A very good answer Mike! I have been wanting shorter lines in F3J since 2002... But I have to go with the pack as the CIAM meeting said no this year to shorter lines.
But to me it seems like more and more competitions in US are now both shorter lines and group scoring? That sounds like a good and good way to go for me. I like a good thermal contest. Maybe pilots will beat me more often but that's cool. Hilsen (regards) Jo Grini Gamleveien 2910 Aurdal Norway mob +47 90898709 www.jojoen.no [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:04:28 -0400 > From: Mike Lachowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], soaring@airage.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Contest idea....Time on tow penalty for TD? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Oh, cool, I can get my ultra high tech model with super expensive high > modulus carbon to keep the weight down and have real fun.... Or I'll > just pop off with my Bubble Dancer at .1 second. > > Shorter winch lines usually work better. Plus it gives the ligher models > a better chance since they no longer have to lift up the ton of line > required to keep the big models from breaking it all the time. Plus, if > you break it, you fly it.... That always encourages everyone to stop > abusing the winch. And if that doesn't work, go for longer times. > > Actually, the launch discussion is kind of silly. You must all be > talking to electric guys who can't define a launch because they all use > different launch equipment. Electric sailplanes are in competition are > a total turnoff for me because your launch equipment goes obsolete so > fast. > > AMA TD (or basically Unlimited these days) is what it is because of the > Ford Long Shaft motor and 300lb line. Everyone has somewhat similar > launch equipment, and we can all agree on what to fly. F3b is also > working (except for the denial that it exists in the US) because it has > a well defined launch system. Everyone can go out and practice and try > to design better flying models instead of better launching equipment. > > F3j with the current rules is broken. It is very much the luck of the > timer. I know the past few team selections, which timer you had was > good for a 1 second difference in flight time. It's basically a launch > race and timer reaction time event where you take yourself out of the > competition by missing the 100 landing. Models and launch technique are > a long way from what was created. And shorter launches will only > introduce more luck with being on the wrong side of the field. > > 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
