The IMAC North Central Judging and Flying seminar will be held April 19-20, 2008 at the AMA International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, IN (see attached flyer for more details). Tom Wheeler and I will be teaching the class and we will also have help from many experienced judges and pilots. We also have the field reserved on Friday, April 18 for those that want to come early and enjoy one of the premier flying sites in the country.

Powerpoint presentations and stick plane instruction will be given on Saturday morning/early afternoon at the AMA Headquarters. We will be covering the basics of reading Aresti through the judging criteria of complex compound maneuvers. The IMAC Flying and Judging Guide and rules will be covered in depth including all IMAC rules for the 2007-08 AMA cycle. Tips for flying and practicing unknown sequences will also be discussed.On Saturday (late afternoon) we will move to the AMA Center Stage Flying Site for demonstration of correct and incorrect maneuvers. All participants will practice judging figures, basic sequences, more complex sequences, and unknown sequences flown by demo pilots.
We will have a flying and trimming session on Sunday for all attendees. Everyone will have the opportunity to fly their own planes through sequences with experienced pilots and judges providing feedback on how to reduce judging downgrades and improve your scores!

Below is a list of people that have signed up so far. There will be a signup sheet at the Toledo Show this weekend -just stop by the IMAC booth!
To signup online go to:
http://www.letsflyrc.com/imac/contests.asp
Registration deadline is April 15, 2008.
Thanks,
Kurt

Mike McConville's quote:
"If you fly IMAC and havent ever been to the judging school, or if you have any interest in starting to fly IMAC, attending one of these schools is a non-negotiable MUST IMHO. You will learn a TON and meet a lot of great people as well."


Adam Hartzell Shelby Township MI
Al Torres Liberty Township OH
Ben Brock St. Johns MI
Bruce Brock St. Johns MI
Bryan Zang Rolla MO
Chris Nelson Roselle IL
Ed Kincer Fenton MI
Gary Hyde Lexington KY
Jason Cohen florissant MO
Joe Utasi CIncinnati OH
Kurt Koelling Powell OH
Kurt Seiter Eureka MO
Louis Matustik Columbus OH
Marion Berninger Lawrenceburg IN
Michael Flander Elk River MN
Mike Bargman Geneva IL
Mike Karnes Brownsburg IN
Rob Weismiller Belleville Mi
Ron Freeman Downers Grove IL
Roy Meiselbach Westmount QC
Timothy Mills Indianapolis IN
Tom Mitchell MI
Tom Wheeler Auburn Hills MI
Ward Miller Shelby Twp. MI
Will Berninger Lawrenceburg IN

I am looking forward to it...

Is anybody willing to share a motel for this event? I have a two queen bed room booked at the super 8 in muncie, and my partner in crime is not going to be able to make it. The total cost for the room for friday night and saturday night is $124, and I would split it evenly($62 a piece). If your interested shoot me an e-mail at mike.flander@charter.net.

I prefer to room with somebody who will not murder me in my sleep, and you must take a shower at least once a week. If you do not meet these requirements please do not respond.

I will be driving in early friday morning(it is an 11 hour drive for me), and I plan on arriving mid-afternoon for some test flights.

I'll be driving in from just north of Detroit on Friday night. I hope to be there around 9 or 10pm.

so are you saying your interested?

But of course.

We now have 25 signed up for the North Central IMAC Judging and Flying Seminar. Registration deadline has been extended to tax day - April 15.
If you are still interested in attending this event please send me a private message and/or sign up on the IMAC website (contest pre-registration section)
http://www.letsflyrc.com/imac/contests.asp

Looking forward to seeing many of you at the AMA International Aeromodeling Center next weekend (April 19-20). Current weather forecast looks great!
Kurt

hi kurt i dont think ill be ale to make it now. Sorry! i know i have already signed up but i thought i would let you know.

Rob

Looks like there may be some rain in muncie this weekend. Are there back-up plans for this or do you just cancel the flying portions of the seminar?

Mike,

Your not allowed to use the R word after the last week we had. We are going to have sun and 70* temps all weekend and thats that.

Man, I couldn't even get out this last weekend. We get 4-5" of snow, and the snow didn't stop until saturday night. It was decent on Sunday but the runway was covered lol...

Mike,
Looks like a small chance of scattered showers on Saturday. Sunday looks good. Our schedule is somewhat flexible this weekend. We will plan to have the indoor section of the class at the AMA headquarters on Saturday morning and will have the outdoor judging/flying instruction on Saturday afternoon. The sun does not set until 8:25pm, so we should be able to get it in on Saturday. We can also do the outdoor judging instruction Sunday morning if need be.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Muncie this weekend - we should have around 30 participants.
Kurt
p.s. If anyone still wants to attend we have room - just send me a pm or post here.

Originally Posted by mflander

Looks like there may be some rain in muncie this weekend. Are there back-up plans for this or do you just cancel the flying portions of the seminar?

Thanks for the update. I'm going to play it by ear on Thursday... see what the weather looks like then...

sorry kurt, i will be in kansas flying my schools AIAA plane.

Well, looks like I will not be making it Kurt. Sorry. I look forward to seeing you all at some contests this summer though!