And the Jim in Denver guy made his own mess by overtightening the hook - which can be done and is not good...
But if there are those that fear this terrible flaw and never get an ICON because of it... The better off for me and those that got 'em... :) Jim (in Denver) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I suppose that I am dammaged for Life.. > I just can not see another airplane past the ICON. > I have had 3 Icons, NO tow hook issues, neither has anyone else that I know > of except Jim in Denver. > Size, Launch and Range does matter...a bunch, if you want to be in the > winners circle. > What is a real hoot is to contest with a Bud or Buds who fly as good (A > relative point here) or as bad, as you do. The challenge and the fun is > always remembered. > If all are flying Icons, which happens to be my case generally,you quickly > learn to sharpen your skills.Is it not what we are about anyway? > I love it, when those WHO do not have a clue about anything about the > airplane except the price., be little the sucess of the model, even in a > multitude of different hands. > When they piss and moan about the price, "That Demand" drove. Gotta love > capitolism. > I know a bunch of people who would own the model, if someone gave it to > them....That is probably all it would be worth to them as well. > I also know that most of the people who piss and moan about the model, either > do not compete, or are down right jealous cause their highlander like RES / > NOS looking high performance cloud banger just can not get the job done. > It must be the plane... Naaaa....its the radio..... > Me! I earned the money for it, I paid for it, I learned the airplane, if one > can truley do that, I " practiced" and I enjoy the wide range that the model > provides. > > Good thing I do not feel like venting... > 8-) > CJ > > -- > Jack Strother > Granger, IN > > LSF 2948 > LSF Level V #117 > LSF Official 1996 - 2004 > CSS Gold > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > Can't you rent one? > > > > Would be interesting to find out how many people have won a contest because > > > of the plane and would not have one without it. If launch and range made > > all the difference, then I might believe it. > > > > T > > > > > > > What they don't tell you is that it doesn't come with the contest winning > > > > pilot -- that's extra. > > > > > > Martin Usher > > > > > > 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. 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.
