Since the Great Grape Gathering was canceled in 2020 and again in 2021. Altough the the 50th Anniversary for the Gathering would have been Celebrated at the 2020 contest. We will be calling the 2022 event The 50th Great Grape Gathering. Therefore the special things that were planned for 2020 will be carried over to the 2022 Contest, despite everything being marked 2020.
The lucky first 30 entrants will receive a highly valuable forged stainless steel modelling knife handle. These knives are made by Swann-Morton in Sheffield, England. A highly reputable manufacturer of surgical instruments
There will be an Ebenezer event again this year. The "Tuckahoe Free Flighters" is this year's sponsor. For this year a slight change in the Rules. Nothing major.
RULES 1. Any plane or other design, as long as it's a profile fuselage with flat sheet wings and tail surfaces. Any wingspan. With engine to suit.
2. Score will be the total of 3 official flights, 30 second engine run Max. Overruns will be counted as an attempt. 6 attempts for 3 official flights.
The National Warplane Museum Located at the Geneseo Airport is an outstanding Free Flight venue. It has been suggested that a membership to the museum might be helpful in keep this site open to Free Flight contests.