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Big year of fun for me this season!
For my first time seeing F3J, I got tows from the our American team, the Norwegians and Turks at the Worlds in Calgary. Got to fly a contest in Australia, finished off LSF2 and shortly 3..and today got to do some F3J launches and speed runs! Flew my Pike fully ballasted and got my runs down to around 14 seconds (pretty sure that was my best run, but Randy forgot to start the watch:-). Got to see what happens on tow when you hold too much elevator at the top
too! Very exciting and violent, should have entered the course off that
snap cuz I'm pretty sure my Pike has never gone that fast or will again if I can
help it! When so fast my rudder hummed!
Tim and Randy had three winches set up, loaded with line and took me up for
5 attempts and we spent quite a bit of salsa and beer time discussing the finer
points.
Two days of great air and warm temps, and of course the manditory mexican
resturant to share stories.
If you guys have not had a chance to fly with the Atlanta group, I have to
tell you, its trick and treat. AJ, the Toms, Lou, well all the guys there
are about soaring. Its pretty rare that chairs are filled when you come to
the field down here.
Wish you could have been here too!
Gordy
Happy Holloween...for me :-)
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