Weight Limit problem long

[Anthony Romano]

Hi Wojtek,
Ask most IMAC guys how much they practice the sequences. Then ask how much 
freestyle they fly. Their answers will speak volumes. Used to have a guy who 
was into pylon in my club always asked me why I spent all that time 
practicing.

Anthony






>From: "Tomanek, Wojtek" <tomanekw at saic-abingdon.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: "'discussion at nsrca.org'" <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: RE: Weight Limit problem long
>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:33:46 -0500
>
>Anthony
>
>Completely agree with you.  Cost is just an excuse that is a convenient one
>because no one will ever question that.   The true cause for not wanting to
>join pattern is lack of discipline it takes to practice to be proficient 
>and
>competitive.  For instance a lot of people joined IMAC because it was fun
>and even though they have similar judging rules they were not implemented 
>as
>strict as we do in pattern.  The IMAC rules are changing and their judging
>is getting a lot stricter than it used to be.  Lets see how many people 
>will
>stick with it since it is getting to be a lot more proficient flying type 
>as
>opposed to just dong snaps and waterfalls.  Until now it has been a lot of
>fun and games.   On the other hand yesterday I went to a combat contest -
>and yes it was fun to watch but that is as far as it goes.  But for a lot 
>of
>RC'ers it has a lot of appeal because it does not take that much skill to
>participate - you just boring holes in the sky.
>
>
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	Anthony Romano [SMTP:anthonyr105 at hotmail.com]
>	Sent:	Monday, November 11, 2002 10:18 AM
>	To:	discussion at nsrca.org
>	Subject:	Weight Limit problem long
>
>	Hi Buddy,
>	Here is my view. Just finished a new plane around $2000. Now, being
>a
>	competitor, I build a new more complicated, larger, more expensive
>plane to
>	take advantage of the rule change and replace my now obsolete plane.
>
>	Ignoring issue of gas such as smell, which now means I can't store
>planes in
>	the house and the wife won't come to the field, struggle with the
>sound
>	rule, can't fly at local field, etc.
>	Now I am just a mediocre competitor and if I get a lot of time I fly
>my
>	pattern plane 200 times a year. Using your figures, maybe luck but I
>never
>	pay that much for fuel, I save $350 dollars. My new plane will be
>paid for
>	in around FIVE years on the savings. Add in the cost of new field
>supplies,
>	fire extinguisher, radio upgrade to run two elevator servos, farther
>drive
>	to field without noise limit, etc. Where is the savings?
>	If this is the direction of pattern I am not interested and don't
>see how
>	bigger more expensive planes will help anything. You guys are all
>killing me
>	with the cost issue. The average guy at my local club has three or
>four 1.20
>	size arfs with $1000 to $1200 dollars in each one. Look around on
>some of
>	the message boards and see the number of people that are flying and
>entering
>	giant scale. The number of people looking to spend $3000 and up on a
>bigger
>	planes is astounding.
>
>	Anthony
>
>
>
>
>
>	>From: "Buddy Brammer" <buddybrammer35 at hotmail.com>
>	>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>	>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>	>Subject: Re: Weight Limit
>	>Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 10:53:03 -0600
>	>
>
>
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