Tim
I'm not an outgoing person. It would be totally out of character for me to
walk across the room to inquire if you need help with something. On the
other hand if you ask me a question about some aspect of flying I'll tell
you everything I know and probably some things that I just suspect.
The other thing to consider is that while you're having some kind of
problem there's a real good chance that I'm working through some other
problem at the same time. I don't tend to be aware of anything anyone else
is doing when I'm at a competition. A lot of times I get asked to do a
write-up on a contest I've attended and have to plead ignorance of anything
that happened except maybe who won and how my models flew.
As far as winding motors goes, I'll be glad to give you a hands on demo of
how I wind. But you have to realize that how I wind changes all the time.
And I probably broke just as many motors at Rantoul as you did, with all of
mine being 5/99 or 3/02.
On May 15, 2017 7:10 PM, "Tim Stone stone-tim_at_sbcglobal.net
[Indoor_Construction]" <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Above all I have my brother, Al to thank for all his guidance in
> getting back to indoor. He continues to encourage me.
> As far as "All of the experts out there ! are more than willing to help
> the beginners progress to expert level..." I have yet to
> really see that. All the time I spent snapping motors & grumbling about
> it, nobody even once in 3 years walked over & took
> any interest in my foibles. In 3 years of flying nobody even once turned
> me on to a good wood supplier, much less offer to
> share some of their precious stash (which unfortunately their future
> widows will probably just throw away). Not once in 3 years did anyone
> see me flying & offer me trimming advice except for Jeff Annias, unless
> you count an unnamed person that shouted across a crowd
> what he felt I was doing wrong several times without even introducing
> himself.
> I did see Larry Coslick bending over backward to mentor Evan, who seems
> like a fine young man.
>
> I am not bitter or angry, just food for thought. I think so far this
> thread has generated some good discussion. Thanks go out to
> Chuck & Don Sluszarek for taking the time to share some well taken advice.
>
>
>
> On Monday, May 15, 2017 3:12 PM, "Chris pseshooter3d_at_yahoo.com
> [Indoor_Construction]" <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> The beauty of indoor is that you can make it whatever want. You can
> choose to spend big bucks on the best wood and best rubber, and if you work
> hard enough, you will be competitive. You can also choose to spend less
> money on wood and rubber, and if you take the time to pick the best of the
> wood you have, and the best of the rubber you have (or bum a few feet of
> the good stuff from a friend) and you work hard enough, you will be
> competitive.
>
> I have noticed there is an attitude by some modelers out there that indoor
> should be easy, and when those individuals find out it isn't, they whine
> about how hard it is, try to change the rules to make it easier for them
> (while not realizing it will also make it easier for the really good flyers
> as well...the 6.2g NoCal rule comes to mind) or simply give up flying
> indoor.
>
> For the quitters out there, I don't know what to say. I guess this is a
> hobby and if it's too hard and no longer fun, then I understand not doing
> it anymore.
>
> But for those that stick with it, appreciate that to be really good at
> indoor, it takes dedication and hard work. One cannot simply walk into an
> indoor contest with their first model ever and expect to set a record.
>
> If you look at the current list of "who's who" in indoor aeromodeling, you
> will see the vast majority of them have years, sometimes even decades of
> experience. That experience is what makes them the best. It's not their
> balsa, or their rubber, but rather what they are capable of doing with
> their balsa and rubber that separates the experts from the beginners.
>
> But here's the rub. All of the experts out there ! are more than willing
> to help the beginners progress to expert level. Beginners just need to
> listen to the advice they are given, execute that advice, and then record
> what they did. Though I have noticed far too many beginners do not want to
> heed the advice of more experienced flyers, preferring to learn it all on
> their own. I guess there is something to that, but it's definitely the
> long and hard road.
>
> CG
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 15, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Tim Stone stone-tim_at_sbcglobal.net
> [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> I do not begrudge Greenman for not having a website at all. I know that
> it takes a lot of time to maintain that sort of thing and that's not what
> he is into.
> He is providing top-quality balsa for a very select number of fliers and
> I'm sure that just maintaining email contact keeps him plenty busy. I
> appreciate you giving back to the indoor community as you have in the past
> years. A to Z supply and you enabled me to get back in to indoor flying a
> few years ago and I really appreciate it. For the most part however indoor
> flying has become a very expensive and bewildering Easter egg hunt.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 15, 2017, at 12:49 PM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction] <
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> In defense of Greenman, having a web site costs money and doesn't net you
> a whole lot in sales anyway.
>
> The market is so small and specialized, I don't think it makes a lot of
> sense to build up an e-commerce site.
> Certainly in my case I'd end up losing money monthly.
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
>
>
>
>
>
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