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    However you do need the mating connector to the balance connector on
    the battery, not the balance connector off an old battery. <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/26/2017 1:06 PM, Ronald Van Putte
      via NSRCA-discussion wrote:<br>
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      You are right!  I missed that.
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      <div class="">However, how about using dual 2S-850 LiFe packs and
        a regulator would not be necessary.</div>
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      <div class="">Ron</div>
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            <div class="">On Jan 26, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Scott McHarg via
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                  already stated he had a dual pack regulator on there. </div>
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                              <div class="">VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S.
                                Research Pilot</div>
                              <div class="">Texas A&M University</div>
                              <div class="">PPL - ASEL</div>
                              <div class="">Remote Pilot Certified Under
                                FAA Part 107</div>
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                <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 1:59
                  PM, Ronald Van Putte <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a
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                    <div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="">Maybe you
                      should mention that you need a voltage regulator
                      on the two cells tapped off the low side of the
                      10S pack or you'll probably fry your receiver and
                      maybe your servos. 
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                      <div class="">Ron</div>
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                              <div class="">On Jan 26, 2017, at 1:38 PM,
                                Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion <<a
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                                    style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff">You're
                                    only 25 grams over and legal at
                                    that.  One way to save 30 grams is
                                    to take out 1 rx battery pack and
                                    use the low side of the 10S pack and
                                    2 of the cells (assuming you're
                                    running 2 5S packs) as your back up
                                    or primary based on what voltage you
                                    set for each one.  Then, you're at
                                    4995 grams.  There are lighter packs
                                    out there but there's nothing wrong
                                    with the weight of what you have. 
                                    This solution already gets you under
                                    5000g and doesn't cost $1.00.  You
                                    only need the wire and a balance
                                    connector of an old pack.</div>
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                                                    class="" size="4">Scott
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                                                <div class="">VSCL /
                                                  CANVASS U.A.S.
                                                  Research Pilot</div>
                                                <div class="">Texas
                                                  A&M University</div>
                                                <div class="">PPL - ASEL</div>
                                                <div class="">Remote
                                                  Pilot Certified Under
                                                  FAA Part 107</div>
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                                <div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On
                                    Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 1:25 PM, <span
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                                            I was just wondering what I
                                            could possibly do to remove
                                            some weight from an airplane
                                            (a good one) that hits the
                                            boundaries of our weight
                                            rules out-of-the-box? The
                                            arguments have been folks
                                            are using heavy motors,
                                            heavy wheels, heavy surface
                                            controls....etc. I placed
                                            the lightest components you
                                            can purchase and I am still
                                            knocking on the door. I am
                                            wondering what guys are
                                            doing? <br class="">
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                                              class="">-----Original
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                                              From: Scott McHarg <br
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                                              Sent: Jan 26, 2017 12:56
                                              PM
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                                              To: <a
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                                                target="_blank" class="">blotch44026@mypacks.net</a>,
                                              General pattern discussion
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                                              Subject: Re:
                                              [NSRCA-discussion] Rules
                                              Proposal Cycle?
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style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff">Lest we forget,
                                                  Sportsman - Advanced
                                                  actually has 5165
                                                  grams which was
                                                  increased 50 grams
                                                  last year.  Masters
                                                  now has 5050 grams
                                                  which was also adopted
                                                  last year with the 1%
                                                  tolerance.  I was pro
                                                  weight increase until
                                                  we got the 1%.  Now, I
                                                  must agree with Dave
                                                  L.  and we did not see
                                                  a growth in pattern
                                                  with the additional
                                                  weight added this last
                                                  year.  I'm not so sure
                                                  we would with another
                                                  increase.</div>
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style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff">Although the USA has
                                                  more pattern fliers
                                                  than most, if not all
                                                  other countries, most
                                                  manufacturers do not
                                                  build to our (AMA)
                                                  specifications
                                                  (although some are
                                                  doing a great job of
                                                  trying to give us
                                                  "what we want"). 
