Robert conquers the wind! Well, a fantastically beautiful day at the old sod farm, and our small but enthusiastic crew took full advantage: Robert, John, Rich, Larry, Bob W., and Jan, plus me, were all there at one time or … Continued
Hi Fliers, The final results and blow by blow carnage numbers for the July Unl/RES contest are attached. As usual, the final results are not quite as fun to read as the round by round. Congratulations to Fast Eddie for … Continued
Hi Flyers: Another great HL contest. It was me, Fr. Wayne and Dancing Bill. The weather was beautiful. Warm but enough wind to make it comfortable. The sod farm is in primo condition. All grass and lots of lift. We … Continued
It was a beautiful and comfortable day to fly yesterday. We had John, Bob W, Rich, Tony, and myself out yesterday at the field. John brought his launch trailer equipped with a winch and retriever setup that works really … Continued
Ed White, Brian Molloy, Pete George and I were at the Horizon Hobby Aerotow in Monticello Illinois today, June 17. The thermals were up there, the wind was brisk and we all had a good time. Pete and Ed have … Continued
The fantastic weather brought only 5 flyers out: Bob Gill, Jeff Melly, and I were there to fly off a hi-start, and Art and (I think) Ed were there flying electrics. We set up at the back road, and they … Continued
Mike Johnson – 2017 GSO Overall Winner! GSO Saturday 6/3/17 Had a great day today. Light (to sometimes non-existent) breezes from SE. Lots of times made by the leaders. Lots of reasons why not by the stragglers. An exceptional time … Continued
I bet you guys didn’t think you’d ever get a flying report from me! But yesterday my phone rang with a gracious invitation from Bob Gill to join him for what promised to be a perfect, low-wind, hi-start day at … Continued
Gents, We had a great day for a contest yesterday. We found the A and B fields were saturated and even had some standing water in places so after a search, we found that field F was perfect … Continued
