Not Josh here but it was a sanctioned contest.
On Feb 11, 2013 9:20 AM, "Brett Sanborn" <brett.d.sanborn_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Josh,
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> Was this a sanctioned contest? Did anything change as far as team
> selection points go? Do I need to update the points spreadsheet?
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> Thanks,
> Brett
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> 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!"
>> >
>> > By the way, seeing your own F1D cruising around at 32 rpm is pretty fun!
>> >
>> > -Joshua Finn
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