[NSRCA-discussion] 2007 Advanced Schedule

[Michael Cohen]

Thanks for the detailed response Dave.  You also allow me to bring up a good point that needs to be made.  Before you "fight" and accuse, get your facts straight.  Maybe the world is not out to get you.  Maybe some thought did go into this proposal.  And since this is a democracy, you have the right not to like it, but this was voted on.  Dave, can you remind us of the voting results from NSRCA and AMA members please?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Lockhart 
  To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2007 Advanced Schedule


  The group was chaired by Troy Newman (F3A)

  Members were -

  2 Sportsman

  4 Intermediate

  6 Advanced

  3 Masters

  1 F3A

   

  Additional support (schedule testers, as it were) included 1 Sportsman, 1 Intermediate, 2 Advanced, and 2 Masters.  Members were from all 8 NSRCA Districts and included some folks who have been active in pattern <2 years, some with 30+ years, some District and National Champions, and some who have been designing schedules for 20 years.  If the 6 Advanced members represent the "middle" - then you have equal distribution above and below (6 to each side), and the core group is biased to Sportsman/Intermediate.

   

  I hate to think any current NSRCA member who was a member at the time of the vote for the schedules would lobby against them now because the vote didn't go their way the first time.  I sincerely hope the AMA Board respects and values the numbers behind and the NSRCA proposals and is not swayed by a minority of vocal dissenters.

   

  I've talked with many pilots over the years who realized the opportunities they missed in a prior class when they move into the next class.  And after moving up a class, you often realize what could have been in the prior class to make the transition easier.  The benefit of hindsight is real.  F3A and Masters pilots are the ones that (for the most part) have made the jump through each of the classes - and that yields experiences that an Intermediate or Advanced pilot does not have.  There are always exceptions, but it is simple logic that more Masters/F3A flyers are capable of designing appropriate Sportman/Intermediate schedules than the reverse (Sportsman designing Masters).

   

  And - just to reiterate another idea expressed in this thread - practice should not be limited to the exact maneuver schedule.  Virtually every competitive discipline I can think of involves focused training, cross training, complimentary activities, etc.  The idea that flying Sportsman alone should prepare someone to fly Intermediate is a bit lacking - just my opinion, but I don't think I'm alone.

   

  Regards,


  Dave Lockhart

  DaveL322 at comcast.net

    

   


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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of JonLowe at aol.com
  Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:12 PM
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2007 Advanced Schedule

   

  I wonder how many pilots, if any, below the masters/FAI level actively participated in making up the new patterns?  Any?  How about any who had recently made the jump from Intermediate to Advanced or Advanced to Masters?  Just wondering.

   

  We can still fight this if we write our comp board district reps.  This really isn't an issue for the masters/FAI pilots. They are beyond this point. This is an issue for the group coming up thru the ranks.  

   

  Jon Lowe

   

  In a message dated 5/9/2006 9:00:18 PM Central Daylight Time, amad2terry at juno.com writes:

    Jon: I couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!! I fought this tooth and nail last
    year and caught a LOT of flack from Joe and Troy. I understand that they
    have to defend the positions they took, but you have hit the nail on the
    head. You willl not have seen an inverted entry or exit until you get the
    Masters!

    Terry T.

   


   



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