AMA MASTER'S unknown?

[Mike Hester]

You know, first off I have to say that I love the idea of an unknown sequence. I think if done properly, it could really be a fun and neat thing.

On the other tangent, I know exactly what you mean about callers Bob. I've been fortunate to have some great callers in my time, one in particular (who I'm betting wouldn't want me to call his name right now ;) 

That being said, last September I had my caller....get this....forget they were calling for me. He put the plane down, I took off, and waited for him to step up and call the first manuever......nothing......I entered the box....one...two...three manuevers later....still silent. I ended up calling the sequence myself. Talk about a curve ball! Oddly enough, I scored better that round than any other. It was either because I was more focused, or because the judges took pity, I really couldn't say....but it was wierd.

I do like the idea of an unknown, but there are obviously a lot of issues to work out between where we are and actually doing it. I'm not sure enough of "us" really like the idea at all, I just find it fun and challenging. But I'm not sure about it being in the Nats finals just yet. So I guess I'm on the fence on this one.

-Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Pastorello 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:57 PM
  Subject: Re: AMA MASTER'S unknown?


  Archie, your comments support my position, particularly with reference to your statement ""Most pilots have the callers they generally use and that person usually knows when the person they are calling for likes to hear the next maneuver."
      Maybe it's that way in all the contests YOU go to, but in the ones I attend, there's so many folks trying to call and carry for each other that it RARELY works that I have the same caller for two flights out of 6 at a LOCAL contest.
      How much that influences things is the very issue to be avoided.

  I'm not talking about FAI, their capabilities, or their team events....(you know, sponsors, callers, helpers,  all that), but the regular guys.  No offense intended to anyone, but that's an apples and oranges comparison.

  The pilot with the best caller will make the manuevers look the best, overall, period, end of story.  If you've ever had someone calling for you when you really NEEDED a maneuever, and they were a heartbeat or two behind, you blew the manuever!!!!
      In NATS FINALS language, that means the ONE thing that the caller burped on is the maneuver that knocks you out.

  NO THANK YOU!!!!

  Bob Pastorello
  NSRCA 199  AMA 46373
  rcaerobob at cox.net
  www.rcaerobats.net

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