Hi Josh,
Was this a sanctioned contest? Did anything change as far as team selection
points go? Do I need to update the points spreadsheet?
Thanks,
Brett
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 4:55 PM, William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> I didn't think one second was worth the effort. Besides I needed all the
> forms I had for Sebastian's records!
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> On 2/10/2013 4:14 PM, Yuan Kang Lee wrote:
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> Good going, Josh. Keep up your progress. I wish you the best.
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> Isn't Bill's A-6 flight a new record?
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, joshuawfinn_at_... wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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!"
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> > By the way, seeing your own F1D cruising around at 32 rpm is pretty fun!
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> > -Joshua Finn
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