<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I predict that Bipes are NOT the next big thing for Joe Average. Of course, there is no pattern flier I know who considers himself Joe Average, SOOOOO, yes many will likely flock to them. But there are very few who are skilled enough to set them up correctly
. In today's ARF and barf world of pattern, patience and building skill are becoming quite scarce. For most of us, working a monoplane into submission is tough work, let alone trying to figger out a new type of platform, with all its complexity, like the Bipe.<BR>
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Having said that, Chip flew his DV great at the Team Selection. Kenny Lauter also. But these guys are on the upper echelon of competition in this country. <BR>
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BTW, Bob Noll told me at the TS contest that CPLR is not very happy with his bipe. It will be interesting to see if he campaigns it at the Worlds.<BR>
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Matt<BR>
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Date:7/17/2003 8:45:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>
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However, monoplane wins NATS.<BR>
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From: "Rodney Tanner" <rodney19821982@yahoo.com><BR>
To: "NSRCA" <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:29 PM<BR>
Subject: The next thing - Biplanes???<BR>
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> Interesting:<BR>
> Chip wins the TOC, with his big Ultimate biplane. Dean<BR>
> Pappas discusses biplanes in his July column in Flying<BR>
> Models, saying the only thing they lacked before was<BR>
> power and that is no longer an issue. (Apparently CPL<BR>
> has a biper too. . )<BR>
> Chip wins the team sellection trials (report in latest<BR>
> KF)<BR>
> Then we hear about Chips stormin comeback, this week,<BR>
> at the Nats, with the Biplane again. <BR>
> Things could get very interesting at the World Champs<BR>
> in Poland. . . <BR>
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> Rodney</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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