So many opinions, so little of value... -------------- Original message from Michael Whitman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: --------------
> I disagree with your analysis. We're not flying fruit so cost per > ounce is irrelevant. > > Mike > > > On Dec 2, 2007, at 11:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I have to disagree with Buzz regarding DLG being the best value. I > > agree that DLG has made HL more accessible to all pilots due it the > > ergonomics of launching them. But value, for that lets > > take a step back and look at it from a distance. > > > > When evaluated analytically, DLG is absolutely the worst value in > > soaring today. Lets take the recent example of the $1000 Vandal > > (all up ready to fly) that was snapped up off of RCSE recently. For > > simplicity assume that the plane weighs 10 oz all up. A simple > > calculation yields $100/oz. > > > > Now lets take a Supra at $2000 (all up: plane plus radio gear) at 65 > > oz. Same simple calculation yields $31/oz. > > > > OK, next up on the list is an SBXC at $2500 (all up, plane plus > > radio plus vario) at 176 oz. > > Crank, crank, the calculator tells me $14.25/oz. > > > > Getting the drift here? Now lets take Sagitta 900 at $350 (kit plus > > gear) weighing 40 oz. Push the little beads on the abacus and what > > comes out: $8.75/oz. > > > > Disclaimer- this doesn't assign any value for building, enjoying, > > etc. Then again, nobody really makes money out of the hobby, we all > > do it for fun, no? > > > > So, what is really more cost effective, soaring gold (DLG), or > > history (Sagitta)? > > > > On a kind of related topic, I've been having a great laugh about all > > this benchmark garbage. What a bunch of subjective tripe. All I > > really see is reminiscing about what gets an individual's attention > > and represents progress to them. > > > > I've been in the technology business for 40 years, and if I've > > learned anything, true paradigms define themselves without any > > help. By their very nature, the direction that technology goes > > after the paradigm emerges will change because of the paradigm. > > > > As my buddy Bubba would say, "Y'all have a ball getting yer undies > > twisted with this one". > > > > Jim Thomas > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > > "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to soaring- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe > > messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > > Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are > > generally NOT in text format
