A possible answer to lousy judging "Flash cards"

[Lance Van Nostrand]

for me, I totally agree with these guys.  RVP was the first to suggest this that I heard at the nats a few years ago and I started doing it this way and knew it was the way to go.  I write the scores on the pad in a column without taking my eyes off the plane.  
  Maybe the easiest, low tech way to announce the scores is to have the scribe be the "publisher" for the manuver scores during the flight, and then copys the scores to the official sheet in between rounds.  
   As a technology guy (s/w engineer) I'd love to see electronic scoreboards and PDA systems, but for over 100 years simple hand signals have served the arbitragers in the stock market.  A simple adaptation of this system would be:
1. Show the main score with your fingers, top of the hand facing the audience
2. If a hand is turned so that a palm is facing the audience, then add 1/2 point

Even if there are a few mistakes along the way with the palms, the audience will be informed to within a 1/2 point.

--Lance

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Van Putte 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 7:57 AM
  Subject: Re: A possible answer to lousy judging "Flash cards"



  On Apr 17, 2004, at 5:47 AM, Del K. Rykert wrote:


    The only other system I have found that works well is using a pad to write down the scores and hopefully the scribe can read my scribble and I don't overwrite my scores. It is better but not perfect. At least not perfect for me. When I have a knowledgeable scribe that is used to my system scores flow. When I have a warm body stuck in scribes chair the system breaks down no matter what the system is in some cases especially while judging FAI.
        Keep the thoughts flowing and something better might be created.


  I do what Del describes, except that I usually don't use a scribe. After the last airborne maneuver, I transcribe from the pad to the scoresheet. I am usually done before the airplane is on final landing approach.

  Ron Van Putte
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