There has been quite a bit of analysis on what is the optimal angle on Hand
Launch gliders for max altitude. Everything points to 90 degrees as soon
as possible out of your hand as the optimal for maximum height.
I wonder why that is not the same with 3 meter planes.
I zoom at 60 deg if I need
Weight will help achieve a longer zoom. :-)
At 12:57 PM 10/20/2004, Pat McCleave wrote:
Guys,
Joe and Daryl are great launchers without a doubt but I still think the
guy that launches the best I have ever seen is Troy Lawicki. It seems
like his planes just keep going and going and going like the
Hey, you forgot to ask for Gordy's opinion on the subject. :P
I have seen many, many guys dive too deep and catch the line on on their
stabs. DOH!
I have never done that. I tend to tension the line a bit more just
before dipping the nose quickly and pinging off at a medium-steep angle.
Wiggle
on your technique. My guess it has a lot to do
with practice, practice and more practice.
See Ya,
Pat McCleave
Wichita, KS
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> From: "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/10/20 Wed PM 01:15:19 EDT
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Daryl: http://www.nesail.com/articledetail.php?articleID=2
Joe: http://www.nesail.com/articledetail.php?articleID=24
At 11:12 AM 10/20/2004, George Voss wrote:
Joe and Daryl, please chime in on this discussion, as you two are the
experts in this field. gv
Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of the Chic
At 07:40 AM 10/20/2004, Anker Berg-Sonne wrote:
What has been written is good, but not complete.
Mark asked about zoom technique, not about launch technique and you are
traveling into the latter pretty deeply.
A) Staying on the line too long, sometimes even overshooting the turnaround.
When you
Mark,
What has been written is good, but not complete.
To execute a good zoom, you have to understand how it works.
As you launch, you want to maximize the energy stored in three "reservoirs":
Kinetic energy (speed), Potential energy (height), and energy stored in the
winch line (elastic storage
My suggestion is that you get a LoLo with high resolution sampling and
chart out some of your launches as you try some of these things. Once you
can quantitate it, you can make logical decisions. You will have to
measure multiple launches, you can't just judge it on single attempts. It
takes
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