Fun Day results

[Clint Ormosen]

After having to reschedule and having the contest 2 weeks later, we finally got it done. Turnout was good considering the circumstances. Weather was beautiful! Light wind and about 88-90 degrees in the afternoon.

Old Time
Jim Aron            282
Jerry Arana        266
Bob Duncan       166

Classic
Jim Aron           538
Brian Moore       478
Heman Lee        468.5
Mike Scholtes     449.5
Pete Cunha        448
Fred Staley        442.5
Lanny Shorts      442.5

Stunt 25
Jerry Arana        477
Bob Duncan       475.5
Fred Staley        473.5
Mike Scholtes     456
Heman Lee       455.5
Pete Cunha         419
Dick Myers         330

Beginner
Walt Ghio            123
Jim Cunningham   120

Intermediate
Fred Staley         446
Dick Myers         409

Advanced
Carter Fickes       513.5
Heman Lee        511.5
Clint Ormosen     510
Mark Wasnick      501.5
Larry Wong         500.5
Bob Duncan        494
Lewis Lingwood   492
Pete Cunha          490.5
Brian Moore         482
Lanny Shorts       467.5
Jerry Arana          456

Expert
David Fitzgerald   565
Jim Aron             563

Hope I got everyones name spelled correctly!

[proparc]

Holy Smokes, Brother Aron closing in on Dave Fitzgerald by 2 points-look out!!

[Mike Keville]

Great to see Walt Ghio in there in Beginner!  For those unaware, Walt is (and for many years has been) a #1 Free Flight Wakefield competitor.

[Clint Ormosen]

Great to see Walt Ghio in there in Beginner!  For those unaware, Walt is (and for many years has been) a #1 Free Flight Wakefield competitor.

Yup, and one hell of a nice guy. Walt was the co-CD on this contest with me. Couldn't have done it without him.

[Randy Ryan]

Great to see Walt Ghio in there in Beginner!  For those unaware, Walt is (and for many years has been) a #1 Free Flight Wakefield competitor.

Hmmmm Wake Flyers attracted to Stunt???  Go figger, I was, I still fly FF too. The late Jim Brooks was a Wake flyer too and Ronnie Thompson is an AMA FF power flyer.

[Larry Wong]

Some pix from Woodland

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last but not least

[Mike Scholtes]

Hi Larry:

Great pics for those who couldn't be there Sunday. Whose model is the DH Comet?

[Gerald Arana]

Hi Mike,

That is Carter Fickes's and it flies beautifully at 100-120 oz's! It has retracts and looks very good in the air. He proved that they worked perfectly by landing inverted so we could see them standing up 

Jerry

[Brett Buck]

That is Carter Fickes's and it flies beautifully at 100-120 oz's! It has retracts and looks very good in the air. He proved that they worked perfectly by landing inverted so we could see them standing up 

     Even better, nice to know that Carter is not dead!  Last time I saw him, that was a distinct possibility. Can't let a little thing like a *ruptured aorta* while you are *flying* stand in your way!

    Brett

[Mike Scholtes]

Yes, Carter thinks way, way outside the box and his models are always distinctive. Nice to see that he has kept HIMSELF "outside the box," which as noted was way too close for comfort.

How does the Comet fly, apart from unorthodox landings? Alignment of the motors (looks IC) must have been daunting on a self designed scratch build project.

[Balsa Butcher]

Intrepid photographer Larry Wong getting ready for an official. Bob Duncan pitting. Plane is a full bodied "Imitation", PA-40 UL power.  

[Balsa Butcher]

Mike, I have observed about every flight of this airplane (all six or so of them). Don't quote me on this but I believe that power is two LA-40 or 46's. Needless to say, there is plenty of line tension. Trimming is coming along although it has not flown the full pattern yet. It may not be the world beater that Paul Walker's B-17 was but with the retract gear etc. it is a very impressive model. This is the third scale stunter w/retracts Carter has built.

[Steve Helmick]

     Even better, nice to know that Carter is not dead!  Last time I saw him, that was a distinct possibility. Can't let a little thing like a *ruptured aorta* while you are *flying* stand in your way!

    Brett

Oh, chit! Dad had a ruptured aorta, in '82. They said the odds were 1% of getting to the hospital alive, and of those, 1% lived to get into surgery. They didn't volunteer what the odds of surviving surgery were, for some reason, but it seems to me like the chances cumulate and are basically slim to none. Good to hear that Carter is still with us.