Part 2 of Proposal

[Arch Stafford]

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Proposed insert new 13.3:
The Matrix System

Purpose:

The Matrix system is intended for use in situations where the number of
pilots exceeds that which can be run on 1 site, in front of 1 set of judges,
and within the time limitations of the event.  It is our goal to achieve
equal exposure, pilot to pilot, while using 2 sites and 4 flight lines.

Matrix Construction:

Frequency groups

The pilots are grouped by frequency.

The key to creating a successful rotating matrix is having the correct
number of frequencies groups.  

The number of frequency groups must be equal to or multiples of the number
of flight lines.  The number of flight lines at the NATS is 4.  The number
of frequency groups can be 4, 8 or 16 depending on how many frequencies we
have to work with.

Flight Groups

In the sample show the contestants are divided into 8 frequency groups
(A-H).  There may be more than 1 frequency in each group, but a frequency
cannot appear in more than 1 group.

The number of pilots in each group must be kept as even as possible.  The
sample makes it clear that the more frequencies we are able to use in making
the groups the better the mix will be.

Divide the frequency groups into 4 flight groups for each day.

Day #1 Groups A, B, C, D fly on site #1 and Groups E, F, G, H for on Site
#3.

Day #2 Groups A, C, E, G fly on site #1 and Groups B, D, F,G fly on Site #

On Day #3 Groups A, B, F, H fly on Site #1 and Groups C, D, E, G fly on Site
#3

Flight Orders

Flight orders are created from the flight groups.  Frequencies are arranged
to avoid flight line delays and pilots are rotated to avoid having the same
pilot fly first more than once.

Sample flight operations for Day 1 on Site#1:

Each site has 2 flight lines (A and B)

Group(A, B) starts flying Round #1 on Line (A) Site #1

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