Re: Re: Goins' Cat II DLG

From: Homer Smith <Homer_Smith_at_msn.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 00:16:35 -0800

Jim, I agree with you. However, when you get old enough to have brittle
shoulders and tendonitis is evident, then you start looking for another
method of launch.

Homer in Seattle


----- Original Message -----
From: "jim buxton" <glider902003_at_yahoo.com>
To: <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:25 AM
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Goins' Cat II DLG


> > The tail boom is really the coolest part of this airplane.
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> Chris,
> Can you provide some dimensional and weight data on the boom? Can
> you provide a close-up pic of the construction?
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> I have to admit DLG in AMA indoor HLG is not sitting well with me.
> Every added report of success is like another dagger through my
> heart. I have accepted DLG for outdoor (I am almost done building my
> first one), and even in F1N, but I really did not want to see my
> beloved sport of Javelin Launched Indoor glider go away. I am pretty
> certain its days are numbered.
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> I am not trying to stop advancement of the sport, I am all for it.
> However sprinting in a straight line across the floor of a large
> building and launching a glider overhand is one of the greatest
> natural highs I have ever experienced. Watching that glider leave my
> fingertip and roll out high over my right shoulder in a tight
> vertical roll is practically a substance addiction. Catapult glider
> does not come close, and while DLG may surpass JLG in performance, it
> will never replace it in my heart.
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> All that said, Chris, great work in pushing the envelope with your
> new model. Kent will be fun. There may still be a few more JLG vs.
> DLG showdowns coming, but probably not for long.
>
> ~Jim
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