C.L.A.P.A.
Control Line Aerobatic Pilots Association

                                                      BMFA F2B Centralised Barton, Manchester 20/06/2010

                                                                                                            CD & Tabulator: Jim Hatch. Judge: John Bonner.

                                                                                                                                  Good weather, Light winds

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                                                                                                SAM 35 Vintage Old Warden 26/06/2010

                                                                                                   Vintage Aerobatics

               

Pilot	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Best	Posn
Mick Taylor	329	310	329	1
Mick Castell	299	317	317	2
Bob Arnold	307	286	307	3
Dave Underwood	283	297	297	4
Geoff Stevenson	215	271	271	5
Ian Hewitt	265	259	265	6
John Hammond	241	259	259	7
Barry Wade	249	0	249	8
Simon Timperly	156	9	156	9

                                    

 Peterborough Vintage rules event

Only Bob Arnold enterred with a score of 331

Judge: Brian Lever

Peacemaker Aerobatics

Judge: Mick Castell

Weather: Very hot and reasonable winds, excellent day

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THE CHILTERN CUP

Venue – Slip End Playing Fields Luton

Date 27^th June 2010

Surface: Short cut grass,

Weather: Dry with sunshine, Temperature 30°, winds from South West - West

A wonderful day dawned for the 25^th year of the Chiltern Cup. It is hard to believe that Chiltern Flyers have been a Control Line Club for over 30 years now, starting with just a few stalwart members flying on a predominantly dirt covered service. We have seen people come and go, visit every year or infrequently and it is always such a privilege to welcome all who spare a Sunday to compete at Slip End Flying Fields.   

As always by 9:00am the sound of finely tuned model engines is heard as competitors start to hone their skills, and get used to the conditions. This year included two separate competitions, F2B Aerobatics and Classic, the entry reflecting perhaps an encouraging and continuing interest in the disciplines.

As usual the three dedicated circles offered plenty of room for everyone. A 10:30am projected start was met with eager anticipation, two rounds before lunch, final round after, the best two rounds counting for final placings.

As always it is interesting to check out the various technologies flyers employ to get that perfect engine run, and delightfully accurate pattern in the sky. This year saw 2 stroke and 4 stroke power plants utilised, both providing the desired engine consistency in equal amounts. There were standard silenced engines like the Stalker 51, Super Custom 52, venerable ST46, Merco 60 Rustler and even a little known Ukrainian 60. Piped motors included a Ro-jet 60, Brian Turner Special 60, and a J’en 56, with Saito 4 strokes of varying sizes from 40-62. All tuned to the flyers desire. Airframes as always were well trimmed, beautifully presented, and from proven designs developed over many years

Former British Champion Peter Tindal, newly crowned CLAPA Champion John Benzing, British Champion Roy Cherry and John Alcock set the standards in the first round, with Brian Turner and Peter Jackson not far behind. In the Classic competition Peter Tindal, Glen Alison and Paul Winter all flew tidy schedules. The high standard of Flying remained throughout the day. Judging was fair and consistent and eventual winner of the Chiltern Cup for the first time John Benzing joins a long list of notable names to have lifted the Trophy. A Worthy second went to Roy Cherry with Classic Winner Peter Tindal close behind in third place. Glen Alison and Paul Winter completed the Honour board finishing 2^nd and 3^rd respectively in the Classic.

A good day was had by all, and the friends who came enjoyed not just the facilities, but also friendship, chat and of course the keen competition. We would like to thank John Bonner for his sterling services judging and Dave and Wendy Hough for their administration abilities, working with the numbers and for helping to keep the competitions running smoothly.   

Rex Landon

Sunday 27th June 2010
Chiltern Cup, Slip End, Luton
CD:	Rex Landon
F2B Judge:	John Bonner
Format for F2B:	Three rounds. One flight per round.
	Best 2 of 3 to count.
F2B	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	Position
John Benzing	1023.8	1019.4	992.1	2043.2	1
Roy Cherry	859	1000.3	1017.1	2017.4	2
Peter Tindal	963.3	911.5	827.8	1874.8	3
Brian Turner	905.2	926.7	919.7	1846.4	4
Peter Jackson	877.1	892.7	952.5	1845.2	5
John Alcock	919.4	822.6	879.6	1799	6
Glen Alison	740.4	870.4	926.2	1797.6	7
John Ash	854.6	812.4	890.4	1736	8
Robin Soanes	877	781.6	834.4	1711.4	9
Paul Winter	758.6	733.8	905.2	1663.8	10
Steve Foster	745.9	610.6	835.8	1581.7	11

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MKM COMPETITION, KNOWLHILL, MILTON KEYNES.

