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<DIV>In a message dated 6/10/2005 6:11:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
vanputte@cox.net writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fdecb0" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>On Jun
10, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Wincons@aol.com wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> In a message
dated 6/10/2005 7:58:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, <BR>>
Jim_Woodward@beaerospace.com writes:<BR>>> Does anyone happen to know
what the weighing policy will be for <BR>>> electric planes at the nats
(with or without batteries)?<BR>> After a top secret, high level meeting
with both CIAM, FAI, AMA, <BR>> NSRCA, SPCA and the OSBR; the NATS
committee has issued a ruling;<BR>> <BR>>
"Competitors in 401 through 406 WILL be allowed to
discharge <BR>> battery pack of electric propelled airplanes, using
whatever external <BR>> equipment necessary, prior to being weighed for
compliance with the 11 <BR>> pound competition rule."<BR>>
<BR>> I'm told that they are scrambling to
obtain equipment prior to the <BR>> first day of competition, but that we
might have to submit to weighing <BR>> as if the aircraft were 'wet', or,
liquid fuel. I'm sure all <BR>> participants will remain subject to the
rules pertaining to 'souped <BR>> up' fuels; i.e. pro tonic and alpha
emitter packs, as opposed to the <BR>> standard electron transference media
such as Lion and Li poly packs. <BR>> <BR>>
Still, this ruling should come to good news. Me,
I'm battening <BR>> the hatches for the first hurricane of the season;
winds are kicking <BR>> up outside right now. Good luck, Florida, if
it turns.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Brian will have a difficult time getting the big
"pooch" out of his <BR>cheek (tongue firmly in cheek) after that e-mail.
<VBG><BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>BUT, nobody asked what OSBR meant...... 'one step beyond
ridiculous'........ <VBG></DIV>
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