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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last season, April, Pawnee Rock.... my original
Arresti with "foam reinforced wing sockets", and the "short stubby tube"
version....two serious flights of the Down 45 deg 1 1/2 snap, and someone walks
up after landing and asks " How much dihedral do you have in that wing?"
(he was not a pattern guy, and was innocent). As I lifted one tip,
accompanied by the crunchy foam/balsa creaking noises, I knew it was
OVER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Under-designed, under-built,
improperly assembled, and OVER-STRESSED airplanes will ALWAYS fail. It's a
given.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> But those same wings flew the
ENTIRE balance of the season to six firsts in Masters....and a bit of practice
flights between. And they're going strong still. My repair was what
we would call "proper".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> It can be done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Bob Pastorello<BR>NSRCA 199 AMA 46373<BR><A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=edbon85@charter.net href="mailto:edbon85@charter.net">Ed Miller</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 07, 2005 8:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Masters Reverse
Avalanche</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remember Joe Lachowski mentioning he bent an
aluminum tube doing this maneuver, Joe, correct me if I'm wrong. I guess in
our quest for light weight aircraft, we will reveal any structural
deficiencies while performing ridiculous maneuvers. Troy's schedule was my
vote then and even more so now. It had more grace and was less demanding in
the power department. Looks like it might be safer too. You think the few
pattern manufacturers left will be able to supply enough kits over the next 3
years ??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed M.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rcaerobob@cox.net href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">Bob
Pastorello</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">NSRCA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 07, 2005 7:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Masters Reverse
Avalanche</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I *think*, and perhaps incorrectly recall that
MANY folks protested this specific maneuver. Wonder who added it to
the sequence that was proposed in the first place?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wonder if CD's can publish a deviation from the
sequence to avoid having contests that are "less than fun" for Masters
guys?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Any AMA sanction/rule
experts out there?</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><BR>Bob Pastorello<BR>NSRCA 199 AMA 46373<BR><A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></DIV>
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