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Re: Helicopters C
Posted: April 24th, 2018, 7:13 pm
by SluffAndRuff
Has anyone found a sturdy box that fits within carry-on size restrictions and can hold an FF heli? I can't seem to find one online.
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: April 25th, 2018, 1:59 pm
by Nano1llus10n
SluffAndRuff wrote:Has anyone found a sturdy box that fits within carry-on size restrictions and can hold an FF heli? I can't seem to find one online.
Just use a small sized reinforced cardboard box from Home Depot or something like it.
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: April 25th, 2018, 9:45 pm
by Blonded
Nano1llus10n wrote:SluffAndRuff wrote:Has anyone found a sturdy box that fits within carry-on size restrictions and can hold an FF heli? I can't seem to find one online.
Just use a small sized reinforced cardboard box from Home Depot or something like it.
Ye, I think as long as you block wind from it and you are not shaking it this should be fine! Even if it seems like too large of a box.
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 19th, 2018, 8:24 pm
by vjindal
Anyone know the top times at nats?
1-3 would be cool to know
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 19th, 2018, 11:20 pm
by coachchuckaahs
Lotta crashes into the walls. I did not get many times, as I was in WS most of the day.
Our team won with 3:11. I had heard that Troy was right at 3, maybe slightly better than that, and they took third.
Chuck
Albuquerque Area home Schoolers
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 19th, 2018, 11:25 pm
by alylam
coachchuckaahs wrote:Lotta crashes into the walls. I did not get many times, as I was in WS most of the day.
Our team won with 3:11. I had heard that Troy was right at 3, maybe slightly better than that, and they took third.
Chuck
Albuquerque Area home Schoolers
Apparently they were 2:55, we were 2:54 :<
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 19th, 2018, 11:27 pm
by Unome
coachchuckaahs wrote:Lotta crashes into the walls. I did not get many times, as I was in WS most of the day.
Our team won with 3:11. I had heard that Troy was right at 3, maybe slightly better than that, and they took third.
Chuck
Albuquerque Area home Schoolers
6th was around 2:40
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 20th, 2018, 7:32 am
by vjindal
coachchuckaahs wrote:Lotta crashes into the walls. I did not get many times, as I was in WS most of the day.
Our team won with 3:11. I had heard that Troy was right at 3, maybe slightly better than that, and they took third.
Chuck
Albuquerque Area home Schoolers
What was the ceiling height?
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 20th, 2018, 8:18 am
by coachchuckaahs
It was a standard racquetball court. 20 feet?
The width was an issue for many teams. We had same for region and state.
I believe biggest factor was altitude, but that was advantage for us as we live at same altitude.
Coach Chuck
Re: Helicopters C
Posted: May 20th, 2018, 5:12 pm
by daydreamer0023
coachchuckaahs wrote:It was a standard racquetball court. 20 feet?
The width was an issue for many teams. We had same for region and state.
I believe biggest factor was altitude, but that was advantage for us as we live at same altitude.
Coach Chuck
I can confirm that width was an issue - an imperfect launch caused the heli to pin itself to the side wall and slide down, resulting in slightly less than a minute. We ended up with 32nd...which goes to show just how many teams had some sort of struggle like this.
On another note, congrats on the win to your students, Coach Chuck! I honestly wasn't too surprised to see your team perform so well.
