DAY ..
29.june 2006
- Been using the week to fix up the house a little
bit but today I needed to fly a show at the opening of a new
football field. I flew the Katana 2M with a big banner
behind and Geir Atle flew his helicopter with a box full of
candy that we released 2 times. The kids went crazy as usual
;-) Tomorrow I am going to Haugesund to fly the yearly "Haugaland
Open F3F" with my friends Aril and Rolf Inge!
DAY ..
25.june 2006 -
F3B
- Nice weather with the sun only blocked by a few
thermal clouds. We had a good event with two full rounds
completed (6 flights). I did ok although I lost a few legs
in the distance against Espen and was not happy with my last
speed. Duration was easy today though some groups was not
full time.
Results HERE -
More pictures
 Europhia |
 RaceM |
 Winners. Espen copied in... |
 Erik throwing |
 Early morning??? |
 Gjermund with Seax |
 Knut V. with Seax |
 Egil with food |
 Easy to use, yet very good equipment |
DAY ..
24.june 2006 -
Speedevent
- Today we had a speedevent before tomorrows full
F3B. Nice practice in 5-10m/s winds and I am happy with my
times that were good and even all 6 flights. My launches
were also good. 4 of the 6 HERE.
Espen won the event with me in third.
Results HERE
DAY ..
23.june 2006 -
Katana 2M
- Up on Klanten airport to fly my Katana. Had two
flights in nice weather. My son took the pictures.
DAY ..
22.june 2006
- Two days have gone with a lot of thinking. My wife
wants to leave me! So my mind is now on hypermode thinking
about all other things than model flying. But I really hope
I can keep the thinking were it should be in a situation
like this. Model sailplane flying offcourse! It does not
seem to be any way back so it is mostly about financial and
my kid on 9 years. I am anyhow in no way thinking about
leaving the flying circus :-O
DAY ..
18.june 2006
- Another warm day with even higher winds that
probably reached above the limit (12m/s) at times. Today we
flew F3J with winches but now with 150m to the turnaround
instead of the "normal" 200m in F3B. We had to set the
winches 90 degree to the wind because of the airfield but
that went remarkably well. The problem was not launching but
turbulence in the landing for many. After 5 preliminary
rounds some rain came in and they decided it was time for
finals. I was first after preliminaries flying 4 times Pike
Perfect (2 with ballast) and one time Pike Giant. In the
finals I flew the Pike Perfect ballasted with 450g and that
was fine in round 1 but in round two the wind died
completely so I probably would have done better without.
Anyhow I did well and won the finals with good margin.
Thanks to the Vingen guys and especially Egil for a great
weekend.
Results and report F3J from Egil HERE -
More pictures by me HERE
DAY ..
17.june 2006 -
F3B
- Today we were going to fly F3B but with no
distance task. So in windy and warm conditions we managed 6
rounds speed and 5 rounds duration. I did well in speed but
took some chances in duration that made me land out in one
and early in another. All launches were with 90 degree
sidewind in the range 5-7m/s with gusts reaching higher.
Speedcourse were also set 90 degree to the wind so it was
crucial to get to base A fast. I was told to write "the best
were all there"... so I am happy with the speedtimes. Just
0,1 sec separated me with the winner Espen Torp on average
and we both had a turn with cut. Good day and my team had no
line breaks since we went for 1,45mm line all day. Other
teams use a lot of lines. I flew Pike Brio X-tail all day.
Results and report F3B from Egil HERE
DAY ..
16.june 2006
- Arrived for this weekends F3B and F3J competitions
in the club Vingen. We got a few flights today and it was
good practice since this weekend it was going to be hard
winds and only sidewind launches. Basecamp was at Egil
Roland's place and we had some good barbeque and were
welcomed well.
DAY ..
15.june 2006
- Yes I have been flying a little but no updates..
But today me and Arild flew a bit in the park. Me on the
water with Osprey and him with the Mini Katana. Before and
after we worked on his Ultimate with 70 gasoline motor.
