ORIGINAL: tuny
The F3A comunity is very small compared with other classes, and thats the comunity who cares about the weight. Anybody not flying this category why cares its rules?
Also from my experience in many countries, model processing only happens on FAI events, not at local contests. So if the the rules are not enforced whats the problem with a heavy airplane in a non FAI class?
My point is the mayority oppinion may not come from F3A pilots, from my point of view the FAI pilots oppinion is to leave it like it is.
Hi Tuny,
Are you saying that 'your' opinion is ; to leave it as it is.
Or ;
That the FAI pilots opinion is ; to leave it as it is.
What I am reading and hearing is that most people want a rule that is fair and or the same for both IC and electric.
I will admit that more electric guys are pro a change.
What we have at present if effectively a different specification for model weight for an IC model and an electric model.
Would anybody justify a different size specification for the two types, eg 1.8M Versus 2.0M.
That's a 10% difference which is the same as an electric with a flying weight of 5000g versus an IC at 5500g flying weight.
This brings up the little matter of ' Possible competitive advantage ' .
If it is at all and or in any way potentially possible for a specification variance to cause a 'possible competitive advantage' there SHOULD BE NO specification variance.
Brian