And that steering tip is ? ? ?
LeRoy Cordes YOLO
Chicago, Illinois
AMA 16974
In God We Trust
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:45:09 -0000 "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
writes:
> Just a quick note for those of you who might be interested about my
> recent attempts at Larry Coslick's Cat IV EZB record of 35:01.
>
> Over Labor Day weekend at Lakehurst, I came close to Larry's record
> with a flight of 34:30 on Labor Day Monday. The model reached a
> maximum height of about 165'. The air was not so good earlier in
> the day, but when the model was launched at about 5:15 pm, I believe
> the air was very good.
>
> This past Sunday at Tustin, I made some good flights. First was a
> 33:02 that cruised at 140'. Second was a 32:02 that cruised at
> 150'. The 32:02 looked very good until the last 100' of descent was
> faster than expected. For the Tustin flights, I used a propeller
> that has a modest amount of flare in order to slow the climb.
>
> As the saying goes, "Close, but no cigar." I'll continue the
> "quest" next year.
>
> Some information on the model and motor:
>
> model weight: 390 mg
> prop: 13" x 29", 105 mg, symmetric, 5.9 sq in per blade
> motor:
> - 11.4" x 430 mg (34:30)
> - 11.4" x 450 mg (33:02)
> - 11.8" x 475 mg (32:02)
> - 7/99 Tan II
>
> This model is the one I flew at USIC. It has a relatively stout
> 6.25" motor stick.
>
> Thanks to all the timers: Alan Mkitarian, Steve Brown, John Alling.
>
> For each of these flights, I had to make steers at high altitudes.
> I have to thank John Kagan for giving me the crucial tip that I
> needed. Immediately, I became significantly better at steering.
>
> -Kang
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LeRoy Cordes YOLO
Chicago, Illinois
AMA 16974
In God We Trust
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