[SPAM] RE: [SPAM] Re: F3A judges for local comps

[John Pavlick]

Eric,
 Yeah, funny you should bring that up. I noticed on our website that the
suggestions for how to run a contest recommend that "Sportsman should be
used as scribes only". I wonder how that would make someone feel if they
have been flying Sportsman for a while and thought they were a competent
judge. I have judged Sportsman, Advanced and Masters. The easiest to judge
(this is just my personal opinion) is Masters, followed by Advanced.
Sportsman is actually the most difficult. I don't know why Masters guys
would have a problem judging FAI. I don't feel comfortable with it yet but
it's only because I haven't been judging for very long and FAI is a little
bit different as far as rules go.
John Pavlick
http://www.idseng.com



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    I may be the only one thinking this but, you know, it could be taken as
a bit of an insult to assume that a person flying in a lower class is not
good enough to judge a higher class such as FAI.

    Is there a direct correlation between the class you fly and how good a
judge you are or what you are capable of judging.

    It is definitely an assumption but are there any collected data to back
up the current conclusion.

    I guess you could reasonably assume that there is a relationship between
the class you are flying and how long you have been in pattern, and that the
"time in pattern" is directly related to how much you will know and or have
accumulated about judging and thus how good a judge you might be.

    I do know that there is a real reluctance to judge FAI by Masters pilots
but I don't know if that is because of the degree of difficulty or the fear
of payback?

    Regards,

    Eric.


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