[NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
John Gayer
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Mon Nov 6 17:09:31 AKST 2017
First 2 days results at:
http://www.f3argentina.com.ar/day2.pdf
On 11/5/2017 9:16 PM, Patrick Harris via NSRCA-discussion wrote:
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> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
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> Where is this being posted so I can see the pics?
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> Sunday – It doesn’t seem like we’ve been here for a whole week
> already! FINALLY the competition is upon us. There are many
> advantages to getting here a bit early, not the least of which is
> that everyone knows there way around the area at this point.
> Early in the week we are pretty strict about all staying together.
> “no man left behind” so to speak. That usually means a lot of
> patience when trying to coordinate a group of 9-12 people
> caravanning with 5 vehicles. Every destination takes about twice
> as long to get too (so as not to lose anyone) and every task and
> decision seems painfully slow. But as we become more and more
> familiar with our routes, and the various destinations, it becomes
> easier and more reasonable to separate from time to time.
>
> Such was the case when AC said he was leaving at 5:30am to go
> practice.
>
> “um, Yeah… go for it. Let me know how that works out. We’ll meet
> you at the contest site”
>
> “Oh…and take Chuck”
>
> The real surprise?? The Russians we’re already there and set up
> to practice.
>
> The reality is that’s how all these guys are wired. Andrew and
> Kevin were also gone early while the rest of us to headed to the
> contest site with Joseph and Don who were scheduled to fly 2nd at
> 9:09am.
>
> Let me start by saying this was THE nicest day we have had BY FAR.
> Sunny most of the day, moderate winds (7-10mph and even calmer in
> the afternoon) and around 70deg. For the first time we were able
> to spend a good part of the day without coats and hoodies on.
>
> The organizers were kind enough to put all our pilots on the same
> line so we all flew on line A today. It’s nice because it saves a
> lot of driving back and forth between the two lines which are at
> opposite ends of a mile long runway. At 8:30am they began warming
> up the judges with several demo flights from Argentinian F3A
> pilots all of whom did a really nice job. Up first for the entire
> contest was Steve Underwood from the UK. He put up a nice flight
> and tolerated a lot of ribbing about having flown the best flight
> of the contest and being in 1st place. It didn’t last long though
> as Joseph was second up and really put up a smooth, well paced
> sequence. He got pushed out a little more than planned in his
> spin and was forced to move the plane back in a bit aggressively
> in the next maneuver, but all in all a great effort. He was
> rewarded with a raw score of 439. More on where that puts him in
> a bit.
>
> I want to digress slightly to mention that without asking, without
> being told, our entire team was in the ready box area to watch and
> support Joseph's flight. That meant that the guys at the practice
> site 25 min away had to pack up early and get on the road long
> before their own contest slot would have warranted, just to make
> sure they watched their teammate fly. It’s a good feeling when
> the whole team is focused on the whole team.
>
> I’ll cut to the chase a bit and just say that the entire team put
> up fantastic first flights. If nerves were present, and I’m sure
> they were, it didn’t show in their performance. AC's debut on the
> world stage was not only well executed, but well received, putting
> up an admirable 449.
>
> Andrew followed with a 465, and Jason batted clean up in the
> afternoon with a 462. Some relative scores on Line A for
> comparison, Stephan Kaiser flew a 453, and CPLR flew a 484.
>
> Notables on the other line, Gernot (Austria) flew a 462, Robin
> Trump (Germany) a 451, Lassie (Finland) a 447 and Onda (Japan) a 427.
>
> We won’t be able to compare the two lines until after flying is
> done tomorrow. I wish I could post ALL the scores, but they never
> listed them, and they’re not yet up on the web site. These are
> all from memory and discussing them with the various pilots. It’s
> like trading baseball cards, “I’ll tell you Andrew’s and Jason’s
> score if you tell me Robin's and Gernot's…”.
>
> The atmosphere was quite festive at the competition venue all day.
> There were actually a lot of spectators, many with families of
> kids. The nice weather certainly helped the turn out, but it was
> encouraging to see so many people in attendance. It sort of
> proves that with the right marketing, there is some interest from
> the community.
>
> I think the organizers have to be very pleased with everything
> about the event. It seems to be running very smoothly. That’s
> not to say there weren’t a few issues. The most alarming was the
> full scale plane that attempted to land (the airport is officially
> closed) in the middle of the morning. It was a little dicey as
> line chief stood in the center of the runway trying to wave him
> off. For a minute we were getting ready to make a mad dash to
> clear the runway of people and planes, but he eventually got the
> message and we heard him throttle up to continue on. His flight
> path following implied that he was a little confused as to where
> to go from there, but he eventually went on his way. I’m guessing
> he’ll start paying more attention to NOTAM’s in the future.
