Re: FAI Steering//Editorial

From: Nick Aikman <nickaikman_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:09:17 -0000

I was at the Team Managers briefing and this was the interpretation
of the rules given for the Euro Champs. I think that next year will
have the same organisers, so they assume that the same
interpretations will probably apply. The organisers/Jury felt that
the critical factor should be that the models should not be given
additional forward impetus and hence lift. Seems reasonable to me,
the rule was the same for all.

Many of the top Europeans are very adept at pole steering. The
Hungarians, Lutz for Germany and the Romanians are all masters at it
and often tap the wing or tail leading edges or the stick assembly
to change direction with carbon poles up to 11 metres long. In
addition, a balcony on one side of the hall gave an extra 12 feet or
so to pole length if the model was near enough.

Apart from GBR, not many of the Europeans enjoy or feel comfortable
with a balloon and many flights came to grief or lost a lot of
altitude when steered that way.

Nick.

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Fred Tellier" <fred-
tellier_at_...> wrote:
>
> What I don't understand is the statement that this interpretation
of the rules will be used at the WC in 2008, I don't care about the
ruling as such but deciding that it will be done at a WC is beyond
the scope of the Euro Champs organizers and jury. I would think that
the WC jury might be the ones who should rule on this at the WC.
> I can't even relate to why this would come up unless they are
thinking of pole steering as Bill Gowen mentioned in his post.
>
> Fred Tellier
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 3:51 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] FAI Steering//Editorial
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Slobodan Midic"
> <slomi_at_> wrote:
> >
> > In the FAI Sporting code, 4, Vol F1, point 3.4.7 a)
> under "Steering", second
> > sentence, write: " ...all steering shall be done from the
front end
> > of the model and never from behind."
> >
> > At European Championship hold in Belgrade in August this
regulation
> was
> > explained so that steering was permissible from front edge of
wing,
> and
> > front edge of stabilizer. This will be also at WCh next year
in
> Belgrade.
> >
> >
>
> Ah, so "from the front end of model" really means from front OR
back,
> either way. Obviously, every "rear end" has a "front part" of
said
> rear end, so is this not an insult to language and its
distinctions?
> Fortunately, steering from LE of a stab is likely to lead to
> breakage, but I have accidentally bumped stabs without (further)
> mishap. Thanks, European officials. I will now
> expect "interpretations" in other rules, as it suits the moment.
> Maybe "Maximum motor weight .600 gram" can now be interpreted as
> Minimum OR Maximum."
>
> Was this enacted to please those who bungled steers from behind?
>
> Why can't we change rules if they are not suitable, instead of
> insulting normal intelligence?
> Mark F1diddler
>
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Sep 10 2007 - 05:09:48 CEST