OK, so we have a big uproar about what sounds like a safety rule change in F3B/J for hand towing. The CIAM is mostly european. I'm sure Terry Edmonds was at the meeting and he will report back. Terry did as the AMA district reps for FAI soaring for input on the rules changes that were on the agenda. There is an orderly process for adopting rules changes. The one exception is the addition of safety rules. These take effect immediately. If this is what has been done, then we have to live with it. I'm sure there will be some recycle. One-man tow appeared, then got dropped partly because of safety concerns. All the national reps will probably get an earful from the competitors when they get back. All we can hope for is for common sense to prevail before the team selections and next WC. While everyone thinks of these things as soaring contests, the truth is they are man on man. This means that they start out as a launching contest. Those who thought they could turn the simple, low cost BARCS format into a WC class must have failed history class. If it has WC status, it will not end up simple or low cost. For those out there who are thinking of just sticking with thier tried and true, this is the way we do it in our part of the country, AMA contest. Take another look at F3b. Sure you'll find old timers out there who think F3b guys are a bunch of stuck up you know whats. If you look at the F3b contests we do have, you will find a whole bunch of other guys who weren't around when F3b rules were developing. The rules have been pretty stable. The biggest recent changes were making the duration task 10 minutes. All the equipment you need is available if you look. Go fly F3b! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
