[NSRCA-discussion] Ultimate Answer to many Pattern issues...:)

[Phil Spelt]

Hi, Richard,

I LIKE your proposal -- we could call is "Sunday Afternoon Flying"... =D>

The only problem:  You have 2 number 3's, so it invalidates the whole 
proposal...sorry :-(

At 11:43 AM 5/18/2009, you wrote:

>I have come up with the ultimate solution to the issues of: 
>Advancement, Participant Retention, Contest logistics, Judging 
>Training, and Overall Happiness....
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>1.  No more Classes.  Dividing people into classes is demeaning and 
>unfair, just because a participant can practice more, afford better 
>equipment, has more natural ability, bettter eyesight, etc...does 
>not make them any better than any other pilot.  Everyone should be 
>allowed to feel good about themsevles no matter what.  We want to 
>make sure people have a good experience so they will keep flying Pattern.
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>2.  No more Sequences.  Forcing people to fly specific maneuvers may 
>cause us to lose participants, and may lead to the eventual demise 
>of Pattern.  Some paticipants may be uncomfortable with certain 
>maneuvers and should be allowed to fly whatever maneuvers best suit 
>their abilities and allow them to perform their personal best.
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>3.  No more rounds and set flight orders.  We don't want anyone to 
>feel pressured to fly when they are not ready to do so.  If the sun 
>is in the wrong location, the wind is blowing the wrong direction, 
>or someones underwear is chaffing, they can choose to fly, or not, 
>as often as they like and whenever they are ready.
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>3.  No more scores.  Judge training is difficult and low scores are 
>really hard on the self-esteem of the participants, when they are 
>compared with other participants.  We will still provide judges to 
>observe the participants flight and they will be able to give 
>"Smiley Faces" or "Gold Stars" as they see fit to bolster the 
>self-esteem of the pilot.
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>4.  No more 2nd or 3rd place trophies.  At the end of each contest, 
>ALL participants will receive a 1st place trophy.  No one enjoys 
>losing, and this way there are no losers, and everyone goes home 
>with a positive feeling and a burning desire to attend the next contest.
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>5.  Ice Cream.  At the end of every contest, everyone will get ice 
>cream as a treat.  However, due to the litigious times we live in, 
>it will be Soy based for the lactose intolerant and must have no 
>nuts for the allergic.  A notarized waiver of liability and medical 
>release form will be required.
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>If I can get some support on an emergency rules proposal to get 
>these changes in place, I think that we just might be able to save 
>our beloved sport....:)
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>Tongue firmly planted in cheek.....Richard
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