>
> Kevin had a minor wardrobe malfunction as the ties on his contest
> bib tore off one by one, but some creative cutting and some shoe
> laces alleviated that issue. At least for the day. We also had
> a little entertainment at Linda Jesky’s expense as a bum knee
> decided to temporarily give way leading her to re-enact the public
> service announcement for Stop, Drop, and Roll. She was ok, but
> more importantly, it was caught on camera :)
>
> After all our contest flights were finished, we headed back to the
> practice field for a few more flights. This time is was Andrews
> turn to be in the air when a full scale jump plane came in for a
> landing, touching down almost on Andrew’s centerline, while he was
> still in the air. The practice site is still an active airport,
> but with minimal traffic. On this occasion there was a group
> skydiving over the airport and the full scale was coming in to
> take them back up again.
>
> The day ended with some rain moving in, packing up, and heading
> back to the inn. We stopped at a local grocery/Walmart style big
> box store called COTO for some suppies, only to learn that Sunday
> is clearly shopping day in this neck of the woods and we waited in
> long, slow lines to check out. Urgency doesn’t not seem to
> translate into Spanish here. Speaking of Spanish, I doubled my
> Spanish vocabulary today by adding the word puntuaciones???.
> Scores??? The constant question I'm asking to get our score
> sheets and hope to see a list of scores.
>
> Tomorrows schedule has us flying on site B, with AC up around
> 9:40, followed by Andrew and Jason before the lunch break, and
> Joseph rounding out the day with a 3pm scheduled flight.
>
> We’re hoping for another strong day!
>
> Photos –
>
> - Leslie finds an interesting surprise outside her room. Seafood
> raining from the skies. NO clue how this got there, but the ocean
> is about ¾ mile east of us.
>
> - Close up of aforementioned surprise.
>
> - Steve Underwood (kneeling) and his caller preparing to kick off
> the start of the 2017 World Championships!
>
> - Don and Joe, watching Steve and mentally prepping for their flight.
>
> - Our judge panel. If you look closely, you’ll see our very own
> Don Ramsey is 3rd from the left.
>
> - Joseph in ready box 1, about to fly.
>
> - Andre from South Africa getting ready for his flight. Andre has
> been SA’s top dog for many years, and now has Roston Dugmoor,
> former Jr. World Champion nipping at his heels
>
> - Andrew and Kevin enjoying some lunch outside at the competition
> site.
>
> - Likewise, John Bentley and his wife from Canada enjoying the
> lunch offerings.
>
> - Russian Canopy!!! The rebuilt Angle’s Shadow Canopy. 80gms (10
> lighter than the original) comprised of foam ribs and central
> spine and Nylon reinforced tape! It was an excellent fit and flew
> well for their young pilot. A real lesson in overcoming adversity.
>
> - Linda J. taking a roll down the hill. She really was ok And
> no, we don’t have a callous cameraman (chuck??), he happened to
> accidently capture her in the background of another image.
>
> - Jump plane about to touch down. Note the wind sock with we have
> been using as a center pole.
>
> - Chuck, me, and our innkeeper friends that came out to the
> practice site to see what all these crazy American’s are really up to.
>
> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 11:22 PM Derek Koopowitz via
> NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> wrote:
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> Courtesy of Mark Atwood…
>
> Saturday
>
> SUN!!! We can see the SUN!!! Seriously, we woke up to not only
> a pretty day, but a warmer one. The highs were in the upper
> 60’s and with the sun out it was quite pleasant IF… ok, it’s a
> big if, IF the wind wasn’t blowing. But even the winds gave us
> a little break today, blowing in the low teen’s rather than
> the low 20’s.
>
> We left for another early start to the practice field today
> that was made all the better thanks to Leslie Hockhalter who
> with diligent searching managed to find us cheap insulated
> travel cups that actually hold more than a thimble full of
> coffee (or in my case tea). It’s the little things in life…
>
> The practice sites were full today as everyone was getting in
> their final efforts. Even with an early start we were behind
> the Taiwanese who apparently must sleep at the field. The
> winds as I mentioned were less severe, but still not light. We
> traded obscene wind quartering out from the North East for
> merely heavy winds at a 90deg cross pushing in from the South.
