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Bungee and Handlaunch Glider Duration Contest
31, August 2003
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The Hong Kong Radio Control Soaring Society
organized a bungee and handlaunch glider duration contest on Sunday, 31
August 2003. The venue is in Sham Chung within Sai Kung West Country
Park and near Tolo Harbour. A total of 28 participants gathered in
Sam Pui Chau early in the morning. The boat ride took us to Sham Chung
was enjoyable enough. We arrived in Sham Chung at 10:30am. The
competition was started at 11:00am, first with the handlaunch duration
contest in the morning and then the bungee launch contest in the
afternoon. Totally 16 pilots joined the contest and there were 8 rounds
of competitions for each pilot. There were 4 pilots in each round. The
handlaunch contest was successfully completed before lunch. The winner
is C.M. Cheng with a score of 31. Congratulation! He won 7 rounds with
4 marks each and a second position from one round with 3 marks. What a
wonderful success for his discus launching technique and of course with
the stunning performance of his Lucia HLG. The longest duration of the
day for handlaunch contest, however, goes to Chester Tai with the
stunning 1 minute 28 seconds. The store owner had prepared some noodle
and congee for us as lunch and of course we also have consumed a lot of
beers and drinks. The bungee launch contest was started right after the
lunch. Four bungee cords were setup and most of the pilots have no
problem with the cords. The biggest problem, however, is the hot sun!
The measured ground temperature went up to 40 degree, almost everybody
was in a state of dehydration! Y.C. was even giving up the contest as
he was too tired after helping to set up the bungee cords. In the end,
only three rounds of competitions for each pilot were successfully
competed. The winner is Master Leung with a record of longest duration
of 2 minutes 49 seconds followed by the first runner up Stanley.
Because the prizes donated by our sponsor, Windrider Aviation Co.,
didn't go with us for the boat journey, the store owner in Sham Chung
has kindly donated a few small prizes to us. A bottle of beer, two cans
of Coke/Sprite and some bananas. What a wonderful day!
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Competitor |
Model Used |
Score,
Position (Handlaunch) |
Score,
Position (Bungee) |
Y.C. Lui |
Hightlight/MiniCorado |
19, 8 |
0, 15 |
Stanley Chan |
Trendy |
22, 6 |
235, 2 |
K.Y. Mak |
MiniCorado/Colibra |
23, 5 |
77, 13 |
C.M. Cheng |
Lucia |
31, 1 |
137, 7 |
Stephen Chan |
MiniCorado/Skeeter |
16, 10 |
126, 8 |
Au Chi Fai |
Skeeter |
19, 8 |
114, 11 |
Chester Tai |
Illusion |
27, 3 |
120, 10 |
Alex Lip |
Illusion |
18, 9 |
121, 9 |
Fu |
Fuji |
24, 4 |
152, 5 |
Master Leung |
Illusion/Fuji |
24, 4 |
293, 1 |
Kin |
V-Star |
30, 2 |
207, 3 |
Alex Tsui |
Falcon |
15, 11 |
86, 12 |
Pong |
Trendy |
6, 12 |
197, 4 |
Eric Wong |
Sparrow |
3, 13 |
19, 14 |
Ho Kwok Wai |
Simply Cool |
21, 7 |
140, 6 |
Wong Ming Fai |
Chun Yung |
16, 10 |
0, 15 |
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We have set up two colourful tents to hide under the hot sun - thanks
for the store owner and villagers
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From the faces of our fellow pilots you will see the competition is
tense
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The flying site is particularly suitable for thermal soaring as it is
surrounded by mountain and there are plenty of thermal activities
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Stanley is ready to launch his Trendy
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Chester got the highest score of duration in handlaunch contest - 1
minute 28 seconds, he must have caught a good thermal
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See how they utilize the human power
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Take it easy! C.M. has a gentle way to launch his Lucia. It is called
"discus launch" - got it? This is the secret weapon C.M. used to win
the contest.
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Master Leung, you are always the first to EAT!
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Hi, would that be wonderful to have a cold beer after hours under
the hot sun?
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Sure! We prefer to have two beers and plenty of water
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Oh! Is it too hot for you - that little sailplane? Under the hot sun
with temperature as high as 40 degree, everything can happen
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"That's enough! I would rather like to jump into the water myself"
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Stephen is ready for the bungee launch
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Oh! Alex, how did you teach your plane the technique of bungee jump?
Today competition is bungee launch not bungee jump!
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The winner of today handlaunch contest, C.M., received his prize. What
is it? it's a bottle of beer sponsored by the store owner! This is not
a bad idea in a hot day.
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The first runner up of the handlaunch contest, Ah Kin, also got a prize
- a can of Coke
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Wow! the third runner up, Ah Fu, got some bananas?
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Master Leung is the winner of the bungee launch contest and the prize
for him is a banana
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Stanley is the second runner up in the bungee contest. His prize is
also a banana
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A group photo for us to remember. What a wonderful day!
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