2006 M.A.O. Committee Statement

The Mid Atlantic Open was flown on Saturday, October 14, 2006, from Florence, PA.  An atomic clock and GPS unit were used by the M.A.O. liberator to measure the release as accurately as possible.  The M.A.O. permits ESS (Electronic Scanning System) results to be faxed in from participating lofts, when these sheets are printed at a recognized club and signed by an official of that club.

     Controversy developed when results sheets from Sullivan County flyers were not within the accepted standards as set by the Central Jersey Combine.  One results sheet indicated the electronic timing unit to be 60 seconds slow and the other unit to be 1 minute and 44 seconds fast.  An inquiry was conducted by M.A.O. officials.  The timers in question were returned to New Jersey and were checked at the Perth Amboy Club and Capital City Club.  The results clearly show that the timing units used in the race were not faulty.  The errors identified on the results sheets were caused by a faulty master timer at their local club.

     It was also decided by M.A.O. officials to re-measure the G.P.S. coordinates of the lofts in question.  On Wednesday, October 25th, the entry birds were tossed.  The G.P. S. measurements matched those submitted on shipping night and the entry birds returned to their respective lofts.  Based on these findings, results published here by the M.A.O. are declared to be official.

Results posted at 5:00 am on Friday October 27, 2006
Payouts will be sent in 72 hrs if there are no disputes!
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Name: 2006 MAO                     Young Bird Race(Special)   Flown: 10/14/2006
Released: 07:30   Birds: 240   Lofts: 30                   Station: FLORENCE PA
Weather (Rel) CLEAR, WSW 5-10, 34 degrees  (Arr) CLEAR, WSW 10-20, 55 degrees
POS NAME          BAND NUMBER        CLR  X ARRIVAL   MILES  TOWIN      YPM  PT
  1 Norberts Lo/5 1956   IF 06 SMR   BC   H 13:22:20 331.169 00.00 1654.234   0
  2 Perrelo/5      634   IF 06 UTK   BB   H 13:19:13 325.300 03.07 1639.455   0
  3 Perrelo       1321   IF 06 SCHO  BBWF H 13:19:18  2/  5  03.12 1639.048   0
  4 JOE ZACK L/33 1735   IF 06 RBC   BB   H 13:13:22 316.172 06.59 1620.561   0
  5 JOE ZACK LOFT 26005  AU 06 A     BC   C 13:13:29  2/ 33  07.06 1619.995   0 1st  OOA
  6 JOE ZACK LOFT   23   AU 06 BBL   BLKV H 13:13:30  3/ 33  07.07 1619.940   0 2nd  OOA
  7 JOE ZACK LOFT 2618   AU 06 REDR  BB   C 13:13:31  4/ 33  07.08 1619.861   0 3rd  OOA
  8 HIGH & LOW/18 4022   AU 06 WRC   BB   H 13:12:12 314.290 07.49 1616.420   0 4th  OOA
  9 HIGH & LOW    5506   IF 06 BBF   BC   C 13:12:12  2/ 18  07.49 1616.397   0
 10 HIGH & LOW    5504   IF 06 BBF   BB   C 13:12:13  3/ 18  07.50 1616.318   0
 11 LEBRUN LOF/19  185   IF 06 CCC   BB   H 13:17:14 318.684 08.11 1615.192   0
