ORIGINAL: rhklenke
ORIGINAL: LGM Graphix
I say no personally, if you say yes then where do you draw the line? Are turbine powered helicopters allowed to fly at a jet rally? Do you want to share the circuit with somebody hovering over the runway? Should foamy EDF's be allowed too that can't go faster than 50mph?
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Ah, there's the key for me. Most turbo props that show up at jet events (mostly Tucanos) are as fast, or faster than some jets and they are flown in the pattern like jets. That is an important safety factor. As soon as the EDF's, foamies, and/or turbo props don't fly the circuit like jets, they need to go. Boli or Andy Kane zipping around the pattern in a Tucano is fine. QQ Somenzini hovering a turbo powered Yak over the center of the runway is not... (not at a jet event anyway, Joe Nall sure)
Bob