Re: Bostonians and No-Cals

From: Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:26:37 -0600

Interesting thanks for that Don.

I know what you mean about top designs eventually getting found. And adopted as standard.

Goodnight

Don DeLoach

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On Jun 12, 2012, at 1:10 AM, Don Slusarczyk <don_at_slusarczyk.com> wrote:

> On 6/12/2012 2:47 AM, Don DeLoach wrote:
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>> But would it not open up the field to more than just one or two top designs? Which is the point.
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>> Why do you assume I want to legislate sport flyers into the winner's circle? Of course the best flyers will always win. Changing perception is far more important. The average guy want to look at an event and see a) a variety of models represented and b) a reasonable set of rules that they can build to and c) a reasonable chance of doing at least close to the middle of pack in duration.
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> These two statement kind of don't work together for me. One or two top designs will be the winners models and the average guy will already fall to the middle of the pack because no matter what they build they will still be the middle of the pack. The current rules satisfy A (you can fly what you want now), B (rules are very simple), and C (anyone has that chance now). All you will really do is change the name of the model used as the top one or two designs. Right now the Hoslery Fury and Cassut are the top two at 6.2gr. So 60 sq inches _at_4-5 gr, then Fikes and Lacey will be the new top dogs. Same problem as before now just different planes. The "perception" change will only last until the new top dog model is found which is at most 2 years, then right back to where it was. That is where we are now. That is why I suggested adopting the no weight restriction as the rules are written then you can have models of all weight flying with each other, a 6 gram Hosler will perform about the same as a 2 gram Cardinal as the wing is so much smaller and people can build anything in between.
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> Don S
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