[NSRCA-discussion] Nats

[Ron Van Putte]

No!  Me!

Ron VP

On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:18 PM, Chris Fitzsimmons wrote:

>
> Please put me on the list to fly after Bob! LOL
>
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 7, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> I'm going to attend anyway.  My performance will likely give a  
> tremendous advantage to whoever flies after me.
>
> Bob Kane
> getterflash at yahoo.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 7:57:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Nats
>
> John and I had a discussion about this after he had a discussion  
> about it with Mike Harrison.
>
> We can get equal exposure in one session IF the two sets of judges  
> observe the flights of all 38 Master class pilots.  Let's see now  
> 38 pilots times 10 minutes average per flight equals 380 minutes.   
> That's six hours and 20 minutes.  Hmmm.  Kinda hard to cram that  
> into a four-hour afternoon session and the pilots will each only  
> have two flights.
>
> Well, let's only fly four four hours one day and finish the rounds  
> the next day.  Then we can start on rounds three and four and  
> finish them the next day.  OK, we have equal exposure for all  
> pilots and we've flown for three days.  Wait a minute - pilots will  
> have only flown four rounds over three days!
>
> Now the reason for the matrix method becomes apparent.  With it,  
> the pilots get equal exposure to judges each day, BUT not all  
> pilots are scored by all judges every day.  Compromise  is involved  
> to obtain six flights for all pilots.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2009, at 6:27 PM, John Fuqua wrote:
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> The list has been lacking in a good discussion (argument?) or a  
> while so I thought I would toss something out now that many of us  
> are getting ready go to the Nats.   We were discussing scoring at  
> the Nats and I wonder how many of those going realize that we do  
> not have equal judge exposure when selecting the finalists for  
> Masters and semi finalists for FAI.   We used to have that when we  
> had to take one flight from each day but when that changed to any 4  
> of 6 we lost equal exposure.   Just wondering if folks realized this.
>
>
>
> John
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