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</head><body><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;">As a matter of fact, one of our locals who flies SPA with us uses electric power for his planes, and he has a system of <strong>bright</strong> LEDs on the air-frame that can be seen while the plane is flying, and are also clearly visible on the runway and in the pits. They are very effective, add very little weight, and also drain precious little current. He uses one lipo battery for everything on the plane, and is very competitive in the Expert class. However, none of them flash! But they could be made to...</p><br><div class="io-ox-signature"><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;" class="default-style"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span class="signature-truncate"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'; font-size: 12px;"> <strong><em>Phil Spelt, AMA 1294, Scientific Leader Member<br>SPA L-18, Board Member, KCRC Emeritus<br>Oliver Springs, TN (865) 435-1476v (865) 604-0541c</em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div><blockquote type="cite">On September 27, 2018 at 12:12 PM John Pavlick via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> wrote: <br> <br><div class="ox-c980828e87-WordSection1"><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Good point. I have the solution: All electric airplanes must now have a bright, flashing light on them that indicates that the power system is active. The light must be clearly visible for at least one mile. </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">How’s that sound? </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">John Pavlick </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Cell: 203-417-4971 </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"><img width="90" height="39" style="width: .9375in; height: .4062in;" id="ox-c980828e87-Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D4565B.4C4749A0" alt="idslogo2"> </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Impact',sans-serif;">Integrated Development Services</span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org> <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>John Fuqua via NSRCA-discussion<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:39 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> 'General pattern discussion' <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming Device for electric airplanes </span></p></div></div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">From a contest management point of view unless the canopy is off the airplane (nobody wants to leave the canopy off) and you do not have a plug you cannot tell if a plane in the pits is safe. One thing I implemented at my contest last weekend was a deadline beyond which you could not bring you plane into the pits until it was disarmed. That seemed to work well and no one objected. But back in the pits those without plugs were still “invisible” as to status. </span></p><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #1f497d;"> </span></p><div><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;"> NSRCA-discussion [<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>lucky macy via NSRCA-discussion<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Thursday, September 27, 2018 9:21 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> Ken Dunlap; <a href="mailto:ronlock@comcast.net">ronlock@comcast.net</a>; General pattern discussion<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming Device for electric airplanes </span></p></div></div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">concur. </span></p></div><div class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="ox-c980828e87-divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; 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><strong>Sent:</strong> Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:17 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> Ken Dunlap; General pattern discussion<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Arming Device for electric airplanes</span></p><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><div><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Among our challenges to follow a procedure .... Plane lands, flight is complete. While a helper/ caller, perhaps unfamiliar with that specific airplane, retrieves it from the runway, the pilot gets involved in a conversation - how flight went, that he is needed to judge, to call for someone, else, etc. Similar items may be pulling on the helper/caller. Plane now sits where? For how long? And is disarmed? A clearly visible arming plug would be a big help. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #333333;">Ron Lockhart </span></p><blockquote><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">On September 26, 2018 at 8:14 PM Ken Dunlap via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</p><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Well, I am going to chime in with my experience. I use the Arm-safe. I have over 1000+ flights on airplanes with this system and it has been bulletproof. I know there are thoughts about single points of failure etc etc. But here's my experience.. I have never seen an arming system fail, but I have seen countless airplanes go careening off into fences and fields because the pilot forgot to deactivate his/her airplane. I am entirely supportive of an arming rule that requires a hard disconnect of the airplane. </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Cheers, </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Ken </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p></div><div class="ox-c980828e87-MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div><div><p class="ox-c980828e87-xox-9ea3719e27-xmsonormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div id="ox-c980828e87-DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;" class="mce-item-table"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;" rel="noopener">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><br> <blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________ <br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list <br>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</blockquote><br> </body></html>