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[7/22/2025 11:45 PM] [Tiffaney]: Sorry, my coverage has been poor, let me post without photos.
[7/22/2025 11:45 PM] [Tiffaney]: Unfortunately, three drops in the fist round. Jack went first and climbed high and looked great at 2 minutes, but the air seemed to break up, a theme, and he came down and did 3:50. Yuda went next and also got high and looked good, but came down and just milked a max low. Julie checked in, but had put #2 stab on #1 model, so Mike stepped up. He launched and looked great, but had a midair about 1:30 into the flight. The two models, one a Wakefield flown by a junior, were connected for a few seconds until the F1B dropped and Mike kept gliding, but only did 2:19. Julie went next, climbed well, but also fell out of the thermal and dropped 4 seconds. Mike went again, but his model never climbed and didn’t get high, or turn, going straight downwind for about 90 seconds. After he flew we found his prop had no pitch. We kept his first flight score.
[7/22/2025 11:48 PM] [Tiffaney]: Second round, Yuda, Mike and Jack maxed, but Julie launched and struggled to turn into the thermal, went straight downwind, bumped into the thermal again and glided in at 150 seconds.
[7/23/2025 2:59 AM] [Tiffaney]: OK, couldn’t keep up. Many challenges. Flash: Yuda is in the flyoff with seven pretty stress-free maxes. Mike maxed out after dropping the first round, although he had a squeaker when we got pushed to the end of the seventh round and picked what looked good with about 6 minutes to go. The model didn’t climb high and came down, held low and despite some low stalls made it by a few seconds. Jack dropped the last round when he launched and went straight up, then slid back and lost most of its altitude. It couldn’t search out the thermal. The wind died down a bit in the seventh round, meaning a new thermal-picking strategy. Luckily, Yuda went first and we picked him a boomer.
[7/23/2025 3:00 AM] [Risto]: Good luck Yuda for fly-off
[7/23/2025 3:01 AM] [Tiffaney]: Really challenging chasing. Models traveling 1.7 km downwind with chasers on foot. Thank you so much team!
[7/23/2025 3:01 AM] [Ben]: Good luck Yuda
Thermals dude thermals
[7/23/2025 3:02 AM] [Ben]: Yes those Qs really can drift
[7/23/2025 3:02 AM] [Ben]: How did Julie end up?
[7/23/2025 3:05 AM] [Tiffaney]: Really windy middle rounds, with huge thermals, plus being prudent to not DT models too soon in the WC, can lead to long chases.
[7/23/2025 3:05 AM] [Samantha]: Love the updates, but supporting the team is top priority! Thank you for juggling Tiffaney.
[7/23/2025 3:07 AM] [Bernard Guest]: Good job Yuda
[7/23/2025 3:08 AM] [Ben]: What time is the first fly off and what’s the max?
[7/23/2025 3:08 AM] [Tiffaney]: 5! 5 in flyoff
[7/23/2025 3:08 AM] [Ben]: Wow that’s great for Yuda
[7/23/2025 3:10 AM] [Mike R]: Only 5 in the flyoff, I’m shocked.
[7/23/2025 3:11 AM] [Ben]: Yes but it sounds like some very difficult conditions so I’m not surprised
[7/23/2025 3:12 AM] [Tiffaney]: Tough windy day. They seem really reluctant to pick thermals and don’t adjust.
[7/23/2025 3:13 AM] [Ben]: There were 3 rounds left with only about 24 flyers clean !!
Must have been tight at the end
Too bad Mike had the mid air earlier
[7/23/2025 3:14 AM] [Robert Dunham]: Managing the team takes priority over the reporting. We appreciate the updates whenever that may be.
[7/23/2025 3:14 AM] [Mike R]: I agree Robert.
[7/23/2025 3:59 AM] [Tiffaney]: Podium! Only three in the 8-minute flyoff. Blake gave the go signal. Waited through first launch, went before the blow.
[7/23/2025 4:00 AM] [Risto]: Yay! And let’s get bigger Yay!
[7/23/2025 4:01 AM] [Ben]: Wow hope he makes it or at least hi time
[7/23/2025 4:09 AM] [Bernard Guest]: Wow that is gonna be a fun 8 min flyoff wish I was there ??
[7/23/2025 4:09 AM] [Tiffaney]: I was feeling the thermals all day, but Blake had the mojo this time.
[7/23/2025 4:54 AM] Blake Jensen: World effing champion!!!!!!!
[7/23/2025 4:54 AM] [Robert Dunham]: Wow! Congratulations Yuda!
[7/23/2025 4:54 AM] [Bernard Guest]: Wow!!!!
[7/23/2025 4:54 AM] [Ben]: Wowee ! Yeh Yuda
[7/23/2025 4:55 AM] [Tiffaney]: Yuda!
[7/23/2025 4:55 AM] [Samantha]: Way to go!!!! Congrats to the team and especially Yuda!!
[7/23/2025 4:56 AM] [Tiffaney]: Brave. Launched first. Huge thermal. Other guys waited. No air later.
[7/23/2025 4:56 AM] [Bernard Guest]: Ha! Well done all of you
[7/23/2025 5:02 AM] [Ben]: Maybe a team championship!!
[7/23/2025 5:02 AM] [Ben]: I think Julie was no 2 woman
[7/23/2025 5:03 AM] [Ben]: Way to go Yuda and team USA
[7/23/2025 5:08 AM] [Mike R]: Outstanding performance from all. Especially for Yuda making the last max.
[7/23/2025 5:10 AM] [Ben]: Yes I know I mean the Q team championship
Our C team was third yesterday
[7/23/2025 5:14 AM] +1 (713) 854-1154: Ben, I think I finished 12th overall, 3rd place woman and 2nd highest US team score.
[7/23/2025 6:11 AM] +86 138 0111 6141: https://frmd.ro/free-flight-world-championships-class-f1q-seniors-european-championships-class-f1b-juniors/?
[7/23/2025 8:03 AM] [Tiffaney]: It does look like we’re second. It’s hard to tell without adding up all the scores though.
[7/23/2025 8:04 AM] [Ben]: I thought it might even be a first but yes it’s complicated!
[7/23/2025 8:04 AM] [Ben]: Way to go Q Team

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