Oh well we were let down by the weather yet again. Mike Evans did his best to get the comp running but alas the conditions were drifting in and out of legal throughout the first round, started at 1330. Still, a good day all in all - I was pretty pleased that I finally managed to do a "proper" cut recovery by pushing some down in when I missed Base A rather than my usual massive series of S banks to make the base. Was pretty happy with the Skorpion on the course, but mostly pretty chuffed that the settings that I had working in big air on the Icecream slope seemed to feel quite nice in very marginal conditions on the Mynd too.
Other notable achievements for the day:
John Sage completed a WHOLE round without cutting - well done John!
Simon Thornton shattered that minute barrier than has eluded him for his entire F3F career, with a 70.
I fell down two rabbit holes, having never done that before.
I couldn't make the range finder for setting up the course work, as I was holding it up the wrong way round to my eye. Funnily enough, it kept coming back reading 25cm.
The Dynamic 40" stayed up - again!
Katherine managed to film Joel thermalling for some time. Now that's dedication!
I'll post some pictures later on in the week. But there's not a lot of point, as there's not many flying shots and we're not a particularly good looking bunch.
Roll on the winter leagues!
Zim
Monday 19 October 2009
Monday 12 October 2009
The Skorpion...
Had a couple of flights with it at the Icecream slope yesterday. That was the first time that I have had it out in a bit of a blow - ye gads it was quick! Fiddled about a little with the differential and I think I now have a setting that gets it going where I want it in a reversal. Just need to remember to do it in a comp now! I've also gotten over my fear of having the aileron trailing edge fully follow the flap trailing edge in snap-flap and I'm sure it turns better this way rather than with less aileron than flap. Whether it's safer or not, I really have no idea. Anyway, here's a photo of her - thanks to Kevin Newton for the pic...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Foamies rule!
These two shots are from Day three of the Welsh Open - Paul Middleton and I got a little bored and he generously offered to use up his supply of wing bolts by letting me try to catch his Wannabee (?) as it came running along the Wrecker! Thanks to Alvaro Silgado (Spanish Al) for the pics :)
Monday 5 October 2009
BMFA League F3F @ Tinkers, Huddersfield
What a build up! I went off to Tinkers for a bit of a practice last thing Friday and man oh man it was wild. Loads of wind, turbulence and fear! Still "Rocket" Ronnie Lampe was there to give me a couple of pointers to help keep the model in one piece and thankfully that's what happened.
The EPP boys were sadly blown off the hill on Saturday with winds gusting up to 110mph, so Saturday was spent wondering with some trepidation what our F3F day would bring on Sunday. As it turned out, it was hardly excessive, and with the features of the hill, and the conditions, made for a very technical comp which rewarded those able to find the compression zone very near to the slope edge. Simon Thornton put in a masterclass of the right balance of controlled aggression and flying skill to win yet another round. Greg Dakin was just unreal to watch as usual, and the Knewt was on form as ever, despite his day being slightly blighted by stepping in a very generous cow pat.
Richard Bago was up there again - he just quietly keeps on getting up there does our Rich, with some excellent flying to take third spot. Nice to see you back from overseas mate!
At this point, despite only coming in 22nd, I'll have to give myself an honourable mention, given that I made buzzerman Frank Hulton dive for cover on Base B with a "bit" of a safety line violation. I'm taking this as a good sign that I'm occasionally finding the courage to fly a little closer to the edge!
Well done to my flying buddies Adam and George - Adam for leaving me choking on his dust yet again by recording an excellent 9th despite my beating him in the first two rounds (false dawn there!), and George for maidening his first 3m model and completing his first F3F comp on a new hill all in the same day!
Anyway, herewith the photos of the day...
The EPP boys were sadly blown off the hill on Saturday with winds gusting up to 110mph, so Saturday was spent wondering with some trepidation what our F3F day would bring on Sunday. As it turned out, it was hardly excessive, and with the features of the hill, and the conditions, made for a very technical comp which rewarded those able to find the compression zone very near to the slope edge. Simon Thornton put in a masterclass of the right balance of controlled aggression and flying skill to win yet another round. Greg Dakin was just unreal to watch as usual, and the Knewt was on form as ever, despite his day being slightly blighted by stepping in a very generous cow pat.
Richard Bago was up there again - he just quietly keeps on getting up there does our Rich, with some excellent flying to take third spot. Nice to see you back from overseas mate!
At this point, despite only coming in 22nd, I'll have to give myself an honourable mention, given that I made buzzerman Frank Hulton dive for cover on Base B with a "bit" of a safety line violation. I'm taking this as a good sign that I'm occasionally finding the courage to fly a little closer to the edge!
Well done to my flying buddies Adam and George - Adam for leaving me choking on his dust yet again by recording an excellent 9th despite my beating him in the first two rounds (false dawn there!), and George for maidening his first 3m model and completing his first F3F comp on a new hill all in the same day!
Anyway, herewith the photos of the day...
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