Author Topic: Joe Gilbert's 2021 Nats Results (Read 3533 times)

De Hill · « **on:** June 26, 2021, 11:07:17 AM »

Joe Gilbert is a Tulsa Gluedobber Controline Club member, and we are proud of him.

1. He won Fun Scale flying Ed Mason's B-17.
2. He and Ed Mason won second in Team Scale with Ed's Connie.
3. He won Old Time Stunt flying his Ringmaster. (third time in a row)
4. He won Classic Flying his Cavalier. (third time in a row)
5. He placed 4th in open stunt. (pa)

These accomplishments are difficult to achieve.

Way to Go, Joe and Colleen!

Joseph Patterson · « **Reply #1 on:** June 26, 2021, 11:33:51 AM »

JOE did a great job!! He did himself and DVIII proud. Congrat's Joe
Doug

john e. holliday · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2021, 12:11:06 PM »

Far cry from when I seen him the first time flying an ARF Nobler. He and his wife have earned their trophies in modeling. They are one great couple.

Trostle · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2021, 12:34:27 PM »

Quote from: De Hill on June 26, 2021, 11:07:17 AM

Joe Gilbert is a Tulsa Gluedobber Controline Club member, and we are proud of him.

1. He won Fun Scale flying Ed Mason's B-17.
2. He and Ed Mason won second in Team Scale with Ed's Connie.
3. He won Old Time Stunt flying his Ringmaster. (third time in a row)
4. He won Classic Flying his Cavalier. (third time in a row)
5. He placed 4th in open stunt. (pa)

These accomplishments are difficult to achieve.

Way to Go, Joe and Colleen!

An observation from afar. He placed 4th in Open Precision Aerobatics only behind previous three National and World Champions.

Not related to his Nats performance, he is still on the United States F2B for the World Championships next year.

Keith

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2021, 03:59:32 PM »

Not to mention he is one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Congratulations Joe.

Mike

Ted Fancher · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2021, 04:27:46 PM »

OH, Sheeesh guys. All this gushing over Joe gets just a bit over the top. As a seasoned veteran of CLPA competition, let me set the record straight...

He's..um.....

Not only that but....err...............

uh, well, just last mon.............................

Oh heck, never mind. I guess y'all got it about right.

Ted Fancher

Ted Fancher · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2021, 06:13:31 PM »

Just a non-smart-a$$ comment about Joe Gilbert's skills.

Some 10 or so years ago when Dave Fitz was EDing CLPA at the Nats I was pleased to help him out by judging.

For the first time ever I critically judged Joe's last flights in one of the later rounds (the last he was in for that year...probably top 20 day) and came away predicting to anyone who asked that one day he would win the whole thing. I can second all the nice comments about his personality et al but my biggest take from that day was the above...one day he would (now will) win the whole thing.

Ted

p.s. He may do so flying that high scoring Ringmaster with which he embarrasses the competition from time to time but expect he'll opt not to do so to avoid embarrassing the competition at the Nats for Pete's sake!.

p.p.s. that last part "is" a smart a$$ comment...I think!

Brett Buck · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2021, 06:54:29 PM »

Quote from: De Hill on June 26, 2021, 11:07:17 AM

Joe Gilbert is a Tulsa Gluedobber Controline Club member, and we are proud of him.

1. He won Fun Scale flying Ed Mason's B-17.
2. He and Ed Mason won second in Team Scale with Ed's Connie.
3. He won Old Time Stunt flying his Ringmaster. (third time in a row)
4. He won Classic Flying his Cavalier. (third time in a row)
5. He placed 4th in open stunt. (pa)

These accomplishments are difficult to achieve.

Way to Go, Joe and Colleen!

Biggest accomplishment of the week was that he proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he *belonged* in the flyoff, and more than held is own with guys of *remarkable* accomplishments and the best records in stunt history.

Brett

Guy Markham · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2021, 07:26:39 PM »

Quote from: De Hill on June 26, 2021, 11:07:17 AM

Joe Gilbert is a Tulsa Gluedobber Controline Club member, and we are proud of him.

1. He won Fun Scale flying Ed Mason's B-17.
2. He and Ed Mason won second in Team Scale with Ed's Connie.
3. He won Old Time Stunt flying his Ringmaster. (third time in a row)
4. He won Classic Flying his Cavalier. (third time in a row)
5. He placed 4th in open stunt. (pa)

These accomplishments are difficult to achieve.

Way to Go, Joe and Colleen! What is the Blue plane design he won with

dale gleason · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2021, 08:08:47 PM »

Just what it is may never be known. (Joe's blue plane with the roundels...)

