Bravo Ed;
I agree with you 100%. Much like anything else various members &
clubs move into new technology at their own pace. Some of those are on
the leading edge of technology and others ... well they fly woodies.... ;)
With that being said if your latest creation world beater has the
potential of breaking lines with a full-peddle launch, it is up to the
pilot to adjust to the equipment on the field, not the equipment adjust
to that one guy....
Makes a bunch of sense to me.
One last thought... ever thought of penalizing someone for
consecutive line-breaks that are clearly deemed the pilots fault? That
may be an extreme but one will be amazed how fast they will shape up and
not loose any more points on consecutive line-breaks... ... wow... did I
say that??? yup.. you bet!
Kurt
Ed Anderson wrote:
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
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