after competing in basic last year, and planning on at least beginning this season in basic (need to dial in the new plane) i have to agree and disagree with some of the point made.
from what i have seen, flying in both the NE region and the SE region, there were NO 40-sized planes. the smallest plane i saw was a 1/4 scale with an os 1.60. the next smallest was a patty with a da 50. so lets be honest, this class is not "basic" and the pilots coming to thest contests are there to compete, not learn how to fly. the biggest difference they have to learn is how to be judged at doing the manuevers, and in flying wind correction.
so yes, basic does need to be competed at the nats, and there SHOULD be unknowns flown in basic. all but 2 of the contests i went to last year did fly unknowns in basic. like was said earlier, the unknown could be as simple as reordering the sequence or maybe 1 or 2 manuevers.
just my .02 cents worth.


now for my question. when are the 2005 sequences suppose to be finalized?? i thought it was today??

thanks
tony