Author Topic: Nats Coverage (Read 42280 times)

proparc · « **Reply #200 on:** July 20, 2012, 03:59:49 PM »

Quote from: Howard Rush on July 20, 2012, 03:52:02 PM

There could be some irony there. We'll see on the morrow.

I just want to say congratulations to you Howard on your 11th place in that, I know you got that plane going at the very last possible moment. Amazing job to shake down a new stunter AND a new powerplant and place that high. Your plane must fly amazingly well.

Les McDonald · « **Reply #201 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:03:55 PM »

A great big thanks to Dave & Howard for the reports.
Reporters like these guys need a "Smokin Hot Weather Girl" to round out the crew!

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #202 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:06:26 PM »

Allan,
I believe that Steve Moon had a 4 stroke. I don't know of any others.

I hope that Paul Winter will write an article in Stunt News on his how he applied his paint job. I don't know whether he personally air brushed or used stencils or?

This would be a great and informative article.

proparc · « **Reply #203 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:08:16 PM »

Quote from: Tom Niebuhr on July 20, 2012, 04:06:26 PM

Allan,
I believe that Steve Moon had a 4 stroke. I don't know of any others.

I wonder if he got the 56 Alpha to finally work. If he did, that would be amazing.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #204 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:10:11 PM »

Les I really like the way you think.....

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #205 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:14:10 PM »

Steve used a Discovery Retro 60 in his Furias.

Mike Palko · « **Reply #206 on:** July 20, 2012, 04:29:34 PM »

Quote from: Derek Barry on July 20, 2012, 11:01:51 AM

Congrats to the top 5 and Eric Taylor for winning advanced. They all flew extremely well!

The Matrix was not up to the challenge. The Rain and 18+mph wind was too much for it.

I guess I will have to build something new for next year...

Derek

That's too bad Derek. I was rooting for you! Hopefully next year you will have a choice between two good airplanes!

Congrats to Eric Taylor. He's been working up to this for some time.

Good luck to the top 5 tomorrow. I hope the weather makes it a flying contest rather than the luck of the draw.

Mike

Dennis Moritz · « **Reply #207 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:09:25 PM »

I saw the images on Paul Winter's plane move...

Mike Keville · « **Reply #208 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:14:03 PM »

Many thanx to Howard and also to Dave Trible for the updates and reports.

Brett Buck · « **Reply #209 on:** July 20, 2012, 07:11:58 PM »

Stunt Heaven weather tomorrow.

Brett

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #210 on:** July 20, 2012, 07:22:18 PM »

Evening practice on the L pad and Doug Moon is putting up flights of towering awesomeness.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #211 on:** July 20, 2012, 08:39:25 PM »

Tell Doug to not put in all his hot flight today.

Norm Faith Jr. · « **Reply #212 on:** July 20, 2012, 09:45:13 PM »

Congrats to that "Arkansas Boy" Jason Greer, for his second place finish in Advanced. His electric, mono-kote Geo is an awesome "home built" piece of art. You have brought honor to the "Model Aviators of South Arkansas."
Norm

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #213 on:** July 20, 2012, 09:53:00 PM »

Norm,
You beat me to it! Yes, contrats to Jason Greer on his second place finish in Advanced. looks like the Geo wing is a winner. I think Paul is flying one too. I guess we all ought to start building these wings judging how well they perform in bad conditions.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #214 on:** July 20, 2012, 10:03:27 PM »

I don't know about Paul Winter, but Paul Walker has an Impact wing.

Jason Greer · « **Reply #215 on:** July 20, 2012, 10:09:41 PM »

Thanks Norm and Crist! The weather conditions certainly made things interesting this morning!

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #216 on:** July 20, 2012, 10:21:02 PM »

Quote from: Howard Rush on July 20, 2012, 10:03:27 PM

I don't know about Paul Winter, but Paul Walker has an Impact wing.

Howard,
I should have known. I read somehwere that Paul W is using a Geo wing on his new stunter. Would that make it an Impact wing?

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #217 on:** July 20, 2012, 10:45:19 PM »

Quote from: Brett Buck on July 20, 2012, 12:15:55 PM

The best is when the pipe heat steams open all the joints around the tunnel, and lets oil in. That's why my current airplane is mostly not NATs-worthy any more.

Brett

What if you lined the pipe tunnel with alum. tape to reflect the heat?

decamara · « **Reply #218 on:** July 20, 2012, 11:33:48 PM »

Quote from: Crist Rigotti on July 20, 2012, 10:21:02 PM

Howard,
I should have known. I read somehwere that Paul W is using a Geo wing on his new stunter. Would that make it an Impact wing?

On the AMA Nats News page (on the AMA site) a pic of Pauls new bird clearly shows a Geo RIB arrangement. But I would venture to bet that airfoil/s are Impact.

Its just the build style that would be Geodetic.

decamara · « **Reply #219 on:** July 20, 2012, 11:39:14 PM »

Quote from: Douglas Ames on July 20, 2012, 10:45:19 PM

What if you lined the pipe tunnel with alum. tape to reflect the heat?

Reminds me of the old Jetex days.
Lining the bottom of the fuse with foil to keep the Jetex exhaust from setting fire to the stick and tissue/dope finish.

Ah the good ol' days

Brett Buck · « **Reply #220 on:** July 21, 2012, 12:15:59 AM »

Quote from: Douglas Ames on July 20, 2012, 10:45:19 PM

What if you lined the pipe tunnel with alum. tape to reflect the heat?

