FAI Pilot - judging versus practice and round scoring

[Wayne Galligan]

I judged Monday morning at the Intermediate line and Wed. morning on Masters line.  It didn't really help me much for flying later in the day as the winds didn't start really blowing till after noon.    My biggest advantage of judging a class above me is the opportunity to see the different styles of flying and what presents good and what does not.   I used this same opportunity moving up from Intermediate to Advance.  I have little or no one to critique my flying at my home field so judging at a contest at any level helps my flying the most.

Overall the judging assignments seemed to go well from my observation.  And when there was a problem someone was there to step up and take a seat (Mark McClendon for one).  I applauded those for taking on the large task of scheduling judges especially to Don Ramsey as he really had his lunch bucket full trying to get judges ready for the Masters & FAI finals.

Wayne Galligan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Maxwell 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:38 AM
  Subject: RE: FAI Pilot - judging versus practice and round scoring


   Jim do you think that by judging that, maybe it helped you  subconsciously have a better feeliing for the winds of the day more than flying, by seeing the good and the bad, like a zen state , or just autopilot??? If I'm reading you right your score was better when you judged. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone wanted to judge so they could fly better.
   Steve Maxwell


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    Sent: 7/28/2005 10:28:35 AM 
    Subject: FAI Pilot - judging versus practice and round scoring



    HI All, 

    I deleted Eric's last email accidentally and thus started a new one.  I judged Masters Monday and Wednesday, then flew FAI in the afternoon.  I accepted this simply because Dave G. asked due to imbalance of Masters versus FAI pilots, shortage, etc.  On Monday the wind was blowing around 20-25 nearly 90 degrees out (to my recollection).  I was certain that the lack of practice that morning would have yielded me a disadvantage.  However, I ended up with my highest round keeper from Monday.  On Tuesday, I practiced in the morning, trying various props, fuel, and ended up with the D.L 3B on 30% nitro as my go forward setup.  Although I was quite please with the practice and enjoyed this vacation-day more, ultimately, my scores did not reflect anything really different due to this practice opportunity (of course, there are day to day differences in pilots and judges on the line, other factors, etc.).  Given how much I liked Tuesday's practice, I was quite disappointed to know that I was going to judge again on Wednesday morning.  However, at the end of the day, my round scores picked up and I had "two" round keepers from Wednesday.  Thus, my highest scores came coincidently from the day's I judged.   

    While judging, I used my "welder's-mask" dark glasses.  Just prior to my afternoon flights, I switched to my normal, lighter lens.  Personally, I enjoyed the practicing much more than judging.  Judging that amount of Masters fliers leaves one with a baked and toasted feeling.  Anyway, I did my part.  Just part of the 2005 experience.   

    Jim W. 

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