Flying the new sequences

[Bob Kane]

Great work, thanks for taking the time to try them
out. 

--- Lance Van Nostrand <patterndude at comcast.net>
wrote:

> At the Broken Arrow contest a bunch of the flyers
> got together and reviewed the new proposals.  Dan
> Curtis flew the Intermediate sequences (options A &
> B) and I (Lance) flew the Advanced.  Bill Ahrens was
> supposed to fly the Masters, but he was too chicken
> to do it in the dark.  Imagine that.  Here are some
> comments from the group for the Sportsman thru
> Advanced.  For Masters, we never had the chance to
> discuss as a group so those comments are purely
> mine.
> 
> First, let me say that the work put into these is
> evident and exceptional.  There isn't really a bad
> solution and both options are good.  Thanks to
> everyone involved.  It's really a situation where
> choosing means being very picky, so everyone
> involved should be proud of the options they
> created.  I can see advantages/disadvantages to
> manuvers in these sequences, but will not use this
> note to go to that detail.  Just the factors that
> tipped the balance.
> 
> sportsman:
> Option A was the group choice only because B has the
> vertical upline on center and many underpowered
> sportsman planes can't do this.  We already see
> plenty of trouble with stall turns and in a stall
> turn you don't have to be able to push out, just
> fall.
> 
> Intermediate:
> Option B was the choice because the 2 outside loops
> + Cuban 8 + double immelman made the sequence longer
> in time at essentially the same Kfactor.  B will
> move better at big contests and introduces a shark's
> tooth, which we haven't seen in pattern maybe ever.
> 
> Advanced:
> Option B mostly because we need a cuban 8 before
> masters (it combines so many elements) and partly
> because the 2 outside loops in A, although excellent
> skill builders can kind of long to watch.
> 
> Masters 2007: 
> My choice: Option B because it looks way more fun
> and has new stuff (8 point roll, figure M).  Also,
> the 1 1/2 downline snap in A is sure to cause
> controversy AGAIN.
> 
> Masters 2009:
> My choice: Option A. this is a hard one because A
> continues the 8 pt roll, but it has lots of cool
> stuff.  the 1 1/2 snap is in both A & B so that
> can't be differentiator.  Option B just seems more
> normal (except for the "spring coil" which I don't
> know what it is).  Overall option A has an
> interesting cuban and avalanche, and 8 sided loop,
> reversed spins, etc.  It will look very different.
> 
> --Lance


Bob Kane
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