Somewhere there may be an archive tracking the history of a late 40's RAF secret plane found in an abandoned boxcar near Harrod's in London, the plans for which were found washed up on a beach in California and eventually re-discovered in Marvin Denny's junk box.

dg

Edited for clarification, thank you, Elwyn.

Elwyn Aud · « **Reply #10 on:** June 26, 2021, 11:09:10 PM »

It took a few seconds to figure out what you were talking about.

Jim Kraft · « **Reply #11 on:** June 27, 2021, 08:36:35 AM »

Amen to all of the above. Joe is one skilled flyer. One of the best plane trimmers out there. He has the knack. He can fly your plane and tell you exactly what to change to make it better on just one flight. Of course, his team mate only adds to his performance. What a great couple of people. Yes, I am gushing. Joe is just one extremely talented flyer and he proves it all the time.

Dave Harmon · « **Reply #12 on:** June 27, 2021, 01:00:06 PM »

Quote from: Jim Kraft on June 27, 2021, 08:36:35 AM

Amen to all of the above. Joe is one skilled flyer. One of the best plane trimmers out there. He has the knack. He can fly your plane and tell you exactly what to change to make it better on just one flight. Of course, his team mate only adds to his performance. What a great couple of people. Yes, I am gushing. Joe is just one extremely talented flyer and he proves it all the time.

All of this is demonstrated to me almost every time I go to the field!
I'll never be as good as Joe....ever....but observing Joe's handle ability gives me an almost daily demonstration of what PA is supposed to look like!
I'm a lucky guy!

Roy DeCamara · « **Reply #13 on:** June 27, 2021, 02:43:48 PM »

One observation I have is that many successful Nat's champions have gotten there by designing their model and then honing it to a sharp edge. They stay with what works for them. Joe seems to me to be more like the late Bob Hoover. I've seen Bob Hoover fly the P-51, land and takeoff in the Shrike Commander, land and get into an F-86, do another show, land and get back in the P-51 to stage another unlimited race. Look at how many different models and events Joe was in. Amazing I think. Congratulations Joe. I am proud to know you. Roy D

Brent Rogillio · « **Reply #14 on:** June 27, 2021, 03:39:45 PM »

there is not a control line pilot in the world could fly different airplanes like Joe and win. I seen Joe beat fliers with airplanes not near the capabilities of their pa planes. He definitely has a God given gift.

Perry Rose · « **Reply #15 on:** June 29, 2021, 01:17:10 PM »

Don't forget the Lone Tabulator. Without Colleen none of this would have worked. (I hope I spelled her name right)

wwwarbird · « **Reply #16 on:** June 29, 2021, 07:41:48 PM »

...and Joe flew the wings off that 'ol T-6, literally.

Bob Reeves · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2021, 12:29:00 AM »

Quote from: wwwarbird on June 29, 2021, 07:41:48 PM

...and Joe flew the wings off that 'ol T-6, literally.

Had the opertunity of standing outside the circle many times when Joe was flying the T-6. More often than not I would hear someone say "that airplane can't do that" or something to that effect.

Elwyn Aud · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2021, 01:42:43 PM »

Quote from: wwwarbird on June 29, 2021, 07:41:48 PM

...and Joe flew the wings off that 'ol T-6, literally.

It happened twice! I think there was too much oil seepage for another repair.

Jim Svitko · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2021, 04:16:12 PM »

I witnessed the final flight of that famous (infamous) T6.

Maybe someone can verify what I heard: One wing, I believe the outboard, first failed at a Brodak contest. The plane was repaired and then, after many more flights, that wing failed again.

The poor bird could not take much more of the loads Joe put on it during some very good corners. At Dale Gleason's fish fry one year, the plane made it thru the first half of the wingover. On the second half, right at the pull-out to level flight, the wing that had failed before departed once again. Immediately after that, the "good" wing failed and the fuselage and tail section lawn-darted into the ground. Now, I wish I had filmed it. It was spectacular!

After the crash, a circle of humanity surrounded the remains of the valiant soldier. It looked like the German High Command going over the plans for Operation Barbarossa.

There was no point in trying to repair it. Too many pieces, and, as stated, oil soaked wood.

De Hill · « **Reply #20 on:** July 05, 2021, 03:36:07 PM »

I believe that Joe's Blue PA airplane is an experimental Hawker design.

James Holford · « **Reply #21 on:** July 08, 2021, 02:54:37 PM »

Yall are Welcome

Colleen recorded 1 part of the video and I recorded another part then I edited them together.

This particular flight was in Zachary during one of our contests.

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big ron · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2021, 01:03:12 PM »

Not enough tip weight

Dan Berry · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2021, 04:24:35 PM »

Well, the reason the plane fell apart isn't actually known to a lot of people.
Joe had told me that he would let me fly it.
It is obvious that the plane heard this and took pre-emptive action.