Laughing Out Loud
Thanks for the chuckle Bill
Mike
At 08:09 AM 10/29/2004, Bill Malvey wrote:
On 10/29/04 5:12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Yup, I was there and saw the whole show. Were you?.
Yes
> That said, when you choose airfoils that are inappropriate to the task, there
> will be a performance penalty. Outstanding pilot skill will usually triumph
> anyway but for most of us in the intermediate skill level, a good choice of
> section and planform is important. And outstanding pilots WILL be able to tell
> the difference among these airfoils.
Which is what I thought I was saying. Point being that the VAST majority of the rest of us would be very hard pressed to objectively determine those same differences. Which does not make them any less interesting to discuss.
> And no, I'm not crazy enough to go heads up against DP in any event.
Don't move to SOCAL then. The average contest out here looks like a Who's Who of soaring. The cool thing is that when you regularly have to fly against Perkins, Wurts, Smith, Jolly, Jennings, Vera, Sage, and on and on, it gives you a wonderful excuse for NOT winning. And that's what it's all about for me. Were I flying against a bunch of hacks, I would have no excuse for my poor performance (other than to blame myself and THAT won't happen in this lifetime).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Malvey
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