Agreed. Further, anyone can slap an A-6 together with hobby shop wood. It'll just be overweight. My first ones were built with heavy wood, basswood prop spars, and lots of glue, but they still did 2-3 minutes with 1/16 Tan rubber that I had bought. If I could figure that out at age 13 with no mentoring and then pass it along to friends who were also successful in the same, I think that makes for a good beginner formula.
The issue is that beginner events only give beginners a chance if experts are banned. This is why the LPP Pro/Am is such a great idea.
Speaking of which, I'm no expert but if someone is looking to be mentored past the 10 minute mark in the Pro/Am this year, I'll give you one of my models and provide the assistance to get it going.
Good flying,
Joshua Finn
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Jake Palmer <82.jake@...> wrote:
>
> It seems to me that you're describing limited pennyplane. You can build
> one with hobby shop wood and cover with tissue while still getting close to
> the minimum.
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM, mkirda_at_... <mkirda@...
> > wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
>
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