New Sequences

[Steven Maxwell]

 If if you think thats true you should have rode home with me Saturday
night and probably even Sunday coming back, now the other question is have
D5 ever got anyone fired?
 Steve Maxwell


> [Original Message]
> From: Verne Koester <verne at twmi.rr.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Date: 6/8/2005 11:30:55 PM
> Subject: Re: New Sequences
>
> Yes, but D5 is used to flying trashed and D4 isn't.......
>
> Verne
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Pritchett" <phelps15 at comcast.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:04 AM
> Subject: Re: New Sequences
>
>
> > Verne:
> > Thanks.  One of the keys to this is "with options"...... We really
could 
> > use some creativity on turnarounds that give the pilot the option of 
> > moving their line in/out or staying the same......  Right now there
simply 
> > aren't enough.
> > We are really looking forward to this weekend - if Kane's buying, most
of 
> > D4 will be trashed.......   Since D5 is always trashed, it should be
great 
> > fun!
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Verne Koester" <verne at twmi.rr.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: New Sequences
> >
> >
> >> Bill,
> >> I've been pretty much in the thick of the crossbox discussions. There
are 
> >> only two points I've been trying to get through. The first is that a 
> >> "forced" or no options crossbox maneuver should never precede a
rolling 
> >> maneuver. The reason is that if a pilot is anywhere near the ideal 
> >> distance of 150 meters out, the only logical option is to go out to
avoid 
> >> making the box too small for the upcoming roll. This in turn, forces
the 
> >> pilot to be further out than desired. I'd never even thought about it 
> >> before tackling the current Masters schedule.
> >>
> >> The second point is that it would be nice if we could conjure up some
new 
> >> turnaround maneuvers with options so the pilot would have the option
of 
> >> preserving the line he was on or making adjustments.
> >>
> >> I absolutely agree that crossbox maneuvers are a necessity. Ideally,
they 
> >> should occur twice during a schedule. The first one being about 1/4 to 
> >> 1/3 of the way into the schedule with the second one being 3/4 to 2/3
of 
> >> the way through. In addition, they should immediately follow a snap 
> >> maneuver, if there is one (or two) since a snap usually involves some 
> >> degree of line displacement.
> >>
> >> When one considers all the parameters involved in designing a good 
> >> schedule, or set of schedules, it becomes quickly apparent that saying 
> >> "great job" isn't nearly enough for you and your team. Having said all 
> >> that,  GREAT JOB!!!!!!!
> >>
> >> See ya this weekend,
> >> Verne
> >>
> >> BTW, Kane's buyin, he needs exhaust washers.....
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Bill Pritchett" <phelps15 at comcast.net>
> >> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:03 PM
> >> Subject: New Sequences
> >>
> >>
> >>> Rodney:
> >>> Both proposed Advanced schedules are "easier" than the current
Advanced 
> >>> schedule.  This was one of the criteria that we worked with, based
upon 
> >>> overwhelming opinion that the jump to Advanced is currently too much.
I 
> >>> like both schedules (not because I'm on the committee...hehe), but
what 
> >>> this WILL do is make the jump to Masters much bigger for the guys
that 
> >>> will come through these schedules.  I am sort of a victim of having
made 
> >>> the current jump, and now that I've made it, felt that I could 
> >>> objectively help others coming up in seasons to come not deal with
some 
> >>> of the issues current Advanced flyers have had to handle.  Our
current 
> >>> schedule calls for 10 maneuvers prior to a cross box turnaround. 
> >>> Although there is discussion on the list right now about being on
that 
> >>> "line", and a cross box being a bother, let's face it, most Advanced 
> >>> flyers need to adjust in/out earlier than 10 maneuvers in.  Lots of 
> >>> thought and discussion went into these, and I'm sure that everyone on 
> >>> the committee hopes that the NSRCA membership takes a deep collective 
> >>> breath before making any judgments.  One thing we all tried to do is 
> >>> make it more even in jumps between classes, up to Masters.  We all 
> >>> seemed to agree that Masters should be the "big" jump, and a jump
that 
> >>> provides a class of "Destination" for some, and FAI prep for others. 
I 
> >>> hope that you, and others, will look at the proposed Advanced
schedule 
> >>> as a part of the whole, and not a direct comparison to the present.
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Bill
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Bill Pritchett
> >>> 765-744-9322
> >>>
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