I believe Joe Rodriguez said it earlier. And Darwin is right, it is time to draw the line. We don't need to upgrade the equipment everytime someone comes out with a new plane. The pilot should be able to learn to get the most he can from the equipment at hand.
Every time you make the winches stronger and the line heavier you FORCE people to move to stronger, more expensive planes which takes this hobby further and further from the sport flyer. If the current winches and line can't launch it then don't fly it! Leave this plane for F3J if it can't be successfully launched on the current winches. However I would wager that, with practice, you will be able to launch just fine. But stepping on the pedal hard for the whole launch may not be that technique. Ed Anderson Long Island Silent Flyers www.lisf.org ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Darwin N. Barrie<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>=20 Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 6:48 AM I'm sure this will be a very dynamic plane and competitive with the = Euro models. My concern is the launching equipment. With the current = crop of moldies, line breaks and winch bogging and ultimate failure are = becoming more prevelant. Heavy enough line for these new "super ships," = will be a burden for the lighter planes. Yes, I've CD'd lots of contests = and a few big ones. We've tried some heavy line and it is great for the heavier planes but = the lighter planes and 2 meters have a helluva time overcoming the line = drag and weight.=20 Where do we draw the line?=20 Darwin N. Barrie Chandler AZ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [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