                                                  Manufacturers,
                                                  especially in a niche
                                                  market) are going to
                                                  build based on what
                                                  can be sold to the
                                                  whole world.  Plugs
                                                  and molds are very
                                                  expensive to make,
                                                  tooling is another
                                                  story.  Manufacturers
                                                  and those designers
                                                  that utilize
                                                  manufacturers in other
                                                  countries don't have
                                                  an unlimited budget to
                                                  have different
                                                  variants of the same
                                                  model when, in
                                                  reality, a small
                                                  number (from a
                                                  manufacturing
                                                  standpoint) will be
                                                  sold as a whole.  All
                                                  this to say that we
                                                  are an oddity.  The
                                                  rest of the world
                                                  flies introductory
                                                  classes as well but
                                                  with the sole intent
                                                  to finally be able to
                                                  fly FAI.  You actually
                                                  have to earn that
                                                  right in many places. 
                                                  This is why the
                                                  110-size class has
                                                  come started to become
                                                  popular in other parts
                                                  of the world.  Fly the
                                                  110's in the intro
                                                  classes and then you
                                                  can step up to your
                                                  Formula 1 machine when
                                                  you earn the right.</div>
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style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:#0000ff">A.R.F. aircraft have
                                                  changed our hobby
                                                  largely.  We, as
                                                  modelers (can we
                                                  really be called this
                                                  anymore) are holding
                                                  manufacturers
                                                  responsible for what
                                                  we buy when we buy
                                                  it.  If it's
                                                  overweight, it's their
                                                  fault.  When you build
                                                  your own, only you are
                                                  held accountable.  You
                                                  select the balsa, you
                                                  decide and the glass
                                                  cloth, paint, clear
                                                  coat, etc.  You
                                                  actually take the time
                                                  to make sure it is
                                                  perfect.  Now, we look
                                                  for whatever the next
                                                  guy is flying and
                                                  decide that's what
                                                  we're going to use
                                                  too.  We don't know
                                                  what kind of work Dave
                                                  L., AJ, etc. has put
                                                  into their A.R.F., we
                                                  just make the
                                                  assumption that it was
                                                  off the shelf so if he
                                                  made weight, so should
                                                  we.</div>
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                                                  thought.</div>
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                                                          McHarg</font></b><br
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                                                          <div class="">VSCL
                                                          / CANVASS
                                                          U.A.S.
                                                          Research Pilot</div>
                                                          <div class="">Texas
                                                          A&M
                                                          University</div>
                                                          <div class="">PPL
                                                          - ASEL</div>
                                                          <div class="">Remote
                                                          Pilot
                                                          Certified
                                                          Under FAA Part
                                                          107</div>
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                                                <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                                  Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at
                                                  11:25 AM,
                                                  blotch44026--- via
                                                  NSRCA-discussion <span
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                                                        forgot to
                                                        mention fuse
                                                        weight included
                                                        an Pletty
                                                        Advanced<br
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                                                          From:
                                                          blotch44026---
                                                          via
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                                                          Sent: Jan 26,
                                                          2017 12:19 PM
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                                                          To: "Dr. Mike
                                                          Harrison" ,
                                                          General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion ,
                                                          'John Fuqua' ,
                                                          'General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion' <br
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                                                          Subject: Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle?
