rules change decodeing

[Thomas C. Weedon]

Buddy,
You forgot the rule change to remove the "No Retract" from Sportsman Class.
Tom W.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Buddy Brammer
  Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:31 AM
  To: discussion at nsrca.org
  Subject: rules change decodeing


  If anyone is interested
  After receiving the latest K-Factor and studying the results of the rules
change request survey and trying to decipher the the results I thought it
may be nice to compact the results into a readable and understandable
summary. This summary is my interpetation of the results and if I am wrong
please correct me.
  As a SIG we  (NSRCA) are asking AMA to consider the following changes and
clarification to the Pattern rules.
  1. Remove the maneuever schedules from the rule book and place them in an
Annex
  2.Allow the NSRCA to decide what maneuevers should be flown and placed in
the Annex
  3. Maneuver schedules used will be decided by a vote of the membership of
the NARCA on a set of   proposed schedules.(Who will prepare the set's of
proposed schedules has not been deturmined. the vote on question 4 seems to
indicate that the membership does not want the NSRCA board to do it.but is
not conclusive due to the lack of a 60% majority vote.)? The proposed
schedules will provide stability in the Sportsman and Intermediate class
  4.  Any new schedules should be structured as building block schedules,
however each proposed schedule should stand on it's own at a set degree of
difficulty reguardless of maneuevers employed
  5 The schedules in all classes will potentially change every three years.
  6.Change the Intermediate schedule to include the 45-degree down line
positive snap and immelmanturn to the end of the current sequence.
  7. Change the masters sequence as approved in question 28.
  8. Add the generial defenition in all classes that straight and level
flight means flight parallel to the flight line at constant altitude with
wings level.
  9. Clariify the downgrade system for multi-radii manuevers.
  10. Change the downgrade description for spins to allow the pilot to
point the plane down after the spin.
  11.Add to the spin entry definition to read, stall may occur while still
having forward progress relative to the ground .
  12. Define the end box spin entry as point of stall.
  13 Clarify any downgrades for errors less than 15 degrees.
  14 Clarify that centered maneuevers must have the same altitude for entry
and exit if that is a condition of the specific maneuever being performed.
  15. Specify that there it is not a requirement that all manuevers within a
sequence have to be performed at the same top and bottom altitude. ( but the
same top and bottom altitude does apply to individual maneuvers)
  16. Clarify that takeoff is a centered maneuver.
  17. Clarify that there is a landing zone and landings are only  downgrded
for centering when outside of the 30 meter landing zone.
  18. Define that judging starts 15 meters before comencement of the first
manuever after box entry and ends 15 meters after the last manuever followed
by box exit.and that line excursion within the sequence will result in
downgrades on the next manuever.
  19. Correct the rule book description ie. two rolls.
  20. Add an exception to the rules that states that people who have not
aquired or cannot aquire the necessary skill level will not be forced to
move up. However all others will be forced to move up according to the point
system. except if you are 60 years old or older you can fly any class   you
want to fly.
  21. Allow AMA legal Airplanes to fly in the Sportsman Class.

  There seems to be a contradiction between the results because of the 60%
majority required (Reference Vote results Question 51 and Question 57) but
it seems that we are requesting that the point system will allow a three
year moving window and only the current three years point accumilation will
effect a move to the next class?

   Pardon my poor english and spelling and if I missed an item or if my
interpetation is not correct let me know. my eyes and brain are so scrambled
after trying to figure this out that it is entirely possible.
  Buddy


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