> One concern I have about this catagory is would it then

absolve

judges from

 considering an auto conversion in judging for Grand Champion

or

other awards

 with "conventional" aircraft. There are those who "have

issues"

with

 conversions and would consider them a safety issue and

therefore

not

 qualified to compete against a purebred.
 I'd prefer not to see conversions get segregated at shows.

If

anything we are
 doing more to embody the spirit of experimental aviation

than

the

quick build
 exactly to plans route that is so common today. There is

nothing

wrong with

 the simplified kit planes; everyone has their own comfort

level

and

 abilities.
 Just my 2 cents.
 ...Chrissi

Very soon,  rotary powered  aircraft will be OUT PERFORMING
conventionally powered  aircraft by such a large margin that

those

airplanes may require will require a special "traditional"

sticker.

It will be hung on the prop like a scarlet letter.  The judges

will

just pause briefly to give them a nod, maybe say something like
"Pretty" and then move on to the real machines.     Jerry

Good thought Jerry.
I also agree with Chrissi in not being outsiders so to speak, but Ed

also has some

good thoughts.
Hi Ed.
Royce

What really happened is you shook the hell out of them.
"Oh my god... THREE rotary powered airplanes at a two bit flyin." :-)

Paul Lamar

Good point, there certainly was a lot of interest shown - even by the
judges. But,  I don't think any of us would have even entered the

judging

had we know there was not going to be an Auto conversion award.

Certainly

many aircraft there were more cosmetically enhanced that our birds.

But, the audience did get the treat of a 3 rotor flyby and who knows-

that

may have made as big an impression as anything.  So far, I have not been

to

a flyin where the flying rotary was outnumbered.  However, It would be

nice

to see some new airframes and faces of flying rotaries at flyins.  I've
looked over Finns and Tracy's aircraft so many times I know them by

heart

{:>).  So common folks lets get to work on those projects and get them

to

flyins {:>).

Ed Anderson

-Brett & Tiana Campbell wrote:

    So the EAA regards aircraft with  auto conversions (to quote Tracy) as
"bastard step-children". Almost as if they're going out of their way to give
us all an inferior complex. Here's the solution: Instead of hanging a sign
on the prop saying "judge me", place one which reads, "Dear EAA judge,
please DO NOT judge this aircraft. You're not qualified." That'll raise
their antennas!!
My two (Canadian) cents worth...Brett Campbell.- 

 
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