Pattern Box Rules (discussion)

[Terry Terrenoire]

Right on, Dave, but why not go one step farther? Let's take the lead of
the psyc community and not have any judging at all? That way everyone
will FEEL GOOD about themselves, and we will ALL go home winners!!!

I have not won a contest in mearly 10 years. I have managed to win a
round or two, and that gives me eternal hope that some day I may get out
of advance, but I love the challenge, and more important, I love the
company I keep on the contest trail. A bunch of very good guys and gals
who are fun to be around. I attended one contest in each of the past 2
years where I choose not to fly due to field or weather conditions. I
talked to the other fliers. Did some judging, Did some calling, Ate some
good food. And had a great time.

I agree that we should be lenient with the Sportsman class, but let's
keep the basics as they are, a little challenging. At 60, I know I'll
never get anywhere near the top, but I enjoy watching the best ply their
trade, and the youngsters come up thru the ranks!

Terry T.


On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 22:38:52 -0500 "David Lockhart" <DaveL322 at comcast.net>
writes:
> 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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