Re: Illinois State Wright Stuff

From: soslipstream <parkreation_at_msn.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:56:17 -0000

Richard,

I agree, the rules can be confusing. It a matter of too many people
in the rules committees, too many wordsmiths and way to many lawyer
types trying to find loopholes. All this clutters the presentation.

There is an saying in Science Olympiad, "If your kid wants science
as a career, they can try any event except Mission Possible and
Wright Stuff. Those two events are for those planning to be lawyers."

As for the BLG rules, those rules are "wide open" as this was the
first year in official status. We wanted to allow more innovation
and view the trends before we select areas to key on. This is so
that we can slowly tighten up the rules where needed in the future.
Plus, BLG is a new concept and we could not fallback on even AMA
rules for reference.

BTW, thanks for officiating. The SO flying events are noted for
having the least arbitrations, nationally. I believe its because of
the quality of our officials.

Regards,
Tom Sanders

 

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Rszanti" <Rszanti@...>
wrote:
>
>
> You're right Tom, guess I should blush - I didn't read the WS
rules and
> referred to the BLG rules. My point was the rules aren't always so
> clear. The chord width of the stabs came up several times with
judging
> in BLG including discussions about considering the post as part of
the
> wing. Thanks for pointing out the clarity that exists in the WS
rules.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "soslipstream"
> <parkreation_at_> wrote:
> >
> > Normally I do not get on to be a "wise acher" but that fact is
> > this.... in the current (2007) WS rules under 2.CONSTRUCTION, d),
> > last sentence states,"The maximum allowable chord of the
stabilizer
> > is 4.5 cm."
> >
> > So Richard, not that I mean to make you blush (Lord knows I
caused
> > many upon myself), you may have reviewed the rules but overlooked
> > this crucial statement. This is not a unique phenomenon and a
> > perfect case in point!!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom Sanders
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Received on Thu Apr 26 2007 - 12:56:30 CEST