Re: Re: Larry Coslick Hobby Shop EZB Contest

From: <themaxout_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 19:31:10 -0400 (EDT)

Kang,
 
I don't scare them off...I scare myself off...my Hobby Shopper (thanks
goodness for that article!) came in at .56 grams...the first real attempt at
EZB...but as I learned and added repair glues it became an F1l and now it's a
 need for a new one. I broke a LOT of sticks getting that Coslick EZB
built too...fat fingers. I have an advantage in that A2Z is 10 minutes form
the house and can get that elusive .008 C grain without the shipping cost.
 
But alas...with my outdoor commitments, I only build for one or two indoor
contests a year . I know it's a transition each time, but there is a time
commitment too...plus a lot of other things going on. Gotta pick
something! But I mess up and pick everything...
 
 
Indoor is a blast, but I find myself building a month before the contests.
 The I get to go and look at guys like you and Bill Gowen who do it as an
avocation. And I say to myself...wait until next time. But...I learn
something each time too so that month before is less painfull.
 
I am suggesting that there is a need to draw new bodies into the fold and
the prospect of seeing what it takes to be "in there" can be daunting, hence
my comment on a 1 gram EZB, which is probably where the founders wanted it
to be. Albeit if that's all you are doing at the time...devotion of time
wise...then all is well.
 
If success is achievable in the short term then long term success is more
desirable.
 
Rick
 
 

Rick Pangell
Editor of "The Max-Out" Newsletter of
The Magnificent Mountain Men FF Club of Colorado

 
In a message dated 5/1/2012 3:42:08 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
ykleetx_at_gmail.com writes:

Rick,

Someone who's fairly new can start with a 1.2g F1L (EZB) or perhaps a
smaller, Hobby Shopper sized EZB of about .9 g. Don't be scaring people off
talking about 0.3g EZB's.

A 0.6g EZB is not "easy" but is easier than a sub-0.5g one. I hope the
interest is there.

-Kang

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, themaxout_at_... wrote:
>
> Kang...now you are singing a righteous tune...I have had folks ask about
 
> EZB and when they hear .3 or even .5 grams they just walk
away...especially
> if they are not "serious" indoor types, but others who do now or would
like
> to fly indoor.
>
> Lessee...EZB _at_ 1 gram (?), F1L _at_ .7 gram, and Unlim B ? ...logical
> progression. I do appreciate those like yourself who do build the .3
gram models
> and I aspire to that (maybe?), but getting more folks out is a great
idea
> too. strength in attendance numbers.
>
> A6 is popular with folks too as I hear from them it's easier than
trying
> to build an "EZ"B.
>
> Rick Pangell
> Editor of "The Max-Out" Newsletter of
> The Magnificent Mountain Men FF Club of Colorado
>
>
> In a message dated 5/1/2012 2:23:46 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> ykleetx_at_... writes:
>
> The 0.6g rule is to make the contest more competitive, open up the
contest
> to more potential fliers, and to see how the 0.6g rule would play out
in
> practice.
>




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