Rick,
FYI, most contests use "blue sky" rules. I know most ESL contsts do at
least. Basiclly that means that the pilot is responsible for avoiding
mid-airs. Also winch line, retrievers, etc... Any of which do not earn you
a new flight. Even for landing.
Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Brown and Jill Wiest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "FRED SAGE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 9:58 PM
Subject: [RCSE] Relaunch allowed due to midair
> FRED SAGE wrote:
> Furthermore, there's no relaunch allowed in
> case of mid air. If a mid air occurs, the two or more pilots involved
> are expected to fly out the remainder of their flight time. The only
> provision whereby a relaunch is allowed for a mid air is if contact
> occurs during approach to landing. In that case, a relaunch is allowed
> for landing points only and the flight time recorded during the initial
> flight stands.
> > Fred
>
> This is not the way the AMA rule(7.2.a) is stated. It allows for a
> relaunch if two planes have a midair. A relaunch is allowed if a
> contestants model collides in flight with another model or abstacle
> without the fault or the competitor.
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