Gordy, For several weekends now, this is exactly what has been done. Testing... Visalia configurated lines (heavier line on bottom, to turnaround, lighter/stretchier line to launch hook). Rick Bothel has also come up with a really nice configuration for keeping lines up off the ground. The winch no longer sits in the grass, but up on a stand., The turn-arounds are on raised tri-pods... The effect is that a lot less string drags on the ground. We've been testing this setup in the world's toughest environment, the AZ destert. That's right, NO GRASS, only rocks a dirt and roots to snag on. I've have my Icon (yeah, the OLD version), Darwin's had his Sharon's, and various others have had their full-pedal-launch moldies out there... landing on a pad of carpet we threw down to save our planes... All THIS, so you the SWC Attendeee will have a better experience for your hard earned modeling dollar.
Still testing this weekend, by the way.... screw christmas and family, we've got a TD Contest to prepare for. Skip (the lesser) Richards **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)
