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Please vote YES or NO  on both these.                         the propeller is advertised as being a 6 inch unit, it is
    How to vote:                                                  acceptable. Weight may be added for balancing.
    B y   e m a i l   t o   S i g   C h a i r m a n   R o b   W a l l a c e ,
    ffonzrjw@gmail.com  or  by  mail  to,  Rob  Wallace,  565   e)  Weight:   7.5 gram minimum weight of airframe not
    Riverslea Rd South, Hastings, 4122                            including rubber motor

    Include your full name and current membership number,      f)   Hand launch.
    proxy votes are not accepted. The last day for votes to be
    accepted is 17th July.                                     g)  Scoring:  The best two of up to six flights determine
                                                                   placings  and  records.  Third  highest  scoring  flight
    Rule change 1 – P18                                            used to break a tie.
    Renumber existing section 5.10, to 5.11, and add new
    class, ‘P18’ as 5.10                                       h)  All attempts count as flights.
    5.10  P18  -  unofficial event                              Rule change 2 -  Hanger Rat
                                                              And at the same time as we introduce P18 we should
     a)  Models are rubber powered monoplanes.                move to protect Hanger Rat by removing the option to use
                                                              plastic props. Because it looks like the new Ikara prop for
     b)  Covering:                                            P18 is way better than anything else out there, and if we
         i)  Commercially available solid sheet material such      allow its use for Hanger Rat it will immediately make every
           as tissue, mylar or plastic.                       current existing Hanger Rat model redundant.
         ii)  Microfilm not permitted.
                                                              Present HR rule
     c)  Dimensions:                                          “c) Wooden propellers must be built to plan specifications
         i)  Wing maximum span 18 inches projected,  chord    and  must  not  be  cambered  or  thinned.  Commercially
           maximum 4.5 inches.                                made plastic propellers may be used but must not exceed
         ii)  Horizontal  stabilizer  maximum  span  9  inches   7inches in diameter. “
           projected, maximum chord 3.5 inches.
         ii) Overall  length  including  propeller,  maximum  18   Change this to
           inches.                                            c) Wooden propellers must be built to plan specifications
         iv) Hook to hook distance maximum 10 inches.         and must not be cambered or thinned. Plastic propellers
                                                              may  not  be  used,  only  the  wooden  propellor  is
     d)  Propeller:  Unmodified commercially available plastic    permitted.
         prop with a nominal maximum diameter of 6 inches. If








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