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RC SCALE

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Gwyn Avenell

F4H Static Scale Documentation requirements: aspects of your static score. The originality of the model
We fly the international class F4H here in NZ. We have works on a sliding scale and can be up to 12% of your
done for some years, but it has not been particularly static score or 0% of your score if you qualify with the type
popular. One of the drawbacks to competing in this class of model at the bottom of the list.
tends to be the reluctance to put together a documentation ORIGINALITY of the MODEL - insert in the appropriate box
package. Hopefully this article will help to demystify it.
Competitor built - traditional construction from plan or kit
Third Party built using traditional construction - competitor covered and paint finished
This class was designed to be a feeder class to the F4C
Third Party built from molded components - competitor paint finished
class and as such has a lower static documentation bar for
Third Party built (ARF kit) - competitor modified
entry compared to the F4C Class. It was also designed to
Third Party built (unmodified ARF kit)
be attractive to those who felt they couldn’t build to a F4C
Third Party built - model purchased ready to fly
standard but still wanted to compete in a high-level scale
competition. (It was also used to bolster world Model Selection:
championship entries, but that’s another story) I can’t stress enough that for a good static score, you
should either chose an aircraft that you can access or that
The static score makes up 50% of the perfect score so it you have a complete set of good photos (top, both sides,
will have an impact on the final results of the competition. underside and a forward view) of your preferred selection.
Choosing an obscure aircraft, as much as you may be in
This class has NO Builder of the Model rule – this means love with it, with a poor 3 view and little or no supporting
you can buy a model or buy someone else’s model. photographs will not secure you a static score you will be
happy with. That is the reality of the competition and its
However, there is a proviso - What is the originality of the rules.
model? There is a tick box in your declaration form to
declare where it came from. Your Documentation requirements:
When you assemble your documentation, you should
This helps the Judges to establish a mark for this part of keep in mind the order in which you put this together. As
the competition, it should have little effect on the other you can see below the judges have a scoresheet in front of

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