I reluctantly agree with those who feel we cannot recruit many youth to
indoor free flight, for various reasons. We don't have to look further that
Tim Lavender's group to see that even with excellent mentoring most youth
are not interested in pursuing this hobby. Have any of his kids continued in
the indoor free flight hobby? Our local group has assisted the SO program
for many years, but have never had anyone interested in continuing on in
Free Flight.
We have however had several adults (both retired & pre-retirement) attend
our flying events. We have two flying sessions per month, except in the
heat of summer. The two things these newcomers seem to share in common is:
1. They are intimidated by the small sizes of the wood we use. 1/16" &
smaller seems to be the tipping point.
2. An interest in scale airplanes.
We offer to assist them in building an A6, but often even this is more
than they are willing to undertake.
If you were to design an entry level duration plane, what would the
specifications be?
I think the prop & hanger/bearing is an area needing some though.
Personally, I picture something easier that an A6 but better performance
than a delta dart.
Gary Hodson
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