The timer has to be on it, it helps if the pilot warns him
first. 8-) (cough-cough Marcus)
I saw McCarthy do it in F3J at the Nats, this is typically done because the
pilot is going to be late to the tape for the horn, so make some ground
contact at speed, like a "brush and go" or a :touch and go", stop the clock
and take your time to setup a landing and take it.
And BTW, in the Nats news it was my model taking a 65 point landing, but
not because I couldn't hit a Hunski, but the dang horn was about to do go
off and I had to poke it in right THEN to be in. It helps if you
understand the contest if you are writing captions for pictures.
At 02:41 PM 8/22/2005, Marc Gellart wrote:
This is old news Tony, guys have done this for a long time, praticularly
back in the days of bigger fuses and poly wings. I did it once at the
Nats with a Grand Esprit having Jim Bacus time for me. on the time
and about a 90+ landing about 10 seconds later. Grass was really short
and it worked perfect.
Not sure if legal in J, but very doable.
Marc
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