[NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing

[John Fuqua]

Better be prepared to weigh 4 or 5 sets of batteries with each competitor as
well as airplanes.  

That's the thing with glow.  Only dry weight counts.  You can load as much
fuel as you wish to any weight!  Electric stuck at a fixed max T.O. Weight.

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Derek
Koopowitz
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 12:37 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing

I don't see an issue with this... we will put a sticker on all items
including all packs that a competitor will use.  If a competitor really
wants to cheat then they will do it... nothing we can do will stop that.
I'm also hoping that random inspections will keep people honest and the fear
that if you do fail then you will be disqualified.


On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com> wrote:


	 

	I have some concern that the proposals put forward will really work.
If the plane is inspected at check-in then there is too much opportunity to
change things. In particular, batteries, which are a normally removable
item, can be changed to decrease on increase the weight. Do we "sticker" the
battery pack? This means the plane must be disassembled for inspection and
that only that battery pack can be used. At present fuel tanks can also be
under/over filled to adjust ballast for windy conditions.

	 

	If this is a serious problem, perhaps there are other solutions. 

	 

	Planes could be placed in an impound/inspection area immediately
before a flight and fully fueled. The inspection could happen here and
shouldn't delay the flow of the contest.

	 

	Another possibility is to adopt a "standard" weight for a battery
pack, then weigh electric planes empty. The "standard" could change as
technology changes.

	 

	As John Pavlick will tell you, all major race winners undergo a
teardown and inspection.

	Jay Marshall 

	 


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