Re: Re: Rubber comnparison

From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:39:37 -0800

Joshua,

F1D is supposed to be the most challenging event with the best flyers in
the world. I will never support a rule change that is intended to make F1D
easier, and I'm not going to apologize if people are offended by that. We
already have numerous beginner events to attract more participants. F1D
should not be one of them.

Jake


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:11 PM, <joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com> wrote:

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> <82.jake_at_...> wrote:
> >Or you could use microfilm, or you could use a braced wing, or you could
> >shorten your motor tube. A heavier prop can be accommodated at 1.2g if
> >you're willing to make some trade offs. Being forced to make those
> >decisions is one of the most important parts of F1D in my opinion.
>
> Jake, maintaining F1D as a high level event is hard work, and if we want
> to keep the current rules, we're going to have to bite our tongues and stop
> making remarks like this one. I've felt like doing the same thing a time or
> two, but as a former outsider to F1D, I can tell you that remarks of that
> sort really, really damage the interest of potential participants. I'll go
> so far as to say that several of my fellow fliers during those days refused
> to try F1D or anything like it purely because of their perception that the
> F1D crowd have a bad attitude. I don't think that's true, but it was a
> valid perception--one we have to dispel if we want our craft to succeed.
>
> -Joshua Finn
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Received on Thu Feb 13 2014 - 15:39:38 CET