> 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

 
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