Hi Brett,
There were no points changes. I don't think Hope actually turned in any
times so their would not have been three participants.
Regards,
Nick
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:22 AM, William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> 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:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> 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, 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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