Gordy,
Having run the DLG contest at Visalia, I want to correct you on a few
items:
1) It is not "tradition" to run an all up last down
event. Having run this contest before, the CD can run
anything. I have seen speed, laps, limbo, and now the one I
did.
2) The Blaster while being popular was NOT anywhere close
to be 90% of the planes flown. Not even close. I take
exception to the comment you make as it sound more advertsing than
anything else. Please be truthful.
I have found that the choice of the event is related to the KISS
principle. Hence putting in a manuever which could disrupt the
flat glides of an all up last down flight was the attempt.
Personally, when we were practicing on Friday night we were getting 2
loops and times of 1 minute 6 seconds dead air. Clearly in the
first round where one loop was done I knew that two loops could more
easily be done with some of the ships.
As you noticed, we increased the loop numbers as the better and
better pilots moved to the top. This should be the case because
all most all up last down contests generally are won by the highest
launching pilot. In this case, conservation of energy and
smoothness of loops added just one more factor. BTW, at the end
if both pilots had not done 3 loops, there would have been another
flyoff flight.
Personally, the 4 loops at 15 seconds, then wait 10 seconds and fly 3
more loops was a bit nervey. And in all, it said if you want to
win you will not chicken out and not do a loop.
For those of you who are interested, the rounds went 1 loop at 15
seconds and firts two down elimiated. All flight had to end back
on the grass, or the pilots was out, no matter when the plane
landed. The rounds continued with 2 loops at 15 seconds, then 3
loops at 15 seconds, then 2 loops at 15 seconds followed by 2 loops at
30 seconds. Then we did 3 loops at 15 and 2 loops at 30
seconds. The eventual end, with 2 pilots going at it was 4 loops
at 15, then 3 loops at 10 seconds after the completion of the 4 loops,
together.
I had anticipated a few more midairs, when actually there were none
during the contest.
So it was, simple, not scorecards required, everyone, I beleive,
laughed and had fun, and in the end we had some really great
flying.
Thanks to all who participated.
Chris Adams
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Subject: [RCSE] "Visalia...Pikes and Sharons, and well...Pikes and
Sharons"
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, October 01, 2005 9:52 pm
To: [email protected]
<snip>Tradition dictates an all up last down DHLG contest (something I have been officially banned from since I seldom get enough time per toss to register on a stop watch and the rest of the pilots get embarrassed!). In the end it was JW and one other. I would say that 90% of the DLGs were Kennedy Composite Blasters, including JWs.The final launch put the other guy's plane slightly higher than JWs. But this year they threw in a hook....on a cue of an air horn, a loop had to be made...the last flight had 4 in a row after a couple of two's I think...both planes were together, but JW was slightly lower. JW is the king of energy and after the 4 loop he had about 20' more than the other, which sealed the fate...and left JW with plenty of time and altitude to do a style behind the back catch.
<snip>Gordy
