SAM 27 ELECTRIC TEXACO POSTAL NEWS
Thursday 13 September 2007 at Lakeville
Commentary by Andrew Tickle, photography by Mike Clancy
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SAM 27 ELECTRIC TEXACO POSTAL NEWS Thursday 13 September 2007 at Lakeville Commentary by Andrew Tickle, photography by Mike Clancy |
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The event is flown to the future 2008 SAM rules which require much smaller batteries to make the flights shorter. A relaxed event flown on a beautiful cumulus day.
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The Team, left to right: Andrew Tickle (Bomber), Nick Kelez (Airborn), Dick Irwin (Airborn), Ed Hamler (Airborn), Loren Kramer (Playboy). Mike Clancy photo |
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2007 INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC TEXACO POSTAL RESULTS Here are the times for our 8 September flyoff:
The conditions were windy with late clearing overcast and some weak thermals. Most of the flight time was spent motoring into the wind just to stay in place, with brief S-turns when rising air was found. Our times were significantly less than during practice. The teams decision is to refly (as allowed by the rules) on Thursday 13 September if conditions on that day look better than last time. Here are the times for our 13 September refly:
The forecast was lousy but fortunately dead wrong. We had a sky full of cumulus which is unusual for us, and a light breeze. We all had much better flights. The time we submit to SAM 76, this year's host, is the sum of the three highest individual scores (Hamler/Irwin/Tickle) which is 90 minutes 49 seconds. Happy thermals, AndrewMike Clancy took both individual and team photos. |
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Andrew Tickle |
Ed Hamler |
Dick Irwin |
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Nick Kelez |
Loren Kramer |
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