 12 PORTILLA/7     176   AU 06 BIEN  BBWF C 13:29:52 329.134 09.40 1609.744   0 5th  OOA
 13 PORTILLA       190   AU 06 BIEN  BC   H 13:29:53  2/  7  09.42 1609.640   0 6th  OOA
 14 Battleridge/5  204   IF 06 BSC   BB   H 13:39:11 337.247 10.23 1607.692   0
 15 NETTIS/12     1029   AU 06 NFL   SBB  H 13:45:04 338.538 14.52 1588.591   0
 16 Barbiere/5    2547   IF 06 PAOF  BBWF H 13:42:21 335.294 15.37 1584.847   0
 17 ESPO/5          60   IF 06 ESPO  BBWF C 13:34:46 327.879 15.56 1581.949   0
 18 Romanos/5     5245   IF 06 WTCM  BB   H 13:32:16 324.520 17.00 1576.553   0
 19 Bianco/6         4   IF 06 SUPER BC   C 13:37:46 327.875 18.55 1569.093   0
 20 Romanos       1544   IF 06 GEF   SPL  C 13:34:06  2/  5  18.50 1568.615   0
 21 HIGH & LOW    4009   AU 06 CHIC  BBWF H 13:23:56  4/ 18  19.33 1562.791   0 7th  OOA
 22 JOE ZACK LOFT 4020   AU 06 WRC   BB   C 13:26:12  5/ 33  19.49 1562.169   0 8th  OOA
 23 JOE ZACK LOFT 26027  AU 06 A     PN   H 13:27:09  6/ 33  20.46 1558.043   0 9th  OOA
 24 JOE ZACK LOFT  162   IF 06 BIEN  BC   C 13:27:13  7/ 33  20.49 1557.759   0 10th OOA
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 25 JOE ZACK LOFT  223   IF 06 CCC   BB   C 13:27:17  8/ 33  20.54 1557.447   0
 26 Battleridge    239   IF 06 BSC   BB   H 13:51:08  2/  5  22.20 1557.286   0
 27 JOE ZACK LOFT 4010   AU 06 CHIC  BB   C 13:27:21  9/ 33  20.57 1557.178   0 11th OOA
 28 Vigorito/5    2088   AU 06 SI    BC   C 13:48:46 332.400 25.06 1544.552   0
 29 JOE ZACK LOFT 1734   IF 06 RBC   BB   C 13:30:40 10/ 33  24.17 1542.837   0
 30 JOE ZACK LOFT  206   IF 06 CCC   BB   C 13:33:44 11/ 33  27.21 1529.837   0
 31 JOE ZACK LOFT  224   IF 06 CCC   BB   C 13:33:45 12/ 33  27.22 1529.753   0
 32 JOE ZACK LOFT 1732   IF 06 RBC   BCSP C 13:33:53 13/ 33  27.30 1529.185   0
 33 HIGH & LOW     101   IF 06 MRC   BC   H 13:31:55  5/ 18  27.32 1528.337   0
 34 Barbiere      3008   IF 06 PAT   BBWF C 13:56:57  2/  5  30.13 1525.049   0
 35 JOE ZACK LOFT  121   IF 06 BIEN  BB   C 13:35:07 14/ 33  28.44 1524.034   0 12th OOA
 36 JOE ZACK LOFT   33   AU 06 BBL   BC   H 13:35:15 15/ 33  28.52 1523.491   0 13th OOA
 37 Palumbo/12    2463   IF 06 PAOF  GRZ  C 13:56:58 334.761 30.48 1522.559   0
 38 Sulinski/5    2318   IF 06 QCM   BB   H 13:48:14 327.020 30.17 1521.719   0
 39 HIGH & LOW      74   IF 06 PAF   BB   H 13:34:01  6/ 18  29.39 1519.488   0
 40 Holland Bro/5 1113   AU 06 TC    BC   H 13:21:01 302.869 28.47 1518.582   0
 41 PORTILLA       726   IF 06 MOC   BC   H 13:51:32  3/  7  31.20 1518.341   0
 42 Hillside/6    5832   IF 06 WTCM  BC   H 14:03:46 339.493 32.33 1517.437   0
 43 Battleridge    219   IF 06 BSC   RED  C 14:01:41  3/  5  32.53 1515.341   0
 44 Battleridge    220   IF 06 BSC   RED  C 14:01:44  4/  5  32.56 1515.148   0
 45 JOE ZACK LOFT 26006  AU 06 A     BCSP H 13:37:20 16/ 33  30.57 1514.851   0 14th OOA
 46 Borelli/9     2039   AU 06 SI    DV   C 13:56:54 332.426 33.13 1512.198   0
