Schedule design - Your homework assignment should you chose to accept it.

[Ed Deaver]

Hey Guys.  I have only flown Turnaround, and never flew the beginning level.  I have a question, but this is not antagonistic, really am curious about opinions.
 
Other than the box being much bigger(and this may be the key to the answer), IMAC flies with turnaround in Basic.  I see results to IMAC contests with up to 15-20 Basic pilots.  MY question would be, if turnaround is so difficult to learn, why is Basic in IMAC flourishing(at some contests, especially this past year, in my region, Tx?)
 
Again, not arguing, just curious on opinions.
 
Thanx
ed

Verne Koester <verne at twmi.rr.com> wrote:
Eric,
The main maneuvers in 401 & 402 were purposely left the same. The main 
lesson in 402 is turnaround which is more than plenty for most. The pilot 
gets to bring everything learned in Sportsman with him. In fact, while 
competing in 401, one could be practicing for 402 without changing much. 
That's the beauty of the design. For me, and many pilots I've discussed this 
with agree, the hardest things learned flying pattern with number one being 
the hardest are as follows:

1. Flying turnaround

2. Slow Roll

3. 4 Point Roll

4. Any Roll that changes direction such as Reverse Knife Edge

Of those I've talked to, some had a harder time learning the 4 point and 
some the slow roll so 2 & 3 are interchangeable. However, the transition to 
turnaround is undoubtedly the toughest of all which is why everything else 
going from Sportsman to Intermediate was left the same.

Verne


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Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: Schedule design - Your homework assignment should you chose to 
accept it.


> Thank you Verne,
>
> Ref. Eric, "Here yaw go. I doubt something this radical would ever be 
> accepted, but at
> least it will serve to underline some of the concepts I was discussing and
> defending recently on the List"
>
> Verne,
> It's actually not that radical and you get bonus points for 
> doing three of them :-)
>
> Now, if you feel so inclined the, next part of the task would be to match 
> the maneuvers. What we did/do is take each maneuver and trace how trains 
> the pilot for the next level up. Then sometimes you tweak the maneuver.
>
> For example, in your work below I would match the double stall turns and 
> do the following;
> 401 - Double Stall Turn
> 402 - Double Stall Turn
> 403 - Double Stall Turn w/Half Rolls
> 404 etc.
>
> What leaps out at me is the 402 could be tweaked to have 1/4 rolls and 
> then you would have a pretty darn good ladder to climb with no rungs 
> missing.
>
> 401 - Double Stall Turn
> 402 - Double Stall Turn w/Quarter Rolls
> 403 - Double Stall Turn w/Half Rolls
>
> What do you think?
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric.
>
> P.S. Even though this is an exercise it does allow you to show how 
> interested you might be in getting involved in our future.
>
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