Guys,
Why is it that we hear this same type of thread after every major contest?
Nothing has changed in the 25 plus years I have been flying. The bottom
line is the guys that go out and practice practice practice are the ones
that win the contests. It also happens that the guys that put in the time
to get good enough to win also happen to make the sacrifices necessary to
buy the latest and greatest planes. Oh then there is poor ole Oleg flying
that thing called Taboo that just happens to be his original design and
probably did not cost him $1800 to build and equip. I am sure he probably
spent more getting to the contest paying the entry fees and lodging and food
than he spent on his planes. I am just guessing here, I do not know him
personally. Joe W was flying planes he helped design and develop and yes
Brian Buass charges $300+ for his planes but they are worth every penny when
you look at the quality of plane he delivers to you. Years ago when I had
time to practice all of the time, I was a whole lot more competitive with
lesser planes than I am now when I do not get to go flying as much and I now
own some of the top planes to have. I seem to remember flying against a guy
by the name of Ron Stanfield from Arkansas who always flew original design
Poly Floaters that used to kick butt on a regular basis against top pilots
flying the best planes. Bottom line Ron flew a lot and flew the same plane
until he knew it like the back of his hand. I guess what I am saying is it
gets tiring hearing all the whining and crying about how much it cost to
compete these days. It is no different than it has been all along and it
will not be changing anytime soon. Go out and practice practice practice
and see what happens. I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised.
JMHO,
Pat McCleave
Wichita, KS
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Bill & Rose Haymaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] IHLGF results, Curious
> I guess competitive Hand Launch has progressed away
> from my pocketbook too. I can't see the practicality
> in having to buy a whole new collection of models
> every year to stay with the big guys. I'll keep
> designing them and building them but will probably
> just chuck them around for fun. Fun is what it has
> always been for me. My favorite way to fly. It's
> getting harder and harder to keep within my cost/fun
> equation in most any class anymore. <sigh>
>
> Mark
>
> --- Bill & Rose Haymaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Wow!
> > Thanks for all the replies. I received an estimate
> > from $1400 to $1800
>
>
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