Re: AMA indoor beginners class

From: Robert Romash <cgrain1_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:42:24 -0000

 Another thought to this is possibly to have only the goal of time be
the motivation and the model does not matter at all.
  When I was younger and looking to better my times I would often
build a model that would embody the best of what I knew at the time.
These models were not built to a class of plane, they ended up being
a model that may have been a cross between classes, a hybrid.
  The models were intended to get me to a specific time , 5 or 10 or
even 20 minutes. In this way the time was the goal and the model
design was only intended to better my skills.
 You can think of an EZB with a 20x5 inch wing and a rolled fuse, OK
maybe its a legal INT stick but that isnt the goal.
  By making time the ONLY motivation it would foster creativity in
the design and a modeler could build to his or her own level and not
have to worry about restictions of model class rules.
 Romash--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan"
<john_kagan_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bill Gowen"
> <b.gowen_at_> wrote:
> >
> > Jeff
> > I agree that we should go ahead and do this. Hopefully we'll get
> some ideas from others about the nuts and bolts part. I was
thinking
> about having ratings for each one of several popular classes - like
> LPP, F1L, A6, EZB, and whatever else. This might get to be too much
> information. Can some other group members come up with some ideas?
> >
> > Since most of us and for sure most beginners do most of our
flying
> in Cat 1 or Cat 2 sites I think a weighted system like used in the
> postals is a good idea.
>
> A chart with ceiling catagories, beginner classes (LPP, F1L, and A6
> would be great - I wouldn't include EZB :) ), and target times
should
> be pretty straightforward to construct.
>
> Here's what I think we need:
>
> - The chart (Has Don hooked us up with a fudge-factor formula for
> each of these events?)
> - A place to post info (Jeff's site to start, maybe NFFS if this
> takes off)
> - A cool name for the thing
> - A logo for the stickers (artists?)
> - Some PR and participation!
>
Received on Tue Jun 13 2006 - 14:42:50 CEST