[NSRCA-discussion] Mandatory Advancment

[Ed Alt]

It's an added setup task for the scoring software. The way it's done in Scale Aerobatics, the unknowns are never throw always.  When I was first flying IMAC, the unknowns were always given out the night before.  I hear that these days, it's not uncommon to have then handed out the morning of.  One thing about unknowns that is really not a good thing is how poor the judging becomes if the CD doesn't assure that judges are familiar with the unknowns beforehand. It's an added burden on contestant judges who not only need to try to plan and prepare for their unknown, but get familiar with another classes unknown. Your caller needs to be familiar with whatever you've written out for instructions etc.  There are a lot of 0's with unknowns and also a lot of 0's that get missed by judges.  

Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anthony Romano 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 1:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mandatory Advancment



  What are the logistics of scoring with an Unkown?
   
  Anthony
   
   
   

  > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:44:29 -0500
  > From: jim.woodward at baesystems.com
  > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mandatory Advancment
  > 
  > My experience in flying and judging unknowns, locally and at a Nats, is this:
  > 
  > In order to adequately judge unknowns you should have a scribe and an aresti-caller. This person is experienced and reads ahead the elements of each maneuver so you as a judge can stay watching the maneuver and right on queue. 
  > 
  > If you put this in practice like we do in the SE IMAC region, judging the unknowns is not a problem, and rarely more of a problem that typical known round judging.
  > 
  > However, I disagree with your assessment about experienced pilots being able to execute an unknown if only the caller is on the ball. Flying unknown sequences is a skill that is undeveloped in pattern pilots. On paper it looks simple enough, but in execution, it is totally different animal. I can name pilots either way that fly so-so knowns, then fly better unknowns, and pilots that fly GREAT knowns, and lose focus on unknowns.... (the first "skill" that needs nourishment is the ability to truly listen and fly exactly what the caller says and when. Memorizing an unknown then flying it, is not a practice often used with the IMAC guys.)
  > 
  > Thanks,
  > Jim
  > 
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of rcmaster199 at aol.com
  > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:34 AM
  > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mandatory Advancment
  > 
  > Unknowns are a fair idea. Most of us long timers in the sport have 
  > flown most maneuvers in the book and could execute an unknown sequence 
  > reasonably well if we had a caller who was on the ball.
  > 
  > The main problem I see with unknowns is judging them correctly. My 
  > concern isn't with judges with routinely judge F3A and Masters 
  > Finals....these folks have a pretty good grasp on judging nuances in 
  > general, which include unknown sequences (in F3A anyway). BUT can the 
  > same be said for the everyday folks who attend the contests to fly and 
  > are also tapped to judge? I'm not so sure.
  > 
  > MattK
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: jtkeiser at comcast.net
  > To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
  > Sent: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:19 am
  > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mandatory Advancment
  > 
  > Well, just think Ron, now all your competitors would be doing the same 
  > - at least for one flight. Doesn't that seem more fair?
  > 
  >  
  > 
  > Jack
  > 
  >  
  > 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "Ron Van Putte" &lt;vanputte at cox.net&gt;
  > To: "General pattern discussion" 
  > &lt;nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org&gt;
  > Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 11:16:19 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada 
  > Eastern
  > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mandatory Advancment
  > 
  > I'm in the Master class and I fly unknowns all the time.  Just ask my  
  > caller, John Fuqua, and he'll tell you that I rarely know what's next.
  > 
  > Ron VP
  > 
  > On Feb 4, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Vicente=2
  > 0Vince Bortone wrote:
  > &gt; I also fly AMA pattern and IMAC when there is a contest close to  
  > &gt; Kansas City.  I wish that I could fly IAC.  Yes, it will be  
  > &gt; interesting to add unknowns to pattern.  In IMAC the class that  
  > &gt; does not fly unknowns is basic.  All the rest fly unknowns.
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