Nick Ray<mailto:lasray_at_gmail.com>
""modified to change pitch" I think that if an SO student can build some sort
of vp that the judges would be impressed not inclined to DQ you. perhaps Mr.
Calker or Mr. Sanders can clarify"
You'd think so Nick! S.O. is about being creative to the max. Such is stated number of time in Mission statement, National Science Standard which S.O. is based a pond, General rules and the word Olympiad says it all. Over time let it fly guidelines have been reduced with vague general statements. That allow event director to out law anything. Even if you look at them wrong. Most events still follow the spirit but just a couple do not, becoming cookie cutter events. That's why it is more fun to build another event than planes for students in our school.
My guess is 98% of all the S.O. judges won't even know what VP was or notice anything different, a few would though. The way I read the rules a VP is unlikely because of present thrust bearing and prop rules. At one time there was a specific non VP rule. It was dropped following year yet still dis allowed. The Ribbon drop rule allowed a VP if in connection with dropping a ribbon yet a VP was still dis allowed too.
In my experience if someone came up with a legal VP within one of the years rules. The story would go like this. If they came in fourth place at some state contest the kids would be claimed the next Einstein's. If they won or had a name of Brett, Doug, Bryan or few others, Then you broke the spirit of competition and interpreted the rules to a unfair advantage over the other teams.
Gee, I feel better now.
The "4.5 cm" is stabilizer chord. The prop diameter is 18.5 cm. BTW: The Wright Stuff rules are posted at National S.O. website.........
http://www.soinc.org/events/wrightstuff/Wright_Stuff-C-07.pdf<
http://www.soinc.org/events/wrightstuff/Wright_Stuff-C-07.pdf>
Mark Schaefer
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