[MT-ALES] NATS Update
Duane Beck
duane.beck at gmail.com
Wed Jul 24 17:48:37 PDT 2024
Oh, one more difference. F3L is flown as a team event with both individual
and team scores (like F3J), whereas AMA RES is almost exclusively
individual competition. You never fly against one of your teammates in F3L.
Duane
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 8:38 PM Duane Beck <duane.beck at gmail.com> wrote:
> F3L is two-meter wingspan limited to rudder, elevator, and spoiler
> controls, but there are further airframe construction limitations than the
> traditional AMA RES class. Fuselage forward of the wing trailing edge, and
> all flying surfaces must be constructed without composite or molded
> components, except for spars. Like F3J, the fuselage cannot have any
> protrusions on the bottom, other than the tow hook (e.g. no skegs and no
> rudder or fin below the tailboom). Also, the high starts are limited to a
> maximum of 4kg (8.8lb) pull at 3× extension, which means the airframes tend
> to be quite a bit lighter than typical for AMA RES, which is most often
> launched by electric winch.
>
> I was going to include a link to the FAI Sporting Code rulebook, but the
> website isn't loading for me at the moment.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Duane Beck from VA
> Wazmo on RCgroups
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 8:15 PM Greg via MT-ALES <mt-ales at lists.webworks.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Is FAI/F3L the exact same as what is typically run in the US as RES
>> class? 2m wingspan, rudder, elevator, spoiler only, launched by surgical
>> tubing high start ?
>>
>> Or are there other differences ? Flying anythibng 2M is very
>> challenging, especially in typical Muncie, IN wind and weather.
>>
>>
>> Congrats to Jon.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Greg
>>
>> On 7/24/2024 5:43 AM, CURTIS SUTER via MT-ALES wrote:
>>
>> Monday and Tuesday was F3L
>> Congratulations to Jon for a Silver place finish!
>>
>>
>>
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