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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: RandySmith on September 03, 2007, 03:30:02 PM
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Hi All
I just returned from the US Team Trials in Muncie. Great time, strange weather,we had it all 90 plus to 50 degree weather high winds, turbulence, rain, and mild stunt heaven Sunday. We all had a GREAT time , and the trip was much enjoyed.
I flew several planes after the Sunday finals ,David Fitzgerald's Plane, along with Bob Hunts Electric Genesis, Frank McMillan's and Bill Rich's SV-11.
A Very eclectic assortment of Top line Stuntships were in attendace at the TTs
This is our 2008 US Team
Paul Walker, David Fitzgerald, Orestes Hernandez, and our jr. Rep Paul Ferrell
I will post more photos soon
Randy Smith
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Thanks for the picture, Randy! Wish you could have made it. y1
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I flew several planes After the TTs were over Sunday
David Fitzgerald's Stargazer was very pleasant to fly , and it was the brute of the bunch, it loafed around with the Big PA75 and went thru everything a 5.4 laps in a rich 4 stroke. The engine sounds much differant when your at the handle, and is surprising just how rich Dave runs it.
Dave plane is a very honest one has a dead even inside-outside turn, and goes exactly where you point it, I was a little surprised at how slow Dave has the ship setup, but its one of those that you always want another flight on. It isn't any wonder why Dave is so very consistant with this ship in any condition.
Bob Hunts ship was a much improved version of the 2005 Genesis he used last time. His plane now goes thru high winds with ease. Bob worked very hard on the new setup, using a differant programmed ESC , timer, and a new props with more diameter and 40% more pitch. The plane has a solid feel, and really is what Bob calls a "point and shoot" plane, It was very easy to fly and the electric engine pulled the plane thru every manouver with authority. I was pleasantly surprised when I put Bob's Genesis thru the pattern at just how solid it was in all the power manouvers, Bob also has not only the power dialed in perfectly he has the windup in the wind virtually cut to nothing. If I know Bob his next ship will be a real killer with this new electric power train setup, and I know it won't be long before we see it.
Frank McMillan's PA 65 powered Caudron, is a perfect example of a really great conventional stuntship, it just sits and drives anywhere you want it to go. I was looking forward to flying this ship as from what I could see outside the circle Frank's plane looked to fly quite a bit like my own. The slow manover speed Frank had his ship set to run made it an easy one to fly and line tension was something you just didn't worry about at all, I did many manovoures crossed in the winds because of the bright sun and the plane never flinched, it just drove through any direction I pointed it in.
Bill Rich's new SV11 was only a couple of weeks old when it got the call for duty, but it was no surprise when I flew it. Bill has another excellent ship, and he will be a force with this one. It turns very hard and flat, but also does a great job of tracking in the round stuff.
There were many good flying planes at this Team Trials, and I would have like to have had the chance to fly all of them.
I wil post a few more pictures here from Muncie
Randy
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Randy,
That's great to hear. Can't wait to see more pictures.
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Randy:
THANX for great in-flight pix and Pilot Reports!
...and congrads to the 2008 Team USA
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Is there a senior catgory or is it just junior and open? and is the age group the same as the nats for junior?
Congrats to team U.S.A
Lets show the competition how its done!
-Steve
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Couldn't have happened to nicer buch of guys! Congrats fellas, you deserve it! #^
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I flew several planes After the TTs were over Sunday
Randy
Are you telling me you got to fly all those planes!!! :o HB~>
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Are you telling me you got to fly all those planes!!! :o HB~>
[/Quote from: Bill Little on September 03, 2007, 06:21:49 PM
Thanks for the picture, Randy! Wish you could have made it.
HI Bill and Milton
Thanks we had a really great time..well discounting the leadouts pulling out of my ship friday night
It was a very good TTs and I think we have a very strong team.
As Howard stated ,The WCs only have 2 age groups Jr. and Sr. under 18 and over 18
and YES Milton I got to fly all those ships, I fly many planes that other people build all the time, it is really eye opening to be able to do that, I had a fantastic time at VSC this spring flying many of the ships there!
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Hi All
Here is a photo from David Fitzgeralds winning flight
Gang of Wannabe judges watch as David puts his plane thru the Pattern #^ y1 n~
Regards
Randy
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I see one terrific set of guys that could probably teach judging to everybody. Great pictures. DOC Holliday
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I am writing this as someone has already taken offense to my previous post. I am sure that the judging core at the Team Trials was the best they could get. If the people that worked hard at the trials judging thinking I am putting them down, I am not putting them down. I just wish I had someway of thanking them personally for all that they do. Same goes for all the individuals that worked the Team Trials. So if I offended anybody I apologize here on this forum. DOC Holliday