RE: Bostonians and No-Cals

From: Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:47:47 -0600

But would it not open up the field to more than just one or two top designs?
Which is the point.

 

Why do you assume I want to legislate sport flyers into the winner's circle?
Of course the best flyers will always win. Changing perception is far more
important. The average guy want to look at an event and see a) a variety of
models represented and b) a reasonable set of rules that they can build to
and c) a reasonable chance of doing at least close to the middle of pack in
duration.

 

DD

 

 

  


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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