[RCSE] Re: LSF - Woodies/Moldies

2005-12-31 Thread David Register

A couple of comments on the woodie/moldie thread:

1) Thanks to the organizers for proposing this event. It should be great 
no matter what aircraft are flown. Really looking forward to this one.


2) I think when we talk about woodies or moldies we're may also be 
differentiating by performance types and not exclusively by material 
types. Differentiating by materials is an obvious way to do it at the 
sign-in desk. But in the air, what's really the difference? Woodies tend 
to be lower wing loading, minimum sink floaters while moldies tend to 
higher loadings with camber changing ability to hunt and then core well. 
Neither is 'better' in an absolute sense. They both reflect a flying 
style preference and that's great.


I'm also reminded that Muncie can have days of very spotty light lift. 
And I'm painfully reminded (frequently) that on those kind of days, 
planes like AVAs and Bubble Dancers leave a lot of us moldie guys in the 
dust.


Go for it, woodies. Nothing in the rules says they're not capable of 
beating anyone if the conditions are right.


- Dave R

Flying something is a lot better than flying nothing
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Re: [RCSE] Re: LSF - Woodies/Moldies

2005-12-31 Thread DANIEL FINK
Good point Dave,  Hey guys remember, It's just a damm TD contest that gets
won on landing!

Dan Fink


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Subject: [RCSE] Re: LSF - Woodies/Moldies


 A couple of comments on the woodie/moldie thread:

 1) Thanks to the organizers for proposing this event. It should be great
 no matter what aircraft are flown. Really looking forward to this one.

 2) I think when we talk about woodies or moldies we're may also be
 differentiating by performance types and not exclusively by material
 types. Differentiating by materials is an obvious way to do it at the
 sign-in desk. But in the air, what's really the difference? Woodies tend
 to be lower wing loading, minimum sink floaters while moldies tend to
 higher loadings with camber changing ability to hunt and then core well.
 Neither is 'better' in an absolute sense. They both reflect a flying
 style preference and that's great.

 I'm also reminded that Muncie can have days of very spotty light lift.
 And I'm painfully reminded (frequently) that on those kind of days,
 planes like AVAs and Bubble Dancers leave a lot of us moldie guys in the
 dust.

 Go for it, woodies. Nothing in the rules says they're not capable of
 beating anyone if the conditions are right.

 - Dave R

 Flying something is a lot better than flying nothing
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