[NSRCA-discussion] Proposed rule change

[Bill Glaze]

Exactly the point.  If you are flying into a stiff headwind, then if you fly 
attitude you'll never get the round loops of which you speak.  They will be 
stretched out downwind, and, without a wind correcting effort, will never 
look round.
Bill glaze
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Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Proposed rule change


> Heretic Time -
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> Why not dispense with wind correction all together with the exception that 
> loops still need to "look" round. Pattern has wind correction figures in 
> almost every sequence so why bother with all the complications that wind 
> correction introduces? Fly the attitude and then there is never any need 
> for all the angst about how to account for wind correction and how it 
> "looks" to the judges.
>
> Yes, I know, wind correction is a religion with pattern, but just stop to 
> think about how many problems it causes and how many discussions there are 
> about judging track, and ignoring crab, and other wind corrections and how 
> it makes the plane look despite flying the correct track.
>
> Fly the attitude, then level is level, straight is straight, vertical is 
> vertical. Fly loops so they appear round and you are done. Use the options 
> for in/out on things like humpties, stall turns, etc. to stay on your 
> line.
>
> Wind correction just causes so many complications and errors in judging 
> that I have never seen the real value in it.
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