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

[Ben Wilson]

Well, alright, if you are going to assume that *you* are going to fly an 
XP-5, well, then I can't guarantee anything! :)

When I make the argument about weight and the incremental increases in 
efficiency and airfoil and all that stuff that you shouldn't be 
concerned about on game day, I don't assume that two pilots of 
completely different skill level are flying them.  That wouldn't be a 
very good argument.

Now if I was flying the XP-5 and Bruce had the Blaster II, right-handed....

Anyway, weight, efficiency and strength *are* crucial in a DLG.  A DLG 
is launched 30-50 times in a one day contest.  It needs to be light, 
strong and slippery.  It's got to be able to be launched high and float 
long.  A 10.5 ounce Blaster ain't gonna outlaunch or outlast an 8.5 
ounce XP-5 (on the average, given equal skill of pilot and the same 
thermal patterns and the same charge on their batteries, etc, etc). 


GordySoar at aol.com wrote:
> If Ben and Bruce had the heavy ass Blaster 2 and I had the XP5 at 
> Denny's contest, what do you think the  order of our finishes would 
> be? :-)
>