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13th NATIONAL ELECTRIC FLIGHT RALLY 21-24 April 2000
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Team Enduro

Wombats - Ray Pike (VIC), Roy Farren (WA), Chris Jones and Tim Heming (NSW)
Seagulls - Brett Solanov, Shane McMillan, Steve Mutch and Daniel Tracey (all IMAC)

On the day, the longest single flight was 63 minutes by Ray Pike using Robbe S400 7.2V Simprop 6:1 gearbox and Graupner 14x9.5 prop.   This 63 mins is actually one of the WORST times done by Ray who could clock over 3 hours with the model (different motor/cells) (an Oz duration record !).

Brett Solanov managed 40 minutes for the "Seagulls' best flight" with a model with much higher wing loading. Results after 6 hours - Wombats 16 launches, Seagulls 22 launches.
1^st: Wombats
2^nd:Seagulls

Open Electric Glider
Four competitors managed only two flights each. Cold stable air from the South West to South East dampened any activity and turned the last day into a pumpkin. Ray Pike showed the way when he chose to fly late on the first day and early on day two whilst there were thermals around.

Outdoor Scale (Friday)
Five models were entered for the Outdoor Scale event:
. Dart Kitten - Shane McMillan (score 265)
. FW190 - Wayne Hadkins (score 255)
. Skyhawk - Bill Hamilton (score 234)
. ME163 Komet - Mani Riederich (score 218)
. Spitfire - Tim Heming (score 145)

7 Cell Glider (Saturday and Sunday)
Always a popular event, 23 pilots entered for the 7 Cell Glider contest. The rules for this contest are maximum air time within a 5 minute working time and a spot landing within a 15 or 30m circle. Motor run time is deducted from the final score. A large variety of models, ranging from built up balsa construction / can motor to rapid composite 7 Cell F5B brushless motor gliders, competed for the prizes.
The winning model was piloted by Michael Colston of Epping (NSW). Second place went to Ray Pike of Oxley (VIC) losing only by a whisker on count back to dropped scores. Third place went to John Rourke of Killara (NSW).

F5B - 7 Cells
There were 5 entrants in this class.
1^st: David Hines
2^nd: Richard Solomon
3^rd: David Johnson

F5B - Open (1100g max battery)
There were 7 entrants in this class.
1^st: Gregg Voak
2^nd: Mani Riederich
3^rd: Bill Hamilton of Rowville.
Gregg and Mani shared the honour of a maximum of 31 laps for two of the 3 rounds each.

R/C Electric Scramble
The rules for R/C scramble are to achieve as much air time as possible within 45 minutes of working time. Each flight must be longer than 30 sec but shorter than 120 sec. The model must be returned to base prior to re-launching for the next flight.

Indoor Meeting (Saturday night)
The indoor meeting was conducted at the BHP Hockey Stadium, Unanderra. The stadium has a floor area equal to two hockey fields as well as a high ceiling. Events included Scale, Barn Racer pylon and Slow Fly models engaged in Slow and Fast flying, Touch and Go�s and Around & Around tasks.

Indoor Scale
There were many nice indoor scale models flying during the night and the winner was that of  Anthony Mott of Victoria.
1^st: Anthony Mott (VIC)
2^nd: John Lamont (VIC)
3^rd: John Lamont (VIC)

Indoor Pylon (Barn Racer)
Barn Racers are indoor models, generally made of white foam, with a minimum 800mm wingspan, maximum 60g battery pack and weights are in the range 220 and 300g. Several models race for 3 minutes around a pair of polystyrene pylons placed 30m apart. Pilots stand to the side of the course. Racing was fast and exciting with the occasional mid air collision or heavy landing. The best two out of three rounds were counted.

Indoor Slow Fly
There were 6 entries for these events and the tasks were Slow and Fast flying and Manoeuvring around 4 pylons in both directions.
1^st: Wayne Hadkins
2^nd: Garry DeChastel
3^rd: Don Costello

Speed 400 Pylon
Speed 400 pylon consists of flying as many laps of a measured course as possible in four minutes. This year the Speed 400 models flew the same 180m course as the F5D models. There were 6 entries in this class, but only 4 completed the event due to crashes in the very first rounds.  It was noted that Mark Amadio flew his model for the first time ever recorded the highest number of lap in any round.
1^st: Greegg Voak
2^nd: Mark Amadio
3^rd: Lou Amadio

Open 4 Minute Pylon
Open 4 Minute Pylon consists of flying as many laps of a triangular course as possible in four minutes. The Open models fly the same course as the F5D models. Due to the delayed start, only 3 rounds were flown. There were 7 entries in this class. Speeds were much higher than anticipated with some pilots using too large a prop and running out of charge before the end of the race. Ray Pike set the pace with a best race score of 18 laps. David Whitten flew a lighter model using a 1250 mA pack at about 20A. Although he could not match the pace of the front runners, he secured third place with good, consistent flying.
1^st: Ray Pike
2^nd: David Hobby
3^rd: David Whitten
Results for Open 4 Min Electric Pylon (best 2 out of 3 rounds):

FAI F5D Pylon
F5D Pylon consists of flying 10 laps of a 180x40m triangular course as quickly as possible. Four rounds were completed and one dropped. Results are total number of seconds to complete 3 rounds including adding 10% for any pylon cuts.

Results for FAI F5D Electric Pylon (best 3 out of 4 rounds):
(Note: obviously, the lower the score in this contest the better (faster)) 

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