20th Annual Central Alabama Helicopter Fly-In (03/14-16/2014)

[jrwalte]

this will be my first funfly. Looking forward to it.

[jrwalte]

Do we need to bring our own power source to charge?

[The Dude II]

Do we need to bring our own power source to charge?

Strongly suggested as this event is held in a cow pasture...unless you have a buddy you can charge with.

[1DavidH]

Only a week away now. Mother Nature is giving us some more cool temps today, in the high 40's. But suppose to warm up about 20 degs for the next few days.
Yes you will need to bring your own power source for charging batteries. As Dude said, the field is actually located in a hay field/cow pasture, thou the land owner does not keep cows on it much anymore. Here is the weather forecast for Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th. Temps are little cooler than we have had last couple of years. But still should be comfortable. As long as it is sunny, it will be nice.
Fri
Mar 14
Sunny 59°
36°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
NW at 6 mph

Sat
Mar 15
Mostly Sunny 65°
38°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

The Zip Code for the field is 35022
The GPS coordinates are N 33deg. 19.512’ W 086 deg. 57.155’

Looking forward to start seeing the early arrivals around Wednesday.

David Harkey Event Director

[1DavidH]

Next 10 Days weather forecast. Looking good for next weekend.
Today
Mar 7
Partly Cloudy 64°F
41°F
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
20%

WIND:
NNW at 5 mph
Details
Sat
Mar 8
Partly Cloudy 68°
46°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
SW at 7 mph
Details
Sun
Mar 9
Partly Cloudy 67°
45°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
SW at 5 mph
Details
Mon
Mar 10
Mostly Cloudy 70°
48°
Mostly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
W at 9 mph
Details
Tue
Mar 11
Rain 69°
56°
Rain
CHANCE OF RAIN:
70%

WIND:
SSW at 8 mph
Details
Wed
Mar 12
Few Showers 63°
32°
Few Showers
CHANCE OF RAIN:
30%

WIND:
W at 14 mph
Details
Thu
Mar 13
Partly Cloudy 48°
29°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
NW at 14 mph

Fri
Mar 14
Mostly Sunny 57°
35°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
W at 4 mph
Details
Sat
Mar 15
Mostly Sunny 63°
40°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
SW at 5 mph
Details
Sun
Mar 16
Mostly Cloudy 65°
42°
Mostly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
SW at 5 mph

[1DavidH]

About to head out to field to set up flight line and pit area for the event next weekend.
Weather has been great here this weekend. Looks like it is going to continue thru this week and into next weekend. May not be shorts and t shirt weather for some. But should be nice and comfortable. Birmingham Helicopter Modelers are excited about the event and looking forward to seeing some friends that have been here in the past and also meeting some new friends for the first time. Here is what the next 7 day forecast looks like.
Today
Mar 9
Mostly Cloudy 69°F
46°F
Mostly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
NNW at 7 mph
Details
Mon
Mar 10
Mostly Sunny 72°
51°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
W at 9 mph
Details
Tue
Mar 11
Few Showers 76°
57°
Few Showers
CHANCE OF RAIN:
30%

WIND:
SSW at 8 mph
Details
Wed
Mar 12
Mostly Cloudy 59°
31°
Mostly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
W at 14 mph
Details
Thu
Mar 13
Mostly Sunny 53°
32°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
NW at 14 mph
Details
Fri
Mar 14
Mostly Sunny 62°
39°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
WSW at 4 mph
Details
Sat
Mar 15
Mostly Sunny 66°
43°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
SW at 7 mph
Details
Sun
Mar 16
Mostly Cloudy 68°
44°
Mostly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
SSW at 6 mph
Details

[Mr.HillBilly]

I will be headed that way (with a detour on the way ) in less than 22 hours.

[dankcincy]

I will be pulling out of Cincy on Wed. Its going to be a great time!

[jrwalte]

those temps look perfect to me. Hopefully the Fri wind moves up to Thurs.

[Mxracer3651]

Originally Posted by dankcincy

I will be pulling out of Cincy on Wed. Its going to be a great time!

Was wondering if you were going.... anyone else from our area?

[Mxracer3651]

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[Chris Sexton]

Headed down VERY early Friday morning. CAN'T WAIT! Started "cleaning" the fleet last night!

[redsoper]

is there somebody that can help me out with power? I have four 12s packs and five 6s packs to charge, i am willing to pay!!

[Chris Sexton]

Originally Posted by redsoper

is there somebody that can help me out with power? I have four 12s packs and five 6s packs to charge, i am willing to pay!!

Will be plenty of generators going. Feel free to see me when you need power

sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2

[jrwalte]

Same here. Would be interesting to see if it can handle full spec load of 2000w

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[dankcincy]

Originally Posted by redsoper

is there somebody that can help me out with power? I have four 12s packs and five 6s packs to charge, i am willing to pay!!

So you do mean power to charge. Yea, you can charge at the Compass tent all you want. No need to pay anything.

[redsoper]

yes I just need a outlet to plug into, THANK YOU guys!!!! you guys rock
I looked up the weather for the event and Saturday is 60% chance of rain what you guys think, its going to rain really bad? I don't wanna drive up from Florida and the event be a wash out

[dankcincy]

I think it will change by then.

[redsoper]

Originally Posted by dankcincy

I think it will change by then.

I hope

we are planning to leave sometime around Wednesday, when is the earliest we can setup? coming up with family, there's some really cool stuff to do around there, two things on our list is the motorcycle museum and the science center

[jtcrowder49]

Tuscaloosa native here. Will be there Saturday evening. My only regret from last year was letting Jason sell that P51 ride for $100! I would've paid that! I cussed him all the way home.