Sorry Pat I had a wind meter at the SWC. (that is how I decide on how much weight to put into my Air Hog / Icon) Fred was pretty close as Saturday averaged about 10 knots all day long with gusts up to as high as 22 knots. Sorry the wind meter does not lie and this was on the ground away from the trees. The wind gradient was rather high so I suspect that the winds aloft were much higher. So this says allot for all who landed well all day Especially Skip.
Nine points off from being in the Top Ten and eight of them were landing points. Dr. Dan Williams DC Broomfield, Co PPSS/SWSA/ President of RMSA. Bad roads bring good people and good roads bring bad people. >From: "Pat McCleave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [RCSE] SWC > > >Fred, > >This in no way trying to take anything away from Skip's great flying and >landing but if it ever blew even 10 knots all weekend in Phoenix, we must > fly in Hurricane force winds here in Kansas. I was there and I do not ever >remember any wind over 5. Down wind and cross wind landings were definately >the order of business but there is no reason to exagerate on the velocity. >Oh BTW, if anyone was wondering, my landings pretty much sucked most of the >weekend, thus the reason there was 60 pilots with better scores than mine. >Congrats to Skip and all of the other Top 10 Flyers. Great job in >challenging conditions. I would also like to congratulate David McCarthy >(age 16) who placed 12th overall. Guys, you better watch your butts, this >guy is coming hard. > >See Ya, > >Pat McCleave >Wichita, KS > >However, to truly appreciate this level of proficiency, please remember >that the majority of Skip's landings were occurring during gusty and >turbulent conditions with down wind or cross wind vectors of 10-20 knots. >That's astounding. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
