[NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposals

[S. McNickle]

A caveat about any handicapping situation... 
I used to fly in SAM contests, the limited engine run events. Schneurle ported engines were given an 18 second run time, non-Schneurle engines 23 seconds. Super Tigre 'airfoil ported' engines from the early 70's were classified as non-Schneurle, but they ran within just a few RPM of the modern engines like Jetts and Nelsons, so the extra five seconds made them the engines to have. 
Handicapping gets real tricky. 

Scott 

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From: "Anthony Romano via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
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After all of the perpetual comments on the list about the weight limit and other technical rules why not change these to a score penalty instead of disqualification? This way if comes to an event with an overweight or oversize or loud airplane they get a 2% score penalty and aren't told to go home. 

The other big complaint is the perceived intimidation factor of flying smaller airplanes. In an effort to reduce that anxiety I am thinking about proposing a bonus to raw scores for Sportsman and Intermediate based on wing span. Planes with a span under 55" would receive a 4% bonus and under span 65" would receive a 2% bonus. It should be possible to input this during registration to automate the process. 

The numbers I have picked are somewhat arbitrary but the idea is people can show up with a variety of aircraft and either be rewarded for trying in the entry classes or compete without the expense and effort of complying to the comply to the current standards. 




Anthony 


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