Pilots picture:
Left to right: 1st place Kirk Adams, 2nd Jason Yoder, 3rd David Smithgall, 4th Jeff Little
Some shots of the action:
Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
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Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
The opening contest of the Mid-Atlantic region is in the books. 14 pilots showed up, and 6 rounds of SSC were flown. We had 4 new pilots flying in their first contest.
Pilots picture:
Left to right: 1st place Kirk Adams, 2nd Jason Yoder, 3rd David Smithgall, 4th Jeff Little
Some shots of the action:
Pilots picture:
Left to right: 1st place Kirk Adams, 2nd Jason Yoder, 3rd David Smithgall, 4th Jeff Little
Some shots of the action:
Kirk Montague Adams
RCCA 560
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RCCA 560
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Don Holmes
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Re: Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
This was the best one yet! We had a blast with Kirk taking First place, Jason Second, David S. Third
and Jeffrey Fourth. The winds were high and combat furious. Spectators were as loud as the engines
with their oohs and aahs. A good time was had by all.
and Jeffrey Fourth. The winds were high and combat furious. Spectators were as loud as the engines
with their oohs and aahs. A good time was had by all.
Don Holmes RCCA #957
Mid Atlantic Combat
Mid Atlantic Combat
Re: Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
Nice pictures guys. Good fun with friends from the looks of the crowd.
Bob (Longhaul) Loescher
rcca# 621 RC Combat Geezer
Bring those planes in closer where I can see them.
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rcca# 621 RC Combat Geezer
Bring those planes in closer where I can see them.
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Dane McGee
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Re: Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
Nice pics.
The last pic with the vapor trail trailing behind Kirks bird is too cool.
......without the horizontal, I bet she's a little pitch sensitive huh?
The last pic with the vapor trail trailing behind Kirks bird is too cool.
......without the horizontal, I bet she's a little pitch sensitive huh?
Dane "Mad Max" McGee
Greenville, Texas
RCCA Vice President 684
Greenville, Texas
RCCA Vice President 684
Re: Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
Actually, that plane was oddly flyable with no horizontal. I still had ailerons and throttle, and the plane was stable enough that I actually more "landed" than "crashed" in the bushes after rolling upside down to drop altitude faster, then picking a soft, safe spot to go into the bushes.
I was able to use the throttle to control pitch quite a bit, kind of like flying one of those cheap 2-channel park fliers.
No harm to the plane other than the missing stab and a harmless prop cut in the wing, I could have fixed it on the field but didn't bother.
And this is actually the 3rd time I've lost the horizontal from one of these planes (well, second for just the horizontal, once on an older version I lost the whole back of the fuse at the LE of the horizontal, taking the entire vertical and horzontal together). And in each case, the plane was actually not that hard to control to safely and softly get down.
Now, if I loose an aileron along with the horizontal, or loose just the elevator pushrod but not the whole horizontal, the results are much more typical, a straight-down lawndart. Something about not having the horizontal there allows the throttle and aileron reflex to give some control over the plane, which is nice. It's still coming down, but it's a good feeling to be able to pick the spot of the crash more or less.
I was able to use the throttle to control pitch quite a bit, kind of like flying one of those cheap 2-channel park fliers.
No harm to the plane other than the missing stab and a harmless prop cut in the wing, I could have fixed it on the field but didn't bother.
And this is actually the 3rd time I've lost the horizontal from one of these planes (well, second for just the horizontal, once on an older version I lost the whole back of the fuse at the LE of the horizontal, taking the entire vertical and horzontal together). And in each case, the plane was actually not that hard to control to safely and softly get down.
Now, if I loose an aileron along with the horizontal, or loose just the elevator pushrod but not the whole horizontal, the results are much more typical, a straight-down lawndart. Something about not having the horizontal there allows the throttle and aileron reflex to give some control over the plane, which is nice. It's still coming down, but it's a good feeling to be able to pick the spot of the crash more or less.
Kirk Montague Adams
RCCA 560
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Re: Sussex Streamer Cuts, DE
I forgot to mention, that vapor trail is pretty cool, but obviously just a jet contrail that happened to get into the picture. Couldn't have staged it better if we'd tried though
Kirk Montague Adams
RCCA 560
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RCCA 560
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