[NSRCA-discussion] Old Farts club

[billglaze]

I wrote about it as the way it was when I started competing--1955.
  Bill Glaze
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: James Oddino 
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  Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 12:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Old Farts club


  The way I remember it when I started competition, it was based on control functions not channels. All classes could have throttle, Class I was rudder, Class II was rudder and elevator, and Class III was rudder, elevator and ailerons.  In fact most systems used two "channels" per control function.  Later on people used 4 channels on elevator. Up, down, up trim, down trim.  This took two "servos".  I recall that Cliff Bennett in South Bend built a rudder only plane for his son Dick that used a reed bank and servos that required two channels, that were far superior to escapement type "servos".   
  The good old days!
  Jim






  On Aug 17, 2007, at 11:21 AM, billglaze wrote:


    Class 1, single channel. rudder only.
    Class 2, single channel, everything you could get on it, rudder, elevator, motor.
    Class 3, Multi channel.  (Period.)
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bob Richards 
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      Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 6:52 AM
      Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Old Farts club


      Remember when the different pattern classes were based on how many channels were used?

      Bob R.


      Ed Alt <ed_alt at hotmail.com> wrote:
        Yep. A friend had a Schoolboy. Loops, rolls, wingovers, Cuban 8's, split S 
        and Immelmans were all possible.

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        Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 5:14 PM
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        > Yes! I forget the name of the aircraft, but it was a high wing, low
        > stab taildragger with A LOT of upthrust on the engine. It was pretty
        > amazing what you could do with just the rudder.
        >
        > Oh.. and I'm only 39 years old, but I've been flying for 35 years.
        >
        > -Doug
        >
        > ----- Original Message -----
        > From: Bob Richards 
        > Date: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:38 pm
        > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] More flexibility in class
        > selection?-->Personal dilemma, what to do next season
        > To: NSRCA Mailing List 
        >
        >> Have you flown RC for more than 30 years?? Have you ever looped
        >> and rolled an airplane with just rudder control? :-)
        >>
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