[NSRCA-discussion] Points system

[J N Hiller]

"Woodward, Jim" <jim.woodward at baesystems.com> wrote:

	Right on Bob, Half the guys I fly with today I flew with in the late 80’s.

	Jim Hiller



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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Bob Richards
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	Just to pop in a point of difference between IMAC and Pattern – Pattern is
obviously top heavy with Masters being the largest class typically.  IMAC
has the opposite problem, with guys chcosing to stay in Sportsman or
Intermediate.  Many reasons are given for this, but over two seasons it is
pretty obvious to me that there are some folks abusing that system a bit as
they demonstrate the talent to fly a higher class (to my opinion).  In
pattern, folks generally choose to move up long before they would have
poitned out.

	There is some truth to that. The last IMAC contest I attended had 18
contestants in Basic, and somewhere around 10 in Sportsman. FWIW, the guy
that won Basic, it was his first contest ever.



	Is the problem with being top heavy because of the advancement system, or
because we are not attracting enough new blood to the sport? Naturally, if
not enough new blood is entering the sport, the effect will be top-heavy
classes. Obviously, changing the advancement system will not solve this
problem. This situation may be different depending on which district you
look at. One answer may not suit all.



	Bob R.



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