Pattern Box Rules (discussion)

[steven maxwell]

 Do over LOL


> [Original Message]
> From: David Lockhart <DaveL322 at comcast.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Date: 3/2/2005 10:39:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Pattern Box Rules (discussion)
>
> Arch,
>
> I think you are right on target.
>
> Competition is supposed to be tough and challenging, and unlike too much
of
> the PC rhetoric in schools today, there is only ONE winner, and everyone
> else is a loser (even if they played the game "nice").
>
> Sometimes I wonder if pattern would attract more people if -
> - downgrades were 1 point per 30 degrees,
> - no downgrades for wind drift,
> - no box specified,
> - final score includes only your single best flight,
> - 3 "mulligans" allowed per flight,
>
> And, the awards at every contest included awards for best Peewee, Junior,
> Senior, Open, Sr. Open, and Super Senior.
>
> Then 90% of the scores would be 9 or better, and 90% of the entrants would
> go home with 1st place trophies.
>
> My apologies to anyone put off by this slightly off topic post.
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Archie Stafford" <rcpattern at comcast.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Pattern Box Rules (discussion)
>
>
> > What is the desire to make pattern easier.  Seems like every proposal is
> to
> > make the planes easier to build to meet the rules, or changing the
> patterns
> > because they are hard.  I got into pattern because of the challenge.  I
> > would much rather fly a very difficult schedule and have to go practice
> > often than to fly an easy schedule that everyone can do well.  The
> challenge
> > should never be who you are flying against, but to be able to go
practice
> on
> > your own and see the results.  Contests are great, but I love pattern
> > because I know that everytime I go fly that I am NOT going to fly the
> > perfect flight.  The challenge is to go out and put in that much better
> > flight than I did before.
> >
> > We as a SIG are never going to attract everyone at the field.  It takes
a
> > certain personality type to be interested in pattern.  I don't think the
> > solution is to water down pattern to where everyone wants to try it, but
> at
> > the cost of eliminating a lot of the challenges.  Once again I think we
> need
> > to put the emphasis on getting people to try it. Yes, we will lose a
great
> > number of those people to lack of time, interest, money or whatever, but
> if
> > each district just picks up 5 or 6 people a year, it will keep pattern
> > healthy.  I have no problem being lenient with rules in Sportsman, but
as
> I
> > think Chris Moon said, we don't need to sacrifice the other classes.
> There
> > are good cheaper alternatives with airframes (Aresti, Focus, or even
older
> > designs that others are selling), motors, and radios.
> >
> > I think we need to concentrate on getting more people to try it, all the
> > while knowing that we are not going to keep everyone.
> >
> > Just my two cents...
> >
> > Arch
> >
> >
> >
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