Pattern Fun / scribe

[Adam Glatt]

Hmmm... or even worse, as I witnessed this season at one contest, the judge
is ignored in his request, and part ways through the flight the judge
requests the manuevers be called louder again.  Ignored agian.  Asks again,
louder.  Pilot gives message to caller, caller tells judge that the caller
doesn't have to call out the manuevers at all if the pilot doesn't want them
(correct).  Judge asks again. Pilot tells judge same thing, only by this
time is pissed off, along with the caller and judge.  For rest of flight
judge whispers scores to scribe loud enough for everyone at that line (other
judge, pilot, caller), and I (sitting back 30 feet) to hear.  Ugly, ugly
situation to watch, pilot and judge got into yelling match after flight.

The entire flight is worthless, and we have two people very angry at each
other, and a CD who has to hear the entire story from different points of
view.

I think the lesson is, don't refuse a judge.  If judges are requesting loud
calling and a pilot doesn't want the loud calling, the CD needs to step in
BEFORE the flight and assign a caller for the judge.  The rule on what has
to be called, and how loud, should also be explained by the CD at the pilots
meeting before the contest begins if there is any disagreement.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: September 21, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Pattern Fun / scribe
> Still, having said that, it is still preferable to call the maneuvers
> for the judge, rather than have him/her get "lost" in the sequence.
> And, for most of us, a refusal is unthinkable.  Do you want to get the
> judge mad at you before the takeoff?<G>
>

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