[LASS Soaring] "Jack Benny is 39 and 2.4 is 38?" Thanks for the 'assurances and guesses!"

[GordySoar at aol.com]

Okay I expected the guesses and opinions and assurances.
 
Let's take this one first:
 But, seriously, are you expecting over 40 sailplanes  to be in the air at 
one time at a typical club field? 
 
Those who posted this implied 'everything will be okay'  rationale don't 
attend big events where the problem has never been a  conflict of planes in the 
air, we have clips and impounds and channel  assignments for those.  The guys 
who have 2.4 fell in love with them  especially because they didn't "have to 
worry about pins, clips and impounds any  more" . Now you can just pull up put 
your plane together, turn on and fly...even  on Visalia Friday.  There is a lot 
more than 50 guys with sailplanes  wanting to fly, assemble, program etc on 
any given major contest day. On is on,  regardless of if the models are in the 
air.
 
ON means transmissions.  How is the CD gonna handle 2.4  count and amounts 
when their owners feel they are safe to turn on at any  time?  Back to pins on 
this time they represent count instead of freq  channel?  1 thru 39?
 
The next one that I didn't see addressed is the 'mixing'  part...what happens 
when you have Futa, Xtreme, Spectrum, Airtronics, and the  Chinese show up 
together...regardless of numbers.
 
Then there is this one:  Ed asked :"Why don't  you organize a test "
Why would I?  My hobby is to build and fly sailplanes, my  job is to sell 
beach cleaners. Ed, why don't you ask the suppliers of 2.4  stuff to work for 
their pay?  Why haven't you? You post assurances and  promote as if you have some 
cash interest in 2.4.  You repeat  hearsay about a heli event with 500  
pilots and then guess at how many  TX's were turned on at the time, using it as 
some 'proof' that the deal is  done.  Do you have a clue as to how much parking 
alone it would take to  host 500 pilots?  I think before repeating that 'proof' 
you might want to  investigate it instead of just repeating it.  I know the 
source, that  doesn't make it valid.  Are you going to tell me that less than 
40 guys had  their TX's on all at once with 500 on the field?
 
So far at best 2.4 sort of works, if the install is just right,  if the 
models materials are cooperative and 'should' work fine with other 2.4  systems..as 
long as their aren't too many TX's on at one time....but no one has  come up 
with control system to protect against or even determine who will be  turning 
on in the pits.
 
So what's the skinny....how many of you realized that it is  possible to be 
shot down with 2.4, that less than our current 50 TX's can be  running at once 
and no one is too sure about how many of a mix of brand systems  are safe?

Was just wondering that's all :-)?
 
Gordy
Glenwood Springs Co
 
 



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