2001 Quest

2001

August

Combatants Quest

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General Rules: (This contest is meant to be fun, please remember this while planning your design. Safety is a requirement, there will be families with children at the contest.)

Last one in the air wins! One with the most points after the competition is the Champion!
Participants must build and fly their own sailplanes.
All participants will be judged on two categories: Kit Construction with possible modifications (scores 1/3) & Flight (scores 2/3). Potential points will be approximately 300. Scoring is listed below.
We have purchased 1/2 a case of kits at a discounted price from Tammy's Hobbies in Beaverton, OR. The kits are available to contest participants at $30 each. Please contact us via e-mail at brease@jps.net to purchase one of these kits.
Construction guidelines:

Must use Kit: House of Balsa '2x6'.

60 pts. 2x6 Kit
20 pts. Modification or customization to kit
10 pts. No fiberglass
5 pts. No balancing weight added
5 pts. Covering scheme of four or more colors

Bonus and Penalties which will adjust points:

Bonus Points:

5 pts. Bolt-on wing
5 pts. Third servo
10 pts. Fourth servo
10 pts. Detail modification (i.e. LED type lights, detailed cockpit, etc.)
10 pts. No external control linkage
20 pts. Misc. Mechanical Feature (i.e. bomb bay door, air brakes, etc.)

Penalty Points:

-20 pts. Weight: less than 27 ozs. or greater than 33 ozs.
-10 pts. Standard Kit Fuselage longer or shorter by 10%
-10 pts. Standard Kit Wing longer or shorter by 10%

Disqualification: (for safety reasons, we will disqualify the following features. This list may be updated.)

Radio Frequency Jamming
Sharp (knife like) leading edges. (nose cone OK)
Fire discharge from sailplane. (rocket engines OK)
Projectiles (like BB's or Pellets).

Flight Scoring:

Flight:

300 pts. 1st Launch
-20 pts. for each launch after 1st launch
-30 pts. for each field repair
-05 pts. per minute not in air with competitors.
-100 pts. when sailplane is disabled or not flyable. (sailplane is considered out of competition)

COMBATANT #1
(Bill R.) Victor

Plane Name:
'Trident'

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COMBATANT #2
(Dave R.)
Year 2000 Winner
Plane Name:
'Evolution'

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Color Scheme:

Standard 00000

Color Scheme:

Standard 00000

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Bill
Radio Freq:   72.350FM Chnl 28
Score: 90
Design: House of Balsa, 2x6 Kit. Standard fuse construction with "V" tail.   Triple taper wing with standard dihedral wing tips.
Features: Custom retractable nose cone punch. Custom "V" tail and triple taper wing.
Comments:
Contest Notes: Bill is a two time winner of CQ.

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Dave
Radio Freq:   72.390AM Chnl 30
Score: 45
Design: House of Balsa, 2x6 Plans. Fuse construction at -10% length with full floating stab tube tail and "V" tail mixing. Wing at -15% length with single dirhedral and airlerons.
Features: Sliding hidden hatch. Custom full floating tube tail featuring "V" tail mixing.
Comments:
Contest Notes: Dave is a three time winner of CQ.

COMBATANT #3
(Wes U.)

Plane Name:
'Spaz'

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COMBATANT #4
(Steve S.)

Plane Name:
'Death From Above'

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Color Scheme:

Trans & Standard 0000

Color Scheme:

Pearls & Chrome 0000

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Wes
Radio Freq: 72.150FM Chnl18 or Chnl38
Score: 5
Design: HofB, 2x6 plans. Standard fuse construction with mid-tail. Single dihedral wing with taper.
Features:
Comments:
Contest Notes: Wes is the first winner of the coveted "Pilots Choice Award", awarded 1998.

