Jim Payne's Flight

[rlovinggood]

Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29
MAR 09?

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=738700

1,602.4 km at a "leisurly" 166.6 km/hr!!! And, he did it flying an
ASW-27, not a new 18m ship such as LS10 or ASG29 or Ventus 2c... or
JS1 or HpH-304S.

Well done, Mr. Payne!!!



Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

[5Z]

On Mar 30, 10:37*am, rlovinggood > wrote:
> Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29
> MAR 09?

Very nice flight, Jim!

-Tom

[JS]

Nice flight, Jim!
And nice retrieve, Jackie!
Jim

[Dave Nadler]

On Mar 30, 12:37*pm, rlovinggood > wrote:
> Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29
> MAR 09?
>
> http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=738700
>
> 1,602.4 km at a "leisurly" 166.6 km/hr!!! *And, he did it flying an
> ASW-27, not a new 18m ship such as LS10 or ASG29 or Ventus 2c... or
> JS1 or HpH-304S.
>
> Well done, Mr. Payne!!!
>
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

It's early in the season yet, give the guy a break.
I'm sure Jim will pick up the pace after this rather slow start.
See ya, Dave "YO electric"

[Tony Condon[_2_]]

very funny dave.

average speed only about 6 mph under redline in the Cherokee! Very nice
Jim!
-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

[[email protected]]

On Mar 30, 12:37*pm, rlovinggood > wrote:
> Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29
> MAR 09?
>
> http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=738700
>
> 1,602.4 km at a "leisurly" 166.6 km/hr!!! *And, he did it flying an
> ASW-27, not a new 18m ship such as LS10 or ASG29 or Ventus 2c... or
> JS1 or HpH-304S.
>
> Well done, Mr. Payne!!!
>
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

Amazing he could achieve such speed in one of those antique gliders!
UH

[Eric Greenwell]

rlovinggood wrote:
> Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29
> MAR 09?
>
> http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=738700
>
> 1,602.4 km at a "leisurly" 166.6 km/hr!!! And, he did it flying an
> ASW-27, not a new 18m ship such as LS10 or ASG29 or Ventus 2c... or
> JS1 or HpH-304S.

Perhaps the limiting factor in a high speed wave flight like Jim's is
not glide performance, but Vne, which is nearly the same for the gliders
you mention. Cue the DuckHawk... The IGC file did seem to report IAS or
TAS, so I couldn't tell if that was a factor.

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[Eric Greenwell]

Eric Greenwell wrote:
> rlovinggood wrote:
>> Did anyone notice on OLC the flight that Jim Payne flew on Sunday, 29
>> MAR 09?
>>
>> http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=738700
>>
>> 1,602.4 km at a "leisurly" 166.6 km/hr!!! And, he did it flying an
>> ASW-27, not a new 18m ship such as LS10 or ASG29 or Ventus 2c... or
>> JS1 or HpH-304S.
>
> Perhaps the limiting factor in a high speed wave flight like Jim's is
> not glide performance, but Vne, which is nearly the same for the gliders
> you mention. Cue the DuckHawk... The IGC file did seem to report IAS or
> TAS, so I couldn't tell if that was a factor.

Should've been "did NOT seem to report IAS or TAS"...


--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
* Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

* "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4
* Sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more

* "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org