I'd really like a firsthand report from someone who witnessed the
flight. For NFFS Digest.
DD
On 5/14/2019 4:50 PM, Mike Kirda mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net
[Indoor_Construction] wrote:
> Someone has come forward to say the flight was legit and extraordinary
> and will likely never be repeated.
>
>
> Seems like every couple of years we need to dig it up and repost it.
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 14, 2019, at 4:22 PM, Don DeLoach ddeloach_at_comcast.net
> <mailto:ddeloach_at_comcast.net> [Indoor_Construction]
> <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>
>> I’ve long been suspicious of the current cat 1 record. Must have been
>> VERY thermally in that site. Or...something. I would love for someone
>> to come forward who actually witnessed the flight.
>>
>> As a point of reference Jim Clem held the cat 1 record for much of the
>> 1985-1995 period. We flew together often. Site was Bedford Boys Ranch
>> in Texas, an excellent Cat 1 with peak height just a couple inches
>> below the limit and very good air in the afternoon and evening (there
>> was no cheater hole inside the 15M circle, though). Using black rubber
>> we set Open and Senior records on the same night in 1990 of 9:55 and
>> 9:56. Several years later and using Tan II Jim upped the Open record
>> to around 12:15 if I recall. I remember thinking at the time that
>> 12:30-13:00 would probably stand forever if anyone could do it. Then
>> the Warren Williams time of 16+ came in from the west coast and blew
>> our minds. Still don’t understand how it was even possible.
>>
>> RIP Jim, a truly great man. Btw his son Mike has returned to FF and
>> will be at the Indoor Nats in a couple of weeks!
>>
>> DD
>>
>> On May 14, 2019, at 3:02 PM, joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com
>> <mailto:joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com> [Indoor_Construction]
>> <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've gotten interested in LPP flying again and that of course raises
>>> my sore spot of how to get anywhere near the 16 minute Cat I record.
>>> I've yet to see anyone else come anywhere close to the Cat I record.
>>> Not only that, the plans for Skipper are missing several important
>>> pieces of information which render the model effectively impossible
>>> to replicate (Prop pitch, airfoils, incidence).
>>>
>>>
>>> So where does one begin to go after this record? I've built a lot of
>>> LPP's and can see a reasonable way to get to 10 minutes, maybe even
>>> 11, but 16 seems completely impossible even with a peaked roof going
>>> up to 30' or so.
>>>
>>> -Josh
>>>
>
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