 47 Palumbo       2437   IF 06 PAOF  BCWF C 14:00:25  2/ 12  34.15 1509.104   0
 48 JOE ZACK LOFT 2770   AU 06 REDR  BCPD C 13:38:49 17/ 33  32.26 1508.745   0 15th OOA
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 49 JOE ZACK LOFT 2614   AU 06 WRC   BCH  C 13:38:56 18/ 33  32.33 1508.268   0 16th OOA
 50 ESPO            56   IF 06 ESPO  DC   H 13:53:00  2/  5  34.10 1506.618   0
 51 LUCCHESE/12   2640   AU 06 SI    BCSP C 13:56:55 331.117 34.37 1506.180   0
Name: 2006 MAO                     Young Bird Race(Special)   Flown: 10/14/2006
POS NAME          BAND NUMBER        CLR  X ARRIVAL   MILES  TOWIN      YPM  PT
 52 Barbiere       617   IF 06 BSC   BB   H 14:02:08  3/  5  35.24 1504.890   0
 53 GARRUBA/12     739   IF 06 BPA   DUNN H 13:30:29 307.774 33.02 1502.607   0
 54 Borelli       2050   AU 06 SI    DC   H 13:59:46  2/  9  36.05 1501.076   0
 55 Just in Tim/5 1065   AU 06 WG    BB   C 14:01:13 332.223 37.45 1494.602   0
 56 LEBRUN LOFT    176   IF 06 CCC   BB   H 13:45:18  2/ 19  36.15 1494.426   0
 57 JOE ZACK LOFT   96   IF 06 BIEN  BC   C 13:42:59 19/ 33  36.36 1491.871   0 17th OOA
 58 ESPO            71   IF 06 ESPO  DC   H 13:57:31  3/  5  38.41 1489.057   0
 59 LEBRUN LOFT   1039   AU 06 MCGE  PIED H 13:47:22  3/ 19  38.19 1486.229   0 18th OOA
 60 Palumbo       2437   IF 06 LHC   BB   H 14:07:17  3/ 12  41.07 1483.021   0
 61 Palumbo       1401   IF 06 LCM   BC   C 14:07:21  4/ 12  41.11 1482.772   0
 62 Just in Time  2235   AU 06 SI    BB   C 14:05:00  2/  5  41.32 1480.287   0
 63 LUCCHESE      2672   AU 06 SI    BB   H 14:03:49  2/ 12  41.31 1479.790   0
 64 LEBRUN LOFT     34   AU 06 BBL   DC   C 13:49:46  4/ 19  40.43 1476.876   0 19th OOA
 65 Borelli       2045   AU 06 SI    BC   H 14:07:57  3/  9  44.16 1470.209   0
 66 JOE ZACK LOFT 4003   AU 06 WRC   GRIZ C 13:48:33 20/ 33  42.09 1469.985   0 20th OOA
 67 HIGH & LOW    5510   IF 06 BBF   BC   H 13:46:18  7/ 18  41.55 1469.918   0
 68 LEBRUN LOFT   4019   AU 06 CHIC  CKR  C 13:52:41  5/ 19  43.38 1465.620   0 21st OOA
 69 Romanos       1554   IF 06 GEF   BB   C 13:59:43  3/  5  44.27 1465.510   0
 70 JOE ZACK LOFT 1720   IF 06 RBC   CHOC C 13:49:53 21/ 33  43.29 1464.813   0 22nd OOA
 71 JOE ZACK LOFT 26038  AU 06 A     BB   C 13:50:20 22/ 33  43.56 1463.086   0 23rd OOA
 72 Palumbo        701   IF 06 LHC   BC   H 14:12:49  5/ 12  46.39 1462.649   0
 73 JOE ZACK LOFT 26014  AU 06 A     BBSP H 13:50:42 23/ 33  44.19 1461.651   0 24th OOA
 74 HIGH & LOW    3957   AU 06 WRC   BC   C 13:48:29  8/ 18  44.07 1461.422   0 25th OOA
 75 JOE ZACK LOFT 6007   AU 06 MVZ   DKCH H 13:50:57 24/ 33  44.34 1460.698   0 26th OOA
 76 Borelli       1236   AU 06 BUFF  BB   H 14:10:56  4/  9  47.15 1459.269   0 27th OOA
 77 KRAWIEC & S/5 2002   IF 06 PAOF  RCH  C 13:58:46 322.166 46.00 1458.488   0
 78 RIDGE LOFT/5  2291   AU 06 SI    RC   H 14:10:34 331.661 47.42 1457.244   0
