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- 55th Rocky Mountain Free Flight Championships
- 50th ANNUAL UNITED STATES FREE FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Teen Torque Update
September 5–7, 2020
Cat. III Class AAA
• Three days of flying on America’s largest flying site–22,000 acres
• 40+ events in AMA/NFFS/FAI/FAC/SAM Free Flight
• $600 in prize money
• America’s Cup and National Cup “Exempt”
• Covid guidelines in effect–your safety is paramount!
Contest Directors: Don DeLoach, 719-964-7117, <ddeloach@comcast.net>;
Chuck Etherington, 720-201-6218, <etherington.freeflight@outlook.com>.
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Ruckus in the Rockies
HLG throwdown @ 2020 Rocky Mt. FF Champs
a 3-part composite event for $300 in prize money!
I. ”5×5 HLG” Saturday, 9/5. Five rounds, 5 minutes each, from the pen.
All flights count, 5-flight total, 90-second maxes. Fifteen-minute chase
period between rounds. Round 1: 2-2:05 p.m.; Round 2: 2:20-2:25; Round
3: 2:40-2:45; Round 4: 3-3:05; Round 5: 3:20-3:25.
II. AMA HLG (from launch pen, AMA rules, National Cup points); Sunday,
9/6.
III. AMA HLG Mass Launch (5:30 p.m., 3 elimination rounds); Sunday, 9/6.
Scoring: 5 pts for 1st, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th, 1 for 5th
places in I, II, III above. Highest total score of (I+II+III) is Ruckus
Champ! $150 to 1st, $100 to 2nd, $50 to 3rd.
MMM CLUB THANKS OUR GENEROUS SPONSOR, TIM BATIUK
September 18 – 20, 2020 at Lost Hills, CA.
Category II – AMA Sanction – American & National Cup
COVID 19 protocol. If you are sick please stay home, there is always next year.
Turn in timecards after you finish event.
US FF CHAMPS REGISTRATION: Proof of current AMA Membership and current Lost Hill’s Membership required.
$30 includes first Event. Additional events are $10 each. Gold card $75 includes unlimited event. Juniors $5 per event with
awards in all events.
Awards: Cash: Five or more flyers 1st/$50, 2nd/$25, 3rd/$15. Four flyers 1st/$25, 2nd/$15. Three flyers 1st/ $15. Two flyers 1st/$5
JR EVENTS will be 1st/$15, 2nd/$10, 3rd/ $5.
Sweepstakes: $100 cash
Lost Hills Member’s Meeting, Saturday, September 19th at 6:30 p.m. at CD table
Notes:
Timecards: Submit timecards to CD table or event table after each official flight.
ENTER ALL TIMES IN SECONDS, except TEXACO Events.
Hand Launch and Catapult Glider will be flown from a pen – submit time cards to CD table every two flights.
All Engine Runs and Max Times are per the AMA Rule Book and NFFS Official Competition Rules.
FAI Saturday Events – (7) one hour rounds, starting at 8 a.m.
F1A first round max 240 sec. F1B, C, P first round max 240 sec All other rounds 180 sec. Flyoff rounds no earlier than 4 p.m. per CD.
F1C special rules, RCDT not required 4 second motor run.
Vintage F1C first round max 300 seconds between 8:00 a.m. and 8:15a.m. Then 4 flights any time, 180 second max.
FAI Sunday Events – F1G, H and Q (5) forty-five min rounds beginning at 8 a.m.
F1G, H 120 sec max F1Q 180 sec max
Flyoff rounds no earlier than 1 p.m. per CD.
Sweepstakes Total time for a maximum of 5 AMA events as indicated by *.
Friday September 18 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Modern Events
A Electric
P-30*
Moffett and Mulvihill
Super D Gas*
NOSTALGIA EVENTS
Nostalgia Electric
Early 1/2 A Nostalgia
Nostalgia Rubber Large & Small
NOTE: You may fly your first three
flights of any Nostalgia or Classic event
on Friday and finish Sat or Sun.
CLASSIC
Classic Towline*
Jimmy Allen
OLD TIMER EVENTS
1/2 A Texaco (ROG)
Texaco (ROG)
A Pylon / A Fuselage
B/C Pylon / B/C Fuselage
.020 Replica
Saturday September 19 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Modern Events and FAI
E-36
A Electric
P-30*
Moffett and Mulvihill
Catapult Glider* Pen (Jr and Open)
A Gas*
C/D Gas*
F1A, F1B and F1C/P
Vintage FAI Power
NOSTALGIA EVENTS
Nostalgia Electric
Early 1/2 A Nostalgia
Nostalgia Rubber Large & Small
1/2 A Gas Nost.
B Gas Nost.
C Gas Nost
CLASSIC
Classic Towline*
Classic 1/2 A Gas
Jimmy Allen
OLD TIMER EVENTS
NOTE: Old Timer Only…ALL O/T Events
can be flown any day at any time during the Contest.
You do not have to start and finish the same day.
UNOFFICIAL EVENTS
7:30 a.m. Gollywock Mass Launch
9:30 a.m. “The Mikkelson Memorial” Twin Pusher Mass Launch
Night Gas
Sunday September 20 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Modern Events and FAI
E-36
A Electric
P-30*
Moffett and Mulvihill
Hand Launch Glider* Pen (Jr and Open)
F1S from Glider Pen
1/2 A Gas* (Jr and Open)
B Gas*
F1G, F1H, F1Q
NOSTALGIA EVENTS
Nostalgia Electric
Early 1/2 A Nostalgia
Nostalgia Rubber Large & Small
1/4 A Gas Nost.
A Gas Nost.
Golden age
CLASSIC
Classic Towline*
Classic A/B Gas
Jimmy Allen
OLD TIMER EVENTS
Small Rubber Stick
Small Rubber Cabin
Large Rubber Stick
Large Rubber Cabin / 8 oz. Wakefield
UNOFFICIAL EVENTS
7 a.m.-7:30 a.m. Dawn Mulvihill & Big E
Teeny Torque Update
From:Charlie Jones
Roger
FAI Model Supply is the official Teeny Torque provider. I had expected to have them ready for sale by now but was delayed production. I hope to have the last part made in the fall.
Charlie