I shed my canopy with my NYX on launch once at a big event and flew out the round without a Zeroed flight. I was told it wasn't shed on landing so I got my points. This was in 2004
Not to say that's the right interpretation of the AMA rule?? Andy AKA "Glidernut" Team SWSA -----Original Message----- From: David Register [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RCSE] Re: Great Ideas Back in the day.......... The AMA rule used to state that if you shed a part on landing you were zero'ed for that landing. Not sure if that's how it reads now but.... Back when Paragon's were the hot new ship (mid-70s), the canopy was typically secured with a rubber band inside the fuse connected to a hook on the bottom of the canopy tray. As launches became more aggressive, it was not unusual to see a Paragon flip the canopy over the side of the plane at the top of the launch. Quite often this would stay attached until the end where it might drag on the ground and pop off giving you a zero for the landing. However, if you could jettison the canopy during the flight, you were OK. Many's the SC^2 when a Paragon would go into wild gyrations before setting up for landing just to launch that pesky canopy overboard. Necessity being the mother that it is, slip on nose cones soon followed. - Dave R >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:59:12 -0700 >From: "George Meyers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Harley Michaelis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Great Ideas >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I've heard of contests where the ruling was if the canopy came loose and was >still attached by a string or other device, you had to be willing to launch >the sailplane that way or take a zero for the landing. > > > I then Goop the LED display to the inside of the canopy. A side benefit >is that > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
