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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Troy is correct. Flight time starts when pilot is
instructed to start, must be in air within 3 minutes and total time is 8 minutes
with flight time ending at touch-down. However - there's no penalty prescribed
for going over the 8 minutes after the last scored maneuver, as landing is no
longer judged. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Other than time to get in air, there's no requirements for
take-off (no more procedure turn). One may choose to take-off opposite the
direction of flight and / or land opposite take-off direction. In a quick look,
I don't find where hot-dogging is specifically covered - however, the
"unsportsman like behavior" section or "unsafe flying" of the general rules
might possibly be invoked. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>These and several other detail changes in the F3A rules
are the reason folks are required to re-cert for judging F3A.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Earl</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=geobet@gis.net href="mailto:geobet@gis.net">george w. kennie</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern discussion</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:52
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FAI
flight time rule</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,........Sounds like not even
a penalty for "hot-dogging" after the final maneuver ! ARE YOU SURE ,
Troy ?????????</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Me</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=troy@troynewman.net href="mailto:troy@troynewman.net">Troy
Newman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:34
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FAI
flight time rule</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The penalty for going over time is all scored figures
<STRONG><U>after</U></STRONG> time has elapsed get a score of zero. The
flight is <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>not</STRONG></FONT> a zero...Just
those figures not completed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>SO once you exit the box all figures are complete....If
you are still not on the ground there would be no penalty per the rules even
if 8mins has expired</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Only if you were not "out of the box" yet when the time
expired you would get zeros on all figures not
completed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Which by the way in F3A you are not required to call
entering or leaving the box. So if you complete the last figure and have the
15meter of straight flight wings level...you are done....After than you can
take as much time as you like to land and that would even include go
arounds...the rule doesn't say you can't and there is no penalty for it. The
landing score is gone so you didn't violate the landing sequence. Before a
go around was a zero score because it didn't follow the landing sequence.
There is no more landing sequence. Even applying the AMA rule for extra
passes because the FAI book is silent you could not zero any of the figures,
as the AMA rules state the next maneuver gets a zero. Since all maneuvers
are already scored there is nothing to zero and you can't go backwards into
the sequence and start taking zeros on figures completed properly under
the rules.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=109002205-15052008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Troy Newman</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Dave<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:52 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'General pattern discussion'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FAI
flight time rule<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jeff,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dave
Lockhart<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net">DaveL322@comcast.net</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
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></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">While reading up on the new FAI rules I came upon
the following paragraphs regarding flight
time:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">from Section 5.1.11<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">from Section
5.1.12</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><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></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; 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 face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; 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 face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; 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
face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-style-span><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Jeff
Hill</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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