"John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The real question is equality of launch height. If you went to a contest and >two of the 4 winches had 400 ft. more line you would not think it was fair. >I can hear the screaming now that with the longer line winches they get a >launch height advantage. On the other hand if you buy a moldy or Kevlar wrap >your spar and get a 400 ft. launch advantage it ok. I guess its just human >nature to think that way but it sure makes no sense.
You're right, but it seems to me that all of these types of contests are designed to be as practical and fair as reasonably possible with the limited technology that we have to work with. If there was a way to accurately measure altitude and/or speed, or to drop all the gliders from a tall tower at predetermined times, then the competition could be more fair, and more interesting rules could be put into play. As it is, I tend to think of these contests merely as fun get-togethers. Mike -- Winch Solenoid Safety Buzzer - http://www.vvsss.com/buzzer/ _____ \__________________|__________________/ (O) 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
