ORIGINAL: speedracerntrixie
I personally feel the weight limit as a safety issue. IMO there are too many 2M airplanes having structural failures. Combination of two things, the 11 lb weight limit and the current trend towards violent snap rolls. Brings up another question for me, why when as I see it, pattern is supposed to be smooth and graceful are we required to do 900 degree per second snap rolls? I know there is nothing in the rules that specify this spec however last contest I attended I was seriously downgraded for my snaps being too slow. Quote from both the judge and CD.
Speedracer,
Slower snaps in Pattern or IMAC? I would downgrade the more violent snap because these make it impossible for me as a judge to see the break. That's 5 points minimum per the rules.....
I too have seen a recent trend towards more and more violent, fast, blurred snapping maneuvers. I've downgraded a little in the past several contests for lack of entry visibility but I will start to downgrade more severely when I can't tell the entry break.
The judge and CD were wrong! There is absolutely nut'N is the rules regarding how fast this particular maneuver is to be done. I'd suggest that you get Jon Carter involved