TJB Wrote: > So you can fly around as long as you can and look for thermals, but the > > motor goes off at 500 ft. Not very competitive. >
Actually, no. At least some of the formats which are being tested in Europe start with a signal for a _short_ launch window followed by a countdown followed by a signal which begins the flying time. Motors are shut off by the altitude device at or prior to the signal or by the pilot at the signal. If a plane has not crossed the altitude threshold during the short launch window it will start from the lower altitude at which it finds itself at the time of the start. Presumably, the _short_ launch window is designed simply to accommodate a modest difference in climb rates so as to not require a pilot to have to have a maximum power setup. Happy Landings, Don -- dharban ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dharban's Profile: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=31927 View this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=886033 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
