[NSRCA-discussion] How I became an expert Snap Judge (TIC)

[Joe Lachowski]

Funny you should mention video. A few years back someone took some video of QQ doing some snaps. At full speed they looked real suspicious. Upon further review in slow motion though you could see the initial pitch break. Sometimes these things happen so fast that you could actually miss the pitch break just with the blink of an eye.<g>
 
> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:39:25 -0400
> From: moleski at canisius.edu
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] How I became an expert Snap Judge (TIC)
> 
> Budd Engineering wrote:
> 
> > ... The bottom line is this: we're not
> > stalling the wing when we do our snaps, not even a portion of it (unless
> > you're VERY low on airspeed at entry such as a spin).
> 
> And if you're doing a stall that slow, even if you do manage
> to get a "real" snap out of it, you're going to be downgraded
> for having your exit line below the entry line (I surmise).
> 
> > ... So the bigger question is should emulating a full-scale snap roll be a
> > pattern judging criterion or do we even care?
> 
> Departure in all three axes seems right to me: pitch, yaw, roll.
> 
> "If it's not a roll and it's not a barrel roll, then it's a snap roll."
> 
> I think the NSRCA should commission the fellow with the high-def
> cameras to do instruction tapes with real pilots flying maneuvers
> that the judging team judges to be "right." That might help.
> 
> > OK, it's really, really late out here on the left coast, I've gotta get
> > to bed. Shoot away.
> 
> <BLAM!>
> 
> Marty
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