NIMSA Thermal events

[andrew wallace]

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nice one bill   bet the weather will be good in october

[billscottni]

First of our 2 extra thermal events was done today. Great weather and a reasonable turnout. Lift was fickle making finding & staying with it very difficult. We also used the clubs new Height Limiters for the first time today. They certainly balanced out any power advantages and made for more of a soaring competition

Open Thermal was won by Paul Freeman and Sam Phenix won the electric

A few photo's here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/103627744211423981940/OpenElectric71012#

[billscottni]

2017 Flat field glider & e-soaring events:

[billscottni]

2020's events; Always check before you travel!

[billscottni]

NIMS has a full calendaar of events planned for 2021. Fingers crossed we get to run them all

[Kevin O'Donoghue]

Bill. I have taken my Easy Glider out to Brinny a few mornings lately with Ralph. The cold weather incentivises foam and electric I think! I can get a good forty minutes out of a 3S 2200mAh battery with power to spare but with multiple climbs needed. She isn't the best floater in still winter air (or maybe its the pilot!). Ralph's Radian does better I think. Fred gave me a 2S pack which I must try out to see if the reduction in weight helps. What do you guys typically fly? I presume a good mix of model types? I would be interested in something electric that performs better, preferably not foam....
Happy New Year by the way.
Kevin

[billscottni]

Hi Kevin,
We're flying everything from 4m fully moulded (expensive) down to electric versions of the 2m RES models a la Ralphs PuRES. Still a few Radians around which bang for the buck are hard to beat. There's a few Hoellein Insides (full house, 6 servo wing) and a couple of folks now getting the Introduction which is the RES version of the Inside. Comes in around 170 Euro. The 2m RES are nice models to fly