Photo Finish
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Cordele 2002 hosted by MGSA - A three day weekend with 3 incredible days of soaring. Fast speeds, 300k & 500k flights...
One of our biggest races, lots of smiles at Cordele.
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Back row: Dottie & Francois Pin, Dan Nugent, Bill Staley, Bill Poole???, Scott Anderson, Dieter Jaeger, Ivan Kahn, Bill Brashear, Murray Forbes, Dana Hardy, Walt Schneider, Megan Stevenson,
Middle Row: Meredith Stevenson, Wayne Hoover, Pat & Hartley Falbaum, Mitch Deutsch, Joe Flores, Lynne, John Bojack, Fernando Silva, unknown towpilot, Bill Elliot
Front Row: Conrad Seuchting, Tim Larsen, Ron Roberts, Colin McKinley, Dave Stevenson, Chris Ruf, unknown, Tim McGowin, David Hammond, Gary Carter, Johnathan Silva
Mitch Deutsch, Does it get any better than this?
photo credit: Bill Elliot
Carol Silva.
photo credit: Bill Elliot
Conrad ready to fly the first PW-5 300k in Georgia.
Photo credit: Bill Elliot
Dieter Jaegar
photo credit: Bill Elliot
Chris Ruf.
Photo credit: Bill Elliot
Fernando Silva
photo credit: Bill Elliot
Assembling the soon to be 2002 National Sports Class Champ. Dave Stevenson and his Foka.
Photo credit: Bill Elliot
Assembly
photo credit: Bill Elliot
Gary Carter!!!
I wish I could think of either a great caption or an explanation... Please send your ideas!
#1: "This battery is only good for 7 amps, but it is even more effective when held to the tongue" . . . Ruf
#2: "Yankee Dogs, I blow this up in the name of Allah.". . . Bob Gaines
#3 "Ready, 1,2,3 CHARGE: Oops, too late.". . . Dieter Jaeger
#3 "Patience my ass!". . . Ted Mavrotheris
#3 ""I only look like a Bear"........................Teddy !.". . . John Murphy
#3 "I**didn't***think****theeeese~~~HAD****enough****voltage***to^^^^. . .". . . Steve Corlew
#3 "Gary rehearsing his new Broadway play “Springtime for Osama”. . . Brad Kueven
#3 "I’ll get you my pretty and your little plane too”. . . Brad Kueven
#3 "This picture from Gary’s audition tape for Monster Garage”. . . Brad Kueven
#3 "It’s alive…alive I tell you!”. . . Brad Kueven
#?: add your caption here:
photo credit: Jonathan Silva
Gary & Chris Carter
photo credit: Bill Elliot, Click to Enlarge
Kids having fun
photo credit: Bill Elliot
John Bojack
photo credit: Bill Elliot, Click to Enlarge
Joe Flores with his Open Cirrus
photo credit: Bill Elliot
Megan Stevenson
photo credit: Bill Elliot
At the pilots meeting, Listening....
photo credit: Bill Elliot
At the pilots meeting, Talking....
photo credit: Bill Elliot
At the pilots meeting, Listening....
photo credit: Bill Elliot
The grid getting ready as the CUs pop....
photo credit: Bill Elliot - click to enlarge
Clouds grow as the crowd gets ready.
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Back row: Meredith Stevenson, Dottie & Francois Pin, Dan Nugent, Bill Staley, Bill Poole?, Dieter Jaeger, Scott Anderson, Ivan Kahn, Bill Brashear, Murray Forbes, Dana Hardy, Walt Schneider,
Middle Row: Carol Silva, Wayne Hoover, Pat & Hartley Falbaum, Mitch Deutsch, Joe Flores, Lynne, John Bojack, Fernando Silva, unknown towpilot, Bill Elliot
Front Row: Conrad Seuchting, Tim Larsen, Ron Roberts, Colin McKinley, Dave Stevenson, Chris Ruf, unknown, Tim McGowin, David Hammond, Gary Carter, Johnathan Silva [seated in front]
Cordele's Wally Melon, any resemblance to any other Wally is just coincidence.
The Gang Ready for one of the best racing days in the South. March 1998 in LaGrange turned out to be a really fast day with great lift under great CUs.
Left to Right: Mark Morton, Francois Pin, Brad Kueven, Bruce Fox, Gilly Smith, [Hidden? could be Bill Poole], Fernando Silva, Larry Goddard, Mitch Deutsch, Bill Lardin, John Bojack, Hartley Falbaum (mostly hidden), Gary Carter, David McGaughey, Roger Erikson, Chuck Patterson.
