At 02:38 PM 1/25/2002, pjawien wrote: >With discus launches, anyone can >get up high enough to hook a thermal.
Where I fly, and the contests I have flown HLG in, including Nats, there are not always thermals, it can actually be flat or dead air. And there STILL is some serious launch height differential between pilots who are in shape and have good technique, compared to those with only one of those abilities or neither. It not like Discus launching provides some sort of launch equalizer for contest pilots. I think what people are touching on is that the launch height obtainable with todays best Discus launches are being able to complete current HLG tasks without catching a thermal. Thus to score well it's all about flight control, quick turnaround and agility. One can debate whether this is fun or not, but personally I have lost almost all interest in competing in HLG anymore. Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level III ICQ 6997780 R/C Soaring Page at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
