Re: Re: Thoughts from USIC

From: Tom <tjsova_at_bex.net>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 16:37:23 -0400

The winning Ministick flight was launched at 9:45 with 15 minutes remaining in the contest. The winning Intermediate flight was actually early in the day.

Tom

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On May 30, 2012, at 3:26 PM, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Some more of my worthless observations ...
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> As Brett mentioned, there were multiple last-minute flights that either won or came close to winning.
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> - Kagan's last F1D flight to put him in the lead, and Sanborn's last flight to retake the lead and secure the win.
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> - Bill Gowen's last F1L flight that came tantalizingly close to overtake Brett's lead.
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> - Kang Lee's (me)last-minute EZB flight to take the lead from Larry Coslick and win.
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> - Kagan's last-minute Pennyplane flight to overtake Ray Harlan and win.
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> - I'm not sure about this, but I think Tom Sova's wins in Intermediate Stick and Ministick came on last-minute flights.
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> (Tom Sova, can you or someone else confirm this?)
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> It's not easy at all to follow the contest action in real time. Unless you make a special effort to follow the events and check the scoreboard, you don't really know what's happening. Next year, I propose that there are periodic announcements of place standings. When a new time is posted that changes the top-three spots, it should be announced, too.
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> Of the last-minute flights above, I was up on the F1D standings and followed it closely. But I wasn't aware of any of the others, except for my own EZB flight.
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@...> wrote:
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>> I counted 27 entrants for F1L this year. Wonderful. Thanks to John Kagan's Model Aviation column for highlighting this event.
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>> I think F1L is the one class where we have a legitimate shot against the big guns in Kagan, Gowen, Sanborn, Richmond, Cailliau, etc. What other event gives you that chance? LPP? No. A6? No. You can compete against the big guns in LPP and A6, but your chances aren't very good. Those events have longer, steeper learning curves.
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>> -Kang
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>> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@> wrote:
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>>> I finally have one day to decompress from USIC. After 12 hours of sleep last night, I'm feeling much better.
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>>> There were two dominating performers in Rubber at the 2012: Brett Sanborn and Bill Gowen. Brett won hotly contested battles in F1D and F1L. Bill won A6, F1M, LPP, and placed 2nd in F1L. Brett set a new USIC record with his 36+ minute F1D flight. Bill blew away the competition in A6 with a mind boggling, national record 11:02. And no touch.
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>>> Of course, we learned earlier that Kurt Krempetz won the first "Hat Trick" in gliders, winning all three glider events.
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>>> Tom Sova also returns home with three wins in Intermediate Stick, 35 cm, and Ministick. Each year, Ministick is one of the toughest events to win.
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>>> Ray Harlan always performs at USIC, with wins in Hand Launch Stick, P-24, Domescale, AROG, Towline Glider, Electric, and Ornithopter, 2nd in 35 cm, FAC Peanut, and Pennyplane.
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>>> Newcomer Joshua Finn also goes home with three firsts: Race to Roof, Helicopter, and WWII Mass Launch.
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>>> I missed long-time attendee and legend Jim Richmond. I understand that his wife wasn't well enough to travel. I hope she recovers, and we see them both here next year.
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>>> I also missed Bob Warmann, Chet Wros, Katie Bosman, Ken Achee, Emil Schuetzl, John Barker, Stan Budenbohm, Jim Buxton, Don Slusarczyk.
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>>> It was great to see Larry Coslick once again at USIC. Larry and grandson, Josh Merseal, intend to return next year.
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