Hi Barry
> As a relatively newcomer to competetive indoor model building it
seems to me that you might want to keep the rules to A-6 somewhat
simple to perhaps attract more people to this hobby.
I agree on that simple rules are better, and the A-6 rules are not the
most simple ones. But, in my opinion there is good reason for that...
A-6 is a beginning class, and by seting min part sizes (ribs, spars,
propeller blades thikness) will make you work with balsa wood in order
to build a light A-6 model. If you dont select your balsa, you cant
get into a competitive weight.
Nobody prohibits if somebody goes to a contest with a non-competitive
model. Its not all about wining, you can have big time, even just lookin.
>Seems to me that if you start trying to figure out all kinds of ways
to get around the rules that have been laid down and rely on the
builder/flyers ability to TRIM an airplane and make it fly rather than
try to concote all kinds of way to twist the rules, then you are just
going to have the same bunch of people showing up for the competition
year after year.
Nobody, I think, is trying to get arround rules. All discussion was
about some clarifications on what can be done or what can not. Other
classes have more simple and clear rules than A-6 ones.
It is very important thr trimming on free flight, specialy in indoor
free flight. The main goal of this trimming is to maximize endurance.
Fairing, using special hooks, special o-rings, covering both sideas of
wing and things like that aren't for get arround rules. I think
all that can be done in ministicks, EZB and others. But people dont do
that because is not nescesary on those classes. In A-6 probably will
improve times, and that is all about, challenge against the clock.
> I flew A-6 at the USIC and had 3 HEAVY models that were nowhere
near competitive. I don't have the building experience that all you
guys do, so I didn't have a chance, and to a certain extent it was
somewhat intimidating to fly my 2.5g models against 1.2's.
Its very hard to be part in a contest with a model twice as heavy than
others. Much more harder will be to win. But you times
arent bad for su much weight.
Barry, its not hard to save some weight... just select your balsa.
find a 36" x 3" sheet 1/16 thikness that weight 9 grams. That will be
#5 balsa. Cut many spars with a striper, then weight each of them
and use the light ones. Use small amount of glue. For motorstick use
a sligly hard balsa (#6) and for propeller cut blades from #4 balsa.
Spary very small amount of 3m77 to attach condenser paper. Use music
wire 0.012" for hook and aluminium bearing.
> But if you guys are going to make this event into a pro event maybe
it wouldn't be worth me trying to make a 1.2 model because, if I got
to that point, then there's a whole new slant that has to be overcome
for me to have any kind of chance.
Im sure that for any help you need you will find here (and in
contests) many people to give you a hand. But is not possible to make
people to not turn into "pro" a starting class. All wants to do the
best time!! :)
Here, in our principiant class, there was a rummor that the winner of
the nationall class can not longer compete in that class on following
nationals. Still its only a rummor, but probably a good idea.
>Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought A-6 was supposed to be kind of a
stepping stone into more competitive modeling. You guys probably
think this guys full of hot air/too bad he can't build better, but
this is just how I see it.
Not me. And sure you can :)
Regards.
Ignacio.
Received on Fri Jun 09 2006 - 21:46:06 CEST
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