Weight Limit problem long

[Tomanek, Wojtek]

Robert

You are so correct in stating "Desire and discipline do (keep sport flyers
out of pattern). The average sport flyers don't have either. It is far
easier to go to the field and play than to practice . There are to many
other distractions in todays world than to dedicate themselves to the rigors
of competition" (I would add here) and determined practicing.

One of the TOC winners said once "Each flight should have a purpose and the
pilot should have a detailed plan of how to execute the flight, even if it
is flying simple ovals."  - this takes a lot of effort and discipline, but
it does not mean that one cannot have fun.

Wojtek 



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	RUDDERCABL at aol.com [SMTP:RUDDERCABL at aol.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:31 PM
	To:	discussion at nsrca.org
	Subject:	Re: Weight Limit problem long

	In a message dated 11/12/02 7:39:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
wb_akle at msn.com 
	writes:

	<< Robert, if we raised it to 6 Kg we would still have this email 
	entertainment
	 to raise it to 7 Kg! and it is entertaining, with a new idea poping
up from
	 time to time.
	 
	 Wade >>

	Wade,  I am convinced that if the weight limit were raised ,the next
assault 
	would be to increase the size limit . The current technology that is
used to 
	keep pattern planes light will not go away. The technology would
only be used 
	to explore pushing
	the absolute limits of the 2 meter box and to make fuselages
grotestly large 
	! 
	Those who are inclined ,and have the means to , certainly won't stop

	development on new technology for even lighter materials and more
powerful 
	engines. 

	Many use the argument that raising the weight limit will make
pattern more 
	accessable to the sport flyers . BULL !  It was tried several years
ago and 
	was a complete failure . 

	Their next argument is that the technology is driving the cost too
high . The 
	answer certainly is not to change the rules where technology would
have a 
	larger breeding ground. Instead , how about a rule that prohibits
carbon 
	fibre or kevlar materials or 
	fuel injection ( with or without electronic aid ) and limit radios
to five 
	channels with no
	mixing aids at all. We might as well sign our own warrant to the
firing squad.

	These issues do not keep sport flyers out of pattern . Desire and
dicipline 
	do. The average sport flyers don't have either . It is far easier to
go to 
	the field and play than 
	to practice . There are to many other distractions in todays world
than to 
	dedicate themselves to the rigors of competition.

	In my opinion , some are using the weight issue to guide pattern in
the 
	direction they wish pattern to go. If they spent as much effort
living within 
	the rules , as they do trying to change them , there wouldn't be any
issue !  
	Of course , then we would lose a source of entertainment , wouldn't
we Wade ? 
	    


	Robert Gainey 
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