[NSRCA-discussion] Judging Question

[Del K. Rykert]

Hi Bob..
    I concur... When a judge has been frying their eyeballs and cooking in the chairs for a couple of hours the task at hand should be kept skillfully basic. Is going to garner the best results in the long haul. There is not time for 2nd guessing. I honestly find judging the Masters and FAI harder then flying the schedule. I have judged more contests in Canada, US including the Nats than I can count. It is not an easy task to do well and fairly. I always try to maintain my standard through all classes I sit on so I don't have to second guess as I get judging exhaustion. 
    I agree with the assessment as stated by Matt K. and I believe others that the prudent pilot projects the maneuver so their is no room for question in the judges mind. Question and doubt will lead to downgrades. 
 
    Del
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Richards 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 1:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Judging Question


  Del, I agree!!!

  Maybe it is just me, but it seems the quantity of discussion here on how to best judge a maneuver is inversely proportional to the amount of time it takes to perform the maneuver. (Snap roll, 1.25 second 4pt roll, etc) 

  It sure is easy to express to the newsgroup how we would score a given maneuver, in minute detail, but to do it while sitting in the chair, with no time before you have to start thinking about tabulating the errors of the next maneuver (gotta remember, the next maneuver begins where the previous one ends) is an entirely different matter.

  It may not be specifically expressed in the rulebook, but any pilot that flies in such a way that the judges are rushed trying to keep up and/or have a difficult time trying to observe distinct components of a maneuver (point hesitation, etc)  is surely going to end up with lower scores sooner or later. They should not expect otherwise, IMHO.

  Bob R.


  "Del K. Rykert" <drykert2 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
    I sure can't take the time to do all that calculating while I'm judging a maneuver. I was always taught to start with 10 and downgrade for each flaw noticed as appropriate. If someone flying a perfect presentation earns a 10 then the pilot flying less than perfect earns less than a 10. I always round down in all classes. Helps to keep me on the same page. There is enough disparity between FAI and AMA classes without adding more.

        Del 



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