calling complete for new takeoff

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The FAI system is a take-off procedure and landing procedure. They also use a time-to-do-the-schedule system. They changed over to the 0  or 10 system to prevent hot-dogging, time-wasting and maneuver practicing during a contest.

Did we have that problem? What was broken??

Eric.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Don Ramsey 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:10 AM
  Subject: calling complete for new takeoff


  The simple answer is call the takeoff complete when it is complete and that is when the turnaround is done just before the call for "entering the box."  Call the landing when it begins and that is just after the last maneuver in the sequence or after the plane is "out of the box" at the end of the sequence.  You could call "exit the box, landing sequence".  The landing is complete after the model has rolled 10 meters and is below flying speed.  The question is, what is the downgrade if the calls are not made?  The only downgrade is 10 points resulting is zero if this was the intent of the regs (I'm almost certain this was not intended).  There are areas of the new rules that seem to leave some area for wiggle here so I'll have something official on this soon.

  Don 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Steven Maxwell 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:17 AM
    Subject: Re: calling complete for new takeoff


    The main question came from a new sportsman pilot that will be atending his first contest next weekend, he helped scribe last year at the D4 D5 shootout and knows how it was done last year, it's a real simple question and theres not an answer to it yet.
     When does he call complete for takeoff?
     When does he call start for the landing? 

     Steve Maxwell 

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