U.S. Scale Masters TP3 Testing

Hello Chuck and All,

Nice to see, this booklet is very helpful.

Some questions commonly asked at events & otherwise are covered in the Scale Masters guidelines 4.6. Adding this to the booklet may save some people from learning through experience ( usually not so good experiences).

4.6 The following are examples of mandatory zero scores for specific maneuvers or sequence of
maneuvers:

.1 Crossing the deadline at any time during flight
(0 for the maneuver being performed or for the previous maneuver)

.2 Maneuver(s) performed out of sequence
(0 for the skipped maneuver(s) but judge the rest normally)

.3 Touching the model after any maneuver starts such as when restarting an engine after the
takeoff roll has begun (10 point loss), see 9.5 for engine restarts (unless directed to do so by
the CD or Air Boss).

.4 Model flips over on its back on landing (except tailskid aircraft, see 5.4.2 on page 18)
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.5 Use of similar or redundant flight options for maneuvers or scale operations in maneuver
combinations,
           - e.g. Roll, then Military Roll, then 2 point Roll, etc.

.6 If the aircraft becomes airborne with flying speed and is forced to land immediately or
anytime thereafter before the flight is complete, any maneuvers not performed before
landing have effectively been skipped and will be scored zero as in item 4.6.2 above.

Thanks,
        Roly

Roly, See my comment posted in my original Booklet posting.
/chuck