RC Scale SIG Committee
Peter Hewson ( Chair ) |
ChCh |
03 358 4022 |
jillhewson @ xtra . co . nz |
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022 088 4766 |
Graham Smithson |
Nelson |
03 5476892 |
g-smithson @ xtra . co . nz Les Morris |
Nelson |
03 547 8118 |
morrisrovers @ hotmail . com |
Peter Rumble |
Matamata |
07 883 3349 |
peter . rumble @ xtra . co . nz Steve Warner |
Whakatane |
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steve . warner @ nz . abb . com |
David Chan |
Auckland |
09 480 1811 |
dwkchan @ xtra . co . nz Neil Schrader |
Wellington |
04 384 8326 |
adbiz @ clear . net . nz |
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Peter Salmond |
Otago / Southland 03 208 9609 |
hokpines @ actrix . gen . nz |
Please feel free to talk to these guys about scale matters , projects etc . in your area .
Material for RC Scale
Hi guys . PLEASE send me photos , ideas , builds , techniques you have tried etc . and I will get them into this section . We all love to hear about scale stuff , but you won ’ t be able to unless someone tells us . It is not just about competition , but also r a l l i e s . T H A N K S T O B R I A N W H O M A D E T H E CONTRIBUTION THIS TIME !
Peter Hewson
Spektrum Gratton Air Invitational
Brian Borland has been in Queensland , Australia last month competing in a new RC Scale event . He shares his experiences with us here :
In February I had the good fortune to travel to Queensland to participate in what those who attended now hope will be an annual - or maybe bi-annual event , depending to a degree , on the enthusiasm of the organisers . There was an enormous amount of work done by a large number of dedicated people . It seems competition events are difficult to organize in the Sunshine State . This event had the biggest level of sponsorship I have ever seen at a model flying event . Fate decreed that I should come home with three embarrassingly large trophies plus some other goodies . I left behind a large box which I felt would more appropriately benefit someone else . I can only say that I was happy with my haul .
The Spektrum Gratton Air Invitational was a Top Gun style contest . This is not surprising as one of the prime movers is Greg Tracey . Greg has been to the last seven Top Guns , had a lot to do with the initial Temora Top Gun event as well as having spent some time in the UK in close association with most UK model mags . In reality , there ’ s no one he doesn ’ t know . He was pretty much responsible for getting Gwyn Avenell and me on to the Top Gun list in 2010 . John Butler , who has accompanied me on a number of off-shore excursions for scale contests , was quick to put his hand up and so off we went to Brisbane . John is pretty much unflappable , is an excellent caller and model handler for me and helps with the consumption of any good red wine !
Steve Thomas Catalina