Richmond at Cardington, 1986

From: Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 05:14:04 -0000

I was reading the Model Aviation article (online digital archives) of Warren Williams's report on the 1986 World Championship at Cardington and saw this passage:

"Jim Richmond's fifth flight was like sunshine breaking through the storm, and we watched, rapt, as he flew through wind and rain in complete command. Balloon in hand, he played the string like a violin, and it was more than 50 minutes before the model landed. Even after subtracting balloon time, Jim had a new FAI record of 47:44. No one but a master could make a time like this under so many adverse conditions."

NICE!
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