SEN-513 December 8 2000
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News and Reports 2000 - second half
SCAT Electronic News 8 December 2000 issue 513
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5,5,5 - Wagner
FAI New rules and other nonsense - MAC the Bigot
Thanks
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5,5,5
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Roger, one of the best meets I ever was at was the 5,5,5 finals over 3 days
with fly-offs at the end. It was great, even though I haven't yet attended a
MaxMen 14 rounder it is the top of all the meets, it has to stay Joe Wagner
FAI New rules and other nonsense
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Fellow SCATzine readers,
What is the joke about the following FAI rules?
Tow lines down to ten meters, rubber motors down to 10 grams and engine run
to 3 secs. Flyers are allowed to wear only one shoe and must carry a
30-pound backpack which cannot be used for flapping. No fluid drinking or
food consumption allowed all day. Flyers have to team up to fly and chase
with one leg tied together. For each drop you have to repay the entry; to
stop flying you have to pay 3 entries.
Wait just a minute cause I thought these ARE the current rules, no wonder I
was falling down so much towing my glider, 10 meters was tough to control,
and my rapper baggy pants were needed cause I had to carry the bandage for
the one foot that didn't have a shoe on it. Hell, I had at least 60lbs of
gear in my pants, I'm referring to modeling gear of course!, the guys
carrying 30lbs had it easy. I never did break the no flapping rule but I
tried to compensate by blowing upwards under my model but it always made me
hyper ventilate and pass out. Darn, I always had trouble paying attention in
class when I was a kid, no wonder I've been flying under the wrong rules. I
propose a recount of the America's cup points for the past two years with
handicap figures worked in for all the grief that I have gone through with
what are obviously not very clear rules and procedures. I'm using a Florida
attorney to represent me.
Davis, aka Mac the Bigot,
2and cousin of Biggles Boy,
illegitimate step son of the Alien,
partner in crime with Buntinelli
Embarrassment for EastMan Von Barron
prison mate with SkyKing
and father of 36gram Studboy
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Roger Morrell
