Stuntmaster 2013

Spring is always a difficult time to schedule a stunt event because of the unpredictability of the weather. This years’ Stunt Masters was case in point. The forecast the night before was promising, although there seemed to be strong variation between suburbs.

The forecast above was taken from the KMAC website for Scoresby and provided by Weatherzone at 10:10 pm the night before. Dougie Grinham emailed advising that he thought the forecast was a little more severe from his source and foreshadowed a blowout for the day. It is always disappointing to have to cancel and reschedule events so a decision was made to go for it. Well as it turned out the wind picked up a pace as the morning progressed and we began to wonder if we made the right call. We have some members who travel a considerable distance and they were among the brave who turned up to compete and so the show went on. We only have a small band of pilots remaining who can fly the F2B pattern so it was heartening to see the commitment and determination showing on the faces of those who turned up. No one wants to put any model at risk and especially one as sophisticated as a fully trimmed F2B bird, so it was not a surprise that Dougie was a no show. There were a few dial in fights in which discretion became the better part of valour for a couple of pilots.

As we progressed it became evident that we would only be able to complete the first of three rounds without further risk. So the trophy was agreed to be decided on a single round, which was better than not running it at all.

Congratulations to all the participants in having the nerve to fly in such trying conditions, in particular to PJ who seems to enjoy the passion of near ground experience.

Results below

Steve Vallve