Craftsmanship Judging

50.1 Judging

Craftsmanship events require static judging. The modeler shall provide to the judges as a component of their scale data packet a mission profile for their flight. The modeler need not perform all declared mission elements during a flight; for example, a model with a declared cluster operation may be flown with a single motor. Mission points will only be awarded for those operations documented in the scale data packet and performed during a given flight. If no mission is to be declared modeler should state this in the data packet. The same team of one or more judges must judge all craftsmanship entries in an event that are in the same competition division.

50.2 Insufficient Data

If an entry is found to lack sufficient data, the competitor will be allowed a reasonable amount of time to correct for the deficiency.

50.3 Conflict of Interest

A judge entered in an event shall not judge his/her own entry, or any entry in competition with it.

50.4 Viewing Period

It is recommended that the Contest Director set aside periods of time at which entries may be viewed by the competitors and guests. The intent of this practice is to stimulate interest in craftsmanship events in competitors who may not otherwise enter such events, and improve the craftsmanship of those competitors who regularly do.

50.5 NAR Number

The competitor’s name or NAR number is required to be on the model per Rule 9.4 – NAR Number.

50.6 Judging Condition

Entries must be judged in flight condition, with the exception that motor(s) and recovery system need not be present. Any clear plastic fins, launching lugs and fittings, and other exterior flight items must be attached to the entry during judging. Pop lugs are considered part of the launcher, not of the model. Nothing may be added to the entry, nor taken off the exterior of the entry, between judging and flight, except the motor(s) and recovery system(s). If unusual launching or recovery devices are to be used it should be so noted in the data presented.

50.7 Accidental Damage

Any damage to an entry while it is in the custody of the judges or meet officials must not be held against the competitor, and the competitor must have the opportunity to repair the entry without penalty.

50.8 Human Intervention

Craftsmanship entries are judged for flight damage; therefore, no human intervention (e.g., catching the entry or cushioning its landing) will be allowed between launch and touchdown. Alternately competitor’s may choose to catch their entries. In this case, entries that are caught must be judged as if they had sustained maximum damage on landing, but will not be disqualified. If the intervention was accidental and/or inadvertent, in the opinion of the Range Safety Officer, the flight may be judged as having sustained maximum damage points or an unofficial flight at the option of the competitor. The competitor must inform the applicable contest official of his/her decision to accept or reject the flight as an official flight prior to any subsequent flight by the competitor in that event.

50.9 Lost Models

Craftsmanship entries that cannot be returned to the judges must be judged as if it had sustained maximum damage on landing, but will not be disqualified, except as per Rule 9.10 – Impound. Rule 10.4 – Return of Inaccessible Models will not apply.