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Re: Five weeks instead of six??

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Originally Posted by Rick TYler View Post
How about starting build season the day after Labor Day in September? How would that change the process? What different kinds of lessons could students learn from a five month build season?

(Let's simplify things: I already know that this is not "the way things have always been done." )
I smell a very laid-back approach taken, with crunch time being the time known now as build season weeks 3-6.

I know what I'm talking about here, because I'm in a college design competition. Sometime in late August/early September (usually), the rules are released. Now, the general idea stays the same, but the way to get there changes, something on the order of "thou shalt use a lift" or "thou shalt use a 6WD drop-center drive". Competitions are in early March or April.

Guess when my team finishes their planes, even with all that time? I believe this is due to one of the rules of thumb, "Work expands to fill the time allotted."
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