4 pt roll

[glenn hatfield]

I think I am starting to get a better undersanding to presentation as 
the pilots responsibilty.  And I have been hearing this rom Don S. for 
several years now.  You thnik I would have listened better before.

Randy



----- Original Message -----
From: WHIP23 at aol.com
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2003 11:55 pm
Subject: Re: 4 pt roll

> In a message dated 5/3/03 8:03:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> troy_newman at msn.com writes:
> 
> > 
> > The key is it is up to you the pilot to define the roll enough 
> so that the
> > judge does NOT question it.....
> > 
> > You can be right as rain and present hesitations that are quick 
> with a
> > slower roll rate and the judge may not see the hesitations as 
> defined as 
> > you
> > think they are.....Its your job as a pilot to give him something to
> > judge....If you open the door for a downgrade.....You will get 
> it from some
> > judge.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Troy, much as I hate to agree with you :-) this is the answer to 
> most of the 
> "judging questions" that I see come up, if you leave an element so 
> vague that 
> it requires too much interpretation from the judge you will draw 
> the 
> downgrade, sooner or later.  The less you ask from the judge 
> (interpretation) 
> the better your scores will be.  We all seem to expect the judging 
> to be 
> perfect (I'm guilty), we don't fly perfect, but we expect the 
> judging to be 
> perfect, it never will be (the flying or the judging)  Remember, 
> part of your 
> job (my opinion anyway) is to make it easy for the judge to 
> see/understand 
> that you performed the maneuver correctly, 
> 
> My work here is done (flame suit on) I'm outta' here
> 
> Bob
> 

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