AMA rules-weight, gasers?

[Bill Glaze]

That's the one thing about the Y.S. smoke trail I really hate: it leaves
a temporary trail of my mistakes for the judges to consider<sob!>
Bill Glaze

Gray E Fowler wrote:

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> Personally, I want the weight rule to change so I can use a turbine.
> If I fly real fast my mistakes appear shorter.
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> Gray Fowler
> Principal Chemical Engineer
> Composites Engineering
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>  s.vannostrand at kodak.com
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> Tom,
> I was disappointed in reading your detailed and informative message.
> How dare you inject logic and reality into an otherwise oblivious
> discussion.  Many people have commented that the current rules are
> like a house of cards.  If the weight limit changes, then we won't be
> able to control ourselves and all our rules (the other 2) will have to
> be changed too.  Plane size and noise limits will get out of control.
> New aerodynamic laws will be discovered that will force completely new
> designs that can only be made from exotic materials.  All current
> equipment will become obsolete.
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> What has worked well in Australia has a high risk of failing here.
> The equator reverses logic.
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> Sorry guys, maybe I didn't sleep well last night <G>.
> --Lance
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>   "Koenig, Tom"
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> Hi all,
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> As most of you know I'm down here in Australia. I've been reading all
> your
> posts regarding weight limits etc etc. The discussion seems to be
> quite
> tiring to be honest.
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> I dont understand something here...is the 5  kg limit also one of your
> AMA
> rules????
> This just isn't an issue down here unless you want to fly FAI class.
> Our governing body is the MAAA, we have a 7 kg weight limit, aircraft
> over
> 7kg must be inspected by a certified inspector before they are issued
> a
> certificate/ cleared to fly. This covers many aspects, construction
> etc.
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> In pattern, we apply the 5 kg limit, 2 x 2, for FAI only....the other
> classes it just isn't an issue. They can fly what they like, it just
> so
> happens that in all the years, I have yet to see even a newbie turn up
> with
> something monstrous.
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> They tend to show up with 60 size planes, 40's even 20's and
> occasionally
> you get one with all the bells and whistles, 2 x 2.
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> This issue was dead and buried down here years ago.
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> I just Co-CD'd our State champs and we had 40 entries, 11 or 12 in
> FAI, the
> rest spread pretty evenly across the remaining three classes. This was
> with
> up to 10 regulars absent!!! Pattern is alive and kicking down here,
> but I
> must admit we have had our lulls as well.
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> Now I find it interesting about the gaser developments you guys are
> talking
> about. Correct me if I'm wrong as I dont have access to my FAI rule
> book
> here...but Gassers are not permitted in the FAI rule book, I thought
> it
> states somewhere about Methanol only in the  F3A section??
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> So again...this is FAI only..or is this issue going to be a problem
> for the
> American market, what are your AMA rules on this??
> Just be aware guys, you could be flogging a dead horse here too, the
> FAI is
> a world wide organisation, the US has one vote, just like the rest of
> the
> member countries.
> I cannot however see a reason why your AMA cannot define its own rules
> to
> cover its members for its market/area...do what you like for all other
>
> classes, but if you wanna play FAI, you gota play with the rest of the
>
> world, simple as that.
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> Hope I didn't offend anyone, I just dont see what the problem is ( I
> am
> however unaware of your AMA rules)
>
> Tom
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> Canberra - Australia
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