RC Slope Soaring, Hong Kong 香港滑翔機發燒友論壇

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

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How about have a half day F3F practice Question

Practicing CD - Wing

Practicing time - Early start at 9am, last round at 14pm. Interested pilots can sure stay behind Surprised

Check point - On or before Jan 31 - 22pm to confirm go or no go Exclamation

For those pilots not yet experienced 4x.xx or sub-40s - don't miss this opportunity Cool

New Extreme(s), come la Idea

New Predator(s), come la Idea

New Freestyler 3, come la Idea

Angus · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 441 Location: Hong Kong

星期日風大啲但多雲, 星期六風無噤大但有太陽.

不過星期日有約, 兩點一定要走.

kin · Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 516

Stanley · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 2684 Location: Hong Kong

咁大風的日子，好可惜我又要去露營，你地個日唔無玩灑D風，留番D係15號比賽用呀！ Twisted Evil

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Can anyone let us know who is keeping the timer & cable Question

Also talked to a few f3f pilots, in view of the possiblilty of little shower on Sun (Feb 1) morning, we may consider moving the practice to Sat (Jan 31) and we will post by tomorrow (Fri) around 9pm to see which option we want to go with :

Option A - Feb 1 (Sun) from 9am to 2pm

Option B - Jan 31 (Sat) from 10am to 3pm

*Meanwhile, let's continue assume option A since this can fit to most pilots Surprised

Alex SO · Posted: 29 Jan 2009 08:23 pm Post subject:

Wing wrote :

Angus · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 441 Location: Hong Kong

Ah Pong · Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 861

Hi guys,

Stanley keeps the timer, Ah SO keeps the cable whilst the flags are kept on the slope.

Both option A and B are fine for me.

Stanley · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 2684 Location: Hong Kong

Ah Pong · Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 861

Stanley,

Although you and Ah SO have the timer amd cable, but there would have no wind on the island !! (because of 'Bin Gor effect')......

Cool

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Thanks Stanley and Ah So Surprised

Ah Yeung will help to collect cables from Ah So in TKO and I will catch up with Stanley tomorrow morning to collect the timer before he go to camping Surprised

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Still monitoring the forecast, really difficult to choose between Option A (Sun - wet wind) vs Option B (Sat - thermic dry wind).

Option B (Sat) obviously minimize the impact of fog but after noon time, there could be many paragliders hanging in the sky, also some pilots missed our few f3f events may need to work and cannot be available join Confused

Option A (Sun) will be more crazy with stronger wind, more people available to participate. However, fog may prohibit us to start until it gone Confused

Let's check point later today to see if any changes in forecast la Surprised

Stanley · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 2684 Location: Hong Kong

If the practice race is held on Saturday and ended at about 3pm, I can also join, because I can go straight to Tap Mum for camping after the F3F race. The last ferry leaves Wong Shek at 4:55pm so it should be ok for me if I leave Ma On Shan at 3pm sharp.

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Welcome Freestyler 亮劍 Exclamation

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Both HKO and windguru still predict showers on coming Sunday Surprised

So let's go for option B - Saturday from 10am to 3pm. Please try best to come before 9:30am so that we can start on time.

To save time, I used randow draw to determine the flying order (we can re-draw if dislike this)

#1 Ah Mak*
#2 CM (15/16)
#3 Kolo Wai
#4 Kin*
#5 Wing
#6 Stanley
#7 Angus
#8 Kevin (15/16)
#9 Yeung
#10 Allan
#11 Ah Pong
#12 Air Con Wai
#13 Fat Fai (come late)

15/16 - still thinking if join or not
* not reachable yet, assume will join

I will come up early to set up the poles.

Since Stanley will join, can we assume you will bring timer up to the slope Question

For those who interested to join but not shown on the above list, please feel free to let us know Idea

Thanks and see you all tomorrow Idea

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Practice venue for tomorrow : Ma On Shan Exclamation

Really pity that Kevin need report duty tomorrow so cannot join us Sad

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Very nice practice with sunshine, clear sky Cool

Wind speed ranged from 9 m/s during the morning to 8 m/s during noon time, then dropped to 4 m/s at 3pm Wink

Total 7 pilots with intensive practice for 14 rounds demonstrated many 4xx.xx Surprised

Most impressive achievement 赤柱亮劍 - Freestlyer 3 at 37.95 sec Exclamation

diabo · Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 53

Angus · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 441 Location: Hong Kong

有成績啦

要時間整理一下 Video 再 post.

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Stanley · Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 2684 Location: Hong Kong

各位飛友，乘攘、乘攘！已經有好幾年未試過飛出3x秒啦，好開心！昨日的風其實真是難飛，有風速但都無機速，一頂風隻機就慢下來。講真我都唔知點解可以飛到37.95秒，當時風速其實已經稍為減弱，但反宜覺得隻機飛上去更順暢，真奇怪！

9米幾秒風

有video睇！
高佬偉隻Predator在大風中似乎飛得好吃力
http://www.rcsail.com/tmp/mos131-09_kolowai.mpg

Angus隻RaceM在大風好肯走，唔錯
http://www.rcsail.com/tmp/mos131-09_angus.mpg

阿Wing隻Brio都走得好快
http://www.rcsail.com/tmp/mos131-09_wing.mpg

高佬偉隻Predator走順左之後都幾快
http://www.rcsail.com/tmp/mos131-09_kolowai2.mpg

Wing · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 496 Location: Shatin (Tai Wai)

Yeung · Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 414

Hi Stanley,
I was performing point A duty when you got 37.xx. It was a very very tight and accurate pull (and of course my very accurate execution of beeping) in every turn. So we all support Wing's proposal of celebration Very Happy