We had a nice Electroglide competition last Saturday, the 21st. Clear skies greeted us at the 10:00 a.m. start. Winds were around 5 mph from the North West, temperatures were 73 degrees.
On first launch six Radians and two open class gliders took to the sky and headed west. Arthur Markiewicz, Scott Vance and Alex Sutton found the lift to the far western edge of our flight area. Getting one’s aircraft to a good lift zone is a hard thing to do in the 15 seconds of allowed motor run time.
Arthur had the longest flight at 9:52 minutes plus a 10-point landing. Scott had a flight lasting 9:32 with a 20-point landing. Alex had a flight at 5:47 with a 20-point landing. Stephen Treger flying an open class Phoenix 2, also picked up a 20-point landings and Bob Stinson flying a Conscendo, picked up a 10-point landing.
Second launch had vastly different flight times. Arthur, having the long flight again, came back at 4:21 with a 20-point landing. Scott came in at 3:57 with a 10-point landing and Stephen came in at 3:50. Alex and Bob Stinson both picked up 20-point landings and Dennis La Berge had a 30-point landing.
The lift was still allusive for the third launch as flight times were all below five minutes. Dennis had the long flight at 4:30, with a 20-point landing. Scott was second at 3:50 and Alex was third at 3:38 with a 20-point landing. Arthur picked up a 20-point landing as well.
Fourth and final launch was again into weak lift. Dennis again found some lift coming back at 4:53 with his second 30-point landing. Arthur came in second with a flight lasting 4:31 plus a 20-point landing and Scott had 4:25 aloft with a 30-point landing. Alex picked up a 30-point landing and Stephen Treger also picked up a 20-point landing.
To bad the lift was so fickle, first launch yielded some great flight times. Everyone tried their best and the extra points earned from landing within the target circles helped keep the contest competitive.
High score in the open class was earned by Stephen Treger at 94 points. Second place was Bob Stinson at 83 points. In the Radian class, highest score was Arthur Markiewicz with 198 points. Second place goes to Alex Sutton at 194 points and third place finish goes to Scott Vance with 192 total points.
We all had a fun time under a beautiful San Diego sky. Thanks to Frank Sutton for the photography.
The final Electroglide for 2019 will be next month, October 19th. 10:00 a.m. first launch.
At the end of the contest I will be passing out the trophy plaques for the top point earners in both Open and Radian classes. We will also have prize drawings for all Electroglide pilots. You do not need to be present to win but please be sure to write your e-mail or phone number on your score sheet.
See you then,
Jeff
