SEN 3383
- Thanks for the confirmation
- The World is indeed upside down or inside out
- Fix the timing or the won’t be anyone on the flyoff or the contest
- Sierra Cup
- Kotuku Cup
Thanks for the confirmation
From: Ian Kaynes
Roger
Good to get confirmation of the planned dates for February. A few hours earlier I had gone to Days Inn reception and booked for February with dates based on working back from Presidents Day. Thanks for being consistent each year
Ian
The World is indeed upside down or inside out
The Editor
I went to Lost Hills last weekend for the Sierra and Kotuku World Cups. Unfortunately travel commitments stopped me from flying in the events which was a pity because they were quite good. Results elsewhere in this SEN and reports to follow. The Junior participation was quite good due in large part to the National Youth Aviation Academy – NYAA. But so was also to participation of the seniors in creasing because of NYAA.. Not sure if this is upside down or inside out. When I was starting out in FF there were a number of Juniors flying with their parents. Here were a number of parents flying with their juniors. Some juniors got into FF thruough the Science Olympics programs at their schools. And through their coaches have got into other classes of FF. One of the groups helping the Juniors with Science Olympics and other FF classes is the NYAA and the parents have shown up at the flying site , indoor or outdoor to support their famiyl. But sometimes the Junior knows a bit more about flying. And sometimes the parent has observed that FF can be fun so has started flying too. Not like was way back. I observed some parent having fun and doing quite well. After all having is what it is all about.
Fix the timing or the won’t be anyone on the flyoff
From:Bernard Guest
Dear Editor, Your comments in SEN3380 regarding the elephant in the corner gets to the heart of the matter. Worrying about numbers in fly offs is a waste of time if we can’t time models properly. Stories of timing failures at big events abound. If we want to attract and keep young flyers then this is the thing we really have to solve. I don’t care how many are in the fly-off if there is a nice critical mass of flyers to ensure our beautiful game continues into the future. We should focus on building event timing and reporting tools that attract and engage the young talent. Faffing about with the rules every five minutes is not the way to do this. We need long-term rule stability and to shift to state of the art timing and reporting.
thanks for reading.
Bernard
Sierra Cup 2025OCT 11 Mike McKeever CD
F1A FAI Number Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Risto Puhakka USA 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 337 1597
2 Myagmar DorjjigjidMON 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 270 1530
3 Jim Parker USA 240 240 180 177 180 120 120 1257
4 Guy Goldstein USA 224 240 180 180 180 120 120 1244
5 Tomas Otte DEN 186 240 180 180 180 120 120 1206
6 Brian Van Nest USA 240 240 126 180 180 120 120 1206
7 Jasminka PecenkoviBIH W 180 240 180 180 180 120 120 1200
8 Enes Pecenkovic USA 240 240 180 112 180 120 120 1192
9 Jes Nyhegn DEN 240 240 83 180 180 120 120 1163
10 Johnny Mah-GerstinUSA jr 240 240 180 69 180 120 120 1149
11 John Kim USA jr 240 185 180 180 91 120 120 1116
12 Peter Brocks USA 84018 226 240 121 180 0 120 120 1007
13 Peter Rasmussen DEN 240 240 180 180 0 0 0 840
14 Steffen Jensen DEN 240 235 180 75 0 0 0 730
15 Jason Gersting USA 240 148 180 18 0 120 0 706
16 Appajappa USA jr w 240 240 180 0 0 0 0 660
17 Daniel Son USA jr 234 240 180 0 0 0 0 654
18 Sevak Malkhasyan USA 238 240 140 0 0 0 0 618
19 Jytte Noer DEN W 188 118 106 0 0 0 0 412
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F1B Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Blake Jensen USA 35000 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 497 1757
