Aerofly pro deluxe and IMAC Judging Class.

[Ken Thompson III]

Bill,
This sounds like it could get rid of some of the "yawn" effect that I've 
heard about with the current tape.

Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Pastorello" <rcaerobob at cox.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: Aerofly pro deluxe and IMAC Judging Class.


> Bill, doing something like this was offerred to the NSRCA Board.  A member 
> had concerns about lack of quality, expertise, and not looking at the 
> 'larger view' of the needs of NSRCA.  I think the project died then.
>
> Bob Pastorello
> NSRCA 199  AMA 46373
> rcaerobob at cox.net
> www.rcaerobats.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 8:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Aerofly pro deluxe and IMAC Judging Class.
>
>
>> Mark:
>> FWIW, this past Saturday I attended an IMAC judging school, inasmuch as
>> I wanted to see what they were up to! ;-) It was a very professional
>> presentation, taking 2 days.  (I wasn't able to attend the Sunday
>> practical at-the-field-flying session because of other commitments) but
>> I did attend the full-day classroom session.  An absolute highlight of
>> the class was a G2 simulator, paired up with PowerPoint.  They were able
>> to project on a large movie screen, in-flight maneuvers, both with and
>> without mistakes.  These were pre-stored, and they had a raft of them,
>> illustrating just what common mistakes looked like, just what "cheating"
>> with ailerons looked like, etc.etc.   It was truly fabulous.  If we had
>> someone with the talent to make this up, and put it on a computer,
>> (remember, this was G2, not the latest) such a presentation would
>> quickly obsolete the tape that is in use today at the NSRCA judging
>> schools.  They also issued a loose-leaf binder with all the Aresti
>> figures used by FAI, told how to compose the complete figures from
>> components in the book, how to calculate K-Factors--indeed everything
>> needed.  Handouts were given out for different subjects, etc.  and I
>> couldn't help but notice that, of the 35 people in attendance, some said
>> they hadn't yet entered their first contest, (but intended to) and quite
>> a few were entry-level pilots.
>> I realize that you asked for the  time, and I've just told you how to
>> build a watch, but I'd like everyone to digest this and see if we can't
>> come up with something parallel.
>> Bill Glaze
>> D2 VP
>> Atwood, Mark wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone know how to save "recorded" flights as any kind of standard
>>> video file that can be viewed in Windows Media player or such??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>
>
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