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Gowen for running another great contest.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:01 PM, <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>
> One thing about West Baden this year that seemed a bit different than last:
> The air was a LOT more turbulent this year down low.
>
> F1D partial motor testing was pretty much pointless. You couldn't get
> consistent flights with identical motors/turns/torque with no changes
> between them.
>
> To me, it seemed like there was a layer about 60 feet up - Get to this and
> the air was pretty stable.
> Below it there was a pattern - Turbulent air rising at the north end where
> the sun hits the carpet with thermals if you could catch them. Then a
> fairly quick ride from north to south. (Unless you punched past 60 feet
> quickly.) And a fairly severe downdraft in spots on the south end. Don had
> a cabin model that was cruising nicely and hit this downdraft - came 30
> feet down in just a few seconds.
>
> In the afternoon, this became less of an issue - by 3-4pm, the air was
> fantastic.
>
> Honestly, I'd like to ask that they move the start to say 10am and extend
> the time in the evening to say 7pm. We'd have more time in better air,
> leading to better flight times IMO.
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
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