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[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Bill, on the occasions where I have volunteered info to a contestant  
unsolicited, he was doing something quite obvious to every one else, but not to  him. 
Normally, I know most everyone at the contests down here so it isn't that  
bad. 95% of the time they are open to input. Comments are given more  often to 
Sportsmen and Intermediate but not always. We are not talking a 5  minute 
discussion here; just a very quick 15 second comment on something  that could 
easily help the pilot. If there's alot more to it, we talk  after I am done sitting.
 
While I am sitting, I do not allow questions from the pilot after he  
receives his score sheet. These conversations require a more in depth discussion  so 
I respectfully ask them to refrain until I am done. Particularly on the zeros  
I have given.
 
At least once a contest, a pilot wishes for me to be critical of a specific  
flight he will fly, and I do that as courtesy to my fellow pilots. Only when I 
 am not sitting the chair. 
 
As caller, regardless if I have flown with the pilot before or not, I try  to 
give the pilot more than just the next maneuver. It is often agreed in  
advance to coach the pilot through the sequence, calling when to initiate, where  
stage centers are, approaches to stage ends, in or out movement, etc. Some  
pilots do not require it and it may actually be too much info for some and  
counterproductive. Often, I find that the first round I call, is usually the  
maneuvers only. The next round I call for the same guy, is often much more  
detailed. In practically all cases, scores improve.
 
To me, this is proper Pattern etiquette. It is the way I would like to be  
treated at a contest by my fellow competitors.
regards,
MattK
 
 In a message dated 1/13/2005 4:00:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
billglaze at triad.rr.com writes:

A little  rule of thumb I've used that seems to work satisfactorily for 
me is:
If  the pilot asks, after the round, any question about his flight  I can  
answer, I answer it.  If I can't answer it, I tell him simply "I  don't 
remember the situation."
If the pilot doesn't ask, I don't  volunteer anything. 
Seems to have worked so far, anyway.  While I'm  sure folks can think of 
drawbacks, until the powers tell me to do  otherwise, I believe I'll 
stick with it.  Or until I get beaten up by  an irate mob.

Bill Glaze

George Kennie  wrote:

><<One thing that has not been mentioned is  approachability of the
>pilot. I have had pilots really get mad at even  suggesting they did
>something wrong. Luckily it doesn't
>happen  that often, such that I have been dissuaded from making
>constructive  criticisms.>>


 
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