Take Off & Landing "Reality of a Contest"

[Bob Pastorello]

The idea was SUPPOSED to be "Takeoff - no aerobatic manuevers, doesn't break 
safety line = 10".  "Landing - finish sequence in whatever direction, make 
turns necessary to land, no aerobatic maneuvers, no breaking the safety line 
= 10".....

Wasn't it ?

Bob Pastorello
www.rcaerobats.net
rcaerobob at cox.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Diamond" <lld613 at psci.net>
To: "NSRCA" <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:57 PM
Subject: Take Off & Landing "Reality of a Contest"


>I know there has been much discussion on this, but after CDing a contest
> this weekend, I believe there needs to be a clear understanding of what is
> expected in two areas.
>
> 1) When to call "Take-Off complete / Landing commencing". When does it
> need to be called? After exiting the Box for the last maneuver for 
> Landing.
> Prior to entering the box for the trim pass on Take-Off. This is what 
> makes
> sense to me from CDing a contest.
>
> 2) Is a Dead-Stick Landing a "Zero Landing"? At the beginning of our
> contest I stated that we would not zero TO / L for calling. So we scored 
> all
> landings. However, if a dead-stick prevents completing the prescribed
> maneuver, then a zero is really the most likely result at the NATS. I 
> don't
> believe this was intended.
>
> The Judging committee should really jump on this and get clarification out
> as quickly as possible for the "Official Judge Ruling" People are trying 
> to
> practice this and although seemingly easy on paper, the execution of 
> calling
> and judging properly does get a bit confusing...We need to make sure
> everyone is practicing this correctly before the NATS or it will be a
> potential area of concern for the CD's...
>
> Larry Diamond
> NSRCA 3083
> 

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