I didn't think one second was worth the effort. Besides I needed all the
forms I had for Sebastian's records!
On 2/10/2013 4:14 PM, Yuan Kang Lee wrote:
>
> Good going, Josh. Keep up your progress. I wish you the best.
>
> Isn't Bill's A-6 flight a new record?
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, joshuawfinn_at_... wrote:
> >
> > Last night in Dunwoody, GA, we were witness to some great flying.
> Bill Gowen unveiled his new A-6, which put up a fabulous 6:47 on one
> of only a few test flights before he packed it away for safe keeping.
> >
> > Bill's protege, Sebastian, put up new records in Senior Standard and
> Unlimited Catapult Glider with a nice string of flights in the 29-30
> second range using his brand new SO glider. I saw one that should have
> been 33-34 seconds, but it hit a wall during the first circle. Both
> flier and model are impressive. Expect to see more from this guy, as
> he is clearly a very fast learner.
> >
> > Nick Ray, Hope, and I all battled away with our newest F1D products.
> Nick was having cruise issues, as was Hope, and I had mechanical
> troubles. After a personal best 23:17 landed with less than 20 turns
> after lots of ceiling scrubbing and a surprising 18+ minutes of climb,
> I never made it back to the ceiling on following flights because of
> preload problems that still have me confused. Following flights
> revealed that it should have done much longer, but I never quite got
> past 23 on the remaining flights. To quote a famous opinion, "I'll get
> you next time, Red Barron!"
> >
> > By the way, seeing your own F1D cruising around at 32 rpm is pretty fun!
> >
> > -Joshua Finn
> >
>
>
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