2nd Day of Competition

Hey guys,

Sorry for the lack of updates, but we usually end up down playing pool or ping pong by the hotel pool, drinking cerveza, eating supper...and by then I am either too tired, or too many cerveza to write anything intelligent LOL.

I am not going to post pictures today, as there are simply too many.

Round three is over today, so the scores are starting to take shape. I had a bit of a slow start, with a not so good flight in #1, then a first up position draw in #2. I redeemed myself (almost) in #3 with a second place finish (behind Wolfgang).

Dumb story for the kids....Chip has been talking about snapping out all day, normally with this flight direction and wind I was snapping in (left) on the vertical upline in P. Well....last flight, I decide, damn I am going to be like Chip and snap out. BAM! Big over rotation, shiza...don't' do that again!

Even more dumb, I looked at the scores, assume I lost myself 1 point per judge...I would have won the round....agghhhhh, time for more cerveza!

The contest and the flying has been great, lots of great pilots and flights are being put in. Other than a bit of wind and bumpy conditions, the weather could not be better and the facility is unlike anywhere else that I have ever been too!

Ok, a couple of pics :)

The Thunder Power boys (Chip and I), before Chip's flight

Here is the flightline security guard, he protects the cerveza!

Here is part of the group taking the shuttle back to the hotel, makes a good airplane transport as well!

Thats all for now!
Chad

Not much today

Hey guys,

Sorry for the lack of a report today, but its late and time to hit the rack. Another great day though, and I was so busy helping and flying (both my plane and others) that I didn't even get a picture taken!

Wolfgang Matt and Juan Rombaut from Spain arrived safe and sound and were able to put up some practice flights. Brett will arrive tomorrow evening.

Shaping up to be a great event, I will post up some more pictures and some more reporting tomorrow.

Chad

First Day of Flying

Hello Everyone

Well we had made it safe and sound and managed to get in a couple of flights today. The weather here was fantastic, some clouds, low 20's and only just a light breeze. The odd rain shower would pass through but would not last long.

Our trip here was a bit interesting. We made it to Bogota and through customs reasonably easily. However our flight to Medellin seemed to be delayed for a very long time. Approximately one hour after our scheduled departure (10pm), so its now 11pm, we move to a different gate and board a different aircraft.

The flight is pretty short, less than an hour, and on landing approach in Medellin the pilot aborted the landing and turned around and went back to Bogota. So now we are thinking, great, what are we going to do in Bogota overnight. Back in Bogota, no one is getting off the plane, and it seems as if they are changing pilots. Maybe another hour passed on the ground sitting in the plane and we took off again for Medellin. This time we actually landed, I guess about 1:15AM, so just over two hours late. Eduardo the CD from Ecuador was graciously still waiting for us! We were concerned that maybe everyone had given up! Apparently though the model box managed to arrive on time at 11PM!

Enough stories for tonite, I will leave with some pictures of the Club flying field, which absolutely fantastic.




View down the runway to the...? right lol

A view down the runway to the left

A shot back toward the fully serviced and staffed clubhouse. You can get hot food, beer etc. right on site! No need to go anywhere else, there is even cable TV!

Inside the clubhouse, all the planes tucked away for the evening.

Thats all for tonite! More tomorrow,

Chad

Boarding

The chaos os boarding the plane!

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