Baton Rouge Contest

Here are some of the pics I took. Too lazy to move around so they are from my circle only.
Richard Oliver

Anyone have the results?

Doug, I can only give you expert.
1. Richard Oliver
2. John Hill
3. Bill Wilson
4. Bill Rutherford
5. Mike Scott
6. Dee Rice(I think)
Can't remember from there. Maybe some one else will chime in.
Richard Oliver

I think this is close for Advance
david ( I forgot his last name)
Don Hutch.
Dale Gleson
for got his name but flies a Genisis
Then me ( Stephen Hollier)
Alan Prett

All Flew great scores where very close. I had engine problems.I might have First and Fourth backward does anyone else know.

David Gressen (sp?).. Genisis ST60. Good flyer..

You are correct!!!! He is a good flyer

Advanced Jim Svetco, Don Hutchinson, David Gressen, Dale Gleason, Stephen Hollier, Allen Perot Jim flew his nice Time Machine with a Double Star- Don flew his "Lone Star" an original with FP40 reworked by himself. David had a veteran Genesis with a Perry ported ST60. I took a new Impact but flew Dee Hill's fantastic Oriental Plus with RO Jett40 on pipe. Stephan had a Pathfinder. I can't for the life of me remember Allen's plane. Sorry. Joe Bowman enjoyed his first outing in Expert flying his falcon with Br 40.

>I took a new
>Impact but flew Dee Hill's fantastic Oriental Plus with RO
>Jett40 on pipe.

I had your props ready and you never showed up!

Bill Willson got to re-fly his second flight after one of the expert judges was hit by an airplane flying on the second circle. Steve Millet was hit by Graig Beskow(sp?) on Bill's second flight. Steve was not hurt as he was hit with the wing tip but it destroyed Craig's airplane. Really felt sorry for Graig losing his plane but was real happy that the accident was not any worse than it was.

Bill put in an excellent flight to finish third. Congrats to Bill and all that attended the contest. Baton Rouge is always a fun contest to attend.

>Bill Willson got to re-fly his second flight after one of
>the expert judges was hit by an airplane flying on the
>second circle. Steve Millet was hit by Graig Beskow(sp?) on
>Bill's second flight. Steve was not hurt as he was hit with
>the wing tip but it destroyed Craig's airplane. Really felt
>sorry for Graig losing his plane but was real happy that the
>accident was not any worse than it was.

OH NO!!!

I hope Steve is OK.

Sorry Craig....

Hey, the plane will recover, I think. The main thing is, that Steve was not hurt. I have analyzed the event over and over in my mind. It was a wierd convergence of events that led to the accident, involving close circles, confusion as to the location of the center of the circle I was on, the judges having to back up for someone with longer lines than those before him, and most of all, me not being aware of the above points. I am a strong believer in personal responsibility. I knew that the circles were close. I should have been more aware. When I start that engine and pick up that handle, I AM ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF WHAT I DO. I can assure you, I didn't stop shaking for a couple of hours. Another two feet closer (or less), and Steve would have been introduced to a buz saw. Makes me sick just thinking about it.

As for Steve, the only thing he seemed to be worried about was my plane! I can assure you, that was the LAST thing on my mind!

As I said, I am already starting the repair, and the more I look at it, I don't think it will be too bad, other than having to rebuild the outer two thirds of the outboard wing. Oh well, I am happy that I won Intermediate. I should have put the plane in the car after my second flight, instead of deciding to practice a little.

Brad, you might like to know that I had finally gotten the prop setup down to perfection. I had an absolutely perfect engine run/lap time setup for both flights. It felt really good. To quote the "governator", "I'll be back!"

It's amazing where people find humor. It was suggested that I paint the sillouette of a judge below my canopy...

BTW, other than the accident at the very end, the contest was a blast! I plan on returning next year, unless Baton Rouge considers me a high risk????!

I've done a post-mortem of the debris from the outboard wing. If I can assume the point of maximum damage to the leading edge is the point of impact, the wing struck Steve's arm approximately one foot in from the tip. The tip block sheared off cleanly and is unharmed otherwise. BUT, this means the prop was no more than ten inches away at impact. Sheesh! I think I'm shaking again. Luckily, this only resulted in a reminder to all of us (starting with me) - SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY!

Hey Craig,

Don't feel too guilty. The same thing happened to me in Shreveport about thirty five years ago when the CD walked too close to the circle. It only stung him. It destroyed my excellent flying Mustunt II. I was in the center of the circle. I forgave him his carelessness (after about 30 years).

Thanks, Al. After all is said and done, Steve is OK, and the plane is repairable (I think). For such an impact, the rest of the plane was virtually unhurt. The body did break behind the wing upon impact with the ground, but that is an easy fix...clean break. The cowl took the brunt of the impact with terra firma, and is in four salvageable pieces. The nose, other than the removeable cowl, is totally unhurt. The outer wing sheared pretty cleanly about a third of the way out, and the outer two thirds literally exploded, other than the tip block which sheared cleanly. So far, no signs of other cracks or fractures other than those stated above. Go figure.

Had plenty of props but the plane just needs trimming and a little tank adjusting and a little getting used to. It made for a good excuse to get to fly the Oriental Plus. Great flyers who have flown the Plus consider it on a par with PTG's Diva so that says a lot. I've never flown a plane that "goes where you point it" before and it is quite a heady experience! Now I'm looking to find a pair of sunglasses that will let you fly in the sun. It was really bright in BR and of course the wind put the manoeuvers right in it!

>>I took a new
>>Impact but flew Dee Hill's fantastic Oriental Plus with RO
>>Jett40

Oops! I think you mean Dee Rice. If De Hill's got an Oriental Plus he's been hiding it from the local group.

Well, if De Hill did have an Oriental Plus, it would be fantastic!