Ok guys, Yes, I agree that the same guys usually win most of the time. However, while looking over the scores from varies contests it becomes apparent that even the best of flyers can be forced to fly in bad air. Sometimes, the good flyers even make a mistake in reading air or in their tactics. This is rare but it does happen and that's the kind of stuff that keeps you and me coming back to compete. Having become bored to tears with the average TD type contest with one point over and under with a 25 ft tape, we up here in the high desert have thrown a little spice into the game. Everyone knows that the most important phase of the round is the last minute of flight. The down wind, base, and final are critical to hitting the Holly Grail, the 100 point spot. Here then is my answer to the So Cal boredum.(sp) I called He Man (With all due respect to our lady pilots out there). Landing zone is your standard Hula Hoop's. CD's assign what ever value to the landing they wish but I encourage them to use low numbers to make the landing less important. Here is the kicker. The flight time becomes the most important portion of the flight. As the seconds increase for over and under target times, the points lost also increases. In other words, it you are off by one second you lose one point. No big deal right? Two seconds over/under you lose 4 points. 2x2 Three seconds over/under you lose 9 points.3x3 Four seconds over/under you lose 16 points.4x4 Five seconds over/under you lose 25 points.5x5 And so on. Clearly the focus on the last minute of flight becomes white hot. More intense that you ever thought possible. Some will say that all that would do would be to sepetate most flyers by four points rather than one. Yes, for the top 50 flyers in the country that's probably true, but if you fly this regiment you will be amazed at how much more consistet your down wind, base and finals become and therefore, your landings. This also helps with the level of anxiety felt when competing in big contests. All for now. Regards,Perry RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
