Golden Triangle RC Club's
2021 Golden Triangle SPA
Aerobatics Convention Report Our 8th Annual SPA event has come and gone with a GREAT success. First I would like to thank all the members that helped out with this event. And yes, I am sadly disappointed in some that decided to sit at home and watch the boob tube. For all those that helped out, you will see a benefit in your dues for next year. The Staff worked hard all day performing such tasks as Score Runners assisting Leslie Ensign with the scoring, and making sure everyone had plenty of water. Besides serving the noon meal, they sat around talking about airplanes and wondering what idiot organized this fiasco. They all did a great job and I didn't hear any complaints.
The Competitors - We had 16 entries with a few new faces among them - see photo above. The competitors seem to have a good time. We started late wanting to get the morning sun higher in the sky. Most of the time we ran a single flight line, but we did run two on occasion. Thanks to Pat Ensign and Ken Knotts for their help organizing the Judges and Flight Line expediting. Lunch - I heard numerous accolades about the lunch that was served up. Pulled BBQ pork, baked beans and potato salad followed by soft chocolate chip cookies. The surplus potato salad was raffled off to the club members that stayed to help put everything away. Many of the contestants stated it was nice to get away from Hot Dogs and Hamburgers for a change. I've noticed some clubs coming up with different dishes lately. It's not an easy job preparing for the noon meals for these events. Thanks to Ben Bergman for the baked beans and Fred Taylor for the hot coffee and donuts. At right we have Frank Blackwell, Ben Bergman, Frank Flores and Tony Rusher waiting at the lunch table to serve the the hungry. Our Sponsors - A big thanks go out to our sponsors - BalsaUSA, Sig Mfg, Tru-Turn Spinners, RTL Fasteners, APC Props, Golden Triangle RC Club and Frank Cox. A huge THANKS goes out to Mitch Robbins of Aero Composites for the beautiful UFO kit he donated. Here are just some of the happy winners of the numerous raffles. At left is Wes Lewis holding his new Aero Composites UFO kit.
At
right Ben Bergman and Frank Blackwell admiring the
powered sailplane donated by
CD Frank Cox
THE WINNERS
We had a great event and everyone went home with something - at least a smile on their face. Frank Cox, CD |
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Final Scores
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