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Conrad Suechting in PW-5 FP2, Fall 2000
John took these photos with a zoom lens from high altitude in his Junior ;-)
photo credit: John McClary
Dieter Jaeger after his first flight in 01, January 2001
photo credit: Larry Goddard
1997 GTA Awards
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Our Leader ...Mark Morton Jamming at Spring Fling, March 1998
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Uli reflecting on Dieter's flying
photo credit: Uli Maiberg- Click to Enlarge
David McGaughey in his L-33 Solo
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Oh Mark, looks like you forgot to sign in, you are Disqualified! Just kidding.
photo credit: Chris Ruf
At SES in LaGrange we have even Winch Launched about half the Contestants in one GTA
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Chris Ruf making a run along the Chilhowee Ridge
photo credit: Will Reisman - Click to Enlarge
Sometimes Chilhowee has great Ridge Lift and Fall Colors
photo credit: Will Reisman - Click to Enlarge
Tim Larsen takes HS up for its debut flight.
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Tim Larsen & Jantar safely down after the first flight, and of course thumbs up.
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Mosquito(2EZ) flown by Glen Klingshirn over pine forest in LaGrange GA
photo credit: Tim McGowin
Tim McGowin in 2EZ showing how to fly farther than the turnpoint and not get credit for it!
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Perry 2003
Perry 2003 Sunrise
photo credit: Dana Hardy
Perry 2003 Grid
photo credit: Dana Hardy
Larry Goddard on the Grid
photo credit: Dana Hardy
John Bojack on the Grid
photo credit: Dana Hardy
Dana Hardy
photo credit: probably not Dana Hardy
Don Bell took a few lucky ones in his balloon!
Seen: Todd Griffin, Chris Ruf, Not seen: Don Bell, Jeff Cloud and Russell.
[all aboard enjoyed the relative silence of the burner - as compared to Todd's never ending questions!]
photo credit: Don Bell's chase crew dude, [Click to Enlarge]
Don Bell lauches his balloon right next to the clubhouse.
photo credit: unknown, [Click to Enlarge]
H6 on the chase...- click to enlarge
photo credit: Ruf
DS & H6 thermalling together before the start, March 22 2003 - click to enlarge
photo credit: Ruf
DS & H6 thermalling together before the start, March 22 2003- click to enlarge
photo credit: Ruf
Oscar Golf of a more appropriate size - click to enlarge
photo credit: Jaeger
Thermalling & Running together at Cordele, March 13 2004 - click to enlarge
photo credit: Ruf
Task, Start, Eastman, Cordele, Pineview, Finish, March 13 2004, 114mile nominal distance, DS wins at 49.3hmph- click to enlarge photo credit: Ruf
Task, Start, Pineview, Adel, Finish, March 14 2004, 144.5mile nominal distance, DS wins at 60.03hmph- click to enlarge
photo credit: Ruf
Mark Mortin with landing card and smile, March 27 2004
photo credit: Tim Larsen
Francois and Bill, March 27 2004
photo credit: Tim Larsen
TJ, March 27 2004
photo credit: Tim Larsen
2 fellows standing in a field in the middle of the Sequatchie valley, October 2004-
photo credit: unknown
2 fellows standing in a field in the middle of the Sequatchie valley, October 2004-
photo credit: unknown
Participants at Eagleville, May 1 2005- click to enlarge
photo credit: Bill Marquez
Task for A & B classes over beautiful terrain with fields and rolling hills around Eagleville TN, May 1 2005- click to enlarge
photo credit: Ruf
David Stevenson and his Elfe, March 26 2006
photo credit: Bill Drury
Mitch studies the map trying to figure out how far down toward Rome his is going today, March 26 2006
photo credit: Bill Drury
The truth is out about the French and their exquisite taste in cheeses.............. , March 26 2006
photo credit: Bill Drury
Apres Race, Chilhowee, Laborday 2007- click to enlarge
photo credit: Chris Ruf
Verner always wears a lampshade hat, August 2009, Heatstroke at Eagleville?- click to enlarge
photo credit: John Murphy
Scott and Tim, August 2009- click to enlarge
photo credit: John Murphy
Michael & Verner, August 2009- click to enlarge
photo credit: John Murphy
New wax job and strange hats, August 2009- click to enlarge
photo credit: John Murphy
