My turn to chime in...the basis of indoor modelling lately is "Lighter
Models Fly Longer"...or so it seems. The F1L's, etc. have a weight limit so
that might be a discriminator.
If everyone had the ability to buy a "Kagan VP Prop" then that doesn't make
the model any lighter, but if everyone had one, then the playing field is
level. KLind of like outdoor FF whre if everyhone flew a Nelson Belchfire
.XXX in that event...the playing field is leveled and the only thing left
is design and trim...which is the cut.
Now, if I had the opportunity to buy a Kang milligram EZB...well....that
might be tempting. Last time I flew with him, he had half the number of
ribs as my Hobby Shopper, but the rest of the model was carefully constructed
with things I could get. Yup, he did a LOT better than I did. But it
showed me where the discriminator was....not the rubber or much else, but his
ability to built lighter and stiffer and etc. There was nothing on his EZB
out of my reach. If he had a VP prop on it and I could get one commercially,
I probably would get it...IF it meant that it was needed to win.
But, if one told me I needed a machine shop to make one...well, have a good
time and I will settle for 5th place.
So...when discussing the BOM...keep in mind what it is trying to do. Back
when the BOM rule was pretty much the standard, juniors made up the bulk of
the flyers and daddyo made many of those models..thereby skewing the
results of daddy's models having fewer warps, etc and probably flew
better...along with daddy trimming them too. I competd against many of those daddy
builts and got frustrated.
Times have changed. Many components are commercially available today that
don't give an exceptional advantage over the nest flyer. Lightweight
films, better rubber, adhesives, etc only contribute to a lighter model. If I
can do away with thye BOM...then I can't buy one from Kang...but being able
to buy a VP prop (minimal weight impact), film, rubber like anyone
else...the playing field is still level. And, how about prop hangers...? I'd
rather buy mine, but Bill Leppard showed me how to wrap one with
wire...Oh...and I didn't make the wire either. Falls back on model design and
configuration, right?
The rest is up to me. Figure out where the line wants to be based upon
the parameters that give the advantage. The Dale Wisnewski's of the speed
world made their own engines too. Eventually the commercial world came up to
them.
Rick Pangell
Editor of "The Max-Out" Newsletter of
The Magnificent Mountain Men FF Club of Colorado
In a message dated 10/23/2012 1:18:54 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
f1diddler_at_yahoo.com writes:
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark F1diddler"
<f1diddler_at_...> wrote:
So yes here's a little problem, and here I need suggestions for better
defining a BOM intention consistent with the rest of it.
Thanks,>>
However "the rest of it" means that pre-cut/shaping of any individual
component is allowed. So maybe not possible (with consistency) to limit carbon
at any stage of reworking, since it's always part resin, "adhesive" being
the defining hinge for everything else.
MB
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