Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-22 Thread Ray Hayes
huck Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ray Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating...again > Dear Blabby, > > Since my name was mentioned, and not in vain, I guess > a comment here is

Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-21 Thread Ray Hayes
d Crafters - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating...again > Ray, > > Your comments were logical and to the point. I hope to compete in

Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-21 Thread TGRESSMAN
Ray,   Your comments were logical and to the point.  I hope to compete in NOS at the Nats in 2005 or 2006.   Btw the Challenger was test flown last weekend and it is simply awesome!  If I had had one in the 70's and 80's I could been very competitive.  Thanks again for kitting this excellent mod

Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-21 Thread Jack Womack
Dear Blabby, Since my name was mentioned, and not in vain, I guess a comment here is appropriate. The fact is that the list isn't the only source of eligibility. I, too, have a nostalgia design from 1977 called the Magic Carpet that is not eligible. It was designed for Johnnie Casburn who thought

Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-21 Thread Chuck Anderson
I too am disappointed with the way Nostalgia at the Nats has developed. I understand the necessity of using the existing winches even though they are much too strong and have too heavy line since it is not practicable to have special winches for one class. I do object to restricting it to one

Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-21 Thread Ray Hayes
e - From: "Chuck Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CapnCrunchie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating...again > You think you got it bad. I am unable to fly my original design that I > u

Re: [RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-20 Thread Chuck Anderson
You think you got it bad. I am unable to fly my original design that I used to win a first place trophy at the 1974 SOAR Nats because it was never published other than in our club newsletter. The original model still exists but is not flyable on modern high power winches. I did build a repl

[RCSE] The NOS dead horse beating.......again

2005-05-20 Thread CapnCrunchie
>My guess is you have not read the rules because it clearly states thepilot is to provide documentation, no where does it referance a list.<   C'mon lets face it, if one goes to a contest and his plane is on "the List", he wouldn't have to provide documentation, right? BTW, where is the Legionaire