[NSRCA-discussion] [Fwd: Proposal]

[John Gayer]

Thanks, Ken. Maybe we could raise even more money by removing pilots 
from the national database so they can fly under the radar. :-)

 I also really liked what Mark had to say about the local marketing of 
NSRCA. I remember those days. Having a member at each contest with some 
stray K-Factors, some flyers about "what the NSRCA does for you" and the 
gift of gab would go a long way towards gaining new members.
How about a trophy for "most improved flyer" . Of course we would need 
the national database :-)  to figure out who that might be.

John

Ken Thompson wrote:

> John,
>  
> I've studied your proposals and I honestly don't see any real 
> downsides, not that I expected to:-)
> The only major problem I have is, with the national database, other 
> pilots would be able to see my many downfalls, before the contest.
>  
> Nicely done,
>  
> Ken
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* John Gayer <mailto:jgghome at comcast.net>
>     *To:* NSRCA Mailing List <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:12 PM
>     *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] [Fwd: Proposal]
>
>
>     I'd like to present three proposals that might appeal to a few if
>     not the many....
>     Modified from the original proposal . Apparently not many saw it.
>     The first one has been added
>     Comments?
>     John
>     NSRCA 632
>
>     *Revive the practice of assigning mentors to Sportsman and
>     Intermediate flyers
>
>     *At contests, assign an experienced competitor to mentor, call and
>     advise the Sportsman/ Intermediate flyers. This is nothing new,
>     but should be a part of every contest. We should try to provide a
>     connection that will last past the contest.
>     As I see it, there are four issues that drasticaly affect the
>     ability of these flyers to compete effectively: aircraft trimming,
>     execessive throws, wings level and centering(also known as flying
>     the airplane, not letting the airplane fly you).
>     These flyers have shown the initiative to come out and compete. We
>     owe them (and ourselves) all the help we can throw at them.
>
>
>     *Create a National Database for Pattern
>     *
>     The database must contain the raw scores of all flights for all
>     competitors by class. The only thing normalized scores are good
>     for is finding the right  finish order for each class at a
>     contest. Raw scores are much better for comparing results even at
>     a contest. For example I finish round one with a 930 and round two
>     with a 985, both to competitor A. Now did I fly a lot better in
>     round two(I thought I did)  or did competitor A flop a stall turn
>     in the figure M in round 2.
>     Anyway once you have the raw scores by competitor and class, you
>     can do the following:
>
>        1. Create a National Ranking for each class based on average
>           points per maneuver. Once this is in place and on line, we
>           will have a reason for pattern competitors to join NSRCA.
>           you can't tell me that there wouldn't be a lot of interest
>           in seeing who is hot around the country and how you stack up
>           against the competition. I know, the judging isn't always
>           equal but that's always been true and we have to live with it.
>        2. The data available on each competitor would include contests
>           entered, placing, advance points earned. The districts could
>           extract whatever data is required to ascertain the district
>           champions. We could archive previous years as well.
>        3. Other ways to specify advancement in class become available,
>           percentage of average FAI score, even eventually moving the
>           10 top-rated pilots up a class. Possibilities are endless
>           when you have the data.
>
>     Since the database would only be open to NSRCA members, if you
>     want to track your National standing, joining NSRCA would be a
>     must. If you want to see what the guy nobody heard of that just
>     rolled in from out of district has accomplished, look him up.
>     We've been looking for reasons  to join NSRCA, I feel this is one
>     that could be big and would be worth some investment in time and
>     money. I would be willing to help with such a project although I
>     don't feel like I could take it on by myself.
>
>     *Redirect the focus to our international team competition through
>     modification of the advancement system
>
>     *
>
>        1. Modify the advancement process to be consistent through all
>           classes from Sportsman through to F3A. See section two for
>           possible advancement criteria
>        2. Advancement can be forced by the advancement criteria(see
>           section 2) or voluntary.
>        3. The first year in a new and higher class is an option year.
>           At the end of the option year you can downselect one class
>           for any reason.
>
>     This has the advantage of being able to try out the higher class
>     for a year without committing your entire pattern career. If you
>     discover that the next class is beyond your means( time, money or
>     talent) then you option down the following year. If you absolutely
>     refuse to fly your new class, then perhaps you could use the time
>     and money to reintroduce your self to your wife, girlfriend, etc.
>     If you need a goal for the year, focus on making your rudder
>     commands instinctive, learn to fly a helicopter, learn to fly
>     rolling circles. You would probably come back a better pattern
>     flyer than when you left.
>
>
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