Times and sec/ft

[jaggie34]

What times do y'all think will end up being top-tier at nats this year (just setting like a standard ceiling height of 20 ft as an example)?

I get the feeling that top times for most competitions later in the season will be a few seconds more than the height of the gym, i.e. a 20ft ceiling having a 22-24 second top time

[Unome]

What times do y'all think will end up being top-tier at nats this year (just setting like a standard ceiling height of 20 ft as an example)?

I get the feeling that top times for most competitions later in the season will be a few seconds more than the height of the gym, i.e. a 20ft ceiling having a 22-24 second top time

This is my impression as well. I've already seen flights in the range of 1 ft/sec or so at tournaments earlier this year.

[xiangyu]

What times do y'all think will end up being top-tier at nats this year (just setting like a standard ceiling height of 20 ft as an example)?

I get the feeling that top times for most competitions later in the season will be a few seconds more than the height of the gym, i.e. a 20ft ceiling having a 22-24 second top time

This is my impression as well. I've already seen flights in the range of 1 ft/sec or so at tournaments earlier this year.

Wow that sounds really impressive. Can't wait to see one of those...

[Hartman]

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What times do y'all think will end up being top-tier at nats this year (just setting like a standard ceiling height of 20 ft as an example)?

I get the feeling that top times for most competitions later in the season will be a few seconds more than the height of the gym, i.e. a 20ft ceiling having a 22-24 second top time
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This is my impression as well. I've already seen flights in the range of 1 ft/sec or so at tournaments earlier this year.
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Wow that sounds really impressive. Can't wait to see one of those...
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I already saw it... but it was one of the div B people with their parachute. 21 sec in a 20 foot gym.

Never have I felt so bad in my life.

[xiangyu]

I already saw it... but it was one of the div B people with their parachute. 21 sec in a 20 foot gym.

Never have I felt so bad in my life.

Wow. Were they using a traditional circular parachute set up or was it something else crazy?

[lavarball]

idk if it’s just me or will 1ft/sec possibly not even be top 10 nats

[sciolyperson1]

idk if it’s just me or will 1ft/sec possibly not even be top 10 nats

Most likely will, depends on the height of the gym they use for nats though. I'd estimate around 1.3 or 1.4sec/ft for first place.
A lot of the launching is highly dependent on the launcher itself, in practice we'd get upwards of 1.2sec/ft, but at competition not nearly as much due to the difference in psi throughout different launchers.

[Hartman]

Wow. Were they using a traditional circular parachute set up or was it something else crazy?

They were using an octagon iirc. but the parachute was big. something like 11-12 inches in radius

[xiangyu]

Wow. Were they using a traditional circular parachute set up or was it something else crazy?

They were using an octagon iirc. but the parachute was big. something like 11-12 inches in radius

Huh, interesting.

[builderguy135]

NJ regional competition (UCC) 5th place was 4.4 seconds. Ceiling height was ~20 feet