RC Soaring Begins

By Wally Adasczik

Welcome to the opening day of Glider camp!!! Man, it was windy … 15 mph minimum. Glider camp Cross Country (XC) prospectives were Ed Dumas Jr., John Marian, Carl Thuesen, and Mike Bergerson. Pictured below is Ed Dumas Jr taking the airspace stroll around Monroe Central High School in Parker City, Indiana. Everyone got their launches dialed in as the wind never went below 15 mph.

One awesome part of today, July 20, was that no one blew up their kit on launch. Carl Thuesen took a few laps around the school with his handmade eSupra. It was noted that Carl, in the better part of valor, elected to hit the flippy switch to turn the squirrels loose in the nose to get back. Someone aske, “Do you see the sailplane,” and Carl said, “No.” Someone else said, “Hit the flippy switch!”

Folks, it was thin and way the F-bomb downwind. How he got it back was amazing. With that said, this concludes the fantastic flying for Day One of XC.

John Marien just after launch made a run for Wally’s country Cadillac a few minutes later.

John holding his sailplane and Mike Bergerson after a 40-mph run down the course, chasing the airplane in the wind. John logged in with 2.0 miles and set the bar for the rest of the day. That bar was so low that only one other guy made it off the field … but it was only 60 feet. LOL.

The four amigos in the back of Wally’s Country Cadillac at the 10 km mark. This little ride was in the good intention of telling them where they should try and go versus sitting on the field for 9 hours.

Can you see the sailplane in the picture? Let me know and there is a special prize for the person who can!

Ed Dumas Jr. just before his historic 60-foot run on course. Note the picture of concentration. He was so far downwind, rethought the actions a bit, and squeaked back for an on-field landing.

The transmitter streamer never slacked. Here is Ed recovering a from another circuit around the school.

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