2 Alex Andriukov USA 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 477 1737
3 Jerry Fitch USA 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 458 1718
4 Hongfeng Dong CHN 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 424 1684
5 Daryl Perkins USA 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 341 1601
6 Jes Nyhegn DEN 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 287 1547
7 Matthew Kruse USA 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 264 1524
8 Adith Alagiri USA jr W 240 240 180 180 180 100 120 1240
9 Steffen Jensen DEN 240 240 180 156 180 120 120 1236
10 Walt Ghio USA 240 240 180 153 180 120 120 1233
11 Bernard Guest USA 240 240 152 180 180 120 120 1232
12 Reema Bharadwaj USA jr W 240 240 180 0 180 0 0 840
13 Aimee Raymond USA 240 240 180 168 0 0 0 828
14 Marty Schroedter USA 240 240 180 0 0 0 0 660
15 Larry Norvall USA 240 203 180 0 0 0 0 623
16 Aurelius Lin USA JR 240 240 130 0 0 0 0 610
17 Michael Davis USA 240 151 111 0 0 0 0 502
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F1C Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Yuan Gao CHN 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 420 1680
2 Todd Reynolds USA 240 240 180 180 180 120 120 328 1588
3 Jeff Ellington USA 240 240 180 158 180 120 120 1238
4 Randy Secor USA 240 240 180 180 113 0 0 953
5 Guy Menanno USA 240 240 165 0 0 0 0 645
F1Q Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Ian Kaynes GBR 209 240 180 180 180 120 120 1229
2 Clint Brooks USA 178 240 180 180 180 120 120 1198
3 Ben Tarcher USA 240 145 180 173 180 120 120 1158
4 Jack Murphy USA 121 181 180 180 180 120 120 1082
5 Mike Pykelny USA 154 200 122 159 144 120 120 1019
6 Mike Richardson USA 240 240 180 143 85 0 0 888
7 Kiana Lin USA jr W 240 240 180 151 0 0 0 811
8 Leah Park USA jr W 240 240 180 0 0 0 0 660
9 Aarav Alagiri USA JR 240 240 115 0 0 0 0 595
10 Meital Zayats USA jr W 185 240 0 0 0 0 0 425
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F1G Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Wenhan Zhang JR CHINA 120 120 120 120 120 180 997
2 Jerry Fitch 120 120 120 120 120 180 938
3 Bernard Guest 120 120 120 120 120 180 927
4 Peter Brocks 120 120 120 119 120 599
5 Mike Pykeiny 115 120 120 120 120 595
6 Walt Giho 120 120 104 120 120 584
7 Mike Richardson 120 119 86 120 120 565
8 Tiffany Odell 120 120 120 120 78 558
9 Junyi Ren JR CHINA 120 97 120 72 120 529
10 Tiffany Wang 0 120 0 0 120 240
11 Dan Liu 62 0 0 0 0 62
F1H
Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Blake Jenson 120 120 120 120 78 558
2 Dan Liu 92 0 0 120 50 262
3 Tiffany Wang 0 0 100 0 37 137
F1J Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Guy Menanno 0
2 Mike McKeever 0
3 Jeff Ellington 0
F1S Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Jack Murphy 120 88 120 120 86 534
2 Clint Brooks 109 112 78 120 98 517
3 Janna VanNest 120 120 120 33 120 513
4 Ben Tarcher 0 120 120 120 120 480
5 Lynn Edmondson 34 110 120 120 62 446
6 Larry Norvall 120 35 42 21 0 218
7 Tiffany Wang 0 0 0 32 19 51
8 Dan Liu 26 0 0 0 0 26
9 Guy Menanno 9 0 0 0 0 9
Kotuku Cup 2025OCT 12 Brian Van Nest CD
F1A Country Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Jim Parker USA 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 304 1684
2 Sevak Malkhasyan USA 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 296 1676
3 Daniel Son USA 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 180 1560
4 Aarnra Appajappa USA jr w 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 144 1524
5 Enes Pecenkovic USA 240 240 180 180 180 168 180 1368
6 Myagmar DorjjigjidMON 240 240 180 180 180 180 155 1355
7 Jasminka PecenkoviBIH W 240 240 180 150 180 180 180 1350
8 Jason Gersting USA 240 190 180 180 180 180 180 1330
9 Tomas Otte DEN 240 240 180 180 180 180 102 1302
10 Jes Nyhegn DEN 240 240 180 151 88 180 180 1259
