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over three minutes in the neutral air in which the E36 fly-off
was flown. E36 is a relatively new class and looks to be a
lot of fun with models providing a very good level of
performance without the hassle of messy oily engines.

Similarly Combined Open postponed to the Saturday was
eventually decided by a fly-off on Sunday morning as five
of the seven competitors had maxed out in Saturday’s
excellent conditions. The fly-off was flown after E36 in light
wind with slightly buoyant air but no real thermal
assistance. Four of the five fly-off participants used rubber
models while Antony Koerbin used a hi-tech F1A glider
that had a wonderful glide. Antony was unlucky to have his
model fly out of sight behind a downwind hedgerow late in
the flight. It was retrieved about 100 metres beyond Stew
Cox’s winning Skywalker large Open Rubber model and
was probably the longest flight highlighting that luck can
sometimes play a part in free flight results.

The overall champion this year was Wayne Lightfoot who
flew to a consistently high standard with a fleet of very nice Antony Koerbin with his minute Kevin Barnes launching his catapult
and interesting models. Certificates at the prizegiving Veron Cardinal powered by a Kalper glider.
0.3cc diesel - severely cute.
were spread across many fliers although the more
important measure of success was that everyone went
home with smiles on their faces from a highly enjoyable
and memorable event. It’s fair to say that we all slept well
Sunday night somewhat flown out after two full days of
flying in the wonderful Carterton fresh air and sunshine.
Bring on next year’s NIFFC!

NIFFC Results 2024:
Open Combined ( 7 flew )
1. Stew Cox 540 + 294 flyoff time 834
2. Dave Ackery 540 + 291 831
3. Antony Koerbin 540 + 286 826
4. Paul Squires 540 + 178 718
5. Ron Pilcher 540 + 137 677
6. Chris Murphy 481
7. Wayne Lightfoot 148
Vintage Combined ( 5 flew )
1. Antony Koerbin 510
2. Wayne Lightfoot 464
3. Chris Murphy 463
4. Mike Mulholland 255
5.Stew Cox 165
E-36 ( 4 flew )
1. Dave Ackery 360 + 191 flyoff time 551
2. Antony Koerbin 360 + 171 531
3. Kevin Barnes 360 + 164 524 Graham Lovejoy launches his P30 Graham Lovejoy with his winning
4. Rex Bain 360 rubber model into a massive catapult glider.
thermal.
Kiwi Power ( 4 flew ) HLG / TLG / CLG ( All 10 flew CLG ) Vintage Precision ( 4 flew )
1.= Dave Ackery 342 1. Graham Lovejoy 346 1. Chris Murphy 247
1.= Rex Bain 342 2. Kevin Barnes 312 2. Stew Cox 99
3. Chris Murphy 307 3. Antony Koerbin 300 3. Ricky Bould 89
4. Kevin Barnes 267 4. Paul Squires 278 4. Des Richards 76
5. Ron Pilcher 257
Nos Duration Combined ( 3 flew ) 6. Mike Mulholland 226 Kennedy Precision ( 4 flew )
1. Wayne Lightfoot 540 7. Connie Gray 223 1. Chris Murphy 281
2. Stew Cox 472 8. Des Richards 188 2. Paul Squires 277
3. Chris Murphy 357 9. Stew Cox 175 3. Kevin Daly 264
10. Ricky Bould 119 4. Antony Koerbin 78
P – 30 ( 8 flew )
1. Mike Mulholland 357 Mini Combined (1/2A Power, Coupe, A/1) Classic Combined ( 5 flew )
2. Paul Squires 352 1. Wayne Lightfoot 360+87 flyoff time 447 1. Wayne Lightfoot 533
3.= Wayne Lightfoot 344 2. Antony Koerbin 360 2. Rex Bain 432
3.= Graham Lovejoy 344 3. Mike Mulholland 330 3. Graham Lovejoy 333
5. Ricky Bould 245 4. Paul Squires 323 4. Kevin Barnes 309
6. Antony Koerbin 218 5. Kevin Daly 241 5. Chris Murphy 78
7. Des Richards 200 6. Graham Lovejoy 210
8. Dave Ackery 120 7. Chris Murphy 178 2024 NIFFC Champion of Champions
8. Stew Cox 147 Wayne Lightfoot

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