ORIGINAL: Bill Vargas
RB, I totally agree about having a stable set of rules. Now lets use them for the sport of model airplane Racing,,, promote and welcome the new stuff,,, its written there in AMA's Vision and mission statements.
But, what I need to understand is,,, why and where is it written that only 2 engine makes are allowed? Or is that someones personal thing???
Why are people so against or afraid of the advancement within the sport of model airplane Q40 Racing? OR should I say,,, Whats the big deal? This reminds me of when Fred brought in the C/F props and where this sport is now if it wasn t for him. Its a good thing I said ok to that prop while I was in Florida.
AMA doesn t care how fast we go or how big the RC Model airplane gets,,, well so long as it doesn t go past 125lbs. If there was issues with speed, its not due to Q40,,, more like them turbins, DS gliders, GS Racing that can hit 250MPH with ease. Notice I didn t say anything about F3D speeds.
I say let them run and Race here, in the States,,, or this sport is forever stuck in the past.
BV
Bill,
The AMA rules just changed regarding the legality of motors. And as of the date the proposal was accepted 11-1, only two engines are legal and that is written into the rules. The old set of rules do not reflect this change. When the AMA site is updated it will reflect this change. I am here to tell you what the current rules are.
I don't think we are living in the past, we are learning from past mistakes. Nobody is afraid of the advancement of Q-40. It has not yet been determined that this will advance Q-40. Time will tell and now the AMA has procedures to check this engine to determine if it belongs in our events. The engine committee will vote on legality. The MFG will no longer determine what we need.
IF this engine meets the criteria established by the engine committee, it will be allowed. IF is fails in any area per the criteria it will be rejected. Plain and simple. Nobody has even seen this engine yet. Let the process work and stop being a sideline critic.
Dan Kane