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Title: Ringmaster Fly-a-thon
Post by: Larry Wong on October 03, 2010, 04:28:10 PM

Sat. 10-2-10
9 Pilots in large circle
5 pilots in 1/2a circle.
SUNDAY 10-3-10
14 pilots in large circle
10 Pilots in 1/2a circle =428  flights
plus 4 flights in Gilroy Ca.

Grand total Number of flights.   432

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: Larry Wong on October 03, 2010, 04:37:42 PM

Log of flights

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: Larry Wong on October 03, 2010, 04:38:57 PM

More log

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: Larry Wong on October 03, 2010, 04:43:42 PM

Other photos.

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: Randy Bush on October 03, 2010, 04:46:21 PM

So the total for the Alameda Aer-O-Nuts at Bill Osborne Field in Alameda, CA is 428 flights.

Who did the flying in Gilroy?

Randy

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: Larry Wong on October 03, 2010, 04:52:34 PM

Kim and another pilot

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: Andrew Borgogna on October 03, 2010, 05:35:42 PM

Yesterday at the Hi Johnson contest John Wright had a Ringmaster that we all took turns flying with John recording each name.  I would expect John to submit his results soon.  When I flew it was up to about 13, but there were other expected to fly.
Andy

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-athon
Post by: john e. holliday on October 03, 2010, 05:46:57 PM

It is great you got so many flights.  The one picture shows a fuel tank big enough for about 10 or 15 laps at most.  Great going tho and glad you had good turn out.  I tried t get grand kids to go with me, but , to no avail.  Just Sandy and myself after repacing the fuel tank with the one off the FireCat.  Three old time patterns today with the Ringmaster using a APC 10-6 prop really tamed the plane down.  May not be that much, but a lot better than I did last year.  Last year never got the plane off the hook.  Thanks for this challenge.  H^^

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-a-thon
Post by: bfrog on October 04, 2010, 06:00:26 PM

Doc

The planes were set up to fly 8 to 10 laps (small tanks on all planes). The hardest part was getting people to pit and get the planes back up in the air quickly. At one point the electric starter we had broke down but that was fixed and we were off and running again.  It was fun.

Title: Re: Ringmaster Fly-a-thon
Post by: John Cralley on October 10, 2010, 07:03:28 AM

Larry and all who participated,

Wow!!! You all set a mark that may not fall for years to come!!!

The grand total this year = 886!!!

Your group had almost half of that total!!!

Next year we will hit that GOAL of over one thousand flights in one weekend!!!!

Makes for a REAL challenge next year!!
 (October 1-2, 2011)!!