Defensive judging to avoid retaliation. Are you guilty?

[RUDDERCABL at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/14/2004 8:37:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Rcmaster199 at aol.com writes:
To be a good judge, you have got to overcome that line of thinking. If the 
uninitiated want to give you zeroes for good maneuvers in retaliation, so be it. 
I know it happens, but you gotta stick to your guns, no matter who is flying 
. 
Very true. The key word here is "the uninitiated" . The overall majority of 
top level pilots know the mistakes they have made. That is why they are so good 
at covering them. An experienced FAI pilot will not pronounce his mistakes by 
immediately correcting them like a lower class flyer does. They get away with 
far more from the uniniatiated judge than to waste time getting even with 
you. Next time they see you in the chair they will correct the problem. If they 
don't, score it accordingly. As Matt says, stick to your guns.

Always be fair and consistant. Apply the rules equaly to all, and more likely 
than not, you will be labeled a good judge. 

Remember, being a good judge requires practice and experience, just as being 
a good pilot. We all spend much more time flying than we do judging.

Robert Gainey
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