Part of the problem with Indoor modeling (IMHO) is the fact that there are no gateway events. You need something that you can get kids involved with. Easy enough to build, easy enough to trim, easy enough to be competitive.
I seem to recall that EZB started off this way. Flat prop, minimum weight, CP, etc. Similar to what A6 is, or was, depending upon how you feel about the rules changes.
Where I have gone flying recently, I am the youngest and I'm closer to 50 than 40. (Unless I have my kids in tow, then they are...)
I like the idea of A6 and the one I have built flies well enough assuming I can keep it no-touch. (Touching in Racine with the Sova A6 seems to mean landing in the rafters!) My oldest (7, soon to be 8) almost has the skills to make one. She might make a Double Whammy or a couple more Denny Darts first as the gateway to A6.
The point is to make at least one class simple enough that the kids can construct them and potentially be competitive as the performance levels are somewhat limited. Something like a ~1.5 gram A6 with no VP could fit that bill. Something a beginner could crank out in an evening or two and fly for FUN first and maybe some competition later.
Regards.
Mike Kirda
Received on Sun Feb 12 2012 - 11:48:57 CET
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