Mine is already that way The problem is steam forming in the tunnel when it rains.

Brett

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #221 on:** July 21, 2012, 05:36:39 AM »

Good morning and Welcome to this webcast of the 2012 U.S. Nationals Open Precision Aerobatics Finals from the famous L Pad in Muncie, Indiana. Unlike the previous two weeks weather today will be perfect. The fliers are now taking warm up flights while the judges are in final preparation for the day's work-and surely they have. It's been brutal on this team including tabulators, runners and all involved who make this all come together. Many thanks to all. I see the seniors are warming up on 1. Gavin Barry is our sole Junior this year. We must ALL try to do soething about that.

Dave

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #222 on:** July 21, 2012, 05:59:12 AM »

The Finals format will be as follows: All fliers will be flying before the same judges on circle 4. There are three rounds flown rather than the two used for qualification rounds. The pilots drew for flight order last evening. Round one will be:

Walker
Moon
Hunt
Rich
Minato

Round 2

Rich
Walker
Minato
Hunt
Moon

Round 3

Hunt
Rich
Minato
Moon
Walker

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #223 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:06:40 AM »

And Walker is flying. ( Got fooled, circle 3 is the active circle. Warm ups for judges was on 4). The new Impact is typical Paul. Snappy. Looks great as always.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #224 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:11:48 AM »

Moon now....

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #225 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:16:16 AM »

Smooth, tight. Some bottoms a little high but impressive.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #226 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:17:53 AM »

Bob Hunt now with Bud Weider holding.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #227 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:26:50 AM »

So smooth..so quiet. Bob makes it look so easy. Down now. Bill Rich coming on with his SV 22/ PA .65. ' Stunt Mongrel'. Says his new 'bionic eyes' work great.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #228 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:33:23 AM »

Very hard to find any fault here. You know you've 'made it' when folk stop looking at what you do right but rather what you do wrong. Nice flight. Minato now walking on.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #229 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:37:23 AM »

Kaz waved off-taking an attempt- burning off fuel. Seems to be struggling with the needle adjustments this morning.

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #230 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:39:44 AM »

Dave,
A huge thanks for the blow-by-blow reporting!

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #231 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:50:32 AM »

Kaz is cooling....Looking at senior flier Sam Niebel of the Smith Bros. Team fly his electric with retract landing gear...impressive. Kaz running now again.

Allan Perret · « **Reply #232 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:53:45 AM »

Quote from: Crist Rigotti on July 21, 2012, 06:39:44 AM

Dave,
A huge thanks for the blow-by-blow reporting!

Right on, right on.
I was going to go take an early morning spin on my new Sporster, but now I am stuck to the tube..
Congrats to Jason Greer on Advanced 2nd place. I will for sure make it to ElDorado in the Fall to check out the new bird..

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #233 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:54:15 AM »

The wind just did a complete 180. Kaz did his insides with the wind in his face-backpedalling. Judges are migrating...

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #234 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:57:27 AM »

Now the standard stuntman lament. "Where's the wind? Right where the sun is". Kaz is down and gets a huge round of applause.

Allan Perret · « **Reply #235 on:** July 21, 2012, 06:58:11 AM »

Quote from: Allan Perret on July 21, 2012, 06:53:45 AM

Right on, right on.
I was going to go take an early morning spin on my new Sporster, but now I am stuck to the tube..
Congrats to Jason Greer on Advanced 2nd place. I will for sure make it to ElDorado in the Fall to check out the new bird.. Hoping he might move up...

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #236 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:01:47 AM »

Round 1 done. Bill Rich running to start #2. Ryan Young on the Senior circle looking good. (Grandpa should be proud). He put a new fuse on his Infinity and had some trim issues early in the week but ROOKING GRUD NOW.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #237 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:07:25 AM »

Nothin' but solid. Bill has it working today. Engine just cut. Nice roll out to right in front of the judges. The man from Washington is next.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #238 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:10:17 AM »

Don McClave releases and it's away. Paul has the bottoms on measure.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #239 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:15:22 AM »

Touchdown for Paul and a round of applause from the crowd. Kaz walking on now.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #240 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:19:39 AM »

Kaz inverts for start-Geno in the circle taking pics-time to come out now Gene! Kaz running well now. Has found that bottom neiborhood Paul lives in.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #241 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:22:14 AM »

In re to that last statement check those scores again from yesterday. Kaz finishing up a good one now.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #242 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:24:49 AM »

PERFECT landing..nice applause. About a third of the crowd are now standing in the bean field behind the judges.

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #243 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:25:31 AM »

Keep an eye on Kaz!

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #244 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:29:31 AM »

Mr. Hunt aloft. Bobby is on rather long solid lines. Smooth cat in the air and on the ground. Thanks to him for pitting me the other day.

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #245 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:37:53 AM »

Doug Moon is up, sold the house on the moon(?) And moved to the bottoms where paul and Kaz reside.

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #246 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:40:31 AM »

Doug can nail the bottoms, that's for sure!

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #247 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:42:59 AM »

Nice applause for Doug. That concludes round 2. A short break is in order. (Intermission)

Rob Roberts · « **Reply #248 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:46:54 AM »

John Paris · « **Reply #249 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:52:37 AM »

Dave,
I appreciate getting the play by play from you here in Korea. Will most likely wait until it is over before calling it a night.
Thank you,
John