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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 11/27/2003 3:19:46 AM   
combatpigg



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Status: online 		I do both. RC combat in my opinion is more satisfying than CL combat. Your ratio of flying time to building/repair time is much better. It also takes less field prep. The range of stunts that you can do with a CL model is too limited when compared to a 3D style RC profile job. What is a shame is to see all of the brilliant and talented controlline guys who are short changing themselves [and who are now beginning to get up there in years ] by not giving RC a try.

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 11/28/2003 1:43:13 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Pahtcub

How do you do that and not get dizzy or sick??? I don't get it.

Pat

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Pat,

There are techniques for avoiding dizziness. The one that works for me is to only look at the plane a small amount of the time it's in the air. The rest of the time I'm focused on the background. I set my head at eight to ten fixed points around the circle and let the plane fly through my field of vision. I don't get dizzy using this technique. When I tried focusing on the plane, the very blurry background made me think that I was spinning very fast, thereby making me dizzy. Once you're used to flying, you can concentrate more on the plane as you learn to stunt.

No big deal at all.

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 11/28/2003 2:26:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Funny, I found that for me it's the other way around. I used to get dizzy until I learned to concentrate on the model itself. Been doing it that way ever since with just enough attention to the ground to avoid hitting "The Big Green Thing".

But yeah, at first you do tend to become a bit dizzy if you don't learn what works and set your mind to it. It's like some folks get motion sick and others don't but even the ones that do can become aclimatized to the disturbance and learn to avoid the motion sickness.

But a belly full of coffee and greasy fried eggs and bacon on a bobbing dive charter boat is a sure recipe to being seasick even if you don't normally sucumb to motion sickness......

Or so I've been told....


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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 11/28/2003 7:13:54 PM   
Clean



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Status: offline 		Strange, I feel sorry for the RC guys that haven't or won't try CL. Really, they both are fun and are jsut not the same thing other than aeronautics are involved.

I don't really think either person is waisting away though. I know some FF guys that look at discussions like this and go back to working on their world beater P-30's.

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 11/28/2003 7:38:20 PM   
William Robison



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Status: offline 		I enjoy c/l flying only with a group, done alone it has become boring ti me.

Conversely, I enjoy r/c whether I am alone or with a group.

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 11/29/2003 12:01:00 AM   
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Status: online 		That's a good point Mr. Robison. For that matter, what adds the most spice to my time to fly is event oriented stuff. The events don't have to have a pay off or anything but making a game out of flying is a lot more fun for me than just aimlessly burning fuel. To answer the original question that was posed 3 pages back, I think some guys that are not interested in RC are that way because they are focused on a CL related "mission" and don't have enough time to stray from their goals.

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 12/24/2003 12:51:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		I fly all types of model aircraft CL,RC,FF,and lets not forget those adult size HP Rockets.A true modeler will maintain an open mind on all types of flying and be able to have fun (remember fun) with any type of model.Each type of model creates it's own type of excitement be it speed precicision or just plain good old personal challenge to expand your own abilities. Allways keep in mind when most started this hobby it was about having FUN and being social with friends. Happy Holidays Yogi

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 1/15/2004 3:10:02 PM   
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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 1/15/2004 5:32:18 PM   
Shahid



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Status: offline 		Personally even though I have only flown rc I think that is does not matter what you fly. RC is exciting and so is CL. It just depends what you do. No kind of aermodelling is inferior or superior. Take Free Flighter, at the scale nationals for FF the 1/12 scale models had more detail than the 1/2 scale rcs! Fly what you want and enjoy it!

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 1/15/2004 5:37:15 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Strykaas

Hello,

I'm just wondering why you R/C control line pilots do not move on to R/C controlled aircraft, which provide more realistic flight ?


Yup, been over this "discussion" many time. R/C only types find it difficult to believe we don't consider moving to R/C as moving "up". Sure, the airplanes, engines, radios and accessories are more expensive - is this what you mean by moving "up"? I was flying C/L once on a site that was located fairly close to an R/C field. Went over there to watch and started talking to one of the guys. He insisted, "Once you try one of these, you'll never go back!" I went back over and finished my day's flying on the C/L field.

My old C/L club was full of former R/C fliers who wanted a change of pace. Control line is fun, not that expensive but it is difficult to find local retail support.

BTW, I fly both but actually prefer C/L

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RE: Why not move on to R/C ? - 1/16/2004 7:55:13 AM   
William Robison



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Status: offline 		Folks, I think this one has been hashed out enough for us to drop it. It's now closed.

If you disagree send me a PM, if you can convince me I'll reopen it. But it will have to be a lot better argument than I've seen so far on this thread.

Bill.

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