FAI Weight Thread

[tony at radiosouthrc.com]

Bob:

The 5K rule is in the FAI General Section.  This pretty much makes it apply to all FAI events, unless the event itself has specific weight rules that differ.  This is the reason that the Trans-Atlantic flight for a R/C airplane was 5K.  Other R/C models did it earlier, but they were heavier than 5K.  Hence, they don't meet FAI requirements.


Tony Stillman
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Richards 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:16 AM
  Subject: Re: FAI Weight Thread


  In a way, it is a separate rule, since the weight is with no fuel. For all the record attempts, it must be the takeoff weight -- with fuel.

  Bob R.


  vicenterc at comcast.net wrote:
    I agree.  Looks like any RC plane over 5 kilos is not consider a model airplane.  Clearly, it is going to be very tuff to have a separte rule for F3A.

    Vince
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