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The first round of flying in the morning was challenging, Classic:
with some unpredictable gusts still filtering through the Owen Rogers flew his Space Hound into first place, ahead
surrounding trees, making overhead maneuvers tricky. of Kevin Barnes flying his Peacemaker. Roscoe Smith flew
Some pilots decided that discretion was the better part of two very consistent flights with his Fox-35 powered
valour and kept their models safe for another occasion. Ringmaster into third place.

However, as the day warmed up, the winds eased, and by Sportsman:
midday there were warm and relatively calm conditions. Chris Renton again flew his electric Vector 40 into first
The bright Taranaki sunshine was a factor and quality place, with Chris Chambers coming a close second flying
sunglasses made a big difference. Kevin Barnes' electric Sky Dancer 8.
Overall Standings:
As little flying had been possible on Day 2, the timetable
was compressed and many of the stunt pilots were also Kevin Barnes holds a firm lead on the overall standings
juggling between the grass circle and flying or officiating with a full house of maxes in both Classic and F2B with
team race on the tarmac circle. rather a lot of bonus points to provide a clear lead over
Chris Chambers' Sportsman tally in third. Ross Smith's
With active coordination however it was still possible to Intermediate full house holds fourth place. With two
complete at least two rounds of F2B, Intermediate, Classic rounds to go and a number of other contenders with two
and Sportsman. maxes each, there's some jostling yet to come.

Results: Thanks:
F2B: Many thanks again to the hard-working New Plymouth
Owen Rogers posted the single highest score of the day; judges: Alan Lawrence, Don Robinson and Chris Allen.
however, Kevin Barnes narrowly took first place thanks to
the consistency of his combined scores. Also, many thanks for the mowing team of Chris and Jon
Allen who prepared the Stunt circle to a very high
F2B Intermediate: standard.
Roscoe Smith now has 3 wins in Intermediate and holds
first place overall in the Intermediate class.
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Sorry about the wait - the team approach to collating the
data has had some technical fishhooks to excise, but we
got there in the end...

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takeoff and landing points on the smooth surface. Height
Stunt Series Update markers installed around the perimeter of the field were a
Thanks to Chris Chambers for writing this event report: great help to both pilots and judges.

The Whangarei round of the Stunt Series was very well So, to the results:
attended with strong fields in all four classes. The weather F2B:
was dry and sunny, with a steady breeze which made Kevin Barnes flew into first place with his electric Shark.
flying a little challenging at times. Kevin has been putting in lots of practice recently, and his
flying is looking smooth and sharp.
The circle preparation was excellent, thanks to the crew
including Steve Biggins. It was possible to score very high Kim Webby flew his own-design Aotearoa into a strong
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