I was at a record trials a couple of years ago (when Max and Jim
Richmond battled it out in OPP) and I remember timing Jim's flight (at
least I think it was Jim's) and there was barely enough light to see
the model touch down. Ray Harlan processed the model and the paperwork
using a flashlight.
Marty Sasaki
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:24 AM, John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Don Slusarczyk <don@...> wrote:
>>
>> How late in the day can you fly at Lakehurst?
>
> As the others have mentioned, light is the only issue. I've flown pretty
> much right up until sunset - although it would be good if your model was
> coming down then, not still at the roof.
>
> I flew with the floodlights with Gary Underwood once. It seemed like a lot
> of light at first, but the models were almost invisible when they got high.
> A tight spotlight like we used in the salt mine might work better.
>
> But that's all only relevent if you want to start playing around with night
> flying. Sunset is the short answer :)
>
>
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Marty Sasaki
Arlington, MA, USA
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Received on Wed Jun 03 2009 - 19:04:00 CEST