-- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. jwfinn_at_lycos.com wrote: This ended up being a really fun event, though my flying overall was pretty lame. My new F1D was a bust, and the old one I pulled out ended up a victim of stupidity. Helicopter was the bright spot, and there is definitely room for significant improvement. If I could steer competently, that LPP score would be higher... It's a very good flying site. Smooth outer ceiling close to the Cat I limit with a slot to much higher for the bold (and the stupid, like me). It's a challenge in sunny weather, though, with the windows allowing noticeable thermals below 15'. -Joshua --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx_at_...> wrote: > > Here are results from the Peach state Record Trials, courtesy of Bill Gowen. > > I've also posted the results in the files section under contest results. > > -Kang > > TTOMA Cat 1 Record Trials > 11/19/11 > Report and results > > Another great day of flying was had at St. Lukes on Saturday, November 19. Six fliers recorded > approximately 45 official attempts at State or National records during the day. No National records fell > but the Georgia State records took quite a beating. A special treat was the presence of Jim Richmond > and his wife who flew in from their home in Indiana to participate. > > Here is a listing of recorded flights > (best flights are underlined, ** denotes new State record): > > Peanut Scale > Richard Schneider :46, :36, :42, :45, :40 > > No-Cal > Richard Schneider :38, :49, 1:17 (2:44 total) > > Helicopter > Joshua Finn #2 copter 2:13, 3:44, 5:12, 2:13, 4:57, 6:09** > > Ministick > Jim Richmond 7:50** > Nick Ray 4:45, 2:34, 7:25, 6:32, 6:31 > Joshua Finn 4:29, 3:47, 5:31, 5:38, 4:49 > > F1D > Nick Ray 14:47, 15:08** > > Limited Pennyplane > Joshua Finn 4:38, 7:08 > John Barker 4:23, 5:05 > > A-6 > Bill Gowen 5:22, 5:14, 6:03 > > F1L > Bill Gowen 12:40** > Jim Richmond 10:17 > > EZB > Jim Richmond 16:07** > > Legal Eagle > John Barker 1:11, 1:21 > > Dime Scale > John Barker 1:27 > > Intermediate Stick > John Barker 3:54, 7:37 > > > > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Nick Ray <lasray_at_> wrote: > > > > PEACH STATE INDOOR RECORD TRIALS > > > > November 19, 2011 9am-4pm > > > > The Thermal Thumbers of Metro Atlanta are hosting our inaugural indoor > > record trials > > in the Great Hall at St. Lukes Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody, GA, where > > we've been > > flying for years. The Great Hall is a great category I site with a ceiling > > height just three > > inches below the maximum. The room is drift-free and offers a smooth ceiling > > with few > > hazards, and the walls are cushioned. The room also features a long, vaulted > > ceiling > > running down the center of the room that offers several more feet in height. > > This is a > > good room for setting records, as Bill Gowen has done recently in F1M AMA > > and A- > > 6. A review of the AMA's indoor records reveals many are over twenty years > > old. This > > presents an opportunity for more modern designs and aggressive fliers. > > St. Lukes is located in the northern Atlanta suburbs and is very convenient > > to hotels, > > restaurants, and shopping, including nearby Perimeter Center mall. The > > immediate > > area can be reached directly from the airport via the MARTA train. St. Lukes > > is on Mt. > > Vernon Rd. about one mile west of Ashford Dunwoody Rd. Detailed maps to the > > site can > > be found at thermalthumbers.com. > > The CD will be David Mills (AMA #7717), and he can be contacted at > > 404-509-4209 > > or davidmillsatl_at_ . AMA membership is required to fly. Adult fliers > > will be > > charged a fee of $10.00; kids can fly for free. Flying starts at 8:00 am and > > ends at 5:00 > > pm. Come see us and make your mark. Good luck! > > >Received on Tue Nov 29 2011 - 15:23:13 CET
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