SCAT Electronic News 12 Oct 1999
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SCAT Electronic News 12 Oct 1999
"SCAT - 40 Year's of FAI Free Flight Competition"
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What is Free Flight? - Bogart
Help for a beginner - Ulicny
RCDT straying ? - van Dijk
Marketplace - IMG _ International Model Group
What is Free Flight?
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There has been an interesting discussion recently on various aspects of Free
Flight models and their control. Most of the opinions have been with regard
to radio controlled determalizing. The ANTI's say that RC has no place in
Free Flight. The PRO's say that RC for DT does not affect the outcome of the
score, only permitting a shorter chase. Of course, the PRO's say that RC is
a tactical advantage.
Who thought about tactical advantage when the DT was developed in the 40's -
50's?
Who thought about tactical advantage when the folding prop was developed?
Who thought about tactical advantage when the landing gears were removed from
the ships? Was reducing the flight time from 300 to 180 seconds a tactical
advantage? If a man did not have binoculars, was he at a disadvantage?
Free flighters grew to dislike RC and would not have anything to do with it.
How did it get into F1C? In old time models?
We devloped a mechanism to start the propeller of F1B after it was launched.
We developed wing wigglers. How did they get by, giving a tactical advantage
to those who did it.
Maybe we should go back to basics. Put landing gears (really, takeoff gears)
on F1B and F1C and solid hooks and 100 meter lines for F1A. THEM were the
good old days. Of course that is not going to happen. We have too much fun
advancing the start of the art in some things in order to get the ships to do
much more than 180 seconds.
If we keep the 180 seconds for seven flights, who cares what happens after
three minutes? DT by fuse, cherry bomb, whatever.
In the final analysis, the man timing the flight does not have to time after
the max is made, and could care less what happens after. We just do not want
the man on the ground wiggling the rudder during flight.
Bill Bogart
Help for a beginner
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Dear Roger: I'm new to the free-flight sport, at age 48. I've built a
single p-30 plane, the Peck-Polymers "One Night 28". It flies
beautifully. Any other p-30 types you might sugest that I try? I enjoy
building as much as flying. What would be the next size up from the
p-30? I was thinking of building a 1.5x or 2x version of the "One Night
28". What are the specs for the F1B and F1C class? Also, I was
searching the net for model propellers larger than 11" for rubber. Any
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[George
You question is very difficult for me to answer personally
because it can take a lot of time. I regret this because I like
to help somebody who isgetting started,
The specs of the F1 classes are on the SCAT web site - www.aeromodel.com/scat
You can also get the sporting code from the AMA or the FAI web site.
The next size up from a p-30 is a Coupe d'Hiver aka F1G model.
If you want to try modern composite contruction try a Coupe from
FAI Model supply - they sell one as a kit or ready to fly.
Other choices are a small old time rubber model such as a Gollywock.
If you are looking for a Kit try Aerodyne.
You do not say where ypu live - it is a lot easier if you
have some to help.
There is a very good book by Don Ross called Flying Rubber Modelairplanes.
Other readers might like to help you ...
Roger]
RCDT straying ?
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Dear Scat readers,
I think some people are straying from the subject in the RCDT
discussion! The question is if RCDT can be used in competition! Should
we changes the rules in order to permit or forbid RCDT? The use of RCDT
during training is totally irrelevant, you can not obligate someone what
he can or can't do during training!
All arguments mentioned till now in favour of RCDT can be narrowed down
to one: Less risk (which makes flying on smaller fields possible). This
argument only involves training flights while decreasing the risk with
RCDT during a competition flight is nonsense. Early DT would make the
flight a non-free flight. delayed DT is useless while after a 3min
flight you can hardly see if it is going to hit a tree or fence.
So if RCDT is only useful during training, why use it during
competition, why changing rules????
Greetings,
Maarten van Dijk.
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Marketplace
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Best Regards
Oleg STOEV
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Roger Morrell
