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<DIV><SPAN class=812523516-04082009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Do
some of these folks fly in more than one event?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=812523516-04082009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Jim</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>krishlan
fitzsimmons<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 03, 2009 8:39 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
General pattern discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Inspection & Weighing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<H3>09SO - RC Soaring</H3>
<H5>Total Registrants - <U>146</U></H5>
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<TH scope=col>Event #</TH>
<TH scope=col>Name</TH>
<TH scope=col>Open</TH>
<TH scope=col>Senior</TH>
<TH scope=col>Junior</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">441</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">HL Thermal Soaring</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">38</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">1</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">1</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">442</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">Thermal Soaring Two Meter</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">46</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">1</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">1</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">444</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">Thermal Soaring Unlimited</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">104</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">3</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">3</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">445</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">F3B Thermal Soaring</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">446</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">F3H Cross Country Soaring</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">456</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">F3J</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">45</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">2</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">460</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">RES Function (RES)</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">71</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">1</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">3</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 75px">461</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 300px">Nostalgia (NOS)</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">21</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 60px">0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000bf size=3 face="comic sans ms">Chris
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<DIV> </DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 8/3/09, Ron Van Putte
<I><vanputte@cox.net></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From:
Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net><BR>Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>To: "General pattern
discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Date: Monday,
August 3, 2009, 8:32 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Maybe Tony Stillman can tell us. I didn't
see the number of entrants posted for Soaring. Waiting for
thermals is a personal problem; we don't get to wait for less
wind.<BR><BR>Ron VP<BR><BR>On Aug 3, 2009, at 10:05 PM, <A
href="/mc/compose?to=rcmaster199@aol.com"
ymailto="mailto:rcmaster199@aol.com">rcmaster199@aol.com</A>
wrote:<BR><BR>> I don't know much about the Soaring event. If I
were to hazard a guess, it would be 1- more pilots and 2- waiting for
thermals is less predictable<BR>> <BR>> MattK<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Ron Van Putte <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=vanputte@cox.net"
ymailto="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>><BR>> To:
General pattern discussion <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2009 10:55 pm<BR>> Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>> <BR>> Not too
long ago, R/C Aerobatics had five days; the fifth day was a "rain
day", just in case. When AMA decided to shorten the Nats, they took
away our rain day. I was OK with that, BUT I don't see that the Nats
are any shorter and, in looking over the Nats News, I noticed that R/C
Soaring has NINE days. What's with that?<BR>> <BR>> Ron
VP<BR>> <BR>> On Aug 3, 2009, at 9:44 PM, krishlan fitzsimmons
wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > The $100 that we pay for the entry is
small potatoes compared to > what we spend on the nats. Think about
the time off work, all the > practice leading up, the expenses. I
estimate that with the time I > took off work, and everything else
that it cost me about (well I > won't say, or I will get crucified
on here, lol). Raise my rate to > $200 and pay someone to weigh
planes. Pay some judges. Pay some > zero judges. Pay for a few more
days so that everyone gets equal > exposure judging. Whatever has
to be done to make it fair for all. > Why settle for "well, it's
sorta ok the way it is, not perfect, but > ok" when we can change
it? I can't understand why people don't want > to make it
better.<BR>> ><BR>> > Chris<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > --- On Mon,
8/3/09, Derek Koopowitz <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=derekkoopowitz@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:derekkoopowitz@gmail.com">derekkoopowitz@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > From: Derek Koopowitz <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=derekkoopowitz@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:derekkoopowitz@gmail.com">derekkoopowitz@gmail.com</A>><BR>>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
> Date: Monday, August 3, 2009, 7:28 PM<BR>> ><BR>> >
Rules are rules and we should enforce them for everyone - not just
> the select few that make the finals. I would bet that the
majority > of everyone that attends the Nats is compliant with the
rules we > have today.<BR>> ><BR>> > Chris: I don't
have any problems working to process planes - I > think the time
would be fun to meet all the attendees and say hi. I > don't
normally get to do that and this will give me an opportunity > to
meet everyone. I'm also not looking to do this in lieu of my >
judging duties either... I view my judging assignment as an >
essential part of attending the Nats and look forward to it every >
time. If someone is going to cheat by replacing servos or whatever
> just to make weight then shame on them... perhaps Chad's solution
> is the best one to weigh planes after they fly but that just
makes > the logistics even harder I think since we don't have the
enclosed > tents to do this and also enough scales etc. for each
site.<BR>> ><BR>> > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 5:29 PM, John
Konneker <<A href="/mc/compose?to=jlkonn@hotmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:jlkonn@hotmail.com">jlkonn@hotmail.com</A>> >
wrote:<BR>> > Not the point I was trying to make.<BR>> >
