SLOPING OFF...
...the Newsletter of Christchurch and District Model Flying Club for...March 2024
QUIZ NIGHT 2024
According to those who joined in, the Quiz Night, hosted by the Three Amigos was a lot of fun and a great success. It was a shame that only about 17 members turned up, when the usual number at a Club night is more like 25 - 30.
If you look at the results below you’ll see that it was answers to the first section “Abbreviations and Acronyms” that set the tone - so how would you do? The answers are right at the bottom of the page, but no cheating! Two points for a correct answer. Top score was 25.
EMF
BEC
ESC
LVC
EDF
mAH
NiMH
WOT
AOA
FRZ
LMA
FPV
FBL (this is a sneaky one)
BMFA
The next section was a rolling 15 minute video of various full size aircraft with one point for each manufacturer and one for each aircraft number or name. This was very popular and the scores were quite close.
The final section was much more difficult! 21 photos of model aicraft noses (and one human nose) were laid out on some tables but it was very hard to spot Wot was Wot. Groan from audience...
A rather glum-looking Quiz Master with the fourth Amigo, Ruth
That’s better!
The other two Amigos “Looking like something out of Hogwarts” was the shout from the cheap seats
Many thanks to last year’s winners Richard, Peter, Trevor and Ruth
Here’s the results, Paul Mike and Nick well in the lead and next year’s Quiz Masters
|
Place |
Team Name |
Section A |
Section R |
Section N |
Total |
|
1 |
Fly, Crash, Repair, Repeat |
25 |
26 |
13 |
64 |
|
3 |
Gaffer's Grunts |
21 |
24 |
4 |
49 |
|
2 |
Handicapped |
21 |
19 |
10 |
50 |
|
5 |
Three Stooges |
22 |
18 |
0 |
40 |
|
4 |
Not a Clue |
18 |
25 |
2 |
45 |
|
6 |
The Three Amigos |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
ANSWERS TO SECTION 1
EMF Electro Motive Force (I know, I said Magnetic like the Chairman)
BEC Battery Elimination Circuit
ESC Electronic Speed Controller
LVC Low Voltage Cut-out/off
EDF Electric Ducted Fan
mAH Milli-Amp Hour
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
WOT Wide Open Throttle
AOA Angle of Attack
FRZ Flight Restriction Zone
LMA Large Model Association
FPV First Person View
FBL (this is a sneaky one) Flybarless (an Acronym)
BMFA British Model Flying Association
How many did you get?