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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>10 minutes for schedules with 23 maneuvers
is not much different than 8 minutes for schedules with 19 maneuvers (including
takeoff and landing). With the older P schedule, it was not difficult to
exceed 10 minutes if the takeoff and landing sequences were very large and slow
(1 minute for takeoff seq, 45 sec to land – pretty easy to save 30
seconds on these alone), and the sequence was big and relaxed. Now, the
Prelim sequences are 19 maneuvers (as are the finals sequences) – which means
about 90 seconds less airtime – so dropping the clock from 10 to 8
minutes is not a biggy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My understanding is that the Prelim
sequences were shorted to shorten the duration of the Prelims at the Worlds –
2 minutes x 4 rounds x 100 pilots makes a huge difference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dave Lockhart<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net">DaveL322@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jeff Hill<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 14, 2008
11:33 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NSRCA Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NSRCA-discussion] FAI
flight time rule</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>While reading up on the new FAI rules I came upon the following
paragraphs regarding flight time:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>from Section 5.1.11<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>If there is a frequency conflict, the competitor must be
allowed a maximum of one <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>minute for a radio check before the start of the 3 minute
starting time. The timer will audibly notify <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>the competitor when the minute is finished and
immediately start timing the 3-minutes starting time. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>The starting time ceases when the model aircraft
commences its take-off roll. The timing device is re-started when <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>the model aircraft commences its take-off roll, and time
will stop when the model aircraft first <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>touches the runway after completion of the flight. The
total flight time allowed is 8 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>from Section 5.1.12</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'> The competitor has eight minutes to complete the
flight; timing to start when the flight line <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>official gives the signal to the competitor to start his
model aircraft and ending when the model <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>aircraft first touches the runway after completing the
flight.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>5.1.11 seems to say that the
competitor gets 8 minutes from the time the TO roll starts. 5.1.12 says the
competitor gets 8 minutes from the time s/he is told to start the model
aircraft. </span></font></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>If it is 8 minutes total that
seems short to me because someone could spend 3 minutes of the time getting the
engine started and only have 5 for the flight. I know sequences are shorter
now, but, we've had pilots exceed 10 minutes at the Nats so I would think 2
fewer minutes would make even the shortest sequences tough to do. </span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Any rules gurus out there want to
comment? Perhaps electric fliers are getting a break after losing out on the
batteries-as-fuel issue. </span></font></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Jeff Hill</span></font></span><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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