VIRUS, DO NOT OPEN THE HAPPY99.EXE FILE... >From: charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [RCSE] Landings: "a complete waste of time"? >Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 06:21:50 -0700 > >I think the landing is the hardest part! As in full scale soaring, the >landing aproach is a precision manuver. It's very critical! There is a >big penalty paid if you mess up!! >In soaring contests there are several cases where everyone will stay up! >The lift is everywhere... The precision landing aren't nessesarily DORK >landings. They are what you make them.. If your speed and pattern are >correct. It will be a nice low energy landing. I think the DORK landings >are a result of inproper speed. Going to fast makes a pilot drive it in >to hard. They have no choice, if they want landing points.. I try never >to have to drive a model in hard. Besides, the rules for unlimited are >very stricked. You can't loose a part on landing. You can't flip over! >In F3J european event!!! They are allowed to drive them in and destroy >them if they want.. As long as the nose cone stays on the tape, they are >ok!! >I think that makeing a low energy landing is a very hard thing to do >everytime with conditions the we deal with.. The models will take a >slightly hard DORK. But I have seen very hard DORKS.. There is no reason >for that... Well? Except for Visalia. Where they set up for down wind >landings.. Very different comared to what we are use to. But never the >less a challenge. And everyone is on the same page. >I think it is much better to master the landings than to change the >rules... There are many people who would like to see skeggs go away to.. >If they do?? Fine!! I will learn to land with out skeggs... >Cheers >Charlie >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
