Re: [RCSE] Web pages for "Dos/Don'ts" for handling Mono?

[Rick]

What kind of a motor are you using to drive your winch on which you are 
putting the mono? What is the diameter and width of your drum?.

Start with light line.
#1 Put on the amount of mono to just make it back from the turnaround NO 
EXTRA.  Repeat this as rule 2,   3 and 4 and then we can continue.

#5 Make sure it runs true and does not climb the side before you launch. 
 If it does not run true you stand a very good chance of taking out an 
end off the drum with the high pressure that builds up

Pull hard at the beginning before the launch and go off early.  Throw it 
with the instructions in the previous posts. Gradually increase the 
tension all the way up.

Questions?
Rick
Richard Hallett Pittsfield ME

Hall, Stuart A wrote:
I am new to launching on monofilament and have heard stories of how difficult it is to learn to avoid rats nests. I am buying the cheap monofilament mentioned in my earlier post, and while it is cheap enough that I could probably afford to waste a few kilometers of the stuff learning the hard way I'd like to know if the collective wisdom on RCSE has any advice for launching on monofilament. My winch has a brake.
 
I have heard that you should not touch anyone else's lines at an F3B contest. Presumably the other flier can inadvertently do something to the lines - is this just courtesy or is it to avoid suspicion when the line breaks the next time that the person didn't put a nick in it on purpose or by mistake?  Assuming it is by mistake and I avoid dragging the mono across rocks or sharp grass fields, is there anything I should do to ensure my own mono remains unnicked?  The drum flanges are beautifully smooth.
 
How about popoffs?  Is the idea to keep the foot on the pedal until the chute is near the turnaround or can you just let the line drop to avoid the walk?
 
TIA!
 
 
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