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Title: Team trials
Post by: Matt Colan on September 09, 2011, 06:56:04 PM

We got here around lunchtime today, and after saying high to everybody, I got the P-40 out and started flying. The air was a little "poppy" I guess, so I took out about a 1/4 oz of tail weight. After getting 4 flights before processing, we went over to the pilots meeting, which went smoothly. We checked into the hotel, ate, and went back to get some more flights. Brett gave me Ted's purple handle, and after 3 flights adjusting things, I was in love with the handle!!!! Everything was so much smoother, not springy, and was easier to fly!

Jose Modesto also let me fly his Shark. I have not flown anything better! Orestes said that if I put 20 flights on that airplane, it would be scary to see what I could do.

I am also the only junior in attendance, so I only have to take off to make the team on Sunday (of course I'll still fly the pattern).

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on September 09, 2011, 07:43:34 PM

Glad you and family are here.  Good luck Matt.

Allen Brickhaus

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Matt Colan on September 09, 2011, 07:54:32 PM

Quote from: Allen Brickhaus on September 09, 2011, 07:43:34 PM

Glad you and family are here.  Good luck Matt.

Allen Brickhaus

Thanks Allen!

It's nice to see you here too!

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: john e. holliday on September 10, 2011, 08:40:23 AM

Remember to have fun and relax.   Yeah, relax, I keep telling myself that all the time.  Do your best and make us proud.  Glad you made it there. H^^

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Matt Colan on September 10, 2011, 01:46:53 PM

Today started off with really thick fog (about 1/8 mile visibility) and really dead air! Eventually it cleared out and wound up being a beautiful sunny day around 75 degrees.

The top 3 right now are Dave, Paul and Orestes. There's a large group really close together behind them. Those 3 and Matt Neumann scored 1200+ flights, which is unheard of in FAI.

I got some coaching flights from Dave and he said I improved dramatically!

We'll see what happens tomorrow

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Mike Keville on September 10, 2011, 05:09:03 PM

Please keep us posted on scores/standings as things progress.

Thank you!

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: BillLee on September 10, 2011, 06:44:22 PM

Qualifying results:

Buck
Fitzgerald
Modesto
Rich
Walker

Delgado
Hernandez
Neumann
Stevens
Whitely

Bill

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Derek Barry on September 10, 2011, 06:52:17 PM

Today's scores.

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Mike Keville on September 10, 2011, 07:19:04 PM

Many thanks, Bill & Derek!  Please keep the info coming....

mk

Title: Re: Team trials
Post by: Matt Colan on September 10, 2011, 07:29:03 PM

We went back the field tonight and got another 4 flights in. Orestes, josias, bill rich, and a couple others were also there practicing.