[NSRCA-discussion] Weight

[Verne Koester]

Paul,

Weighing a plane right before flight at the Nats is impractical at best. The
slightest breeze will wreak havoc on the scales. I actually have to wait for
my furnace blower to kick off when I'm trying to weigh my wings in the shop
and that breeze is significantly less than anything we typically see at the
Nats.

 

Verne

 

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Paul LaChance
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:24 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Weight

 

Hi all,

 

I do not think we should look at it as a glow versus E discussion, but a way
to make it fair for both.  I agree neither really has an advantage
everything else being equal.  I can see the argument from both sides.  The
weight issue will never be a truly EQUAL thing.  The glow gets to weigh
without fuel , but the plane becomes lighter throughout the flight.  This
can create a disadvantage or advantage.  The E has to make weight WITH
batteries in place, but the weight stays the same the entire flight. This
can also create a disadvantage or advantage.

 

Maybe the answer is keep the size and sound restrictions as they are and
remove the weight limit.  There is only so much the planes can weight before
glow or E will both start to lose massive performance.  

 

Just a thought but seems it is the only way things can become fair either
direction.  

 

As someone else mentioned (I think Chris)  the planes should be weighed
BEFORE the flights in the finals.  It kind of defeats the purpose of making
weight if the planes are weighed AFTER the flight and they remove items to
make weight.  The advantage was still there to assist with the wind if the
plane was overweight during the flight.  

 

Like I said, these are just thoughts. 

 

Paul  

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