West Windsor Season Finale plane ?

[Dean Pappas]

Hi there Anthony,
 
Yes Ken flew the new version Vivat under very windy conditions, and  the plane's performance, in those conditions, was excellent. To be sure, Ken is a very talented flyer, but if what you're looking for is an assessment of the plane, here it is.
 
The plane speed controls well, due to its large size and drag, and now that I've seen it in windy air, my concerns about the pudgy fuselage have disappeared.
It seems to snap well, and grooves in turbulence despite the fact that Ken tends to set his plane up tail-heavy. Dave Lockhart flew Ken's plane, and gave a very favorable report. Considering thje prefabrication, it's moderately priced too!
 
Remember: there is only one hobby: spending money ... and everything else is just details!
Dean Pappas

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Abdullah [mailto:aabdu at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:30 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: West Windsor Season Finale plane ?


To anyone who was in attendance, did Ken Velez fly his Vivat? If so what were your impressions of it. I read a little about the design and construction and was quite interested.
 
Thanks

"Henderson,Eric" <Eric.Henderson at gartner.com> wrote:

401 - SPORTSMAN 
1. ALLEN BARKSDALE          3000 
2. JOE ZEIGENFUS                2897
3. SCOTT SMITH                    2862 
 
402 - INTERMEDIATE
1. DON ABATI                       3000 
2. RON LAWRENCE              2904 
 
403 - ADVANCED
1. BILL ANSTINE                   2987 
2. BEV COWEL                     2927 
 
404 - MASTERS
1. EARL VINCENT                 3000 
2. RICHARD BIS                    2880 
3. KEN VELEZ                       2877 
4. JOE LACHOWSKI              2865 
5. RON LOCKHART                2815 
6. FRANK GRANELLI             2654 
7. SAL PIU                            2600
 
406 - FAI
1. DAVE LOCKHART           3000 
2. DAVE CEPAS                  2795 
 
Despite a first day rain delay until 1 PM the above troop of intrepid travelers were able to complete four rounds to get in a best 3 of 4 contest. The weather was most unkind but seemed to just miss us on Sunday where we has two pretty smooth rounds.
 
Thanks to all who traveled so far, camped in the rain, competed in the rain and stayed till the end. You guys are true competitors and West Windsor NJ, thanks you all.
 
 
Regards,
 
Eric.

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