[NSRCA-discussion] Quick question re: cellular data service atthe fields where you compete

Del drykert2 at rochester.rr.com
Thu Dec 8 15:18:50 AKST 2011


Hi Ron.. 
 And yes I do remember those days still.. Maybe some thrive in that kind of environment but some of us also wilt.. 
<(;+ } .... 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ronald Van Putte 
  To: General pattern discussion 
  Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Quick question re: cellular data service atthe fields where you compete


  I wish the Nats were that cool.  We judge 3 - 4 hours in 90+ degrees and 90+ relative humidity and I use a legal size clipboard with legal size yellow pads to record the scores. Then I put the scores on the scoresheets after judging is complete.


  Ron Van Putte


  On Dec 8, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Del wrote:


    Its not very simple if you have been judging for a few hours in 85 degree heat..  Scribes are another matter... Judges I would think most contestants want them watching their plane 100% of the time they are in the box.
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Keith Hoard
      To: General pattern discussion
      Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 11:11 AM
      Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Quick question re: cellular data service at the fields where you compete


      Too simple, it'll never catch on. 

      Sent from my iPhone

      On Dec 8, 2011, at 9:54, Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com> wrote:


        Exactly. With 12 finger size buttons and an 'enter'.  0-10 and a .5 button.  Very quick and hitting enter finalizes. Enter with no score button is Not Observed and then at the end you review the scoresheet, make any corrections you want and hit enter one more time.  Arresti at the bottom for reference. 

        Sent from my iPhone4S

        On Dec 8, 2011, at 5:12 AM, Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com> wrote:


          Bob,

              I've been thinking of just this system for a couple years now.  If you were using a smart phone, you could hold it up near your line of sight during the flight and tap in your score without taking your eyes off the plane.  Perhaps even a graphic of the maneuver for quick reference?

          Keith Hoard
          Collierville, TN
          khoard at gmail.com





          On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:

            All of the sites I hit on the pattern circuit here in D4-D5 have cellular service, most are near large metro areas so 3G should be avaliable also.

            I would be a little concerned about the ability to punch in a score on a screen (even if i was a single "button") especailly in the event of a mistake. A judge could be distracted trying to correct a score. A pencil/paper system is hard to beat for ease of use and quick error correction.

            Bob Kane
            getterflash at yahoo.com

            From: Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com>
            To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
            Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2011 3:05 AM

            Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Quick question re: cellular data service at the fields where you compete



            I've been thinking about a "better way" to get scores into a system like PACSS, given the general ubiquity of smart phones and the overall tech savvy among the pattern crowd, I believe it should be possible for a judge or scribe to very quickly enter scores for each maneuver into an iOS or Android phone or tablet communicating via the cellular data network (typical data is so small as to be VERY lightweight on data usage, so even Edge data services would be quick enough to record scores) the interface would be designed for very fast entry of a score (two taps per maneuver scored) with the interface optimized for the screen size of phone or tablet.  


            Here in California, I have yet to visit a field where I didn't have 3G data service, but I realize California can be an outlier in such matters.  


            So, of the fields where you have competed in the last year, how many had 3G data service?  Edge? and No Data service?


            How many of you have a smart phone and/or tablet?


            Thanks!
            Peter+



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