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USA Team Blog – Little Q and Some B

USA Team Blog

Still on F1Q

[7/23/2025 8:54 AM] [Tiffaney]: Yuda had a spectacular day. He never had a nervous moment. He was patient and attentive at the line. He flew his new model in the Friendship World Cup prior to the WC and dropped a round when it flew out of a thermal, so he adjusted the glide. His launches were consistent, and he managed one launch into a windy thermal. He told us after the competition that he had shortened his motor run, increasing the torque to adjust to the windy conditions. He was OK when we waited into the first flyoff round, listening to Blake and I discuss when was the best time to go. And then he was good to go early in for the 8-minute flight when we saw something developing before the window opened. It was borderline late at that time but Blake thought it was a nice enough piece of air that it was still a good time to go. We were relieved when the other two flyers didn’t launch. They waited for better air that never came. Their models were obviously not in lift and Yuda was flying high for his championship flight. Well deserved.
[7/23/2025 10:57 AM] [Mike Richardson]: As usual, great reporting. Thank you Tiff.
[7/23/2025 11:00 AM] [Ben Tarcher]: Great write up as well

Thanks
[7/23/2025 1:26 PM] +1 (949) 874-8799: Congratulations!
[7/23/2025 2:23 PM] [Tiffaney]: Couple of corrections. Mike also dropped Round 2.
Also, Yuda did have a squeaker. His first flight went up good like they all did, but came down when the air broke up over the crops downwind. It barely eaked out the max, doing a 4:02! That’s what exhaustion and old age can do!
[7/23/2025 4:14 PM] [Catherine Mah]: Very nice reporting Tiff??

Now on F1B
[7/23/2025 5:50 PM] [Tiffaney]: First round F1B. All maxes. Slight breeze for Alex, maybe missed best time, but was about 30 meters high at 4 minutes. Greg and Bernard were in solid air and Tia went when the air went totally still, got about 107 meters high, glided right over the line and was relatively low at DT.
[7/23/2025 7:19 PM] [Tiffaney]: Well, after a long wait in still conditions, watching one model go in marginal air and hold on for a max, Alex followed Bruce Hao who launched into good air. The entire line was waiting for someone else to go first, including Alex. Sheng spoke to Bruce in Chinese, he was on pole 1 right next to us, and convinced him it was good air, so he pulled the trigger. The conditions improved when Greg went after Alex, and he maxed easily. Bernard was in the biggest air of the day, but DT’d at 90 seconds with his Mini-Neuron. He did 136. Tia went with about 12 minutes left and squeaked a max, gliding right over the line and finding a bit of positive air late.
[7/23/2025 8:28 PM] [Tiffaney]: All maxes in the third round, but Bernard landed on the barn roof and Tia landed in some smelly stuff ??

Fourth round. There was consideration of moving the flight line after models landed on the farm, but it wasn’t done. There were more clear thermal indications, and the drift ended up going slightly to the side of the buildingFourth round. There was consideration of moving the flight line after models landed on the farm, but it wasn’t done. There were more clear thermal indications, and the drift ended up going slightly to the side of the buildings. Even with some breeze, streamers and heat, we did have to wait for the reluctant first batch of flyers, as the far end of the line had the good air first and let it pass by, however Bruce Hao again launched first to show us the way. Alex’s model didn’t climb in the same air, but still found lift because the thermal was quite large. Gregg, Tia and Bernard all had big air and maxed. Lunch break.

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