Robert - great idea - having flown indoor for about 4 (or is it 5) years
now I have only 3 flights over 5 minutes and 2 just barely over 6 and I
can remember the first of each which was really a good feeling and for me
a great accomplishment (if you'd have been there for the first 5 and the
first 6 you would have thought I had just won the lottery) - now I've got
to look for that extra needed to get me in the high 6's and laybe even
over 7 ! My competition is mostly just against myself, trying to get
better times and trying to make a neat, clean looking model like I see
many of you bring out to our flying sessions.
LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:42:24 -0000 "Robert Romash" <cgrain1_at_yahoo.com>
writes:
> 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!
> >
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Received on Thu Jun 15 2006 - 13:40:21 CEST