WNYFFS Empire State Free Flight Championship 2008
Geneseo, New York August 15,16,17 2008

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The Western New York Free Flight Society
Presents the 39th Annual

Empire State Free Flight Championships
  
 
 Date: August 15, 16 & 17, 2008
 Location: Geneseo, NY at the 1941 Historic Aviation  Group Museum.
 Entry Fees: $25 for all events and field use fee.
 Juniors, $5 covers all events. Casual flyers must register with CD.
 Contest Director: Lyle Whitford
 For questions regarding the meet, contact Lyle at  716-795-3831 or at whitford@localnet.com
 Dinner: At the Yard of Ale on Saturday, August 16.  Details at the CD’s table.
Friday 8AM to 5PM Saturday 8AM to 5PM Sunday 8AM to 4PM
A-B Classic Gas ¼ A Nostalgia Gas ½ A Nostalgia Gas
B-C Nostalgia Gas ½ A Classic Gas (J)(S/O) C-D Classic Gas
.020 Replica ½ A – D Gas (S/O) Old Time Gas
Moffett A Nostalgia Gas P-30 (J) and (S/O)
Old Time Rubber ½ A AMA Power (J) Catapult Glider (J)(S/O)
Classic Towing Mulvihill FAC Dime Scale
Diesel Qualify Nostalgia Rubber/Wakefield FAC No Cal Scale
  FAC Rubber Scale FAC WW II Mass Launch
  FAC Golden Age Scale FAC Old Time Gas Replica
  FAC 2 Bit Rubber F1G, F1H, F1J (Open)
  FAC Embryo Endurance Diesel Fly Off (8-10 am)
  F1A, F1B, F1C (Open)  
  F1P (J/S)(Open) NEW - Just Added!!  
  Diesel Qualify  
 
Rules for Empire State Free Flight Championships a category III meet except:
Old Time Gas
   

16-second engine run for ignition (no glo)
12-second engine run for old time diesel
.020 Replica
  

12 second engine run
Old Time Rubber
 

Mulvihill Rules for max flights
America’s Cup

Flown in 1 ½ hour, overlapping rounds starting at 8 AM both days, i.e., 8 – 9:30, 9-10:30, etc.

National Cup

Qualifying events for this contest:
½ A, AB, +CD Classic, Moffett Mulvihill, 1/4 A, 1/2 A & A Nostalgia, Nostalgia/Wakefield, Catapult Glider, P-30, Classic Towing.

Junior National Cup events

½ A Classic Gas, ½ A AMA Power, P-30, Catapult Glider
Diesel Unofficial Fun Fly

Three flights Friday and /or Saturday, 12 second run, 120 second max. Total of 250 seconds or more qualifies for Sunday 8 – 10 AM fly off, 12 second run
Classic Towline

Straight tow - no blunt NFFS Rules as of 2005
FAC Rubber Scale

Judging 8 –12 noon on Saturday

 
Max times are subject to CD’s discretion based on field conditions
Valid AMA or MAAC proof of membership required for all contestants and casual flyers.
 
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