PeterT Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hi Mike Glad you are enjoying yourself, keep us posted please on the results! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynk Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hi Mike I reognise Ken. Who else from the home country is there? Lots of photos please. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 John Buskell, ex UK now Canada (left), Mike F and Ken (seated) at Sunset on a trimming day. Bill Simms took the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Results on Facebook... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LyTVoCQ_sC60kkDFLEEqQGQcCCAqYf-zPCgKuYJxHwQ/edit?usp=sharing We have done five rounds now. We have Alan Jack, Mick Lester and Ken Faux in F1C. - all dropped. John Cooper in F1A dropped. Also here Brian Lavis F1H, Paul Chapman F1J, Bill Simms and Mike Fantham, both ex F1A and not flying. We flew five rounds (required to make it a counting World Cup event). Nice to start but wind increased to 15 mph plus - maxes were 4, 3, 3, 3, 2. Fly-offs in the morning. For CHE, Reg sends his regards - see picture below... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHE Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Not Reg as he never sat towards a thumb after the slow loris incident. CHE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 He had therapy and is fine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 F1A Ballisiano (Aviv the Mighty Mouse) 7:50 ish. F1C Larrisa 6:37. Minis today. 5 minute max in round one - blowing 5 mph and increasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Two made the F1J/P fly-off, Ken Faux and a Junior. Both made 5 mins in FO 1. Ken made 7, Hayden Ashworth had model trouble and RDT'd the first attempt as it came down vertically. His second attempt was the same, so he got a low score and second place. Balasiano and Blake Jensen made 7 in H and must fly again. In G, four tried and two made 5:00 after working their way into lift after a poor start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Just watched Blake riding back with his Model and Aviv DTing down in the distance so I guess Aviv won with a 9:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Hayden Ashworth was 2nd in F1J/P. Here the model's fly-off problems are being investigated by a committee of experts. They solved the problem (too late) but he had a successful test flight and is ready for his next contest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Spontaneous sunset party in Motel 6 car park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Denny''s at 05:45 this morning - check the licence plate.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Ken with his prizes for F1J. Local pistachios and a bottle of P51 Mustang wine from Washington State. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Windy today so off to the seaside near Morro Bay on the Pacific coast.. Saw this Whimbrel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynk Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Ken is looking well.. Good win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Ken's winning seven minute max was deep into one of the orchards but it selected a perfect landing spot between the trees which are well spaced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Chinese wake had interesting dbox structure - not sure how this was done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Robert Lesko won the North America Cup F1A with a refreshingly different model - all self made. Flapped wing made 127 metres on Wednesday in practice (lift assisted?). Only got 90 this morning in the 10minute fly-off but won with 6:44. Top few were very close in duration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynk Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I had to look twice at the F1B wing. And then look again and it still doesn't make sense. Trying to understand the reasoning of the controlled sag between the wing ribs. Very unusual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynk Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Any more Brits coming out Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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