I do this at the SOAR OVSS "Fred" Contest each year:
1. Short (strong) lines: About 200 meters (650 ft) of 290 lb test
braided nylon line as used at the Nats;
2. FAI Landing tapes, added as bonus after FLIGHT scores are
normalized (1,100 points is perfect, landing is a 10% point bonus);
3. No landing skegs/arrestors allowed (I always have a hacksaw
available for guys who know the rules and still show up with a molded
in skeg);
4. Long task times (10+ minute targets);
5. Seeded Man-on-Man (OVSS format, keeps the big boys pounding on each
other all day, they like it and so do the spectators);
6. Fly what you want, no "primary/backup" models designated;
We have a great time, fly all day, BS and funfly until dark (or later),
and most of us are still talking by the end of the weekend.
What's not to like?
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Tom Kallevang
Wheeling, IL
AMA L292
SOAR
LSF President & Webmaster
LSF #303 Level V
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