Re: Re: The present AMA BOM rule (text copy) FYI

From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:49:37 -0700

I've met perhaps a hundred indoor flyers over the last 20 years. I
honestly don't think a single one of them would use a purchased hub if they
knew it was explicitly forbidden. I think the indoor community is better
than that.

That said, it's not hard to spot a Treger hub.

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net> wrote:

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> I can't see any way that rule could be interpreted to allow the use of a
> Treger hub. It specifically excludes commercially available propellers for
> indoor duration models. I think it would be hard to argue that a VP hub
> wouldn't fall into that category even if it's not a complete propeller. If
> I was a CD and someone used a Treger hub, I would disqualify them.
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark F1diddler" <f1diddler_at_...>
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> > 6. Builder of Model: The CD shall make every reasonable effort to assure
> himself that each flier has completely "constructed&#8223; the model(s) he
> uses in competition, including the covering where used, with "constructed"
> to be interpreted as the action required to complete a model starting with
> no more prefabrication than the amount used in the average kit. Models
> which are completely prefabricated and require only a few minutes of
> unskilled effort for their completion shall be excluded from competition.
> In the case of rubber-powered models (excluding Indoor duration models),
> commercially available balsa, plastic, and hardwood propellers may be used.
> Materials and design may be obtained from any source, including kits. The
> builder-of-the-model rule applies to every AMA event unless specifically
> noted otherwise in the rules governing that event.
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