[NSRCA-discussion] No telemetry rule & new radio systems

[Michael S. Harrison]

Bob,

I respectfully disagree.  It is not a judging competition or a competition
between pilot and judge, it is a flying competition to determine who flies
the most perfectly.  The judges job is to determine objectively who has done
that.  I suggest that the judge use any means possible to do that and that
includes all reasonable technology.  To say that a judges have an advantage
the pilot does not have is not an issue because it is not about judges vs
pilots, it is about how perfectly the pilot flies the airplane.  If this can
all be determined by some form of technology that is totally objective, then
by all means we must embrace that.  the rules are to determine what tools
the pilot have at his disposal to fly.  

 

I suggest the pilot already has too many tools at his disposal.  It is
important that the pilot have tools to protect his equipment and fly safely,
but I suggest that we have, in a sense, reduced our piloting skills to more
of techno skills.  All the complex programming etc that goes into flying
today makes the differences in piloting almost mute.  I would like to see
the caller restricted as well.  It is about the best pilot, not the best
caller.  I would like to see the rules made so that the caller is allowed to
call the maneuver only but that won't happen.  

 

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Bob Richards
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 7:44 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] No telemetry rule & new radio systems

 


I don't agree with judges having an advantage that the pilot does not have.
IOW, if the pilot can't tell he is drifting in/out, but the judges know so
only because they have GPS proof, then that is a bad thing, IMHO. This is
one reason why the judges have to sit close to where the pilot is standing,
so they see what the pilot sees, instead of at the end of the box so they
have a boresight view of the slow rolls. 

 

But that brings up a point, the pilot should not have any more information
than the judges have, either. If you are getting information via downlink
that you would NOT want the judges to know, then maybe you should not be
getting that information either.

 

Bob R.



--- On Mon, 11/21/11, astropuppy <astropuppy at gmail.com> wrote:

 

Just my 2 cents. I think this technology would be best used to eliminate the
judges. Take a few (box & center) gps coordinates before the contest and
voila a judge who will work all day without lunch or a Bio break. Mike

 

 

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