Re: Re: SO GA state finals

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:09:09 -0400

94 seconds by Mark Drela would be my guess. This was the Cat 1 record
before the category change.
On Mar 17, 2013 12:25 PM, "Don DeLoach" <ddeloach_at_comcast.net> wrote:

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> John,
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> What is the HLG site record at Glastonbury? We also fly at 36' (Colo spgs)
> but we are at 6080 feet MSL.
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> Only two guys have (barely) broken 40 here.Our times are down 10-15% from
> sea level.
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> DD
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 16, 2013, at 7:59 PM, "John D Koptonak" <gliderguider_at_comcast.net>
> wrote:
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> Yes!****
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> I've come so close to his times! I'm just not sure how many more years I
> have left in my arm. I would love to better his time. (he flew back when
> Glastonbury was still a Cat 1 site. rules have changed and now Glastonbury
> is a very low Cat 2 site.)****
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> JetKo****
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> *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com [
> mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>]
> *On Behalf Of *William Gowen
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:37 PM
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Indoor_Construction] Re: SO GA state finals****
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> Good to hear John! Isn't that where Dr. Drela used to fly?****
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> On Mar 16, 2013 8:46 PM, "John D Koptonak" <gliderguider_at_comcast.net>
> wrote:****
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> Bill, I'm still chucking low ceiling gliders here in Connecticut at
> Glastonbury High School. We have a couple of other folks also flying them.
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> John Koptonak****
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> *From:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *William Gowen
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 16, 2013 7:28 PM
> *To:* Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [Indoor_Construction] Re: SO GA state finals****
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> First place for Mr. Perez today!
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> And actually I don't think there are any other low ceiling glider fliers
> in the Eastern USA besides me. Or if there are I can't find them!
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> I guess it's just too hard.****
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> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 12:51 PM, William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sebastian did a good job at the state finals today with a two flight total
> of about 54 seconds. I don't know how he placed yet. I stayed for about an
> hour after he flew and didn't see any glider flights longer than a few
> seconds. There were several kit gliders that looked nice but the kids had
> no idea how to make them fly. I guess this isn't too surprising when you
> consider that there are no low ceiling indoor glider fliers in this area
> other than me.****
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