[NSRCA-discussion] Pocono

[shinden1 at cox.net]

Hey Jim 
trimmed to be a perfect flying model 
knife and level flight :)
Bryan
---- "Woodward wrote: 
> So...... when you say trimmed, to you mean "trimmed for knife-edge
> flight," or "trimmed" to be a good flying model? :) 
> 
> Jimbo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of
> shinden1 at cox.net
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:54 AM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Pocono
> 
> yup!!
> ---- Robert Harden <rharden1 at cox.net> wrote: 
> > What I will say about calm air...the best trimmed plane usually wins.
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Courtney, Gary Ray" <grcourtney at tva.gov>
> > To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Pocono
> > 
> > 
> > Amen!!! Calm air sucks!!!
> > 
> > gary
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org 
> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of 
> > rcmaster199 at aol.com
> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:08 AM
> > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Pocono
> > 
> > Interesting thing about calm air is that it happens very infrequently,
> > so practice in calm air happens very infrequently. In general, we tend
> > to fly rather poorly in it (too many overcorrections) as a result. The
> > most frequent flaws I saw were flopped stalls, vertical lines leaning
> > too much to correct an imagined head wind, radii very variable, flying
> > way too far out and general lack of controlling distance out. From the
> > judge's point of view, one could just sit there and count the
> > flaws.....no wind to hide them behind (VBG)
> > 
> > I remember a contest in Georgia a few years ago where it was dead calm
> > as in last weekend's Pocono contest. It took two rounds to recalibrate
> > ourselves to flying dead air.
> > 
> > MattK
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron Lawrence <ronnan57 at rochester.rr.com>
> > To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 9:24 am
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Pocono
> > 
> > Thanks to everyone that put on the Pocono
> > contest, It was a great contest. It was the calmest air I have ever
> > flown in. Ron Lawrence
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From:
> >   Joe
> >   Lachowski
> >   To: General pattern discussion
> > 
> >   Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 7:47 AM
> >   Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
> >   Pocono
> > 
> > 23 contestants. Yes, there were two lost to a midair.
> > 
> > 
> > And we had the best flying conditions you could ever ask
> >   for.
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