[NSRCA-discussion] stirring the pot..;)

[Emory Schroeter]

Hey Jason,

In the past at Andersonville, we have used the best 3 "P"s and the  
best "F". We will do it that way again.

Thanks,
Emory


On May 19, 2009, at 12:28 PM, J Shu wrote:

> Now that I am done with my month and a half tour of the World...lol,  
> it's time to get back down to business. Here's a few things I've  
> noted while watching the list over the past months.
>
> Sportsman has one sequence
> Intermediate has one sequence
> Advanced has one sequence
> Masters has one sequence
> Masters IS too long and should be shortened to the same maneuvers as  
> FAI, IMO, and should always have scored take-off and landing. If one  
> doesn't want to be scored on launches and arrivals... I mean take- 
> offs and landings, fly FAI.
>
> Should there be an Expert class added... pro's and con's either way.
>
> FAI has two sequences plus two unknowns
> Anyone that doesn't want to fly the current F schedule will not be  
> flying FAI next year anyway. P-11 is as hard as F-09.
> I am glad to be part of D3 that flies both P and F. When we first  
> started this a few years ago, everyone had fun flying F, even if  
> they had never practiced it. As for final results we've pretty much  
> done this on a contest to contest basis. At Ocala we did the best 4  
> out of 6 total, other's we've done best 3-P's and 1-F. Not sure what  
> we're gonna do at Andersonville.
>
> Anyway, time to start building the new plane. It must still be  
> raining here cause I see my car floating away.
>
>
> Regards,
> Jason
> www.shulmanaviation.com
> www.composite-arf.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Hunt
> To: pattern discussion
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 5:57 PM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] stirring the pot..;)
>
> I have taken note that since we started flying the F pattern  
> regularly on Sunday at local contests (couple years now), we have  
> been scoring it in such a way that it is simply treated as a 6 round  
> contest in which any combination of the F and P sequences may be the  
> drop rounds.  I think the concensus originaly being that not  
> everyone is comfortable flying the F, allowing those that only  
> practice the P to be able to drop both F rounds (usually 2 F rounds  
> on Sunday).
>
> Hypothetically, it could be run and tabulated in such a way that in  
> a typical 6 round contest of 4 P's and 2 F's, you would drop one P  
> and one F.  More of a Prelims and Finals style.
>
> It's not any serious concern to me, but I am curious, what is the  
> concensus among FAI pilots now?  Just keep it the same, or consider  
> changing?
>
>
> -mark
>
>
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