...Here's a question that illustrates the inherent paradoxes of a "nostalgia" event: There's a certain cutoff date after which planes aren't legal. Does that date advance by one year each year? If not, why not?
This was hashed out thoroughly on this forum a few years ago. Apparently the 1980 date was picked specifically to exclude the Sagitta. It was felt that the Sagitta heralded a major shift in the performance and overall capabilities of R/C sailplanes, and allowing it would totally outclass the older designs, as well ad blurring the differences between the type of flying in the Nostalgia class and the existing modern classes. It would be something like setting up a "Nostalgia HLG" class with the cutoff date set specifically to preclude discus launching (now there's an interesting idea!). For this reason the date was set at 1980, and it will stay at 1980, or so I am told. I can see arguments on both sides of this issue. However, the fact remains that it was set up that way for a specific reason, with apparently a fair amount of forethought behind it.
Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.djaerotech.com
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