I got to fly with Oleg, Dick, Jeff Carr, and several other notable names in the F3K world last weekend at D.E.S.S. at a mini Fest they held.
Talk about a learning experience!!
Until this point, all I had done was work on launches, and concentrate on keeping the plane in the air as long as possible. While that isn't a bad thing, it doesn't not prepare one for F3K tasks. The first round was 5, 2 minute flights in 10 minutes..I started strong with a 1:58, but the remaining 4 flights were all right around a minute..
Anyway, we flew 10 rounds, and even though I didn't fly great, (matter of fact I completely bombed the round I flew with Oleg) I had a great time, and learned allot. I have made a list of things I need to address with my plane as well as a couple of programming changes I want to make to the radio, and hopefully I will get a chance to work on those this weekend, if the weather cooperates.
I placed 11 out of 13, which isn't bad considering every one there has competed in all the major DLG events on the East Coast. Hopefully I will improve before my club's contest in March.
If you have ever thought about picking up a DLG...do it. It is allot of fun, and if you get a chance to fly tasks with some other guys, then by all means jump in! All those "top notch" guys were very helpful, and treated me like i had flown with them for years.
Tim
cyclenut wrote:
I'm jealous... Iflyos, you live close enough to go fly with the dess guys over in Wilson. I had a chance to meet Oleg Golovidov and Dick Proseus last weekend at my first f3k contest down in Atlanta... Great guys with a ton of experience. Going to s competition and seeing how high those guys throw, and how far they fly downwind has truly stretched my impression of what is possible.