Opps, forgot one: the aircraft (the Icon is a contender...some reasons may surprise you).
Quoting Simon Van Leeuwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This was a contest... > > It's amazing how exhausted one can get towards the end of an event like this. > > Look for great stories from folks after they have recouperated. > > Here are some I believe worth commenting on as time permits: > > - weather (the awesome storm cell that spawned a tornado) > - flying conditions (pilots/spotters were more than a little perplexed at the > > hourly changes) > - Australian woes/antics (tree landings, free flight experiment, catastrophic > > damage, hospital stays, makeshift boating, speedos(!), the front sidewalk at > > the lodge, etc). > - lost aircraft (wind and thermals, and remaining with lift until you can't > see > your aircraft or make it back - we are still searching for an Esprit) > - Camaraderie (this requires no explanation, - one could go on and on and on. > > Well maybe we should explain Carl <grin>). > - Michelle Goodrum from RSA (only female pilot - her team woes locating lost > > aircraft during transit with happy ending. Probably the longest travel log to > > get to Red Deer. Check out Chris's scores). > - Line length (Joe's measured 10 meters short early on - our Canadain team > measured(!) just under a foot after 3rd fly-off) > - Tow equipment/Technique (ran the gammot) > - rules (funny how folks complain, only to agree enmass that the current set > > are fine) > -Team Turkey (last place in Finland, second here in Canada) > -Japanese DLG's (incredible - a mear 76g AUW with excellent height from > launch) > - juniors and their performance (some potent pilots I assure you). > -how to get more folks doing what we just did for 8 days straight... > > > Quoting Bill & Bunny Kuhlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Sport: Aeromodelling > > Title: 4th FAI World Aeromodelling Championship F3J > > Type : World > > Date: 02 - 08.08.2004 > > Location: Bluegrass Sod Farms (Canada) > > > > Final Results : > > > > Seniors > > 1st : David HOBBY AUS > > 2nd : Joe WURTS USA > > 3rd : Philip KOLB GER > > > > Juniors > > 1st: Thomas FISCHER GER > > 2nd: Tibor DUCHOVNY SVK > > 3rd: Robert BRAUNE GER > > > > Team Seniors > > 1st: Germany > > 2nd: Turkey > > 3rd: Australia > > > > Team Juniors: > > 1st: Germany > > 2nd: USA > > 3rd: Slovak Republic > > > > > > The full results can be found at the following address : > > http://www.f3x.no/wcf3j2004/index.htm > > > > FAI congratulates the Winners and thanks the Organisers of the > > Championship. > > > > -- > > B^2 B2Streamlines.com > > Bill & Bunny Kuhlman 'a resource for aircraft modelers' > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > P.O. Box 975 http://www.b2streamlines.com > > Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and > > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > MIME > > turned off. > > > > > Radius Systems > Cogito Ergo Zoom > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME > turned off. > Radius Systems Cogito Ergo Zoom RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
