Dave Armstrong Memorial (D.A.M.) Contest
RCFCBC Field, Cloverdale, B.C.
Written by Gordon Anderson

The Dave Armstrong Memorial Contest was held May 21^st and 22^nd at the RCFCBC field in Canada near Cloverdale.  They have a nice grass field and it’s only a few miles north of the border.  Last year my wife and I attended this event and really enjoyed ourselves.   So we were excited that it was our first event of the 2005 season.  The contest had 24 pilots with about even distribution across all classes including FAI.

The weather was pretty challenging and the CD Amar Shan did a great job of keeping things moving to make sure we completed 4 rounds on Saturday.  This was a pretty good idea because Sunday’s weather was too windy to support two more rounds of competition!  Amar awarded the trophies and we headed home early Sunday morning.

Mark Byrne’s new Enigma at its first contest!

The Canadian Expert schedule has been renamed to Masters and is the same as the US routine except for the Reverse Avalanche maneuver.  In the Canadian routing this is two loops with ½ rolls at the bottom.  This is a pretty minor difference, having the sequences similar sure supports cross border competition!

Chad Northeast changing props on his new electric Enigma

Dave Reaville will be reporting all the details so I will not give you all the standings.  I would just like to thank Amar and all our friends in Canada for there hospitality, we always feel welcome and have a great time at these events.  We are going to attend Dave’s contest in Victoria this season for the first time.

See you in the pits…