Sounds like a lot of Fun! I have actually done something similar with my 14 year old brother-in-law. We went to a soccer field and played 'tag' with our Boomerangs. It's not easy running away from a wing in one direction while trying to steer your wing into the opponent behind you :-) Another fun thing we do that REALLY improves your skills in a hurry to go grab some friends and go a slope (or a field I guess), and line up about 5 feet apart, all facing one direction. At the count of three everyone throws their Boomerang straight out, and then circle it back for a hand catch. First one to catch it wins that round. Best of ten wins the game. After the first toss, everyone usually starts using the vertical component and the wings arc inverted overhead and come screaming back at you. Next thing you know, 4 or 5 wings are diving straight at you, coming in hot! This really improves your ability to hand catch, believe me! However, I don't think it's wise to post these types of antics on the official website. I'm sure there are liablity/ingury issues that we don't want to deal with. I'm glad you've found a new way to have fun with the Boomerang. Cheers, Nathan Woods www.boomerangwings.com -----Original Message----- From: Steve Fujikawa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 8:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Boomerang Field Goals Nathan: I enjoyed your Boomerang website. I had the good fortune to take a slope vacation on Maui over New Years, and for a couple of days there was a break in the usual 35 kt tradewinds. So I amused myself by taking my Boomer to the local high school football field and seeing from how far back I could throw and split the uprights, make a U turn and catch the plane. I made several round trip throws from the 50 yd line which I thought was pretty good for me since I have a wet noodle for an arm! The secret is making the return leg by running in the ground effect. You can fly 30 or 40 yards at about 2 ft altitude. Several onlookers were actually impressed enough to ask me where the motor was! If you haven't already tried this, it's a blast and it really develops your flying skills. Why not have a postal contest for this on your website? I think you could generate a lot of interest on RCSE. No prizes of course and every entry is on the honor system. There are only 3 rules: 1. You have to throw and catch from the same point. You can't take any steps once you release the plane until you catch it. 2. You have to split the uprights, either outbound or returning. 3. The plane can never touch the ground. What do you think? Later, Steve RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
