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<div>Come on kieth i dont give two hoots if the lower classes fly 40%ers .. I do have objection to changing the weight requirements for masters and up .... <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sure thing, Ron. . . I’ll show you how it’s done . . . . by skipping the weight check in Advanced!!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I don’t have the time or the energy to go back thru this thread, but I’d bet dinner in Blytheville that all of the “Nays” are flying Masters & FAI, and the “Yay’s” are flying
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This whole discussion reminds me of the retract rule for Sportsman “back in the day”. The only folks who were opposed to Sportsman class pulling up their gear were the ones
flying the higher classes and it amazed me at how long it took to get that rule removed. If the guys flying that class want a rule change and you don’t fly that class . . . why do you care? Ever wonder why there has been such stagnation in the lower classes?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> NSRCA-discussion [<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 26, 2017 1:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Club Class thru Advanced – Remove Weight Limit since nobody designs specifically for these classes and thus the 20lb. YS300DZ nightmare will never come true
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<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, January 26, 2017 1:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Scott McHarg <<a href="mailto:scmcharg@gmail.com"><span style="color:purple">scmcharg@gmail.com</span></a>>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:blotch44026@mypacks.net"><span style="color:purple">blotch44026@mypacks.net</span></a>;
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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?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Sent: Jan 26, 2017 12:56 PM<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
To:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:blotch44026@mypacks.net"><span style="color:purple">blotch44026@mypacks.net</span></a>, General pattern discussion<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:blue">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.</span></p>
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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.</span></p>
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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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:25 AM, blotch44026--- via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>>
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From: blotch44026--- via NSRCA-discussion<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Sent: Jan 26, 2017 12:19 PM<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
To: "Dr. Mike Harrison" , General pattern discussion , 'John Fuqua' , 'General pattern discussion'<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules Proposal Cycle?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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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>
Leftwing Panel - 359grams (wing weighed with Futaba S9551)<br>
RightWing Panel - 361grams (wing weighed with Futaba S9551)<br>
RX Batts - 2 TP 480mah - 60grams<br>
WingTube - 51grams<br>
Arming Plug 17grams<br>
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Compact 2 5000mah 1125grams<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><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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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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Any thoughts?<br>
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Sent: Jan 26, 2017 11:27 AM<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, January 26, 2017 8:26 AM<br>
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owned planes which tend to grow in weight as they are passed around.</span></p>
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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
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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>
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On Jan 25, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Patternpilot One via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>> wrote:</span></p>
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To: Whodaddy Whodaddy <<a href="mailto:whodaddy10@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">whodaddy10@gmail.com</span></a>>, General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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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 ... </span></p>
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On Jan 25, 2017, at 12:20 PM, Jas S via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>> wrote:</span></p>
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On Jan 25, 2017, at 1:20 PM, Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>> wrote:</span></p>
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Glow setups have an advantage. No doubt in my mind.</span></p>
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