Re: S.O.Times

From: Bill Gowen <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 21:07:09 -0500

Chris
I figured that was the range of times the new models would do. Hopefully I can get mine into that range next time out now that I know my rubber was 21% too heavy.

I gave my A6 the old college try last Saturday but kept getting tangled up with the wall. It looks like you're going to be a multiple winner in the postal unless somebody new gets in the game.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Chris and Josette Borland
  To: indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 8:54 PM
  Subject: [Indoor_Construction] S.O.Times


  Hi All,

  The new rules models fly quite nicely and at this point seem to
  approach the better times of any year's version of the rules. Hi-
  aspect ratio models fly really well, regardless of the wing area
  used! They do seem to fly somewhat faster though. This weekend at
  Albany, OR with a 35" ceiling, in their first outing, most models
  were getting times from 4:00 to 4:44. These times were all by
  mentors, except for one, Rebecca Altig, a past Middle School National
  Champion who I believe reached 4:08 and maybe more.

  Using an adjustable prop to determine what works well in practice is
  a good idea; but like a lot of things, just don't use it in official
  competition. As was mentioned, once you have a good configuration,
  modify a solid prop to those specs. I guess that it is up to the
  particular person or group that writes each set of event rules to
  decide what exactly "Science" consists of.

  Chris Borland - Sacramento

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