Focus on Competition
by Greg Hahn, Technical Director
2015-16 rule book cycle
For all competitors, the 2015–16 rule book cycle is heading into the voting stages. You might want to check out the proposals page on the website at www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals.aspx to see if your favorites have pertinent proposals pending. The system is set up so that you have representation on the board, and it's your chance to have input into changes made to the rule book.
Read through the proposals and comment to your district representative on how you'd like to see these voted on. That's your way of making a difference.
The biggest issue so far this year is that the CL Scale group would like to see the Scale book split into two separate books, one for RC and one for CL. Another major pending issue is the Builder of the Model (BOM) rules for CL Aerobatics, which have been debated heavily over the past two cycles.
The initial vote sheets will go to the boards at the end of March, so you still have time to get your two cents in and have your voice heard.
- Check the proposals page: www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals.aspx
- Read proposals that affect your events or classes
- Comment to your district representative before the boards vote
Records and achievements
Congratulations to Andre Mellin, Dave Brown, and Joseph Mekina, who established a new world record for RC Electric-Powered Duration (FAI Class F5, Open subclass 171S) for aeroplane models with electric motors and rechargeable batteries on August 5, 2013. The new record time of 18 hours, 6 minutes, and 13 seconds beat the existing record by nearly six hours — quite a margin!
From what I hear, another record attempt is in the works for this team, and we wish them the best of luck.
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