Thanks for your support, Fred! I'm glad you are enjoying the thread. How about building a light EZB to compete in the next USIC? Or better yet, to Lakehurst over Labor Day weekend. A 0.8g EZB can achieve 30 minutes at Lakehurst.
I'll post a couple more later today.
-Kang
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Fred or Judy Rash <frash@...> wrote:
>
> Good thread, Kang. Thanks for digging all of this information out.
>
> Fred Rash
>
> On 7/4/2010 7:44 PM, ykleetx wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >From INAV 88, June 1996:
> >
> > [on USIC 1996]
> >
> > "The contest finished with EZB being flown from late morning until 4
> > PM. This event is beginning to be a bit of a specialists event, with
> > half gram models being the norm. Even with the difficulty of building
> > down to half a gram there were still forty-seven flyers in this event.
> > .. Keeping up with one individual model for 25+ minutes in the cloud
> > of [look alike] flying models was tough for the timers. Accurate
> > timing was important because the race for the top was very close.
> > Twenty-nine seconds separated the top two flyers with the lead
> > changing three times in the early afternoon. A very intense way to
> > close the Championship and the Nationals."
> >
> > 1996 USIC EZB results
> >
> > 1. Larry Cailliau 29:25
> > 2. Larry Coslick 28:57
> > 3. Jack McGillivray 26:54
> > 4. Mike Thomas 26:08
> > 5. Walt Van Gorder 24:50
> >
> > [Cailliau flew his .51g EZB]
> >
> > >From INAV 89, October 1996:
> >
> > "At the International EZB contest in Moscow, ID this year, combined
> > EZB flights of 29 and 28 minutes would only achieve 4th place."
> >
> > [Top contenders were Larry Coslick, Larry Calliau, Laurie Barr, Mike
> > Palrang, Bernard Hunt, and others... YKL]
> >
> > "The EZB event is going through a sorting out process. how light does
> > one have to build to be competitive? For ceiling heights of 90 feet
> > and up it appears that a model of from .55 to .65 grams is the weight
> > to shoot for. Flaring props have an advantage in most sites, but props
> > that really flair are easy to overpower, killing the climb."
> >
> > "INAV will publish an article next issue on how to build and trim a
> > very competitive EZB made entirely from hobby shop wood."
> >
> > "Laurie Barr from England is having a great year. He won the
> > internation EZB contest at Moscow Idahow and set a new world EZB
> > record of 33:04 at Cardington."
> >
> > "Competition is the best ever, and relying on outdated models will not
> > cut it today. There is always the exception, but the top modelers are
> > continually trying to improve the performance of their designs.
> > Individuals who put new ideas and design changes to work should be
> > able to stay ahead of the game."
> >
> > 1996 Wally Miller International EZB Contest
> >
> > 1. Laurie Barr 29:00 + 28:19 = 57:19
> > 2. Larry Cailliau 28:48 + 28:24 = 57:12
> > 3. Mike Palrang 28:29 + 28:27 = 56:56
> > 4. Larry Coslick 28:39 + 27:46 = 56:25
> > 5. Bernard Hunt 28:11 + 27:13 = 55:24
> >
> > John Kagan was also a contestant in that contest. John, tell us what
> > you remember of this epic battle.
> >
> > [More about the winning planes in the next post ... YKL]
> >
> >
> >
> >
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