1005 miles, 17 hours driving for me.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think Taht ther was a guy from Germany,
Guys from California, As well.
--
Jack Strother
Granger, IN
LSF 2948
LSF Level V #117
LSF Official 1996 - 2004
CSS Gold
-------------- Original message --------------
> Great story Jack.
>
> I would love to attend one of these events, but from Calgary it
would be days
> of driving one way. Although we are setting up to tow really big
stuff (we
> towed in the mid eighties), hosting an event where there is
myself and a few
> others in the whole of western Canada makes it tough.
>
> Any idea who was the furthest attendee who flew?
>
>
> Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> > Its my turn to get a tow. Radio is on, wiggle check, canopy is
closed and
> > locked.
> > I pull the 25 pound Ventus 2ax out into position, where Carolyn
hooks the tow
> > line to my model.
> >
> > Not paying too much attention, I head over to stand next to the
Tow Pilot.
> > You want to do this, if for nothing else communications. I
verify that my
> > Ailerons and rudder are uncoupled. All I need to do is keep the
wings level,
> > and let the tow plane do the work.
> >
> > All of a sudden I hear this aussie accent asking, "Are you
ready.. Jack? ";
> > To my surprise, its our host Peter Goldsmith at the sticks on
the Tow plane.
> > My comfort level just went up 300 percent. If you don’t know,
be advised that
> > Peter is an excellent stick.
> > I give him a generous smile and a nod of my head and the Tow
plane throttles
> > up. Shortly the Ventus is airborne, and the tow plane comes off
the ground.
> >
> > A climbing turn to the south behind the Tow Plane, and Peter
says, “ Just
> > like a Pro, Jack”; I am embarrassed…well maybe a little anyway…..
> > I am guessing that I got off, with a release and a right turn
around 2000
> > agl, there were scud running clouds running thru the area, and
I wanted to
> > avoid them.
> >
> > I fly for about 30 minutes, and note that 2 tugs outta 4 were
operating, such
> > that the sky was getting crowded. I think that if not all,
certainly most
> > frequencies were in use.
> >
> > After another 45 minutes, of tooling around, its time to come
home, I set
> > the Ventus up for landing, announce down wind, base and final
turns to the
> > flight line director.
> > He directs me to land wide,.
> > My approach is stable, and the Ventus 2ax gets into ground
effect and just
> > will not land,
> > I apply a slight amount of spoiler, the plane drops to Tera firma.
> >
> > I put in 6 more flights like this! What fun. In between flights
I am charging
> > my batteries, walking around the site meeting new people,
reaffirming older
> > friendships.
> > There are 60 some pilots on site and I know of 10 people that
came from the
> > South Bend and Chicago area just to watch on a day trip.
> >
> > What Fun, no contest points, but I think That I can survive the
loss!!. There
> > were 5 or 6 Ventus 2ax sailplanes there; 6 meter airplanes, and
a couple of
> > 8+ Meter aircraft.
> > Glass Slippers, and Wooden Airplanes as well. Scratch Builds,
Kit builds and
> > composite moldies were abound.
> >
> > Endless Mountain Models, Icare, Hobby Lobby, and many other
products were
> > represented at this event.
> >
> > --
> > Jack Strother
> > Granger, IN
> >
> > LSF 2948
> > LSF Level V #117
> > LSF Official 1996 - 2004
> > CSS Gold
>
>
> Simon Van Leeuwen
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>
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