* del klipped * Re: Class Structure

[Del Rykert]

That may have some serious merit.. Some of the hotdogs sport pilots like snaps and if they feel they can handle it might like doing it in front of judges..
 
        del
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ken Velez 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 6:40 PM
  Subject: Re: Class Structure


   Hey Vern instead of taking the snap out of Advance why don't we incorporate back in Intermediate the immelmann to the top and do a horizontal snap in the center, no 45 down no figures just a clean straight and level snap at center to finish the sequence. Introduces the snap into intermediate and isn't too difficult for the sportsman coming up. Just a thought.

  Ken
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Verne Koester 
    To: NSRCA 
    Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:58 PM
    Subject: Class Structure


    Georgie,
    Here's a novel idea. Leave Intermediate alone and take the snaps out of 
    Advanced. A pilot coming out of Intermediate into Advanced already has to 
    learn Slow Rolls, 4 Point Rolls, and a longer schedule with more crosswind 
    exposure maneuvers which is plenty.

    The step from Advanced to Masters is minimal at best. The step from 
    Intermediate to Advanced is monumental. The end result is a bunch of pilots 
    in Intermediate that are getting bored with their schedule but still not 
    ready for Advanced so they want to add snaps to it. Only problem is that 
    someone coming out of Sportsman will likely be scared away if Intermediate 
    is made any tougher.

    It's no surprise to me that the number of Masters pilots at any given 
    contest are far greater than the classes that precede it. Most of us who are 
    there came up through a balanced system of steps. We're all out of whack 
    right now. Unfortunately, I seem to be one of only a handful of Masters and 
    higher pilots that still remembers how hard it was to learn slow and 4 point 
    rolls which gets introduced at the Advanced level. Take the snaps and spins 
    out of Advanced and introduce them at the Masters level, put some box exits 
    back where they need to be, and you'll have a logical, balanced, and 
    transitional  set of schedules that takes a pilot from Sportsman to however 
    high he or she wants to go.

    Verne Koester

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