Mike,
Perhaps other that have been there recently can clarify, but I don't think
anyone is flying with bought hubs at the world champs. For now it's a moot
point.
Jake
On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Phedon Tsiknopoulos
<phedon21t_at_yahoo.com>wrote:
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> Boycott!
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 28, 2014, at 10:11 AM, "mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net" <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net>
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> I'm still trying to figure out why a fully assembled VP mechanism is
> allowed and apparently accepted by all, but an unfinished prop outline
> would not. It is just odd, jarring even, to my thinking.
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> I tend to think of F1D as needing more fliers.
> One of the biggest impediments are the barriers to entry.
> Knowledge, specialized skill sets, jigs. Many items needed are near
> impossible to obtain.
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> I am not at all against the BOM rule.
> But let's fact the facts: it is a significant barrier to entry.
> And I am *for* reducing those barriers so we can have more fliers.
> How can we do that?
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> Selling the tools needed.
> Selling the jigs needed.
> Passing along the knowledge.
> Passing along the skill set is not always possible though. Maybe you just
> don't have the space or time to learn composite work.
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> Is there an answer? Or will F1D forever be relegated to this 'elite'?
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> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
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