A big thanks to Brian Yumae, Tim Cone, Steve Situm and his girlfriend Charlie for making it to the race. It was hot and breezy from 11am til we left around 5:30 pm. We decided because of the low turnout to take advantage of the day by practicing. Man o man did we practice. Charlie took care of running the timing gear and writing down our times (thanks Charlie!) as the rest of us shuffled between bases and flying. Each pilot was allowed to fly 3-5 heats each time they were up and this allowed us to fly a whooping 22 rounds! Times ranged from 45.xx to 75.xx which made for a challenging practice session.
This was Brian's second time flying F3F and I was quite impressed with his flying skills. By the end of the day he knew where the corners were and was cranking some hard turns with his Pike. No doubt this man will be on the podium in some of our future races. Nice going Brian! Steve Situm was flying very consistantly and at times made me wish I owned a Stratos. That plane is just amazing in the right hands. Tim Cone was flying his Caracho and this is another great example of a very grippy plane. Even in light air this plane just snapped around very quickly. Sweet! Next race will be August 10. I'm hoping to have a course at Davenport figured out by then so hopefully we can finally have a race on the coast. If anyone is interested in having another practice day drop me a note and I'll see what we can get going. If your a newbie thinking about giving this F3F thing a try drop me a note and I'll make sure to include you in any future practice dates. Keep in mind that any type of glider will work for getting started. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
