Judging Trianing proposal

[Bob Richards]

There are several real problems that I see with using
videos. Quality is one, much of the homebrew video
that you will find is not good quality. Another
problem is that if you zoom in so the model is clear,
then the camera must pan with the model and you
completely lose any ability to accurately judge the
track of the model. If you zoom out to capture the
entire manuever without moving the camera, then you
lose the resolution necessary to see the aircraft
attitude (ie: wings level). Both are important, so
maybe you could have two video clips for one maneuver.

But, analyzing videos is better than nothing!

Bob R.

--- Chuck Hochhalter <chochhalter at direcway.com> wrote:

> Maybe we are onto something here guys.  Scrolling
> back through the
> hundreds of pages of judging material nobody
> suggested posting specific
> troublesome maneuvers for others to view and
> "judge". Since everyone has
> seen the same maneuver being flown, Don or a
> "expert" could pick apart
> the whole thing and coach others on how the
> downgrades "should" be
> handled to score properly and then the "student"
> could compare himself
> to the proper scoring technique.  How simple can you
> get, we can all
> find time to get on here and complain about poor
> judging or unfair
> judging or whatever judging but would we take the 3
> minutes to observe a
> short video and make our own notes and then 2 days
> later once everyone
> has had the opportunity to view etc Don could post
> his 2 bits.
> 
> Sort of like this:
> 
> Any NSRCA member can submit a short mpg to Don who
> posts it on his site
> for viewing say Monday - Wednesday. Wednesday night
> Don posts his
> critique of the maneuver.  Thursday all hell breaks
> loose on the
> discussion list for comments and then on Saturday
> it's a closed case.
> MOVE ON to the next maneuver and pilots don't cry
> when your 10 goes home
> a 6.5 
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Chuck Hochhalter
> Upcoming Pattern pilot who needs more time in the
> chair (and on the
> sticks)
> 
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