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                                                          class="">Out
                                                          of the box
                                                          Invitation
                                                          before any
                                                          flights:<br
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                                                          Fuse -
                                                          3115grams
                                                          (weighed with
                                                          Powerbox duel
                                                          receiver reg,
                                                          standard
                                                          landing gear,
                                                          Futaba BLS451
                                                          for Rudder,
                                                          stab halves
                                                          with Futaba
                                                          9650's and
                                                          Castle ESC 80
                                                          light, along
                                                          with Falcon
                                                          carbon prop
                                                          light and a
                                                          Falcon carbon
                                                          spinner)<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          Leftwing Panel
                                                          - 359grams
                                                          (wing weighed
                                                          with Futaba
                                                          S9551)<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          RightWing
                                                          Panel -
                                                          361grams (wing
                                                          weighed with
                                                          Futaba S9551)<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          RX Batts - 2
                                                          TP 480mah -
                                                          60grams<br
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                                                          WingTube -
                                                          51grams<br
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                                                          Arming Plug
                                                          17grams<br
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                                                          Total Weight =
                                                          3963<br
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                                                          Compact 2
                                                          5000mah
                                                          1125grams <br
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                                                          Total Flying
                                                          Weight=5088grams<br
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                                                          I could remove
                                                          the Regulator
                                                          and save
                                                          46grams<br
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                                                          Total Flying
                                                          Weight=5042grams<br
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                                                          I could remove
                                                          Arming plug<br
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                                                          Total Flying
                                                          Weight=5025grams<br
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                                                          All of the
                                                          equipment
                                                          installed
                                                          could be
                                                          considered the
                                                          higher end of
                                                          the market...<br
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                                                          <br class="">
                                                          500 flights
                                                          and 2 landing
                                                          gear repairs
                                                          later - Well I
                                                          have not
                                                          bothered
                                                          weighing it.<br
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                                                          The plane does
                                                          fly very well
                                                          though...<br
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                                                          Rick<br
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                                                          From: "Dr.
                                                          Mike Harrison
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                                                          NSRCA-discussion"
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                                                          Sent: Jan 26,
                                                          2017 11:27 AM
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                                                          </span><span
                                                          class="">To:
                                                          'John Fuqua' ,
                                                          'General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion' <br
                                                          class="">
                                                          Subject: Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle?
                                                          <br class="">
                                                          <br class="">
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class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108WordSection1"><span
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">What
                                                          I take away
                                                          from here is
                                                          that there are
                                                          very good
                                                          points by
                                                          all.  </span></p>
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                                                          class=""><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          [mailto:<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"
                                                          class="">nsrca-discussion-bounc<wbr
                                                          class="">es@lists.nsrca.org</a>]
                                                          <b class="">On
                                                          Behalf Of </b>John
                                                          Fuqua via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion<span
                                                          class=""><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">Sent:</b>
                                                          Thursday,
                                                          January 26,
                                                          2017 8:26 AM<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">To:</b>
                                                          'General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion'
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</a>><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          </span><span
                                                          class=""><b
                                                          class="">Subject:</b>
                                                          Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle?</span></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">Agree
                                                          totally.  
                                                          Weight is a
                                                          false flag for
                                                          Masters and
                                                          FAI.    It
                                                          made some
                                                          sense to raise
                                                          the weight for
                                                          the lower
                                                          classes as
                                                          they often fly
                                                          pass down
                                                          previously
                                                          owned planes
                                                          which tend to
                                                          grow in weight
                                                          as they are
                                                          passed around.</span></p>
                                                          <span class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">My
                                                          fear has
                                                          always been
                                                          the law of
                                                          unintended
                                                          consequences
                                                          when a radical
                                                          change is made
                                                          without fully
                                                          appreciating
                                                          the ingenuity
                                                          of the pattern
                                                          people.  </span></p>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"><b
                                                          class=""><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          [<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"
                                                          class="">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounc<wbr
                                                          class="">es@lists.nsrca.org</a>]
                                                          <b class="">On
                                                          Behalf Of </b>Dave
                                                          Lockhart via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion<span
                                                          class=""><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">Sent:</b>
                                                          Thursday,
                                                          January 26,
                                                          2017 7:45 AM<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          </span><b
                                                          class="">To:</b>
                                                          'General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion'<span
                                                          class=""><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">Subject:</b>
                                                          Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle?</span></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">IF
                                                          all other
                                                          things are
                                                          equal, heavier
                                                          does not fly
                                                          better.  The
                                                          “IF” is rarely
                                                          (if ever)
                                                          considered by
                                                          proponents of
                                                          raising the
                                                          weight limit.</span></p>
                                                          <span class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">IF
                                                          the added
                                                          weight is used
                                                          to increase
                                                          power, size,
                                                          or
                                                          performance,
                                                          it is an
                                                          advantage that
                                                          will raise the
                                                          performance
                                                          (and cost) and
                                                          nothing
                                                          changes except
                                                          the cost has
                                                          increased for
                                                          everyone.  The
                                                          reason so many
                                                          planes are
                                                          close to the
                                                          limits is
                                                          because they
                                                          have been
                                                          designed for
                                                          the greatest
                                                          performance
                                                          available
                                                          within the
                                                          limits, by
                                                          pushing right
                                                          up to the
                                                          limits.</span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">Most
                                                          airplane
                                                          designers have
                                                          recommended
                                                          equipment to
                                                          complete the
                                                          plane at or
                                                          below the
                                                          weight limit. 
