[NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC

Tue Nov 7 17:01:37 AKST 2017

Hey Jay,

Good performance my friend ! Keep takin' it to 'em buddy !!!!!  Ya know ,
that Frenchman
really ain't that good !

Is this the first Worlds that Gerhardt Mahr has missed ? I don't see his
name among the
regulars !

Thanks for doing a superlative job of representing the good 'ole USA along
w/ the rest
of the gang ! Pass along my congratulations please.

Go Team USA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Georgie

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Jas S via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Judges are the same groupings and on Site 1, almost all the scores are
> with-in 1 point of Day 1 scores.
>
> Jas iP
>
> On Nov 7, 2017, at 12:28 AM, Derek Koopowitz via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Christophe flew his flight 2 yesterday...
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> *From:* NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
> behalf of Jeff Worsham via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
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> *Sent:* Monday, November 6, 2017 6:27:35 PM
> *To:* John Gayer; General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>
> Should have said Flight 2.  Maybe Christophe practices in the rain?
> Team USA is looking strong!
>
> On Nov 6, 2017, at 7:17 PM, Jeff Worsham <jeffryworsham at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Interesting results on Line 2.
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> On Nov 6, 2017, at 7:09 PM, John Gayer via NSRCA-discussion <
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> First 2 days results at:
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> http://www.f3argentina.com.ar/day2.pdf
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> On 11/5/2017 9:16 PM, Patrick Harris via NSRCA-discussion wrote:
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> https://www.facebook.com/USA-F3A-World-Championship-Team-541836459181879/
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> On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 8:15 PM, Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <
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>> Facebook.
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>> *From:* NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
>> behalf of Robert L. Beaubien via NSRCA-discussion <
>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, November 5, 2017 8:13:36 PM
>> *To:* General pattern discussion
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>>
>>
>> Where is this being posted so I can see the pics?
>>
>>
>>    - Robert Beaubien
>>    - Drone Plastics
>>    -
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]
>> *On Behalf Of *Vicente Bortone via NSRCA-discussion
>> *Sent:* Sunday, November 5, 2017 8:04 PM
>> *To:* Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>; General pattern
>> discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>>
>>
>> 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> wrote:
>>
>> 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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