[NSRCA-discussion] Rules Proposals

[Dave Lockhart]

Every scenario listed below is no different with the current weight limit.
The only difference is in the penalty.

 

As has been noted many a time by many people, no one at local contests is
"gaming" the weight rule to gain a competitive advantage.  If that were the
case, most certainly it would be enforced at local contests to keep the
playing field level.  No different than the noise rule not being enforced at
local contests.. the airplanes are quiet because the noise rule exists and
the noise rule could be enforced.

 

Regards,

 

Dave L

 

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of John Gayer
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:20 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules Proposals

 

This won't work very well, in my opinion. Who is going to the Nats if they
start out 5-10% behind? This does nothing to increase attendance and is
detrimental to operation of local contests. All it takes is an unhappy pilot
feeling he was home-towned protesting vociferously about the heavy airplane
that just beat him and demanding a weight check that might reverse the first
and second places. 

IF the CD denies the protest, you've lost a pilot. If you do a weight check
and it fails, then you've lost a different pilot. To prevent this, a CD must
waive the weight rules on his sanction which is not normally done now,
although it should be. So extra work and/or hassle for the CD and extra work
for scorekeeper/scorekeeping systems. For what gain? A rule that will not be
enforced locally and will keep pilots away from the Nats just as much as no
weight allowance at all. 

At the very least, preface the rule proposal with something like:
This weight rule will be enforced at the Nats. If a CD  chooses to include
this rule at a local contest, he must publicize that fact appropriately to
all potential attendees at least 30 days prior to the contest. 

At a local contest, this officially leaves us with no weight rule at all in
AMA classes. That's probably OK as we could reject on size if needed.
Personally I would only turn someone away if they brought a 42% Extra to fly
in Masters and maybe not even then...

Cheers
John


On 3/15/2012 7:54 AM, ronlock at comcast.net wrote: 

Hi All,

 

Here is a copy of another proposal for consideration by the Contest Board
along with the others that have been submitted.

This one does not disqualify a model for not meeting weight limits.  It
imposes a score penalty, but still allows the 

model to participate.

 

Ron Lockhart






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