2004 Nat's finals for lower classes

[Kris Kovanda]

That could be a good idea, but you could also take into consideration that most intermediate and advanced pilots don't have back up planes like the masters and fai guys do.  So lets say a intermediate or advanced pilot wins 6 rounds through the prelims and is in 1st heading to the finals.  He has engine problems or plane problems and can't fly in the finals that could just ruin it.  But on the up side one more day or flying would be fun cause we all love flying.

            Kris
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Van Putte 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 1:02 PM
  Subject: Re: 2004 Nat's finals for lower classes




  BUDDYonRC at aol.com wrote:

    Ron
    Since you mentioned next year I have a Question/Suggestion/Proposal.
    Why do we not have final's for Intermediate and Advanced classes?
    I think not having finals leaves the impression that Intermediate and advanced class pilot's are someway inferior. I hereby suggest that they be added to next year's Nat's.
    Site four is not being used on final's day and could be used for lower class finals.
    Having finals in the Intermediate and Advanced classes would in my opinion increase participation and also give the pilot who somehow had a bad day like Chip Hyde had this year a chance to come back and win.
    I know this would increase the staff work load but we are NSRCA members to and deserve equal treatment even though we have not progressed enough in our flying skills to qualify as Masters pilots.
    I would like to hear responses Pro and Con on this subject.


  I have been thinking about having a finals in Intermediate and Advanced for several years.  The only negatives I can think of involves the people to run it.  We can probably get site workers who are willing to stay around for an additional day (that we'd have to remunerate).  The real problem I can see is the judges.  We could have the Intermediate pilots fly first and, if we couldn't get qualified judges, have the Advanced finalists judge them.  We'd have to convince some qualified Master class pilots to stay and judge the Advanced pilots.  I would only consider having the top 20% (rounded up) in the finals.  Based on this year's enrties, that would be 3 Intermediate and 6 Advanced finalists.  It's worth considering.

  Ron Van Putte
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