng
Pretoria RF
Maritzburg MAC
Rosslyn AM
SAMAA Office
Oudtshoorn Scale 2014
W Cape Monthly Aerobatics
2m Open Glider Day
MAASA Aerobatic Masters
F3K HLG Team Trials
Greg Casson Memorial Jet
F3K HLG SA International
KZN Aerobatic Monthly
MHSA F3C Heli Masters
2014 SAMAA AGM
Mike Rabeling
Morne Nortier
Stuart Nix
Herman Weber
Grant Brook
Herman Weber
Boet Denysschen
Herman Weber
Colin Matthysen
Neil Allen
Wessel Vosloo
Bob Skinner
083-255-8573
082-890-6601
082-855-4920
082-453-8551
082-888-0670
082-453-8551
083-449-4623
082-453-8551
082-697-5019
073-231-4141
082-806-7686
083-283-1681
Nov 2014
1
1-2
2
8
15
15-16
23
23
29-30
Pretoria RF
Welkom MAC
Gauteng
Hangar 5 Zwartkop
Gauteng TBA
Robertson RF
Rand Model AC
Howick MAC
Hermanus
Club Aerobatics
Fun Fly Masters
F3B Gliding Team Trials
Aero Club Annual Awards
F5J Electric Thermal comp
W Cape Aerobatic Masters
KZN Aerobatic Monthly
AFC Hermanus 2014 Slope
V Zyl Koegelenberg
Anton van Wyk
Herman Weber
Sandra Strydom
Ivan Williams
Stuart Nix
Colin Matthysen
Neil Allen
Andrew Basson
083-659-4381
082-554-2390
082-453-8551
011-081-1100
083-263-7889
082-855-4920
082-697-5019
073-231-4141
082-901-9259
Dec 14
Date
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6-7
7
7
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Gauteng TBA
TBA Gauteng
Gauteng TBA
KZN TBA
Barnstormers
F3K HLG League (final)
3D Heli Competition
Highveld Thermal League 4
Bill Vos Memorial Gliding
Herman Weber
John Smith
Herman Weber
Derek Bird
Colin Matthysen
082-453-8551
078-986-1384
082-453-8551
031-463-2833
082-697-5019
25/1
22/2
22/3
26/4
24/5
28/6
26/7
1/8
Benoni RF
JOMAC
Rand Model AC
Barnstormers
Benoni Radio Fl.
Pretoria Radio Fl.
Rand Model AC
Lowveld MAC
Vintage Aircraft Memorial Day
2015 LOMAC Airshow
Colin Matthysen
Colin Matthysen
Colin Matthysen
Colin Matthysen
Colin Matthysen
Colin Matthysen
Colin Matthysen
Philip Lewis
082-697-5019
082-697-5019
082-697-5019
082-697-5019
082-697-5019
082-697-5019
082-697-5019
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September 2014
Club/Site
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ICASA Type Approval Information
This relates to model radio control equipment as operated by SAMAA
members for Hobby, Recreational, and Sporting purposes.
Definition: RADIO EQUIPMENT – Relevant to the control of a radio control
model aircraft or rotorcraft.
During discussions between ICASA and SAMAA, the following was agreed
relating to type approval of radio equipment as used by SAMAA members:
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The ICASA type approval scheme is primarily aimed at Importers,
Distributors, and Dealers selling equipment for the purpose of financial
gain. This became apparent as there has been a new regulation
gazetted, Volume 578, No 36785, 26 August 2013. Members must
ensure that equipment bought locally from Importers, Distributors, and
Dealers does have type approval stickers attached.
Radio equipment imported by individuals for private use, specifically for
Recreational and Sporting purposes, does not have to be submitted for
formal ICASA type approval, but the equipment used still needs to
comply with the relevant ICASA Type Approval Specifications.
SAMAA will obtain from ICASA, the relevant specifications that are
applicable to the equipment as used by SAMAA members in South Africa
for private use in their Recreational, Hobby, and Sporting environment.
(We have already requested these and are awaiting their response).
The onus for ensuring that the equipment does comply with the relevant
ICASA Type Approval Specifications, will rest on the owner/user/of such
equipment.
Operating radio equipment that does not comply with ICASA Type
Approval Specifications, will void SAMAA insurance cover.
This is an official statement of the SAMAA Compliance Committee and this
statement will stand until further notice.
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SAMAA management committee
Marthinus Potgieter
George Sly
Johan Sieling
Ludwig Steyn
Mike Brews
Herman Weber
Juanita Smith
Allen Fraser
Vacant
Vacant
Chairman
Vice-chairman
Secretary/Compliance
Development
Marketing
Special Interest Groups
Treasurer
Dealer Representative
Club Representative
Regions Representative
marthinus@cointech.co.za
slygeorge@gmail.com
johans@acs.altech.co.za
ludwig@twk.co.za
brews.mike@gmail.com
hermanw@mweb.co.za
juanitasmith@vodamail.co.za
fraserrc@global.co.za
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Editor: Vacant. (Composition by Bob Skinner, until new editor is appointed)
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Fax 086-607-8733.
The views expressed in SAMAA News, and the advertisements placed, do not necessarily
represent the views of the SAMAA, its management committee, or the editor. These are
published for the interest and comments of our members.
