Duckhawk: a real chance of winning US 15m nationals....

[Sean Fidler (F2)]

I am really impressed! Leading the event after steadily ascending the ranking list all week. Any news on live "in the air" performance vs. traditional gliders? Running fast/slow, ridge, climbing, etc?

I understand that this is the Duckhawks very first contest. Winning (Jerzy aside) the nationals "out of the box" would be incredible.

Sean F2

[Andrzej Kobus]

On May 20, 10:00*pm, "Sean Fidler (F2)" > wrote:
> I am really impressed! *Leading the event after *steadily ascending the ranking list all week. *Any news on live "in the air" performance vs. traditional gliders? *Running fast/slow, ridge, climbing, etc?
>
> I understand that this is the Duckhawks very first contest. *Winning (Jerzy aside) the nationals "out of the box" would be incredible.
>
> Sean F2

Sean just to be precise, :) . "Leading the event", the way I see it
ASG-29-15 is first with Jerzy at the controls (XG) so you can't really
say that Duckhawk is leading the event. It sure must be a good glider
but the pilot is the key.

[Sean Fidler (F2)]

Fully agree! Jerzy is at a different level. But the DH seems to be trending very positively since early in the contest.

Will DH be at worlds?

[Tony[_5_]]

Frank's reports on Soaring Cafe seem to indicate that from a purely subjective standpoint while flying with the Duckhawk it is right with the Ventus 2's and ASW-27/29-15's.

Have you ordered one yet Sean?? :)

On Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:00:16 PM UTC-5, Sean Fidler (F2) wrote:
> I am really impressed! Leading the event after steadily ascending the ranking list all week. Any news on live "in the air" performance vs. traditional gliders? Running fast/slow, ridge, climbing, etc?
>
> I understand that this is the Duckhawks very first contest. Winning (Jerzy aside) the nationals "out of the box" would be incredible.
>
> Sean F2

[Kevin Christner]

On May 20, 11:23*pm, Tony > wrote:
> Frank's reports on Soaring Cafe seem to indicate that from a purely subjective standpoint while flying with the Duckhawk it is right with the Ventus 2's and ASW-27/29-15's.

Note that the Duckhawk is designed for better high speed
performance... A lot of guys flying around dry or partial water isn't
a great comparison. Wait to see it out west... then we'll know.

2C

[Gregg Leslie[_2_]]

At 02:37 21 May 2012, Andrzej Kobus wrote:
>On May 20, 10:00=A0pm, "Sean Fidler (F2)" wrote:
>> I am really impressed! =A0Leading the event after =A0steadily ascending
>t=
>he ranking list all week. =A0Any news on live "in the air" performance
vs.
>=
>traditional gliders? =A0Running fast/slow, ridge, climbing, etc?
>>
>> I understand that this is the Duckhawks very first contest. =A0Winning
>(J=
>erzy aside) the nationals "out of the box" would be incredible.
>>
>> Sean F2
>
>Sean just to be precise, :) . "Leading the event", the way I see it
>ASG-29-15 is first with Jerzy at the controls (XG) so you can't really
>say that Duckhawk is leading the event. It sure must be a good glider
>but the pilot is the key.
>
>Ooooichh

[GARY BOGGS]

I wonder how it would do on the Appalachians.

Boggs

[John Firth]

At 03:23 21 May 2012, Tony wrote:
>Frank's reports on Soaring Cafe seem to indicate that from a purely
>subjective standpoint while flying with the Duckhawk it is right with the
>Ventus 2's and ASW-27/29-15's.
>
>Have you ordered one yet Sean?? :)
>
>On Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:00:16 PM UTC-5, Sean Fidler (F2) wrote:
>> I am really impressed! Leading the event after steadily ascending the
>ranking list all week. Any news on live "in the air" performance vs.
>traditional gliders? Running fast/slow, ridge, climbing, etc?
>>
>> I understand that this is the Duckhawks very first contest. Winning
>(Jerzy aside) the nationals "out of the box" would be incredible.
>>
>> Sean F2
>
>Not incredible or even a first!
Dick Schreder did it with the HP 7 in 1958 and in 1966 with the HP 14.
Not a Regional but the Nationals!!!
But you guys are all too young to remember that!

John F

[Steve Leonard[_2_]]

On May 21, 8:02*am, John Firth > wrote:
>
> Not incredible or even a first!
>
> Dick Schreder did it with the HP 7 in 1958 and in 1966 with the HP 14.
> Not a Regional but the Nationals!!!
> But you guys are all too young to remember that!
>
> John F

Some of us are too young to remember it first hand, but we have read
about it. And have, in a way, lived it.

Steve Leonard
Current owner, Schreder HP-14, Serial Number 1.

[glen]

On May 21, 11:14*am, Steve Leonard > wrote:
> On May 21, 8:02*am, John *Firth > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Not incredible or even a first!
>
> > Dick Schreder did it with the HP 7 in 1958 and in 1966 with the HP 14.
> > Not a Regional but the Nationals!!!
> > But you guys are all too young to remember that!
>
> > John F
>
> Some of us are too young to remember it first hand, but we have read
> about it. *And have, in a way, lived it.
>
> Steve Leonard
> Current owner, Schreder HP-14, Serial Number 1.

It’s not the arrow, It’s the Indian!!!

[Sean Fidler (F2)]

Agreed. Im not writing any checks until it wins the worlds ;-). lol!

On Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:56:47 PM UTC-4, Kevin Christner wrote:
> On May 20, 11:23*pm, Tony > wrote:
> > Frank's reports on Soaring Cafe seem to indicate that from a purely subjective standpoint while flying with the Duckhawk it is right with the Ventus 2's and ASW-27/29-15's.
>
> Note that the Duckhawk is designed for better high speed
> performance... A lot of guys flying around dry or partial water isn't
> a great comparison. Wait to see it out west... then we'll know.
>
> 2C

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Well if Frank said he doesn't fit then I dobut I can...

JP

[Tony[_5_]]

Well the score summary is up on the SSA website, so they must not be flying today. Congrats to Chip and the Duckhawk team for taking home the trophy.

[Sean Fidler (F2)]

Congrats Chip and Duckhawk crowd!!!