It was a great site. One of my students flew 2:09 in Flight Endurance that year which was his personal best.
I think the switch in rubber band for the launcher made it more consistent since not all schools had access to good rubber and they would get to a contest and complain about the "right" rubber on the launcher. I'm going to do my best to mentor a group this year and see how they do. Bill's trimming instructions on the TSA Glider plan worked like a champ for me so I hope I can at least teach them to follow those steps. They should at least have a plane instead of a projectile!
From: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cobbs
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 12:14 PM
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: TSA MS Glider
The flying site where the student got 17 seconds was a great flying site for the gliders that year. One of the HS students got 2:45 or so on his Flight Endurance model. Maximum stretch on the catapult (rules) is 300mm. The rubber was changed last year. Now they can only use standard #19 rubber bands. At least students can choose and take their own wood for construction. Most TSA kids need mentoring to be successful. Many are sent to competition with only marginal knowledge of construction or trimming. I'm mentoring 4 right now trying to help them prepare for their regionals.
Received on Mon Dec 10 2012 - 07:18:24 CET
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