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Message: [Acro] New England Aerobatic Championships, May 16-19, 2002 @ Orange, MA
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From: Steve Pennypacker <spenny at bellatlantic.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 03:40:12 UTC
The 2002 New England Aerobatic Championships will be held May 17-19 at
Orange Municipal Airport, Orange, Massachusetts. Sponsored by IAC Chapter
35, the New England Aerobatic Club. The box will be open beginning
Thursday the 16th at 0900 for anyone looking to practice and register
early.
This is a 5-category, power-only contest.
After a bit of a drought in Unlimited the last couple of years, the
pendulum is now swinging in the opposite direction, with most of the
regional pilots as well as as many as 3 world-level pilots expecting to be
there.
We anticipate and look forward to Danny Adams' return as the Aviat factory
rep, offering his technical services for any participating Pitts/Eagle
airplanes, as well as others I'm sure.
Details below. We hope to see you there!
Steve Pennypacker
Contest Director & Ch. 35 VP
steve at pennypacker.org
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PREREGISTRATION (even if you're not sure if you'll be there)
Please do preregister, even if you might not show up. It helps us
tremendously.
Contact:
* Rob Petit rjpetit at ne.mediaone.net or (781) 646-5038, or
* Steve Pennypacker, steve at pennypacker.org or (508) 429-1171
Be sure to include your name, home mailing address, daytime and evening
telephone numbers with your request.
If you do, we will:
Give you priority on hangar storage for your airplane.
Put your name at the top of the Aviat tech inspection list.
Be able to run the contest more efficiently, meaning more flying for the
pilots.
Give you a brand new airplane. (The type is up to us.)
We won't cash any checks until you show up for the contest.
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PLANNED SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 16
0900 - 1900 Registration; box open for practice (optional for any
competitor)
1900 Food on the field, TBD
Friday, May 17
0900 - 1200 Registration; box open for practice (also optional)
1200 Pilot's briefing -- Intermediate, Advanced &
Unlimited
1300 - 1830 Contest flying -- Intermediate, Advanced & Unlimited
1900 Food on the field, TBD
Saturday, May 18
0700 sharp Pilots' briefing - all categories
0800 Registration
0830 - 1830 Contest flying -- all categories
1900 Banquet
Sunday, May 19
0900 Pilots' briefing
1000 - 1500 Contest flying -- all categories
1530 Awards ceremony
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HOTELS
Colonial Bed and Breakfast, in Gardner. They were great about
cancellations with the rainout in 2000, so probably deserve to be rewarded
(expect a 48-hour cancellation policy). About $95 with breakfast, $90.00
without. (978) 630-2500. 20 minutes east of the airport on Rte. 2.
Wachusett Village Inn, in Westminster (where the banquet is). Very nice
hotel, and they clearly want our business. May get discounted rates in the
$100-$120 range. (978) 874-2000.
Super 8 Motel in Gardner, Mass. Their cancellation policies took a turn
for the worse a couple years back, so inquire if that's a concern to you.
(978) 630-2888. Standard room rate is $75 for 1 or 2 people.
Executive Inn, Orange, Mass. Improved from previous incarnation as the
Bald Eagle. (978) 544-8864.
Quabbin Gateway Motel, Orange, Mass. (978) 544-2986
These prices are just guidelines, since they're out of date.
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TRANSPORTATION
We'll provide transportation to/from any of the hotels above. If you fly
in, you won't need a car. But if you want the additional flexibility, here
are a couple places who have been willing to leave a rental for you at the
airport:
Athol Ford (978) 249-3531
Enterprise (413) 774-5092
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BANQUET
7:00 Saturday evening at The Old Mill restaurant in Westminster, Mass.
Everyone walks away happy and they treat us right. Terrific place.
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AWARDS
In addition to awards for the top 3 pilots in each category, we will award:
* Jack Nolan Memorial Trophy (Best First-Time Sportsman Award)
* Chapter Team Trophy
* Pitts Trophy (Highest placing Pitts/Eagle driver)
* American Champion Award (Highest placing 7- or 8- Series pilot)
* Grass Roots Achievement Award
* Most Creative Freestyle Award (but only if it wasn't meant to be)
* ? and a few others
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FEES
Contest registration
Primary $55
Sportsman 65
Intermediate 75
Advanced 80
Unlimited 85
Hangar, per night $15
Saturday evening banquet: $35 per person
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WHAT TO BRING
For the aircraft:
Airframe and engine logs; airworthiness certificate; registration
certificate; operating limitations; current weight and balance data,
in-pack chute (<120 days) & pack card; proof of insurance ($1 million
minimum), tiedowns if you anticipate leaving your airplane outdoors.
For the pilot:
Pilot and medical certificates; IAC membership card; FAI license (Unlimited
competitors only); 7 copies each of free style forms A, B and C, signed and
dated by a current IAC judge in 2001 or 2002 (must be 2002 if you use figs.
1.32 - 1.39); cash.
Photocopies of documents are permissible for IAC contest registration;
however, FAA requirements may differ.
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HOW TO GET THERE
By air: NY Sectional, Gardner (GDM) VORTAC 292 degree radial, 10.3NM.
42.34.04N, 72.17.28W. VOR and NDB approaches.
Runways 14-32: 4998'x150'; 1-19: 5000'x75'. Field elevation 555'MSL.
Orange Unicom 122.8. Runway 1-19 will be closed during practice and
contest flying. Expected NOTAMS: fly right traffic for runway 32, left
traffic for runway 14. Caution: The aerobatic box is southwest and
parallel to runway 32 and immediately over runways 1-19. Do not overfly
the airport. No touch and goes.
By car: U.S. Route 2 to exit 16 (U.S. Route 202, Amherst-Belchertown
exit). Go left off the exit. Travel 1 mile North and turn left onto
Partridgeville Rd. Travel ? mile West; find the airport on your left.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Registrar: Rob Petit, 319 Lake St., Arlington MA, 02474, (H)
781-646-5038, (W) 781-398-8804, rjpetit at ne.mediaone.net
Chief Judges: Jim Ward, Craig Lesinski
Contest Director: Steve Pennypacker, H: (508) 429-1171, W: (508) 810-1389,
Steve at pennypacker.org
Orange Municipal Airport manager: Len Bedaw, W: (978) 544-8189