Hoosier Heli Rumble - Lafayette Indiana July 13-15
IT IS Alive!!! Hoosier Helicopter Rumble presented by the Lafayette Cloud Jockeys in Lafayette Indiana on July 13-15, 2007. It has laid quiet for the last 5 years, but now it has returned to become one of the premier events in the Midwest. Official Website: www.rchelipilot.com/HHR.html Some Updates Event T-Shirts - 10.00 per person. Design to be posted early next week. Registration Fee: 25.00 for all three days. This includes the following catered meal on Sat Night. (Extra meal tickets $10.00) Broasted Fresh Chicken or Smoked Pork Au Grautin Potatoes Green Beans 5 Cup Fruit Salad Homemade Buttermilk Biscuit I hear some tales of other "impromptu" events that may arise at the Rumble - Everyone will remember the "Weedwacker Event of 03" Make plans to attend and email me with any questions - TheBigE@rchelipilot.com Hope to see you there Erik
Posted on: 7/6/2007 8:49 AM by Author "TheBigE" in the forum "R/C Helicopter Event Forum"
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jr vigor help
Bottom line is that you will be happy with whatever machine you purchase. They both are great flying birds. I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet. I think some questions that shoud be answered first are 1. What kind of part support do you have in your area if any? Nice to be able to goto the LHS and get the part you need to get back up and flyng that day or the next. 2. What is everyone else flying in your area. The extra help and experience will go a long way in getting the bird in the air. For the record I fly Vigors, started with a std and then upgraded it to a CS, after I had purchased a CS and was flying it for awhile. My driving point on going with a vigor was #1 above and the simplicity of the machine. I was the first one in my area to get a vigor so I pretty much threw reason #2 above out the window. Just my 2 cents. Erik
Posted on: 1/25/2002 5:46 PM by Author "TheBigE" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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Heli Funfly events
Well, I think I have some experience in this area, as this time last year I was wondering the same question. Here are my insights after putting on a very successful first time event, The Hoosier Heli Rumble. 1. Heli Pilots want to fly!! It is nice having events, but they should not dominate the funfly. We had 6 flight stations at 150 feet apart, and we only used two flight stations for events (i.e freestyle 3d, auto contest, and drag racing). So don't stop the general flying for your events. 2. Having a nice field and a organized setup is a must. I cannot emphasize that Heli Pilots just want to fly and hangout, they are easy to please in that aspect. But have your field layout planned before the event starts and having a "semi-permanent" schedule will go along way in helping you and you invited guest to have fun. 3. Attend other ff, I attended several events before my FF. I learned alot about the smaller things, i.e. food, field setup, raffles, prizes. You can learn alot from other events, but also you can get your name out to the helicopter community and promote your own event. 4. To address your questions about increasing your membership. Get the public involved in your event!!! Have a place for them to sit and watch what is going on, have someone available to answer questions or get them signed up in the club. Provide other activities...we provided full scale helicopter and ballon rides at a modest cost. Explain to them what is going on during the events (i.e freestyle, auto contest). It is all about showmanship. We advertised in the local paper, had the local TV station come down, it was an all out media blitz. This really helped increase out membership, and made the "club" accept the Heli pilots as a key member. We raised over 1000 dollars for the club. Everyone was happy. 5. Sounds like you have one of the best things to start with, a nice flying field. Nothing puts a smile on a heli pilots face like a nice flying site that they have to themselves for the day. 6. Set a date for your event and get it out on the net, newsgroups, etc. Just some of my thoughts, you will have bumps along the way. Make a decision and move on, you will not please everybody!!! Hope this helps Erik
Posted on: 1/25/2002 5:23 PM by Author "TheBigE" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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