Now there is an idea, basically what I was getting at, contests and fun every year. De-emphasize the contest aspect as the die hards know who they are, and will always show up, we need to attract the rest, the guys who don't always come, who care less about rigorous competition, who will support the National Flying site with their presence if it is relevant to their interests, not the minority of top level competition pilots. JD
Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: TJB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:54 PM > To: Soaring List > Subject: Re: [RCSE] One full day of RES -- XC/Scale every year > > 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 > > > Would probably be the end of NOS. Just not that many flying it. It won't > be long and NOS will be 30 year old planes. It is so limited. If they > set > the category for 20 year old planes (more like it was when it started), it > would open up the field for more fliers. > > I would come an extra couple days early if they had XC and Scale every > year. > It doesn't even have to be a contest, just two days set aside at the > beginning of the schedule. > > T > > > > > > 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> -- > > 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 > > > > 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 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
