[NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1

[wgalligan]

If I remember correctly... Intermediate used to be the sportsman class at 
the Nats.  Then the classes were reorganized and they made (politically 
corrected version) the novice class sportsman.

WG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1


> So the black and white answer is Yes, a Sportsman pilot can legally
> fly Intermediate class at the Nats then go back and finish out the
> season in Sportsman.  Whether he stays there after the Nats is based
> on personal judgement and / or peer pressure . . . correct?
>
> Has anyone ever estimated how many more pilots would attend the Nats
> if Sportsman class were offered?
>
> On 4/25/07, Mike Hester <kerlock at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Having called most of the flights for our example in question, here's my
>> take.
>>
>> He lost the handle almost every flight. He had a blast and flew 
>> relatively
>> fantastic, but got numerous zeroes. I talked him through it and tried my
>> best to keep him calm and focused, but it was obvious he was just not an
>> intermediate pilot yet.  A lot of thing that are supposed to be learned 
>> in
>> sportsman simply weren't there. Oh he had some fantastic manuevers, but 
>> he
>> had a lot of zeroes too, and box management in the wind was.....a 
>> struggle
>> to say the least.
>>
>> With the question being "should he have to move up after he gets home", 
>> well
>> the rules say no. This does open an interesting can of worms. I know we 
>> have
>> a couple of sportsman pilots here in this district right now that ARE 
>> ready
>> for intermediate.....I doubt they'd trophy at the nats, but they could
>> handle it fairly well....and if they went to the nats, came back and flew
>> out sportsman, that could get interesting.
>>
>> However with that being said, these guys are the type that are more 
>> likely
>> to stay with pattern in the long run, so it makes you wonder.
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Archie Stafford" <rcpattern at stx.rr.com>
>> To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1
>>
>>
>> > Wayne,
>> >
>> > This I have to disagree with.  I think the NATS is a great experience,
>> > even
>> > if you are just going for fun.  There are a great number of guys who go
>> > just
>> > to fly for fun, knowing they will not be competitive.  A good friend of
>> > mine
>> > who was a Sportsman pilot last year went to the NATS with me and flew
>> > Intermediate.  He finished about as low as he could finish, but had 
>> > more
>> > fun
>> > than about anyone I know.  It also significantly helped him for the 
>> > rest
>> > of
>> > the year in sportsman.  He no longer was nervous in front of judges and
>> > such. He has moved up to Intermediate this year, but he had a lot of 
>> > fun
>> > doing it.
>> >
>> > Arch
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of 
>> > wgalligan
>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:47 AM
>> > To: NSRCA Mailing List
>> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1
>> >
>> > I think if the pilot is good enough to fly Intermediate at the NATs 
>> > level
>> > he
>> >
>> > should stay in that class.
>> > .02 worth...
>> >
>> > WG
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at gmail.com>
>> > To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:22 AM
>> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1
>> >
>> >
>> >> Does Rule 8.1.1 apply to the Nats?  For instance, a Sportsman pilot
>> >> goes to the Nats and flies in Intermediate because Sportsman is not
>> >> offered.  Can said pilot go back to Sportsman after the Nats?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Keith Hoard
>> >> Collierville, TN
>> >> khoard at gmail.com
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