Very sad news indeed. I had a few brief conversations with Bob at Johnson
City. I made the Cat launch pic in 08 and the one of him at his best was
in 11.
I think John put the launch shot in the MA article Proud to have met him.
Ken
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 9:16 AM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction] <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> I know this news has been passed around locally, but not to the listserv.
> Unfortunately I found out the day after the funeral memorial had taken
> place.
> http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=Robert-
> Warmann&pid=182916219
>
> One of our great local competitors, Bob was quite the character.
> The last time I saw him was at an outdoor contest at Bong in 2015.
> He was flying a catapult launch glider. He had it trimmed ok and was
> wanting to put up an official flight.
> This was a typical summer day at Bong, hot and thermally.
> We knew a thermal was coming just from the air.
> Bob just waited and waited and waited.
> Someone calls out to him that he was going to miss the thermal.
> "Bah!' he called out dismissively, looking around, still checking the air.
>
> FINALLY, he pointed the glider upwards and let her rip - and it
> transitioned right into the center of a boomer.
> Next thing we know it is a speck in the air. I was the only one who could
> still see it.
> It maxed out and Bob thought it was lost forever. I never took my eyes off
> of it, knowing I would lose it if I did.
>
> Luckily it wasn't windy, so it didn't drift more than 1/4 mile away. It
> popped out of the thermal and I got a good bead on it as it came down and
> found it within a couple of minutes of arriving in the general area.
> Bob was waiting in his car along the road and gave me a ride back to the
> flying area, very gracious, very thankful that it was recovered.
>
> I am glad to have known him.
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
>
>
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