                                                          The electric
                                                          “pigs” that
                                                          won’t make the
                                                          weight limit
                                                          are ALL the
                                                          modern day
                                                          large 2M
                                                          planes when
                                                          equipped with
                                                          the heaviest
                                                          motor,
                                                          heaviest motor
                                                          batteries,
                                                          heaviest
                                                          RX/servo power
                                                          supply (dual
                                                          redundant
                                                          everything
                                                          with 10 amp
                                                          magnetic
                                                          switches),
                                                          heaviest
                                                          servos,
                                                          heaviest
                                                          linkages,
                                                          heaviest
                                                          wheels,
                                                          plethora of
                                                          telemetry
                                                          sensors, etc. 
                                                          Any airplane
                                                          can be made
                                                          overweight. 
                                                          If someone has
                                                          the opinion it
                                                          is ok to be
                                                          less
                                                          competitive
                                                          for being
                                                          overweight,
                                                          being less
                                                          competitive
                                                          with a smaller
                                                          plane that
                                                          does make
                                                          weight is
                                                          pretty much
                                                          the same
                                                          scenario (but
                                                          is legal to
                                                          the letter of
                                                          the rules).</span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">I
                                                          don’t think we
                                                          get a lot of
                                                          new people
                                                          flying pattern
                                                          at the
                                                          NATs…which…in
                                                          practice is
                                                          the only
                                                          contest where
                                                          weight is
                                                          checked.  In
                                                          the northeast
                                                          US, any number
                                                          of contests
                                                          have
                                                          advertised
                                                          waivers of the
                                                          weight limit,
                                                          and in ~20
                                                          years, there
                                                          have been very
                                                          few overweight
                                                          entrants, and
                                                          I can’t think
                                                          of any pattern
                                                          converts as a
                                                          result of
                                                          waiving the
                                                          weight limit.</span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">Regards,</span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">Dave</span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"><b
                                                          class=""><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          [<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"
                                                          class="">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounc<wbr
                                                          class="">es@lists.nsrca.org</a>]
                                                          <b class="">On
                                                          Behalf Of </b>Oscar
                                                          via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion<span
                                                          class=""><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">Sent:</b>
                                                          Wednesday,
                                                          January 25,
                                                          2017 9:27 PM<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">To:</b>
                                                          Patternpilot
                                                          One <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:patternpilot1@hotmail.com" target="_blank" class="">patternpilot1@hotmail.com</a>>;
                                                          General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</a>><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          </span><span
                                                          class=""><b
                                                          class="">Subject:</b>
                                                          Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle?</span></span></p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif" class="">😀😀😀</span></p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <span class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br class="">
                                                          On Jan 25,
                                                          2017, at 5:46
                                                          PM,
                                                          Patternpilot
                                                          One via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
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                                                          wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </span>
                                                          <blockquote
                                                          style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"
                                                          class="">
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                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">I
                                                          see the
                                                          potential for
                                                          more people to
                                                          fly pattern
                                                          without the
                                                          weight limit.</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">Sa.</p>
                                                          </div>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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id="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108composer_signature"
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                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#364f67" class="">Sent from my Verizon 4G
                                                          LTE smartphone</span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span class=""><br class="">
                                                          <br class="">
                                                          --------
                                                          Original
                                                          message
                                                          --------<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          From: Larry
                                                          Diamond via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</a>>
                                                          <br class="">
                                                          Date: 1/25/17
                                                          5:34 PM
                                                          (GMT-05:00) <br
                                                          class="">
                                                          To: Whodaddy
                                                          Whodaddy <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:whodaddy10@gmail.com"
                                                          target="_blank"
                                                          class="">whodaddy10@gmail.com</a>>,
                                                          General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</a>>
                                                          <br class="">
                                                          </span><span
                                                          class="">Subject:
                                                          Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle? </span></p>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">Hmmmm.
