Rules Survey - Track v.s. Heading

[Bob Pastorello]

This weekend, had an interesting discussion with some folks at the Tulsa 
contest.   My comments related to "track" of loops, part loops, etc....I 
have always believed that the TRACK of the maneuver was to be constant, 
either parallel or perpendicular to, the "flight line" established as the 
parallel line to the centerline of the runway.

In all the manuever DOWNGRADES in the AMA regs, nearly every loop or 
part-looping maneuver downgrade lists "Heading" changes as cause for 
downgrade.

As we all know from flying crosswinds, heading and track are only the same 
in a zero wind condition where the flight path and the centerline of the 
fuselage are parallel (or identical).
    When wind corrections get introduced to the mix, the HEADING is offset 
*usually INTO the prevailing crosswind component*, so that the TRACK of the 
manuever is maintained.

Can anyone find the reference where the AMA Judge's Guidelines, or 
downgrades, refer properly to TRACK (as they likely were intended to be!!!) 
????

Bob Pastorello
www.rcaerobats.net
rcaerobob at cox.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Don Ramsey
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: Rules Survey


Looks like the deadline for comments only in June 7th.  The final survery 
will be complete around that time and will be voted at a later date.

Don
----- Original Message ----- 
From: vicenterc at comcast.net
To: discussion at nsrca.org ; discussion at nsrca.org
Cc: Don Ramsey
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: Rules Survey


Don,

When is the dead line to send you the survey?

Looks very good to me.  Thanks for all work done.

Vicente Bortone

-------------- Original message -------------- 

> Everyone,
>
> Just found out that I have about 4 more days for comments or suggestions 
> on
> proposals for the next rules cycle. The survey can be viewed on
> http://www.nsrca.org/competition/judging/judging.htm
>
> You must have your comment or suggestions to me don.ramsey at cox.net by
> 6-7-2005.
>
> There is a short dicussion from FAI about the weight limits at the end of
> the survey. If you would like to write a counter to this, I'll take some 
> of
> the comments and add them to the document.
>
> Don Ramsey
> NSRCA Judging Committee Chairman
> AMA 6096 NSRCA 1506
> email: don.ramsey at cox.net
> website: http://members.cox.net/don.ramsey
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