[NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
Ron Van Putte
vanputte at cox.net
Sun May 10 15:10:31 AKDT 2009
That's what's called a "personal problem". I find that the Two of
Two 1/2 Rolls, Opposite is very difficult to keep in the box and,
using the logic I've sometimes seen here, it should be removed from
the Master class maneuver schedule. It won't and shouldn't.
Ron
On May 10, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Archie Stafford wrote:
> John,
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> In that post George is referring to the 3 horizontal rolls that
> used to be in what is now Intermediate. It really wasn’t that hard
> to fit in the box as long as you started early. The problem that
> most people have is they wait way too long to start the rolling stuff.
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> Arch
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-
> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of John Pavlick
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 3:18 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> What schedule are we talking about? I thought it was the Masters
> schedule.
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> John Pavlick
> http://www.idseng.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: George W.Kennie
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> To: General pattern discussion
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> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 2:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> John,
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> Remember, the maneuver is performed after a previous box exit. So,
> you enter the box, have all day to set up for it, and you're only
> doing 1 & 1/2 rolls either side of center. I've seen guys use
> this much space doing the current 2 point with a significant
> hesitation.
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> Archie is right on the money. That's the reason I use the old, old
> Intermediate schedule to train newbies. If I can get 'em thru this
> thing, then the current schedules are duck soup for them. It's
> like practicing the P-09 and then going to a contest and flying
> Sportsman.
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> G.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: John Pavlick
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> To: General pattern discussion
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> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 10:18 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> Georgie,
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> Did you ever see anyone REALLY grease that maneuver? I haven't. It
> ALWAYS looks rushed. And these are Masters pilots. Big difference
> between them and Intermediate pilots. The only way it would work is
> if both turnarounds (before and after the maneuver) were something
> like a stall turn or a half square loop. Anything else would be
> tough for an Intermediate pilot.
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> John Pavlick
> http://www.idseng.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: George W.Kennie
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> To: General pattern discussion
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> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:21 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> Isn't it amazing that we have combination maneuvers like Two of Two
> folowed by a Slow Roll opposite all on one line, including entry
> and exit lines, and people still think that you can't get three
> consecutive rolls in the box.
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> Stymies me !
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> Who else?
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Glen Watson
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> To: 'General pattern discussion'
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> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 1:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> Chuck,
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> In the early nineties when I got started in pattern the Sportsman
> sequence now known as Intermediate had three rolls. I flew 2cycle
> then (Saphire, LA-1) and had no problem fitting the maneuver in the
> box as well as centering. I believe this built many early skill
> sets that have helped me in the long run over the years.
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> I’m of the opinion pattern sequences should present challenges to
> ones current skill set. Without a challenge why do pattern at all.
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> Glen
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-
> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Hochhalter
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:15 AM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> Anyone notice how much airpace 3 rolls takes in FAI... I don’t
> think they lower class has the box management skills to fit 3 rolls
> into the box, let alone be ready to center them.
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> Chuck
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> From: ronlock at comcast.net
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> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:25 PM
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> To: General pattern discussion
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> Re comments below-
> I believe part of reason the current Intermediate sequence has two
> rolls, and not three, is-
> Figuring two rolls are challenge and training enough for most
> intermediate pilots -
> And two is enough for judging- Particularly, if you see two going
> badly, not many of us
> want to see a third.
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> Also below - having to move out of Sportsman after first year
> because of beating 4 other pilots -
> That is already fixed. The 2009 rule "..flier must move out of
> Sportsman class at the end of he calendar year of his/her second or
> subsequent year of participation if he/she places first or second
> and above at least 4 other fliers..."
>
> Ron Lockhart
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Hansen" <rcpilot at wowway.com>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 10:03:36 PM (GMT-0500) Auto-Detected
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> I’ve been flying intermediate for about 3 years going on 4. The
> two rolls are still kicking my you know what. I can do one slow
> roll and one 4 pt roll but not two consecutive rolls. I’m certain
> that the average advance pilot would really have trouble with 3
> rolls. I see a lot of intermediate, advanced and sometimes even
> masters pilots almost loose airplanes on the horizontal rolling
> maneuvers. They shouldn’t be underestimated.
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> I agree with Mark, lets make advancement at all levels a
> guideline. I had to move up from sportsman to intermediate after
> my first year in sportsman because I beat 4 other pilots. I was
> flying a Kaos and the other pilots were all flying their 1st
> contests with trainers. They had no chance. In the end I’m glade
> I moved up but at the time it made me real nervous. I was so
> determined to fly pattern that I decided to give it the old college
> try in intermediate.
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> I think Advance could use a few more maneuvers that exit inverted.
> Otherwise, I believe all the sequences are pretty good.
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> Ron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-
> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Richard Lewis
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:38 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> There is a provision in the current rule set to accomodate these
> situations, see 8.1.2 of the competition regulations....
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> Richard
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> From: "jeffghughes at comcast.net" <jeffghughes at comcast.net>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 3:30:24 PM
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> Bob,
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> I understand completely, I moved up to advanced, then my daughter
> got sick and I've been to one contest in 4 years. My flying has
> regressed, and my confidence along with it.
>
> Jeff
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Atwood" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 2:52:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> I know you’re joking some Bob, but I think you’re actually a great
> example of someone that was able to fly a lot, and progressed
> nicely through the system, but then when you got to Masters…a time
> when you really need to practice even more to be competitive, your
> job suddenly changed, home life became more complex, and you’re
> lucky to fly 10 practice flights a year outside of contests. Your
> experience and skill would allow you to be competitive in Advanced,
> without dominating and likely have a lot more fun being a spoiler
> to that crowd, rather than trying to fly masters without hardly
> even knowing the pattern.
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> You’re the perfect candidate for someone that should be able to
> choose where they fly (which pattern) and have the most enjoyment.
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-
> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Bob Kane
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 2:40 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
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> Hey, I resemble that remark . . . . . . .
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> Bob Kane
> getterflash at yahoo.com
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> From: "jeffghughes at comcast.net" <jeffghughes at comcast.net>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Cc: Don Ramsey <don.ramsey at suddenlink.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 12:17:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System
>
> This is all pretty interesting. From my perspective, I didn't
> really care who beat me when I was in intermediate or advanced. I
> just knew that I was seeing the skill level necessary to win. While
> it's nice to win a trophy in the lower classes, I understood I
> wasn't competing against the best pilots anyway. From what I've
> seen there is a huge variation of talent within a class anyway.
> I've seen Masters pilots fly that wouldn't win in advanced if they
> bumped back down (maybe not even in intermediate). People move up
> for all kinds of reasons unrelated to skill level. It's also
> interesting that we talk about using each class to improve our
> flying until we get to Masters, then it appears nobody wants to
> improve to FAI.
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