Re: Re: A6 to become new AMA event ?

From: Don Slusarczyk <don_at_slusarczyk.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:50:59 -0500

Ric,

Your practical experience to me trumps everything else. If A-6 is indeed
becoming an AMA event only for beginners then this is the type of info
that needs to be taken into account and rules adopted to the reality of
what happens when beginners build the model. If A-6 is becoming an AMA
event simply to unify the rules or to create a new record class then it
really means nothing to beginners as A-6 in its present form is not
exactly a beginners event. 10 minutes with a 1.2 gram 30 sq inch model
is not exactly for beginners.

Don

> Mark,
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> I also qualify as one newcomer that would be affected by A6 rules. I teach a high school engineering tech class in Ohio. In the past we used A6 as our aerodynamics project. Condenser paper was hard to come by and warped our structures. We stopped doing the project out of frustration. The next year I decided to heck with your rules, I'll make my own. Plastic covering was OK, 50% stab area, 1.90 gram minimum w/o rubber, the rest unchanged. It was a stunning success. My students loved it and they learn alot. The students went out and solicited pledges for time aloft and donated the money to a local aircraft museum. We tried Limited Penny planes the next year (seniors) and that proved too technical and took too much teacher involvement (Warping prop blades). You guys can discuss all you want, but we'll go back to my rules and just have our own contest. Limited A6 as a separate category may make everyone happy. It just might help some new kids enter your hobby.
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> Ric Thompson, GlenOak HS
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Received on Mon Feb 01 2010 - 09:51:00 CET