Am having a difficult time finding the "official" rules.
I see many references to specific numbered rules on various threads on the Stuka Stunt forums and one mysteriously called "The David Fitzgerald rule" but no complete compilation of the rules.
Having no shortwave and not speaking spanish and not having 18 months until our next Broken Arrow contest to await a proper transcription nor seeing a factor listed for Valley Park, Missouri I am puzzled as to how we can implement a Hurl here in the great midwest in the swirling winds of Buder Park in September of 2013. Also knowing the layout of said Buder Park flying field and the compass points therein, it is not possible to hurl at the proscribed 20-30 degrees north direction without putting parked cars in great danger of an airborne Fox 15 launched by one of the many athletes that populate the September contest.
Unless these and other issues are addressed we may be forced into going rogue and implementing yet another event further fragmenting our already fragmented sport/hobby.
Any help, of an official nature, will be appreciated.
As Deputy Commissioner (self-appointed), I will take your case forward to the Central Committee at the next meeting. It may be permitted only as a demonstration event. As previously mentioned, we need the lat/long, altitude, the location and magnitude of any gravitational or magnetic anomalies within 200 miles, just the normal stuff, nothing exotic in order to compute the acceptable hurl azimuth, weighting factors, etc. Al be prepared to pass the organizer qualification test, nothing difficult there, as long as you have a good general knowledge of Hurl history and Rat Patrol trivia, you will have no significant problems with that.
As for difficulty in obtaining a copy of the rules, you have to understand that parchment is required, and that requires the hides of many animals. Paper is ephemeral, the Hurl is forever, so parchment is the only acceptable physical medium. There's no real way to speed up the process, it simply takes a finite amount of time for a sheep to grow to an adequate size. I think, as of last accounting, we were getting several Hurl scrolls from each medium-sized sheep, so generally thats about 15 sheep per complete rules set. So you see our problem. That's why the shortwave network was established in the first place.
I would strongly suggest getting a shortwave radio for home use - the modern world is here and as computers fade into the dustbin of history, you will need a way of keeping in contact. As a good general performer on the bands used for the HIN (Hurl Information Network), I would suggest the Zenith Stratosphere 1000z as a starter radio. With careful shopping it can be obtained for under $20000. You will also be able to listen to the ball game on it! Such a deal.
On a related topic, I would like to mention that the Commissioner has charged me with a task of creating an index to the rules. That way, when you hear references to them, you will at least know where it falls in the total scope. That will be forthcoming.
Brett
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