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  1. 55th Rocky Mountain Free Flight Championships
  2. 50th ANNUAL UNITED STATES FREE FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
  3. Teen Torque Update
55th Rocky Mountain Free Flight Championships
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>.
Visit for complete flyer and entry form.


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


 


50th ANNUAL UNITED STATES FREE FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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 *.

ED Carroll, Contest Director, Cell 818 489 5039 :
Lost Hills Web Site:  http://www.lhffmaa.com

 


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