2008 CONTEST & EVENT CALENDAR
Jan 19-21 The 58th Annual SW Regionals Model Airplane Championships will be held at Eloy, Arizona . Three contests at the same field, same weekend: AMA/NFFS/SAM Free Flight; The RandyArcher Invitational FAI FF; SAM RC Old Timers Swap Meet at the east end of the AMA flightline, Saturday afternoon at 4pm. CD A. A. Lidberg, aalmps@aol.com
January 26 The Pensacola Free Flight Team has its first meeting of the year at 12:00 noon on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Fire Mountain Buffet on Florida Highway 29 North of I-10. Lunch is 12:00 to 1:00 pm, with the meeting afterwards. You do not need to have lunch to attend. There is a show-and-tell, so bring your latest project. Take Florida Interstate 10 to Exit 10, go 1.5 miles north towards Cantonment. A few yards past the Wal-Mart sign is an Office Depot sign. Turn here, and Fire Mountain is right next to Office Depot.
February 9,10 The Model Airplane Club of Huntsville hosts the MACH Winter Coupe Event at the Pensacola NavyField, Site 8A. See flyer in this issue for entry details. CD: Bob Thoren, 10002 Bluff Drive, Huntsville, AL 35803-1704, phone 256-880-8099. dthoren3@comcast.net
March 15 SAM 59 Club Harbor Freight Electric, SAM Two-Bit Rubber Contest. Simpson Sod Farm, Saturday 8 am til 4 pm. Date subject to change. CD Carl Bakay 800-676-7302, carl.bakay@scientificdrilling.com
April 19 SAM 59 Club Old Time Gas, 8 oz New & Old Wakefield. Simpson Sod Farm. 8 am til 4 pm. CD To Be Announced.
May 10 SAM 59 Classic Wakefield Event, 4 oz and 8 oz combined. Simpson Sod Farm. Saturday 8 am til 4 pm CD Jim Bethea, 985-373-2088, jbethea@charter.net. (Moved to 2
May 17,18 Model Airplane Club of Huntsville hosts the Heart of Dixie National Cup Contest, Navy Site 8A, Pensacola, FL. AMA Gas, Classic Power, OT Rubber, Commercial Rubber, Moffett, Classic Glider, F1D Coupe, Gollywocks Galore, and more. Tom Hepler CD, 256-350-9263. BuzzardBombshell @aol.com
June 14,15 Pensacola FF Team hosts the McLaughlin SE Model Airplane Championship, The Fiesta of Five Flags Contest. Pensacola Navy Site 8A. Featuring AMA, SAM and FAI events. George White CD. 850-473-0866, white76@cox.net
June 28 ? SAM 59 AMA/FAC Scale, Vince Burton Challenge. Simpson Sod Farm. 8 am til 4 pm. Date approx., CD To Be Announced.
July 5,6 Dixie Nationals, sponsored by the Florida Modelers Association, Palm Bay Florida, AMA, FAI, SAM and NFFS Nostalgia events. Saturday 7 am til 4 pm, Sunday 7 am til Noon. CD TBA.
August 4-8 AMA FF Nationals, AMA Flying Site, Muncie, IN. For info www.modelaircraft.org/events Be sure and stop by the NFFS table for some freebies from Carl Bakay, your Membership Guy.
September ?? The Cloudclimbers of SAM 59 host the Gulf States Annual. At Pensacola Navy Site 8A. 3 SAM events – To be announced, 3 FAC events – TBA, 3 AMA events. $20 entry flies any or all events. CD Carl Bakay, 800-676-7302, carl.bakay@scientificdrilling.com
September 7-12 SAM Champs 2008, AMA Flying Site, Muncie, IN. 4 oz & 8 oz Wakefield, Large & Small Rubber Cabin, Large & Small Rubber Stick, Commercial Rubber, Twin Pusher, Jimmie Allen, A, B & C Pylon, A, B & C Gas Fuselage, ½ A, A, B & C Nostalgia, Tomboy, Toyline Glider, much more. Entry Forms send SASE to Registrar Carl Bakay, 118 Gentry Circle, Lafayette, LA 70508-6326
October 11-13 PFFT Gathering of the Turkeys, Navy Site 8A, Pensacola, FL. George White CD. 850-473-0866, white76@cox.net.
Dec 29,30,31 FMA hosts the King Orange International, Palm Bay Florida. CD TBA. Any corrections, additions, please notify Carl Bakay. My contact info is on the masthead on Page 1. Thanks!
International Hobby Expo 2008
http://www.ihobbyexpo.com/ This site will give you the dates and booth setups for the iHobbyExpo 2008. After visiting, don't forget to come back.
