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- From: sham@cs.arizona.edu (Shamim Zvonko Mohamed)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: R/C Flying: Part 1 of 2/rec.models.rc FAQ
- Message-ID: <21012@optima.cs.arizona.edu>
- Date: 25 Aug 92 16:52:57 GMT
- References: <20659@optima.cs.arizona.edu> <1992Aug21.110803.2237@inland.com> <1992Aug24.194203.25944@rtsg.mot.com>
- Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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- In article <1992Aug21.110803.2237@inland.com> bloom@inland.com writes:
- |I am a flight instructor for a large (150 member)
- |R/C club. There are plenty of excellent ARF Trainers available that have
- |very light wing loading and will land at a crawl without fear of a stall.
- |Hobbico makes several in both flat bottom and semi-symmetrical wing
- |versions.... The big advantage to an ARF is that you have less emotional
- |investment if you crash than a model that you have spent 100 hours putting
- |together. In addition, an ARF is more likely to fly well because it is
- |jig built.
-
- In article <1992Aug24.194203.25944@rtsg.mot.com> svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
- >On the other hand, I agree (with limits) with the FAQ. I am also an
- >instructor, and have been for many years, since the days when there
- >were NO suitable ARF trainers out there. Agreed, the current crop
- >of AWARF's are good flyers. However, every one that I have seen has
- >some inherent flaw.
-
- >I would suggest, however, that the FAQ could be re-worded a bit
- >to emphasize that there are good flying ARFs out there. That is
- >not clear enough.
-
- Clearly, there are two schools of thought here. I have re-worded the FAQ to
- reflect this. I have added this paragraph:
-
- ARFs vs. kits: this is a matter of opinion, but more people seem to think
- that kits are a better idea for beginners. Pro kits: you get valuable
- building experience and are able to do repairs. Moreover trainers are
- good planes to learn to build as well as to fly, and most of them are
- cheaper than most ARFs. Pro ARFs: you can be flying sooner, and you have
- less emotional investment in the plane so when you crash you don't feel
- as bad.
- However: regardless of what you chose, your chances of a painless
- education are greatly improved if you have an instructor - both for
- building and for flying.
-
- Any discussion, changes or other suggestions? Also, how about some
- recommendations for ARF trainers?
-
- A reminder: I don't always have the time to read this group, so if there is
- any discussion of either the FAQ or plotfoil, could someone please alert
- me?
-
- -s
- --
- The "Introduction to and Help with Radio Control Flying" file (aka FAQ or
- "Frequently Asked Questions" file) can be obtained by anonymous ftp from
- pit-manager.mit.edu; get /pub/usenet/news.answers/RC-flying-FAQ/part*
- If you don't have ftp, send mail to "mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu" with
- this message:
- send usenet/news.answers/RC-flying-FAQ/part1
- send usenet/news.answers/RC-flying-FAQ/part2
-
- Shamim Mohamed / {uunet,noao,cmcl2..}!arizona!shamim / shamim@cs.arizona.edu
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