>Having a molded plane and the top of the line, most expensive equipment
WOULD NOT have gotten me
>in the top five on either day, only better flying.
Have you ever flown in a contest with a " molded plane and the top of the
line, most expensive equipment "?
If so what was the out come?
**YCFMM**
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Brown and Jill Wiest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2000 8:19 PM
Subject: [RCSE] Mine isn't better than Yours
>All,
>
> I have been following the posts about servos and Rx. I just had to
>throw in my two cents.
>
> I have invested a good bit of money in radios, planes and servos over
>the years. I don't fly the latest molded plane or have the most
>expensive servos or even have the latest design Rx. I have a foam,
>fiberglass and carbon fiber plane (getting to be in the minority - many
>molded), a Futaba FM radio and Rx and some of those cheap Hitec servos.
>I probably still have about $1000 just to get one plane in the air. This
>gets a bit less expensive for multiple planes due to the same radio for
>all the others.
>
> My point is I feel I have put enough money into the hobby to be
>competitive. Over the weekend, flying an ESL contest in Lancaster PA, I
>beat many good flyers with better equipment. I placed 8th in Expert
>class(my first year in Expert - they kicked me out of Sportflyer class
>last year)both Saturday and Sunday against good flyers, Gordy (he graced
>us with his presence) being one of them with his molded plane and high
>priced servos. I blew a 4th place finish on Saturday with a short flight
>in the 8th and final round.
>
> I think we all know it's how well you can fly what you have and not if
>you have the latest most expensive 'stuff'. Having a molded plane and
>the top of the line, most expensive equipment WOULD NOT have gotten me
>in the top five on either day, only better flying. Mine isn't better
>than yours, but one of these days I may just slip in there for a win!!!!
>
> Fly what you got and have fun doing it.
>
>Later,
>RB
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