[NSRCA-discussion] Electric/IC ...was Arming Plug/Receptacle Problem

[Atwood, Mark]

I disagree with the last statement. New technology does not have to bring new rules. Just new approaches to meeting the rules.  

The weight rule is merely the current limiting factor. It used to be displacement was the primary limiter.  People said remove the displacement limit and we'll be able to use cheaper larger motors rather than spending $$$ on high performance .61 engines.  Yeah ... That worked. Weight just became the new limiter and we have bigger planes, more expensive bigger high performance motors. 

Remove weight, and size will be the only limiter. And yes, we'll have bigger (think larger bipes) planes and bigger engines etc. 

How long before the call goes out to eliminate the size restriction?   

Set the rules. Follow the rules. Compete within the rules.  The rules are irrelevent for the most part. Its equal for all.  If someones at a disadvantage flying E, then don't fly E. That's simple. 

Fly what you think works best. Plane/power/radio. 

Ooooh ... There we go. Let's put in a rule that you can only fly analog 3 pole motor servos!!!  That will save us all some money! :)

-M
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From: krishlan fitzsimmons
To: General pattern discussion
ReplyTo: homeremodeling2003 at yahoo.com
ReplyTo: General pattern discussion
Sent: Feb 9, 2009 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electric/IC ...was Arming Plug/Receptacle	Problem

Mark, 

lol. I agree. I used to think different, but now I see that on windy days, the weight rules favor glow, but on calm days, they favor E.. 
The weight rule is silly in the first place. No one will want to be too heavy regardless of what the rules are. It should just go away, or go up to whatever glow can take off at. 

New technology brings new rules. Just the way life is. 


Chris 
 
 
 


--- On Mon, 2/9/09, Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:


	From: Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
	Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electric/IC ...was Arming Plug/Receptacle Problem
	To: "nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
	Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 7:10 PM
	
	
	Can someone explain to me why we care if the rules favor something? 
	They're the rules.  If I wanted to fly Turbine because I think it's the
	best option, should they change the rules to accommodate my choice??  I thought
	we MAKE our choice based on how it fits the rules...not the other way around.  
	We have always designed our planes to fit the rules, not altered the rules to
	fit our planes.  Why does this change suddenly because a new power plant is
	getting close to being viable (it's already there)??   Makes no sense.
	
	If new batteries came out that weighed 1/3 as much with twice the capacity,
	suddenly the rules would grossly "favor" electric...and you know what?
	 We would all change, because we pick our equipment to be competitive.

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