WC semi's Day 5

[Lynn Burks]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: WC semi's Day 5


> Thanks for the explanation.
> BTW, a US Nickle (coin) weighs 5 grams by definition. It comes in handy
once
> in a while...
>
> John Ferrell
> http://DixieNC.US
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Troy A. Newman" <troy_newman at msn.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: WC semi's Day 5
>
>
> > The report was that rain was involved. I guess its been pretty wet there
> > all week. Perhaps its a case of the model getting rained on maybe even
in
> > flight. The numbers I saw the model was 4999g at check in or perhaps it
> > was before the flight?...and after the flight was 5010 g.
> >
> > If flying in the rain or sitting in the ready box getting rain could
> > change the weight of the model 11g really easy. And this might not be
the
> > fault of the pilot and falls under the rule of conditions outside the
> > pilots control. Then again playing roulette with the weight rule is the
> > pilots fault!
> > Who knows....but I bet there was and or will be protests regarding the
> > results...however even with the penalty he was not in the top 10 so its
> > almost a mute point anyway.
> >
> > I regularly see about a 1-1.5oz increase in weight going from dry air in
> > the west to the humid air of Muncie...and this is on my own scales both
at
> > home and in Muncie... 1oz is about 28g.
> >
> > Troy
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 3:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: WC semi's Day 5
> >
> >
> >>I thought weight was a deal breaker, go/NoGo. How do they figure the
> >>penalty?
> >>
> >> John Ferrell
> >> http://DixieNC.US
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Troy A. Newman" <troy_newman at msn.com>
> >> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 4:59 PM
> >> Subject: Re: WC semi's Day 5
> >>
> >>
> >>> also #18 Drack (Swiss) got a  penalty in rd 1 of semi's report is
model
> >>> was over weight after this round.
> >>>
> >>> Note to all it appears they are weighing the models coming off the
> >>> flight line to make sure they are legal. Especially the electric
models
> >>> as they can change batts and get the weight lower without removing
> >>> anything from the airframe.
> >>>
> >>> good Luck Jason and Chip Keep it coming! A new contest for you guys
> >>> tomorrow. Kick some tail.
> >>>
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