Shout out to the Philly Flyers

[C.T. Schaefer]

We made the trip down to the Neshaminy field yesterday and had a great time!  The grass was perfectly trimmed and our hosts were jolly.  The nature of this field provides a kind of mixmaster effect when the air comes up so everyone had to be on their toes!  Thanks guys for giving us a chance to get together.   TS

[Peter in Fairfax, VA]

Yes, awesome contest.  Great hospitality.  The two circles were plenty to keep the event going.  An excellent mowing job making one wonder if they used a special mower like they use for putting greens.  The land itself, especially the Western circle, is quite level, which helps on take off / inverted flight.  The Pathfinder I entered, shown below at the NVCL field during stooge-based practice, doesn't have a lot of prop clearance, so the mowing job was especially helpful.

Glad to get some feedback from the judges, both scores and verbal suggestions for improvement.  The contest format, watching an entire flight and assigning scores, helps make sure that pilots know where to improve.  In my case, I was advised not hit the corners of the squares too hard, and instead focus on "flying the flats."

More photos to follow in a day or two.

Thanks to the Philly Flyers and other coaching, both online and in person.

Peter

[Skip Chernoff]

Thanks all for attending .The contest was awesome. Results and pictures to follow shortly. I was advised by Fred Q. that this was our 26th annual contest! Cheers,The Philly Fliers Crew