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NEAT Pre-Registration Information Greetings potential NEAT 2008 Pilot! Pre-registration for the 2008 NEAT fair will open soon. We are accepting payment by Paypal this year. If you do not have an account, how about starting one? It’s easy, secure and free! www.paypal.com NOTE: There have been some changes made for this year’s show, so please read all the following very carefully! Pilots are strongly encouraged to pre-register for the event. This will help us plan the event, and it will save you time and money. As an additional incentive, pre-registered pilots will double their chances of winning the pilot’s raffle. Two tickets will be put into the raffle box for pre-registered pilots, and only one for at the field registered pilots. Vendors have been very generous in previous years and many great prizes are available! Pre-registration implies no special privileges, just as all previous years, pit areas are first-come, first-served.The fees you pay us are only for flying, a nominal per person fee will be charged to anyone coming on the grounds unless they are already staying at the campsite. This fee will be collected by Peaceful Valley and we do not see a penny of it. It is their incentive for allowing us to have the fair on their property. Overnight reservations and accommodation fees at Peaceful Valley are the responsibility of each modeler to make and pay Peaceful Valley directly. Call Peaceful Valley at 607-363-2211 for information about these fees. NOTE: AMA junior members (not 16 by July 1, 2008) fly free if an accompanying Senior or Open AMA member registers also. If they register alone, fees are as listed. Stand alone (no guide-wire) canopies/tents of no larger than 10ft x 10ft in the pit areas are encouraged. "Dinning fly" canopies with their rope supports intrude into the next pit area. If this is all you have, then please plan to set-up your pit area in the "fringes". Battery charging will be the sole responsibility of the modeler. The NEAT Fair organizers will have a few 12V lead acid batteries for emergencies, available at the HQ tent, but they are not intended for regular use. LI-poly batteries are NOT to be charged unattended UNLESS they are put in firebox type containers while charging. Covered Pyrex bowls are also acceptable. Anyone found charging Li-Poly batteries in their models or out in the open, unattended, will have their flying privileges revoked. Pilots flying spread spectrum radios will NOT have to impound their Tx’s. They will however be subject to the same 15 minutes per flight rule that all other pilots are expected to adhere to. Flight line rules will be made available to all pilots when they arrive for registration at the HQ tent. Due to some serious concerns over radio interference at previous shows we strongly urge you not use single conversion receivers at the show (with the exception of JR and Berg brands). Single conversion types of RX’s are far more susceptible to radio interference than dual conversion rx’s in the crowded environment of the NEAT fair. There will be NO flying of unpowered hand launch or discus launch gliders during impound hours. After the impound closes, pilots of these models may coordinate with the other pilots for use of the airspace/runway. Flying off the pond will only be allowed with 2.4ghz radios during impound hours. Flying on the casual board after impound hours off the pond will require coordination between modelers for the 72mhz band. Make your way to the pond on the far north end of the field (left, facing runway). Fly from the east shore. Model retrieval in the middle of the pond is your own responsibility! The no flying alone rule also applies. You must bring a NON-flying spotter with you. There will be three flightlines set-up at the 2008 show. 6 “racetrack” flight stations at show center for heavier fixed-wing aircraft open to all FCC allowed model radio frequencies, no 3D flying permitted. 3-4 (depending on weather and use) “park flyer” fixed-wing flight stations on the south end of the field open to all FCC allowed model radio frequencies. 3D flying on the south-most station only. On the far north end of the field will be 2 flight stations for rotary wing aircraft only. Helicopters and other rotary wing vehicles MUST be on 2.4ghz radios because of the distance to the frequency board. There will be NO flying of “noisy” pusher prop or ducted fan aircraft between the hours of 9PM to 8AM. All pilots must hold a current AMA card (and have it available) to fly at the Fair. Please note that we cannot accept foreign drafted checks or money orders. All payments must be made through US banks. Many foreign banks offer International Money Orders drafted against US banks. If this is a real problem, fill out the pre-registration form on our website and put in the “comments box” a note saying you will pay at the field in "good old US greenbacks" and we will honor the pre-registration rates. Canadian pilots must be a member of the MAAC and bring their card with them. Depending on your country of origin, you may be required to join the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) to fly at the fair. Please check with them at www.modelaircraft.org to see if your insurance is acceptable to the AMA. It may require you to email them for this information. Pre-registration steps: 1. Fill out form (at the links below) and hit “send”. 2. You should receive an email confirmation and amount to send to the NEAT Fair for pilot fees. Get your checkbook and make a check out to SEFLI/NEAT for amount returned by the email: $20 for 3 days, $15 for 2 days, $10 for 1 day. (you may also include monies for the Friday night dinner/social on the same check) You do not have to send in a copy of the registration form, just the check. 3. Mail the check to: SEFLI/NEAT 181 Beaver Dam Rd. Brookhaven, NY 11719 4. Practice your flying until September! |
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