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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Son, around these parts NASCAR is spelled with a
capital 'N'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=twtaylor@ftc-i.net href="mailto:twtaylor@ftc-i.net">Tim Taylor</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Weight rules discussion ( my
opinion)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Buddy I think raising the weight rule to 12lbs or so
will do a few things, it will make more arf's competitive and lower the cost
of competing. You'll see less high dollar light weight stuff used in the
average fliers airplane. You'll see less expensive, bigger displacement
engines being used. This will IMHO fit 80-90% of the pattern fliers out there,
the other 10-20% are going to spend whatever they have to to get the lightest
airplane and the most current equipment and the cost be damned. Spending money
doesn't make one a better flier unless it's spent on your fuel of choice and a
coach. This is our sport and we should not let the minority rule the majority.
Let those that fly FAI on the Worlds Stage worry about the Worlds Rules.
Otherwise do like nascar does and use a one template rule and everyone flies
the same plane same engine same radio and servo's.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=BUDDYonRC@aol.com
href="mailto:BUDDYonRC@aol.com">BUDDYonRC@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV DEFANGED_STYLE="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV DEFANGED_STYLE="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 24,
2005 2:33 PM</DIV>
<DIV DEFANGED_STYLE="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Weight rules
discussion ( my opinion)</DIV>
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<DIV>Since the whole message was to large to post following is my
opinion.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>After a thorough weighted
comparison of the items listed in my previous post I have arrived at the
following conclusions.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
DEFANGED_STYLE="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is most important that we
strive to make pattern an inclusive sport, which I feel is necessary to
increase participation in the future. In order to do that one of the first
item that should be addressed is that of eliminating the illegitimate double
standard in the weight rule. There are two possible solutions; the first
would be to enforce all rules, which many agree in this case would not be in
patterns best interest. That leaves us with only one solution and that is to
change the rule.<SPAN
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color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
DEFANGED_STYLE="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In doing that we must
consider the overall impact of such a change to insure that it serves to
protect all the other aspects concerned as much as possible. After careful
review and acknowledging that maintaining the two-meter rule is in fact the
limiting design criteria for pattern I suggest that a change in the rule
upward to twelve pounds or in light of current FAI considerations, to 5.5K
would be an appropriate solution.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>This change could possibly
effect other aspects of pattern design in the future but given the known
requirements some of which are listed in my previous post that are necessary
and practiced extensively today I have little fear that this change will
result in any major design changes that would present a problem or afford
anyone an unfair advantage in the near future.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
DEFANGED_STYLE="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you study the items in my
previous post it will also become apparent that there are many listed
that offer the potential to increase our participation and make pattern more
inclusive. </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Should anyone have any other
items to offer that I should include which may require further evaluation
concerning my conclusions and suggested weight change please forward them to
me.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Buddy Brammer</FONT></P>
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