ORIGINAL: patternflyer76
What I am getting ready to suggest may be too much to ask for. I do not know, because all things are possible. Look at the Simla project to this date, wow. I was thinking in about a year or so we should have an informal/for fun Simla pattern contest centrally located. Yes, I am suggesting that all Simla owners/pilots get together at one field for a weekend pattern contest. I would suggest flying the exact pattern that Ed flew in the Nats with the Simla. I do not know if we could get a copy of the pattern or even find the exact one flown. The only rule is that the plane has to be a Simla. Would this not be cool???
What do you guys think?????
Kevin Clark
It's funny Kevin, I had also thought it would be "cool" to get as many of the 50+Simlas as possible for some sort of fun-fly. I think your NATS contest sounds great, but how could you get the power the same between them...(only 60-sized engines...just like Ed had)??? Right now I'm nervous about putting a .60 in mine for fear it won't lift off
, much less do maneuvers. Nothing vertical...we can do a "Figure 8" contest.
Straight Flight Out...Procedure Turn...Straight Flight Back, 3 Rolls etc etc.
It's interesting, you were also the ONE who proposed going to Chicago for the photos taken at Ed's old field...that was a great trip...too bad you couldn't make it when it came time to do it