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

[shinden1 at cox.net]

Emory what is the Date of your Contest?
Bryan
---- Emory Schroeter <schroetere at bellsouth.net> wrote: 
> 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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