THE HISTORY OF V.A.R.M.S The Annual Diary 1990 - 2009

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2003 - 04 The Committee President/Sites Liaison Max Haysom Secretary Roger Stevenson Treasurer Ian Pearson Editor Colin Smith Contest Director David Pratley Ordinary Member Martin Hopper Registrar Ian Slack Ordinary Member Jim Robertson Public Officer Richard Weil The 2002-03 VARMS Trophy results: A Grade 1. Ian Slack 2. Gerry Carter 3. David Pratley B Grade 1. Grant Pearson 2. Leon Carlos 3. Colin Smith Overall Winner GRANT PEARSON RCGA Thermal League results for 02/03 (best 6 competitions) 1. Gerry Carter 2. Rod Watkins 3. Russell Thompson 74 A new scale group has been formed out of the ashes of previous situations - Scale Soaring Australia (S. S. A.). August 8th General Meeting was the scene for a static Scale Competition organised by David Downs with the following results: Judge - Colin Collyer Best Scale Glide by a Rookie(first timer) Leon Carlos Bergfalke Best Scale Glider Doug Anderson Slingsby T 46 Best Cockpit Doug Anderson Spacewalker 1:3 Best VARMS SIG Leon Carlos Bergfalke Best Internal Combustion Scale Doug Anderson Spacewalker 1:3 Best Electric Scale(Indoor or Outdoor) David Hipperson Morane Saulier EP35 Best Power Slope Soarer (PSS) Max McCullough Aircobra Best In Show, Member's choice Doug Anderson Spacewalker 1:3 Best In Show, Judge's choice Doug Anderson Slingsby T 46 Special merit awards Barry De Kuyper Tandem Falke and Angelo Favaloro Stinson 108 Other entrants:- Tim Morland, John Gottschalk, Theo Arvantakis, Geoff Moore, David Hipperson, Tim Lennon, Bernie Sizer, Steven Miller, Rob Goldman, Ivan Smith, Colin Smith, Bill Wheeler, Frank Smith. 14th September 2003 saw the first F3F Slope (Pylon) competition for a very long time, held at Mt. Hollowback with 15 entrants. Results: 1. Gregg Voak 2. Richard Frawley 3.Tom Dupuche 28 September 2003 - successful occurrence of the State Slope Aerobatics Championships, 1. Ian Cole 2. Des Bayliss 3. Colin Smith Of the 8 contestants 6 flew Ricochets. HORSHAM - November 1, 2, 3, 4. Colin Collyer The major scale glider event for Scale Soaring Australia has been held and what a beauty it turned out to be. I took Harold Elliot's advice and went via Marong and whilst not exactly a short cut, it did provide a scenic drive through some parts of Victoria I had not seen before. As it was cold, wet and windy I knew I was not missing any flying. Arriving about 2 p.m. it was apparent that others had the same idea as maybe half a dozen others were setting up. Horsham, being a new venue, I did not know what to expect having been spoilt with the Bordertown airfield. Well, down to the end of a short dirt road, on the right was a model flying field about VARMS size and on the left the "Wimmera Field Days" camping facility with over 400 sites but with 4 power outlets should be adequate! The amenities block had
75 everything we needed with male and female toilets and a porta shower. Basic, but far more importantly there was plenty of hangarage for our models. This consisted of one big three sided shed and a smaller lockup shed., Horsham township was about 10 minutes away with lots of motels and takeaways and most importantly, a well stocked model shop right at the top of the main street ... ... perfect for our needs. Saturday started with one rain shower in the morning and a bit of wind greeted the early birds (about 8 a.m.) The wind flew across the field and while takeoff was o.k. landings has a row of trees to negotiate with nobody attacked. We had about 50 gliders and a few motor gliders but importantly there were at least 5 tugs, some of which could tow small 3 metre gliders vertical! Of these models I think 12 or 13 entered the scale comp (scale glider comps are still not overcrowded. The comp slowed down the general flying as comp models had tug priority but with the rate the tuggers were operating you would never have known. The club had a normal frequency board which worked perfectly and also provided excellent barbeque facilities for brekky and lunch. We had 3 flyers from New South Wales and 50 / 50 from South Australia and Victoria. As for models, the whole spectrum was covered, big, small, medium, museum standard to plain (no markings or pilot), T tails, V tails and No tails. Some of the larger models were 3 x 1/3 Fox's and a Swift, 2 x 1/4 scale Swifts plus the little Schweizers (about 5) for the aerobatic flyers, and a couple of Woodstocks which don't know they are not supposed to be aerobatic!!!1 (Mr. Ed and Slacko again doing their aerobic routine). (The documenter suggests that whilst the Editor can do aerobatics of sorts, aerobics is NOT within his sphere of capability). A 1/3 Nimbus plus a DG 600 and a Nimbus 4 in 1/4 scale for the high performance end. On Sunday the wind was even lighter and by Monday it had stopped, but people were still flying even as late as Wednesday. As my notes have gone AWOL here are some of the club building group models which attended. 1/4 Scale Bergfalke's Collyer, Reaby and Favaloro 1/4 Scale Woodstock's Collyer, Slack, Smith, Hipperson/Keep 1/5 Scale Schwiezer 1-26 Collyer, Slack, Malcman, Hopper, Morland, Down. On Sunday Mark Doyle has his ASK 13 thermalling against a fluffy cloud a fair way down wind and I overhead a couple of fullsize pilots remark that "a fullsize has come to join the fun". Now that's what scale is all about, having people think they are seeing full size machines when in fact it's a model! Full marks to the Horsham Club, they provided us with really first class facilities and did it all with the absolute minimum of fuss ... ... We thank them. This was the first scale thingy that I had attended and while a bloody long way to get there, it was well worth it. Admittedly we stayed at a caravan site and had to drive the 10 minutes or so to get to the flying field, but the event was very well run and worth it just to see those 'clipped rotor choppers' going up vertically with a 10 footer behind them, fantastic. Average tow turnaround time was about 3- 4 minutes from 10 till 4 with an hours break for lunch and fuel.... with 3 of them going flat out all day you can do the maths for how many launches they did over the three days. (between 650 and 750 launches!!!!) The good thing was that you landed, joined the queue, had a chat and were up again very quickly. Definitely a meet to be repeated ...... Oh, and the wife enjoyed the long weekend away as well ... ... ... ... Mr. Ed.
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