[NSRCA-discussion] Judging question for the experts

[Patrick Harris]

In FAI, the "*first"* radius of the maneuver establishes all radius's of
the maneuver. In AMA classes, the last radius flown in the
maneuver establishes the radius of the next (radius) in the maneuver. .

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:00 PM, James Oddino <joddino at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> How about the radii in a half reverse cuban eight turnaround?  Does the
> radius of the loop have to be the same as the radius of the pull to 45
> degrees?
>
> Jim O
>
>
> On Feb 24, 2013, at 7:13 PM, tocdon at netscape.net wrote:
>
> A question on radius judging.  Tight radius (or loose radius) manevuer
> segments are subject to downgrade in FAI.  What constitutes a tight
> radius?  Physically tight (in feet, for example), or tight (fast speed
> through the radius giving the impression that the plane is pulling
> excessive g's, however that is interpreted).   A slow flying radius could
> be extremely tight, for example the last radius at the bottom of the
> triangle loop (135 degree pull) or figure Z.
>  Best regards,
> Don
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