Author Topic: King Orange International 2013 (Read 6965 times)

Will Davis · « **on:** January 16, 2013, 06:50:55 PM »

Getting ready for KOI, Will leave out in the morning with Alan Buck from Watt Moore's home in SC, then on to Florida. Skydancer is prepped and ready for Classic

wwwarbird · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2013, 07:04:04 PM »

Don't forget the cameras!

Will Davis · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:30:23 PM »

Camera charged and packed ,

Matt Colan · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:50:52 AM »

The vector is all set to go. Gonna try and get some last practice flights today or tomorrow!

See everyone there!!!

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2013, 06:01:09 AM »

Getting a snowstorm here this afternoon and all night tonight. May not be able to make it down there at all.

Lynn Weedman · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:01:36 AM »

hook up a plow on the front bumper man!!!!!!!

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2013, 10:56:41 AM »

Best guess right now is I will make it down there late Friday evening, assuming the storm doesn't do anything crazy.

Bill Little · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2013, 12:02:17 PM »

Guess Aaron, and I, will have to wait until next year, Good Lord willing. "The best laid plans........."

Bill

EddyR · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2013, 12:18:25 PM »

I will be there Friday afternoon unless the snow storm is more powerful than predicted and it traps me here at home. I may have to hang around and help the wife get out of the driveway in her mustang so she can go to work.
Ed

Brad Smith · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2013, 12:28:40 PM »

Im going miss this year had a blast last year though you all have good time and a safe one too.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2013, 01:07:20 PM »

Departure time: 3:00 am Saturday

Derek

Dennis Toth · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2013, 01:56:59 PM »

Looks like great weather for Saturday and Sunday, lows in 50's (bring a sweatsuit) highs near 70. Winds both days 5-10. Friday will be "breezy" (a technical weather term for @#%XX bad wind conditions) likely a good BS day.

Best, DennisT

EddyR · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2013, 02:16:41 PM »

Three years ago I went to the KOI and here is a picture of my Juno siting on top of the car before I tried to get it in the back seat. That was a bad plane from the first flight and I never got it working and trashed it for parts. I have another Juno and it is 24 years old. I rebuilt it and it is sitting in my Explorer ready for the trip. Flew it Saturday and it needed no adjustment,it flew just like when I put it away 20 years ago.
Ed

Lynn Weedman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:38:14 PM »

Quote from: Bill Little on January 17, 2013, 12:02:17 PM

Guess Aaron, and I, will have to wait until next year, Good Lord willing. "The best laid plans........."

Bill

Are you not coming due to travel weather ?
I just looked at the local weather here and it's contest weather in January.
Saturday is NNE 8-10 LOW 38 HIGH 69
Sunday is WNW 6-8 LOW 42 HIGH 70

Lynn Weedman CD 2013 KOI

Bill Little · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:03:07 PM »

Quote from: x47weed on January 17, 2013, 04:38:14 PM

Are you not coming due to travel weather ?
I just looked at the local weather here and it's contest weather in January.
Saturday is NNE 8-10 LOW 38 HIGH 69
Sunday is WNW 6-8 LOW 42 HIGH 70

Lynn Weedman CD 2013 KOI

Hi Lynn,

No, it's not the weather that cancelled our trip. I would actually love to come down, but it is just not to be at this time.

I hope everyone has a great time and a lot of great flying takes place!

Bill

Garf · « **Reply #15 on:** January 19, 2013, 09:10:28 AM »

Circumstances dictated that I also had to cancel the trip. I really wanted to be there. Hopefully next year things will allow me to go.

Garf · « **Reply #16 on:** January 20, 2013, 07:11:52 PM »

Any results yet?

EddyR · « **Reply #17 on:** January 20, 2013, 09:02:06 PM »

Eric V won Expert
John Simpson won the fly off.
I have pictures but am to tired after the seven hr ride to post now
Ed

Matt Colan · « **Reply #18 on:** January 20, 2013, 09:59:52 PM »

I'm so surprised nobody has made fun of my finger yet...

Randy Cuberly · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2013, 10:08:53 PM »

Quote from: Matt Colan on January 20, 2013, 09:59:52 PM

I'm so surprised nobody has made fun of my finger yet...

Why Matt? Do you have a funny finger...?

Randy C.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2013, 10:41:50 PM »

Quote from: Randy Cuberly on January 20, 2013, 10:08:53 PM

Why Matt? Do you have a funny finger...?

Randy C.

I was number one all day. Gene has a pretty good picture as to why that is

Derek Barry · « **Reply #21 on:** January 21, 2013, 05:39:03 AM »

Congrats to Eric for the Expert win, to John for the Trophy win, and to Matt for making the flyoff his first year at KOI.

Great job guys.

Derek

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #22 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:03:15 AM »

It sure sounds like a great event, but could anybody post some pics?? Videos??

