LeoP tells us:
“Some say it is too hard and takes too long to master the sport. I say that such arguments are incorrect. The current Open World Champion flew his first AMA events (F1L and LPP) almost exactly four years before winning the WC last April. The current Junior WC flew built and flew his first plane (Science Olympiad) only just more than two years before winning the WC. Both are skilled and hard working competitors but what both did in such short relative times belay any argument that the sport is too hard and takes too long to master.”
I haven’t flown indoor duration events for many years, but I can recognize a basic fault in reasoning when I see it, namely the all-too familiar pitfall of generalizing from the specific. In this case it’s examples of two individuals’ rapid success being extrapolated into a specious premise that therefore everyone else flying competition indoor should be able to do the same. In the real indoor world of varying skill levels of model construction and flying, it simply doesn’t work like that. Being a successful indoor flier doesn’t necessarily give you the mechanical skills- or desire- or time- to build intricate propeller hubs. Each of us modelers has his or her limits, our strengths and weaknesses. These can vary widely.
Having witnessed the indoor scene, both as competitor and photographer over the past 69 years that have passed since since my first astounding viewing of indoor flying at the Wichita Nationals in 1946, I believe we may well be witnessing the gradually increasing twilight of classic indoor flying. Anything within reason that can be done to prolong that twilight, perhaps bring back the daylight, should be welcomed and encouraged. That should certainly include the opportunity to legally purchase and use pre-built prop hubs.
Bob Clemens
Rochester, NY
Received on Fri Jan 09 2015 - 07:10:43 CET
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