Maybe the US can put in a bid to host the 2016 world champs in Mosow or
Johnson City. They aren't Lakehurt, but they're pretty darn good. 2016
will mark 20 years since a world champs was held somewhere other than
Slanic or Belgrade.
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Benjamin Saks <bensaks_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> There is no way to allow any non- US Citizen to fly at lakehurst.
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> You must be a US Citizen in order to gain access.
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> This is unfortunate, as it would be great to have them fly with us there.
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> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It sure would be great if we could invite Treger and Schramm to fly at
>> Lakehurst. Does anyone know how it would be possible to invite a German and
>> Slovakian citizen to gain access to a U.S. military base?
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>> About why Treger and Schramm are ahead of the pack, I have absolutely no
>> clue. Not even an inkling.
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>> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_...>
>> wrote:
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>> > What are Treger and Schramm doing that makes their models perform so
>> well
>> > in Belgrade? They're the only two people that are flying in the 37 to 39
>> > minute range with everyone else in the 33 to 35 minute range. They fly
>> > very different models, but I have to believe they've both figured out
>> > something that everyone else has not. After this year's champs it seems
>> > that thermals have been pretty well eliminated as the primary candidate.
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>> > I think one place to start is the propeller. On the plan for Treger's
>> 2010
>> > model he specifies a unique pitch distribution. The main section of his
>> > blades are 26" and the tips drop down to 20.5". Is this allowing his
>> prop
>> > tips to be more efficient in high pitch? Perhaps this enables him to
>> leave
>> > the prop in high pitch longer which drops his average RPM? Anyone else
>> > have thoughts on this subject?
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