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Two years in the row...Sharons have dominated, but those weren't the first
wins there....
Everyone knows that Sharons are no good in windy weather....yet both years
with wind and cold dark skies, Sharons have been the least likely to take a zero
from landing in the beans.
Team Futa has chosen the Sharon to be their ship this season, for a good
reason.
Mike Smith has campaigned his Sharon to two Nats Victories. One place we saw the Sharon crush the others was in approaching wave
lift....they would just elevator up where the other ships would just rise,
putting the Sharons up a good 200' higher.
Mike Fox flew his Sharon to a top ten spot, with very few prior flights on
it.
There were lots of Pikes, Supras and Icons, but the other standout ship was
in the hands of maybe the top wind flier in the USA, Rich Burnowski....Mueller's
new Espada...a full blown F3B ship, we watched Rich (Finished 2nd by the way)
spec out and work way down wind lift like his ship was in a
tornado....literally.
I wasn't a believer in the ship having flown against Rich in Iowa and
Cincy, but I am now. He has bonded with this tiny ship (127" :-) and this
may become the best year of Rich's many contest seasons. OVSS pilots are
gonna have to get their Icons and Perfects and Supra and Sharons in top
condition to have a hope against it, because at 64ozs all up weight and after
burner energy efficiency, wiggled by Rich, its success is gonna have to be
earned.
Now if you are currently a less than usual top 10 finished pilot, don't
think you are gonna get that performance, the Espada is an advanced ship and
Rich has been training for years to get the most out of a ship like the
Espada.
The Sharon? Well we've seen a bottom 50, over 60 pilot move up into
the top 10 ranks this season campaigning a Sharon....that's a plane that can add
those minutes and landing points to your existing skills.
I own one :-)
Gordy
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