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August 23rd Combat

Our 4th Combat event of our 5 event series was held on August 23rd.  What an exciting event, 4 pilots scored over a thousand points!  10 pilots flew 5 rounds was a recipe for lots of cuts and continuous action.  If you have not watched one of these events yet you have to stop out and see what it is all about!

August 23rd Results
  • 1st – Kelly Ellerbroek – 1260 points
  • 2nd – Mike Tharp – 1168 points
  • 3rd – John Russcher – 1044 points
  • 4th – Brad Ellerbroek – 1008 points
  • 5th – Dave VerHof – 728 points
  • 6th – Lucas Russcher – 616 points
  • 7th – Ryan Storteboom – 536 points
  • 8th – Luke Shafer – 432 points
  • 9th – Scott Storteboom – 360 points
  • 10th – Aaron Dewitt – 352 points
Mike Tharp hangs onto the point standings lead with 2992 points. Below are the complete points totals.
Current points standings
  • 1st – Mike Tharp – 2992pts
  • 2nd – John Russcher – 2412pts
  • 3rd – Aaron Dewitt – 1844pts
  • 4th – Dave VerHof – 1652pts
  • 5th – Luke Shafer – 1576pts
  • 6th – Lucas Russcher – 1336pts
  • 7th – Kelly Ellerbroek – 1260pts
  • 8th – Scott Storteboom – 1064pts
  • 9th – Dave Jamrog and Brad Ellerbroek TIED – 1008pts
  • 11th – Ryan Storteboom – 556pts
  • 12th – Bob Kovacs – 40pts

 

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August 2nd Combat

Our 3rd Combat event of our 5 event series was held on August 2nd. As much these events are for the pilots it is also very exciting for spectators! With 8 pilots there was allot of  streamer cuts and collisions! If you have not watched one of these events yet you have to stop out and see what it is all about!

 

August 2nd Results
  • 1st – Mike Tharp – 1148 points
  • 2nd – Aaron Dewitt – 772 points
  • 3rd – Luke Shafer – 608 points
  • 4th – Lucas Russcher – 544 points
  • 5th – John Russcher – 516 points
  • 6th – Dave Jamrog – 488 points
  • 7th – Scott Storteboom – 376 points
  • 8th – Dave VerHof – 208 points
The overall lead change has been taken over by Mike Tharp with 1824 points. Below are the compleat points totals.
Current points standings
  • 1st – Mike Tharp – 1824pts
  • 2nd – Aaron Dewitt – 1492pts
  • 3rd – John Russcher – 1368pts
  • 4th – Luke Shafer – 1144pts
  • 5th – Dave Jamrog – 968pts
  • 6th – Dave VerHof – 924pts
  • 7th – Lucas Russcher – 720pts
  • 8th – Scott Storteboom – 704pts
  • 9th – Bob Kovacs – 40pts
  • 10th – Ryan Storteboom – 20pts
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John Russcher

COMBAT COMBAT COMBAT

Our first combat event for 2017 was held on Wednesday May 3rd.  Fun was had by all four participants, Dave Jamrog, Dave Ver Hoef, Lucas Russcher and John Russcher.

Round One: Dave VH was the only one to successfully fly the entire round.  Lucas launched his airplane and once airborne realized the his streamer was still rolled up and attached to the underside of his airplane. He quickly landed to dislodge the streamer and broke his propeller. Dave Jamrog had a clean launch but got his airplane a little too far away. Dave lost orientation and his airplane when down in the field.  My airplane never left my hand. My ESC wouldn’t arm and it took the entire round to figure out the the esc was plugged into the wrong channel on the receiver.

Round Two: Everybody got in the air, WOOT!  We had a great round of combat with Dave VerHoef and John getting cuts.  After the 5 minutes elapsed we all landed safely.

Round Three: We all launched on time again and another 5 minutes of chasing streamers ensued.  More cuts by Dave VerHoef and John again with Dave cutting John’s entire streamer off with only seconds left.

It was a successful night of combat even though it took a little more time to get started that what I had planned.

Here is the score sheet with the first events totals: Score Sheet

 

Labor of Love – SBD-5 Dantless

The Men. Dave Jamrog has been very busy over the winter. Along with Bob Kovacs assistance, they have been hard at work on the SBD-5 Dauntless three days a week since November.  Dave’s passion for the Dauntless comes from his father Don. Don flew on in the rear seat of the Dauntless in the south pacific. In have rear seat of the Dauntless Don navigated, manned the radios and was the rear facing gunner.

The Airplane. The DBD-5 Dauntless was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1940 to 1944. The SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) was the United States Navy’s main carrier borne scout plane and dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944.  The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1042. The SBD carried two 100# bombs under the wings and one 1000# bomb under the fuselage. It also had two .50 caliber guns in the nose and two .30 caliber guns at the rear of the cockpit.

The Model. SBD-5 Dauntless Scout and Dive Bomber. Plans by Nick Ziroli, Wing Span: 100”, Weight: 30lbs, Engine: DLE60cc, Robart Electric Retracts Flaps and Dive Brakes, Three Bomb Releases.

Dave is hoping to have his SBD completed and ready to fly later this summer.

-JohnRusscher