Arild is the mecanic and of us two and I know a bit on
electronics. Tomorrow I will go to Skien and the club
Vingen
for F3B Saturday and F3J Sunday. Expect both that and my
website to be down in the weekend as I think there will be a
server upgrade.
BTW nice last page of
todays newspaper
DAY ..
10.june 2006
- Very good session today. Very hot with 28,5C (83F)
at the most and thermals that builds up and disappears into
nothing. So I first had a flight with my electric Organic
and then flew 2 flights each with Supra and Pike Perfect.
Both models perform well in small thermals and though the
Supra is lighter and can be flown in a tighter space the
range of the Perfect is good to have when you need to reach
the next thermal. The Supra launches maybe a bit better on
the bungee histart. Next will be to ballast the Supra to
equalize the Perfect in weight/size to see if the Supra can
match the range.
DAY ..
9.june 2006
- Two sessions today. First I was at the clubs
airfield and figured I was going to take some aerial photos
since we have just filled it up with sand to get an even
surface. Just a few weeks ago it was all sand but the
pictures reveal that the lorry have some big wheels... The
Organic 2,5m was equipped with a suitable 17x9 instead of
the normal 16x13. The model was great for this work and
lifted my Nikon D50 camera easily.
See the aerial
photos HERE
In the evening we were building a bit and I brought out the
Osprey that I had not used for a year or so. Tom Olav
operated the camera and I piloted it into some "summer
shots". See the
Osprey photos HERE
DAY ..
8.june 2006 -
Brio
- There will be a few F3B and F3F competitions this
year so I brought home a couple of new Brio double carbon
tips. These needed to be installed (an hour this morning)
and the airframe needed some adjustments. So the local
football field was saving me again. Small bungee and a lot
of small flights in very turbulent wind. Great for testing
settings in high sink conditions.
DAY ..
7.june 2006 -
Supra
- Had to get out to get some landing practice and
the local football field is good for that. Had 20 short and
2 long flights on a bungee and most of them with a thermal
or two I aborted to get more landings. I tried to get in the
same way all the time and naturally that involved some
downwind landings. Actually I need to adjust a bit as my
Pike Perfect comes in slower. So a good session. In the evening me and
my son went out to try his new boat he got from the daughter
of
Richard Blindheim (who was to old for it now..).
DAY ..
6.june 2006 -
Podhorany logs
- Downloaded the rest of the logs. If you have
Z-log
program you can get prelim
HERE
and finals
HERE. Or just look below.
DAY ..
4.june 2006 -
Going home
- Jane found me a great place in Litomysl that was
very nice and ok price. Slept well and got a huge breakfast
with the best coffee in Czech ever. Father and Mother
Vostrel drove me to the airport. Thanks a bunch to the
Vostrel familly for taking care of me! Much appreciated.
Results are now out
DAY ..
4.june 2006 -
Last day of Eurotour in Podhorany CZH
- "Quick" report again. We woke up to rain but it
stopped in time for the contest so we got to start at 10:00.
High winds and not so many thermals made us fly on a slope
far away. It did not always work and many landed out coming
home in high winds. During the day some big thermals came
thru but high winds average 7m/s and stronger in higher
altitude made landings difficult for many. Some models broke
and Karl Hinsch even managed to bend the hook of his Skymax
that he have used for windy F3B many times. He also sadly
broke his Sharon. There were several other incidences and
some was also probably due to wrong model or layup in these
conditions. One needs to have a model that can take all
conditions in this game. So to order a "super light" or
similar is not always recommended. One might suddenly need
it...
