Greetings! Well I can agree with lots of stuff on this very strung out thread. I hope it breaks soon!
I agree that if pilots want a woody contest that they should have it. I agree if you don't like skeggs, you shouldn't use them! It's your choice! Just because another pilot uses a skegg, doesn't mean you have to. In fact I would like to see a pilot win Phoenix next year without a skegg. As far as the hard DORK landings not looking right? Well I agree! A hard dork is not a good landing. It's either bad energy management, or a down wind landing. Just because you have a skegg, you should still land with minimum energy. I agree with Daryl, The best pilots find a way to get through the bad luck and turn it into a good flight. After all, that's what we all strive for! Finding the lift when it's not obvious! Finding the lift when other pilots are falling out of the sky. But even the best can have bad luck and not finish where they wanted. If we make it to easy, as many pilots have wanted, the best pilots will never loose. The only thing I will not agree with is some of these crazy landing targets that CD's come up with. I think most pilots are use to a tape. We fly a tape all year in our club contests.. Pilots get use to this. It's a standard I think everyone uses.. When we go to a big contest and see a freakish landing target it gets lots of pilots uptight! They don't feel comfortable! They start to put the blame on the target, not their skills.. It is fair for everyone! A challenge for everyone! I really don't mind seeing a challenging target. But for the majority it isn't the ideal. And since it's all of us pilots who make the contest a contest I think a standard tape would be more accepted and appreciated. Perhaps we should talk about Phoenix! Where are the entry forms?? Will there be a contest in February? Cheers Charlie 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.
