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This is the Official website for SEFF 2012

The Southeast Electric Flight Festival 
April 23rd - April 29th , 2012
Americus, Georgia

Gives you the idea of things to come.

Walk up Pilot fees

Monday to Saturday - $50

Tuesday to Saturday - $45

Wed. to Saturday - $40

Thursday to Saturday - $35

Friday and Saturday - $35

Saturday Only - $20

Non Pre-registration RV Parking Spot with no hookups

Monday to Saturday - $50

Tuesday to Saturday - $45

Wed. to Saturday - $40

Thursday to Saturday - $35

Friday and Saturday - $35

Non Pre-registered TENT camping

Monday to Saturday - $30

Tuesday to Saturday - $25

Wednesday to Saturday - $20

Thursday to Saturday - $15

Per Person,  kids under 16 Camp free.

Remember NO open fires, need to save the sod.

 

 

The Fayette Flyers of Georgia are pleased to announce America's premiere electric flight festival.  Our host field will be at Mac Hodges' field.  This field features a flat green 1,700 ft. Bermuda grass runway and wide open skies.  Pit area and parking are abundant for all.  Additionally, Mac's field features a full service, air conditioned hobby shop right off the flight line.

You should expect to see all aspects of electric flight: sport planes, hotliners, parkflyers, 3D, giant scale, slowflyers, gliders, pylon, ducted fan jets, helicopters, scale, F5B, and LOT'S of everything else related to Electric Flying.

New this year Lake Flying on Mac's new lake and Night Bowling.

This event is primarily open flying.  There will be some flying demonstrations by accomplished e-flight enthusiasts / sponsors and show teams. Vendors will be exhibiting their products, conducting demo flights and releasing new models.

ON-LINE PRE-REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 1st.

Listen to Great music while you surf SEFF.

When: April 23 - APRIL 29, 2012 (The whole week) SUNDAY is pack up, clean up and leave day. NOON WE WILL BE GONE.
Flying from sunrise to dark and beyond if you have lights
Where: Hodges Hobbies Field   428 Neil Hodges Rd. Andersonville, GA 31711
Click here for directions

Events:
Special Events

          SEFF LMR

  • SEFF original  Limited Motor Run NO EXCUSES Competition Thursday morning from 11am to 3 pm on Thursday.   There's no additional cost to participate in the LMR. This year sponsored by "All Things That Fly"

           SEFF PAINTBALL

  • SEFF original  Paintball shoot out - Mon,Wed, Friday- Test your skills at shooting paintballs at flying RC planes. Two, 2 Hour sessions Daily. We provide all the gear, planes and you buy our paintballs for $10 for 50 rounds, $20 for 150 rounds. THIS IS WEATHER DEPENDANT. 

        HOBBY LOBBY AIR DROP

  • Hobby Lobby Air Drop during noon demo on Saturday.

          SEFF EXTREME SPEED

  •  Twice a day we are going to have a half hour of speed in the sport plane section       .

  •  This will be open to planes 100 mph and faster! It will be at 1130 and 1730 each day.

    1. All pilots will get a briefing as to rules for extreme speed.

    2. Flight path will be altered to make sure we have more separation with the crowd.

    3. You will need to be at the flight line, get a briefing, and be ready to GO when the slot opens.

      SEFF Ultimate Destruction Combat

This has been Such a Great success we will do this each day at 1PM for 20 minutes.

  • Any air worthy plane can fly in the event.
    The limit on battery will be a 2 or 3 cell with 1320mAh Max.

    Start the horn with full contact, as your out step back away from the flight line, when plane/pilot count gets to 6, I will have 6 judges ready to step up assigned to each pilot to start counting impacts upon a second horn sound for the final 2 minute countdown, Any model(s) involved in an impact hitter/hitty scores a point via judges official tally not pilots. Both or multiple planes score per impact. The winner would be declared by most impacts. In case of tie draw straws from clenched fist for shortest.

    This is like a qualify heat with a final all in one, then ultimate luck if your skills are equal. This format should limit duration as well as purpose built duration models with no maneuverability or combat skills strictly entering on luck.

NEW this year sponsored by The Fayette Flyers and CDs Ernie Schlumberger and Ric Vaughn:

  • SEFF NIGHT Ultimate Destruction Combat. Same rules apply as in the day, it's just gonna be in the Dark.
  • SEFF Ultimate Night Bowling. Yes with models.
  • SEFF Night time Float Plane flying, enjoy the New Lake on Mac's field and the mosquitos need feeding too.


Awards:

There will be a best of show award from each flightline. 

New for 2012!

  • 3D
  • Heli/ FPV
  • Floatplane
  • Parkflyer
  • Sport

Judging to be performed by SEFF Staff thoughout the week and winners announced on Saturday at 5:45pm right before the Barbeque!

 

How Much: CHECK THE LINK BELOW FOR 2012 Pricing. There are many variables this year due to the event length.
Spectator admission is $3 / day. 
Spectators that would like to register for a T-shirt and BBQ dinner may do so by using the pilot registration forms.
There are no refunds given for any part of registration. No exceptions.
Pre Registration:
You may click here to pre register online with our new PAY PAL link. Use major credit cards or PayPal, safe secure easy.
Food Services

Food vendor will be on site Tuesday thru Saturday serving Breakfast,  Lunch, and Dinner

Kate's Food

Here is Kate's menu for 2012 Directly from the Lady herself.

Kate' Soul Food Menu  .pdf

Kate's Soul Food Menu  .doc

Saturday night BBQ dinner:

 Southern Hospitality isn't complete without throwing a BBQ.  Around 6:30 we will be serving the South's finest BBQ dinner.  The cost per person is $12 and tickets can be purchased on the online registration form.

