Chip, Here in Spokane, WA, members of the Inland Empire Soaring Society are very excited about participating in a S400 LMR contest, ever since one of our club members (Guy Russo) won the national event. Admittedly, one motivation is to see if we can finally find a way to beat Guy at SOMETHING, ANYTHING. We usually claim he wins because he is flying the best and latest models (I saw him get a precision 9 minutes in cloudy, dead air with his new Sharon Pro, which he says should be named "unfair advantage" (hope I haven't given away too much here, Guy)). As you say, S400 LMR airplanes can be had inexpensively, and a contest can be run with minimal equipment.
We have at least 10 members with S400 models on order, under construction, or ready to go. We are planning on an 8 cell format. Dave Moore RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