                                                          No weight
                                                          limit...</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <span class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">I
                                                          see a new
                                                          market for a
                                                          full 2M wing
                                                          span on
                                                          bi-planes
                                                          sporting a
                                                          YS-300DZ twin
                                                          on the
                                                          horizon... vbg</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div
id="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108composer_signature"
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#575757" class="">Sent via the Samsung
                                                          Galaxy S® 6,
                                                          an AT&T 4G
                                                          LTE smartphone</span></p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </span>
                                                          <div class=""><span
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                          class="">--------
                                                          Original
                                                          message
                                                          --------</span></p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                          class="">From:
                                                          Whodaddy
                                                          Whodaddy via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</a>>
                                                          </span></p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                          class="">Date:
                                                          1/25/17 4:20
                                                          PM (GMT-06:00)
                                                          </span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                          class="">To:
                                                          Jas S <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:justanotherflyr@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">justanotherflyr@gmail.com</a>>,
                                                          General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion
                                                          <<a
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href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                          class="">Subject:
                                                          Re:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle? </span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
                                                          </div>
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                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">Not
                                                          a fan of rule
                                                          change for
                                                          weight .. Cost
                                                          is an obsolete
                                                          argument blah
                                                          blah blah ...
                                                          Im well under
                                                          with no
                                                          extravagant
                                                          $$$ or
                                                          measures ...
                                                          If
                                                          manufacturers
                                                          are building
                                                          heavy
                                                          components for
                                                          their planes
                                                           and that
                                                          plane is
                                                          overweight
                                                          then dont buy
                                                          the dang thing
                                                          .. There is
                                                          enough
                                                          information as
                                                          to the dews
                                                          and donts to
                                                          get planes
                                                          under weight
                                                          and wat planes
                                                          leave the
                                                          factory as
                                                          over weight
                                                          pigs... .. I
                                                          you dont pay
                                                          attention its
                                                          ur fault u fly
                                                          a pig ... Dont
                                                          change the
                                                          rules cause u
                                                          refuse to pay
                                                          attention ... </p>
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id="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108AppleMailSignature"
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                                                          class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">Nuff
                                                          said</p>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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                                                          class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">G<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <br class="">
                                                          Sent from my
                                                          iPhone</p>
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                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br class="">
                                                          On Jan 25,
                                                          2017, at 12:20
                                                          PM, Jas S via
NSRCA-discussion <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                                          href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
target="_blank" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr class="">org</a>>
                                                          wrote:</p>
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                                                          <blockquote
                                                          style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class=""><span
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">There
                                                          is one. The
                                                          pilot with an
                                                          'over weight'
                                                          can now
                                                          compete at the
                                                          Nats<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <br class="">
                                                          Jas iP</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br class="">
                                                          On Jan 25,
                                                          2017, at 1:20
                                                          PM, Ronald Van
                                                          Putte via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          <<a
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                                                          wrote:</p>
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                                                          <blockquote
                                                          style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class=""><span
                                                          class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">Come
                                                          on now!  How
                                                          can hobby
                                                          shops make
                                                          some $$$ on a
                                                          customer who
                                                          needs to “buy
                                                          some
                                                          lightness” if
                                                          the weight
                                                          limit is
                                                          thrown in the
                                                          trash? </p>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">I
                                                          hope that all
                                                          readers
                                                          realize that
                                                          my tongue was
                                                          firmly in my
                                                          cheek when I
                                                          posted the
                                                          above.  There
                                                          is no
                                                          advantage in
                                                          R/C aerobatic
                                                          competition
                                                          for a pilot to
                                                          fly a heavy
                                                          airplane.</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">Ron
                                                          Van Putte</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </span>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <blockquote
                                                          style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"
                                                          class=""><span
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal">On
                                                          Jan 25, 2017,
                                                          at 10:58 AM,
                                                          Keith Hoard
                                                          via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion
                                                          <<a
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                                                          wrote:</p>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                                          </span>
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <div class=""><span
                                                          class="">
                                                          <div class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class="">I
                                                          think its time
                                                          to throw the
                                                          weight limit
                                                          in the trash. 
