I thought this should be MENTIONED as it hasn't appeared on the exchange.It is fairly important, possibly revolutionary(no pun intended) PAUL SIEGEL out flew everyone flying his own design DISCO besting the field of some of the top handlaunch pilots THROWING Disc throw(1 revolution). This may change the future of handlaunch as now most ALL pilots can start the task at the same height(a novel soaring concept). Yes, there were some top california arms and thumbs in the large entry National Handlaunch,as well as last years National Champion,and past Natioal Champions in the field. No one stayed with the consistency of Siegel. I'm sure there are plenty of excuses below #1, but the discus throw is a fact! His self developed ship(I know he has a bunch of friends that helped as well, but I don't know there names) is fairly traditional in design and span, long tail German fuse, cruciform tail from Mirage, beefed up tip for the discus throw. I spoke with Paul during the comp and had some interesting dialog. He asked me if I thought it felt dangerous to be on the field competing along side him. I said"not at all'. I am much more concerned about the "super convetional thrower" who folds a hlg. throwing right at me. Some styles appear more dangerous than others(where is this thing going anyway) but Pauls appeared totally predictable in approach, and effect. Obviously he knew what to do with the" Disco" after the launch and it launched every time as high as anything at the Nats. It was a very competive field with Siegel 1st, lost his 1st name Miller(not me) 2nd, Perkins 3rd and Fox4th. Iwas running back to Colorado at the time, and thought I could pick up the scores on the internet(wrong) so this is just what I recall. Enjoy, Skip Miller RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
