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<DIV>Barye,</DIV>
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<DIV>Speed is NOT a judged criterion. Smoothness and grace are. </DIV>
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<DIV>Flight speed could either help or hurt the pilot in regard to his ability to execute in a smooth and graceful manner. The slower speed of an electric plane hurts some pilots more than it helps in my experience judging the highest levels of competition, due to inability to keep the thing smooth and graceful especially in wind. Some models simply fly better at higher pace but, in a similar vein, excess speed also hurts the same type of pilot. </DIV>
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<DIV>It's a question of managing the speed you have to achieve other requirements. If a judge scores speed, then that judge is wrong</DIV>
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<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 6/23/2006 6:56:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, Barye@bellsouth.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The higher pitched 21" prop will give more speed but not all judges like that in the electric plane. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>