Andy, Now you have gone and really stepped in it with these comments. If you do not like the Hi Tech Moldies fine but do not make derogatory comments about those that choose to fly them. I for one am darn good builder and have built several of the old Nostalgia birds and now choose not to waste my time building stuff that no longer interests me to fly. For those that love to fly the Nostalgia and RES more power to them. I am sure they have just as much fun as I do. But do not bad mouth those of us who choose to move on with our hobby and fly the latest and greatest that hobby has to offer. The great thing about this hobby is that we can all make our own choices. As for your comments about world class flyers not being able to build, why does it have to be a Nostalgia bird? I have scratch built several composite vacuum bagged planes and have been very competitive with them. Is it because you do not have the skills to work with foam and composites? I think you might be surprised at the number of world class pilots competing in F3B have been heavily involved in designing and BUILDING several of planes flown in the last F3B World Champs. Look at all of the stuff out there that has Joe Wurts' and Daryl Perkins' influence and yes time spent building some of the planes. Next time do some homework before jumping in with both feet in your mouth.
See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 6:46 PM Subject: RE: [RCSE] modification of rule 5, number of models > >Man, since I left this hobby in 1980, things have > >really changed. The letter of the rules has changed, > >but more importantly, the spirit of the rules has > >changed. IMHO, not for the better. them until I > >I still think you ought to have to build it to fly it > > I think that building is more than flying. > > If the top pilots had to build what they flew, they might not be the top > (world class) pilots any longer. > > How many top (world class) pilots do you see in Nostalgia. My guess is none. > They can't (just a guess, on my part) build, so they don't compete in those > contests. > > If I am wrong, prove it to me (us). Lets see over the next year, if world > class pilots (maybe that is why we call them pilots, not builders) can win a > LSF legal, Nostalgia event, with a plane he or she built. > > Take the built it for hire out (professional builders, includes > manufacturers) and put the builder flyer in and see what happens. > > Now that will be interesting to see. I'll beleive it when I see it. > > Yes, change the rules, make builder of the model a requirement for all > events and no team events, period :-). > > OK, cross country is OK. I'd hate to see someone drive and fly at the same > time. > > Andy > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
