[SPAM] Re: 2007 Advanced Patterns

[George Kennie]

HERE,HERE!!!!!
Rigtht on the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AtwoodDon at aol.com wrote:

>  Well, I have avoided jumping in here for as long as I can but
> here goes. First, the proposals as presented are not cast in
> stone, nor mandatory changes to the current schedules, they are
> sets of proposed changes of which we are asking the pattern
> community (not just NSRCA members) to express their opinion by
> selecting one of the alternatives in each class (as a
> recommendation to AMA).  As previously stated in this discussion
> group, anyone (and everyone) is free to submit their own proposed
> sequences to the AMA for consideration.  However, we had hoped
> this approach would generate a preferred solution representative
> of most of our pattern community and help pave the way to
> improving the logical progression thru sequences. Second, these
> proposed sequences are not one person's idea, they were generated
> by a committee with many hours of thought and discussion and
> actual flying of the sequences to come up with not one, but two
> alternatives in each class.  This was done by volunteers for the
> committee that spent many, many hours working on this.  I doubt
> any single individual out there would have come up with a similar
> approach and results. Third, I was involved in early discussions
> about the approach to this exercise and spent quite a bit of time
> discussing the intent of this exercise with Troy. He and the
> entire Sequences Committee were very focused on generating new
> sequences as balanced as possible, but (get this, it is a very
> important part) also generating sequences focused on building
> progressive basic-intermediate-advanced flying skills that
> actually require the pilot to 'fly' the plane rather than relying
> on being able to bang the stick over and come out the other side
> of the maneuver.  In my opinion, about 10-12 years ago, we got so
> focused on making it easy to get into pattern with simple
> sequences we lost the part about learning some of the flying
> requirements.  What happened to having to do MULTIPLE loops or
> rolls.  Anyone can close their eyes and do one loop or roll then
> recover with recovery being the most active part of the maneuver.
> The proposed sequences (either in each class) provide a logical
> and balanced (as much as practical) progression from sets of skill
> sets to the next level.  I would even guess existing pattern
> flyers in the entry classes may find the new sequences to actually
> be more difficult to fly (notice the word fly) well than the
> current sequences, however, in doing so they will have learned
> more about actual flying than they do now. Sorry for the long
> winded message here, but I would ask everyone to consider the
> intentions of the proposed sequences as well as the sequences
> themselves.  I believe our current sequence schedules actually
> create more of a gap between the entry level classes and the
> higher classes because the lower class sequences actually lack
> some of the building blocks of developing flying skills which
> forces the competitors to take larger 'skill' steps as they
> approach the higher classes.  The proposed sequences smooth those
> gaps more evenly and introduce maneuvers designed to enhance those
> building blocks rather than just making it easy to get thru the
> entry sequences. Personally, I think the Sequences Committee led
> by Troy Newman are to be commended for the thought they put into
> these proposals as well as their personal time discussing, flying,
> reworking and finalizing these proposals.  Obviously thankless
> work as witnessed by some of the comments and sniping that has
> gone on recently on this group.  Anyway, I have made my selections
> on the sequences, hope you all have to.  Thanks Troy and group,
> most of us appreciate your efforts and intentions. Don Atwood


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