11 Risto Puhakka USA 195 240 157 180 180 0 180 1132
12 Ariunzaya Altanzu MON W 201 106 134 180 150 180 180 1131
13 Peter Brocks USA 84018 240 125 180 180 180 40 180 1125
14 Johnny Mah-GerstinUSA jr 240 240 180 89 99 90 180 1118
15 Andrew Barron USA14095 240 150 180 0 180 180 180 1110
16 Guy Goldstine USA 240 38 174 180 180 180 117 1109
17 Jytte Noer DEN F 180 138 180 61 180 180 180 1099
18 Peter Rasmussen DEN 62 102 180 180 180 109 72 885
19 Blake Jensen USA 205 0 180 129 127 129 180 950
20 Bernard Guest USA 55 63 180 89 180 180 0 747
21 Steffen Jensen DEN 180 42 0 0 0 0 0 222
F1B Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Alex Andriukov USA548715 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 441 1821
2 Jes Nyhen DEN 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 429 1809
3 Adith Alagiri USA JR 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 412 1792
4 Walt Ghio USA 15325 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 362 1742
5 Marty Schroedter USA 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 361 1741
6 Aurelius Lin USA JR 240 240 180 180 180 180 180 308 1688
7 Michael Davis USA 6143 240 240 170 180 180 180 180 1370
8 Steffen Jensen DEN 240 240 180 180 180 150 180 1350
9 Bernard Guest USA 240 240 180 147 180 180 180 1347
10 Matthew Kruse USA 240 240 180 180 180 146 180 1346
11 Larry Norvall USA 240 240 180 138 180 180 180 1338
12 Reema Bharadwaj USA jr W 240 240 180 180 146 180 134 1300
13 Aimee Raymond USA 240 209 180 180 180 110 180 1279
14 Jerry Fitch USA75882 240 240 140 104 120 180 180 1204
15 Daryl Perkins USA 240 240 180 180 180 116 0 1136
16 Hongfeng Dong CHN 214 172 180 180 0 0 0 746
17 Bill Booth USA47079 240 240 112 0 0 0 0 592
18 Blake Jensen USA 35000 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
F1C Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Yuan Gao CHN 240 240 180 180 180 106 158 1284
2 Guy Menanno USA 158 240 180 180dnf dnf dnf 758
3 Jeff Ellington USA 240 191dnf dnf dnf dnf dnf 431
4 Todd Reynolds USA 0 110 120 0dnf dnf dnf 230
F1Q Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 FO1 TOTAL
1 Meital Zayats WJR 240 240 180 166 180 180 180 1366
2 Aarav Alagiri USA JR 240 240 122 180 180 180 180 1322
3 Leah Park WJR 240 240 180 180 180 180 108 1308
4 Jack Murphy USA941945 240 240 180 176 166 180 106 1288
5 Ben Tarcher USA14553 240 240 180 149 180 105 180 1274
6 Mike Richardson USA29768 240 240 180 180 138 99 180 1257
7 Clint Brooks USA153181 240 98 180 180 180 180 180 1238
8 Kiana Lin JRW 240 112 144 180 180 180 180 1216
9 Bill Booth USA 240 240 180 155 66 180 113 1174
F1G Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
5 Bernard Guest 120 120 120 120 120 180 1500
2 Jerry Fitch 120 120 120 120 120 180 1469
1 Tiffany Odell 120 120 120 120 120 180 1445
4 Walt Giho 120 120 120 120 120 180 1437
3 Peter Brocks 120 120 120 120 120 180 1095
6 Ethan Ren 120 118 120 120 120 598
8 Harry Zhang 120 102 108 120 120 570
7 Mike Richardson 120 120 86 120 110 556
9 Dan Liu 90 120 60 120 64 454
10 Tiffany Wang 51 79 120 120 0 370
F1H
Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Blake Jenson 120 120 120 120 120 600
2 Dan Liu 32 52 38 39 120 281
3 Tiffany Wang WJR 73 59 42 32 43 249
F1J Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Randy Secor 120 120 120 120 120 600
2 Todd Reynold 120 120 107 120 120 587
3 Terry Kerger 0 106 120 120 120 466
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F1S Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 FO1 TOTAL
1 Janna VanNest 120 120 120 120 120 120 720
2 Jack Murphy 120 120 120 120 120 74 674
3 Guy Menanno 120 120 120 120 120 94 694
4 Lynn Edmondson 120 117 120 120 120 597
5 Ben Tarcher 120 81 120 120 120 561
6 Mike Pykelny 120 90 96 120 120 546
6 Clint Brooks 69 120 120 120 74 503
7 Tiffany Wang 25 20 0 16 89 150
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