Great John, very informative - thanks a lot. Hope I have the chance to
use it some day
LeRoy Cordes YOLO
Chicago, Illinois
AMA 16974
In God We Trust
On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:54:21 -0000 "John Kagan" <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
writes:
> http://indoorduration.com/KaganSteering.htm
>
> Second bullet point under "Technique"
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, LeRoy C Cordes
> <lcordes_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > And that steering tip is ? ? ?
> >
> > LeRoy Cordes YOLO
> > Chicago, Illinois
> > AMA 16974
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> > On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:45:09 -0000 "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx_at_...>
> > 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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