JW,
Okay, I stand corrected as far as your preferences go. I posted to Nathan
offline conceeding that foam has its advantages. And it does as you point out.
However, I will quote a few other lines from my message to him:
...Serious DS'ers live a lifestyle that puts that thrill at a higher
importance than the cost of the airplanes they fly...
...If JW stopped flying moldies altogether, than I would say he just isn't
a serious DS'er anymore...
I guess it all depends on what "serious DS'er" means. I see your points about
the maneuvers you are willing to try with foam, but I've seen 100+ mph outside
figure eights with moldies. Even if the JW can go that fast, it doesn't have
the same excitement. I think part of the adrenaline rush is the speed, but part
is also the risk factor and the SHEAR ENERGY involved.
I never meant to denigrate the use of foam in DS'ing, nor do I intend to suggest
that your current interest in foam DS'ing is not serious, in its own way. But I
just don't put foamie DS'ing into the category of "serious DS'er." If you are
relaxed while DS'ing, then it ain't serious DS!!
Just my opinion of course. I was responding to Nathan's blanket statement that
started this thread "Serious DS'ers only fly disposable planes." This just
isn't true, even if it is true for The JW.
-- James
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