It is recommended that you all purchase your tickets on line so that we know how much food to have available.

A limited number of tickets will be available at the SEFF Registration table.
BBQ artfully prepared by the Grillmasters Team of GA 
Menu:
14-hour oak fired, smoked and chopped pork...yummm, BBQ sauce on the side (the only way to do it), cole slaw, baked beans, potato chips, pickles, bread, cookies, sweet & unsweet tea
BYOC = Bring your own chair 

Saturday Night Entertainment Back by popular demand the Mighty SEFF Tones will be playing Saturday night after the BBQ dinner.
Hotel Information:
Official Hotel is Quality Inn in Americus. The Quality Inn has made several improvements this year including new carpeting, bathroom counter top, and most importantly all new flat screen TVs in every room. They also provide a hot breakfast. Bacon, eggs and grits for $3.75 a day.
ATM For your convince there will be 1 ATM at the field. Never run out of reasons to buy from our vendors.
Battery Charging Station A 900 amp hour charging station will be available to those who are flying into the event and do not have access to a source battery.  This will not be for everyone.  Please contact us if you need to ship your models in.  We should be able to help you arrange to have your models received at the host site.

T-Shirts:
The official "Southeast Electric Flight Festival" T-shirts are now available for pre-ordering.  This is a Hanes "Beefy T", 100% white cotton T-shirt with pocket.  It will feature our colorful 2012 design and will include sponsors on the sleeves. It is recommended you preorder online as there will be a limited number for sale at the event. You will receive your shirt at the event.  Please remember to include your size. (S,M,L,XL) are $10.  (2XL, 3XL) is $12.
New for 2012 Classic SEFF Logo Embroidered on high quality baseball cap. One size fits all for $10.
That's one Great Deal!
Vendor Donations:
We have some really cool stuff to give away!  Numerous kits and other goodies will be raffled at the event.  Every registered pilot will receive a ticket.  Additional tickets will be for sale at the event. If you pre-order tickets online they will be stamped in advance for you with your pilot number.  Click here to see more!
Radio Management
  • NO radios should be turned on unless you are at a pilot station.
  • If you need to work with a 2.4g radio  in your pit area, we will have "PIT" flags located under the flight line boss easy ups.
  • 72mh will use the pager system for frequency board.
Vendors: Exhibit / Debut New Products / Demo New Designs / Press will be there to cover event.
 Vendors click here for the online vendor registration.
Companies Marketing at SEFF!
                   
The only businesses allowed to market their company / products at the event are our sponsors.  If you want to sell product at the event, you must be Registered and be Located in our vendor mall.  We will be happy to install a banner on the flight line for all our sponsors/ vendors.  No banners / flags / signs etc. for commercial enterprises are allowed anywhere on the property unless approved by the event director.  No marketing materials or products can be given out or sold at the event without prior approval by the event director.
Press: Please e-mail Ernie Schlumberger at eschlumber@aol.com for a press pass.





IMPORTANT INFO:



Applies to ALL:

RV's

Popup Campers

Tent Camping
 CHECK THE PRE-REGISTRATION FOR CAMPING.

Showers with privacy for changing are included with all camping fees. Showers are cleaned daily!

  • Portable generator use at SEFF:
    • They are allowed anywhere on the property except in the “no generator camping area”.
    • For consideration of others, they must meet the following noise level criteria:

   Please  Maintain a maximum sound level of 65 Db under full load.

Camping at SEFF:

• We are not a campground. We are an RC event that allows RV’s to park in the parking lot.
• We will pack RV’s / Campers as reasonably close as possible to make space for everyone.
• No RV’s will be parked on the first row of pit area.
• We ask that you shut down your RV generator’s from 10 pm to 7 am. We are not going to make this a rule…just a request for those that can do so.
• If your RV utilizes a diesel generator, we ask that you use an exhaust pipe extension to help reduce noxious fumes to those around you. We are not requiring this...but may have to if it becomes a bigger problem. If you do not have an extension…..you should ask the RV host to park you away from the more dense areas.

  • POP UP campers are classified as an RV not a tent.

1.  Spots with electrical hookups:

There are a limited number of electrical hookups for RV's available on both sides of the pit area.  However, you must contact Mac Hodges (property owner) to reserve a spot.  There is a small fee to use the hookups. You can get more information by calling Mac at (866)924-9505  Pilot's RV's will get first priority on the property.

If you have a space reserved with Mac Hodges that has hookups…you won’t have to pay the  RV parking fee LISTED IN PRE-REGISTRATION PAGE!.
Our RV Host will direct you to the available parking areas for RV’s when you get to the field (M - F,  8 AM - 5 PM).
You will receive a special RV parking pass that needs to be displayed on the driver side windshield.

If you arrive after hours please park close to the front entrance. The RV Host will direct you to a spot in the morning.

The pass will be emailed to you right before the event.  

Rules:
All AMA safety codes will be followed. AMA, MAAC or Park Pilot AMA license is accepted and mandatory for all pilots. This will be checked at registration. Pilot badges will be required to be worn to fly. 
NO DRINKING AND FLYING! NO EXCEPTION.
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND WILL NOT BE INVITED BACK!
Contest Directors: Ernie Schlumberger and Ric Vaughn are Co-CD's for SEFF contact them by e-mail if you need clarifications.
Event Director:
Matt Klos
E-mail:  ptcklos@bellsouth.net
Address: 107 Morallian Hills
Peachtree City, Ga.. 30269
Phone: 770-487-9803
cell: 678-656-6420