Flying the new sequences

[Lance Van Nostrand]

Yep, I agree.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Glatt" <adam.g at sasktel.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: Flying the new sequences


> 3/4 loop, if I'm not mistaken, Lance.
>
> Lance Van Nostrand wrote:
>
>> The golf ball should really be named the ice cream cone, but it wouldn't 
>> fit on the call sheets easily.  In this case it's a 45 degree downline, a 
>> 1/2 loop, a 45 degree upline back to center.  Now help me with a spring 
>> coil!!!!
>> --Lance
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Bill Glaze <mailto:billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>>     *To:* discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>     *Sent:* Monday, June 06, 2005 11:41 AM
>>     *Subject:* Re: Flying the new sequences
>>
>>     Anybody been able to fugure out a "golf ball?"  Some of  the folks
>>     around here can't.  Including me.  Bill Glaze
>>
>>     Lance Van Nostrand 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
>>
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