[NSRCA-discussion] Update from WC team

[Jas S]

Correction, AC -449, AJ- 464

Jas iP

> On Nov 7, 2017, at 9:21 PM, Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> 
> Tuesday – Round 3!
> 
> Team USA skipped the early morning practice regimen today in lieu of a midday practice session following Jason’s morning flight. Jason was due up early, and the rest of the gang didn’t fly until later in the afternoon leaving a few hours in between with which to practice.
> 
> The day started clear and sunny with mild winds (the term mild here is a bit questionable, but I’ll go with it) between 7-10mph. With no morning practice session, and Jason’s flight scheduled for 9:54, we all had time to sleep in a little, and relax compared to our normal morning craziness.  
> 
> Jason is flying steady and consistent and put up another great flight and scored a 463 against the same panel of judges we saw on Sunday. I’m not entirely sure why they didn’t regroup the judges to form 2 new panels, but alas, they didn’t. As it turns out, ALL of our guys would score virtually the same score (within a point) of their same scores on Sunday. Jason – 463, Joseph – 440, AC – 462 (his score improved a bit) and Andrew 465. Bottom line? All were great flights, decent scores, and positions us pretty well going in to the last round of the prelims. Joseph in particular is positioned very well to repeat as Junior World Champion with a pretty good lead over the other Juniors.  
> 
> But let me back up… After Jason flew we drove out to the flying field in Pinamar for some practice, and that’s when the fun began. We all arrived at the practice site, and I heard the van door slam and Andrew’s voice mutter “crap”. “Kevin, did you lock the van??” Yup… the keys were in it along with the airplanes. We’re 30 minutes from a micro town that only seems to have T-shirt shops and pizza joints, and 5 hours from the nearest city. This may not go well… I’d love to drag out the saga, but while it was a little stressful at the time, it all ended quickly. In about 20 min, some twisted wire and some patient wrangling and we were able to pull the door lock from the outside and get it open. Don’s not completely off the hook for the gasoline in the diesel truck incident from Switzerland, but he’s free and clear of this year’s vehicle debacle.  
> 
> We still had time for a few quick practice flights before we had to go back… but we could see it. On the horizon, looming in the direction of the contest sight south of us. Dark, ominous rain clouds. I’ve already reported the scores so you know the outcome, we flew. But know that Joe had to fly in the rain again. He put up an excellent flight, and was rewarded with good scores, even with a pretty significant hitch in one rolling segment as his aileron gimble got caught on the sweatshirt he was holding it under to keep it dry.  
> 
> Side note for Beth: Don will no longer need any form of stress test, as I provided one for him by showing up with Joe’s bib a mere 6 minutes before his flight. I was sitting close by them for the prior hour, so no REAL worry (from my point of view), but alas, I neglected to mention where I was to Don. I’m told panic ensued. Joe seemed calm and collected. Don… not so much. Sorry guys!!  
> 
> The rain seemed to be focused solely on Joe though, and stopped prior to AC or Andrew flying. More good flights, more good scores. We’re doing well thus far But the weather was still ugly and the desire to go fight in more wind and rain at the practice site was low, so we decided we would call it a day and try to get an early dinner for a change.
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> It has been very very challenging to eat a normal meal over here. And by normal I’m referring more to the timing, than the food. Stores, banks, businesses here seem to be open from around 9-2pm and again from 5pm – 8pm. Restaurants on the other hand don’t seem to open until at least 8pm. Add to that a less than urgent approach to food service, and it’s been 10pm or later that we’ve eaten dinner most night. It makes for a long day. So we were determined tonight, given our semi early start on the evening, to figure out a way to eat earlier. We were initially stymied with Grocery Stores that had not opened yet (it was only 4:30pm) but managed to stumble upon a bar like restaurant that was open and serving. Hallelujah! Miracles do happen.  
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> Tomorrow will likely be a washout. We’re expecting rain and high winds all day and I think they will likely utilize the rain day since the remainder of the week appears to be dry. We won’t know until tomorrow. The good news is that our first time slot isn’t until 11am, so we’ll have plenty of time in the morning to sort it all out.
> 
> Photos!
> - Jason in ready box 2 following Clinton from South Africa
> - A shot of Jason flying with Dave calling. Notice there are shadows! We had sun in the morning!
> - This one is for Bill and Greyson – Stefan Kaiser demonstrating the proper flying stance!
> - Andrews new key chain, The perfect gift for someone that doesn’t have… a key.
> - Andrew mentally working through the sequence before his flight. Pretty sure the headphones are jamming something country.
> - Team dinner are our newest favorite place (except for the ice cream store). We may never eat Ham and Cheese again after this trip.
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