FLY ONLY 1 PLANE!!! You're never gonna get good with ANY plane unless you fly it for many gallons of fuel. Don't take out the Edge and fly it this week-----and then switch to the Extra next week----then pull out the Yak for Saturday flying with the boys. Find a plane and stick with it. Fly it--burn fuel--practice the pattern.
Repeat if necessary.
Does this mean that shaun should not get a .40 size glow plane for windy days?
Just kidding Shaun I couldn't resist.
Zero wind and 70 deg on Saturday night made for some awsome simeotaneous nose pointing.. I think my Dog Odie got the biggest kick out of it.
This was my 5th contest to CD and my 3rd to Fly Basic in I learn a lot every contest:
9th Annual Sherman....My loops and hammers were in serious need of work
Ft Worth.....................My uplines were too short(do do a prop overloading my sequence, I was tail heavy, the wind was blowing me out over the lake)
SC Regionals....I made the mistake of flying my first sequence with the wind, because I had practiced more left to right. This caused me to not get a clean break and zero both spins on round 1..................Round 2 I zeroed both spins for over rotating....after Watching/Judging Sportsman I realized that I am rolling and spinning a way too fast, the pilots that scored better had a much slower horozontal roll and spin than I did.
I wish the awsome weather on Saturday had stayed around Sunday I was looking forward to the unknowns(Including Basic) and the freestyle. It seemed that everbody wanted to fly but nobody was willing to.
I sent my ignition and 9Z off for some post season maintance, once these items come in I will go back to basic's. Slow down my rolls and spins, practice flying straight and level, and learn to make better use of the rudder.
Thanks guys see you at the 10th annual
Dan Powell