                                                          There is
                                                          nothing
                                                          keeping anyone
                                                          from
                                                          voluntarily
                                                          spending half
                                                          of a paycheck
                                                          to drop a few
                                                          grams.</span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"
                                                          class=""> </span></p>
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                                                          style="border:none;border-top:solid
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><b
                                                          class=""><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">From:</span></b><span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class=""> </span></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">NSRCA-discussion
                                                          [<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"
                                                          class=""><span
style="color:#954f72" class="">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounc<wbr
                                                          class="">es@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>]<span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span><b
                                                          class="">On
                                                          Behalf Of<span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span></b>blotch44026---
                                                          via
                                                          NSRCA-discussion<span
                                                          class=""><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">Sent:</b><span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday,
                                                          January 25,
                                                          2017 10:56<br
                                                          class="">
                                                          <b class="">To:</b><span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span>Joe
                                                          Lachowski <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jlachow@hotmail.com" target="_blank"
                                                          class=""><span
style="color:#954f72" class="">jlachow@hotmail.com</span></a>>;
                                                          General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class=""><span
style="color:#954f72" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</span></a>>;
                                                          General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" class=""><span
style="color:#954f72" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.<wbr
                                                          class="">org</span></a>><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          </span><span
                                                          class=""><b
                                                          class="">Subject:</b><span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span>Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Rules Proposal Cycle?</span></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
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                                                          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">+1</span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
                                                          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">-----Original
                                                          Message-----<span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          From: Joe
                                                          Lachowski via
NSRCA-discussion<span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          Sent: Jan 24,
                                                          2017 5:04 PM<span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span><br
                                                          class="">
                                                          To: General
                                                          pattern
                                                          discussion<span
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                                                          class="">
                                                          Subject:
                                                          [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                          Rules Proposal
                                                          Cycle?<span
class="m_4516200317709265504m_7231579638407554106m_2252000872800478108apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">Does
                                                          anyone know
                                                          when the next
                                                          rules proposal
                                                          cycle begins?</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"ArialMS",serif" class=""></span></p>
                                                          <span class="">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class=""> </span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"ArialMS",serif" class=""></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">I
                                                          think it is
                                                          time to
                                                          stretch the
                                                          weight limit
                                                          to at least 4
                                                          ozs over 11
                                                          lbs. for
                                                          electrics in
                                                          ALL the AMA
                                                          classes. Tired
                                                          of paying the
                                                          proverbial 
                                                          $100 and ounce
                                                          to get there.
                                                          Glow setups
                                                          have an
                                                          advantage. No
                                                          doubt in my
                                                          mind.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"ArialMS",serif" class=""></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class=""> </span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"ArialMS",serif" class=""></span></p>
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"
                                                          class="">Flame
                                                          on.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"ArialMS",serif" class=""></span></p>
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