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Steve
Radio Freq: ##.###FM Chnl39
Score: 115
Design: HofB, 2x6 Kit. Standard fuse construction with custom shaped tail section. Straight wing with airlerons.
Features: Custom fuse mounted air brakes. Custom tail and straight wing with airlerons.
Comments:
Contest Notes: Awarded by unanimous vote "Pilots Choice Award" 2001.

COMBATANT #5
(Bruce M.)

Plane Name:
'2THT'
2 Ton Heavy Thing

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COMBATANT #6
(Jeremiah R.)

Plane Name:
'Killer Bee'

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Color Scheme:

Fabric 000

Color Scheme:

Standard & Clear 0000

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Bruce
Radio Freq: ##.###FM Chnl 55
Score: 95 (estimated building score) (did not get judged)
Design: HofB, 2x6 Kit. Standard fuse construction with "V" tail. Standard kit wing design with much plywood bracing.
Features: Custom "V" tail, bolt-on wing and cloth covering for added strength.
Comments: Bruce was unable to compete due emergency surgery that was required the day before competition.
Contest Notes:

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Jeremiah
Radio Freq: *
Score: 0 (did not build)
Design: HofB, 2x6 Kit. Standard fuse construction with custom elevator/rudder tail design. Standard kit wing design.
Features: No custom features.
Comments: Jeremiah was unable to participate due to a comflict in his schedule.
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COMBATANT #7
(Darrek K.)

Plane Name:
'Shadow of Death'

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COMBATANT #8
(Bob B.)

Plane Name:
'Mad Mosquito'

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Color Scheme:

Standard 00

Color Scheme:

Standard & Trans 00000

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Darrek
Radio Freq: ##.###FM Chnl 56
Score: 80
Design: HofB, 2x6 Kit. Standard fuse construction with standard elevator/fin tail design. Custom flat wing design with airlerons.
Features:
Comments:
Contest Notes:

Owner/Designer/Pilot: Bob
Radio Freq: ##.###FM Chnl60
Score: 115
Design: HofB, 2x6 Kit.. Standard fuse construction with custom "V" tail design. Custom kit wing design with ailerons, spoiler, airbrake, flaperons, etc, etc, etc.
Features: Wing mounted air brake and pointed nose cone.
Comments:
Contest Notes:

Schedule

May 1st, 2001.....Basic information about sailplane is due. This information may change and is not set in stone. You're being asked to provide information about your sailplane so it can be placed on this web site. This allows everyone a view into others progress of their planes. You may wish to share specific information about your plans as a strategy to throw your competitors off. Basic information consists of the following; pictures (we can post or link to your construction photos), radio frequency that will be used during competition, dimensions of sailplane, sailplane name, unique features, comments and other information you feel is important to share.
June 15th, 2001.....Construction update information is due. This would include additional photos and updates to your progress.
July 1st, 2001.....Test flight. By this time you should have a sailplane completed enough to test fly. A photo of this would be most excellent! Please supply any notes or comments on how the sailplane performed in it's test flight and if there will be any modifications to the original plan. For you diehards who have built a prototype and are now ready to build the real thing, remember you only have a couple weeks.
July 21st, 2001.....Last day you can do any test flying. This is to prevent anyone from crashing their masterpiece and not allowing for enough time to fix the plane.
July 28th, 2001.....Submit photos of completed sailplane. As much information as you are willing to part with is due at this time as well. Pretty much we need to know everything except your misc. mechanical feature.
August 4th, 2001.....Day of contest. To be held in Pacific City, Oregon.

Awards


Winner’s Award: Their will be a winner as determined by being the last plane in the air at the end of the competition. The winner of the competition earns the coveted Combatants Quest flight hat as well as the right to display a kill mark on their plane and future sailplanes.	Special Award: Pilot's Choice Award will be determined by the pilots. They will award it to the one they feel most deserving of this award. The Pilot's Choice Award is two fold. The pilot who wins this award earns the coveted Pilot's Choice flight shirt as well as the PCA Emblem to display on their combat plane and future sailplanes.

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