[NSRCA-discussion] More flexibility in class selection?

[Fred Huber]

No sour grapes here about not being able to win...  I don't ever expect to 
accumulate the points needed to force advancement from Sportsman.  The 
hand-eye coordination just isn't there.

The only way I'll take 3rd place in Sportsman is if there's only 2 others 
flying.  I'm just in Pattern for the flight discipline... and to be around 
people who can help me quit breaking airplanes.

I will probably move to Intermediate next year.. becaue I have learned 
almost as much as I can from the Sportman sequence.... I'll place DEAD LAST 
FOREVER.  I'll fly at the NATS in about 3 or 4 years too.

I do see the hypocracy of people complaining about not being competitive if 
they move up... and sitting firmly in the lower class for years so they can 
always win...

"I won't move up until I WIN the NATS" is why they came up with the point 
system to force people to move up... sandbagger.  (not even bothering to 
look up who made the referenced post...)

The only way I'll take 3rd place in Sportsman is if there's only 2 others 
flying.

I take offense at rules that are unfair.

I take offense at people who revise the rules to suit thier personal 
agendas.

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>I know Glen.
>
> My question was more rhetorical than anything else, and I really just
> put it out there to try to clarify the issue. There seems to be a
> division amongst people who want Masters to be that stepping stone
> class verses those who want Masters to be a destination all by itself
> (which it currently is).
>
> I do think the idea of a progression rule whereby a pilot who does not
> meet a given criteria has the option of moving down. I personally like
> the 'qualification' bar idea. For example, a pilot moves up to Masters
> from Advanced. In their 1st contest, if they are unable to achieve an
> AVERAGE normalized score of at least 800, they are given the option of
> moving back to Advanced. The 800 number is arbitrary and used for
> example only.
>
> I guess my biggest problem with these threads, is they give me a big
> sense of sour grapes from people as I read them talk continually about
> not being able to win. Last I checked this was competition, and if you
> want to win, you perfect your own flying until you can do it better
> than everyone else. You don't tell the guy beating you to go play
> somewhere else so you can feel good about yourself.
>
> Of course I could be completely wrong. It wouldn't be the 1st time.
> (just ask my wife)
>
> -Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Glen Watson <gwatson11 at houston.rr.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:24 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] More flexibility in class selection?
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>
>> There is no mandatory advancement from Masters...
>>
>> The following was copied from the current AMA rulebook...
>>
>> 8.2.5. There is no mandatory advancement into FAI from the Masters
>> class.Contestants may enter their current AMA class or the FAI
>> class at any
>> contest but not both.
>>
>> ~Glen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> seefo at san.rr.com
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>>
>> It seems to me the real question that must be answered (yet again)
> is:
>>
>> Is Masters a destination class or not?
>>
>> -Doug
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