Thud_Driver just alerted me to this thread and the other one that was getting so long. Thud_Driver has been our Air Boss for the last couple years in Lancaster.

I'm glad to see that some teams have found RCU and are using it for these technical discussions. We set-up the SAE Aero Design Forum with the hope that teams would use it for this purpose, but if there's good dialogue happening here, that's awesome.

Due to work and school commitments, I'm not taking such a strong role in the contest this year. Larry Stephens is the CD, and Marilyn Clendinen is the Chief Judge. Next year the contest is moving to Ft. Worth, still sponsored by Lockheed Martin, and likely to be held at the Ft. Worth Thunderbirds field. If it's there, you'd better be able to make it around the patch or else you could end up in a lake! MiragePilot will play a leading role in the contest next year.

I'm one of those devious minds mentioned by Tall Paul in one of his previous posts. The rules are now set-up to enable changes from year-to-year that will force redesign of the aircraft. This year there's a 72" span limit, next year we'll choose a minimum span that will render this years' aircraft unusable.

David Eichstedt