I think we need to define what kind of beginner these rules are
targeting.
If the new blood comming into the hobby (if ther is any new blood)is
from the ranks of the Sci-oly or other facets of the model airplane
community then rules which are step backward in terms of modeling
skills and materials make no sense. Allow film and remove the 1/16
stick requirement.
If we are targeting beginners with no previous modeling or building
experience then the rules need to be somewhat different.
Any true beginner event which requires the purchase of anything beyond
what a well stocked hobby store has available is a big mistake. The
last thing a person who wants to try-out the hobby to see what its like
or a parent purchasing for his child is having to buy a $10 piece (+$5
shipping) of contest balsa.
I believe the original intent of the A6 rules was that a person could
walk into the local hobby store grab a bunch 1/16 sq balsa sticks, a
sheet of 1/32 balsa, a piece of music wire, and a sheet of tissue paper
(forget the condenser paper)and build a competitive model.
The rules as currently written dont really allow that and I think the
minimum weight should be raised to allow a hobby shop build as
described above.
If you want to build a 1.2 gram model then build an f1L or F1D.
Steve Smith
Castle Rock, CO
Received on Sat Nov 22 2008 - 20:11:09 CET
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