Pattern Fun / scribe

[Zapata, Lisandro A.]

The technologie is out there. A friend is finishing to upgrade a windows
base program that he designed that include independent-interface number
key-pads (0 to 10) connected to the computer so judges only has to memorize
the locations of the numbers for scoring. Tomorrow I will post his responce
to this issue. He recently moved to Canada and is coming back to pattern. He
was for 12 years the FAI national champion in Colombia, but stopped flying
the last 6 years. He is going to put the program with the interface key-pads
on the market very soon.
This program was developed 10 years ago and was used in colombia with great
succes.
 
Arturo Zapata
 

-----Original Message-----
From: faipatrn [mailto:faipatrn at msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 6:37 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Pattern Fun / scribe


At the contest this weekend  (GREAT JOB , North Dallas RC, and Gene
Maurice!!), I **NEEDED** a scribe when judging....there wasn't one....then I
hollered a little louder, and one was found....Then, because I didn't know
the scribe, I did exactly as Lance outlined, and tried NOT to miss any
stuff, but I'm certain I did.
    At the local contests, using contestant judging, and wearing everyone
out calling, carrying, and judging, ADDING more judges doesn't seem a
workable idea....particularly if we can't even field SCRIBES !!!
    There MUST be someway reasonably-priced to 'electrify' this process
using some technology....
 
Bob P.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: s.vannostrand at kodak.com <mailto:s.vannostrand at kodak.com>  
To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>  
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 12:19 PM
Subject: RE: Pattern Fun / scribe


Jim 
I've noticed that even when scribes are there, judges look away.  They look
at the scribe and say the score.  Sometimes they will glance at the scribes
sheet to make sure they wrote the right number.  At the nats we were asked
to write the scores on a pad and let the scribe copy them.  This allowed a
cross check after the flight for accuracy.  I observed judges looking down
to write their score, not trusting themselves to keep the scores in a column
without looking.   

Bottom line, it takes some thought, preparation, and practice to keep your
eyes on the plane regardless of scribes. 

---Lance 


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