Hi Kevin,
So, I'm to understand from your post that if we all gave up the
'high-dollar' fiberglass, foam, moulded sailplanes and the computer radios
that there would be thousands of new guys suddenly enter the hobby?
Everyone is entitled to an opinion... :-)
Rick
Orlando
At 08:04 AM 3/30/01 +0000, Kevin O'Dell wrote:
>hi guys...
>
>first of all....i've known d.o. for about 10 or 12 years now and know him
>pretty well. enough to know that he was flying r/c gliders and winning
>contests before most of us knew what a transmitter even looked like...he has
>built more gliders (yeah, the wood and silkspan type) than i care to think
>about. in other words....he knows from where he speaks....and i have to
>agree with him that the emphasis on the high dollar fiberglass and foam
>ships..of which i have my fair share...keeps a lot of folks out of this
>great hobby. Nostalgia is a good first start.....and RES may be a good
>thing.
>
>all i'm saying is that we should LOOK for ways to make this facet of the
>hobby more attractive to newcomers.
>
>and remember, this is a HOBBY....not rocket science, and there is room for
>every opinion....including the F3B is the most fun comment....personally, i
>think that F3B pretty much STINKS.......just my opinion.
>
>kevin o'dell
>
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