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Original Owner rule Okay folksâŠwith me being the Event Director for this yearâs scale NATâs, I havenât commented on the âoriginal ownerâ issue because I wanted to wait and see what the real reason/issue was behind this being brought up now and why from people that were not involved in this yearâs NATâs. But it looks to me that it wonât be so I will address it at this point.Joe is totally correct on why this was put into the rules and the âspiritâ behind it. I know this from talking to Joe (who wrote 518) over the years and from my years of judging when Peter and Darrell were the CDâs. Iâve judged machines in the past that I knew the competitor was not the original owner but also knew that the current owner/competitor rebuilt, repainted, and detailed the machine. Just as I knew this year that Mike did the same thing. So in knowing what the âspiritâ of the rule is, I allowed Mike to compete in 518 with his machine.For those that want to play âinternet lawyersâ, think about thisâŠYour wife buys you a Vario Scale kit for Christmas and uses her own credit cardâŠguess whatâŠyou canât use that machine in 518 because you are not the original ownerâŠSHE IS! So just how ridiculous does that sound. And letâs take it even one step furtherâŠno matter who buys a machine/fuse, the argument could be made that NO ONE is the original owner because most people buy from a dealer or distributor and on paper, they would be considered the original owner because they purchased the item from the manufacture or wholesaler firstâŠnot you. So again, the âspiritâ of the rule needs to be looked at and not who may have owned the machine at one time.To me, as a ED, CD, Judge, or competitor, it all comes down to who built (or rebuilt) the machine and who flew it. And if Iâm competing and placed higher then someone else, I want to know that I did it because my machine scored higher and/or I flew better than another person and not because of a rule that was taken literally. To me, it comes down to my skills as a builder/pilot against another personâs skills as a builder/pilotâŠnot who has the original âsales receiptâ.And as for a few people that made comments about a âbuddy systemââŠYES, I do like to feel that I am friends with everybody in this hobby. But I also know that it doesnât affect my judgement as an ED or as a judge. And I can also speak for the people that have judged for me and with me over the years that they were also fair and honest. And in this sport, you can see your scores from all the judges along with the scores of the other competitors. So you would see if someone was not on the âup-and-upâ. And as Joe stated, itâs up to the CD to maintain fairness. And I know that Peter, Darrell, and I have all done this in the past and I have no trouble sleeping at nightâŠbut that could be just because Iâm getting oldâŠlolMark Allen |
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I plan to start competing with helis next year if I get something built by then.But if attendance is a problem, why not learn from fixed wing?Pro-am classes allows for ARF's or bought aircraft. Everyone gets the same static score. It turns into really fun classes where it is all about flying skills. It also eliminates the issue discussed here with the builder of the model rule. If not up to 518 rules, then Pro-Am is an option. Everyone winsTeam Scale as well. Great way of combining an expert builder wing an expert pilot.Make more choices available and it should be more interesting to attend. One of the things I like from competing with fixed wing scale is that I can enter multiple classes. More flying for me. Driving a 2000 mike round trip for 4 flights is not my idea of fun.Just my $0.02 |
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