Tuesday, July 9, 2013

2013 USA Spacemodeling Team Announced for European Championships


USA Spacemodeling is pleased to present the 2013 USA Team for the European Championships. Scheduled for August 24-30 in Kaspichan, Bulgaria, the meet will take place on the same field as the 2014 World Championships. Team members include:
·      Chris Flanigan (Assistant Senior Team Manager), two-time individual gold medal winner;
·      Alyssa Stenberg, individual silver medal winner in radio controlled boost glide;
·      Zak Stenberg, individual bronze medal winner in radio controlled boost glide;
·      James Duffy, individual silver medal winner in the scale altitude event
·      Matt Steele (Team Manager), two-time individual bronze medal winner;
·      Steve Kristal, noted scale modeler with his popular Apollo Abort Capsule;
·      Emma Kristal, altitude and scale modeler on the last two US Junior Teams;
·      Stoil Avramov, competing for the US for the first time on the Junior Team
·      Jon Stenberg (Assistant RC Team Manager);
·      Katie Steele (Junior Team Manager)

The team plans to compete in the entire spectrum of FAI Spacemodeling events, including:
1. S1A (Altitude Models - 0 to 2.5 NS) – Junior
2. S1B (Altitude Models - 2.51-5.00 NS) - Senior
3. S3A (Parachute Duration Models - 0 to 2.5 NS) - Senior and Junior
4. S4A (Boost Glider Duration Models 0 to 2.5 NS) - Senior and Junior
5. S5B (Scale Altitude Model 2.51-5.0 NS) – Junior
6. S5C (Scale Altitude Models) – Senior
7. S6A (Streamer Duration Models - 0 to 2.5 NS) - Senior and Junior
8. S7 (Scale) - Senior and Junior
9. S8D (Rocket Glider Duration - 10.01 to 20.00 NS) -Junior
10. S8E/P (Rocket Glider Duration and Precision Landing Models) - Senior
11. S9A (Gyrocopter Duration Models - 0 to 2.5 NS) - Senior and Junior

This is basically a “warm up” for the 2014 World Championships, to be held on the same field a year later. This will help us compete with the European teams on a more even basis.

To help offset expenses, donations in support of the team can be made at www.TeamSteele.org

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Gearing up for the 2013 European Championships

Why would anyone want to go to Bulgaria and fly rockets?

A great question! TeamSteele is sponsoring the 2013 US European Championships Team that is traveling to Bulgaria in August of 2013. The European Championships is a "warm up" for the 2014 World Championships to be held on the same field next year. Ten US rocketeers are making the journey this year to do "advance scouting" in hopes of helping next year's team capture the gold.

Needless to say, the trip is expensive. Please make a donation to help us offset some of our costs and help the US "go for the gold"!