Actually they are talking about the west and east coast. Nobody counts the midwest!
Sorry I just couldn't resist. If that was so how
come Psykos, Victorys and Mantas have been winning the Nats. Isn't that in the
Midwest? Heavy sailplanes are good for penetration, l
inertia is inertia and makes the Landing task more difficult. You can design a
sailplanes at 60 oz that penetrates just fine but is
super responsive for landings.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Jason and others,
>
> Everybody keeps talking about having to have a super light airplane to
> compete in US TD Landing contests and all I can say is if my 75 oz Eurotrash
> Escape landed any easier in US TD Landing contests it would be cheating. The
> really light airplanes don't work worth a squat in KS where a calm contest
> day is 10-15 MPH winds. The Escape is stable in the wind and will slow way
> down even on those very rare 5-10 MPH days. Oh BTW, the Escape launches to
> the moon and floats like a butterfly and can be ballasted to 110 oz for when
> the wind blows. And did I mention how nice a shiny it is.
>
> See Ya,
>
> Pat McCleave
> Wichita, KS
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