[LASS Soaring] That heavy ass Blaster II ...is awesome :-)

[GordySoar at aol.com]

Neat lookin' design, but....  the wing is almost 2  ounces heavier than 
the XP5!  167g compared to the 110g of the XP5  wing.
 
 
It is also 'bigger' more stab and rudder than the Xp5.
 
The question will be which one ends up putting more wood on the  wall?
 
When I posted the Carbon tube idea for the Supra/AVA routing of  the 
pushrods, I got a bunch of posts back wailing about adding weight behind the  CG. A 
valid point, but not one of the guys who posted me have yet to score above  the 
bottom third in any contest.
 
I have found that focusing on foils, and weight distracts pilots  from 
thinking more about what puts points on the board (time and  landings).
 
I've never owned a scale, well okay I owned one for about a day  then sold 
it....but I do manage to take wood most places I go.
 
Weight is a factor in all considerations and certainly in DLGs,  but two 
ounces either way won't put an extra minute per toss on the board, or  lose one.

The XP5 is a purest sailplane, and if I were a DLG guy, I'd  own them for 
sure, but for 90% of the guys at your DLG contests, XP5 or Blaster  won't make a 
difference.

Here's why the Blaster is the best thing to happen to  DLG....more guys will 
play because they are supposedly ARF (we all know it takes  the same amount of 
building for both).  They think they can buy an  advantage, or at least have 
a competitive ship that is almost ready, just add  servos, and the other 
misconceptions....all good things for DLG :-)
 
So IF I were a DLG competitive guy I would be on the RC Groups  raving about 
any good thing, any redeeming feature of the Blaster 2 ;-)

If they sell a bunch there will be a Blaster 3, lighter and  stiffer ;-)
Gordy
NOT buying one :-)



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