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<body>Try 15 years<g><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:22:06 -0700<BR>> From: seefo@san.rr.com<BR>> To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] More flexibility in class selection?<BR>> <BR>> Hogwash.<BR>> <BR>> This is purely perception at least for Masters and below. The FAI <BR>> schedules may have dictated a design philosophy change, but that's <BR>> where it ends (currently).<BR>> <BR>> When anyone wins a major contest, there is always a rush by people to <BR>> buy the winning design, especially from those who feel this new design <BR>> will somehow make them better. There is no single design out there <BR>> that will guarantee a winner, just as there is no single design that <BR>> would guarantee a non-winner. <BR>> <BR>> It's all the in the thumbs. Any competitive design in the last 6+ <BR>> years could win Masters right now. Hell.. there's nothing in that <BR>> schedule that would prevent an airplane designed in the last TEN years <BR>> from winning.<BR>> <BR>> -Doug<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: Fred Huber <fhhuber@clearwire.net><BR>> Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:47 pm<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] More flexibility in class selection?<BR>> To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>> <BR>> > Buying the best has always been a requirement to compete in the <BR>> > top <BR>> > classes...<BR>> > <BR>> > Chip Hyde designs a plane for FAI... and someone wins with it in <BR>> > Masters... <BR>> > and nothing else is competitive in 6 months. Fly the new Wide <BR>> > body with the <BR>> > new super-engine (or super e-power system) or lose.<BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR><br /><hr />New home for Mom, no cleanup required. <a href='http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us' target='_new'>All starts here.</a></body>
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