I totally disagree with the F3J planes not being capable in AMA TD contests. In my club if your landings aren't above 95, you lose. Do you know what the top ten fliers are flying?(in our club) Emeralds, Erasers,Xantipas, Heras, etc...(read F3J designs). People flying older designs get murdered on a regular basis. There is also another big part of thermal duration, duh, you have to make your time. Its much easier to do this if you can range great distances (read F3J airframe), and get back to make that all important landing. This is very important at this altitude where the thermals can sometimes be far away( but Strong) not like that floaty, smog impregnated air that you guys fly in (read California) Ok, I know I'm rambling on but like someone else stated on this exchange, pick the best plane that the conditions warrant. P.S. Sal, bring your Lasers and BOPs up here and fly with us. Bob RMSA Colorado ----- Original Message ----- From: Sal DeFrancesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dieter @ ShredAir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] cobra stuff > Yes, this is true BUT NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR TD CONTESTS! Daryl P. is the current and three times F3B World Champ. He does not fly a > Cobra for a TD contest. Joe Wurts also F3B champ does not fly an F3B sailplane in a TD contest. This might tell you something. I > think the world of F3B and F3J sailplanes but they are not optimized for our spotlanding TD contests. I am not saying you can't win > a contest with one. I am saying it is not the ideal choice. > > "Dieter @ ShredAir" wrote: > > > >At 01:28 PM 12/14/2000 -0600, Jason Werner wrote: > > >>One thing that is important for everyone to remember is something > > >>that Bozo touched on. The Cobra as an airframe and planform was > > >>designed for F3b competition. That is a VERY important thing to > > >>remember. It will require a higher skilled pilot to take advantage > > >>of these parameters and overcome the pitfalls that an F3b plane has > > >>with regards to TD. > > > > > > > > >Where can I get one with "training wings"? > > > > Frankly, I think this accusation that F3B planes are harder to fly is > > undeserved. A well-designed, -built, and -tuned F3B plane will > > perform smoothly and responsively and do so in a consistent, > > predictable, and even forgiving manner. How many planes you know > > combine these attributes? You won't need training wings, and you'll > > be surprised how enjoyable and growthful experience it is to fly an > > F3B plane. > > > > Dieter > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Sal DeFrancesco > Northeast Sailplane Products > 948 Hercules Dr. Suite 12 > Colchester, Vt. 05446 > 802-655-7700 > > Website: http://www.nesail.com > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
