[NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice plane

Fri Dec 15 11:02:57 AKST 2006

Wait Wait, Wait!!!!!! - please don't read into my statement like "I'm"
going to Argentina - I meant to think ahead about what/how the Team
pilots would opt to fly in serioius wind...  

Jim W.

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Woodward
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice plane

"Flies like an electric" is changing, and not everyone gets to see what
the different setups can do. Notice I didn't say I'm going to be flying
180-200M.  Watching a plane at 200M hauling-azz was a bit like looking
at a website at work you are not supposed to see.  Strange at first but
it can grow on you :-), especially after trying and watching everyone
else shrink the maneuver sets for 2 years or so.  However, I'm not going
to try anymore to fly a style that is going out of vogue either (slow,
140M).  Plus, isn't Argentina a really windy place???  

Jim W.

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of
DaveL322 at comcast.net
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice plane

Yes!!!  I don't believe anyone flew the slow-pretty-140
style......meaning "flies like an electric" no longer means what it used
to!!

Dave

	-------------- Original message -------------- 
	From: "Jim Woodward" <Jim.Woodward at armorholdings.com> 

	I knew that would perk you ears Dave :-).  However, to my view
Jason flew electric on Saturday with about the same presentation he flew
the glow on Sunday.  Saturday's flying was not slow-pretty-140 meter,
22x11 flying, it was a lot faster than usual.  

	Jim W.

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DaveL322 at comcast.net
	Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:28 PM
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	Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice plane

	Hmmm.......180-200m is supposed to be a mandatory downgrade.
Never thought I'd see an Astral appear to be an Aurora in the air <G>.

	At the rather windy Tangerine, Jason won FAI flying electric on
Saturday and glow on Sunday.  Only round Jason lost was when the very
new DZ chewed up a plug and flamed out.  I flew electric the whole
weekend and finished in 2nd.

	Emory won 3 rounds in Masters flying electric and might have won
the rest if he was able to return on Sunday.

	Electric or glow, I'm all for my competitors flying at 180+
meters!!!   <G>

	Dave

		-------------- Original message -------------- 
		From: "Jim Woodward" <Jim.Woodward at armorholdings.com> 

		Hi Wayne,  All

		I personally will be taking 'electric-like' comparisons
to my glow setup out of the vocabulary for good!  For a while it has
been a goal for few, and myself included, to try to get glow to perform
in the same window as electric setups.  I'm damn glad to put that phase
behind me.  I do like the speed control offered by the 18.1x10.1 and the
15.75x10 3 blades, but they have the "ballistic" option available when
needed too - as attested to by the Tangerine contest.  While I don't
think I need to fly as fast as David Shulman (... who may still be
apologizing the air-molecules the Australl was splitting apart), I'm not
going to be flying "touchy-feely" stuff anymore either.  At this point I
still think "medium" is a nice thought to have, but it was also pretty
cool to see some "big" maneuvers flown again around the 180-200 mark
again.  

		Thanks,

		Jim W.

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of wgalligan
		Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 10:05 AM
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		Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice plane

		The 18.5x9.5 APC should be a good prop also.  Dr
Harrison is running one and he likes it.  The Mejlic is about 2.5 oz
lighter and would spin up little better even if it did load the
engine(O.S.1.40) more.  Had a very electric like transition on throttle
and a very constant speed.  Engine rpms did not seem to increase from
5/8 to full throttle but you had the power as you advanced the throttle
in uplines.

		Wayne Galligan

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			Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:21 AM

			Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice
plane

			In a message dated 12/14/2006 11:54:36 PM
Eastern Standard Time, wgalligan at texasairnet.com writes:

				Matt,

				If you get a chance try the Mejlic 19x10
c.f. prop.  It worked OK on my OS 1.40... a bit on the loaded side but I
bet the BEAST would turn it just fine.

				Wayne G.

			Wayne, should be good, we'll see. Used to have
an 18x10W Mejlik running on the W145. Engine had enough grunt to turn it
ok. 

			Also will look at the 19.5x9.5. APC

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