[NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging workload, on my soapbox

[Curt Oberg]

Remember the judges group that we had back in the day, the USPJA or
something like it??  Maybe it's getting time to think about bringing them
back.  :)  No easy answer for this problem which may cause even lower
attendance down the road.  BTW, the Intermediates all sat in the judges
chairs for Advanced, including one young lad who was actually signed up for
Sportsman but jumped up to Intermediate because he was the only entrant in
Sportsman.  He actually judged 2 rounds.

Curt Oberg

 

 

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From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Mueller via NSRCA-discussion
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2018 7:16 PM
To: Bob Kane; General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS Judging workload, on my soapbox

 

 Bob

 Thanks for pointing this out.

 The judging issues surfaced and left a number of participants very unhappy.
It's not the same old same old as the numbers have changed.

 If not addressed I feel it will contribute to and further the low
attendances.

 Mike Mueller




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On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Bob Kane via NSRCA-discussion
<nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

First off, let me say thank you to Al Glenn and Peter Vogel for their heroic
efforts at the 2018 NATS. Unless you wear the shirt you have no idea how
tough the job is.

I heard more than once last week "I judged once, I should not have to
judge".  Lets look at the numbers:

2018 NATS pilots (and potential judges):

FAI   32
Masters 23
Advanced 11
Intermediate 6

72 total pilots

Judging requirements

FAI Prelims

3 Judges, 2 lines, 2 sites = 12/day, 24 judges for 2 days. 

FAI Semis

5 Judges, 1 line, 2 sites = 10 judges

FAI Finals

24 judges

FAI, total of 58 judges needed

Masters Prelims

3 judges, 2 lines, 2 sites = 12/day, 36 for 3 days.

Masters Finals

5 judges, 3 lines      15

Masters, total of 51 judges neeed.

Intermediate 2 judges, 2 lines 3 days  12 judges
Advanced 2 judges, 2 lines 3 days  12 judges

133 Total judging assignments during the week.

Assuming you do not use Intermediate pilots as judges, simple math would
show 133 assignments / 66 judges = 2.01 judging assignments/pilot.

However, number is reduced by the pilots actually flying in the Semi and
Final rounds, so the number is more than 2.

People leave during he week, further reducing the pool.

I know people who judged 4+ times during the week. The only thing I can say
is thank you for your service.

This should not be the NATS Event Director's problem.  It is ours to solve.


I would be happy to volunteer on a committee commissioned by the NSRCA to
look at this and come up with a plan for the 2019 NATS.

Off my soapbox.

Bob Kane getterflash at yahoo.com
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