Weight Limit problem long

[John Gausby]

I have to agree with Anthony on this one. I don't think cost is the major
stopping point for the newcomer.

>From what i see...It's the fear of competition thing. The fear of experts
judging your flying. That FIRST contest often softens that fear , but getting
a newbie to try that first contest is a big hurdle.

I don't ever remember pattern being inexpensive. Even back in the 60's and
70's a new radio was 300 to 500 bucks. A good .60 was 100 to 200. Rhom
retracts were $125.....It was not uncommon to have a $1000 or more tied up in
one plane.....JG

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:17:35 -0500 Anthony Romano <anthonyr105 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> 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" 
> >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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