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AMA Sanction # 05-0967 Saturday May 21st & Sunday May 22nd VOA Park - West Chester, Ohio |
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Cincinnati Soaring Society
2005 Annual Memorial Contest
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AMA Sanction # 05-0967 Saturday May 21st & Sunday May 22nd VOA Park - West Chester, Ohio |
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Contest Report Photo Galleries Results (Excel) Results (text)
The Cincinnati Soaring Society is pleased to announce the 2005 Annual Memorial Contest on May 21-22, 2005 at the Voice of America Park (VOA Park) in West Chester, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. This is the first Ohio Valley Soaring Series (OVSS) contest of the year. Do make the trek to Southwestern Ohio and enjoy spirited competition and good old times to kick off the soaring season. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Location: VOA Park is just off of I-75 at the Tylersville Road Exit. The park is a square mile in area and is situated between Tylersville Road on the south, Cox Road on the west, Butler-Warren Road on the east, and Hamilton-Mason Road on the north. The Contest site is in the extreme north-east corner of the park and is only accessible via the entrance/access road from Cox Road. Here are links for detailed maps and lodging information.
Directions: From I-75, take the Tylersville Road exit and proceed east approximately 1/2 mile to Cox Road. Turn north (left) on Cox Road and proceed to the park entrance on the right about 2/3 mile at a stoplight. Turn into the park on the asphalt road and veer to the right on the gravel road, following it towards and past the VOA Headquarters building, passing the soccer fields and baseball diamonds. Turn north on the gravel road on the left to the northeast corner of the park to the Contest site.
Task: Thermal Duration with L4 (spot) landing (Multiple planes permitted)
Classes: Unlimited (444), seeded man on man; six winches with an extra back-up winch for line breaks. We will strive for 6 pilots per flight group all day.
Fee: $15 per day entry fee, $25 for both days
Awards: 1st thru 5th Place both days and Trophy for Best Two-Day Overall score.
Schedule: for both days:
Registration Opens: 8:30 AM (Pre-registration not required)
Pilots Meeting: 9:30 AM
First Flight: 10:00 AM
Lunch: Participants are encouraged to "brown bag", but there are numerous "fast food" outlets nearby.
See CSS home page (http://www.cincinnatisoaring.org/) for directions, maps and motel information.
CD's Steve Siebenaler ssiebenaler@cinci.rr.com for Saturday and Ed Franz ejfranz@insightbb.com for Sunday
Contest Director's Report - Steve Siebenaler
What a great weekend, as both Saturday and Sunday provided excellent contest weather conditions for the first Ohio Valley Soaring Series (OVSS) event in the 2005 season. I was extremely pleased to see so many friends and new faces early Saturday morning as I began the pilots' meeting. Many traveled great distances beyond the Tri-state area, from Alabama, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and California. Yes, California! Jim Thomas graced our presence flying a loaner plane generously provided by Jack Strother and Jim did fly well this weekend.
Saturday's contest of 40 pilots began with an 8 minute man-on-man task and subsequent rounds were 10 minutes apiece. Lift was available if one made the correct decisions following the persistent crosswind launches, but lift wasn't strong for May in Cincinnati. As the day progressed, the contest leaders were bunched up, so called a 15 minute task for round 5 to shake things up a bit. After the scores were tabulated, Rudy Siegel took first place, flying a Zenith. Jim Bacus (Icon), Edwin Wilson (Evolution), Marc Gellart (Fazer) and Gordy Stahl (Pike Superior) completed the top 5 wood recipients. This long day ended with folks either going to a nearby steakhouse or the Claddagh Irish Pub in Mason.
Sunday morning began with pleasant overcast skies and a sprinkle or two, but as the day progressed, the skies cleared up. Wind direction shifted, so we launched into the wind the whole day for the 33 contestants. Round 1 was 7 minutes, followed by 11 minute tasks in rounds 2 and 3 to make it a "thermal contest". The final dramatic round on Sunday was 13 minutes. Paul Sherman took top honors flying his new Icon. Jim Thomas (Icon), Jack Strother (Icon), Tom Kallevang (Icon) and Steve Siebenaler (Pike Superior) completed the top 5. The High Overall honors for the weekend went to Edwin Wilson. Chip Willis took the High Sportsman for the weekend. Both Edwin and Chip each received a pair of JR DS368 servos donated by Horizon Hobbies. John Diniz gets a big thank you!
I would like to take this time to also thank hard working CSS club members: Barry Andersen, John Measamer, Sam Bach, Bob Scheidt, Paul Siegel and Ed Meister, just to name a few. Without their support and maintenance of winch/contest equipment, we wouldn't have been able to conduct such a smooth running event. In addition, a big round of thanks to Barb Wilson and the Voice of America Park staff for getting the flying site in great condition for our event.
Photos courtesy of Steve Siebenaler
Other photos soon....