<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Regarding distance, model size, velocity, maneuver size: The larger fuselage style planes (Smaragd, Lazulite, Partner, Vivat, Eclipse), make it easier to fly close. These type of fuselages allow the pilot to perform higher quality rolling elements at lower horizontal velocity's. Flying at lower horizontal velocity's give you plenty of time to fly a medium maneuver set over the poles or slightly further out - if you have the power setup correctly. Select a prop and throttle curve combination that gets the right power setting at the stick position you fly most of the horizontal maneuvers. The closer you fly, the easier it is to see and control the model. Given the new designs, with the right power setup, it is probably easier than ever to fly between 150-175 meters without looking rushed.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Jim W.</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"Earl Haury" <ehaury@houston.rr.com></b></font>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">07/29/2004 02:40 PM</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Jerry</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">A lot easier to speculate and postulate than execute! But this is a good discussion, anything that ensures accurate judging and good flying is good for the game.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Earl</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>From:</b> </font><a href=mailto:JAStebbins@worldnet.att.net><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>Jerry Stebbins</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>To:</b> </font><a href=mailto:discussion@nsrca.org><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>discussion@nsrca.org</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:44 AM</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>Subject:</b> Distances</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Earl, seems like there are three ways to get the distance:1 Judge guessing based on experience/visibility,2 Setting someone off each of the box boundies at 180M, or 3 Measuring, in real time what it really is.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Most of the FAI judges are older,more experienced, may be able to guess accurately, but also eysight problems can creep in.Trying to see what is going on ,due to distance, really adds to the load of evaluating all the other things that are more "judgeable ".</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Putting a couple folks out of the box like we do in pylon racing is fairly easy to do, logistically, and reporting wise. Would also need a "distance judge" seated with the others to provide them guidance on where the plane was.(hard to do real time). Could also be done post flight as an added downgrade column for each maneuver that is imposed across the board against the "judged" value, where the pilot violates the "distance box". </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Then there is the "hi-tech" answer of a "two distance judges" that have range finder lasers that track and report/record the distance out. Two to give added credibility/ consistency to what is "seen".ORRR-install a transponder in the planes that would automatically give you position data -related to the box "limits". I have no doubt that there is a tiny device /system that is capable of this already available somewhere.Then there would be no doubt on ALL box violations,only the "degree" of the violation.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">This would require software to accommodate the "end of box " distances ,versus centered distances, but that would not be too tough. Also could be more sophisticated to add triggers for "over distance" reporting only, recording of data in real time on a comparable judging form, or some form of input to the judges in real time (beeper) or post flight for added downgrades.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">All this is somewhat academic, since it behooves the pilot to "present" to the judges his best , and observable performance, to get the best scores.</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="Arial">But maybe helping the judges have a better/prcise observation data base might be a step forward to him getting more exactly "what he deserves".</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Ain't this more fun than sitting out in the sun and baking, while trying to do the best you can to observe, evaluate, and score?</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Jerry</font>
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