RC Slope Soaring in Hong Kong

Me too....A or B plan is also fine

Now updated below ...

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A = Re-schedule on July 26 (OR)

B = Change to inform F3F on July 26


1. Donny (A)
2. Kolo Wai (A)
3. Stanley (A) / (B)
4. Ah Pong (A) / (B)
5. Ah Mak (A) / (B)
6. Steve (A) / (B)
7. Billy (A) / (B)

I need to work in the morning of 26/7 and can join pm session only.

A race is really necessary or otherwise I'd forget how to fly F3F.

A or B are OK to me.

Hi Angus,

To be fair, if you cannot join the race in the morning of 26/7, we shouldn't make the race formal.

Another possibility, perhaps, we can have informal rounds in the morning and formal rounds after you've arrived. But we need a definitive time, what time you will arrive for sure?

In addition to finding out the availablity of Angus on coming Sunday afternoon. Can anyone also help to make few phone calls to those who may not view our forum frequently. Such as ...

- Air Con Wai
- Fat Fai
- Li Man
- etc

So that we can find out their availablity as well

p.s. Sorry I am on b-trip outside Hong Kong so difficult to make remote calls

I can join no later than 1pm so that we can have formal in the afternoon.

Moreover, the spare poles are in our workshop and I can pass to Ah Kin.

Let's confirm with other F3Fer to see if can participate as formal race

I think if later agree to have formal race starting at noon time. Better let morning as free fly free practice ... BUT NOT running an informal race because that could bais the competition in the afternoon ... those who come in the morning enjoy the informal race would definitely have advantages

Just my thought and welcome for other point-of-view

Thanks

Just contact

冷氣偉和李文都會到
肥輝話整緊隻機，趕起就到
亞堅玩失縱，未知到唔到

Hi Wing, not quite sure what you mean!
I think we can have rounds starting from the morning as usual, but only for those that Angus has arrived and flew will be counted as formal. I don't think someone taking lead in the morning session has advantage over others in the later rounds, may be, psychologically yes, but I don't think so.
To me free fly is no good, we better set up the course to have some practice runs.

Thanks ... updated as follows ...

A = Re-schedule on July 26 (OR)

B = Change to inform F3F on July 26

1. Donny (A)
2. Kolo Wai (A)
3. Stanley (A) / (B)
4. Ah Pong (A) / (B)
5. Ah Mak (A) / (B)
6. Steve (A) / (B)
7. Billy (A) / (B)
8. Angus (A)* pm / (B)
9. CM (A) / (B)
10. 冷氣偉 (A) / (B)
11.李文 (A) / (B)
12. 亞堅 ??
13. 肥輝 ??

Originally I think we are proposing either informal or formal rather than having the two activities on the same day Obviously the scoring will be completely seperated and counted independently if everyone want to have two activities on the same day

What I am referring to is given everyone has not F3F for so long, if we set up informal in the morning; than part of the participants will have the opportunity to "warm up" fingers; timing; tracking etc from launching, climbing to f3f track running prior to the formal race in the afternoon - which may create fairness issue to those who only join the formal race in the afternoon

While I will discuss this with the CD for his point of view, everyone please share with your thoughts

We should have Free flight only after the race.
otherwise, we may end up with a crashed plane before the race start

Wing wrote:



A bit different view from me.
A ture master in F3F shall be able to ajust his flying style in accordance with the conditions at that moment of time.
For instance, we go to another country for a XX Open, etc., we face a different slope, thermal activities, air density and humidity etc. We would have less 'local' adventage when compared with the local organizer, right ?

However, in HK, no matter where we will hold the race on Sunday, all of us should have pretty well knowledge on that slope. So, it would be a fair deal.

Mak wrote:



Mak, therefore you opted for either holding an informal, or nothing at all ?

I have no preference on the morning activity as I can't join. Past experiences show that free flight may cause crash easily. An informal / practise race seems to be a better approach for pilot training. In fact, the timer can be switched to training mode.

Moreover, I suppose the race will be held in FNS. If the wind is force 4 as forecast, it is difficult to land as per last race. We may consider landing on the right-hand side to reduce risk of hurting the CD.

BTW, F Fai will join as well. I can pass the poles to F Fai if I can't reach Ah Kin.

Thanks to all input

In this case, let's plan for informal race morning & formal race afternoon as Stanley proposed

Meanwhile, let's contiue chase up with the rest of F3Fer to see if all agree to hold re-scheduled formal race in the afternoon

So assume F Fai helped taking care of the poles

Anyone holding the timer, timer batteries & connecting wires

Angus wrote:



Both HKO and windguru suggest occasion rain patchs on Sunday. I concern the rain instead of wind (which always weak anyway).

We have to rely on Ah SO's shelter if we hold at FNS. Another option would be HFL (back of northerly slope) or Kin Ma Leng. The advantage of these two slope is that we could immediately retreat to our cars if rain.

Any view ?

Pong Pong

Ah forecast raining How come

Wish no fog la, HFL & FNS used to be foggy during rain days, especailly little rain

Kin Ma Ling not there long long ago, not sure the condition but it may require towing for some cars due to wet ground

Let's pray for nice condition with wind god & rain god

Rain god brings you rain.

OOPS

Let's pray for wind god solar god

Hi Wing,

Just talked with Apollo (the Solar God) over telephone. He said he would be unable to come on Sunday. He is now celebrating with Armstrong, Collins etc on moon for 40th Ann of Landing.

What

Cannot decode

Anyone can help decode Ah Pong's message