WNYFFS Empire State Free Flight Championship 2009
Geneseo, New York August 14,15,16 2009

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The Western New York Free Flight Society
Presents the 40th Annual

Empire State Free Flight Championships

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 Date: August 14, 15 & 16, 2009
 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
 
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) (O)  
  Diesel Qualify  
 
Rules for Empire State Free Flight Championships AMA Category III meet with the following exceptions:
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 rounds starting at 8 AM both days.

National Cup

Qualifying events for this contest:
¼A, ½A and A Nostalgia Power; ½A, AB and CD ; AMA Classic Power ; P-30, Moffett, Mulvihill, Cat. Glider, Classic Towline; Nostalgia Rubber/Wakefield combined.

Junior National Cup events

AMA ½ A, AMA ½ A Classic Power, P-30, Cat. Glider
Diesel Unofficial Fun Fly

3 flights Friday or Saturday (12 sec. engine / 120 sec. max) Total of 250 seconds or more to qualify for Sunday flyoff 8-10a.m. (12 sec. Engine run).
Classic Towline

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

Judging from 8-12 noon on the day of the event.
 
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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