Model plane competition

Press, 3 May 1984, Page 29

Model plane competition

The South Island model aircraft championships held at Methven during Easter resulted.—

Radio-controlled glider, thermal A: R. Colvill (Tim) 1345, 1; I. Harvey (Ch) 1312, 2; J. Shaw (Tim) 1284, 3. Thermal B: I. Young (Ash) 1053, 1; R. Colvill (Tim) 1049, 2; I. Harvey (Ch) 1042, 3.

Radio-controlled F.A.I. aerobatics: R. Colvill (Tim) 672, 1; G. Stewart (Sth) 577, 2.

Radio-controlled, A novice aerobatics: A. Palmer (Dun) 245, 1; R. Ward (Ash) 224, 2; W. Sargent (Ash) 200, 3. B advanced aerobatics: R. Colvill (Tim) 836, 1; G. Stewart (Sth) and G. Lott (Dun) equal 2. Radio-controlled glider F3b: R. Colvill (Tim) 2849, 1; I. Harvey (Ch) 2308, 2; R. Ward (Ash) 1876, 3. Goodyear team relay: Palmer and Palmer (Kai) 5 minutes 43.8 seconds, 1; P. Williams (Dun) 6:00.9, 2; C. Beardsley (Ch) 62 laps, 3. Free-flight open combined: P. Wheeler (Kai) 540:348, 1; R. Bain (Ham) 540:225 (Ist power), 2; R. Gunner (Kai) 540:97 (Ist rubber), 3. F.A.I. team race: N. Low (Sth) 7:54.1, 1; Palmer and Palmer (Kai) 9:41.5, 2; M. Elder (Dun) 13:07.6, 3. B team race: Henderson and Winter (Ch) 7:12.5, 1; F. Bennett (Gore) 19 laps, 2. A team race: Paimer and Palmer (Kai) 12:54.4, 1; P. Williams (Dun) 14:13.0, 2; F. Bennett (Gore) 14:47.7, 3. Control-line aerobatics: P. Wheeler (Kai) 957, 1; B. Turner (Kai) 923, 2. Novice: P. Williams (Dun) 322, 1; L. King (Ch) 194, 2; C. Beardsley (Ch) 141, 3. Combat: J. Robertson (Oam) 1; F. Bennett (Gore) 2; D. Palmer (Kai) and S. Cox (Wei) equal 3.

Aggregate: C. Duthie (Ch) 999, 1; C. Murphy (Dun) 971, 2; B. Kotoul (Ch) 881, 3. Kennedy Precision Power:

B. Koutol (Ch) 350, 1; S. Wheeler (Kai) 320, 2; I. Henry (Ch) 318,' 3. Hand-launch glider: N. Low (Sth) 312, 1; J. Ensoll (Ch) 309, 2; P. Wheeler (Kai) 260, 3. Radio-controlled scale: K. Rapley (VPI) (Sth) 1329, 1; M. Kindon (MiG) (CRF) 1114, 2; M. Kingsbury (Skyhawk A4lc) (Ash) 1075, 3. F.A.I. combined: R. Gunner (Kai) 840, 1; P. Wheeler (Kai) 831, 2; S. Cox (Wei) 785, 3. Gotch: W. Rouse (Ch) 57, 1; A. Bell (Ch) 50, 2; C. Beardsley (Ch) and I. Henry (Ch) 49, equal 3. Vintage: C. Duthie (Ch) 296, 1; W. Rouse (Ch) 287, 2; J. Poletti (Ch) 231, 3. Indoor hand-launch glider: S. Cox (Wei) 57.3, 1; C. King (Ch) 52.3, 2; P. Williams (Dun) 44.1, 3. Free-flight scale: J. Poletti (Piper Pawnee) (Ch) 1632.5, 1; W. Rouse (Fokker) (Ch) 1500, 2, R. Gunner (8.E.Z.) (Kai) 1372.5, 3. Indoor B (unofficial): S. Cox (Wei) 169, 1; G. Lott (Dun) 98, 2; P. Williams (Dun) 87, 3. Control-line scale: M. Kingsbury (Piper Pawnee) (Ash) 763, 1; G. Nally (Catalina) (Ch) 706, 1; C. Beardsley (Stuka) (Ch) 641, 3. Free-flight champion: C. Duthie (Ch) 1; P. Wheeler (Kai) 2. Radio-control champion: R. Colvill (Tim) 1; I. Harvey (Ch) 2. Control-line champion: Palmer and Palmer team (Kai) 1; P. Williams (Dun) 2. Junior champion of champions: S. Wheeler (Kai) 1; J. Wheeler (Kai) 2. Champion of champions: C. Duthie (Ch) 1; P. Wheeler (Kai) 2. Champion club: Christchurch, 574, 1; Kaiapoi, 264, 2; Southland, 94, 3; Dunedin, 86, 4; Ashburton, 77, 5; Timaru, 75, 6; Wellington, 34, 7; Nelson, 32, 8; C. 23, 9; Gore, 5, 10.