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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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
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traditional gliders? =A0Running fast/slow, ridge, climbing, etc?

I understand that this is the Duckhawks very first contest. =A0Winning
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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

I wonder how it would do on the Appalachians.

Boggs

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

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.

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!!!