[NSRCA-discussion] Stirring up the Masters2009Sequencediscussionagain...

[twtaylor]

Hi Buddy

 

I understand your point and I agree. Given the rules, as they are now,
progression is a given. We can lobby to replace the advancement rules easily
enough. My point was to make FAI a destination class as imho it should be.
Not taking anything away from the Master Pilots but the guy that can fly and
win Masters can fly and win in FAI. Seems to me we have two nearly identical
classes and for what reason? What goal are we trying to achieve doing this?
The goal of the entire sport is to advance a flier from beginner to at least
national/regional contender, no?  I understand the GOB deal. What we did way
back when was to really make FAI the top class, renamed Expert to Masters
and called it an evening. Do I think Arch or Glenn could make the finals in
FAI at our Nats? You dang skippy I do. Can I win an FAI contests locally?
Probably not this year but maybe next. IMHO The reason we see such a large
turn out in Masters and not FAI is because many don't want to fly against QQ
and Chip and The Animal. Here's one to ponder.

 

Jason goes to the worlds and wins the whole thing and makes us proud as we
can be. Guess what? 

IIRC the current rules allow Jason to fly masters, oh wait, If memory serves
me Jason didn't point out of Advance he jumped straight from Advance to FAI.
He could win the worlds then come home and fly his next contest in Advance.
Wouldn't that cause a stir! I know he won't but he could. Back when I was
flying Expert Turn Around and won pretty much every contest I entered, Kirk
Grey decided to bring me down a peg or two,(Well actually 10 or so) at a
contest in NC he dropped back from FAI to Expert. Taught me a great lesson
he did. (Said in my best Yoda voice.)  :-)

 

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TW

You have missed the point. If you make FAI a destination class and apply the
progression rule it will definitely be a force which will in my opinion
reduce our ranks.

 

I don't think you understood my analysis of the location of the problem
which is entirely my opinion.

I think like Glen Watson that progression should be based on ability to
perform not on a series of events which in some cases have nothing to do
with ability or performance. 

When we force advancement on a person who is not ready to move up due to
what ever the case may be we are doing him an injustice and cutting off our
nose to spite our face.

Be real we have the Pro's and those with similar ability who aspire to join
that group and possibly be a world champion and push products for the Hobby
Industry 

 Then we have the majority, the Good Old Boys which is most of us who buy
the stuff that the Pro group is pushing.

The Good Old Boys just want to compete with each other progress according to
our ability, drink a few cool ones and generally enjoy our sport. 

The Top GOB is the one who wins Masters at the Nat's

A GOB can jump the fence if he wants to and be a WC want to be and if he
doesn't like the territory we will let him be a GOB again 

 But with today's rules GOB's move up when the rules tell them to and that's
where some of our problems lie.

I don't know how to express my opinion any simpler than that.

Buddy 





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