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

[Bill Glaze]

Ed:
As one who has flown a lot of IMAC contests, I can state that the box is 
definitely not a factor, being so huge and the airplanes being so far 
out.  I know this begs the question, but all I can say is that, with a 
75 deg. box, seldom is the box violated. And, I have even had some CD's 
state "there will be no box boundaries at this contest."
Bill Glaze

Ed Deaver wrote:

> 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
>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "Grow Pattern"
>     To:
>     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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