{"id":356,"date":"2013-06-24T23:05:33","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T03:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2013-06-24T23:05:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T03:05:33","slug":"report-on-the-mccook-contest-at-muncie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volareproducts.com\/new2024\/report-on-the-mccook-contest-at-muncie\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on the McCook Contest at Muncie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I was right – it was a busy weekend for me.\u00a0 I flew in 11 events, placed in 9 of them; winning 5!\u00a0 That was probably my best single contest ever.<\/p>\n

\"McCook-120\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The weather was not perfect, but it was mostly sunny, a bit windy, slightly humid, and hot; in the high 80s.\u00a0 The wind prevented most flights from reaching their full potential.\u00a0 In one mass launch on Sunday, 6 out of 7 planes went straight to the ground on the “launch” command – all because of the wind.<\/p>\n

My Phantom Flash #4, built on Friday right before the contest on Saturday, put in some pretty good flights and it won Phantom Flash.<\/p>\n

\"McCook-099\"<\/a>The highlight of my weekend though, was my newest model.\u00a0 I have decided that the next laser-cut kit will be Al Backstrom’s Big Cat embryo.\u00a0 I first became acquainted with this model in 97 or so when it was published in the Windy Sock newsletter.\u00a0 I was publisher of the web version of the newsletter, working with Joe Joseph.\u00a0 My son, Jack, built one when he was 12 or so and it was a success.<\/p>\n

He lost or crashed that one years ago, but built #2 last year.\u00a0 He won with that one but lost it, too.\u00a0 He has built a third Big Cat and has won with it, too.\u00a0 All of this success made me realize what a great – and unknown – design this model is and I decided to build a prototype of a laser-cut kit to prove the kit.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, I put in a half-power test flight, a full power test flight – and three official flights – and won the Embryo event.\u00a0 This included beating some well-known and capable flyers flying proven designs.\u00a0 I will get the kit assembled in a week or so and it will be offered for $20.\u00a0 This is one good plane that pretty much anyone will have success with.<\/p>\n

\"McCook-100\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out the build photos here:\u00a0 BIG CAT EMBRYO<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a Gallery of the event:\u00a0 McCOOK @ MUNCIE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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