[MT-ALES] NATS

Greg gdouglas at repeat.net
Fri Jul 20 18:40:06 PDT 2018


Best of luck Carl!  There's lift between the raindrops.  So, fly between 
them and you'll do well.  I've flown with you, and I know you're good 
enough to do it.

Watch the water landings, it's gonna slide on you (less friction).

--
Greg




On 7/20/2018 3:59 PM, Carl Thuesen wrote:
> Thanks George!
>
> Pretty good day today despite the thunder storms.  Several of us 
> managed to get in some practice flying in the early afternoon.  I 
> teamed up with Guy Russo from Iowa and we timed landings for each 
> other.  The year Jon won the NATS he helped Guy with his airplane and 
> power setup, and Guy ultimately finished second!  Guy is a very 
> accomplished pilot and LSF V, so I was able to glean a few things from 
> him.  They shot some video of us flying, so maybe we will be included 
> in one of the NATS News shows????
>
> I was flying the heavier green Euphoria today and it performed well in 
> the 15 - 20 MPH winds this afternoon.  Flying for the day ended with 
> an absolute cloudburst about 4 PM.  Lots of flooded streets in Muncie 
> tonight!
>
> Forecast still is wet for tomorrow and Sunday, but winds look flyable. 
>  It will be interesting to see if we are able to get in 3 complete 
> rounds for a legal contest.  All pilots are in good spirits, enjoying 
> the company and fellowship.  Pilots meeting at 8:45 and first flight 
> up at 9:00 sharp tomorrow.  Here we go!  ;^ )
>
> CT
>
>
>
> On Jul 20, 2018, at 11:55 AM, Centurylink <ged-1775 at centurylink.net 
> <mailto:ged-1775 at centurylink.net>> wrote:
>
> Good luck young man and enjoy 👍👍👍   George
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 19, 2018, at 7:25 PM, Carl A Thuesen <cthuesen at icloud.com 
> <mailto:cthuesen at icloud.com>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Brad!  CT
>>
>> On Jul 19, 2018, at 10:23 PM, Brad Lynda Juntunen 
>> <brad_lynda at hotmail.com <mailto:brad_lynda at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Good luck Carl. Hope the weather holds out.
>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2018, at 9:09 PM, Carl Thuesen <carl at steinerthuesen.net 
>>> <mailto:carl at steinerthuesen.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Arrived Muncie this evening and checked into the motel. + or - 1500 
>>> miles from Billings.  Very nice here this evening, but forecast does 
>>> not look too promising.  Major rain events and thunderstorms packing 
>>> heavy rain and wind are forecast for tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. 
>>>  I drove through some of what’s headed this way today in eastern 
>>> Iowa.  It was nasty!  They were having tornadoes there late this 
>>> afternoon.  We will see what happens.  As Jim would say “Oh well!”
>>>
>>> CT
>>>
>>>
>>>
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