> Better??
>
> AC started with a few flights of F-17 before he retired that
> for the next 4 days and focused his remaining time on P-17.
> The noteworthy event of the morning came during Joseph’s
> flight when low and behold, we heard a full scale!! Now bare
> in mind, we have not seen ANY signs of general aviation here
> what so ever. So it was a bit of a shock to not only see a
> small private plane, but to see it at 1000’AGL coming straight
> through the center of the box. Joe had plenty of time to get
> down low while it passed. He resumed his sequence only to here
> Andrew yell “he just lowered his gear…”. Sure enough, Joe
> managed to land and clear the runway less than 30 seconds
> before a Bonanza touched down on our runway. We were told
> later that the airport isn’t actually closed. They just see
> very little traffic. NOW you tell us.
>
> A few more flights and then we all packed up to go get ready
> for the opening ceremonies. For those that are unaware, the
> host country organizes an opening ceremony in the same vein as
> you see for the Olympics, albeit on a significantly smaller
> scale. But the idea is the same, with a parade of teams by
> country, and a little fanfare. We try to do our part to
> represent the US, dressing and working as a team. We arrived
> well in advance, were grouped behind a local representative
> holding our USA sign and proceeded to walk into the main area
> in a long parade among a surprisingly large crowd of
> spectators. Admittedly it’s fun to have a large crowd of
> people clapping for you as you’re introduced.
>
> After the opening statements and playing of the anthems, we
> were treated to a small airshow that included an RV-7 doing
> some low altitude aerobatics with smoke (lower and closer than
> would EVER be allowed in the USA I might add). They also
> performed a nice synchronized 3D heli demonstration (Also
> lower and closer than felt comfortable safe!). After that it
> was a nice party atmosphere with music playing, some food and
> beverages for the pilots and supporters, and a general meet
> and greet for all involved. A little social relaxation before
> the stress of the competition takes hold.
>
> Last event of the day was the team manager meeting for me, to
> learn the flight schedules and discuss any rules issues or
> procedural nuances to the venue. Mostly normal Q&A about
> various procedures along with some guidelines for how timing,
> scoring, weighing will be done. Most notable was a short
> lecture on the inappropriate use of some of the new gyro
> technology (it’s prohibited in any way, shape or form) and a
> reminder that this constitutes unsportsmanlike behavior which
> can result in disqualifying not only the offending individual,
> but their entire team. In other words, they take it very
> seriously.
>
> We make a very concerted effort to have the whole team at
> every flight to support one another, which will make tomorrow
> a very very very early start as the guys will try to put up a
> practice flight in the morning and be back in time to see our
> first pilot, Joseph, put up his official contest flight at
> 9:09am. The others fly later in the day, AC @ 10:40am, Andrew
> @ 11:16am and Jason @ 2:24pm.
>
> Fair warning, scores will NOT be posted real time. We will get
> our personal raw scores upon completing the flight, but a
> summary of scores will not be posted until the end of the day.
> On a plus side, with only 2 judge panels, we will get
> normalized, ranked scores after 2 days, rather than having to
> wait 4. I'm sure others will post, but I'll try to be sure to
> post the days scores here as well.
>
> Update on the lost Russian canopy: It was never found, so they
> were up until 5am fabricating a new one, and successfully flew
> it today! When you’ve traveled 12,000 miles to compete, you
> find a way. Kudos to the Russian team for both ingenuity and
> perseverance.
>
> Photos:
>
> - Random Beechcraft that arrived in the middle of Joe’s flight
> - Sergio (flying) and Marcelo (Calling) from Columbia. I’m
> pretty sure they’ve been appointed the official translators of
> the US F3A team. Without them, we’d be surviving solely on
> McDonalds, Oreo’s and Pringles.
> - Local aerobatic pilot and his RV-7.
> - Team USA!
> - A look at all the teams as they filed in and lined up near
> their respective flags
> - Robin Trumpp and team Germany working on his new Karat biplane
> - Team Canada: Xavier Mouraux, Michi Akimoto, John Bentley and
> his wife, and Hartley Hughson and his wife
> - Team China – in an embarrassing twist of language diversity,
> Jenny, their helpful translator, had to help out the event
> director during the Team Manager meeting in explaining his
> English explanation, to other native English speaking TM’s.
> Say what??
> - Collection of Team Managers from 27 countries
> - Honey bee that decided the S in my hat was its soul mate.
> - Flight orders for all 4 days!
>
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