Michael, You chose the word fair, not I. I was talking about the respect and admiration for skilled pilots, and the spirit of competition. Maybe they are different. You Think?
John -----Original Message----- From: Michael Neverdosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:05 PM To: Soaring Exchange Subject: Re: [RCSE] Computer Guided Thermaling I am sorry but there is no such thing as a level playing field unless you count one design contest with all launching on club supplied equipment. Isn't a bagged plane full of carbon fiber and kevlar an unfair advantage over a built up wood model? Isn't an all molded model with the latest design and build tech an unfair advantage over even the bagged plane? Hey, a computer radio with all sorts of mixing is an advantage over a simple radio that only makes servos move according to the sticks. Should we get rid of all of the advancements of the sport because they are unfair? No! The thermal sniffer is no more advantage (generally much less actually) than the latest molded plane AND it costs a LOT LESS. The PILOT still has to fly the plane, do the task and make the landing. It is the pilot and their skills that makes up the major portion of the system that is a winning plane/pilot/team. Besides, if you want to fly without thermal sniffers, picolarios and the like just go fly F3B. There is no transmission allowed from the plane to the ground in F3B. Everybody has their own ideas of what is and isn't unfair equipment but read the rules for the event. If it is allowed in the rules then it is FAIR. If it isn't allowed in the rules then it isn't. michael On 1/20/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My father always said, about competition, that you can buy advantage, but > you can't buy respect and admiration. I have the utmost respect and > admiration for the guys that win without all the Big Buck equipment and the > technical advantage. They fly in the spirit of competition that is only > proud of winning on a level playing field. > > John 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 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