 79 Borelli       2034   AU 06 SI    RC   C 14:11:33  5/  9  47.52 1457.028   0
 80 Vigorito      2091   AU 06 SI    BB   H 14:11:39  2/  5  47.59 1456.554   0
 81 Sulinski        14   IF 06 CCC   BB   H 14:05:13  2/  5  47.16 1456.356   0
 82 LEBRUN LOFT    192   IF 06 CCC   BBWF C 13:55:15  6/ 19  46.12 1455.856   0
 83 RIDGE LOFT    2409   AU 06 SI    RC   H 14:11:02  2/  5  48.10 1455.548   0
 84 JOE ZACK LOFT  389   IF 06 LHC   BB   H 13:52:29 25/ 33  46.05 1454.855   0
 85 JOE ZACK LOFT 2705   AU 06 WRC   BB   C 13:52:31 26/ 33  46.08 1454.703   0 28th OOA
 86 ESPO            73   IF 06 ESPO  BB   H 14:06:59  4/  5  48.09 1453.567   0
 87 GARRUBA       1208   IF 06 MOC   BBWF C 13:43:10  2/ 12  45.43 1451.536   0
 88 HIGH & LOW      75   IF 06 PAF   BB   H 13:53:19  9/ 18  48.57 1442.982   0
 89 Borelli       2043   AU 06 SI    DC   C 14:15:37  6/  9  51.56 1442.420   0
 90 A. Forte/6     490   IF 06 PAF   BB   C 14:15:21 330.818 53.22 1436.389   0
 91 NETTIS        1027   AU 06 NFL   BC   H 14:25:32  2/ 12  55.20 1433.886   0
 92 Palumbo       1410   IF 06 LCM   BC   H 14:21:32  6/ 12  55.22 1431.669   0
 93 Roze/5        5191   IF 06 BBF   BB   C 14:00:05 315.559 54.21 1423.739   0
 94 MONTESANO/4   2723   IF 06 PAT   BB   H 14:19:42 331.170 57.22 1422.602   0
 95 MONTESANO       35   IF 06 BSC   BC   H 14:21:29  2/  4  59.09 1416.436   0
 96 GARRUBA       1206   IF 06 MOC   DC   H 13:52:30  3/ 12  55.03 1416.118   0
 97 Romanos       2350   AU 06 LOLF  BB   C 14:15:15  4/  5  59.59 1409.338   0
 98 Borelli       2724   AU 06 WRC   BCWF H 14:25:09  7/  9  01:01 1409.297   0 29th OOA
 99 MONTESANO      771   IF 06 QCP   BB   H 14:24:26  3/  4  01:02 1406.354   0
100 RON HADEN/6    811   IF 06 MOC   BC   C 14:20:23 327.747 01:01 1405.599   0
101 Romanos        551   IF 06 GE    BB   C 14:17:01  5/  5  01:01 1403.221   0
102 RON HADEN      819   IF 06 MOC   BC   H 14:22:11  2/  6  01:03 1399.461   0
103 Hillside      2509   IF 06 PAT   BC   H 14:41:29  2/  6  01:10 1384.786   0
104 Palumbo       2422   IF 06 PAF   BCWF H 14:37:02  7/ 12  01:10 1379.704   0
105 Palumbo       2451   IF 06 PAOF  BB   H 14:37:13  8/ 12  01:11 1379.111   0
106 Borelli       2029   AU 06 SI    DV   C 14:34:59  8/  9  01:11 1376.688   0
Name: 2006 MAO                     Young Bird Race(Special)   Flown: 10/14/2006
POS NAME          BAND NUMBER        CLR  X ARRIVAL   MILES  TOWIN      YPM  PT
107 RIDGE LOFT    2437   AU 06 SI    SLT  H 14:36:38  3/  5  01:13 1368.208   0
108 LEBRUN LOFT    190   IF 06 CCC   BCH  H 14:20:01  7/ 19  01:10 1367.906   0
109 Norberts Loft   91   AU 06 RI    DC   C 14:38:00  2/  5  01:15 1361.761   0
110 Tsoucalas/5   6425   IF 06 WTCM  BB   C 14:34:16 327.090 01:16 1356.819   0
111 Norberts Loft 1113   IF 06 NCC   DC   H 14:45:38  3/  5  01:23 1337.910   0
