RobLupella wrote:
The Nth annual THSCC novice school today was a success. We had around 25 novices who all got around 20 runs during the day. We had a group of instructors who showed up to instruct and did an excellent job helping out. We got started about 1/2 hour early so that we could beat the threat of rain and not only did we beat it - we beat it back so hard that it didn't come until after the event ended.
Again, thanks to all the novices and instructors that braved the threat of weather to come out and play today. You were rewarded with a great day and a lot of fun. (and a free event)
Wow, that's incredible Rob. I was fearing what might have happened there yesterday. I flew back from Atlanta last night, landing at RDU about 9:30, and for about the last 30 minutes of the flight I just watched in amazement at the lightning display off in the eastern sky. The size (north to south and vertical), the intensity and the frequency of it was the most incredible display I've seen in my lifetime.
Fortunately, the flight was only low turbulence on landing. My flight into Atlanta Friday morning featured the most rapid pitch rate of change followed by a roll rate of change I've ever experienced flying in 52 years. We were about 3000' on final approach when the pilot had to abort due to another aircraft. It scared the **** out of many people on the place including the stewardesses facing us. This all happened in the context of me thinking about the Airbus 320 composite rudder failure issues not too long prior to that...believe me I was happy to see we had no yaw oscillations, but that initial pull up where we traded velocity for altitude was done right near stall...not what many expected to experience as we were so close to the airport threshold.
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- hope the hook is set good and deep and you'll make it out to all the events! Next thing you have to try is RallyCross - that'll get you really comfortable with throwing a car around beyond the limits of traction.