Designs

[lucwilder42]

Keep in mind that the concern wasn't about getting caught in the rafters, which is a pretty obvious time to stop on for the timers, but occurrences where the spike actually stuck into the ceiling in some cases, but not others that LOOKED the same from the floor and timers couldn't tell when to stop. With a large 'button' on top it can't drill in.

Jeff Anderson
Livonia, MI

Good point. Although we didn't try that last year because of the whole spirit of the rules thing, it was discussed

[illusionist]

So the topic of next year's rules was brought up on the Towers thread. Are we expecting to see Wright Stuff next year, or another year of Helicopter?

[chia]

Hm, was BLG (Balloon-Launch Glider) or some other gliding event ever in Division C? In that case maybe they'll bring that back...

[thedoctor]

Hm, was BLG (Balloon-Launch Glider) or some other gliding event ever in Division C? In that case maybe they'll bring that back...

BLG was a Division B event I believe...

[lucwilder42]

Hm, was BLG (Balloon-Launch Glider) or some other gliding event ever in Division C? In that case maybe they'll bring that back...

BLG was a Division B event I believe...

I certainly hope it doesn't come back, I hated that event. I like my motors

[chalker]

So the topic of next year's rules was brought up on the Towers thread. Are we expecting to see Wright Stuff next year, or another year of Helicopter?

Current plan is helicopter and helicopter egg drop for B, elastic launch gliders for C.

[chalker7]

So the topic of next year's rules was brought up on the Towers thread. Are we expecting to see Wright Stuff next year, or another year of Helicopter?

Current plan is helicopter and helicopter egg drop for B, elastic launch gliders for C.

However, helicopter egg drop is on a different committee and unrelated to this helicopter event (it is just a coincidence they have similar names and are coming in at the same time.) We'll probably be posting threads asking for suggestions on the rules similar to last year in the near future.

[chia]

Elastic launch glider...?
No matter, we'll learn about it later. I'd better focus on helicopter for now, I haven't even had regionals

[chalker7]

Elastic launch glider...?
No matter, we'll learn about it later. I'd better focus on helicopter for now, I haven't even had regionals

It's posted as a Trial Event on the official soinc.org website here: http://soinc.org/sites/default/files/up ... 0.11_1.pdf

[mrsteven]

Elastic launch glider...?
No matter, we'll learn about it later. I'd better focus on helicopter for now, I haven't even had regionals

oh jeeze... thats no fun... I know all this stuff about rubber helicopter and planes it goes out the window... lovely.
Don't you love continuity?