[NSRCA-discussion] pitch

[dwaynenancy]

With all the "downcast" votes for an Ugly Stik it is with humble 
response that I say that I won my first pattern trophy flying the 
original Jensen model.  Of course this was 1967 and it was in the old 
Class B catagory.  But, still a trophy is a trophy.  By the way there 
were more contestants than the 3 trophies given in Class B.  In Dallas 
no less at the old Garland airport.

Dwayne Brown

Rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:

> One of the better knife-edging models and pretty fair all-around sport 
> fliers in recent past was.... of all things, a Stuka Divebomber with 
> slats fully deployed. It was an ARF (which annoyed me to no end....).
>  
> It had this tiny fin with all rudder area above the stab, and a wing 
> that was mounted to the very bottom of the fuse and with a bunch of 
> dihedral. It showed virtually no roll couple and no pitch couple with 
> either top rudder. It would slow roll and point roll from horizon to 
> horizon. Designer was either very lucky or had pattern design 
> experience in spades. Only faults I found was its inability to do 
> clean snaps and easy stalls.... rudder was possibly too small and stab 
> too large for its wing
>  
> Point is there are many ways to skin the kitty.
>  
> But I must admit, trying to make an UStik knife edge and make it 
> perform like a pattern model is a little like putting lip-stick on a 
> pig. No offense intended to owners of UStiks; these model types have 
> their place.
>  
> The designer of the original UStik for those new to the sport, Phil 
> Kraft, pattern competitor extraordinaire, intended the model for 
> testing equipment and not much else.
>  
> regards,
> MattK
>  
> In a message dated 2/1/2006 11:58:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> jivey61 at bellsouth.net writes:
>
>     Well Georgi I think you did a good job of starting some hackles,hehe.
>     Jim Ivey
>
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