[NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question

Chad Northeast chad at f3acanada.org
Mon Oct 19 17:25:31 AKDT 2009


"So far as an upwind stall turn prior to a downwind top hat being the 
worst sequence of maneuvers ever……have you looked at the P11? Or F11?"

LOL!

Chad

Dave wrote:
>
> No doubt the prior sequence members appreciate the input. It has been 
> fixed.
>
> So far as an upwind stall turn prior to a downwind top hat being the 
> worst sequence of maneuvers ever……have you looked at the P11? Or F11?
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Dave
>
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>
> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org 
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Anthony Frackowiak
> *Sent:* Monday, October 19, 2009 9:03 PM
> *To:* General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
> Is it not true that changes to the sequences are part of the new rules 
> proposals that are supposed to be submitted now? If so, then they 
> should be posted ASAP so that everyone can see them and provide input 
> to their contest board member. And at this time of the year many will 
> not be able to test fly them to see what they think!
>
> BTW, who put in Intermediate the upwind stall turn with a downwind top 
> hat? Worst sequence of maneuvers I've ever seen.
>
> Tony
>
> On Oct 19, 2009, at 5:36 PM, Joe Lachowski wrote:
>
>
>
> Derek asked for volunteers quite some time ago. There were not a lot 
> of volunteers. The sequences will be published in the K-factor and 
> elsewhere. When, I do not know. As soon as we are sure the Aresti 
> diagrams that Tom Miller is putting together are correct for both 
> directions, the sequences will be forwarded to Derek. Dave Lockhart, 
> Richard Lewis, Verne Koester, Bill Glaze and myself have been the 
> primary people involved. We have test flown them and had some others 
> try them out for input, as well. I'm sure everyone won't be totally 
> happy with some of the stuff. So what else is new.<g>
>
> A short and long Masters sequence was also put together because it was 
> not known which way we were heading. Personally, I like the longer 
> sequence we put together. We rearranged the existing Sportsman 
> sequence to flow better, gave the Intermediate guys something new, and 
> hopefully addressed the gripes( ie inverted exits and entrys) the 
> Advanced guys have about their sequence that we had heard over the 
> last year or so. I'm sure Derek will chime in on what has transpired. 
> Just be patient guys.
>
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>
> From: frackowiak at sbcglobal.net <mailto:frackowiak at sbcglobal.net>
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
> <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:10:15 -0700
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
> Same here. I have heard nothing and seen nothing about changes to any 
> of the AMA sequences. BTW, who is on the "Sequence Committee"?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tony Frackowiak
>
> On Oct 19, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Joe Dunnaway wrote
>
>     How about letting the rest of us know what the sequences are. I
>     would like to see them.
>
>     Joe Dunnaway
>
>     Bill Glaze wrote:
>
>     Dave:
>
>     I posted and announced the presence of all the sequences at the
>     contests in Winston, (April and Oct.) and they were widely looked
>     at. I told the folks that Joe had included both a long and short
>     Masters, and that he, personally preferred the long, but that the
>     Sequence Committee was looking for input. So, they haven't been a
>     secret inD2, anyway.
>
>     Bill Glaze
>
>     Member, Sequence Committee.
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>
>         *From:* Dave Burton <mailto:burtona at atmc.net>
>
>         *To:* 'General pattern discussion'
>         <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>
>         *Sent:* Monday, October 19, 2009 3:37 PM
>
>         *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
>         Where are all the new sequences for 2011 published for us to
>         review? I haven’t seen them. Don’t they have to be submitted
>         as rules proposals for the Contest Board? I hope the Masters
>         sequence adopted is shorter than the one we are flying now.
>         Also eliminating judging takeoff and landing would give judges
>         a little more of a break between flyers. Spending most of my
>         time at a contest judging a large contingent of Masters flyers
>         is not my idea of fun anymore.
>
>         Dave Burton
>
>         *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>         <mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>
>         [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf
>         Of *Joe Lachowski
>         *Sent:* Monday, October 19, 2009 3:24 PM
>         *To:* NSRCA Discussion List
>         *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
>         If we go this route, I for one will definitely quit.
>
>         We already have new sequences designed for 2011 for all the
>         classes. And we have been adopting a maneuver here and there
>         from the FAI sequences. They will be presented in the K-factor
>         sometime in the future. There are even two different sequences
>         put together for Masters. One is the traditional length and
>         the other is the same length as FAI.
>
>         The new FAI sequence for next year is a real good example not
>         to flat out adopt a P sequence as it is.
>
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>
>         From: burtona at atmc.net <mailto:burtona at atmc.net>
>         To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>         <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>         Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:56:40 -0400
>         CC: tom_babs at bellsouth.net <mailto:tom_babs at bellsouth.net>
>         Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
>         It seems to me that adopting the FAI “P” schedule for the
>         Masters class with “changes” is not the way to go. A better
>         alternative IMO is to fly FAI P schedule under FAI rules as a
>         separate class. Those of us with some age remember when this
>         was done years ago as “D” expert and “D” Novice classes. As I
>         remember AMA class “D” was the FAI event back then. This would
