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Friday morning -- 8am
Everyone met down on the beach for the pilot's meeting. 31 fliers drew
fighter groups and volunteer assignments. [Note: Sat. only 30 fliers; Kirby
dropped out due to an emergency at home]
Scorekeeper assignments: Ron in field 1, Donna in field 2, Gina in field
3. We were given neat clipboard/boxes to help keep our papers in
order (Thanks NFKA!!).
The score forms were easy to use, and made our jobs easier. Fliers
not flying at the time, participated in their field assignments (Line
Judges, Field assistants, ghost flier, or judge) |
Comparing numbers/groups etc. after the draw |
Lining up to register the picks
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Fliers listen
to instructions given by Dennis |
Steve imparts more important info to the group |
Head Judge Steve Childers and his wife |
The 4 Bandana guys from Michigan |
Three groups (of 5 fliers each) started at 9:30am,
then three more groups at 11:30.
Points were totaled and kept to be added to Sat.'s scores.
We were finished by 1:30 pm, and able to go
visit the other flying fields after lunch. |
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David & Johnny at the end of Bolstad Fri. afternoon |
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Later that afternoon, Johnny, Gopal, David, Richard,
Tom and his wife, went down to Cranberry beach (several miles down
the beach) to fly with manjha.
They made it back just in time to attend the Kite museum's gala. |
The Humphrey's, Gopal & Alexa Das |
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There were so many people there we missed the introductions to the
Hall of Fame (but I later heard Charlie Brown was one of them).
We had a video tape from the Taipei International Kite Fest. and Manjha
Club World Cup Competition, so we went into the museum and watched it on
one of their video players. |
Saturday morning -- 8am |
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Same routine as Friday -- Fliers divided up into 6 groups to Fight.
Scores from Friday to be added to Saturday's for a grand total. The
Top five scores will advance to the Final Round Robin.
A banner from Taipei flies with the NFKA Banners |
NFKA tent and John McKenzie's weather station. Photo
by Mike Beech |
Johnny practicing extreme short line flying. |
Gina and her little helpers |
Dennis at work
Photo by Mike Beech |
MIke showing his form
Photo by Mike Beech |
Top 5 scores: Bruce, Johnny, Steve Bateman, Mike,
with a tie for the 5th between Chuck and Steve C.
The two of them flew to break the tie.
Steve had a hard time getting his kite to fly,
the light winds from the morning had picked up;
Chuck advanced. |
The Top Five advance to the Final Round Robin
L-R: Chuck, Steve, Bruce, Mike and Johnny |
Chuck and Johnny in unison moves.
Photo
by Mike Beech |
Tom push starts Bruce's fighter.
Photo by Mike Beech |
Gina kept score for the final Round Robin, while Ron helped by telling
the fliers when they were up next.
Johnny was sleep-flying....he ate his lunch too fast and he was sluggish,
needless to say, he had the least number of points until he fought the
last two fliers.
Final scores: Bruce 1st, Chuck 2nd, and a three-way tie for
3rd between Steve B, Mike and Johnny.
One more round robin to break the tie, now it was really stressful for
everyone, here we go!
Mike vs Steve, Steve vs Johnny, Johnny vs Mike
Johnny took the top score in the end. Mike and Steve tied for 4th.
Great flying by all!!! |
Winners L-R: 2nd - Chuck Lund, 1st - Bruce Lambert,
3rd - Johnny Hsiung |
Hugs from Alexa and Michelle
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