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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Mon Dec 17, 2018 8:24 pm

Zac Majors Suprone

The video show many different positions relative to TCF.


Hippty-hop launch position was fresh position ...
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:51 am

HG and PG collide

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The TCF is not in a happy position.
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:28 pm

Ken Howells positions with TCF with small wheels on basetube beyond lateral downtube connection
during flare at AJX with sun spark.
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:05 am

TCF positioned near dropped falling cell phone
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:25 am

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Todd Byers invites grasshoppers to be positioned near his TCF in a no-wind landing:
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:59 pm

Pilot's position in TCF during landing operations:
Missing a downtube during landing operation may have various results depending on many factors.
Here is one scenario on video by Miller Stroud:

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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:43 pm

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TCF sim positioned in front of digital TCF sim
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:16 pm

Circa 1895 in Annual written by James Means
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:38 pm

Book by Collins in 1910
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