I have to add my 2 cents worth here....
Next time Gordy shows up to a contest make sure he flies a 2x4.... At
least he will not have to worry about line length, hand-launch, line
strength or pop-offs...
I'll go back to work now....
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Already the silly season of winter has swung into high gear.
Suggesting a line strength and turnaround distance as required info for AMA
contest sanctions so we can choose whether to go or not go to specific contests.
Also smell a possible black helicoptor conspericy with the trend towards
shorter, hi test lines to force all sailplane launching to be of the motorized
variation. No more winches, hi test lines, sandbagging, popoffs, sore
shoulders, downwind launches etc. to deal with.
I'm begining to warm up to the idea.
Regards, Dave Corven.
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[RCSE] Brain Fart or Challenge?
From:
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Date:
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Wow Jack ,
You are really on to it with this shortening lines thing ! I sat
around for quite a few minutes before I thought of something even
dumber ...but I managed! :-)
I'm thinking with us getting older and the cost of fuel to lug winches
around, and if its really about pilot skill and thermal
reading/working...lets just hand toss the damn things and call for
20min tasks.
We'd be able to get in about 40 rounds per day so that would make
contests that much more attractive to attend, and of course set up
would be minimal, also no hassles with changing turnarounds for wind
direction, and those mysterious bastards who you all seem to know are
out there who take advantage of line breaks and pop offs, well 'they'
will be out of luck with no lines to break and no pop offs.
Setting up the models will be easier because there will be no need to
agonize over tow hook placement, elevator comps or camber switch
programming. Those of you who haven't figured out how to program your
JR radios so that there's no need to flip a switch to make the
throttle stick camber or landing lever in mid flight, again no
worries, not needed any more.
Dang it makes so much sense, so logical, can't figure out why you guys
didn't think of this sooner!
That new 150" SupraDurpraIcon will devour the soaring scene! I mean it
will have to have a glide advantage and no worries about clogging up
contests with broken line concerns. (and will provide fodder to RC
Groups about it having an unfair advantage demanding that owners leave
its tips off).
300'? I laugh! Lets show 'those' guys at contest that us real men
want a true soaring event....lets get rid of winches all together!
What do you think Chicago? You guys seem to have been sitting around
thinking up good ideas :-)
Shorten the lines and you can bet the line /will /get shorter.
Gordy :-)
In a message dated 1/4/2008 10:46:19 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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I agree with you Jack, but I think the distance to the turnaround
should be even shorter, maybe 300ft
Buzz Averill
On Jan 1, 2008, at 8:48 PM, schrederman wrote:
>
> Well I posted this under Best wishes for 2008... but not too many
> looked
> at it... So here goes :eek:
>
> For this year, I'd like to issue a challenge to the soaring
community.
> For 30 years, we've been launching as high as possible, trying
to stay
> aloft for 10 minutes, and coming down on a spot, carrying a skeg
that
> many times arrests on the line rather than the ground. That gets
old...
> in fact it got old a long time ago...
>
> My challenge is to standardize the American TD winch, including line
> strength, and to do away with landing skegs. I also think the
> turnaround should be no more than 600' from the launch point.
Let's put
> some challenge back into this. Flame suit ON!
>
> Jack (Darth) Womack
>
>
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