Re: [RCSE] Model Aviation

[Ed Berris]

Jim, I don't think you are correct in your assertion that the reason for limited space being devoted to soaring is the lack of columnist.  You are kidding aren't you, or haven't you seen Darwin's by line.  If you haven't you aren't even up to speed on this topic.  Sometimes opinion before knowledge gets foot in mouth.    I have spoken to Bob Hunt.  He tells a completely different version than yours.  Somehow I think he probably knows the reason.  He told me that it was the fact that soaring represents a much smaller segment of the hobby than some of the other activities that are reported on.  Additionally, soaring is segmented further by the different disciplines.  Thermal duration, slope, electric and on and on.   About the only thing I think you had right was that Bob Hunt does not single out soaring for special treatment either pro or con.  Yes, I do agree that it SEEMS like control line maybe gets more attention than it deserves based upon participation but since I don't have any concrete numbers at hand I'll trust that Bob wants to do right by all segments.   Check out Darwin's column.  I think you'll see that he's doing a great job. He had a hard act to follow with Mike Garton as his predecessor.   Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim McCarthy To: soaring@airage.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:54 AM Subject: [RCSE] Model Aviation Why is it that just because there is no soaring column we as the "community" feel someone is snubbing us? Get real. The actual reason is that we currently don't have a columnist for soaring. Why don't you step up and put it together? Dave Garwood does the slope soaring column which usually appears every other month but currently there is not a columnist writing about our interests. I can also assure you that Bob Hunt is pro soaring. Although most of his life has been spent with controline I have spoken to him on several occasions and I can assure you he is pro modeling whatever the discipline.     No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release Date: 3/1/2006