Calling Maneuvers for Judges

[Henderson,Eric]

I have flown a Masters routine where Michelle picked up the wrong calling card and actually called the FAI card. She was happy and she can do no wrong as far as I am concerned! It did not hurt my round and I didn't mind, I knew what I was supposed to be flying. (The judges could not hear her.)

Just consider the rules you would have to write to address the scores of a pilot who,

a) Had no caller
b) Had cryptic codes for the maneuvers e.g. Train-wreck for avalanche!
c) Caller called wrong maneuver, say out of sequence. How could you penalize the pilot for that??

Far too messy and fraught with potential disputes and arguments for my liking.

E.

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ron Lockhart
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:24 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Calling Maneuvers for Judges


Adding the function of calling in a manner suitable
for judging can be a distraction from 'Caller for Pilot'
duties.  It's not desirable, but the realities of 
contest manpower sometimes require it.

Even more distracting is (have you been there as a
pilot or caller?) hearing a scribe call maneuvers
late or early...and ya hope the judge isn't 
listening. <VBG>

Ron Lockhart


----- Original Message -----
From: WHIP23 at aol.com
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:29 am
Subject: Re: Wrong Maneuver issues

> In a message dated 6/11/03 8:12:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> Patternrules at aol.com writes:
> 
> > 
> > Personally I like it when the caller calls the maneuvers loud 
> enough for the 
> > judges to hear, then I don't need a scribe just a blank paper, 
> then 
> > transcribe the # after the flight.
> > 
> > Steve Maxwell 
> 
> I agree, with the caller calling the maneuvers loud enough for the 
> judges to 
> hear, but I have found that there is a lot of resistance to this 
> proceedure.  
> I've always viewed presenting the sequence such that the judges 
> could judge 
> it, easily and correctly as part of the "job" and the caller can 
> contribute to 
> that to a large degree, by calling the maneuvers such that there 
> is no 
> confusion.  I will also point out that I have nearly been lynched 
> for this position, 
> on occasion :-)
> 
> This otta' get some action going on the list (flame suit on, bring it)
> 
> Bob
> 

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