Did I mention that I took first place in Woody Class this weekend? Guess I'm a little forgetful sitting here basking in the after-glow of that victory ;-) So forgive me if I repeated that news :-). What I was pumped about seeing at the SWC was some of the new faces flying well, and some of the not so new faces flying well! Sure has-been's like me, LJ, DP, SM, MS, GJ,Cody,Dr. Dan, did okay or the usual, there was some really great flying done by a new young thumb who I believe were are going to see and hear a lot more of this season!
David Klein (yep another California boy) has the bug! His passion is F3B, but this weekend got TD blood boiling in him and if you check the Open score card you will see that he has serious talent for the fun side of the hobby. AND he's on the LSF Task trail too! This weekend will really take a nice bite out of his LSF contest point requirements. ;-) Skip Richards is back to Colorado and officially a RMSA member with his mind set on honing his piloting skills...Skip has natural talent, a competitive nature, with a season attitude to keep things in perspective. I was fortunate to time for him a flight and got to see just how talented he really is (he doesn't realize it himself!). And he's a seriously fantastic photographer too! Mark Russel was king of the landing zone judges and I got to time him for a flight too and for a guy who has virtually no contest or soaring mentoring...well lets put it this way, he got more landings in Open than I did! He has a true passion for soaring and is hungry to learn more. Scott Whaley was there (current club VP), I watched a few of his flights too and same kudo's for him (this has nothing to do with the fact that he gave me a beer shortly after that video clip landing I screwed up.."again!" I'm not mentioning every guy who impressed me with their improved flying skills,for one, Jason George has always been talented as a pilot, he just needed the plane to let him stretch his style and abilities. I think the Perfect is perfect for him...his scores and consistency certainly showed it this weekend... The point of all this rambling is that our hobby is progressing, its not dying or fading. RES has provided a place for older eyes and top pilots of years past to re-assert their dominance....not that I'm implying that RES Wizard Joe Nave is old !!!! :-) Joe just has the thumb patience and air-eye for that class. While the Barry Kennedy's AVA series maintains and continues to earn its dominance in RES class, Skip Miller's Topaz S is another great model well worth the money. Durability is the real key to a contest RES ship today, they all fly just fine in the bid for wood. Part 1 1/2 coming so stand by for some musing on updates on 2.4 stuff as witnessed at SWC! Gordy **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
