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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The FAI system is a take-off procedure and landing
procedure. They also use a time-to-do-the-schedule system. They changed over to
the 0 or 10 system to prevent hot-dogging, time-wasting and maneuver
practicing during a contest.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did we have that problem? What was
broken??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eric.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=don.ramsey@cox.net href="mailto:don.ramsey@cox.net">Don Ramsey</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> Monday, May 16, 2005 9:10 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> calling complete for new
takeoff</DIV>
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<DIV>The simple answer is call the takeoff complete when it is complete and
that is when the turnaround is done just before the call for "entering the
box." Call the landing when it begins and that is just after the last
maneuver in the sequence or after the plane is "out of the box" at the
end of the sequence. You could call "exit the box, landing
sequence". The landing is complete after the model has rolled 10 meters
and is below flying speed. The question is, what is the downgrade if the
calls are not made? The only downgrade is 10 points resulting is zero if
this was the intent of the regs (I'm almost certain this was not
intended). There are areas of the new rules that seem to leave some
area for wiggle here so I'll have something official on this soon.</DIV>
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<DIV>Don </DIV>
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<A title=patternrules@earthlink.net
href="mailto:patternrules@earthlink.net">Steven Maxwell</A> </DIV>
<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> Monday, May 16, 2005 2:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: calling complete for new
takeoff</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">The main question came from a new sportsman
pilot that will be atending his first contest next weekend, he helped scribe
last year at the D4 D5 shootout and knows how it was done last year, it's a
real simple question and theres not an answer to it yet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"> When does he call complete for
takeoff?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"> When does he call start for the
landing? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"> Steve Maxwell </FONT></DIV>
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