FAI "Junior Age" change proposal

From: <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
Date: 05 Feb 2016 18:52:51 -0800

What if the junior age limit is changed from 18 to 21? In the short term, this would increase the pool of junior F1D fliers. Also, college students might actually have a more flexible schedule than high school students and can participate in indoor. In the longer term, will this discourage younger juniors from participating, when those 18 to 21 years are still at the front of the pack?
 I think I like this idea.
 -Kang
 Junior Age
 
 Poland propose to raise the junior age from 18 to 21.
“Reasons” are stated to be that:
1 There are no juniors in some classes: eg. F4C, F4G,
2 There are not enough juniors in classes: eg. F2C, F2B,
F2A, F3P, F3C, F3N ….
3 Some CIAM classes are very difficult. Juniors of the age
18 and less need to gain experience and time for building
and practice theirs models of aircraft at a good level.
The Control Technical Committee have proposed to raise the
junior age from 18 to 25 just for control line, in order to retain
the junior flyers, who it states are not competitive in senior CL
between ages 18 and 25 and so give up at that stage).
 

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