I agree with Bill. This rule loophole needs to be closed if it isn't
already.
To muddy the waters further, there is a precedent in AMA Helicopter, going
back 45+ years. I'll now ask Jerry Murphy (now Chairman of the FF Contest
Board) to weigh in.
Don DeLoach
Editor, NFFS Free Flight Digest
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From: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of William Gowen
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:43 PM
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: SO Helicopter
My understanding is that in the 2 state finals I'm familiar with the top
rotor locked into either a ceiling tile or a light fixture.
The copter then stayed there until the torque dropped enough for it to fall
free.
The kid I was helping had his copter hang the top rotor on a practice
flight. It took over 10 minutes for the bottom rotor to stop. In his case
the copter didn't fall so it wouldn't have been a legal flight (I guess).
So I don't think we're talking about an aerodynamic phenomena. The copter is
being supported by the ceiling - not by the thrust from the bottom rotor.
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Jeff <janderson_at_twmi.rr.com> wrote:
Received on Wed Mar 30 2011 - 12:50:01 CEST
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