My observation on setup of the airplane mission is that is the line is too tight, then the airplane may not release. The tautness is specified in the Field Setup instructions: "Finally, use the thumb-gear at the arrival end to put tension on the string until the cantilever (tire/arm weight) sits mostly level." If the airplane does not release during a tournament match, then the scoring follows Rule 34, Model Damage, Bullet 6: "Any model damage obviously due to poor setup or lack of maintenance is scored with benefit of the doubt." Steve Scherr VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Greg Trafton <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi, all. We have a quick question about the airplane mission. > > On our mission model, when the lever is pushed down, the airplane > sometimes does not launch. Sometimes this is clearly due to the mission > model itself (probably torque/friction causing the airplane to 'stick') and > sometimes it is likely due to the robot not pushing the lever down hard > enough / precise enough. > > If the model does not work correctly during the tournament, how would it > be scored, since there is some ambiguity about whether it was the robot's > or the mission's problem? > > (It's certainly possible that our mission model was built incorrectly and > no one else is having this problem, but I thought I would ask). > > The picture here shows the lever pushed all the way down (by a coach) and > the airplane stuck up above. It does not launch after this. And the robot > does not push and hold the lever down for long enough for a judge to tell > if if it is a robot or a model problem. > > thanks! > greg > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.