No way! You have to fly our contests to understand them. Come to Visalia or Phoenix
sometime and see how the big dogs do it! Bring
that big heavy, long winged, underflapped, rounded tipped, understabbed Pike with you.
See if you can hit one spot landing.
BTW...about the American Cup...Take a good look at hat Cup because this is the last
time it will reside in your country. The
americans were embarrased and now angry. The new technology and skill they will bring
to the next match will be unbelievable. This
is all tongue in cheek of course.
Paul Ferguson wrote:
> Jason
>
> Although I agree that most F3B models would be unsuitable for
> US TD (from what I understand about the landing task), I feel
> that you are being a bit tough on F3J models such as the Pike Plus.
>
> Have you ever flown one?
>
> At one stage owned both a Sapphire and a Pike Plus. I sold the
> Sapphire because I could not see the point of keeping it.
>
> The Pike Plus
>
> 1. Thermalled better
> 2. Handled better
> 3. Flew slower
> 4. Had a lower sink rate
> 5. Slowed up quicker
>
> 6. Cost twice as much :-(
>
> This "Eurotrash" would have it all over the Sapphire in US TD.
>
> Paul Ferguson
> Adelaide, Australia
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jason Werner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 3:39 AM
> > To: RCSE
> > Subject: Re: [RCSE] eurotrash?
> > Keep that in mind when buying a new plane. That Cobra you
> > ahve been looking
> > at will probably not be the best US TD plane out there
> > regardless if it is
> > the top F3b plane on the market. Nor will that Escape, or
> > Agat, or Pike
> > Plus, or a variety of other F3b and F3j designed planes.
> > Note I left out
> > EURO planes. A US designed FAI plane will fit right in with the Euro
> > designed FAI planes. Also don't expect that Psyco Molded
> > plane to do well
> > at an FAI task when other dedicated FAI planes are being used.
> >
> > Jason Werner>
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