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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll always score the technically correct higher!!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As a judge I just am amazed at the folks that will
wind correct properly on uplines and simply disregard it on downlines - totally
destroying a good score. Unfortunately - some judges still can't get past the
ugly, the only sure way around this is to score with some sort of machine.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It takes a lot of practice to develop a "feel" for
the wind so as to recognize just what / how much to compensate. Often the pilot
requires several maneuvers to get this feel in a competition flight - the judges
instantly see the results. The latter may be why some feel wind corrected
maneuvers don't score well - it's easy for the judge to see and hard to fly
correctly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How about some technical discussion of wind
correcting - we're drawing maneuvers in a moving medium (air) that affects the
trajectory of our machine (airplane). Does speed really help - other than
shortening the time exposure? Is slower better - gives more time to correctly
apply thrust vector "against" the wind? Uplines take some (x) power in calm,
additional power is needed for the wind vector (y), how much y to maintain x in
calm? Steve's point - downlines are affected by the same wind as uplines,
gravity usually is used for x - won't y thrust (adding power) improve downline
attitude in wind? Can power be added for y without helping gravity too much
(downline speed)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Earl</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 29, 2006 9:48
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wind
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<DIV>Thanx Ken, but which would you score higher?? I know what we are
supposed to do, but that is the jist of my post. </DIV>
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<DIV>Ed<BR><BR><B><I>Ken Thompson <<A
href="mailto:mrandmrst@comcast.net">mrandmrst@comcast.net</A>></I></B>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hard to ignore "ugly", but you need to judge
the "track"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 29, 2006 9:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Wind
correction</DIV>
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<DIV>Hey everyone. While the season is winding down, Don Ramsey and
I had an interesting discussion this past weekend. Am wondering what
the general consensus is.</DIV>
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<DIV>First, let me state, judges are human and I understand that.
Also, many judges don't know the exact wording of many rules, I understant
that also.</DIV>
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<DIV>Soooo</DIV>
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<DIV>Will a pilot score higher if they follow the letter of the law and
wind correct perfectly, but fly an ugly manuever, or wind correct a little
and let the plane look "prettier" in a manuever?????</DIV>
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<DIV>Lets use the first maneuver in the Master's sequence after entering
the box. Stall turn 1 1/4 rolls up, 3/4 rolls down exit
inverted. On a strong wind day, not pulling to vertical to maintain
the line doesn't look to bad (we expect that) the 1 1/4 rolls in centered,
looking good, appropriate rudder is given to maintain a straight vertical
line (again expected and usually doesn't require much as we are at full
throttle), the stall goes off without a hitch, but do to lack of airspeed
we cant the fuse and hold rudder into the wind letting the fuse lean at a
45degree angle to maintain a straight line (this is the part I'm curious
about) until the 3/4 roll and using a little down elevator to hold the
line after the roll (again expected but not ugly)</DIV>
<DIV>Everything about this manuever is done and doesn't detract from the
overall appearance of the manuever except the down line after the stall,
which is simply "UGLY"</DIV>
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<DIV>Just curious what everyone says. Again, I know what the rules
say, and am not interested in a rule book interpretation, but what do you
think about scoring better vs worse???</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanx</DIV>
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<DIV>ed</DIV>
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