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.In the prelims I(Miller) flew 5 rounds with and EspadaR,2 rounds with
the new PIKE PERFECT, and 1 round with the Pike Superior.The conditions were
mostly severe with high wind. The2 rounds that I flew the PERFECT the wind layed
down. Mine is a carbon 68 version, so I am using that as my light air
model and protecting it for the WORLDS. I won the prelims(first) with this
combination, effectively with no throw outs and good fortune, so a pretty good
mix for the conditions. My flyoffs were disasterous, placing 5th due to my own
doing.The USA team would have won the team victory with a 1st, 2nd, and 8th,
followed closely by Team RMSA Lewan, Kappus, and Keer, or team
canada
Joe(Wurts) was planning on flying his Supra, but it was destroyed in
practice, launching on a winch in medium wind.He had a spar failure in the main
wing panel a few inches out from the centerline of the Fuse. He only had
his trusty Icons to enter the contest, and flew his very strong carbon one, most
of the time. 2nd in the prelims and 1st in the flyoff
Tom (Kiesling) flew a stock Supra I believe of kevlar(but not positive) and
his trusty Supra that he builds himself. he missed the flyoffs by afew
spots
On the Junior side, Newcomb flew x tail Escape for almost all of the
prelims, and a few Espada Flights . he was 6th in prelims flying xtail escape
only. In flyoffs he flew espada rplacing 4th
Remington flew an Espada, Fazer ,and a Supra. he was plagued with very
bad luck, and lost too many models
Bob Lewan flew only Pike Superiors, and had the pilot vote not shut down
the flyoffs early, was in good position for improving his standing He was 3rd in
Prelims and 3rd in flyoff
Arend Borst flew Supras with a Carbon center section and normal
strength supra tips tips. heplaced7th missing the flyoffs by 1 spot
His team mate Rolf Otter flew carbon supra and regular supra. He
placed 4th inprelim and 2nd in flyoff
Monaco flew Icon and 1 flight of Supra
Dr dan flew Icons
Keer flew Espada R and escape xtail
Kappus flew his own original design, and was probably the lightest model on
the field
Averill flew Escapes
Hope this helps, it was a great practice for the USA Team with Seniors
putting 2 (Miller and Wurtsin the flyoffs, and Juniors putting 1 in the
flyoffs.(Newcomb). team canada put 1 in the flyoffs((Otter)
It was organized by Monaco and the RMSA(tony ohara, scorekepper)
perfectly..... but the conditions were mostly brutal...specifically the
flyoffs.and i've been in a few of these things.
skip
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