Chuck there were more than a few things that were not as per the scale rule book as posted on the MAAC web site. The ten minute rule you used from wheels up was totaly wrong. If you had familiarized yourself with the rule book it states the ten minutes is from the time you start to crank your engine.
Times - Max. 10 min. per flight. (plus 1 min. per extra engine)
Model released for flight in 5 min. (plus 1 min. per extra engine)
Time starts on cranking engine.

Canadian RC Scale Rules Section 2

As far as moving pilots to the back and giving them a second chance this voids any rule as to the time constraint imposed as an official contest and there is no provision for this anywhere in the MAAC Scale Rules period.

Dan Kalopos was one of those with a prop plane who was turned back from the first round and after asking he was told there would be no second chance at a first attempt as this was clearly stated as such in the rule book. Only after your buddy from Robarts had a flame out with his jet did the rule change. He also took longer than the regulation 5 min from the time of first cranking his turbine till the flame out and aborted attempt. Mulligans or the allowing of a pilot and aircraft to rotate to the back of the field when they cannot answer the call has never been part of any Canadian Scale contest I have witnessed. The last two that were held in Tillsonburg there was nothing like that allowed.

Dennis Pratt

Dennis, those of us who have been in the scale communittee for some time determined this to be 15 plus minutes

Times - Max. 10 min. per flight. (plus 1 min. per extra engine)
Model released for flight in 5 min. (plus 1 min. per extra engine)
Time starts on cranking engine.

Your flight time is ten minutes and you get 5 to get into the air. This is how it has been since day one and it is how it will stay.

The scale contest was a good one, everyone was treated the same. If you believe you can do better you are welcomel to step to the plate and stop you whinning

you state
Dan Kalopos was one of those with a prop plane who was turned back from the first round and after asking he was told there would be no second chance at a first attempt as this was clearly stated as such in the rule book.

Dan did not even attempt a first attempt, he was not prepare to fly and we allowed him to correct this, is that a problem with you, it wasn't for anyone else.

Dan is also a friend and the situation was brought to my attention and discussed with the judges and flightline people, he was the first to be put to the bottom of the order. Dan did a fine job and for you to bring up his name, more than likely with out his permission or knowledge is only another attempt to discredit something that didn't go your way'

Dennis back off, the pilots had had a good time so stop diminishing their event.

I will not get sucked into this bull****, so you know exactly what you can do