25^th July 2010

The weather on the day was warm and sunny with a light breeze to start, which increased in strength as the day continued. Big surprise of the competition was the much improved flying style of Paul Winter, who managed to take first place in PAMPA and second in MERCO.  A full report and photos will appear in the next issue of ‘Claptrap’, the bi-monthly Newsletter sent to registered CLAPA members.

F2B RESULTS

(MERCO, PAMPA & PRESIDENT’S TROPHIES)

Format: Merco – Best two of three scores to count.    Pampa – All scores to count.   President’s – Highest single score

Judge: Roger Ladds                        Tabulation: Wendy Hough

P40 & P40+

Format: Both flights to count.       Judge: Roger Ladds.      Tabulation: Wendy Hough

P40 SCORES                                                                 P40+ SCORES

VINTAGE                                     CLASSIC

Format: Both flights to count.    Judge: Peter Jackson              Format: Both flights to count.     Judge: Roger Ladds

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Barton Model Flying Club
B.M.F.A. Centralised F2B Aerobatics August 8^th 2010

       Judge – John Bonner        C.D. & Tabulator Jim Hatch            Sheet runner John Kergon

F2B

Conditions for the day were ideal with a very light North Westerly wind of about 5mph and for the first time in about 3 weeks we had no rain. The day went without mishap and competitors took models home in the same number of pieces that they brought them in.

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BMFA National Championships August 28th, 29th, & 30th 2010. Barkston Heath

Saturday results.

Sundays rounds cancelled to high winds.

Comp No	Competitor Name	Final score	BMFA N0.	Position
8	R Kitley	1983.8	121912	1
25	H De Jong	1824.5	FAI 49363	2
24	S Smith	1686.3	2135	3
23	G Alison	1663	58277	4
22	R Metkemeyer	1592.1	FAI 25327	5
21	C W Draper	1537.1	40352	6
20	E Sharpe	1461.1	2781	7
19	P Arkley	1363	74270	8
18	J Ash	1246.7	70868	9
17	P Tindal	1097	53007	10
16	K Morgan	1000.3	74741	11
15	K Powell	929.8	73940	12
14	B P Robinson	850.9	68248	13
13	E Burr	769.2	SAA 1583	14
12	K  Reeves	366	32660	15
11	B Metkemeyer	315.6	FAI 25319	16
10	J Allcock	285.9	777136	17
9	R Lloyd	71.6	18427	18
7	B Turner	49	74266	19
6	C Gilbert	0	IRL1638	20
5	I Russell	0	31449	21
4	J Hatch	0	80529	22
3	S Foster	0	46045	23
2	M Ives	0	86694	24
1	D Holmes	0	30618	25

                              CD Barry Robinson, Judges, John Bonner, Roger Ladds. Score sheet runner, Jeff Smith & Barry.

                                                                                      Gold Trophy Fly off Results Monday,

Comp No	Competitor Name	BMFA No	Final score	Position
1	R Kitley	121912	5927.1	1
2	Henk De Jong	FAI 49363	5907.3	2
7	P Arkley	74270	5149.6	3
5	R Metkemeyer	FAI 25327	5142.3	4
6	C W Draper	40352	4904.1	5
9	J Ash	70868	3874.9	6
10	P Tindal	53007	1665.9	7
3	S Smith	2135	0	8
4	G Alison	58277	0	8
8	E Sharpe	2781	0	8

                                                          Judges, John Bonner, Jeff Smith, Roger Ladds. Score sheet runner, Mick Castell.

Henk de Jong and Glen Alison lost flghts due to jettisoning

                                                                                    Classic results Saturday

Comp No	Competitor Name	BMFA No	Final score	Position
1	Glen Alison	58277	864.7	1
2	Pete Tindal	53007	715.4	2
3	John Kergan	68319	0	3
4	Chris Gilbert	IRL 1638	0	4

                                                                                                        Judge Mick Castell.

Vintage Results Saturday

Comp No	Competitor Name	BMFA No	Final score	Position
1	Glen Alison	58277	290	1
2	Mick Taylor	52959	257	2
3	Rob Pickering	43644	158	3
4	Geoff Stevenson	44258	155	4

                                                                                                             Judge, John Ash

CD's for Classic/Vintage, Ian Russel Saturday, Dave Hough Sunday/Monday.

Due to Sunday being cancelled it was hope to complete the competition on Monday but no one opted to fly.

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Tabulation: Shaheen Russell, Wendy Hough, and Bill Smith

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