Summary of Changes Since 2008 Edition

Applied Changes from 2008-2009 RCP cycle:

RCP 2007-801 Total Impulse For Contest Events
Affected Rule 9.1

RCP 2007-802 Boost Glide and Flex Wing Duration, Only Return Glider
Affected Rules 36.1, 38.1

RCP 2007-803 Self Penalizing Clarification for Open Spot Landing
Affected Rules 60.3, 60.7.1, 60.7.2, 60.7.3

RCP 2008-804 Removed Requirement for Returning Judging Sheets to Modeler
Affected Rules 50.11, 53.15. Deleted Rules 51.4.1, 52.9, 54.8, 55.8, 63.13

RCP 2008-805 Recovery Requirement for Payload Event
Affected Rule 25.4

RCP 2008-806 Remove Option to Have Motor(s) Checked Post-Flight
Affected Rule 9.5

RCP 2008-807 Clarify Official Flight Requirements
Affected Rule 10.3

RCP 2008-808 Change the Name "Science Fiction and Future Sport Scale" to "Concept Sport Scale"
Affected Rule 56.1, Appendixes

Contest Board changed Rule 32.2 to correct conflict with Rule 11.9 (Helicopter Duration Flipping)

Applied Urgent Change

RCP 2006-202U Delete Requirement for Enclosed Recovery System
Affected rule: 21.3

Applied Urgent Change

RCP 2009-910 Maximum Launcher Height
New rule: 5.5

Added Provisional Events

P24 Super-Roc XL Altitude Competition
P25 Pee-Wee Payload Competition
P40 Payload Duration Competition
P41 Super-Roc XL Duration Competition
P57 Classic Model Competition

Applied Changes to Rulemaking Procedures

Revisions to Appendix F approved by Board of Trustees on March 12, 2010

Applied Changes from 2009-2010 RCP cycle:

RCP 2009-903 Clarify Wording of Concept Sport Scale
Affected Rule 56.1

RCP 2009-904 Clarify Wording of Other Scale Events
Affected Rules 50.1, 50.3, 51.1, 52.2, 53.1, 53.4, 54.1

RCP 2009-906 Altimeter Records
Affected Rules 14.10.4, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9

Applied changes from 2010-2011 RCP cycle:

RCP 11-0404: Increase maximum propellant mass to 125g
Affected Rules 4.3, 9.1

RCP 11-0505: Define correctable condition as pertaining to an entry
Affected Rule 11.8, Appendix A

RCP 11-0808: Eliminate loophole in super-roc measurement
Affected Rules 21.5, 33.4

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