It seems too me that for purposes of AMA records that the old rules should
apply until the new rules go into effect. But I agree with Leo that it
would be a good idea to to fly under the new rules in competition. I'm not
sure that both of those can be accomplished but several people are on the
verge of record setting performances and I'd hate to see that effort go to
waste.
On Apr 12, 2014 5:29 PM, <leop_at_lyradev.com> wrote:
>
>
> For the US F1D fliers, I cannot more strongly suggest that we immediately
> adopt the new FAI F1D rules, even if we need to do so with an informal
> "gentle persons'" agreement. This includes flying for qualification for
> the USA team trials and at the Nats this year. We need to get as much
> experience as we can with the new rules as we will need fly to those rules
> for FAI competitions.
>
> Given the reduction in motor weight, I also suggest that the Team
> Selection committee reduce the "Fly Often" time. To first order, the time
> should be reduced to 80 minutes. However, we could make allowance for
> those flights flown to the new rules by multiplying the times by 1.5 for
> the purposes of "Fly Often " qualifying times. This latter proposal is
> more balanced and allows the times already flown to the current rules and
> the times flown to the new rules to be made "equivalent."
>
> I am not a top F1D flier but I will walk the talk and fly under the new
> rules from now on, including Kent in two weeks. It is easy to do so by
> using a 2/3 motor (current rules) and the corresponding dummy spacer until
> new planes are built.
>
> LeoP
>
>
>
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