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SOUTH ISLAND FREE FLIGHT CHAMPS
27th - 28th July 2024

CHRISTCHURCH FREE FLIGHT FIELD
The South Island Freeflight Champs are on again this year
and includes all Freeflight classes (as long as there are three
Rob Wallace or more entries.)
At this stage we will not be including Indoor.
For more info please ring one of the Longs.

FAI FREE FLIGHT TRIALS

CENTRAL AREA 2024
The Free flight SIG has discussed a set of rules for a new (Counts for 2025 Team)
Indoor Class, P.18, which Dave Ackery has F1A - F1B - F1C
enthusiasticaly promoted. In this MFW should be the
published proposal for comment and vote on to adopt for Saturday 1st June
future competition. (Sunday 2nd June wind/rain date)
Saturday 20th July
There has been some really enthusiastic Indoor activity in
(Sunday 21st July wind/rain date)
the New Plymouth club with Juniors and Seniors
competing for the International Heave Ho Competition Saturday 10th August
sponsored by Len Surtees in Australia. A BIG (Sunday 11th August wind/rain date)
THANKYOU to Len for sponsoring this event! Len is a
very serious competitor when it comes to Indoor and Saturday 28th September
Outdoor Hand Launch, Catapult Launch and Tip Launch (Sunday 29th September wind/rain date)
Glider classes. A very good writeup was published on the Saturday 19th October
FFONZ Facebook page but hopefully Alec Fuller is doing (Sunday 20th October wind/rain date)
an article for MFW too.
Saturday 16th November
Also worthy of mention is Kevin Barnes who rocked up a (Sunday 17th November wind/rain date)
string of maxes in Outdoor Catapult Launch glider. Len
has supplied me with some Catapult Launch Glider, and Saturday 7th December
Tip Launch Glider Kits for sale. They are a good kit with (Sunday 8th December wind/rain date)
Lazer cut parts and partly constructed fuselage and silly VENUE AND START TIME FOR ALL CENTRAL AREA DATES ABOVE:
putty timer. Email me at ffonzrjw@gmail.com for price and RAYNER’S FARM, GLADSTONE ROAD
availability.
CARTERTON 0800 start
Due to being dragged away to Fire calls and a Funeral I Participants MUST REGISTER with one of the organisers at
least 48 hours in advance in case of cancellation etc.
was unable to stay for the North Island Free Flight If no one registers the trial may be cancelled.
Champs but I beleive there will be a writeup on what was a Trialists may need to bring their own timekeepers if no one else
great long weekend. can attend as organisers cannot promise to be in attendance.
Trials MAY be flown in rounds.
The Funeral mentioned was that of Dave Richardson who Organisers:
Paul Squires 021 029 94110 - pwsquires@gmail.com
was a meticulous aeromodeller and was my mentor when Antony Koerbin 021 1840614 - koerbinnz@gmail.com
I started out in competitive aeromodeling. He loved
Freeflight and his models were works of art especially his Carterton and Freeflight is likely to be flown on the new
scale models. David entered in a lot of different Nationals 606 Matahiwi Road site near Masterton. A potential new
events and flew well in most of them. He has won field has been located by Hamish Galloway near Onga
Champion Of Champion at least 4 times. RIP David. Onga about 40 minutes South of Hastings and enquiries
are continuing..
The South Island Freeflight Championships are to be held
at Thompsons Road, near Kirwee on 27th &28th July I often write about competitive FreeFlight but is there
2024. Events are Mini Combined, Kennedy Precision, anyone out there who flys just for fun or sport Freeflight? If
Kiwi Power, P.30, Open Combined, Catapult Launch you do please send us photos we can add to the
Glider, Hand Launch Glider and Tip Launch Glider, and magazine.
Aggregate.

Start time is 0800hrs. An evening meal to be decided on Rules pro o al from the Free Flight Sigp s
during the day by Competitors. Contact Bill Long, After wide d cussion, building and test flying, the Sig has is
033227202. Its really good to make a South Island Holiday two planned rules changes.
for North Islanders who go to attend this event.
1. To introduce new indoor class P18
The Next National Championships are planned for 2. To remove the plastic prop option from Hanger Rat

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