Re: Bostonians and No-Cals

From: Don Slusarczyk <don_at_slusarczyk.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:37:55 -0400

4 or 5 gram indoor Nocal with 60 sq inches and 7" props will do 5
minutes at Kent and 7+ at USIC. So it really changes nothing except the
indoorists will know how to do it and the FAC sport guy will not and
will still loose. I don't see how that makes it all OK somehow? The same
guys will win just like the same guys win when the 6.2 gr was added,
they just adapted. There will always be a gap between the sport flyer
and the competitive flyer and trying to legislate people into the
winners circle has never worked in timed indoor events , be them AMA or
FAC.

Don S.


> Now we're getting somewhere!
>
>
> Please tell me
> 1) What specific weight. I agree with you that heavy, clunky models
> are not ideal for indoor flying, if for no other reason than they
> don't mesh well with even our heavyweights light PP and LPP. That
> said, we need a reasonable number that is not too heavy and not too
> light. I'd say 4-5 grams is about right. (our 6.2 gr WWII event is fun
> but really a gram or two too heavy. The models are a tad fast and
> almost all of them have needed ballast)
> 2) what specific prop diameter. Well, this is a scale model, so let's
> keep it pretty small to add to realism. 7" seems right.
>
> The additional rule that is probably needed is a length limit, like
> 16", but on further thought it might be better to drop the wingspan
> restriction and just limit wing area to something like 60 sq. inches.
> If the latter, perhaps we wouldn't need a wingspan restriction.
>
> All of this goes a long way toward eliminating the buzz-kill loopholes
> while keeping the event within reach for the average FAC builder.
>
> But it also goes a long way down the path of over-legislating which
> FAC is loathe to do. Still, I've been told the FAC Council is
> monitoring this discussion, so maybe they'll discuss it at their next
> rules meeting.
>
> Will satisfy the "spirit of the FAC" nocal event?
>
> Don S
>
>
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