[NSRCA-discussion] Movin' on up !

[John Ferrell]

This is the way it is handled in many sports. In dog competition, horse racing and boxing a contestant must earn enough points to compete with a more accomplished adversary.

One problem with this scheme is that it assures slow progress to the top especially where adversaries are scarce.

I believe much of the criticism of the current rules is from those of us whose time to compete has passed. Fortunately there is still a need for workers & organizers at most contests.

The hardest part about being a spectator or a helper is acknowledging that is your best current role.

John Ferrell    W8CCW
"Life is easier if you learn to plow 
       around the stumps"
http://DixieNC.US

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: twtaylor 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
  Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:56 AM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Movin' on up !


  I'd like to float this idea to the masses.

   

  Rather than have a point out rule in ANY class why can't this work?

   

  Have each Class except Sportsman have a minimum acceptable level of competency?

   

  What I mean is we'd have to "Qualify" our flying ability to jump to the next class. Rather than just being able to move up at will.

  We'd have to have a panel of (For sake of argument Master class fliers) judge an advance fliers ability to fly the masters schedule and the flier must pass a 65% total raw score averaged across 3 judges 4  flights to step up to the next class. Wouldn't this be better than just pointing out? Wouldn't this give the pilot more incentive to do better? Wouldn't it keep a flier where his skill set placed him? I'll admit I've not thought the whole idea out from beginning to end. Looking at some of the Japanese sites they do something like this.  The flier can be practicing the next class up once he becomes comfortable with his current class. 

   

  Tim



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