112 Roze          5194   IF 06 BBF   BB   H 14:25:16  2/  5  01:19 1337.377   0
113 JOE ZACK LOFT 2708   AU 06 WRC   BB   C 14:26:08 27/ 33  01:19 1337.196   0 30th OOA
114 HIGH & LOW     949   IF 06 MRC   GRZ  H 14:24:14 10/ 18  01:19 1335.287   0
115 JOE ZACK LOFT 26021  AU 06 A     BC   C 14:28:17 28/ 33  01:21 1330.307   0 31st OOA
116 Norberts Loft 2124   AU 06 NCC   GRZ  H 14:50:25  4/  5  01:28 1323.384   0
117 Perrelo        633   IF 06 WEST  BCH  H 14:46:55  3/  5  01:30 1310.367   0
118 NETTIS         994   AU 06 NFL   SBB  H 15:06:31  3/ 12  01:36 1305.160   0
119 Roze          1046   IF 06 BB    RC   C 14:39:10  3/  5  01:33 1294.068   0
120 LUCCHESE      2639   AU 06 SI    BB   H 15:02:28  3/ 12  01:40 1287.976   0
121 Bianco         607   IF 06 PAF   MO   H 15:05:57  2/  6  01:47 1265.622   0
122 RON HADEN      823   IF 06 MOC   BC   H 15:12:10  3/  6  01:53 1248.109   0
123 JOE ZACK LOFT  387   IF 06 LHC   BB   C 14:58:12 29/ 33  01:51 1241.518   0
124 LEBRUN LOFT   5651   IF 06 BBF   CKR  H 15:02:25  8/ 19  01:53 1239.701   0
125 LEBRUN LOFT    199   IF 06 CCC   DCH  H 15:02:32  9/ 19  01:53 1239.386   0
126 Hillside      5831   IF 06 WTCM  BB   H 15:34:46  3/  6  02:03 1232.583   0
127 Holland Brook 5342   IF 06 BBF   BB   H 14:44:22  2/  5  01:52 1227.175   0
128 Bianco         611   IF 06 PAF   BRON C 15:23:31  3/  6  02:04 1218.669   0
129 Perrelo       1316   IF 06 SCHO  BB   H 15:23:30  4/  5  02:07 1209.131   0
130 Holland Brook 6362   IF 06 NPM   BB   H 14:54:58  3/  5  02:02 1197.946   0
131 Parkway/3      431   IF 06 PA    BBWF C 15:28:50 325.689 02:12 1197.134   0
132 LEBRUN LOFT   1280   AU 06 BUFF  CKR  C 15:25:41 10/ 19  02:16 1179.079   0 32nd OOA
133 MONTESANO     2719   IF 06 PAT   DC   C 16:00:36  4/  4  02:38 1141.485   0
134 Parkway        135   IF 06 PA    BCWF C 15:58:16  2/  3  02:41 1127.808   0
135 Hillside       100   IF 06 LCM   BB   C 16:19:49  4/  6  02:48 1127.786   0
136 Hillside      2513   IF 06 PAT   BB   H 16:19:51  5/  6  02:48 1127.715   0
137 Hillside      1844   IF 06 WTCM  BB   H 16:38:51  6/  6  03:07 1088.679   0
138 JOE ZACK LOFT  486   IF 06 CCC   BC   C 16:01:15 30/ 33  02:54 1088.436   0
139 TERRACE LOF/5 2515   IF 06 QCM   BB   H 15:38:18 300.154 02:48 1081.843   0
140 Tsoucalas     2060   IF 06 SMR   BC   H 16:30:36  2/  5  03:12 1064.839   0
141 JOE ZACK LOFT   28   AU 06 BBL   BC   H 16:17:48 31/ 33  03:11 1054.280   0 33rd OOA
142 Bianco           5   AU 06 SUPER BB   C 16:42:56  4/  6  03:24 1043.634   0
143 HIGH & LOW     155   IF 06 MRC   BB   C 16:22:51 11/ 18  03:18 1038.043   0
144 HIGH & LOW    5511   IF 06 BBF   BB   C 16:30:17 12/ 18  03:25 1023.770   0
145 LEBRUN LOFT    104   IF 06 PAF   PIED H 17:10:26 11/ 19  04:01  966.273   0
146 PORTILLA       193   IF 06 MRC   BB   H 18:20:27  4/  7  05:00  890.563   0
147 PORTILLA       707   IF 06 MOC   GRZ  H 18:20:33  5/  7  05:00  890.440   0