Re: [RCSE] LASS Speed 400 Electric Sailplane (F5J) Competition: Sunday, Augus...

[ROBERT M GELLART]

I have been reading this a bit, and after watching the electric Nats for a bit last year, the F5J rules like they fly at ALB is the real deal, the run times to me in AMA events make them a joke, speed 400's were maybe over 1K and the best part was that pilots would ask where the lift was after the motor run.  Additionally, Lipolys would even help too because then the ships are lighter and can be "a soaring ship" not a near brick.  Then you have a soaring contest and then i show up and play.   Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Soaring@airage.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] LASS Speed 400 Electric Sailplane (F5J) Competition: Sunday, Augus... In a message dated 7/19/05 2:07:07 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How about changing the motor run to 2minutes?   That will allow ANY plane to get to thermal height regardless of the cost of the motor/power plant.  That negates any launch advantage some might have and turns the event into a soaring contest. No, it turns the event into an eyesight contest.  Even a 1-minute motor run will put a good SP400 plane out of visual range.    The new "unlimited motor run" rules work very well, with each pilot using as much or as little motor run as he deems necessary.  Duration score begins when the motor is shut off, just like a winch event.  This format encourages lower launch heights and is much more of a thermal contest.     Just my $.02   Lenny