Tom Lewis, an earth science teacher from Spencerport, NY and a Science Olympiad coach at his high school, gave each of the blocks of contestants a quick briefing regarding contest ground rules prior to the start of each hour-long flying block.	Ray Harlan brought a specially rigged digital scale setup for weighing the models, complete with a wind shield. Models were weighed in a vertical, nose down attitude within the box, held securely by a fixture.
Roy White brought his pole and was kept busy during the testing and competition retrieving models from baskets, girders, and other 'model magnets'. Roy is famous for his retrieval work at the West Baden, IN, contests back in the late 1970's and early 1980's. There he climbed out on the girders to release models trapped nearly 100 feet above the atrium floor!	An open test flying session was held from 6 AM to about 8:20 AM. The first block of official flying began at 8:30. This overall floor shot was made during that test period. You can see the curtain rails as well as girders and pipes, all of which made for some exciting bounces.