Yes Ed this is common amongst the Ohio, and Chicago fliers at the Nats
With winds that bad I am sure most are doing it. We do it in F3B all the
time. We don't self launch, except for JW of course.
Mostly the pilot pedals at the Nats and I am sure here. But is a good
idea to have someone else throw it when the winds get severe.
Especially if you are a tail boom holder. If you hold the nose you have
a better grip to begin with.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Great report Ben.
One question:
You make reference to "model throwers". Are you saying that there
were people throwing the planes while the pilots ran the winch and
kept both hands on the sticks? Just not sure I understood the
reference.
If conditions are that severe, it sounds like someone cooked up a real
challenge for the Masters to master.
Good luck!
Ed Anderson
LISF
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From: Soaring@airage.com (Soaring)
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2006 12:39 am
Subject: Soaring V1 #8317
To: Soaring@airage.com
> Soaring Sat, 23 Sep 2006 Volume 1
> : Number 8317
>
> In this issue:
>
> World Soaring Masters: Day One
>
>
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> -----
>
> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:12:46 -0400
> From: Ben Wilson
> To: LASS Soaring List ,
> "soaring@airage.com"
> Subject: World Soaring Masters: Day One
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Got off to a little bit of a late start today, on account of
> rain
> showers that started up *right* as my alarm went off in my tent
> here on
> the spacious AMA Flying Site. CD Mark Nankavil (apologies on
> the
> spelling) got things rolling as soon as it cleared up and we got
> in 4
> remarkably rain-free rounds before calling it while we still had
> light
> to pack up.
> With the weather being as it is, you could call this the Fall
> 2006
> Soaring NATS! Winds were a steady 15 MPH the entire day,
> gusting to 25
> MPH according to wind gauges. I could count on one hand the
> number of
> honest thermal turn attempts I saw today - surfing was the name
> of the
> game. I'm not sure if anyone got their 12 minute tasks, though
> I know a
> few who got very close. Thornburg mentions in The Old Buzzard
> Goes
> Soaring, and I'll paraphrase here: "fly in all types of weather
> if you
> want to win contests", and that is where those Soaring Masters
> in
> attendance beat the pants off of the non-Masters. There are
> plenty of
> guys out there who stay at home if it's overcast or blowing too
> hard -
> today would've no doubt made them think twice about getting off
> the
> couch. But where's the challenge in flying in pristine
> conditions? To
> me, this hobby is about challenging, learning and expanding, and
> that's
> why I'm here.
>
> As far as what I've learned today, I figure that this high-wind
> stuff
> requires a mindset that is similar to, but altogether different
> than
> your normal calmer-air flying. If normal TD work is "macro",
> then
> high-wind stuff is very "micro". Fine, clean control of your
> plane and
> accurate deduction of what the fast-moving and quick-changing
> air was
> doing in front of your ship were the keys to success today. The
> Masters
> here did those things - and the rest of us hung on for dear
> life. Me?
> Well, while I'm here at the Soaring Masters, I'm no Master yet!
> My goal
> is to get on the first page of the results tomorrow :)
>
> Yes, there was some carnage along the way - though honestly
> today was
> the day to test the limits of all manner of equipment, airborne
> or
> otherwise. Model throwers were the rule, not the exception
> along the
> flight line today! Safety was on the minds of everyone after
> the
> incident at the NATS with a pilot struck on the ground, and the
> winch
> bosses where quick to hand out warnings and kindly suggest that
> someone
> toss your plane. There were line breaks, but with NATS-like
> efficiency,
> they were easily handled and the contest continued on. And
> while there
> aren't "official" Turnaround Trolls, there was a good crew of
> kiddos and
> of-legal-age volunteers out there doing a thankless job. Not to
> forget
> Marney and the well-oiled machine in the transmitter impound -
> flawless!
> The weather was heinous, and at the end of the 4 rounds, there
> wasn't a
> perfect 4000 on the board even out of some of the best pilots
> from the
> West Coast, East Coast or beyond the lower 48 states. I don't
> have the
> Day One scores, unfortunately, but suffice it to say there are
> some
> familiar names up there, but there are some unexpected as well.
> A good
> contest, and anything could happen in the next two days.
> Thunderstorms
> this evening and Saturday isn't looking any better - "may be
> severe with
> damaging winds" in the afternoon. Another challenging day, but
> one that
> hopefully the "Soaring Masters" will make the most of.
>
> ben wilson
> louisville area soaring society
> http://www.louisvillesoaring.org
>
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