Please reread the last two sentences of my note below.<BR>> >
ONLY legal planes would make the finals, semifinals and place if >
the procedure that has been in place were followed.<BR>> >
Respectfully,<BR>> > JLK<BR>> ><BR>> > Date: Mon, 3
Aug 2009 17:24:22 -0700<BR>> > From: <A
href="/mc/compose?to=derekkoopowitz@gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:derekkoopowitz@gmail.com">derekkoopowitz@gmail.com</A><BR>>
><BR>> > To: <A
href="/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>>
><BR>> > Then why even bother to have the rules? How about
noise and size? > Should we eliminate those rules as well? No one
checks weight, size > and noise locally... so why should we bother
having a rule for it > and enforcing it at the Nats?<BR>> > I
don't buy it that attendance will diminish.<BR>> ><BR>> >
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM, John Konneker <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=jlkonn@hotmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:jlkonn@hotmail.com">jlkonn@hotmail.com</A>> >
wrote:<BR>> > I have to agree with Chris.<BR>> > As
someone has pointed out there are basically two types that > attend
the Nats.<BR>> > Those that go to renew friendships and for the
social aspects and > those that are trying to win.<BR>> > I
have been told by more than one pilot attending that they aren't >
concerned about their plane<BR>> > being overweight since they
have no chance of making the finals or > placing and are there for
the fun.<BR>> > I think you will see an even further decrease in
attendance if > everyone gets weighed at checkin.<BR>> > The
way it has been til now would be fine IF it was followed and >
enforced.<BR>> > Otherwise it's just more search for the guilty,
punish the innocent.<BR>> > JLK<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:57:03
-0400<BR>> > From: <A
href="/mc/compose?to=cjm767driver@hotmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:cjm767driver@hotmail.com">cjm767driver@hotmail.com</A><BR>>
> To: <A href="/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>>
><BR>> > I think we are making this more difficult than
necessary (not aimed > at anyone in particular - I just jumped in
on Chris's response). We > go through the process of weighing the
potential winners and > finalists already - why not just mandate
that the officials APPLY > the rule that already exists. No lee way
or interpretation > necessary. Why weigh and measure if we are
going to say "oh never > mind, that's ok" when they fail
inspection. If they had applied the > existing rule, this
discussion would not be going on. To implement > a new procedure
(weighing all at check in) is going to need a bunch > of extra help
to do and do we really want to have somebody > inventory EVERY item
on the plane too in order to ensure they don't > change props,
wheels, rx battery, etc after inspection? Who is > going to
volunteer to do that to 100+ airplanes? The current way > has
worked just fine and would still be fine IF THE RULE AS IT > EXIS
TS WAS APPLIED. Simple. Let's not make an overly elaborate > witch
hunt in response to what happened.<BR>> ><BR>> > Chris
(the other one)<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > krishlan
fitzsimmons wrote:<BR>> > Where do they weigh at a worlds event?
Outside in the wind?<BR>> ><BR>> > Just curious.<BR>>
><BR>> > Thx!<BR>> ><BR>> > Chris<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > --- On Mon, 8/3/09, <A
href="/mc/compose?to=dkrev@shaw.ca"
ymailto="mailto:dkrev@shaw.ca">dkrev@shaw.ca</A> <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=dkrev@shaw.ca"
ymailto="mailto:dkrev@shaw.ca">dkrev@shaw.ca</A>> wrote:<BR>>
><BR>> > From: <A href="/mc/compose?to=dkrev@shaw.ca"
ymailto="mailto:dkrev@shaw.ca">dkrev@shaw.ca</A> <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=dkrev@shaw.ca"
ymailto="mailto:dkrev@shaw.ca">dkrev@shaw.ca</A>><BR>> >
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>> >
To: "General pattern discussion" <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
> Date: Monday, August 3, 2009, 12:30 PM<BR>> ><BR>> >
We got weighed after each round at the worlds..... Just saying
:-)<BR>> > Sent from Dave's Crackberry<BR>> ><BR>> >
-----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: John Fuqua <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=johnfuqua@embarqmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:johnfuqua@embarqmail.com">johnfuqua@embarqmail.com</A>><BR>>
><BR>> > Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:35:25<BR>> > To:
'General pattern discussion'<<A
href="/mc/compose?to=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection & Weighing<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Better be prepared to weigh 4 or 5 sets
of batteries with each > competitor as<BR>> > well as
airplanes.<BR>> ><BR>> > That's the thing with glow. Only
dry weight counts. You can load as > much<BR>> > fuel as you
wish to any weight! Electric stuck at a fixed max T.O. >
Weight.<BR>> ><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>>
> From: <A
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ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>>
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On Behalf Of Derek<BR>> > Koopowitz<BR>> > Sent: Monday,
August 03, 2009 12:37 PM<BR>> > To: General pattern
discussion<BR>> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inspection
& Weighing<BR>> ><BR>> > I don't see an issue with
this... we will put a sticker on all items<BR>> > including all
packs that a competitor will use. If a competitor really<BR>> >
wants to cheat then they will do it... nothing we can do will stop
> that.<BR>> > I'm also hoping that random inspections will
keep people honest and > the fear<BR>> > that if you do fail
then you will be disqualified.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Jay Marshall <<A
href="/mc/compose?to=lightfoot@sc.rr.com"
ymailto="mailto:lightfoot@sc.rr.com">lightfoot@sc.rr.com</A>> >
wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
> I have some concern that the proposals put forward will really
work.<BR>> > If the plane is inspected at check-in then there is
too much > opportunity to<BR>> > change things. In
particular, batteries, which are a normally > removable<BR>>
> item, can be changed to decrease on increase the weight. Do we
> "sticker" the<BR>> > battery pack? This means the plane
must be disassembled for > inspection and<BR>> > that only
that battery pack can be used. At present fuel tanks can > also
be<BR>> > under/over filled to adjust ballast for windy
conditions.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > If
this is a serious problem, perhaps there are other solutions.<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Planes could be placed in
an impound/inspection area immediately<BR>> > before a flight
and fully fueled. The inspection could happen here and<BR>> >
shouldn't delay the flow of the contest.<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Another possibility is to adopt a
"standard" weight for a battery<BR>> > pack, then weigh electric
planes empty. The "standard" could change as<BR>> > technology
changes.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > As John
Pavlick will tell you, all major race winners undergo a<BR>> >
teardown and inspection.<BR>> ><BR>> > Jay
Marshall<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
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