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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Clint Ormosen on May 20, 2012, 08:56:11 PM
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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!
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Holy Smokes, Brother Aron closing in on Dave Fitzgerald by 2 points-look out!! :o
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Some pix from Woodland
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Hi Larry:
Great pics for those who couldn't be there Sunday. Whose model is the DH Comet?
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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 ;D ;D
Jerry
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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
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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.
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Intrepid photographer Larry Wong getting ready for an official. Bob Duncan pitting. Plane is a full bodied "Imitation", PA-40 UL power. 8)
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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. 8)
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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. y1