Weight Limit problem long

[Del Rykert]

One of my local clubs have average fliers that spend 400 to 600 dollars on
their sport planes for flying as even cheaper when they purchase used.. Some
have gotten their setups as cheap as 250.00.  I can't recall anyone coming
close to that to compete in pattern..

     Del K. Rykert
     AMA - 8928
     NSRCA - 473
     Kb2joi - General
----- Original Message -----
From: "GeorgeF." <av8tor at flash.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Weight Limit problem long


> At 02:13 PM 11/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
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> >>From: Bill Glaze <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
> >>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >>To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >>Subject: Re: Weight Limit problem long
> >>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:11:01 -0600
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> >>I'd say probably about 2/3 what it cost for the competition setup.
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> >HMMM, Not to different than now. Thanks for the info Bill.
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> >Anthony
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> I would say differently Anthony.   What I see being flown by the average
> modeler (remember AVERAGE, not IMACC, not Giant Scaler, not Pattern, but
> average sport pilots) is flying 0.40 to 0.60 engines or 1.20 2
> strokes.  Average money a modeler puts into his plane is less than
$1000.00
> (including radio).
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>  From what I see flying pattern most of the modelers who place in the top
> 3-4 stops in each class (not include sportsman) runs $500-$1500 for the
> radio, $500-$700 for engine/mount/pipe, and $1300 for kit, covering and
> hardware.  That works out to 3 times the cost of an average sport plane.
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> Remember when you people say AVERAGE that means AVERAGE, that does not
mean
> IMACC or $1200 1/4 ARF as that is not what the AVERAGE modeler flies.
Some
> pattern pilots would make excellent at running for elected offices as you
> can "spin" any Statistic to your favor as you forget what "average" is....
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> George
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