[NSRCA-discussion] Winter practice plane

Fri Dec 15 12:33:49 AKST 2006

Hmmm, Freudian slip, maybe?!  Naaah...we like confidence!

RS

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Jim Woodward
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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
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"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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DaveL322 at comcast.net
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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

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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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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of
DaveL322 at comcast.net
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:28 PM
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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

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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
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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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From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com <mailto:Rcmaster199 at aol.com>  

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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 <mailto: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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