First things first:
What is the news from the mine today???????
Bob
I agree that some intermediate steps are necessary. My impression of what Lori and Hack and others are trying to do is establish a sequence of increasing difficulty earlier in the careers of young modelers. I think BLG is a lot better than no flying event and I think it may be more instructive than some people give it credit for. The problem is that F1D requires a vast knowledge of rubber and rubber power in general. BLG doesn't get kids into this part of the sport and it's possible that if kids wait until 10th grade to start playing with rubber power they won't gain the experience quickly enough to graduate to the really hard events in time to be on the Junior WC team.
I was starting to suggest a rules change for the 2008 season but I realized that Mark B. would not be happy with me. I'm going to try to find an appropriate place to post my idea. If anyone has a suggestion of where best to do it I would appreciate the info.
Bill Gowen
Decatur, GA USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Clemens
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:37 PM
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] BLG's to F1D's?
I appreciate what Lori is trying to do, and good for her. But I have
questions:
- Is a jump from BLG to F1D with no intermediate steps (Penny Plane, for
instance) too big a leap, particularly for a middle school student?
- What about other areas of indoor flying, such as scale, Manhattan Cabin,
Bostonian Cabin, the above-mentioned Penny Plane, and catapult glider? Maybe
that's as far as some (such as myself) want to take the indoor hobby. For
me, these other events are every bit as important- and enjoyable- as F1D.
Understand, I'm not trying to be contentious. Just questioning.
Bob Clemens
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