Submission of material: The closing dates for submission of material: 20 February (to appear
20 March), 20 April (to appear 20 May), 20 June, 20 August, 20 October, 20 December.
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graphics and pictures to: samaa-admin@mweb.co.za. Ensure that captions accompany all
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Contents of Issue 3 for 2014
Full-colour
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R2 500
R1 400
R800
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news
2014 FAI-F3J Soaring World Championship
Scale Nationals
From the Office
Pylon Racing Nationals
2014 RC Gliding Nationals
Chairman’s Report
2014 Annual General Meeting notice
Walker Bay Radio Flyers Fly-in
2014 LOMAC Airshow
Free State multiple SIG competition
Jets over Himeville
Scale Fly-in KZN
Brodak Control Line Fly-in
Club Aerobatics
Workshop for Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems
Bultfontein Fly-in
SAMAA News: the Aero Club’s report
SAMAA activity Calendar
ICASA Type-approval information
SAMAA information details, management committee, SIGs, etc
Your Local Dealer adverts
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Your Local Dealer
Country wide
Somerset West
Ermelo
Durban Westville
Pinetown
Model Aviation
Sole agent
for ASP
Glow Engines
Jan Juszczyk
Lorna Gibson
Directors
Danie: 083-501-8756
danie@aspaviation.co.za
www.aspaviation.co.za
Shop 5 & 6 Village View
van Buuren Road, BEDFORDVIEW
Tel & Fax 011-455-2110
Boksburg South
Weltevreden Park
Shop 4 Parkdene Centre
Lancaster Road
S26 14 08 E028 15 11
Tel. 011 892 1084
Alan and Juanita Smith
www.alshobbies.co.za info@alshobbies.co.za
Springfield, Durban
RADIO ACTIVE MODELS
Recognised as an excellent hobby shop
by SAMAA members!
Shop 10, Hillfox Power Centre
t011-475-8640. f011-675-0797
info@ultimatehobbies.co.za
Shelly Beach Margate
HOBBIES
Shop 115
Est.1984
The Home Centre
cnr Umgeni Rd & Ilala Ave, Springfield, Durban
hobbies@denkit.co.za
www.denkit.co.za
HOBBIES
Shop 108
Est.1984
Entrance 4
Shelly Centre, Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal
hobbies@denkit.co.za
www.denkit.co.za
Tel 031 263 2507 Fax 031 263 2964
Tel 087 805 8842
Tel 039 315 1640 Fax 039 315 7732
Tel 087 805 8844
Kelvin
Kempton Park
YOUR ONE-STOP HOBBY SHOP
We stock a large range of aircraft, kits, cars, helicopters
and we are the largest stockist in SA of model trains and
accessories. We also have the largest on-line shop in
South Africa for you to order all your hobby goods.
121 Hofmeyr Road, Westville, KZN
Tel. 031 266 4472 • Fax 031 266 7160
www.hobbytech.co.za • info@hobbytech.co.za
55 Fourth Avenue, Newton Park, PE
041 365 1371 082 651 8665
fax
041 368 7544 bh@intekom.co.za
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082-854-9840. Fax 011-972-7598
011 802 8500
315 Lynnwood Road
cnr Ox and Lynnwood Rd, Menlo Park 0186
Tel 012-362-4925
Menlyn Pretoria
Pretoria North
RCRC
RADIO CONTROL REPAIR CENTRE
Peter Frost for personal service
731 Great Dane Street, Garsfontein East
Fax 012-998-3049 * Cell 082-854-0012
Shop B5, Menlyn Retail Park
Cnr Lois and Garsfontein Roads
Tel 012 348 0308 • Fax 012 348 0309
mail@jixhobbies.co.za www.jixhobbies.co.za
Specialized in JR/Spektrum radio repair and service
Pretoria East
+27 31 702 7017
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
cnr Monument & Eland Rd, Aston Manor
Flown with Passion
Mark
Savage
Centurion
Benoni
Centurion
Radio-controlled Planes, Helicopters, Cars, Workshop & more
SA Modelsport
We make dreams come true!
Speak to Henke for all your RC
helicopter requirements
Your one-stop Hobby Shop!
for Radio Controlled Models
tel
(012) 807-4667
e-mail
info@mrcm.co.za
website
www.masterrcmodels.co.za
Shop 1E, Willow Way Shopping Ctre, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria
3 Kingsbrook Road
Hatton Estate
Pinetown 3610, KZN
radioactive@telkomsa.net
Shop 11, Doornkloof Mall, Protea Str., Doornkloof
Tel 012 667 5757
e-mail highfly1@mweb.co.za
Springs
Cnr South & Heuwel Streets, Centurion, Gauteng
Tel 012-663-3895
Fax 012-663-5570
gerald@modelmania.co.za www.modelmania.co.za
RC Services
011-815-3921
FUTABA Service Centre
smitties@global.co.za
http://smittieshobbies.tripod.com
+27 11 425 0850
www.samodelsport.co.za
sales@samodelsport.co.za
Malmesbury (www)
Springbok
SMITTIES HOBBIES
156 Third Street, Springs
Your RC Helicopter Specialist
Tel & fax
Pieter Bosman (Bossie)
Tel/Fax 027 712 3762
Cell 082 926 9221
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SA home of LADO electric retractable undercarriage systems
www.robinmodelaviation.com
info@robinmodelaviation.com
rcoombs@iburst.co.za
Support your local dealer...they are supporting you!
Book your space here. Send details to samaa-admin@mweb.co.za, or telephone 011-973-3679
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