[NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging cert test

Thu Jul 11 19:25:31 AKDT 2013

im not taking the the pos again ill just stay home..

Gary

On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:21 PM, Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com> wrote:

> The test handles common misspellings and well-known synonyms. If you get a
> question wrong that you feel the test was in error, note it down and send
> an e-mail off-list to Jon Carter and Derek Koopowitz and they can make the
> test correction and, I *think* give you credit for the answer if
> appropriate. That said, if you were on an iPad it should have been
> correction your engrish... (As it just tried to do with my intentional
> misspelling of English)
> —
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> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 8:17 PM, w d <whodaddy10 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>> to whom ever
>>
>> some of the answers on the cert test are lacking in thought and are just
>> down right bull $&^+...  exact words, spelling,, Im not an english major i
>> speak engrish i shouldnt have to spell it
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Ken Velez <kvelez at rochester.rr.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I was doing a 5hr test flight into Little Rock AR on one of my customers
>>> acft and while enroute I took my iPad and took the test at FL430. I failed
>>> the test with a 74% do to my choice of words in some of the blanks. Rule
>>> book not available at the time I took the test. Now I have to re do it.
>>> Maybe if at the end of the test it would give you the chance to verify or
>>> correct the questions that were not answered correctly instead of having to
>>> take the whole test again, won't be as annoying.
>>>
>>> Just my thought.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
>>>
>>>
>>> "Atwood, Mark" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I just took the AMA test (and passed thankfully!).  How long before the
>>> site list is updated to reflect that?
>>>
>>> Regarding the test itself, I was able to pass with 85% from memory.  The
>>> questions missed though were extremely annoying, in that it was a matter of
>>> trying to guess the correct sequence of words.    I think the single word
>>> fill in the blanks were ok.  It's the 5 word sequences that include trivial
>>> words like "to" that seem to need revising.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Atwood
>>> Paragon Consulting, Inc.  |  President
>>> 5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
>>> Direct: 440.229.2502 |  Fax: 440.684.3102
>>> www.paragon-inc.com<http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Astropattern <astropattern at yahoo.com
>>> <mailto:astropattern at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree with Derek that it's tough to set a stand alone test that
>>> everyone agrees with and that isn't so tough that it discourages
>>> participation.
>>> As time goes by, and the general level of judging gets better (or the
>>> downgrades become increasingly common knowledge and well-understood), there
>>> will be a need to raise the bar on the certification process and someone
>>> will need to put in some hard work to push us to the next level.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Charlie Rock <charlierock at me.com<mailto:
>>> charlierock at me.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I totally agree with John on this one!!i for one glad no class at AMA Hq
>>> to qualify for judging, but format leaves a lot to be desired!!
>>>
>>> Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government
>>> when it deserves it!!!
>>> Mark Twain
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 5:59 PM, John Ford <astropattern at yahoo.com<mailto:
>>> astropattern at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I did them both…the system worked OK…but still disappointed with the
>>> format…you can know what you are talking about but still fail the test if
>>> you don't use the exact words. The test probably forces people to read the
>>> book that would otherwise never do first off, but as a re-certification
>>> test, it is more a memory puzzle than anything else.
>>>
>>> Better than sitting in a hot room for an hour in a sweaty t-shirt at the
>>> end of a day, though.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Michael S. Harrison <
>>> drmikedds at sbcglobal.net<mailto:drmikedds at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I just finished the AMA recertification test.  It was a huge Pain in the
>>> A.
>>>
>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> [mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] On Behalf Of Michael S. Harrison
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:41 AM
>>> To: 'General pattern discussion'
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>>
>>> I am having no luck.  Am I certified?  Can someone look for me?
>>> thanks
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> [mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] On Behalf Of Jon Lowe
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:06 AM
>>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>>
>>> Because AMA and FAI are on different rules cycles, a year apart.
>>> Happened several cycles ago.  AMA Masters and Advanced sequences and rules
>>> changed for this year.  FAI changed in 2012.
>>> Jon
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chuck Hochhalter <cahochhalter at yahoo.com<mailto:
>>> cahochhalter at yahoo.com>>
>>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
>>> Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 10:59 am
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>> Thanks Jon, but how does that happen?
>>>
>>> C
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 10:56 AM, Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com<mailto:
>>> jonlowe at aol.com>> wrote:
>>> Chuck,
>>> I was partially incorrect.  You show as current for FAI, but not AMA.
>>>
>>> For all,
>>> As Derek said, you MUST sign in to the site to see the judges list.  You
>>> do NOT have to be an NSRCA member to get a login.  On the pull down, you
>>> can sort by various means (last name, district, etc).
>>>
>>> Keith,
>>> It's only a flesh wound...
>>> Jon
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chuck Hochhalter <cahochhalter at yahoo.com<mailto:
>>> cahochhalter at yahoo.com>>
>>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
>>> Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 10:31 am
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>> Time for some Monty python quotes.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 9:38 AM, "Keith Hoard" <klhoard at hotmail.com<mailto:
>>> klhoard at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Uh, huh . . . feeling oppressed yet?
>>>
>>> From: mikemueller at f3aunlimited.com<mailto:mikemueller at f3aunlimited.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:37 AM
>>> To: General pattern discussion<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>>
>>> Ok I don't see where that is Jon. I see a drop down on the top that
>>> leads to the wrong list like John but nothing on the right. Am I on the
>>> right site?????
>>> Also I thought it had to be everyother year like Chuck and I certified
>>> before the Nats last year. It's every year now?
>>> Thanks, Mike
>>>
>>> Mike Mueller
>>> F3Aunlimited
>>>
>>> From: Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com<mailto:jonlowe at aol.com>>
>>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:
>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:24 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>>
>>> On the right hand side of the screen there is a pull down menu where you
>>> select the Certified Judges list.  Not real obvious, I will admit.
>>> Jon
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: John Fuqua <johnfuqua at embarqmail.com<mailto:
>>> johnfuqua at embarqmail.com>>
>>> To: 'General pattern discussion' <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>>> <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
>>> Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 9:19 am
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>> Scott/Derek
>>> If you go to the website and click on judging/certification/certified
>>> judges list you get this list “This list will produce a list of all
>>> registered members of the website that have verified their email
>>> addresses.  This is not a list of NSRCA members.”’
>>>
>>> What you do not get is a list of certified judges.  For that you must go
>>> to Lists/membership lists.   ????????????
>>>
>>> John
>>>
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>>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging
>>>
>>> There are still quite a few people attending the NATS who have not taken
>>> the judging certification test.  You are REQUIRED to be certified to judge
>>> at the NATS.  If you are not certified, that means you miss a judging
>>> session and will lose your highest round.
>>>
>>> Please take the time, if you have not done so to go to the NSRCA site
>>> and complete the judging test...
>>>
>>> Arch
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