F3A Finals, Judges View

[Jerry Budd]

Hi Ron,

I've got my score sheets packed away until I get home (I'm in 
Pocatello, ID en route from Yellowstone Park back to Lancaster) but I 
probably remembered it wrong.  I know I got two zeroes, a couple of 
low scores (albeit generous), and I thought a seven.  Either way I 
would've zeroed it myself.

I would like to add that overall that I thought the judging was 
pretty good compared to previous years where you'd see something and 
just shake your head and wonder.  Then again those who didn't fare as 
well as I might disagree...

Jerry


>On Jul 28, 2004, at 10:35 AM, Jerry Budd wrote:
>
>>I can attest to that (in Masters anyway).
>>
>>All week long many of us, if not most, were "flying" the plane 
>>through the Stall Turns and getting downgraded for it somewhat (we 
>>flew in a lot of crosswind situations so making it "pretty" would 
>>be difficult anyway).
>>
>>After the first round of the Masters finals it was clear that I 
>>needed to win round 2 or the contest was effectively over wrt me 
>>winning (Dave Snow had won the first round and was carrying a 
>>slightly higher prelim score than I into the finals).  I decided 
>>that I would try and do the Stall Turn correctly by holding a bit 
>>of power and waiting until the plane had come to a stop before 
>>inputting the rudder.  The wind was ~10 mph, quartering in from the 
>>left.  After the roll and the straight line, I pulled the power, 
>>added some back, waited a brief moment, added the left rudder, 
>>watched the plane yaw precisely around its center for ~45 degrees, 
>>then pitch forward in that classic twist flop maneuver that we all 
>>try to avoid (it wasn't pretty).  My heart sank, and I was pretty 
>>sure I was now flying for second place (I flew right after Dave and 
>>he had just flown his best flight).  IIRC, my Stall Turn scored two 
>>zero's, a one, a five, and a seven (no question in my mind, I would 
>>have zeroed it).
>
>That's interesting.  I was judging and I gave Jerry a two.  Maybe 
>Jerry remembered it wrong or the score was read wrong.  I was 
>considering a zero, but decided that it was about a 90 degree 
>'flop', a six point downgrade, plus other errors for a total of 
>eight points downgrade.
>
>Ron Van Putte
>
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