On Saturday, Gary made excellent attempts at the record, and one came very close. Gary adjusted his prop and motor earlier in the day and was able to climb even more strongly than before. His flights topped out at about 140 to 145'.
On his best flight, the model flew beautifully, and it appeared that it was going to come very close to Bill's record. At about 20 to 25', the model ran out of turns. Even worse, the motor came off the prop hook and was hanging down from the back, and the model dropped straight down like a leaf. That flight landed at 9:59.
It was a really great battle to witness. All of us at the hangar enjoyed the competition tremendously. Congratulations to Bill and Gary for flying their A6's so well, and congratulations to Bill for the new A6 record.
The A6 battle is just starting for 2012. The Cat II record will be on the line at Kent in April. Joining Bill for the battle will be Tom Sova, multi-time A6 winner at USIC. Tom tells me that he has just designed and built a new A6 especially for Kent. I can't wait to see it. We are hoping that the Kansas City crew of Gary, Emil, and Tem will make the trek to Kent.
The A6 drama will continue at USIC. Johnson City has produced 10+ minute A6 times. The best official A6 fight in history was made at Johnson City by Tom Sova in 2006. The flight was 10:21, :01 better than Bill's new record of 10:20.
Then, I hope the battle of the record holders continue at Lakehurst in July. Perhaps the 11 minute mark will be broken there. It might not be the height of the building that will matter; rather, the quality of the buoyant evening air might yield the best time. Bill's 10:20 was flown at no more than 110'.
-Kang
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@...> wrote:
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> Here's a video from yesterday and today.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5iBjRh5hWI&feature=g-upl&context=G27455e1AUAAAAAAAAAA
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> There are two great video takes of Bill and Gary launching their A6 models.
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> In A6, I saw Gary Hodson make a couple of record attempts. He did not overtake Bill's record of 10:20 from yesterday. Bill left his A6 in the box and flew LPP and F1L for the day.
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> Senior flier Royce Chung has been flying his ministick for a few days, going for the ministick record. The record is about 13:50, and he has flown 12+ so far. Royce came to Tustin with Lou Young -- they are from the Bay Area.
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> Stan Buddenbohm made one series of record attempts, but did not break Jim Buxton's HLG record.
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> The air was good in the afternoon. I made a 32:10 EZB flight, and Bill Gowen flew his LPP for 17:54. Tustin in winter can yield longer flying times than Johnson City and the Kibbie Dome.
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@> wrote:
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> > A6 update ...
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> > The 11 minute A6 flight hasn't happened, but Bill Gowen did set a new record today at 10:20. Earlier in the day, Bill first broke the record with a 9:51. Gary Hodson had set it on Monday with a 9:43.
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> > Bill's 10:20 flight topped out at about 110' and had a long slow descent. Gary's flights also top out at about the same altitude. Bill's earlier 9:51 flight was different. Using a longer and heavier motor, Bill's model climbed like a #%$_at_ and topped out at about 140'. A knot formed in the motor, and the remaining motor ran out of turns at about 9:20 at about 40'.
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> > Gary broke several motors late in the day as he was trying to match Bill. I expect Gary to counter strongly tomorrow.
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> > -Kang
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> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@> wrote:
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> > > Thanks for the update, Norm. Perhaps we will see a 11+ minute A6 flight this week. Bill Gowen will arrive Wednesday to fly A6 also. Go Bill and Gary!
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> > > -Kang
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> > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Norm Furutani <tilka89@> wrote:
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> > > > Turnout was low today and the air was not the best, BUT! Gary Hodson set a new A-6 record! From 9:33 to 9:43.
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> > > > - Norm
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