The Victory RES is hard to beat(although I did)and is not all that different in it's capabilities than a full house Victory. One of the reasons that these RES birds are doing better is that we are not afraid to launch them hard and take them downwind. Stew
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Art Mcnamee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Luis, > RES gliders are fun and can win most contests when properly flown. > I won Visalia last year, RES, with a very modified Spirit 100. > NES's glider is probably very good. I'm just not familiar with it.There are at least > a few RES gliders that could win. Some of it is luck like the conditions when you > are called to launch.I wouldn't try to tell you what is the best RES glider. > Build one and practice a lot. > Regards, Art > > Luis B. Moya wrote: > > > Hi gang! > > > > A few years ago I learned that to be competitive you had to fly a full > > house ship. From then on all my gliders were full house. > > > > I went abroad in the early 90's and now that I am returning to the United > > States, and > > to the hobby after a two year sabbatical I am realizing that club > > competition includes RES. > > > > When I used to fly RES, the Sagitta was king. In one of those years Brian > > Agnew won at the AMA Nats > > with a Sagitta 600. > > > > Questions: > > > > 1.Which are good competitive ships today? > > > > 2. Any comments on the RnR Summa Classic?at a recent club contest an > > excelent pilot flying a Summa Classic beated not only the RES competition > > but himself and everybody else in the open class (full house ships). I > > believe the Summa uses a E387 section which if I am not mistaken was > > designed for for slope! (I may be wrong here). > > > > 3.What about the NSP Victory RES?. I heard that it won Visaglia. > > > > 4. To save time and money, I would like to buy a pre-owned ship in very good > > condition. Any offers? > > > > Thank you very much > > > > Luis Moya > > > > 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] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
