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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose">Would a penalty result in smaller, lighter, more fragile, more expensive, more specialized planes? <o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'>Would everyone else have to have one of these planes in order to get the bonus points?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'>Mike M. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>W Anthony Abdullah via NSRCA-discussion<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 24, 2017 9:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Keith Hoard <klhoard@outlook.com>; General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br><b>Cc:</b> ronlock@comcast.net; General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposals<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>In that case the punishment is not for having a "legal" wingspan, but for having an overweight plane. At least that's how I understood it.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Feb 24, 2017, at 9:41 AM, Keith Hoard via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Because rules, Randy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my Windows 10 phone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">Randy Forbus via NSRCA-discussion</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, February 24, 2017 6:35<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:ronlock@comcast.net">ronlock@comcast.net</a>; <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern discussion</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposals<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Im not sure I agree with a penalty, because why do you have to punish a person who has a 2 meter plane.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>> on behalf of ronlock--- via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 24, 2017 1:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Anthony Romano; General pattern discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposals</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>I support these ideas. It could be the specific numbers would need adjustment as we get experience with them..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Our noise rule specifies a percent handicap and works well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Ron Lockhart<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>On February 24, 2017 at 7:09 AM Anthony Romano via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> After all of the perpetual comments on the list about the weight limit and other technical rules why not change these to a score penalty instead of disqualification? This way if comes to an event with an overweight or oversize or loud airplane they get a 2% score penalty and aren't told to go home.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=ox-a74b6481e7-divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The other big complaint is the perceived intimidation factor of flying smaller airplanes. </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>In an effort to reduce that anxiety I am thinking about proposing a bonus to raw scores for Sportsman and Intermediate based on wing span. Planes with a span under 55" would receive a 4% bonus and under span 65" would receive a 2% bonus. It should be possible to input this during registration to automate the process. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ox-a74b6481e7-msonormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The numbers I have picked are somewhat arbitrary but the idea is people can show up with a variety of aircraft and either be rewarded for trying in the entry classes or compete without the expense and effort of complying to the comply to the current standards.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ox-a74b6481e7-msonormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=ox-a74b6481e7-msonormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Anthony</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>