The idea of a ONE TYPE MODEL contest sounds fun! It does definetly level the playing field. I haven't tried a 2M Fling yet, but am willing to give it a try. My biggest problem over the last several years has been my job , requiring 14 to 16 hours , 5 days a week. However things are changing, and I am entering a new business, and hopefully have more time for models once again. I just returned from Oshkosh where I saw several very unique full scale sailplanes, two of them powered. Also, I got to actually work on Jimmy Doolittles gull wing Stinson that he4 flew for Shell Oil Company, when I was asked to install the AM radio guy wire from the wing tips to the rudder, for display purposes. Though a simple operation, just hooking the wire over simple hooks, it was fun to have had the chance to work on such a hsitoric airplane. It was absolutely beautiful, yellow with red trim.
I have a CD with every airplane at Oshksoh in the Vintage category I cann share. Blue skies and great therrmals! Ed DeBolt From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/08/01 Tue PM 05:18:07 CDT To: LOFT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RCSE <soaring@airage.com> Subject: [LOFT] FW: [RCSE] Further 2-Meters thoughts With response from Ryan below. -----Original Message----- From: John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 5:20 PM To: Ryan Woebkenberg Subject: RE: [LOFT] [RCSE] Further 2-Meters thoughts Ryan, Some good ideas! My only thing is that I would like to use the KISS method and have something low cost and all the same. I am really leaning towards the Fling 2M that Reggie from MIST was flying in the Nats 2M contest and then again in the UNL contest after a malfunction of his unlimited ship. It would be a great excuse for another plane and they have all the replacement parts available (the $s are right). The 2M Fling even made Jim Deck's "interesting observations from the 2006 NATS:" below. *Cheap fun - Reggie Sewell's 2 Meter entry, a Great Planes' 2M "Fling". Reggie was even sorta, kinda, nearly zooming this inexpensive stock ARF and even placed just above Cap'n Jack's orange Duck. Submitted with a tad less respect, Jim Deck I looked over the 2M Fling and talked with Reggie at the Nats and it has peeked my interest in that model for a fun low cost One Design type of contest. Most would not have any problem with the cost and it can be put together in one night. New fliers could have fun and great sticks could "try" to prove their supremacy on a flat playing field while mentoring the new flyers. Could be great fun, low pressure, and good for the clubs and the sport. John P.S. If LSF or AMA would get behind something like this then maybe discount club prices could be forthcoming. P.S.S is it ok to post this on the RCSE or LOFT? ------------------------------------------------- Yes, feel free to post my thoughts on LOFT or RCSE. I agree that the Fling 2M looks good and ability to get replacement parts if needed would be a very nice feature. These are all good ideas. Whatever we can do to get more people involved. Tonight I am going to give some Cub Scouts some flying time on my CDROM powerd glider. Ryan --------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Woebkenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LOFT] [RCSE] Further 2-Meters thoughts >From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >P.S. If anyone in LOFT would like to start a Wednesday night one-design fly >let me know. I see where Tower Hobby has several entry-level ARF's that >would be an easy and fast way to start. > I don't know that you would have to quite have a one design contest. You could have instead a "Spirit Lady" contest. You could say allow 2 meter "woodie" type ships RE only. This would allow somebody that already has a Spirit, GL, Riser, etc. to enter and the folks that don't to go out and purchase whatever is cheap or fits thier fancy (Spirit ARF, Aspire ARF, GL ARF, the new 2M Fling, something used, etc.). It would be great if for example the hot thumb of the club (say Mike if he were still around) to enter as well and then new pilots could kind of compare themselves to the hot thumbs on very similar equipment. And of course it would be highly encouraged for the hot thumb pilots to help teach, time, help tune other's planes, etc. You could try to police it as best as possible and make sure people understand the "spirit" of the event. Something like a Sagita 600 or one of Rays Birds *might* be kind of borderline. Definitly an Allegro Lite would be over the line (as in too expensive/modern). Ryan _______________________________________________ LOFT mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.loftrc.org/mailman/listinfo/loft_loftrc.org RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format