I am a beginner, and try to maintain that status as best I can. A6 is
a personal passion of mine for exactly the reasons it was developed.
I am also fiercely competitive, which means I study an event to
death, a type of craft no less, construction 4 times more; and, watch
the "experts" for the tricks they keep hidden from upstart punks like
me. Most expert fliers (knowledgeable) don't bother with non-
challenging models. To learn this sport, I followed the good builders
and fliers.
You oldtimers who grew up modeling have no concept of the learning
curve required to be competitive in this hobby. I submitted an A6
plan to INAV, not for the sake of the design, but the detailed notes
I took while building and using the worst balsa (salvaged from the
circular file) to prove that $10 for wood little more than a tongue
depresser in size was not needed for a beginner to trounce his
mentors in competition. Also, for the accumulated knowledge I knew
would help another beginner. There is a glaring flaw in the published
plan with a fin about an inch too small. Fixing that was a learning
experience, too.
At the time, 4# wood was not hard to find which the design relied
upon. That has changed, as has the access to fittings; or the notion
that a portion of a model is disposable (aluminum tube bearings) and
lighter than beginner ability to build - my first was 1.5 grams. The
rules evolved before I started in 2000. It is time to fine tune the
rules for new problems and protect the original intent of the event.
I like this event because a rank beginner can still be a winner. The
rules are good. The A6 committee honored the original intent as
presented according to my own known rule sets of the last 10 years.
What's great is I can build an auto-gyro, bipe, wing, and whatever
else that isn't heli' or critter within the rules.
Great job guys!
Bruce in Seattle
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, WcarneyJX@... wrote:
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> I've said it before I'll say it again. Beginner Events will always
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> In a message dated 2/3/2006 8:09:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> ddeloach_at_... writes:
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> A-6 was conceived as the simple entry-level
> event that EZB was supposed to have been. Now A-6 seems in danger of
> denigrating.
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