With the introduction of production planes like the Ava and the Topaz, RES is now the fastest growing segment of plane in this neck of the woods. Where it used to be just a few people it is now nearly even with the amount of Open class entries. There are several fliers that have won Open contests with these planes and it isn't a fluke. Over the last year I have consistently scored better with my Topaz than with my Open class plane, primarily because of the ability to just drop it on the spot and have it stick. They are so light they don't carry too much momentum. They thermal easier, the handling is excellent, they just don't like as much wind, but then again, they can successfully be ballasted.
In the big monthly contests SWSA holds, the number of Open class planes is probably around 30, RES is about 20 and 2M is about 10. It seems completely upside down to me that 2M at the NATS gets 2 days while RES gets 1/2 a day. Additionally, the awards banquet is held before RES and NOS are even flown, pushing it down further from a competitive event to more of a fun fly afterthought. I would have Monday for 2M, Tues and Wed for Open, Thurs would be RES, Fri morning hand launch and Friday afternoon NOS. Events like F3B, F3J, X-Country and Scale would be on the weekend before or after. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA > From: "Jim McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:34:52 -0500 > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [RCSE] One full day of RES > > What's amazing is that the United States is the only country the flies 2M. I > think if you took a poll at the Nats those entered in the event only fly it to > occupy time until Unlimited starts. The latest phrase coined at this years > event was " Do you know what flies worse than a 2M?" Answer: "Nothing". In > general most prefer the bigger models and very few clubs fly 2M on a regular > basis. > > Let the flaming begin. > > Jim McCarthy 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
