[NSRCA-discussion] basic judging question

[Bill's Email]

OK, and WOW. Things have changed since my tenure then is all I can say.

Woodward, Jim (US SSA) wrote:
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> Bill -- I can see where the confusion is -  as I perfectly relayed the 
> information as taught in the SE judging seminar and confirmed in the 
> practical judging practice held on Sundays.  The IMAC judging 
> committee interprets the definition to mean that the attitude 
> (fuselage) must be in the vertical plane during the rotation.  They 
> further back this up by stating that if the plane were to be in the 
> "wind-corrected" attitude (not perfectly vertical) during the 
> rotation, that it would be subject to the 0.5 pt per 5 degree rule.  
> I've been in the room 3 times when Wayne M. has explained this and 
> answered many questions from it.
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> Lots of discussion took place over this in the judging seminar.  
> Basically they are teaching that for "yaw" you can remain wind 
> corrected, but for the pitch axis, you must be in the vertical plane.  
> Sorry if this seems to contradict the rule, but this is what is being 
> taught and practiced in the South East. 
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> I think it looks funny, and I would prefer for the interpretation to 
> allow "wind-correction" for any time, but I must fly what they teach 
> as the scoring criteria SE.  On the other hand, I would love to know 
> if this has changed as well.
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> Thanks,
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> Jim
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:48 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] basic judging question
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> Woodward, Jim (US SSA) wrote:
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> However, this dovetails into the recent IMAC & Pattern comparison 
> threads.  In IMAC, the plane is supposed to be brought into the 
> "vertical plane" prior to the stall-turn(pivot) taking place.  This is 
> mostly evident if you are flying in a strong headwind where you are 
> wind correcting the vertical line.  Just prior to the stall turn, the 
> pilot hast to pitch the plane into the vertical plane, then yaw around 
> the pivot, then return to the wind corrected down line.
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>  Not sure where you got this about IMAC, but it is incorrect. This may 
> be the cause of your confusion (from Rule 8.5):
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> The wings must remain in the vertical geometric plane throughout the 
> turnaround, and the aircraft's attitude before and after the 
> turnaround must be absolutely vertical (unless wind correction is 
> required), with no extraneous tail movement. There must be no rotation 
> around the pitch or roll axis. If there is movement around any axis 
> other than the yaw axis, often referred as "torquing" (Fig. 25), there 
> is a deduction of 0.5 points per 5 degrees of axis.
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> At no time in IMAC is the actual attitude of the plane judged, it is 
> ALWAYS the track of the theoretical center of mass. You are not 
> required to alter the pitch of the plane at the point if the rotation 
> starts if the pitch attitude in not vertical due to wind correction.
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