[NSRCA-discussion] Impression or precision judging?

[Bob Kane]

That's why you put in 3 gyros in addition to the GPS .
. . . . . .  :)

--- Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com> wrote:

> Chris,
>    
>   I hear you, you have a good point. However, a GPS
> system will not catch the small wiggles of the
> wings, nor the wags of the tail in a stall turn.
>    
>   FWIW, I think that there should be a "smooth and
> graceful" mention in the rules, no matter that we
> can't seem to find the words to define it
> "precisely". JMHO.
>    
>   Bob R.
>   
> 
> "White, Chris" <chris at ssd.fsi.com> wrote:
>         v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  o\:*
> {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  w\:*
> {behavior:url(#default#VML);}  .shape
> {behavior:url(#default#VML);}                 
>   I’d love to hear some feedback to the following:
> (or maybe not, but it might help my understanding of
> what we’re trying to accomplish in our
> judging/flyingJ)
>    
>   Question:
>   Isn’t clinical precision flying the only way to
> attempt to remove impression judging?  Shouldn’t the
> sequence itself if flown to precision “be” the art
> form?
>    
>   Example 1: 
>   I saw one pilot fly the FAI sequence at our
> contest last June
. To me his flying was clinically
> precise without any “Style” of his own.  I mean that
> very much as a compliment.  The roll rates and
> radiuses and speeds to me were very consistent
.his
> timing and flight line control were very “Clinically
> precise”  It struck me at that if a computer GPS
> link could have been flown with an autopilot laying
> out the perfectly executed sequence he would have
> been close.  The nearly perfect geometry of the
> sequence spoke for itself.
>    
>   Example 2:
>   An example of impression that I can think of would
> be some of the point rolls that I used to see in the
> 70’s
.the ones that kind of slip & lock into each
> point (exaggerated lock in), but I could not score
> them better than points that merely stop where they
> are supposed to with minimum fanfare
..could I? (In
> fact since one could argue that the roll rate
> changes to get that effect it could be downgraded
> more
..)  But I like it, its an individual
> preference, but to the letter of the law its
> incorrect.
>    
>   Maybe we should judge by technical merit and each
> judge give an overall “Impression” rating someplace
> on the scoresheet???
>    
>   (Wow I spent all this time trying to think of how
> to word this
.Gee do I hit the send button

.?????? 
> I hope this strikes a positive chord somewhere
okay
> my motive is to learn so I’ll send it.)
>   Chris White
>    
>       
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Bob Kane
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