*SPAM* Re: Rules Survey

[Bill Southwell]

Tom how so?  If there are available engines that actually hold up but 
are a bit more porky....but also a lot cheaper to own both in intial 
purchase and in up keep how can it lead to a more expensive airplane. 
Cost of the present designs are due to the materials and mathods of 
production required tokeep the weight down. A little more room would 
make more pedestrian material like balsa , ply. and foam to come back or 
at least make the average builder have hope.





Tom Shaw wrote:

> You guys need to leave well enough alone.  With the unlimited engines 
> a higher weight limit is just going to ecourage larger more expenseive 
> airplanes.  That will amount to fewer flyers.
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Gray E Fowler <mailto:gfowler at raytheon.com>
>     *To:* discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, February 08, 2005 4:25 PM
>     *Subject:* RE: *SPAM* Re: Rules Survey
>
>
>     Here comes the dreaded weight debate again....
>
>     Consider this-Anyone in the upper level classes would not be too
>     smart to have a plane heavier than it needs to be.  But, lets
>     pretend there is a hot new Sportsman named uh lets see..... Chuck.
>     Chuck tears up 401 after 3 contests, and he is flying his best
>     airplane that most FAI guys would consider a toy (and I do not
>     mean the "foamie toys" pictured in last months Model Aviation
>     being held by  a guy named "Chuck")  and so moving up to
>     Intermediate halfway thru his first season, last 3 contests were
>     quite a challenge, BUT he places in 402 anyway!
>     In the off season, he saves his pennies, keeps his wife happy and
>     gets a used REAL pattern plane, built by someone who has a slight
>     heavy hand, and alas it weighs 11.5 lbs. Now this here Chuck is
>     good and pumped up and I would place money that this theoretical
>     person could place at the NATS, but his plane is over weight!!!!!
>     one more !
>
>     Sorry Chuck, even though you are flying at a disadvantage, we will
>     not let you play at the NATS........Oh unless you can spend $2k
>     more on another plane.
>
>     The story you have just read is about to be true, once we do not
>     let Chuck fly at this years NATS. But at least the French FAI rule
>     makers are happy.
>
>     Consider a weight change. It does not need to be across the board
>     and for the life of me I cannot imagine why it needs to align with
>     FAI.  Chuck will have a 5Kg plane *BY THE TIME HE REACHES FAI-*and
>     the French can be happy then*.*
>
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