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EasyStar Combat
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NEAT FAIR EasyStar FULL BODY CONTACT COMBAT EVENT
The Multiplex EasyStar Combat Championship will be held mid-afternoon (exact time to be determined on contest day) on Thursday of this years show.
The rules are simple: you must use an EasyStar and can equip it with any electric power system you wish, and you can modify it by adding tape, wire, beefier servos and linkages or even landing gear or a second main wing to create a bipe. However, weapons systems are not allowed-no blades or protrusions that are not considered aircraft structure.
Defensive engineering (battle-hardening) and good piloting are the secrets to winning. A second FPV division-flying with virtual reality glasses "from the cockpit" will be flown separately Thursday afternoon. It will entail a spotter with a buddy box in conformance with the AMA recommendations for flying with VR goggles, and all combat will be line of sight restricted.
Fly RC will publicize the winner's airplane and the design features that win the gold in Fly RC.
Rules:
1. Full contact combat, last plane flying wins.
2. If a plane lands (or crashes) and takes off or is hand launched then it's still in competition; swapping out batteries or recharging is permitted.
3. As safety allows, pilots will be allowed to retrieve aircraft from the field.
4. You can use any electric power system, battery and prop you wish.
5. You can "battle-harden" your ship with Internal wire, tape and internal CF sticks but cannot add protrusions, spikes, CF blades or leading edge bar stock cleavers, pyrotechnics, chemical warfare or other "weapons." No external wire bracing will be allowed. Wood struts may be added.
6. You can modify the design by adding landing gear, a second wing (of any size) to create a biplane, beefier servos and linkages, etc. but it still must "look like an EasyStar." Modifications must be aircraft structural mods that enhance airframe strength, flyability or ground handling.
7. Nothing can depart the airplane during flight other than pieces inadvertently coming off owing to "contact." Streamers are not allowed.
8. A panel of three judges will resolve disputes and decide the winner.

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