SEN 3360

1. Comment from Gil
2. What did About Time say to Janne Isotalo?

 

Comment from Gil
From:Gil Hagay

Hi,
Just to be precise – timekeepers recorded 5:38 (after decreasing a 10 sec. count) while Neuron recorded 6:20. Both operated flawlessly.
Gil

What did About Time say to Janne Isotalo? 
From: Janne Isotalo

Here is that story how my fly off time is what it is.
I was preparing to 8 min fly off. I showed my models to timekeepers. I showed neurone id:s and i erased both neurones continuous records and i showed that green light indication it to timekeepers.
I got nice launch and little air under my wings. Time keepers saw that model just under 7 minutes and they told that it was lost in the air behind buildings and it was still flying.
I saw from neurone that model was still in air and possibilities to just 8 min flight if i got luck.
We had problems in retrieve group and i had to go to retrieve it by myself. 2.7 km from starting pole and last 1 km no road for car to drive. I found the model and i checked neurone “Last flight” data. it was 459s so no max. When i got back to car i got call from line that i got 10 min extra time to show that neurone log to fai jury.
I just got to check in before time was up. I loaded that continuous record from neurone and jury reviewed that flight. Got 456s flight time to my flight.

Did i made something wrong? Did others show that “Last flight” data? Or was that just bad luck for me to get 3s les time?

Janne Isotalo
Finland
Editors Comment

It looks like the Jury may have transferred or read the time incorrectly.  I sent the email to Flying Neurons for comment.  Gil’s also used the appeal to altimeter and he got the correct number.

When you go to the jury on a appeal like this does the Team Manager, or representative  have to sign off on the changed time like they have to sign the time card? And we assume that the Team manager had not signed off on the timekeeper time? As at a Champs several back we know of a case where the TM signed the time card so it could not be appealed.

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