Any web-accessible videos of this stuff around? Tom
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jim Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] F3J vs F3B loading > >Anyway, I find F3B winches to be kinda wimpy compared to what we commonly > >use, but they have two kool aspects, they are loaded with mono, and the > >drums lock so there is no feeding the line back out. Given some wind, you > >can really load a model up on a F3B winch. And the really class act > >pilots in F3B have some launch techniques that load up their heavier F3B > >models probably as much as the F3J guys, i.e. circle towing or the wide > >swoops they take to the sides to really stretch out the line and get a > >whip into the ping. > > Yes!! I have seen Rich "Grandpa of F3B" Burnoski do some awesome launches > using this method. A sight to be seen. 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.
