[NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC

Fri Nov 10 12:02:43 AKST 2017

Unfortunately he didn't... you're looking at Onda's score.

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> [image: Image]
>
> Check it out folks!  AJ beat CPLR in round 6 (barely, but still!).  Way to
> go AC, Joe, Jas and AJ!!!
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> *From:* NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
> behalf of Matthew Finley via NSRCA-discussion <
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> *Sent:* Friday, November 10, 2017 11:42:25 AM
> *To:* Atwood, Mark; General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>
> Mark,
>
> If the finals are canceled, will they have then the following day, or go
> with the semi standings ??
>
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
> org>
> Date: 11/10/17 2:39 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Stuart Chale <schale1 at outlook.com>, General pattern discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>
> It’s hard to even describe the wind these guys flew in today.  Nothing any
> of them have ever flown in before in any event, Nats, Tucson, South Africa,
> anywhere.  The biggest surprise to us all was how well the contra set-ups
> persevered.
>
> Pilot and TM meeting tonight at 6pm for unknowns and flight order.  That
> said, there is a better than average chance that the finals will be
> cancelled.  Winds tomorrow are expected to be even more aggressive and
> 90deg crosswind.
>
> It’s doubtful that they will make that call before they see what the
> reality is in the morning.
>
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Stuart Chale via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Not sure if this will work but check out this video of a landing at the WC
>
> https://www.facebook.com/arturomarino.cellini/videos/10214457828389502/
>
> If the link doesn't work look for the Facebook Argentina site
>
> On 11/10/2017 1:37 PM, mups53 via NSRCA-discussion wrote:
>
> Way too awesome
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Atwood, Mark" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
> Date: 11/10/17 12:29 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Mike Mueller <mups53 at gmail.com> <mups53 at gmail.com>, General pattern
> discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Cc: Vicente Bortone <vincebrc at gmail.com> <vincebrc at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>
> All four in!!!
>
> [image: image1.jpeg]
>
> On Nov 10, 2017, at 3:15 PM, Mike Mueller via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>  This from my friend who is there about today.
>  Sounds very promising:
>  Hi Mike
>
> Hope all is well with you guys!
>
> The semis are done here in Argentina - awaiting the results - but I would
> guess that 3 and maybe all 4 Americans are in the finals :-)
>
> Really, Andrew J and Jason flew incredibly well today in wind right at the
> FAI limit.... Andrew, in particular, was just incredible.
>
> Surprisingly despite the wind, the YS’s have not really dominated, but
> certainly have not been a disadvantage.
>
> Even in the wind, lots of biplanes and lots of contras - perhaps not with
> the same dominance as in Europe.
>
> The stand out models in the wind for me was the Zonda, and also Wolfgang’s
> monoplane flown by Reto Schumacher....
>
> Tomorrow’s forecast is as windy as today, so will make for an interesting
> (but scrappy) finals....
>
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> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 9:08 AM, Vicente Bortone via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>> That is 26.84 mph.
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 9:02 AM Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 12 meters/second sustained for 60 seconds pauses the contest
>>>
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>>> *From:* NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
>>> behalf of Jeff Worsham via NSRCA-discussion <
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>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 10, 2017 7:00:45 AM
>>> *To:* Jon Bruml; General pattern discussion; Vicente Bortone; George
>>> Kennie
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>>>
>>> Australian Facebook post 1hr ago shows Anemometer reading 13.8 m/sec.
>>> That’s 30.87 mph. Absolutely insane!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From: *NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
>>> behalf of Jon Bruml via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
>>> org>
>>> *Reply-To: *Jon Bruml <jon at techstyles.com>, General pattern discussion <
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> *Date: *Friday, November 10, 2017 at 7:29 AM
>>> *To: *Vicente Bortone <vincebrc at gmail.com>, General pattern discussion <
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>, George Kennie <geobet4evr at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject: *Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Go Team USA
>>>
>>> thanks Mark !
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jonathan Bruml
