[NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Another discussion topic relating tonew FAIrules

[Bob Richards]

Yep, all of those were flown centered, except the procedure turn. The center of radius for the stall turn and immelman were centered.

--- On Thu, 2/2/12, Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Another discussion topic relating tonew FAIrules
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 3:15 PM


OK.  Looking at some of the old rule books, I'm confused.  Take for example the novice sequence from 86-87:
Takeoff
Straight flight out (U)
Procedure turn
Straight flight back (D)
Stall Turn (U)
Immelmann Turn (U)
3 inside loops (U)
One horizontal roll (D)
Landing


The procedure turn, stall turn, and Immelmann sure seem like turnarounds to me, granted to meet the mandatory directions relative to wind you would need to have a free turnaround between the straight flight back and the stall turn, and another free turnaround between the stall and the Immelmann, etc.  So were all the "stunt" turns intended to be executed at show center with a free turnaround outside the box between each maneuver?  


I'm amazed at the amount of "heat" (aka: passion) there seems to have been in the K-factor around the change to turnaround schedules.  I admit I like my 2 "free" turnarounds outside the box in Sportsman between maneuvers 6+7 and 11+12 but I could muddle through without them if I had to, and I honestly can't imagine flying such a disjoint sequence as the ones I'm seeing in the old rulebooks.  Hardly feels like a "sequence".


Peter+


 
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