Intermediate questions

[Grow Pattern]

Troy,
         I believe that the take-off has now changed and will be a procedure 
turn in 2005. I have not seen the latest rules book yet and I could, as 
always, be wrong.

Regards,

Eric.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Troy A. Newman" <troy_newman at msn.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: Intermediate questions


> Norm,
>
> you need to download the AMA contest Regulations and the rules are at your
> hand. Each maneuver has a description of how its performed and the 
> possible
> defects a maneuver can be downgraded for.
>
> To answer your questions.....the model takes off into the wind....turns 
> down
> wind not judged...flies to the downwind not judged...turns around not
> judged...Then as the model comes back up wind it "enters the box" the old
> interpretation was as the model passes over the downwind 60 deg marker its
> "entering the box" the rules that in effect as of Jan 1 of this year are
> that the model enters the box when the pilot calls it but at a minimum of
> 15m before the first pull up to start your Cuban 8.
>
> Humpty bump with options is explain in the book but essentially the model
> has 2 sets of options...Option #1 is the roll it can be a 1/2 roll or a 
> 1/4
> roll on the upline. If and only if the pilot chooses a 1/4 does the 
> downline
> contain a roll and it is a 1/4 roll to get the exit attitude (meaning
> upright exit) If a 1/2 roll is chosen then no roll is allowed on the
> downline. Option #2 is the 1/2 loop at the top of the Humpty Bump. This 
> 1/2
> loop can be inside (up elevator) or outside (down elevator). this sums up
> the options on the Humpty
>
>
> The inverted flight starts from upright and is defines a 1/2 roll hold
> inverted for a specific period of time then 1/2 roll to upright. The 
> entire
> thing from the straight upright line before the 1/2 roll to the straight
> upright line after the last 1/2 roll is judged as the Inverted flight.
>
> One thing to remember is that the name of a maneuver doesn't take 
> precedence
> on what it is. The Descriptor in the rule book is the letter of the law.
> Things like stall turns and others of this like are named rather than
> describing the actual event. Nothing in description of a stall turn
> (hammerhead for the IMAC in ya) says anything about the model being 
> stalled.
> In fact it doesn't stall at all. It never "departs" at least in the pitch 
> or
> roll axis....It does rotate rapidly 180 degs in the yaw axis but the 
> rudder
> is not stalled as you can control the pivot
>
> That's the good news...The bad news is the AMA has not posted the new rule
> book yet. We need to get on the stick here. Phx has a contest in just 
> about
> 2.5 weeks that is based on this new rule boo for the AMA classes.
>
> Glad to have you trying out Precision Aerobatics.
>
>
> Troy Newman
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Norm500" <Norm500 at comcast.net>
> To: "Pattern" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 10:25 PM
> Subject: Intermediate questions
>
>
>> I've some questions about the Intermediate schedule used in 2004.
>>
>> Do you go straight from the takeoff to the Cuban 8 without
>> exiting/reentering the box?
>>
>> On #5, Humpty Bump with Options.  What does Options mean and how
>> are they applied?
>>
>> #12 is straight inverted flight, but how do you get inverted?  It
>> appears you're exiting #11 upright.  Is a half roll implied.  (In
>> IMAC the half roll would be another maneuver and not allowed
>> unless in the schedule.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Norm
>>
>>
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