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Looks like from the reports I got off the World F3J field showed that the
new planes didn't disappoint. All performed as hoped, maybe the sleeper
was the Espada, a sleeper because it was introduced here kind of late and is
unique in the group.
The count on Supras at the Worlds was roughly 28 in attendance. That must
be close to match the domination count of Superiors and Sharons last year.
For those of you stuck with Icons....JW pulled his out of the quiver to rage back from the depths (okay not exactly 'depths') to pull into second place in the last flights.... One thing that I learned about F3J last season at my feeble attempts to do
just that by flying some of it...is that strategy is a capitalized word in
F3J. Chosing the right tool for the conditions, place position and
confidence is sooo much what makes those top guys in F3J ..well top guys.
JW is a strategy kind of guy and it really showed this year. I saw
him in action last year at Calgary when he got chosen for a fly off in evening
air...he chose the complete opposite in sailplane choice, line and time on line
than the others....the result? The other pilots who had launched in that
flight came down, went to dinner, took a shower and came back to watch JW finish
off the maybe the slowest passing of time flight I had ever witnessed.
Most of us think that F3J is just a dumb way to get a sailplane up in the
air :-) But in fact it involves so much more than the launch system...especially
the team score aspect.
This year, our seniors put their own performances in second place to our
Juniors, they may not admit that but the results show it. You can't be in
that top 3 unless you have clear,
focus 'd concentration on your own tasks. You can't be thinking about
your job, family, house, rules, lines, setup,etc. You have to be totally in
the moment. It's that state of mind that has separated the top finisher's
performances at every event.... Top 'finishers' -- from the top
pilots on the field that day.
I think that JW came as close to doing both this year. He mentored,
assisted, and performed at a that world class level.
Of course it was his planes that got him the scores :-)
So which plane will you be campaigning at the up coming contests?
Me? I'm SupraSuperiorGiantSharonPerfect...hopefully one of those will carry
me to greatness, cuz I am definitely distracted this season:-)
Gordy
Louisville
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