Re: [RCSE] assisted soaring,etc

[Tom Broeski]

Why is it that it doesn't seem to make that much (or any) difference if you have a pic or not in serious contests.  Tom Keisling, Josh Glabb, DP, JW etc. seem to win no matter what.  It actually takes some skill to use a pic right.  I found that I tend to fly around waiting to hear lift instead of looking at the normal conditions that usually indicate it.  Like guys circling in a thermal, a hawk, swallows, a bunch of guys looking in the same direction, etc.  Last contest I tried it in my Escape and had to take it out.  It just wasn't helping me.  I turned in marginal lift and lost altitude too many times.  Turning at all is often the wrong move on certain days when minimum sink is best with a slow steady, no turn flight.   T ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; soaring@airage.com Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] assisted soaring,etc In a message dated 1/23/2006 5:08:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Today, I don't feel that the use of telemetry is in the "spirit" of the rules as they were originally intended.  Whew, I'm so glad you guys weren't around in the 60s when I was flying 400 sq. in. pylon & pattern with Orions & Taurus's.  We used reeds, by pulsing spring loaded switches with our thumbs, Bonner servos were about 22 inoz of torque, and about 4" long.  Elevator trim was the only trim, a 4th servo slid the elevator servo arm forward and back for trim.  My point is, when Pro Line & Kraft came out with proportional radios, everyone said it was unfair to just move a stick, and the surface moved an equivalent amount, and trim was on all channels and no extra servo.  People tried to kill propo for competition, but lucky for us, they didn't. That was a huge jump in technology.  I laid away a Pro Line two stick right away ($650.00), and I made $500.00 per month with a wife & two kids to feed. If the screamers would have prevailed, we would not have any of this.  I'm 68 now, and I mostly fly relaxed woody events , because of arguments like this. I have two JR 9303s 40 or 50 planes, and two Pics, plus lots of OFBs.  So there.    Bill Grenoble LSF 7558 IV Hawksnest Soaring Shermans Dale, PA