Ray, I think you should consider using the word (composite) in place of fiberglass. That would better describe your intent for fuselage construction methods. Glad to be able to help define the intentions of a rule. Mike Remus
Your Dreams are the seedlings of reality, DREAM LOFTY DREAMS !!! On Sat, 1 Mar 2003 06:56:28 -0500 "Ray Hayes. Web Site http://www.skybench.com"; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Hi Pat, > >Thanks for the good input and please send photos because I don't have >a clue >what the AVA is. But don't think I'm opposed to anything that comes >out of >a mold. I'm a live and let live person wishing more people could say >the >same. > >One point of clarification: Any proposal I make to AMA concerning a >class >for wood sailplanes will be done to try and help preserve attention to >wood >construction and will have nothing to do with my Wood Crafters >competition >tasks that we fly. I love the WC longest flight task, Don Harris won >it >last year with a one hour and twenty minute flight and I think he >stood up >the whole time, as you know, there are no bushes at the AMA flying >site. >The proposal will be for a class and not a task. Wood Crafters is >already >restricted to woodys with or without >glass/epoxy/carbon/kevlar/spectra/ >fiberglass fuses (whew) and you can be sure I will retain the format. >We >have 70 people signed up so far this May and I have room for a few >more plus >Team Entry (one or more flying on the same frequency). I should add >that a >few of last years entrants started flying competition after >discovering it >was fun flying with a bunch of guys. > >Ray > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Pat McCleave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:27 PM >Subject: Re: [RCSE] For those that enjoy building and flying wood >built up >sailplanes > > >> Ray and others, >> >> I did not attend last years event since I am the kind of guy who >loves to >> spend every possible penny I can on molded stuff, but from all of >the >posts >> following the event, it must have been a great success. As I recall >most >> the event was basically fun flying and mostly lots of soaring. Why >make >it >> an event and muddle it up with a bunch of rules that someone is >going to >> find ways around or ways to push the envelope to get that >competitive >edge. >> I myself do not have the patience nor do I take the time to build >woody >> models but I marvel at the great ones like Jim Porter, the late Ed >Harris, >> Mickey Sullivan and many others too numerous to mention. Ray, I say >keep >it >> a builders class and fly for bragging rights of who has the most >gorgeous >> airplane and who can have the most fun. We already have Nostalgia, >and >RES >> that will allow woody builders to compete if they want to. Keep >this >thing >> you started simple and fun and leave it at that. You probably had >the >> largest turnout for a fun fly as any soaring event in the country >last >year. >> Don't blow it by making it just another contest format. BTW, will >my new >> AVA from Kennedy Composites qualify. It has lots of wood in it, and >a >> little carbon'kevlar and glass? I can send you pictures so you can >see if >> it will. :o) >> >> See Ya, >> >> Pat McCleave >> Wichita, KS >> >> >> >> RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send >"subscribe" >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note >that >subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format >with >MIME turned off. > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send >"subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in >text only format with MIME turned off. > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