Marcus

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #23 on:** January 21, 2013, 03:23:36 PM »

See if this link works:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2109440637001&odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|featured

Matt Colan · « **Reply #24 on:** January 21, 2013, 03:29:35 PM »

Here's some pictures I took during KOI. Saturday was wind all day until 4:30 when I pulled my airplane out and got some practice in. I'm pretty sure I got the most practice flights in that day with four. A couple small trim changes and I was good to go. Sunday, I got one practice flight in with Eric Viglione. Then when I went to start the engine on the 2nd practice flight, it backfired and the prop smacked the knuckle of my index finger. I was and still am ok, and the prop is fine. Official flights came, and on my 1st official, the motor was running a lot longer than it did earlier in the day now that it had warmed up, and I came 2 seconds from an overrun. That flight had me in 2nd most of the day until Eric bumped me down to 3rd with a killer 2nd official. I still qualified for the flyoff, and put in what I thought was the best flight of the weekend for me, and the score showed. John Simpson also happened to put in his best flight of the day and beat me by 6 points for the crown. Eric also had a good flight, but not as good as his 2nd official and he came up only 11 points short of John Simpson.

I had a great weekend and will definitely be there next year!!!!

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #25 on:** January 21, 2013, 03:42:48 PM »

Steve, thanks for the video.
Matt, hanks for the pics and congrats on the good result. Is that a kind of "Matrix" decoration?? Cool...

Marcus

Will Davis · « **Reply #26 on:** January 21, 2013, 07:03:51 PM »

Matt's number one photo , Good job of your first KOI trip

john e. holliday · « **Reply #27 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:24:50 PM »

Thanks for the video and the pics. Looks like a beautiful site and great weather. Now Matt, be glad that engine wasn't running.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #28 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:30:04 PM »

Quote from: William Davis on January 21, 2013, 07:03:51 PM

Matt's number one photo , Good job of your first KOI trip

Thanks will!

I had to chuckle a little bit with the number one finger of the contest

Doug Moon · « **Reply #29 on:** January 22, 2013, 08:33:37 AM »

As far as Beard Stunt goes Derek gets 20 points, and the concourse beard award!

Derek Barry · « **Reply #30 on:** January 22, 2013, 09:02:55 AM »

Quote from: Doug Moon on January 22, 2013, 08:33:37 AM

As far as Beard Stunt goes Derek gets 20 points, and the concourse beard award!

Sweet!!!

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #31 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:33:55 AM »

Eric V's camera has a close shot of The Beard's towering awesomeness.

Eric Viglione · « **Reply #32 on:** January 23, 2013, 04:06:37 PM »

See, this is what happens when you let people borrow your camera...

In any event, Da' Beard deserves it's own trophy, if not it's own time zone, for sure!
EricV

Quote from: Steve Fitton on January 22, 2013, 10:33:55 AM

Eric V's camera has a close shot of The Beard's towering awesomeness.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #33 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:02:56 AM »

Quote from: Eric Viglione on January 23, 2013, 04:06:37 PM

See, this is what happens when you let people borrow your camera...

In any event, Da' Beard deserves it's own trophy, if not it's own time zone, for sure!
EricV

Dad told me not to shave it till I win the Nats. Melissa (my wife) almost punched him in the face.

Derek

jim welch · « **Reply #34 on:** January 24, 2013, 08:12:06 AM »

Early stage ZZ TOP kinda thing.........

Alan Buck · « **Reply #35 on:** January 25, 2013, 11:00:08 PM »

best arf 's are put to tighter in motel or Dem's rooms

Will Davis · « **Reply #36 on:** January 26, 2013, 12:59:23 PM »

Derek's beard has that cool Jeff Bridges True Grit Look,

He could have entered and competed for the fly off slot, And a chance to be KOI 2013 champ, instead he passed on flying and volunteered to judge expert on sunday

That shows "True Grit"

Garf · « **Reply #37 on:** January 26, 2013, 08:42:51 PM »

Quote from: Derek Barry on January 17, 2013, 01:07:20 PM

Departure time: 3:00 am Saturday

Derek

So, what happened to you? I don't see any scores for you here.

EddyR · « **Reply #38 on:** January 27, 2013, 07:13:08 AM »

Derek and I judged Expert on Sunday. I was asked months ago to judge and the other judge had a family member in the hospital so Derek filled that spot. We had judged together many times. I remember Derek flying in the KOI when he was a young boy. I had won Old Time stunt five times in a row at the KOI and he beat me in 1992 to stop the strings of wins

EddyR

Garf · « **Reply #39 on:** January 27, 2013, 03:49:37 PM »

Quote from: Alan Buck on January 25, 2013, 11:00:08 PM

best arf 's are put to tighter in motel or Dem's rooms

Would you like to translate that?

?

Matt Colan · « **Reply #40 on:** January 27, 2013, 06:01:17 PM »

Quote from: Garf on January 27, 2013, 03:49:37 PM

Would you like to translate that??

I think Alan was referring to my "dorm room special" ARF, that I took 3rd with in expert.