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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Brian Massey on June 05, 2010, 03:30:05 PM

Title: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: Brian Massey on June 05, 2010, 03:30:05 PM
I didn't see the Northwest Regional results posted, so here's the link: http://www.flyinglines.org/nwregionals.10.html (http://www.flyinglines.org/nwregionals.10.html).  Hope I'm not being redundant. After repairing my Chipmonk after the crash during practice, I managed a 2nd place in Intermediate CLPA. Maybe next year I won't crash.

Brian
Title: Re: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: Eric Viglione on June 05, 2010, 09:14:18 PM
Good on ya! Always a good lesson when you can podium after a set back like that. Being persistent without getting rattled can be a good quality for stunt.

EricV
Title: Re: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: Brian Massey on June 07, 2010, 12:29:07 PM
Thanks Eric, it really did redeem the weekend for me  #^  And I really have to say that the event was put on very well, good judges and events going on as scheduled. Not an easy task given all the different events going on at one time. I'm really looking forward to 2011.

Brian
Title: Re: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: Balsa Butcher on June 07, 2010, 01:21:43 PM
You have just carried on a longtime stunt tradition: Crashing  new, unproven plane on test flight just before a contest, patching it up, entering same contest with minimal preparation, and bringing home a trophy Congratulations!  8)
Title: Re: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: Brett Buck on June 07, 2010, 01:34:04 PM
You have just carried on a longtime stunt tradition: Crashing  new, unproven plane on test flight just before a contest, patching it up, entering same contest with minimal preparation, and bringing home a trophy Congratulations!  8)

  Next time, go whole hog, and run your car over your airplane, then fix it.  That's a sure-fire NATs winner, I hear.

    Brett
Title: Re: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: Brian Massey on June 07, 2010, 03:36:59 PM
  Next time, go whole hog, and run your car over your airplane, then fix it.  That's a sure-fire NATs winner, I hear.

    Brett
Did that once as a salesman, backed over my own briefcase. Don't think I'll try it with a plane. Have you by chance??
Title: Re: Chip"ped"monk comes in 2nd!
Post by: john e. holliday on June 08, 2010, 10:59:58 AM
  Next time, go whole hog, and run your car over your airplane, then fix it.  That's a sure-fire NATs winner, I hear.

    Brett

Don't get Bobby started again.  The story has been told and retold so many times.  Another one is to rebuild after picking up handle wrong.  Then everyone there helping that night to put the plane back together while trying to get the pilot calmed down.