<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>Don,</P>
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<P>I think makes sense as you suggested. It should be proposed asap. Thanks,<BR><BR>Vicente "Vince" Bortone<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Don Ramsey" <don.ramsey@suddenlink.net><BR>To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 11:17:25 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central<BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Proposed rule change<BR><BR></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">What do you guys think of this rule change for stall turns?</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In the Judge’s Guide Page RCA 20 of Regulations under “Stall Turns”: </SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">Change<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1.. Lines must have exactly vertical and horizontal flight paths.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To</SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Horizontal lines must be wings level and parallel to the flight line.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On entry vertical lines must be wind corrected to establish a vertical track.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The wind corrected attitude of the model must not be changed as the stall is approached and any wind drift is not cause for downgrade unless the model drifts out of the maneuvering area.</SPAN></U></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In the maneuver descriptions under “<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Figure M with or without Rolls” </SPAN></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Change downgrade 1 from “</SPAN></U><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Model not vertical at start and finish of rolls and stall turns” to</SPAN></U></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1.</SPAN></U><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Horizontal and vertical lines must be flown as described under “Stall Turns” in the Judge’s Guide above.</SPAN></U></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In the maneuver descriptions under “<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Stall Turns with or without Rolls” </SPAN></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Change downgrade 3 from “</SPAN></U><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Model track not vertical at start and finish of rolls and stall turn”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>to<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"></SPAN></SPAN></U></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Horizontal and vertical lines must be flown as described under “Stall Turns” in the Judge’s Guide above.</SPAN></U></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Here’s the logic behind the change:</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Once a crosswind becomes stronger than the speed of the model the model can no longer maintain a vertical track even if turned 90 degrees into that wind.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Stall turns flown as described in the changes always score better with the majority of judges.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This change brings the stall turn in line with the spin in allowing some wind drift of the model as it slows and provides a much more consistent judging standard.</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Don</SPAN></P></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________ NSRCA-discussion mailing list NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</div></body></html>