About two thirds of the contestants showed up today for practice and for the DSL Clinic in the afternoon. The clinic was a big hit and ran from noon to 3:00 PM. The first half was a ground school with some top pilots talking about such mundane things as setup, launching, reading ground signs, ballast, landing and strategy. The second half of the ground school consisted of the field breaking up into four groups with the top pilots conducting demonstrations and a little personal tutoring for participants that brought their toys. With about 40+ aircraft all "up" at the same time it got a little crowded and put everybody's RX's to the supreme test. A few failed the test and we had some minor carnage. Lots of smiles on the field. Typical June Poway day. Overcast with light wind until about 11:00 AM. Clearing with a sea breeze about 8 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Lots of thermals moving fast downwind in the afternoon.
Priceless Moment of the Day: Joe Wurts explaining "percentages" on being able to call air accurately while directing the demo pilot, into sink after explaining to the clinic the ground signs that pointed to that area as potential lift. Got a few chuckles... Then he was right three times in a row. Oh well... Day One starts tomorrow for Torrey Pines Gulls 12th annual IHLGF. If you are at all interested in HLG's, you really need to come down to Poway to watch. Pilots meeting at 08:30. First group goes up at 09:00. Garth Warner Torrey Pines Gulls 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
