[NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests

Wed Jul 19 11:24:24 AKDT 2017

The reason for some sort of consensuses concerning removing F from local contests would be if you don’t, most Masters flyers will not feel comfortable moving up as they will not know
from one contest to another if they will be required to fly F or not and defeats the purpose . That requirement needs to be removed to benefit from not having it, especially per East coast districts at a minimum.  So guys in an East coast districts know for certain that the CD is not going to require F be flown. Would be better if most districts adopted it as you promote cross district competition. 

The Gulf coast guys can do what they will.

I am thinking keeping it simple and remove F requirements locally and figure a way for the F guys to get some exposure to judging. Guys that fly F at a high level probably have a competent coach or two available so practicing at their local field with a coach is probably more beneficial to them anyway.   

Rick

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From: Earl Haury via NSRCA-discussion
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 2:35 PM
To: DaveL322; General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests

The options for F3A being discussed are available to the CD for any contest, decide what the local folks want and announce it beforehand as per the rules. No reason to “legislate” the F sequence away, I suspect that the F3A pilots in the Gulf Coast D6 region (average of 6 for 12 contests, high of 8 & low of 3) would rather fly all F. Certainly a larger range of scores and easier to differentiate. For those uncomfortable with taking on F (real skill builder), then Masters is probably best for them – whatever sequence they hammer out.

It wasn’t that long ago that Masters was a huge class. Where’d everyone go? Life changes? Dissatisfied with sequences? Pretty sure very few moved to F3A which had a much shorter P sequence than Masters and F wasn’t all that tough.

BTW – humble brag – my son Lester made the 2018 F2D WC Team last weekend. Interesting that those folks have 32 entries in their TS. 

Earl

From: DaveL322 via NSRCA-discussion 
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:05 PM
To: rixsweeney at gmail.com ; General pattern discussion 
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests

Allow F as an option for rounds 5 and 6 and you get the best of both worlds with the benefit of making it easier to separate top F3A flyers when more than one is at a local contest, which is not uncommon in some parts of the US. 

Regards,

Dave

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From: rixsweeney--- via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
Date: 7/19/17 11:44 AM (GMT-05:00) 
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests 

Perhaps removing FAI F from local contests would solve a few issues discussed on this list:
1. Current Masters flyers who are advocating for the Masters schedules to adopt FAI P as the Masters schedule could just move up and fly FAI knowing they will not be required to fly the F pattern. That makes them happy. 
2. Current Masters flyers who think adopting FAI P is a bad idea can rest easy as nbr #1 above takes FAI P for Masters off the table. 
3. Current FAI flyers who have no one to compete against at local contests because of F,  will now have a few competitors that will undoubtedly move up.   
4. If even one or two Masters flyers move up it will ease the judging issue. 
5. If FAI guys that want to get some F practice for the NATS or Worlds, they can accomplish that at the practice field, and or another option…A CD could optionally add some F demo flights during a contest and have Masters and FAI guys judge and score them. These would be demos and would not count as a contest flight but allows FAI F guys to get some judging exposure. I have no doubt some of the FAI guys who don’t fly F would be willing to Judge the one or two FAI F guys or even a few Masters flyers. These F demo flights could be flown at days end on either day or however a CD wants to fit them in. Lunch break perhaps.  

I know first hand that a few FAI guys insist on flying F at local contests so they get judging exposure and as a result they have no one to play with.  

For this to work, all CD’s in all districts would need to adopt removing F from all local events. I am seeing many benefits to flying P only, locally. 

Rick

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