[NSRCA-discussion] Radii...was 2007 Pattern Rules posted by AMA

[Mark Atwood]

I hate this rule interpretation...for a myriad of reasons.  It's SOOO much
easier to judge any "change" in radii.. Rather than try to match the whole
set.  If you fly all radius "A" then no downgrade...if you're flying a
square 8 and you go from "A" to "B" to "C" and back to "B", then there were
3 changes...3 downgrades.  If you fly 4 corners at "A" and the next four at
"B" ...only one change, one downgrade.  If you go ABABABAB...7 changes, 7
downgrades...

They're easy to see, easy to judge, easy to count.   Just my opinion...

Making the first corner the standard puts too much weight on the first
corner...  Pull/push it wrong and the whole maneuvers toast.

Oh well...it is what it is.

-M 

On 12/13/06 2:51 PM, "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:

> 
> On Dec 13, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Steven.Homenda at ctcplc.com wrote:
> 
>> The new landing rule indicates "landing is not a centered manuever and
>> there is no downgrade for displacement to the left or right from
>> center as
>> long as the landing is in the landing zone."  It goes on to state "
>> if the
>> touchdown is within the runway but not in the landing zone it
>> should be
>> downgraded proportionate to the distance outside the landing
>> zone."   In my
>> opinion,   relying on each judge to accurately guesstimate the
>> distance
>> outside the landing zone's perpendicular lines which are 15 meters (50
>> feet) to the right and left of center (of pilot), then subtracting,
>> say,
>> one-half point for each 1.5 meter infraction before scoring the
>> maneuver,
>> is somewhat complicated.
> 
> Yes, but so is trying to figure out which radii are different from
> the standard in a square loop or a square eight, when you're not
> supposed to determine what the standard is until the end of the
> maneuver.
> 
>   Now consider this: The new criteria for judging radii in these
> maneuvers in F3A for 2007/2008 is that the standard is set by the
> first radius.  For a long time now, we have eventually adopted the
> F3A rules interpretations. I wonder how long will it be before ANA
> rules will reflect this interpretation.
> 
> Ron
> 
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