[NSRCA-discussion] SmallModels...goodforthefutureofthePatternEvent?

[Gray E Fowler]

Hey Tommy

Flying slower makes sense for most of us as it does allow much more time 
and is easier to get the geometry correct. Flying the entire sequence at 
full throttle is not a downgrade if it is smooth and graceful and all 
geometry is executed properly. The problem lay in the fact that many say 
that if it is not slow then it is not S&G, or one step further, if all 
aspects are not the same speed then it is not S&G. This is not in the 
rules, and that is a problem. 
Hopefully, when that judge told you that you would have flown better if 
you had flown slower, he meant so you could be smoother or get better 
geometry, but I cringe to think that some judge downgraded you because he 
thought you flew above his imaginary speed limit....that is what needs to 
stop.
By the way...I get downgraded too because my uplines are faster than my 
horizontal lines.  Its a quirk in my brain that I am trying to fix, 
because I know that when I fix it I will be flying better.....but its not 
in the rules!  Certain guys in our district always hit me with this , and 
I am proud to say that I never retaliate in the chair. I find it better to 
somehow charge a beer to their account at the Saturday night dinner 
without them knowing. That is true revenge for makin' up the 
rules...............



Gray Fowler
Senior Principal Chemical Engineer
Radome and Composites Engineering
Raytheon



Tommy Scarmardo <tretas513 at yahoo.com> 
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Gray,
You could not be more correct . A number of times I've been told by a 
judge I would have
scored better if I'd have flown slower.
 
tommy s

Gray E Fowler <gfowler at raytheon.com> wrote:

"OK... make noticeable speed variations doing your maneuvers in your 
sequence.... watch your score.

If you vary your speed... you're gonna get downgrades.  Prove it wrong by 
varying speed but doing the maneuver the correct shape and getting a 10. 
It 
will not happen." 


Fred you probably are correct, your scores will suffer. Daves point is 
(and my installing exclaimations points) that this is not in the rules and 
any of you that are judging per this criteria are wrong and are damaging 
our beloved hobby.  Be fair people and follow the rules, not your bias, as 
you will never know what the other judge's bias could possibly be...and I 
have heard many idiotic based judging bias. 
By the way I conducted a study, employed  IPDS and produced a matrix that 
proves that such judging bias is the reason why the number of pattern 
flyers has steadily decreased over the last 20 years. If you wanna 
increase our numbers eliminate judges who do not follow the rules, it will 
be approximately 74.571% more effective than creating a "new rule" 
eliminating 2M planes from lower classes. 

Signed, with love 

Terminal Advanced Guy........until I can get rid of my kids...

Gray Fowler
Senior Principal Chemical Engineer
Radome and Composites Engineering
Raytheon_______________________________________________
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