When I flew at the NATS last year for the first time I was all pumped up for the MOM format. I thought it would be like in hand launch where you truly (at least at the start of a heat) launch at the same time.
Wasn't exactly like that. I recall one round where I was in the ten spot and it literally was 3 minutes between the time number one launched and when I launched. There can be all sorts of reasons (guys not ready to launch, line breaks, crossing lines, tangles, etc) why it doesn't go as planned. 3 minutes of air on a windy day is a lot of change. I tried to chase the guys downwind but it was just not there when I arrived. I like the concept of MOM but wish it was a true simultaneous launch. There's sandbagging in MOM, it's just more subtle than at other contests! JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA > From: Michael Lachowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:54:28 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Contest/gathering/format > > There is one nice part about MOM. You don't have to deal with the crap > some people create when they utilize that other thermal soaring skill > called sandbagging. 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
