FFTC News 33
Possible changes for 2010 season arising from 1st March 2009 Conference
The
FFTC has been reviewing
and discussing ideas generated by the conference and has identified the
following possible changes for the 2010 season. We are stating these
now to
invite discussion and further feedback before we have to firm up any
changes in
September/October for the 2010 season. If you have any thoughts on
these please
pass them to FFTC Secretary Chris Strachan at
chris.strachan@btinternet.com.
Contest Calendar
- 2
extra Area Centralised events
- one in Winter, one in Summer together with a better spread
- Reduced
number of classes at all
Centralised events, particularly Southern and Northern Galas
- Change
both
- Combined
Rubber, C.Glider and
C.Power at all Area and Centralised events
- Combine
low attendance classes –
E30 with CO2, HLG with CLG.
- Vintage,
Mini-Vintage and
Classic. Power,
glider and rubber together, as at present
- Extra
(non-FAI) classes at
Trials, run separately
- Seek
introductory classes
- FAIR
to attend more meetings
- Club
Champs run over aggregate
of Northern and Southern Galas
- No
change to start and finish
times
- For
all combined events awards
overall and for best of each discipline (if not already in first 3
places). Trophies,
Championship points and Plugge points to be awarded on overall placings
Team Selection
- No
change, but monitor working
of points system
Nationals
- No
change of date
- All
classes run separately.
- Vintage,
Mini-Vintage and
Classic to be run as all three disciplines combined
- Separate
Vintage and Classic
glider events to be offered to SAM
Classes and rules
- BMFA
Power. 2 categories only – 1. Unlimited
with 6 sec. run
2. No trim functions - 9 sec. run
- BMFA Glider and Rubber – no changes
- HLG
and CLG to be combined
- Motor
runs for O/E and F1Q
reduced to 20 sec.
- SLOP Ballrace motors permitted with list of
approved
motors.
- Be
involved in working party to
rationalise rules between BMFA, SAM35 and SAM 1066
At this
stage these are only
possible changes and the FFTC looks forward
to your comments, suggestions and reactions.
Space Modelling Rule Clarification
Everyone
who flies FAI Space
Modelling
classes is aware of the local rule that is applied in the
The
clarified rule now reads as
follows with
the added sentence in bold type:
Jettisoning of Parts
A flight will be disqualified if any part of the model, as launched, becomes detached. The exceptions to this rule are for S4 (boost glider) where the engine shall be ejected in accordance with 8.2.4.1 and 8.2.4.2, S7 (scale) and any models that are staged. In all cases, the in-flight discarding of ejection pistons and/or wadding will result in the flight being disqualified.
It
should also be mentioned that
the 2009
BMFA Space Modelling rule book has not yet been published and there
have been
substantial changes to both S4 and S8 rules. Any competitor flying in
contests
in the
ftp://www.fai.org/sporting_code/sc4/sc4_sm_space_09.pdf
Mike
Francies
Chairman
FAIR
If you
have any queries on this
clarification
please E mail mike.francies@sky.com.
FFTC Web Site
The
FFTC web site is being
revamped and developed to be more informative and include ideas
generated from
the Free Flight conference. The site can be accessed at www.freeflightuk.org
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2009 Team Selection
Pre-entry is required for the 2009 Team Selection events and the entry form will be included in the BMFA News. A copy is also attached to this Newsletter. Please note closing date for pre-entries is 31 August 2009