Craig, At the risk of getting to mushy over the Stahl man here. I mean he has taken some interesting positions over the years. But, he is also a very good timer caller. Yea it is amazing how much more Gordy knows now that I have spent some time getting to know him. LJ
Gordy only told part of the Story.... I talked Gordy into flying in the WAG contest the Friday before the IHLGF... I brought 3 planes with me, so I figured what's the worst that could happen...He could destroy one of my backups... No big deal :-) Well on the way to the field my brakes failed and I had to take a turn really fast... Like a 40mph U turn :-) Well that shifted everything in the van and broke my #2 planes boom... So now I'm down to 2 planes. Still no big deal if Gordy destroys one.. Right... So I show up at the field and Gordy is itching to fly.. I pull out the plane check that everything works and give it a toss.. Straight up.. No control.. Straight down.. Well kind of... Through the telephone lines and into Bruce Davidson's rental car... Someone was on my frequency!!! :-((( So now I'm down to ONE plane!!!! If U have ever flown in the IHLGF its almost impossible to go all weekend with just one plane... Shit happens :-)))) hehe So now I'm like... Crap.. But oh well.... who cares? Not me :-))))) I gave Gordy my word and that's more important to me... So I hand Gordy my ONLY plane and let him go at it... For not being " A Hand-launch Guy" he had a decent launch.. He flies the crap out of it.. Like he's been flying it for years... He even new how to handle a Futaba 9C transmitter...Hmmmm??? In the back of my mind I'm figuring something is going to happen.. Well it did...... Gordy using a plane he had only 20-30 min of flying time on kicked some serious ass... He was 5th going into the fly-offs...The only reason he didn't do well in the fly-offs was the weather conditions really deteriorated, the sun was almost down, and lift was non-existent.. It became a who can launch the highest and cover contest... How did I do with the very same plane? Not so good... All these years I thought I lived in the State of California.. But now I realize I live in the State of Denial!!! My flying sucks :-)))))) I know some of you who have never meet Gordy probably think he really lives is in his mothers basement or a Mental Institution making up stories on the Internet about flying all over the world... Well as much as I hate to say it... Gordy really is a good stick and a good ambassador for our hobby.... Craig.. Gun to my head :-))))) **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)
