By Melvin Schuette
The AMA Nationals is a time for people with a common interest to come together in friendly competition while renewing old friendships and making new ones.
This year, however, the Navy Carrier events, unfortunately, started on Tuesday, July 19, on a sad note. Longtime Navy Carrier competitor and volunteer Paul Kegal from Fargo North Dakota recently passed away. Paul will be greatly missed.
There were a number of people who had pre-entered the Carrier events, but due to medical issues for them and or a family member, or personal family obligations, were not able to make it to the Nats. One of these people had volunteered to do the tabulating for the Carrier events. This meant that besides doing the regular duties as the event director, it would add just one more job for me to do. We wish everyone a speedy recovery and we hope to see them next year.
All processing for the Navy Carrier events was done Monday evening. Both electric motor-powered models and glow motor-powered models in Profile Carrier events were flown on Tuesday. Both of the Profile Carrier events are divided into two different skill classes, Sportsman and Expert. Like the skill classes in the Control Line Aerobatics Sportsman, Carrier allows the beginner to compete against people of the same capabilities.
The results for Tuesday’s Carrier Events are:
Sportsman
Place Name High Speed points Low Speed Points Landing Points Scale Points Total Points
1st Bob Heywood 71.6 23.5 100 10 205.1
2nd Mike Hazel 63.7 16.5 100 0 180.2
3rd Benard Suhamski 60.9 21.6 0 10 92.5
Profile Carrier Glow Motor
Place Name High Speed Points Low Speed Points Landing Points Scale Points Total Points
1st Peter Mazur 83.3 111.06 100 10 304.36
2nd Robert Hawk 55.48 21 100 10 186.48
Profile Carrier Electric Motor
Place Name High Speed Points Low Speed Points Landing Points Scale Points Total Points
1st Pete Mazur 102.1 128.9 100 10 341.0
On Wednesday, July 20, the Scale Classes of Carrier will be flown. The difference between the Profile events and the Scale classes of Carrier is that the Profile Classes of Carrier only have to resemble an actual plane that was intended to be used or was used on a carrier ship. While in the Scale classes of Carrier, the models must be a plus or minus 5% of the actual outline of a plane that was intended to be used on or was used on a carrier ship.
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Benard Suhamski's Bearcat on final landing approach.
Bob Heywood's A-4 grabbing a cable.
Mike Hazel during low speed flight.
Robert Hawk during Low Speed.
TJ Vieira launching Bob Heywood's A-4.
