Ron Although I am unable to compete..., Please include the 50 and 53 mhz band in your matrix.
Jeff On 4/3/06, Ron Scharck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On behalf of the Torrey Pines Gulls and our co-host, Airtronics, I am very > pleased to announce that the "International" in IHLGF is alive and well > again this year. With strong commitments from New Zealand and Japan, each > with four pilots registering, we are off to a great start for another > outstanding year of representation of international pilots at the IHLGF. > > Introduced by the Japanese team manager, Yoichi Kajiro, as the "very top > pilot in F3K" in Japan, Mr. Asazuma, at age 28, appears to be the next > "Buzz" Tokunaga. For those of you who don't remember, Buzz was the Japanese > version of...well, now, Phil Barnes, but then Joe Wurts. Buzz was not only a > great pilot, finishing in the top 10 in both of his appearances here, but > also as one of the all-time IHLGF favorites among those with whom he > competed. We truly look forward to Mr. Asazuma adding some stiff competition > to the already pretty good group of IHLGF "Top Ten" regulars. > > "Team Kiwi" will be returning under the management of Mr. Chris Tank. Chris > and his band of very talented, very friendly (and only occasionally "rowdy") > pilots from New Zealand are always very competitive and great fun. With each > year this team gets better and better. We are always happy to hear that they > are invading Poway. > > I would love to hear from any other "International" pilots that may be > thinking of attending the IHLGF 2006. If you think you might be interested > in attending a great contest, competing against some of the best pilots in > the world and having a great time doing so, I invite you contact me or just > go to the IHLGF 2006 website www.torreypinesgulls.org, and click on the > IHLGF 2006 banner. The entry form, tasks, rules and other information > regarding the event, including local motels, may be found there. We really > appreciate our international pilots and do everything we can to make their > participation in the IHLGF event as pleasant and easy as possible. > > If you are considering entering the IHLGF 2006, there are three requirements > that we always advise our international pilots about: 1.) You must be a > member of your national aero club; 2.) You must be a member of the Academy > of Model Aeronautics (AMA); and 3.) You must fly on the 72 MHz radio > frequencies (72.01 - 72.99, also referred to as Channels 11-60). > > The AMA membership that applies to international pilots is the > "Affiliate-Non US Citizen" membership. For your convenience, we will have > this form at the event and you may complete and pay for it at that time. The > cost is $28 US. PLEASE NOTE: You must be a current member of your national > aero club to qualify for this membership. > > Regarding the 72 MHz radio frequencies, if you currently own any 72 MHz > frequencies, please let me know what they are. If not, then I will be happy > to suggest the channels to buy. I will work with you to make sure that you > have the proper frequency assignments. > > I have mentioned "team" a couple of times. Please note that you are NOT > REQUIRED to have a "team" to enter the IHLGF. > > We hope that you choose to compete in the IHLGF 2006. Please feel free to > contact me at anytime for assistance or to answer any questions you may > have. > > Ron > > Ron Scharck, Committee Chairman > IHLGF 2006 > 6005 Hidden Valley Rd., Ste. 200 > Carlsbad, CA 92011 > Direct: 619-913-4949 > Fax: 760-634-0620 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SALglider/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
