[NSRCA-discussion] Unknowns

[Bob Kane]

My NATS ED predecessor (Arch Stafford) recommended the unknowns be generated prior to the NATS to avoid a late-night scramble on Wednesday to generate the aresti diagrams.  In hindsight this was wise advice. This year we had a rain delay on Wednesday afternoon that had the potential to wreak havoc on the Thursday Finals, so my stress level was up slightly already ;)

Also, the FAI rules state that the unknowns must be provided to the finalists 12 hours prior to the start of the unknown flights:

5G.1. (partial) "The composition of any unknown schedule shall be completed no less than 12 hours before the commencement of finals flights for unknown schedules."

and the rules also state:

"5G.5. Aresti drawings of the unknown schedules must be provided to finalists and judges."

The rules are not clear on whether or not the aresti diagrams are included in the 12 hour rule.

Bob Kane
getterflash at yahoo.com


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 From: jonlowe--- via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
To: Jim Woodward <jimwoodward89 at gmail.com>; Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Unknowns
 


Jim,
The unknowns are computer generated, and checked by a human for sanity.  Bob had worked out 4 unknowns before hand, only known to him. Two were drawn from a hat the night before they were to be  flown, and were handed out as darkness fell.

I don't know how many he generated to get those four, but I heard last year 15 or so were gone thru prior to the two being selected.  

Jon



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From: Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion
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To: Don Ramsey, Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion

Hi Don - looking forward to seeing you again, perhaps next year's Nats.  What is the practice for the determining the Unknowns now?  Are these sequence put together day-of, or are the complete sequences worked out ahead of time?  The aresti format is a nice addition.

Thanks,
Jim W.



On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Don Ramsey via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

I was just updating my website and checked a couple of links.  There is links to the unknowns flown in 2006 and those flown in 2014 on the contest results page in the NATS history.  Interesting to see the difference in difficulty.  Select the results for the year and the link is at the top next to the year.
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