I do not much care if a contest is run to the current or future rules for the purposes of the contest scoring. Since the current rules are still in force, anyone can fly to those even if some make a "gentle person's agreement." But for some of us, Kent is the last contest before the Nats in Moscow and these two contests are the only two left this year so far for those of us who do not have regular, local contests. I think some accommodation should be made in the "fly often" qualification time to allow those who decide to fly to the future rules the opportunity to post "equivalent" times to those flying on the current rules. I suggested a 1.5 (150%) multiplicative factor. This will take some fairly quick accommodation from the Team Selection Committee.
The future rule proposers gave a way for current rule planes to fly to the future rules without change: fly with a 0.2g dummy motor spacer. This is easy and fast. The same rule proposers did leave out, by either neglect, forgetfulness, or other reasons, that a plane built to the future rules will probably be better than a current rules plane wasting weight on the dummy motor spacer. But at least some, if they desire, can take immediate advantage of a dummy spacer to fly to the future rules, even as soon as Kent.
I ask that the Team Selection Committee help out. After all if the rules can be changed after the fact to allow the times flown by the USA team in Slanic to count for qualification, I think that those of us who were not there can be given some accommodation, too.
LeoP
Received on Sat Apr 12 2014 - 18:48:55 CEST
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