Pattern Fun

[hatfield]

Sounds like you guys could use a good used military cargo aircraft for your
contest hauler.  Maybe you could form an aero club and restore a C-7.  It was
a STOL twin, it had big round engines that made props go around.  Then you
would not have to use I-95 anymore.  Or any of the other unusable roads up
there.  Of course DC is not much better.   If you could get the RC field
expanded to 1000', then you could make them all.

Randy

On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:22:23 -0400 "Henderson,Eric"
<eric.henderson at gartner.com> wrote:

> I perfected the 1/2 square with 2 of 4 with 1/2
> roll on exit at the Nat's.
> Did it twice at Bridgewater. Got real good at
> doing the half roll while the
> judges looked down to score the unfamiliar
> maneuver. (Can't see how you can
> judge FAI or Masters without a scribe.)
> 
> Two cycles did very well indeed. Mine (OS 1.60
> with Perry pump) ran better
> with a full tank. One problem of judging most
> of the weekend - I did
> volunteer BTW - is that you can forget to fill
> your tank....
> 
> The sound is different, the speed perception is
> different, but the vertical
> is a differentiator...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Eric.
> 
> P.S. 95 is not a useable road any more...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ronlock [mailto:ronlock at comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 11:36 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Pattern Fun
> 
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Yup, it's the Super Tigre's fault.   
> It went sooooo high in that Humpty with
> Options, (3rd maneuver in
> Masters pattern) that durring the long down
> line, I got concerned
> that I had forgotten to do an element.  So I
> put in a half roll.  Oops!
> Then had to put in another one to be upright
> for the upcoming
> slow roll.  Had plenty of room for both of
> them.  The judges
> however,  showed no interest in the innovation.
>    
> 
> Ron Lockhart
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Pastorello" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Pattern Fun
> 
> 
> > You mean that ST makes one do the WRONG
> Manuevuers????  Tell me it isn't
> SO
> > !!!  
> >
> >
> > Bob Pastorello,  NSRCA 199, District 6
> > El Reno, Oklahoma
> > faipatrn at msn.com
> >
> > You Gotta at least TRY....
> > http://www.rcaerobats.net
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ronlock" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: Pattern Fun
> >
> >
> > > Yes, a great contest and weekend.  (Not
> counting I 95 Sunday evening-)
> > > And.......an ST2300 powered Hanson Excess
> placed 3rd in Masters.
> > > Not placing higher had everything to do
> with a flopped stall turn,
> > > in one round, a couple of extra half rolls
> in another, and - well
> > > you get the picture.  The Tiger/Excess did
> it's job.
> > > Ron Lockhart
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "MILLER, EDWARD, MGSVC" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:59 AM
> > > Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
> > >
> > >
> > > Hear that folks ??? ST 2300 Hanson Dalotel
> with maybe 60 flights wins in
> > > Advanced at Bridgewater !!!! It doesn't
> have to be made of unobtanium
> nor
> > > cost 3K to be competitive. Now as far as
> the "list to starboard", that
> > > almost was as funny as the Scottish version
> of "throttle curve". You
> just
> > > had to be there..... Perphaps the funniest
> D1 contest this year, all
> were
> > in
> > > prime form. My sincere thanks to Dave Funk
> for the retract and leg and
> > Frank
> > > Granelli for the 5/32" axle that I forgot
> to return.
> > > Ed M.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Henderson,Eric
> [mailto:eric.henderson at gartner.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:34 AM
> > > To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
> > > Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
> > >
> > >
> > > On Friday practice Ed Miller snapped a gear
> leg on his big Hanson
> Dalotel.
> > > David Funk came to the rescue with a spare
> leg, but Ed needed a 3/16
> leg.
> > > David again came to the rescue with a whole
> retract that was 5/32nds.
> > > Looking good. Nope!  the axle was 5/32nds.
> Eventual;l Ed fitted Dave's
> > wheel
> > > as well, BUT, the wheel was much smaller
> than the one that was still on
> > the
> > > other wing.  Result was a lean top
> starboard. This bad for taking off to
> > the
> > > left but good the other way because the
> wing tip was high into the wind.
> > >
> > > Abusively as ever we teased Ed about not
> having his wings level on
> > > take-off.or landing. A laugh a minute. He
> still won his class but he
> paid
> > > for it all weekend :-)
> > >
> > > Evil-Eric.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: RC Steve Sterling
> [mailto:rcsteve at tcrcm.org]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 12:41 AM
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
> > >
> > >
> > > Eric-- you need an airplane to haul your
> airplanes around in.  I find a
> > > Cessna 182, with the backseat removed, fits
> a pattern plane fine,
> although
> > > the tail feathers stick back into the tail
> cone a foot or so. Has enough
> > > useful load to haul those big trophies
> back.
> > >
> > > Cuts those 6 hour drives down to a 2 hour
> or so cruise above the
> traffic.
> > A
> > > real bonus if the pattern contest is held
> at a field where you can land.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Henderson,Eric
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:10 PM
> > > To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
> > > Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
> > >
> > >
> > > Enjoyed 1-wing-low-Miller...
> > >
> > > Only took 6.5 hrs to get home to SOUTH
> JERSEY...
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dave&Sue Funk
> [mailto:dnsfunk at peoplepc.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:48 PM
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: Pattern Fun
> > >
> > >
> > > Anybody that doesn't think pattern fliers
> have fun should have been at
> the
> > > D1 Bridgewater contest this weekend.
> > > I started laughing Friday after noon and
> haven't stopped yet.
> > > Great weekend, great contest, lots of fun.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
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