ORIGINAL: DavidR
Without starting a debate on other branches of the hobby why is it that jets are deemed as so much more dangerous when a Giant scale racer weighing in at almost half again the weight of most sport jets and is capable of the same speed as most of the really fast sport jets are? Yet there is no talk of limiting their top speed, or engine size. It just seems like the jets are the whipping post.
Actually, the AMA is VERY much enforcing and placing limitations on giant scale races. Pretty much the only way to be able to meet the distance requirements set forth by AMA for racing is to hold the venue at full scale airports and very few people are actually out on the flightline. Even then, it is difficult to get insurance otherwise. Some interesting documents.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/templat...-files/535.pdf
http://modelaircraft.org/templates/a...-files/573.pdf
Also, go try and hold a small type of club race where the engine is greater than .40 cu/in. You'll have to get a waiver from the AMA in order to hold the race, unless you want your pylons 450 feet from the pilots and the spectators another 225 feet back!
Jets are not the only one getting restrictions placed on them.
Michael