You need to get out and fly with some good pilots. Or go visit a large contest. Muncie Indiana next week!
Not if the other pilot also has good soaring skills. In dead air, he who launches highest wins. Steve At 10:26 PM 7/18/2002 -0700, Mark E. Johnson wrote: >Very interesting thread but I wonder just how effective the zoom launch is >because a large number of the pilots I have seen who try to zoom (myself >included) gain very little or even lose altitude and in the attempt often >end up over stressing their sailplane to the amusement of others. >Given the the extrem efficincy of the modern TD ship wouldn't the average >pilot gain more by developing good soaring skills to get their time? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
