[NSRCA-discussion] Rules change proposal

[Keith Hoard]

What about guys that just can't fly as well as others in their class?

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:

> Ron,
> Given all of that your factor would be in the thousands!!
>
> Jon Lowe
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 4:42 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules change proposal
>
> I totally agree.  However, there should be similar adjustments for
> those who live/fly where it gets very hot.  There should also be age
> and pilot height adjustments for those who can't see as well, either
> because their eyes are weaker, or the fact that shorter pilots must
> look up further to see their airplanes.  I just want to be fair too.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
> On Apr 29, 2008, at 3:56 PM, John Konneker wrote:
>
> > I have been impressed by the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship
> > in the NSRCA since returning to pattern.
> > I feel though that there has been an oversight in the rules that I
> > think now could be corrected.
> > I just got in from flying my Focus II for the first time since last
> > October.
> > It (I) was terrible!  The long winter layoffs here in the northern
> > climes imposes a real hardship on pattern pilots living here.
> > To be fair I would like to propose an adjustment to the maneuver k-
> > factors based on the annual mean temperature and
> > extreme lows (I want to leave out highs) of where one lives.
> > For example my lowest k-factor would be 10 for landing and takeoff
> > and then go up from there according to degree of difficulty of
> > maneuver.  In some cases I can see 20+ easily.
> > Folks like Derek, Ron Davies, Chris Fitzsimmons living in
> > California would have highest k-factors of 1...who knows...maybe
> > even fractional or minus.  These k-factors would be assigned by
> > pilot and voted on only by members that have at least 24" of snow
> > each year.
> > What do you all think?
> > I want to be fair.
> > JLK
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Keith Hoard
Collierville, TN
khoard at gmail.com
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