Snap Switch

[Gray E Fowler]

Good Point, but unfortunately judging snaps is difficult, and then 
educating all the judges is even more difficult. Having the nads to zero 
people due to "not real snaps" is also difficult.  Even the people who 
have said nads for zeroing an Advanced flyer may exhibit shrinkage when it 
comes to zeroing a top level FAI dude, whom to me seem to have the best 
ability to fudge a snap where you wonder....was that a snap (must have 
been right? he's a TOP flyer!)? I too hate to be in that position.  This 
has been discussed at length before.
Also remember that I think some radios have a delay that when you hit the 
switch it can be programmed to feed certain control surfaces first-I am 
nuts on this?




Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering




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I remember that we discussed this before.  According with the rule book 
the pilot have to show a definitive brake before the snap.  It is very 
difficult to do this with the snap switch alone unless you are very fast 
and do the break first and then use the snap switch just after. I agree 
that the snap done by hand is a lot better and under control.  My personal 
experience is that if I try to break first the snap is a lot better.  I 
agree that is very difficult to judge. 

I know that several top pilots got "zeros" at the world championship.  I 
am guessing that they didn't show a definitive break before the snap. Tony 
Stillam: Do you know?

Regards,

Vicente Bortone

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