I should also mention Philip Kolb that flew well but broke 3
lines 1,45 and that is part reason for him not being in the
finals. We had 2 more preliminary rounds so a total of 6
with one throwout. I was pretty sure of being in the finals
after 5 rounds so in round 6 I was probably a bit lazy in
the landing and ended upside sown after a windgust. Still I
was firmly in the finals and had to get a new spotter since
both Jan Kohout was in the finals and my other spotter
Michael Vagner was spotting for Jan. So I ended up with Karl
Hinsch and that was a nice choice. Karl is calm and good to
listen to. First final I had a little problem after 10min
but after a probably 5-600m distance flight I managed to get
under a thermal some other pilot had found. In the landing I
was a bit hard on the down elevator and got a 95 landing but
good time of 14:52,8. In the last final (only two finals) I
found my own thermal and was very high and far back (690m).
Coming in for a landing was ok but a lot of other planes in
the way of my path made me have to speed in for the landing.
But no problem my braking is set up very good so I nailed it
just inches from the mark. I only brought Pike Perfect and
Supra for this competition and I did not ant to risk my
glass version Supra so I used the Perfect for all flights
(though me and Philip flew the Supra in the evening).
Thanks to the organizers for a great competition as it was
well run with only one protest. That was the timing
equipment that suddenly played 10:10 working time instead of
10min. They used a CD player but when the power was low it
had problems. they changed to a laptop playing wav-files but
several measured faults here too (ref. Philip Kolb). This
issue has to be recognized by all I think. A computer can
make a mistake now and then (ref.: correction of times in
other sports and PC servers that needs to be adjusted each
night). A MP3 player will not do those random mistakes I
think. Hopefully the WC equipment have been adjusted for
this (I think it is). The best way is to use a PLS I think.
Anyhow the food was good, lots of smiles though it could
have been warmer ;-)
Full
Results -
Some of my 400 pictures
Final by memory.. Sorry if it is wrong: 1.Feigl GER
(Experience Pro), 2.Jojo (Perfect), 3.Jan Kohout (Perfect), 4.Frank Wiedemann (Sharon), 5.Jaroslav Vostrel (Superior), 6.Pavol
Vasicek 7.Dieter Rybold (Sharon) 8.Jan Votoupal (Sharon)
9.Thomas Fischer (Crossfire)
Now I am in Litomysl and will
have some dinner.
DAY ..
3.june 2006 -
1st day of Eurotour in Podhorany CZH
- Not any good internet connection here but I just
had to update.. I was picked up in Praha by Jane Vostrelova
and after 4 hours (some heavy traffic) we arrived at the
field.
89 pilots and difficult conditions with some high winds.
Some carnage because of good launching conditions.
Organisation is very goos with food and band playing in the
evening. Most people live in tents or simple acomodation
though some few travel to a nearby Hotel. Right now there is
a football match between what was Turkish
Republic of Nothern Cyprus (T.R.N.C.) and the Czech team.
The winner will be unknown and Jane joined the Turkish team
as they were only 9 against a bunch on the other team (they
were 9 against 9 initially). Great
fun. Missing some here but hard competition. Right now one
does not need full points to get to the flyoff as there was
only a few hours mid-day that was easy. Myself? Well I had
some great flights and my line was cut in one flight but I
saved it by working a few thermals in low altitude in
difficult conditions. But in the 4th round I probably hit
the landing mark (apx 10-12cm in diameter and bounced of to
a 80p landing. Now in ok place but no throwout yet. Not
happy with two 95 landings either. My flights were 9:47 95
993p, 9:50 100 997p, 9:54,8 95 994p, 9:53,6 80 973p.
Czech and Podhorany might apply for WC F3J and it can be nice
here I think. Though I have not looked at the Hotels.
Not so many new models but a lot of Espada, one Espada RXL
(yes light and ok stiff), Pike Perfect and one Supra (mine).
Top half after day 1
DAY ..
1.june 2006 -
Supra
- Going to Czech and Eurotour F3J in Podhorany this
weekend. Needed some finals adjustments on the Supra a small
field locally with a bungee was used for evening flights.
Got 6 flights in and all is looking well. I am still around
96-98 with my CG even with some turbulent wind today.
Travelling very early tomorrow.
All the Supra pictures/story HERE
