You'd have to change the rules (or make an event) to allow for high-speed flight, land, trade pilots, and then low-speed flight.  I don't see a problem with it, but then, I'm not a dyed-in-the-wool Carrier guy.

Two other things popped into my head --

• Team Carrier, sort of like Team Scale only allow the pilot to be in multiple teams.  I know that this leaves both the high- and low-speed portion in the hands of one guy, but it would simplify the operation, and it would allow for proxy flying for those among us who can't run around in circles any more
• Office Chair Carrier -- require EVERYONE to sit in a swivel-chair while piloting, with someone behind them keeping the chair pointed straight.  This wouldn't help someone with vertigo (well, except that you could chase the dizzies down into the "just short of vomiting" stage instead of just the "just short of falling down" stage), but it would help the guys with mobility problems

Or just set your plane up so that it doesn't go very fast -- if you aren't concerned with the score anyway, take-off and fly at whatever speed you are comfortable with then slow a little more and fly the low speed portion and the landing.

I certainly wouldn't want to see people trying to hand off the handle while the plane is in flight. 

The Builder-of-the-Model Rule went by the wayside.  

Now the flyer too?  What's left?

I visualize a cutthroat competitor with a fleet of models and a list of proxy entry names.  Thus, the ability to win all three places. 

Good point -- if you wanted to have a 100% proxy-fly event, just reinstate the builder of the model rule.  One builder, one pilot makes a team.  Since Joe's purpose is to allow for people who are crippled up to still compete, this should "fly".

Another alternative that I can think of (I'm full of ideas -- or at least full of something) is tethered RC.  I know -- gasp, RC.  But this isn't to find the bestest Carrier champion -- this is to get people flying who simply can't right now.

So, here I was trying to be all sensitive and specifically avoiding the word "geezer".  Then you just belt it out.

Fine.  Geezer Carrier it is (well, if that works with Joe).

I kind of like the notion of doing it with RC equipment, or at least with a pole with a handle-holder on it.  I'm not sure how you'd make a good, portable pole-carrier that wouldn't weigh a ton and would stand up to a 100 lb pull test -- only being able to do the event where there's a speed pole would put a crimp on things.

hey Joe.
I'll fly for you any day.

Ken

ps

just picked up a Guardian to build for my Mac 60.....gonna make it old school

As long as everyone at a given contest agrees,  how about short tanking for the high speed,  landing,  and then the owner flys the low speed.  The low is the hard part after all.  For the high it probably doesn't matter much whether Eric Conley or me flies.  The low is a whole different matter of course.

How about something like this:

 Low speed limit, say 50mph. Or eliminate high speed altogether, just two or three high speed "demo laps" with no scoring.

Normal low speed.

Arresting lines have different values. Hook the first line, 100 points. Second line, 85 points etc.....

Sounds like fun to me,

Jim

Hey guys,  Geezer sounds better than  Old Fart.

Almost anything sounds better than an old fart....  

I read the rules so I sorta get scoring. 

(high speed/low speed)+landing = score

Sandbagging the high speed is a choice.  It allows more focus on low speed.  However the videos of carrier show REALLY SLOW low speed already...

Speed limit was mentioned.  How about bracket racing, with a target speed/time being met?  (sorta like drag racing) People who are less stable can fly slower.  closest without going over...

For the local scene having fun is more important than being nationally competitive, although the local scene is where people learn to fly competitive.

Phil

     Comparing speed to navy carrier to me doesn't add up. In speed which I don't fly for several reasons one of which is the strength and finesse of controlling the plane that it takes is judged on one thing, "top speed". Carrier is  judged for take off (just touch the water after take), high speed, low speed, and landing. No comparison.
     Maybe if the CD or ED could figure a way to do it and announce this information in their description of events to be flown it mite be OK? I would think that the NWS40 event would be flyable for any person. That was one of the reasons it was developed. Take off in still air questionable (lack of power), high speed 60 mph in your wildest dreams (usually mid to high 50s), low speed can be done without a hang (you must practice), landing is as easy as it will ever get in carrier. So if you can do the pull test OK then I would hope that you could fly the event OK. With just a little practice you can get pretty good at this event and there are many time that the high score will go the guy that just had some good air while he was flying, the scores can be very close. Of course if Burt and Eric show up and there competition is made up of fliers that "maybe" are flying the event once a year (at most) then what were they expecting. Sorry if I offend, but if you put next to nothing into an endeavor why would you expect to get anything out of that endeavor.
     If you would like to help keep older fliers in carrier there is a key thing we all can do and that is call your CL carrier reps and ask their support for Rule proposal CLNC 17-01. This change would help all carrier people and their planes/equipment to stay in the game a little longer and would not make our sport any more dangerous than it is now. Eric
     

     Gee, thanks Paul. Am I now to think that we need to make rules to get rid of the people that have the nerve to work hard at the event they love and turn the events over to the people that don't show up anyway? Mystified in Nevada, Eric.