>>>
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>>> From: Vicente Bortone via NSRCA-discussion <
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 4:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Latest update from the WC
>>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>,
>>> George Kennie <geobet4evr at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY Derek Emmett!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Thursday – Round 4   FINALLY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Previously on How the WC’s turn:  Kevin got cake, Joseph flew well, CPLR
>>> got high scores, wind blue, rain fell, dogs barked.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tonights Episode: Team USA flying strong!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We have Blue Sky!!! I even have a photo to prove it!   I think the
>>> organizers are finally learning what the weather is like here in
>>> Argentina.  From 5am – 9am it’s beautiful!  Then it turns to ... well, it
>>> turns bad.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We started earlier than normal in an effort to finish up the final round
>>> of the preliminaries and still leave time for some practice prior to the
>>> Semi-Finals.   First flights were at 7:45 with Demo flights starting at
>>> 7:15.   It was a pretty sky with puffy clouds.  But don’t get too attached
>>> to any cloud in particular because if you blinked, it was GONE.  Winds
>>> aloft were ripping, and the winds on the ground were doing their best to
>>> keep up.  Winds were from the WSW which is a new direction for us, left to
>>> right pushing in.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> AC and Andrew are both fans of the early morning practice flight, which
>>> with an early start to the contest means a über early trip to go practice.
>>> AC and Chuck were on the road at 5:30am and Andrew not long after.  Minor
>>> issue though, if you recall from yesterday, we had major rain storms and
>>> the practice site was a mud bath.  One of the vans got stuck and thankfully
>>> there are enough other knuckleheads that get up early to practice to help
>>> push them out.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> AC, Andrew and Jason all still needed to fly their final prelim round
>>> and like you’ve heard me say over and over…they all put up great flights.
>>> Scores though were sort of meh, and as I mentioned yesterday, CPLR scored a
>>> 505 on his flight, so all but a few people dropped this final round as a
>>> throw away.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We finished up round 4 by 11:50, but scores weren’t going to be posted
>>> until 3pm, so it was off to the practice field once again for a few rounds
>>> of F-17.  By now the winds were quite strong,  ranging between 10-14m/s
>>> (approx. 20-28mph) pretty much straight down the runway.  It’s survival
>>> flying.  There was definite concern that flying in these high winds could
>>> end the contest for someone. On the rough and muddy grass field, anything
>>> shy of a good landing could mean ripping out gear or worse. The practice
>>> site was packed (see the photo of the vans…) as a lot of people “on the
>>> bubble” were anxiously putting up F flights in hopes of making the finals
>>> cut.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> By now most of you have seen the results, but if not, check out the main
>>> WC home page for the preliminary results. The USA has ALL FOUR… let me
>>> repeat that,  ALL FOUR of our pilots currently in the top 10.  Jason – 4th,
>>> Andrew – 5th, Joseph – 9th, AC – 10th.  More over, with no other Junior
>>> making the cut for the Semi-Finals, Joseph has secured a repeat title of
>>> Jr. World Champion.  We’re all extremely proud of him, especially Don.  But
>>> he’s staying focused on the job ahead which is making the cut for the
>>> finals.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’ve been watching all of these guys fly for many many years, and have
>>> the fun and honor to get to fly with them and compete with them on many
>>> occasions.  I’m always impressed by their precision, consistency, and most
>>> of all, their ability to handle the wind.  Today though I sat with the team
>>> from the UK, and several others groups, all of whom are here competing at
>>> this world championship level, and watching them marvel at our team’s
>>> ability to not only fly in this wind, but execute precision geometry,
>>> maintain pace and rhythm, hold their line and center maneuvers in Extreme
>>> wind.  It’s a pretty neat thing to be part of.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After returning from practice, I attended the Team Manager meeting at
>>> 6pm to find out the standings and draw the flight order for the Semi’s.
>>> The process is simple, 30 pilots (representing 15 countries) will fly 2
>>> rounds of F-17.  They put all the names in a hat and had each country (in
>>> alphabetical order) draw a name for each subsequent position.  Argentina
>>> went first and pulled Stephan Kaiser to lead things off and we went on from
>>> the
>>>
>>
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