I can say what daryl Perkins flew and why. He flew the Psyko Molded at the Nats and
won with it. He chose the Psyko because of its
ability to penetrate with a long flat glide. Big sky in Muncie with thermals spread
out. For Visalia he will be flying the
SchpotDorker for the very hard lamnding tasks.
Steven Meyer wrote:
> At 06:23 PM 8/27/00 -0500, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> >...
> >Your best plane for the Nats is the one you can fly the best and are most
> >comfortable with. It doesn't matter what Joe, Daryl, Skip, or other top
> >flyers use. Stick with the one you fly the best. Whatever the top 10 used
> >this year, many of them will be flying something else next year.
> >...
>
> This is very true. However you do need to look at the type of technology
> that is being used to win. In the light air over Muncie light planes did
> well. Molded planes were strong enough for those "monster" wade winches
> and were getting great launches. (I know I launched through a foam
> composite plane.) Airfoils are also important for the conditions and
> field. Muncie with light lift cycles and lot of area a plane with "legs"
> really helps.
>
> I think the ratio 80% pilot 20% plane is close in most cases. :-)
>
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