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Title: Texarkana
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on May 10, 2012, 10:18:19 AM
Any pictures or results?
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: john e. holliday on May 10, 2012, 12:33:05 PM
Guess no pics were taken. VD~
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: bill bischoff on May 10, 2012, 04:57:23 PM
Tom, are you going to post any recent Dallas pictures?
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Steve Kocher on May 11, 2012, 03:44:55 AM
Tom,

I took over 1,500 pictures.  Unfortunately, we had a crisis at work and I haven't had time to go through them and post some.  I'll get some posted this weekend.  Sorry for the delay.

Steve.
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 11, 2012, 08:24:49 AM
   Tom, I posted the placings without scores in the contest results section, but I don't see them there now?
              Expert- 1ST - Dale Gleason by 1/2 pt.
                         2ND - Joe Gilbert
                         3RD - Mike Donavan

              Advance - 1ST - Don Cranfill
                             2ND-  Norm Faith
                             3RD- - Andy Stokey - really not sure on 2nd & 3rd - It has been confirmed- these placings are correct
            
             Intermediate- 1ST- Louis Keller
                                2ND - Ty Marcucci
                                3RD - Mike Makepeace - not sure on these two either- Maybe some of the people attending can remember. We will know when Steve gets the time to post the scoreboard pic's. Confirmed - these are correct.
                      Doug
 
  
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 12, 2012, 06:09:49 AM
    Ty , I sure was sorry you lost that Cardinal. You had a good round going too, one of the best ,if not the best, I've seen you fly. You are right the Cavalier is better. The great ladies who handled the tabulation and flight order were Shelia Cranfill, Colleen Gilbert, and Janice Stokey. They did a real fine job. Kept us judges on our toes. Thanks for confirming the finishing order. I did not get a much of a look at any of the scoreboards and was busy during the awards. Congrats on the 2ND place. It was some hard flying for everyone. Almost everyone had near misses. Louis Keller did a great job for his first contest. His shapes are very good, just needs to get the sizes reduced, shorter lines will help correct some of this.
     Doug   
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Steve Kocher on May 12, 2012, 09:26:43 AM
pictures;
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Steve Kocher on May 12, 2012, 09:33:41 AM
pictures;
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Steve Kocher on May 12, 2012, 11:42:57 AM
more pictures;
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Guy B Jr on May 12, 2012, 11:34:09 PM
What is the model with the black fuse held by the guy with the LSU cap?
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Mike Mulligan on May 13, 2012, 01:27:49 AM
Does the black/white plane have Retracts?  (Or are my eyes that bad?)

Edit: Apparently, my eyes are that bad. Upon further review I think I see a blur just to the left of his hand.

Getting eyes checked...  :o

Mike
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Louis Keller, Jr. on May 13, 2012, 01:11:33 PM
The guy with the LSU cap is named Brent. He entered in beginner with that plane. It's his original design and it flew well.
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: john e. holliday on May 13, 2012, 01:13:33 PM
Thanks for the pics and the scores.   I see  Ole Dad beating up on the youngster. H^^
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: W.D. Roland on May 13, 2012, 07:51:02 PM
The guy with the LSU cap is named Brent. He entered in beginner with that plane. It's his original design and it flew well.

Told Ya Louis! Congratulations (PE**)!
Call me and fill me in on the appearance of that new Vector!( Magic?)
Glad the O.S. is doing the job. Keep it full of good Castor! HB~>
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 13, 2012, 10:40:31 PM
      The black and white plane is Mike Greb's Strega w/landing gear. The black and blue plane is, as Louis says, Brent Rogillio's plane. He and I have been working on a design for a stunt trainer. We have been experimenting with different tail/nose moments, airfoils, and engine pkgs. It has an exposed control system like the JJ/Jim Pearson U-KEYS. The similarity ends there. This design has longer tail/nose moments, much thicker airfoil, and greater stab area. The wing area is right at 500sq.in. Shortly after Steve got this pic, it met it's demise. We will freeze our experiment when we get'em  flying a little better. We are using cedar/light ply/maple for the fuse, double continuous span basswood spars in a foam wing, which we cut ourselves, with thanks to the helpful tips of Phil Cartier and Cris Rigotti. The stab/elev. is made with 1/4" light-light balsa. Currently all up weight minus fuel is 34-1/2 to 35-1/2 Oz's. w/Fox 35 w/Tongue muffler with the (3) built so far. We like the the over and under spar system we use. The wings do not appear to mangle as bad as the dowel system in the crashes we have experienced so far. Yep! we're not proud- we put'em in the ground as fast as we launch'em!! That's the reason we need a quick build, quick repair, very economical, good flying stunt trainer. We gonna call it the MENTOR, or maybe MANGLED MENTOR, even MENTOR for DUMMIES, or simply DUMTOR, or DUMTORUS, or even borrow a little from Brad W.- T-DUMTORUS, or .........!!!@@#@^&*&^&**^%)(*%#@!! little plane. If interested we will post in the build section our continuing adventures in ODDDUMSY. CHER!  
      Doug
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 23, 2012, 10:09:47 AM
  Steve if you took pic's of the Texarkana scoreboard could you post them and also forward them to Howard Rush so he can give a full report in PAMPA Stunt News.
     Thanks,
               Doug











Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Steve Kocher on May 23, 2012, 11:49:37 AM
Doug,

I submitted a full report of the contest to Stunt News, including about 60 photos.  The photos of the score sheet did not come out very well.  Technically, the photos were okay.  It was just hard to read the scores because of the corrections.  I included a spreadsheet with all the scores from each flight along with the aircraft and engine used by each contestant.  I also sent the results to Howard Rush.

Steve.
Title: Re: Texarkana
Post by: Joseph Patterson on May 23, 2012, 10:31:18 PM
    Thanks Steve for doing all that! DVIII owes you a bunch of Kudos and gratitude for all the things you do.
   Doug