Ok... that's just too much for me... bad luck? tow-er's fault? Hmmm.
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Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: [RCSE] F3J is not for me...or my Pikes :-(
Well flew my first F3J event and it was in Denver with Skip Miller.
We had school kids paid to tow, and they were weak, giving me launches 30m
less altitude....
30m less than what? Skip? He had the same kind of help pulling for him.
Hmmm.
I had wing connector problem on one launch disconnecting the aileron and
that caused a double
pop off....zero.
Luck? Hmmm.
On another flight I was skied out another pilot came over and we mid aired
hard, I got it down
but it hit a fence pole and destroyed the wing.
I wasn't watching where Joseph came from, but you were both very high and
could easily make
your times. No luck involved here. Joseph has been to the worlds, and
kicks ass in the air. He
paid with an Escape wing for this mistake. 50-50 fault.
Flying low over a fence instead of setting it down in the nice grass short
of the fence? Hmmm.
Today I did a test launch to get the new kids towing some experience.
When I dove to get off
the line they stopped towing and I over rotated some, the line wrapped
around my vertical and
sawed it off right at the stab pivot, and both popped off, and destroyed
the entire plane.
I've been a tow-er, and there is no stopping at the end for anything. This
was not the tow-er's
fault... Hmmm.
Tower cost $200 for the weekend
Let's see, two school kids, four pilots at $200 is $800. $400 each? Hmmm.
motel and rental car expense approx $800, two Pikes approx $1,100 and the
flight out $450.
F3J in the Rockies cost me pretty close to $4,000.
Figure I got 4 actual flights in counting the practice flight...you do the
math, I'm gonna be a little sick :-)
Star Wars was great the other day though!
Gordy
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