Re: Re: Are there too many Indoor events?

From: William D. gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:05:47 -0500

One more thing if someone is just looking for something new to try - you
can fly open pennyplane and F1M with one set of flying surfaces. The
models may not be competitive but they will fly nicely.

For OPP the one I used for a few years had two LPP wings in a tandem
configuration. I never placed very high with this model but it flew well
and broke 16 minutes in 2005. There was never a stability problem with it.

Manhatten is a class I've wanted to try but haven't done it yet.

On 1/31/2016 10:03 PM, William Gowen wrote:
>
> Don
> Fair enough. OTOH a penny plane VP is what I started with in F1M. I
> don't like rubber weight restrictions either but that's the rule so I
> deal with it.
>
> On Jan 31, 2016 9:37 PM, "Don Slusarczyk don_at_slusarczyk.com
> <mailto:don_at_slusarczyk.com> [Indoor_Construction]"
> <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> I can tell you the reason why three people I know have not flown
> F1M. It is the rubber weight restriction and that restriction
> consequently mandates a VP. So it is a combination. I like the
> dimensional specs of F1M. It is the longer monoplane pennyplane I
> would like to build. For me the learning curve for the event is
> more than a new plane, it is a plane and VP. VP use to be F1D only
> thing then it started to get used in more and more events. I never
> though of a VP on a AROG back then or even Open Pennyplane but it
> is needed in those events so taking on a new event is little
> different than it was in times past at least for me. You could
> read the rules a few days before the contest and whip up a plane
> and fly a new event, you can't really do that in events that need
> VPs to be competitive. More development time is needed and test
> flying sessions etc.
>
> Don
>
> On 1/31/2016 4:48 PM, William Gowen wdgowen_at_gmail.com
> <mailto:wdgowen_at_gmail.com> [Indoor_Construction] wrote:
>> Speaking of events that have low participation - F1M has not
>> flourished like I thought it would. I'm certainly not suggesting
>> it be culled but it would be nice if more people than Larry
>> Coslick and I were flying it. It's one of those rare events with
>> not many rules to cramp any creative urges you might have. The
>> models fly great and can be as easy or difficult as you want to
>> make them.
>>
>>
>
> --
> Don Slusarczyk
>
>
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