Re: news from Muncie/Benns DLG

From: markbenns <mark.benns_at_ntlworld.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:22:23 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "jim buxton"
<glider902003_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, <ddeloach@> wrote:
> >
> > Today I watched Bruce Kimball win OHLG at the NATS with a Benns
> DLG. The sport changed before our very eyes today! Buxton was
there
> too.
> >
> > --Don DeLoach
> >
>
> Yep, and Buxton dragged his sorry 7th place throwing butt home
early
> to start a new fleet of DLG gliders...The game has changed. Past
two
> contests I was thouroughly upstaged by a DLG glider (indoor at
> Kibbie, outdoor at Muncie), that pattern has to stop. If you
cannot
> beat em, join em.
>
> Bruce was flying his version of Mark's DLG glider, and it was
> sickeningly repeatble. Had he not short Dt's one flight he would
> have maxed out on a day when nobody else even had two maxes on the
> board. Oh, and second polace went to Stan Buddenbohm, flying a
> folder! The once mighty arms of Buxton and Lewis were way down
the
> list in 7th and 8th. Good thing thermal picking is not a
requisite
> skill for indoor.
>
> Sorry for the slightly OT post, but I know there are some
> indoor/outdoor guys that will want to stay abreast of this. Any
of
> you guys that want to hear more about the way HLG is evolving,
there
> is a very active community over on Small Flying Arts. By the way
> Rob, Batiuk got by both me and Jim for 5th, sorry.
>
> My feet, arm, and skin all hurt.
> ~JIm
>
I aprechiate this is probably outdoor... however the model was
devised from the Indoor world record holder.

Firstly congratulations to Bruce for his achievement... Bruce and I
flew a DLG whilst he was over here for the British Nats. The model
(spinup-36) is being developed rapidly into a superb performer,
consistency being the greatest advantage over a moving surface
model.

i assume the wind speeds were low as the DLG's are trickier in
breezy conditions?... I am positive that this form of HLG will only
increase HLG poularity allowing those with `tired ol arms & backs'
to compete again at the highest level.

I will probably be banished from this group for plugging however ..
stingaeroproducts can help!...

Off to Cardington tomorrow for some F1D flying.. yipeee!

Mark
Received on Sat Aug 05 2006 - 03:22:30 CEST