My message to Freeflight, (participant from USA)

“Hope you don’t mind participating as a ‘no entry fee, no prize money’ contestant.
Like an Amateur golfer in a ProAm golf!

As the amounts are meagre ($3 entry, prizes $12, 8, 5 and 3) it’s not worth the bother of international fund transfers.

I expect your contribution to the contest to be inspiration for others!

Regards”

His reply:

“My exact feelings : just for the sheer enjoyment, hoping I can share my experiences so that they are set up for success and hence the enjoyment.

Will start posting pointers very soon as i start build tomorrow.”

Went to the Post Office at 10 this morning. Too late.
Already 10 people in the queue!
Can’t risk spending 30-40 minutes in close company.
Tomorrow I’ll go before the PO opens, so I can be first in line.

Please be patient with me...

Regards

Yes, definitely sir , please take care of your health and we are not that greedy , (In fact ,we can’t be, since you are giving us a kit worth more than 5 times the price you quoted ! )

First 4 kits despatched by Speedpost.

Hi  KK,

Have not been browsing this forum for a while - lot of other domestic commitments.
Got a heads up on this great initiative by you from Free Flight yesterday.

Will be happy to participate / contribute in whatever way you deem fit.

Am not an expert in HLG or CLG - will be great to join the fun.

Will take part in the CLG only as am suffering from a frozen shoulder - so HLG is out.
How does one send the entry fee?

Have balsa so will not need a kit.

Regards

Further -- will be happy participate as a "No Prize" contestant but with entry fee.

 

Dear All,

I am excited to participate with all of you. We aim to first have fun and also to excel at this.

Please, "Patience" is the key. I know some of you may want to run faster, but lets try our best to keep everybody together.
Currently I am putting my Lunchbox glider together. But let us wait till every one gets their kits. By the way, I am building with similar great wood that you have in the kit and same rubber bands, no Tan rubber that are superb but not needed in our case.

Trimming starts from the build, so take your time. A not so neat or inaccurate built glider will never trim. Will post many pointers in the build thread that Mr. Iyer started, not here.  See you there.

Wow.
Welcome to the earliest supporter of my 10 second quest.

Honorary participants need not pay the entry fee, but if they do, it helps me break even.

You’re in touch with Freeflight, eh?
Small world!

Regards

ENTRIES (Updated 9.45 23/10)

1. Weekendflyer (kit sent)
2. Rooster (kit sent)
3. SI74 (kit sent)
4. Sanjayrai55 (kit sent)
5. Aspersid
6. Hitesh Kher
7. Prabal276
8. Karthick Ashwath
9. The R C Guy (undecided)
10. Freeflight (without kit)
11. Glidiator (without kit)

Honorary participants need not pay the entry fee, but if they do, it helps me break even.

You’re in touch with Freeflight, eh?
Small world!

Regards
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Being an entry fee paying participant will make me take the exercise more seriously and aim to get good flight performances.
Is the method of submitting entry fee in the thread earlier.

Free Flight and me I discovered were schoolmates.
Have been having some very interesting and informative interactions.
regards

4 kits sent
6 kits under way
4 booked.
2 available

Received the kit
All in order

So Speedpost is working at full speed!
I was afraid the package may have broken in transit.
Regards

You may find it hard to believe, but in the next lot, talcum powder has been rubbed into the wings to fill the grain, then doped and sanded with 600 grit.

Then polished with Turtle Wax!

Hope you like it.

Regards

The wings feel silky smooth now.
And the 5 of them together still weigh only 30gms, without nose weight.

Terrific. This is class A kit that you all are getting. All ready to go. Such a ready made kit here goes for about a $ 40 or more each. But they are not waxed, doped etc. Enjoy.

I guess I should start posting pictures in the other thread as the contestant will not want to wait to build and trim.

Got mine too ... well packed ..

Received mine too.. Well packed.

I'm excited!
waiting to receive my kit!

-Prabal

Packing of next 3 kits for Aspersid, Hiteshkher and Prabal276 much improved by RC Aunt!

Karthick and Dreamliner (non contestant?), please wait one more day...

Slimmer package, but same contents!

Kits despatched to Aspersid, Hitesh Kher, Prabal and Karthick.

@aspersid
Received kit?

Glad to get two new entries today.

1. Karthick introduced Girish, a new entant, today.
2. Alex Bessie called and said he will join.

Now I have to prepare 2 kits for them, and try to despatch on Saturday...

Kits prepared for Karthick’s friend Girish, and Alex Bessie.