[NSRCA-discussion] Not bama now

[Jon Lowe]

A significant portion of the SPA airplanes look like cartoons (I feel 
qualified to comment since I was a member of SPA, and flew it for 
several years).  The "Daddy Rabbits" currently flying are no relation 
to the real planes of the period.  If you bring out an airplane that 
actually flew during that period, it is almost assured to fall afoul of 
the rules, given from about 1971 on they mostly had retracts and pipes.

The other thing that has kept a lot of people out is the constant 
changing of the rules, especially the unpublished ones.  The electric 
situation is a case in point.  Phil admits that it could be a one year 
only rule; who wants to build a plane for that?  There was also a one 
time only event allowing retracts and pipes at Cullman a few years ago. 
  They didn't continue that option because they didn't get many takers, 
primarily because it was a one time event.

Given all of that, SPA seems to be doing ok in the southeast.  Our once 
a year BPA event also does well as people like to bring airplanes out 
that are really "Just like the good old days".

I'm not sure how SPA can make the events for members only in anything 
but novice, as they are AMA sanctioned events.  They can make them 
comply with the rules for the event, but I believe any AMA member can 
participate in that sort of event without being a member of the 
organization involved since it has an AMA sanction.  Just like you 
don't have to be a member of IMAC or NSRCA to fly in their respective 
events.

Jon Lowe

-----Original Message-----
From: scott anderson <scott at rcfoamy.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Wed, Nov 25, 2009 8:31 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Not bama now


The 13 inch prop is what is currently being used in the KV range of the 
motors being used in either the 5S or 6S range.. we have all the data 
 from the Chattanooga spa contest... And since a 16 inch prop showed up 
at a contest the plane looked like a cartoon...
 
scott

----- Original Message -----

From:   Phil   Spelt

To: General pattern discussion

Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:27   PM

Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Not bama   now



Jerry, my comments were NOT meant for you -- no   apology necessary! 

There are several pieces of miss-information   floating around in 
cyberspace about our new SPA e-rules.  The attempt is   to make 
electrics comparable to our glow powered planes.  The "13-inch"   rule 
is not correct, and as someone pointed out, specifying cell number and  
  prop size leaves the e-power field wide open.  That is not what we 
will   be doing for this year.  What we will soon have in place is for 
the   upcoming season, only.  If it does not work to our satisfaction, 
there is   a majority, as I read things, ready to chop off the e-head 
of the e-power   sector of the hobby.  We have pretty well determined 
that there were NO   electric pattern planes in our chosen era of 
flying.

At 08:26 PM   11/25/2009, you wrote:

Phil,
 
I am sorry if I came across as complaining     about the rules, i meant 
nothing of the sort.  I was just puzzled by     the 13" prop rule for 
electric.
 
Jerry
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