>         have the advantages of two classes flying under the same rules
>         and the benefits of more flyers/judges familiar with the same
>         rules and maneuvers. It would also eliminate the work involved
>         in coming up with a new Masters sequence every three or so
>         years as a new schedule would be automatically be invoked FAI
>         changed. I’d like to see a proposal for this change submitted
>         to the Contest Board.
>
>         Dave Burton
>
>         *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>         <mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>
>         [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf
>         Of *Vicente "Vince" Bortone
>         *Sent:* Monday, October 19, 2009 11:29 AM
>         *To:* General pattern discussion
>         *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
>         Hi Lance,
>
>         Just to clarify. I am not the only one making this proposal.
>         Don Ramsey and Charlie Rock helped me to put it together. I am
>         going to try to respond to your questions below. Please read
>         below in **bold. *** *Thanks for bringing this discussion to
>         the list.
>
>         Vicente "Vince" Bortone
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: "Lance Van Nostrand" <patterndude at tx.rr.com>
>         <mailto:patterndude at tx.rr.com>
>         To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>         <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>         Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:51:30 PM GMT -06:00
>         US/Canada Central
>         Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question
>
>         I know official discussion hasn't started but this list is one
>         of the good vetting forums. Vince proposed Masters flying FAI
>         P, which is clear **(this is for sure the most important
>         statement)**, but if the logic behind the proposal as written
>         causes confusion it may make a less convincing case. **Good
>         point. We assumed that was easy for someone that is very
>         familiar to pattern to digest the intent of the proposal. Your
>         conclusions are correct. We are assuming that the current
>         procedures we use to design the Master schedule are not
>         changed. We adopt the current FAI P schedule with the
>         appropriate changes to suit the Master class. This is the
>         reason why we didn't try to discuss other details. **For
>         example, it says "there is an evident pile up f pilots in the
>         Masters class" but never clearly states how flying the same
>         sequence would change that. He may be implying that people
>         will more freely move between classes to balance the lines
>         because they are flying a similar sequence but the sequences
>         may not be identical and the judging rules are not identical.
>         **Correct. You actually saw what happened in Tulsa this year.
>         There were 10 pilots in Masters and you decided to divide the
>         group in two and five flew Masters and five flew FAI. This
>         also happened already in other local contest around KC. It
>         happens at Fort Scott contest also. Pilots will be more
>         willing to do this we fly the same schedule. *** *At another
>         point it says "This will make judging of both classes very
>         accurate" but doesn't address the obvious differences in
>         judging criteria between AMA and FAI, which is the current
>         burden that Masters and FAI pilots currently bear when the fly
>         one class and judge the other.* ***I am sure that we will
>         agree that it will be a lot easier to deal with these
>         differences if we fly the same schedules. The proposal intent
>         is not to address the differences in judging criteria between
>         AMA and FAI. I believe that it will become natural as we start
>         to fly the same schedule and the differences will go away with
>         time. **Finally, there is no exact wording proposed on the
>         form where it is expected, but later in the logic it refers to
>         the idea of replacing some FAI maneuvers where appropriate.
>         **We are assuming that the current procedure to design the
>         schedules is still in place. The committee will check the
>         current FAI P schedule and proposed a final one with the
>         changes to make it suitable for Masters. For example, P11 the
>         only portion I will change is the integrated half loop on the
>         figure M. I will suggest something like 2 of 4 or 1/2 roll on
>         bottom to replace the integrated 1/2 roll. I believe that all
>         other maneuvers are suitable for Masters. *** *Without exact
>         wording, its not clear how this is done, or if the maneuver
>         descriptions will be re-written in the AMA rules, or
>         referenced to the FAI descriptions like the sequence. **The
>         committee will decide whatever is appropriate. If they feel
>         that the FAI descriptions are appropiate we could use it as
>         is.** Oh, and how does AMA deal with the fact that FAI changes
>         schedules in odd years?** We will need to follow FAI schedule.
>         I think that this is very possible and should not be a problem. **
>
>         My intent is simply to point out aspects that detract from
>         it's thoroughness. I do not yet have a stance on the issue.**
>         We put this together just taking at the 2008 Nats. I remember
>         that I have to judge FAI and I never had the chance to judge
>         FAI before the Nats. I was trying to study the FAI schedule at
>         the same time that I was trying to fly my own contest. This is
>         clearly an additional pressure on the contestant. If this
>         proposal pass it will make our life easier at the local
>         contest and when we judging at the Nats or any other contest.
>         Also, clearly will make the judging level very high because
>         Masters and FAI pilots will be very familiar with the
>         schedules we fly and the details requires to judge each of the
>         maneuvers. Finally, the balance in local contest will be
>         easier to fix since we will more willing to fly FAI when
>         required. **
>
>         --Lance
>
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