I find that the race to the "bottom" leads to an event becoming obsolete. I think the evidence supports this point.
In no minimum weight limit events, a low flying weight will trump all other factors. In my opinion, this reduces the multi-facted challenges of indoor free flight into a very narrow activity.
I think F1D is a very good example of a complex and challenging event that has a reasonable minimum weight (1.2g). Building true and stiff is as important as building light.
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Don Slusarczyk <don@...> wrote:
>
> On 4/2/2013 10:16 PM, Yuan Kang Lee wrote:
> >
> > In case you are wondering, I think now is a good time to put a minimum
> > weight on F1R (35 cm). Bob Bailey's model weighs around 360 mg. Tom
> > Sova's is around 400 mg. I don't know the weighs of John Tipper's and
> > Ray Haran's. Larry Coslick's is around 350 mg.
> >
> > I think the minimum weight should be capped at 350 mg.
> >
>
> Min weight on EZB makes more sense to me due to the rule restrictions of
> all balsa props, solid motor sticks, plastic film, solid tailboom, no
> boron, no bracing unless of wood etc as it puts a huge emphasis on
> finding sub 4# wood for the model and a higher weight will allow more
> available wood to be used. 35cm is much different as the only
> restriction is wingspan so these complications go away as you can brace
> the wing or add boron to a body, use microfilm and make built up props.
> So I guess my question is what purpose do you feel the min weight will
> serve for 35cm?
>
> Don S
>
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