Class Structure

[Tom Simes]

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:09:04 -0500
"Del Rykert" <drykert at localnet.com> wrote:

> Hi Verne. 
>     I am only 1 vote but you would have my support as many I have
>     tried to get to consider giving pattern a try were intimidated by
>     the box and keeping a group of maneuvers in it. Without a coach
>     was to over whelming for them. 
>  
>                              del 

Rather than formally creating a new division or simplifying the
sportsman sequence, how about addressing the issue locally as needed
with something like a "newbie hour" prior to starting the contest?

It seems to me that instead of a single cause such as turn around
maneuvers, or flying within the box itself, there are likely a wide
variety of fairly minor barriers which keep pilots from making the leap
from being interested to being participants.  This list is ample
evidence of both our desire to grow the sport and help each other.  
While everyone is getting unpacked and set up, how about formally
setting aside an hour to help newbies one on one nail that maneuver that
eludes them, get their plane trimmed, get their engine running right, or
just give them 5 minutes on a buddy box flying a well set up pattern
plane with an experienced pilot.  In short, take an hour and do what you
can to push someone over the interested hump and into participant mode.

Some folks fall naturally into the mentoring mode and would volunteer
for the duty, but if that fails maybe the mentoring could be part of
first round judging duties.

What do you think?

-- 
Tom

_____________________________________________________________________

       |  ,  |               Tom Simes
---------(@)---------        AMA 230068
        --|--                NSRCA 3830
          '                  nsrca at shinymetalass.com
=================================================
To access the email archives for this list, go to
http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/
To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm
and follow the instructions.