>why would it be better to lose rudder control vs. elevator control? >A properly trimmed sailplane should only need rudder inputs before >zooming on tow...even then it's only a very mild dive-entry I was referring to contest style zooooooom launches, like F3J. Dive entry is not mild at all. Tension and speed are built up during the first few seconds of launch, then glider is nosed down fairly steeply to convert tension into more speed, 80mph or more, then the glider is nosed up to almost vertical, gaining almost another 200 feet in altitude. The purpose of this is to get maximum altitude out of a fixed length line. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
