Re: [RCSE] An argument for handlaunch.

Those are great reasons! MM 1. Better Beer 2. More things to see (more interesting) 3. Amsterdam (I wont even go into why I like Amsterdam) 4. Far easier to talk my wife into going and frankly I would rather be with her in a foreign country than being alone in Muncie. 5. A chance to meet the

[RCSE] RE: I say we find Ben and Crach his throwing peg!!!!

Good try Gordy, I know that is something your would do! ;-) I don't care that he took time to post, we all post and some of use do posts on RCgroups. There were 9 of us there, Oleg, Phil Paul, Adam, Jeff, Bret, Mike, Bret, and myself, Yet the only ones recognized were what appears to be the top.

[RCSE] "I Say We Find Ben and Crack his Throwing Peg!!!!!!

Got you Chris! I told him to leave you off knowing it would piss you off :-) In any case it wasn't who was left out of his post...its that he took the time to post something at all! You'll note no one else did. Nice report Ben. For those of you who don't know Ben, he is one of Louisville'

RE: [RCSE] An argument for handlaunch.

Ben, I have never been so insulted as what you have posted here. Perhaps Jeff and Bret are just as insulted. I have been flying HLG longer than you are probably old, old enough for me to be your father and grandfather! Just so you know, there were three other US pilots at the German Open, yet y

RE: [RCSE] An argument for handlaunch.

Well for what it's worth. I like to fly contests and have had help learning how to practice from arguably some of the best pilots in the country. I fly only RES and unlimited at this point as far as contests go, but I do have a hand launch and really like flying that as well. If I were going to

[RCSE] An argument for handlaunch.

So y'all have probably heard my whining about the lack of 2 days of handlaunch at the NATS, so let me pitch you my argument for it and for better attention paid to handlaunch by soaring in general. This is the product of a number of discussions I've had with a number of people involved with soa

RE: [RCSE] German Open F3K Finals

Lex Mierop wrote: "If the Nat's can ever figure out that it will take a 2 day F3K event to draw the numbers, then that just might happen..." What's to figure out? The IHLF event put on by the Torrey Pine Gulls has always been regarded as the premier event in HL. Unfortunately the Eu

[RCSE] Any problems with AA batteries?

I am writing this post to see if anyone else out there is having battery problems out there. I am not trying to start a flame war or to discuss the high internal resistance of AA NiMtl batteries or 4 cell vs 5 cell in sailplanes. I think I am more concerned about old fashion quality con

Re: [RCSE] German Open F3K Finals

So lets kill 2-meter and add F3K.. ouch (-: - Original Message - From: Kai Yang To: lex Cc: soaring ; soaring ; ben Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008

RE: [RCSE] German Open F3K Finals

I second that... 2 day F3K will attracts some CA pilots (like myself) for sure. -Kai ※ 引述《"Lex Mierop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>》之郵件內容： >Ben Wrote: >>Great contest, guys! I'd love to see more Loud Americans heading >>overseas for that contest or better yet, more Euros at our NATS! :) > > >If th

RE: [RCSE] German Open F3K Finals

Ben Wrote: >Great contest, guys! I'd love to see more Loud Americans heading >overseas for that contest or better yet, more Euros at our NATS! :) If the Nat's can ever figure out that it will take a 2 day F3K event to draw the numbers, then that just might happen... -l RCSE-List

Re: [RCSE] German Open F3K Finals

Yeah, and you know what is even worse? Marc Gellart's Blaster didn't have a rudder on it either - just a stab - and he won our NATS too... I kinda feel bad for ribbing Marc in one of the last rounds where he was struggling keeping his turn coordinated in some super-light air... but his launch

RE: [RCSE] German Open F3K Finals

Thanks for keeping everyone updated Ben. What a great competition it was. The skills on that field were impressive. I sure would have liked to have a higher finish but even in 31st place my score was 96.4% of first. I am happy with my performance. It was well worth the trip and I have every