[NSRCA-discussion] The most important thing to understand about pattern

[Peter Vogel]

I totally agree on the last point!  Given that there are typically
relatively few sportsman pilots, I would encourage CDs and Judges to make
the time to allow the judges to provide 1-2 pieces of actionable advice to
the sportsman pilots.  It shouldn't be things like "fix your centering" as
they don't know what that means.  It should be "For the 45 degree downline
to be considered centered, you need to start the down line to your left
(when flying the direction you did today), and finish it the same distance
away on your right.  You were consistently starting your center maneuvers
too late, so they were significantly offset and I had to take off X
points". Or "Slow down.  At cruising speed you should be traversing from
the left box line to the right box line in X seconds.  Max throttle should
only be needed on vertical up lines and the climbing parts of loops.
Cruise throttle should be used when flying straight and level", etc.

I *really* like what was reported last weekend about assigning a masters or
FAI pilot to call for a sportsman pilot through a whole contest in Cedar
Rapids.  Absolutely brilliant!

Peter+

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> At least 20 years.
>
> And we JUST lost a very active (came to 9-10 contests a year) Intermediate
> pilot because the box is too much for him.  Flying Sportsman was no good
> because he was usually the only one, and he wanted competition rather than
> a participation award.   I’ve said for many years the we lost a lot of
> non-traveling, club participants when we went to turn-around.   But that
> ship has sailed and we won’t realistically be going back.
>
> One thing I’d like to see at local contests is more attention and more
> flights for Sportsman pilots.  We have to make their contest experience a
> great one.  All too often they pay full price and get short shrift on
> flying and attention.  That alone could help us.
>
> -M
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> On Jul 13, 2017, at 1:34 PM, Snaproll4--- via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Mark,  Is it 20 years ago already?  That's when I started pushing for
> unhindered movement between classes.  As I came up through the classes I
> saw many people drop out because they were "sick of finishing last". Of
> course, if they moved back and consistently finished #1-#3, they would
> be shamed.  Every year that proposal would set people's hair on fire.  Why
> have rules that discourage participation?  On another matter, Turnaround
> was the death of the casual competitor. It takes a lot of practice to learn
> to keep a whole sequence in the box.  I think that Intermediate should have
> some breaks in the sequence.
>
> Steve Miller
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