Are we talking braided or mono line? I've never launched off braided line, but I understand there's a big difference in the best technique due to the lack of stretch.
There is also a difference in technique between a F3B winch launch using mono and a 2-man F3J tow on mono. The 2-man tow has much more power available and the contest penalises time spent on tow, so the launch setups tend to use less flap and more speed up the line. The combination of the higher speed and shorter lines mean things happen more quickly, which favours a shorter & shallower dive. With mono on a F3B winch you definately want to push right over to dive nearly straight down the line, and if you've got the right line there's enough stretch that you have the time to do so. It's still common to see people going too steep or over diving, and this often leads to hooking the chute (which is not good as it severely reduces the launch height...). Ciao - Chris ****** Chris Kaiser (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Auckland, NEW ZEALAND > -----Original Message----- > From: James V. Bacus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 19 July 2002 5:03 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] one more comment about zooming, and then I swear > I'll stop > > > At 11:31 PM 7/18/2002, you wrote: > >Only if you push the elevator in a rather leisurely way. > >The nose-over should be as quick as your guts/reflexes allow. > > I can flick it off the line smoother than that and still preserve almost > all my forward acceleration up the line. The energy release is > smooth and > fluid and so is the path of my model, the nose of the model never points > towards the ground. This launch style is not unique, I see guys doing it > like this all the time, with great success. > > I still don't believe there is any gain at pointing your model down the > line and pulling it towards the ground during the zoom of a winch launch. > > I could do the maneuver you describe as quick as the next guy, > but not only > is it high risk, there is no gain to it. The transition can't be done > quick enough at the tension I am pulling for any gain. > > Such is my experience, we'll just have to respectfully disagree. > > I wish we had the opportunity to fly together and explore this on > the field > with a strong winch and some stiff moldies, instead of online. > > > 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] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
