Leroy,
Im glad that you are approaching this in a time oriented way. I
would like to know what others here think about doing away with the
plane and just concentrating on only the time using any type of plane
a person wants?
It seems every time a "new" class of any type of model gets talked
about it goes nowhere as agreement is difficult on the parameters.
Lets just focus on times, 5min them 10min ect, like the LSF levels
sailplane guys use. Lets let the person flying decide on what model
they want to use to get there and lets not even worry about if it is
even an official class so long as its rubber and FF.
This will take the pressure off and there is no worry
about "experts" spoiling it because there is nothing to spoil.
A patch or certificate awarded at a contest of merit to those
beginers who have achieved their respected time "Level" would be nice?
How bout it guys????--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com,
LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes_at_...> wrote:
>
> 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_...>
> 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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