[NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1

Wed Apr 25 14:10:34 AKDT 2007

After watching/helping Garrett last weekend at the Ball Ground (GA)  
contest, I am sure that he will do fine in Intermediate at the Nats.   
He's a savvy young man who listens well.

Ron Van Putte

On Apr 25, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Keith Hoard wrote:

> That's what I figured; I don't want to take him to the Nats to sit
> around watching everyone else fly when I think he could do a passable
> job of the Intermediate schedule.
>
> Of course if he does well or finishes in the middle of the pack, then
> he's staying.  But if he's still nervous about the Intermediate
> pattern I want him to have the option of going back to Sportsman.
>
>
> On 4/25/07, Mike Hester <kerlock at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Yeah that's basically it. if all this is about Garrett, I'm failry  
>> certain
>> unless he trophies, nobody will care. And even then, Blake needs  
>> somebody to
>> whip him =)
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at gmail.com>
>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:21 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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