[LASS Soaring] "I'm Almost Canadian Bronze Today, You?"

[GordySoar at aol.com]

The Louisville club guys got together to string new line on our winches and  
to test the new motors etc...
It was hot but comfortable with light thermal breezes pulling cool air  
across the field.

We finished up at about 10:30 so I decided to go for the
 two CONSEQUTIVE 2min precision flight tasks with 3meter  landings, 
and the three 15min duration flights  (5meter landings)
and the two consequtive 5meter landings
 
I forgot my Bronze level task sheet so thought I needed three 2minute  
precision flight consequtive, which I did, so wasted time on one :-)
 
Ben Wilson and his JW Onyx, Little Lee flying his Spirit Elite and myself  
decided to make the 15's a man on man event since we had three winches set  out. 
 Lee landed a little early but both Ben and I maxed and got 90+  landings 
each.

We took a short break, shagged the chutes and top off our charges  before the 
next round.  We got a snaggle when Lee launched so we brought  him down, 
worked on the line and so more time passed.
 
We got everyone  up again but the sun was getting to Lee, so he had to  bail 
early to get in the shade.

Ben chose the wrong direction and found some the horrendous sink that  was 
from the tremendous lift I hooked into....(Sharon, what do you  expect?).

He had switched to his Xtail Mantis (Agea) and inspite of really  getting 
crushed worked low lift for another 5 mins or so, I don't think he ever  was over 
25' for the whole time...really amazing flying.  When he decides  to get 
serious about TD contesting, likely he'll be up there with the top 10  guys in the 
country.
 
I maxed it and got a hundred landing, so that put two of the Bronze  15's on 
the board, but I'd had enough sun, everyone wanted to pack up, so I got  Lee 
to time me for the three consecutive Precision 2minute flights. (really its  
only two, but I forgot and did three in a row.)  That's a 2min flight,  landed 
with in 3m with in 2 seconds plus or minus.
 
I zipped em up, knocked em down and we went home....everything done but one  
of the 15's :-( And not because of a lack of lift, but because of a lack of 
time  and energy. :-(

Would have been cool to get it all done in one day, but not.
Silver is the next level and YIPES...6 30's! 3 Precision 2s, but with 1.5  
meter landings to count!
 
Could you do it?  Guess using that Talking Timer religiously and a  landing 
tape does pay off.
 
Gordy
New Orleans or bust this week, every day on the beach in Bay St  Louis,MS.



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