Hope just flew on quarter motors. I believe Nick did the same.
Here's some footage for those who are interested. We already know Kang will be counting RPM's!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP-bH8ETYGc&feature=youtu.be
-Joshua Finn
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Nick Ray wrote:
>
> 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 wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Not Josh here but it was a sanctioned contest.
> > On Feb 11, 2013 9:20 AM, "Brett Sanborn"
> > 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 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@ 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
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
Received on Mon Feb 11 2013 - 07:41:19 CET