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

[Jay Marshall]

Not much different from today's SPA.

 

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Bob Richards
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 3:35 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fwd: Another discussion topic relating tonew
FAIrules

 


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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