Artistic Aerobatics and future thinking

[Lance Van Nostrand]

Adam,
I like the idea of unknowns.  It is fun in IMAC, which is where I first got
exposed to it.  Last year at a pattern contest the FAI guys decided to fly
F-05 in the last round.  Some had never flown it and one of these virgins
actually won the round.  It had EVERYONE watching that round.  I know this
would increase interest, at least among pilots.
   However, more work has to be done to figure out the best way to make it
part of the weekend and still allow the traditional contest to dominate.  6
round contests could be 4 traditional and 2 unknowns,but what about those
contests that have only 4 or 5 rounds?  It would seem to be a competition
rather than a fun fly you'd need at least 2 rounds to allow for improvement.
I guess if the sequences are limited to about 10 manuvers, they wouldn't
take too long and a CD could better ensure the opportunity for 2 rounds of
it.

--Lance

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Artistic Aerobatics and future thinking


> Adam:
> Interesting concept; I think it could be made workable.  Bill Glaze
>
> Adam Glatt wrote:
>
> > I think Eric has a good idea by making the pattern more controlled by
> > those who fly it.  Another way to accomplish this is to allow the
> > pilot to become more involved.  Am I the only one who has noticed that
> > some of the most frequently asked questions are about rule changes,
> > proposals, and the time schedule of the whole thing?  As the SIG in
> > AMA for precision aerobatics, it seems this should be a function of
> > the nsrca.org website.  Not a big change, but if we think a degree of
> > dynamism is going to make pattern more enjoyable (which I think it can
> > without sacrificing its existing qualities), this seems a useful
> > step.  Maybe district websites could have monthly polls where pilots
> > in the district vote for the upcoming contest's unknown maneuver
> > (though a vote of hands at the pilots meeting should probably decide
it).
> >
> > How about an Unknown class at the Nats?  Open to anyone, fly two
> > rounds, one pattern, a little easier than the World's unknowns to make
> > it possible for many to fly (no three opposite rolls rolling circle),
> > and fly it twice to make improvement important.  Sounds like more fun
> > than AA to me.
> >
> >
> >
> > Henderson,Eric wrote:
> >
> >> %good stuff snipped%
> >> I'll leave you hanging there because the next part is
> >> yours...anticipate then suggest.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Eric.
> >
> >
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