| | Peter Germann | Re: Pretty Airplane Contest | 12.09.2008 - 11:33:58 | Yes, a separate "beauty contest" is vey nice indeed and I would definitely like to see it arranged by organisers more often. I have participated in a couple (without overwhelming success,I am afraid) and it was always great fun. Those separate contests did, however, not reduce the number of RTF's sh
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| Brett Buck | Re: | 20.09.2008 - 05:19:27 | >The problem with adding appearance points to the flying
>score arises in the case of very close scores - the
>outcome can be determined by the appearance points
That's exactly how it is in AMA at the Nationals. I would guess, that over the last 10 years or so (al
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| | | Peter Germann | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 20.09.2008 - 11:34:03 | Dear Friends
In order to illustrate my personal point of view and to bring this discussion one step forward, I would like to submit the following to your kind attention:
a.) The current FAI rule status as per September 2008
Sporting Code Volume ABR Section 4A, Section 4B,
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| | | Richard Spurling | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 21.09.2008 - 03:36:57 | It's a valiant effort Peter.
For the record, I would be happy to operate under it. I would be happy for no change to be made (as I feel it's something that doesn't need to be 'fixed').
You will get people who try to push the definition of 'built' and you will get people who w
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| | | Peter Germann | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 21.09.2008 - 13:42:59 | I am not trying to be valiant, Richard. Instead I am searching for effective measures, as opposed to ineffective and elaborat "beauty" contests, preserving what I consider being the essence of c/l stunt, designing, building and flying.
Of course there will inevitably be problems with the princi
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| | | Claus Maikis | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 22.09.2008 - 13:03:11 | I’m a little disappointed.
As pointed out in the original article (on my website www.clacro.de ) - and for late entries into this discussion - the topic was: should we give any reward to F2B pilots who build their own airplanes, YES or NO, and how can we do this. The mai
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| | | Richard Spurling | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 23.09.2008 - 06:12:28 | Cripes Claus, and people call ME an old grump (for those of you who don't speak Australian, that was said with a smile, more than a dash of affection and is a sort of a back handed compliment).
How's this for a thought - stunt ALREADY promotes building and building well. Why? Becaus
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| | | Richard Spurling | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 23.09.2008 - 06:22:11 | Quote from Claus: "Our sport is UNIQUE ! Why? Correct me if I’m wrong - but as far as I know we have the ONLY sport where competitors build their own equipment ! "
Actually mate, you are incorrect. There are sailing classes that promote building - the Moths and the measurement
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| Peter Germann | Re: How to promote building in F2B | 23.09.2008 - 11:24:07 | Perhaps the "reward" issue boils down to the question of how important, in F2B, the material (the airplane and its motor)really is?
Well, I do not really know for certain, but from what I have found myself I can clearly state that whenever I had a reasonably good airplane/motor my placin
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