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Title: Philly Pics
Post by: Rob Roberts on August 07, 2012, 05:38:05 PM: Some pics from the Philly Contest

https://plus.google.com/photos/106083859743368106603/albums/5774071714568342465
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: kenneth cook on August 07, 2012, 05:40:41 PM: May you R.I.P Oriental. Pictures look good Rob, thanks I enjoy seeing them except for my Oriental. Ken
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: Paul Taylor on August 07, 2012, 06:44:15 PM: Thanks for sharing!

Ken do tell.... what the heck happen? Combat?
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: kenneth cook on August 07, 2012, 07:54:55 PM: The gods of flight didn't want to see me through the wingover. Shawn did very well . We had a great day and a good contest. Thanks for the before and after pics Rob. Ken
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: Dennis Moritz on August 07, 2012, 09:56:49 PM: Classy Magician. Is that the only Profile competitive on the L-Pad? ;D Don't know about the pilot. 8) Thanks for posting Rob. Great contest.
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: john e. holliday on August 08, 2012, 07:20:26 AM: Will have to go use the lap top, as the kids have the main computor messed up as usual. Pics will not come up and the site asks me to log in. H^^
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: Dalton Hammett on August 10, 2012, 07:11:20 AM: Very nice group of pictures - and, I agree, that is a great looking Magician

DH
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: Gene O'Keefe on August 10, 2012, 12:49:02 PM: Yes, it is a nice Magician...and just like the two I have, it has movable wing flaps ( not stationary ).....JMHO, they fly better with flaps.
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: Dennis Moritz on August 10, 2012, 08:32:17 PM: It's also a cheater, every way I could think of that didn't look too obvious. Flaps are about 3/8" wider at the base. Elevator/stab about 1/3 longer. Stab was moved back. I fly it in Classic, but always chuckle, guffaw, cough, say under my breath it's a cheater! They let me fly Classic at the NATS the disadvantages of my skill and the inherent liabilities of a profile plane obvious when flying against the pristine full bodied serious competition. I wound up competing with it in Advanced on the L-pad at the Nationals. My various Vectors (an ARF, a built plane - by someone else - with ugly peeling Rusto) either crashed or, surprisingly, didn't fly as well. It was my first attempt on the L-pad. I am still an Intermediate flier. Flew Advanced in order to have something to do besides acting as peanut gallery and (unreliable) assistant to Dan Banjok's myriad imaginings. The profile acquitted itself o.k. If I didn't make so many mistakes in the pattern (and always did all the shapes) my showing might have been respectable. As it is, it was a gas flying up there at the snooty :-* aristocratic elevation. Afterwards, Bob Brookins informed me that I can no longer fly in Intermediate period. Oh Well. Peter principle. I Peter Principled myself.
Title: Re: Philly Pics
Post by: Steve Fitton on August 11, 2012, 06:54:04 PM: Looks like another fun Philly contest, I'm sorry to have missed it, was down at Emerald Isle NC that week.