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Randy we had this discussion at the field. So Once Again, fun scale has two elements, the first is for pilots who have never flown in a nats contest and the second is for the pilots who have flown in a nats contest. The rules are very clear at www.maacnats.ca Fun Scale Advanced for pilots who have flown in a nats, Fun Basic for pilots who have not flown in a nats. This was the turbines very first contest

As for allowing the pilot with the turbine to go to the bottom the starting order, he was actully the last to request this move. Two other pilots with prop jobs requested this first. The judges and the flight line coordinators made the dission to allow the first two so why not the last.

The ten minute rule has absolutely nothing to do with your complaint. The ten minute rule is the flight time each pilot had and no one exceded the time limit.

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Chuck there were more than a few things that were not as per the scale rule book as posted on the MAAC web site. The ten minute rule you used from wheels up was totaly wrong. If you had familiarized yourself with the rule book it states the ten minutes is from the time you start to crank your engine.

Times - Max. 10 min. per flight. (plus 1 min. per extra engine)
Model released for flight in 5 min. (plus 1 min. per extra engine)
Time starts on cranking engine.

Canadian RC Scale Rules Section 2

As far as moving pilots to the back and giving them a second chance this voids any rule as to the time constraint imposed as an official contest and there is no provision for this anywhere in the MAAC Scale Rules period.

Dan Kalopos was one of those with a prop plane who was turned back from the first round and after asking he was told there would be no second chance at a first attempt as this was clearly stated as such in the rule book. Only after your buddy from Robarts had a flame out with his jet did the rule change. He also took longer than the regulation 5 min from the time of first cranking his turbine till the flame out and aborted attempt. Mulligans or the allowing of a pilot and aircraft to rotate to the back of the field when they cannot answer the call has never been part of any Canadian Scale contest I have witnessed. The last two that were held in Tillsonburg there was nothing like that allowed.

Dennis Pratt


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ORIGINAL: Sharpy01

As a point of curiosity from a bystander, How does the likes of Dennis Crooks win the Expert and a "Fun Scale" class? Would that not be a wee bit discouraging to a newcommer from trying/considering competing in those events? Many of the same names show up in All the class standings?

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ORIGINAL: Sharpy01

It would appear from Ronnieos comments on another thread that the event was successful............ financially this time as well. As long as there isn't a bunch of coin departing our member's pockets, nobody will get too uptight about it. It's when the grandios ideas eclipse good common sense and David Dingwall has to be hired to explain costs/expenses that knickers get knotted.

That aside, (Horray, no apparent major fall-out/controversy related to the event.)

As a point of curiosity from a bystander, How does the likes of Dennis Crooks win the Expert and a "Fun Scale" class? Would that not be a wee bit discouraging to a newcommer from trying/considering competing in those events? Many of the same names show up in All the class standings?