Well, JOe old buddy, remember sometimes we agreed to disagree right?
DISCLAIMER THIS RANT IS NOT POINTED AT ANY ONE PERSON DO NOT TAKE OFFENSE BECAUSE YOU THINK I AM POINTING AT YOU (whoever you may be,, I have talked to several people about carrier so dont assume its you I am talking about please!)
for ME, I have NO interest in a .15 sized carrier plane, not to any degree, I suppose If someone gave me a chance to fly one I would do it, but you would not find me building something for .15 carrier as an entry level plane. I could be wrong, but the thought of a plane that small trying to fight the wind in slow speed, and maintain line tension,, NOPE I want something with a 35 on it,, say profile,, or nostalgia, I just dont want to fly that small of a plane, I could be a rare commodity, but most of the stunt guys I talked to feel the same, nobody has a 15 in their arsenal, let alone a .15 with a carb! however, most of the guys have 35 or 40 sized motors,, LOTS of FP 40s around. If you want to get people to fly carrier, give them something they can build and fly simply,, like a profile with a .40 on it,, oh wait, cant do that the motors to big! Yeah there are hurdles,, Joe can attest that I have talked about carrier since I started flying again two years ago. I get discouraged every time I look at doing carrier. It seems that when I ask questions about BUILDING, and what to BUILD, how to set it up I keep getting these political rants about some mysterious rule change that ruined Carrier!!! LIKE I CARE I wasn't there, am not there and want to move ahead. if you want people to fly carrier, SUPPORT like the stunt guys do,, make a source that gives clear definitive answers to serious questions like which of the dozen bellcranks does a guy need,, how do you set it up, how do you set the tailhook up,, whats a GOOD multipurpose airframe.
Again this spring I was set to build a carrier plane, even went so far as to by a NIB Kand B 5.8 based upon the recommendations of someone who flew and held records in the events. then i have two people tell me nope thats not good, THen I ask about a bellcrank, and get a rant about some rule,, and then no answer on the bellcrank deal, I don't have time nor inclination to build my own bellcrank, I want SIMPLE and straightforward.It is very frustrating!! So, looks like I will AGAIN put off building a carrier airplane this year out of frustration and a lack of meaningfull assistance.
NOW please keep in mind, there may be valid help and info around, but for someone who wants to try it, it sure is hard to get a a straight answer.