[NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing

[Ron Van Putte]

Oh, yeah.  Never mind.

Ron VP

On Aug 4, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Dave wrote:

> Fuel injection.......my guess
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ron  
> Van Putte
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:57 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing
>
> Uhhhh.  What's an "FI" guy?  Front Induction,  Free Ignition, Federal
> Institution, Full Independence, Final Inspection or something else?
>
> Ron VP
>
>
> On Aug 4, 2009, at 6:46 PM, J Shu wrote:
>
>> In Argentina they actually counted the plugs going into the Rx's
>> and followed the leads. Granted there are probably some planes
>> where you can't see where the leads go, but if you had more plugs
>> than servos (or controller) then you were probably asked to
>> explain. I would imagine the FI guys needed to explain the extra
>> plugs.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>> www.shulmanaviation.com
>> www.composite-arf.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
>> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing
>>
>>
>>> I am getting a bit impatient with this discussion about size and
>>> weight measurement for everyone's airplanes before competition
>>> and  the conducting of random spot checks.  OK.  Let's do that,
>>> but how  about if we enforce EVERY rule in the rule book.  What
>>> about the  rules against gyros and autopilots?  Shouldn't we also
>>> check every  airplane for them before flying commences?  How about
>>> random spot  checks after flights to make sure no gyros and
>>> autopilots were added  after the original verification?
>>>
>>> There are other rules already in the rule book that we don't
>>> verify  for compliance..  Do we want to go down that road?  How
>>> about considering competitors as honorable as a start and only
>>> check the  size and weight measurement for the finalists.
>>> Otherwise, we need to  check everyone's airplanes for complying
>>> with all the rules.
>>>
>>> Ron VP
>>>
>>> On Aug 4, 2009, at 10:33 AM, rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> If someone wants/needs to "cheat" with an overweight plane, I
>>>> have  no problem letting them.
>>>>
>>>> If someone wants/needs to "cheat" with preprogrammed sequencing
>>>> or  a larger airframe than 2 X 2 m, a different story
>>>>
>>>> MattK
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>>> Sent: Tue, Aug 4, 2009 9:50 am
>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing
>>>>
>>>> #AOLMsgPart_3_9ae5f3a0-a5b0-4046-b74a-8c614ebbcf50 DIV {margin: 
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>>>> I agree, trying to compare ourselves to any other AMA NATS event
>>>> is  a slippery slope. Let's clean our own house and not worry
>>>> about  anybody else.
>>>>
>>>> Since I fall squarely in the "social" NATS category I would
>>>> certainly volunteer to tech inspect aircraft prior to any
>>>> official flying. I'm not going to gain much by getting a few last
>>>> practice  fllights in.
>>>>
>>>> As for the possibility of cheating, well, we can only do so
>>>> much.   A quick check to insure the batteries installed at
>>>> measurement time  are capable of a full flight for whatever class
>>>> the pilot has  entered.  I can't imagine saving much weight with
>>>> a smaller tank  for nitro planes, but same thing goes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob Kane
>>>> getterflash at yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Bill's Email <wemodels at cox.net>
>>>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:32:09 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing
>>>>
>>>> Joe Lachowski wrote:
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