[RCSE] winch launches

2001-01-11 Thread winchdoc
I think what a lot of folk ar just beginning to realise is that launching off of AMA style braided line VS F3B monofilament requires 2 slightly different techniques. Mono filament has the ability to store energy in the form of stretch, which is why most mono launches load the winch down to stall

Re: [RCSE] Winch launches

2001-01-11 Thread Iflyicrash
> In a message dated 1/11/01 12:45:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I'm glad Sal includes himself into our group... Jim >> I was wondering how long it would take for the guys on the list to understand we all just got dumped on aga

RE: [RCSE] Winch launches

2000-01-21 Thread Doug Boyd
[RCSE] Winch launches With all this discussion about wing strength on zoom launches, I thought I'd put this question out: How do you get your highest possible launch on a winch? I have my own method, but I'd like to hear from others... The reason I ask is that at a recent contest, a mol

Re: [RCSE] Winch launches

2000-01-20 Thread Dennis Phelan
Greetings! I've already had more coffee than normal today so I won't talk about technique. It always surprises me, when I do go to a TD event, that the folks can't tell when someone has launched into air. I know they can't tell, when I point it out I get the reply, "What?" Not that this is the