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size=2>Another thought--sort of related--is the impression on who or what is in
control. Is the guy or gal <EM>flying</EM> the airplane or simply guiding
the thing around? When I get the impression that every movement is
controlled as opposed to pointed and banged, that person will score a little
higher as it appears more <EM>intentional.</EM> For the most part(and I
know there are exceptions), the folks who take control from throttle up on
take-off to rollout after touchdown are the ones that win.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>mike
mueller<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] If you don't
score by therules....don'tadvertise a rulebook
event<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> I think that the run and gun TO method is
sometimes a matter of safety. If you have a heavy crosswind at your back it's
best to get the plane running in a straight direction as soon as possible.
With taildraggers liking to weather vein as they do. When we were scoring TO's
on a 1 to 10 I saw a lot more close calls with the guys on the upwind flight
lines. I do agree that the landings with trike gears were spectacular.
Mike<BR><BR><B><I>Richard Strickland
<richard.s@allied-callaway.com></I></B> wrote:
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class=625243916-04102006>Cigarette butts(filters) used to make excellent
wheel chocks. It was almost automatic to pick one up on the way out
to set the plane down and stick it in front of the nose wheel...
Saved time... About the time I sort of got my act together on TOs
and landings, they quit scoring them(or I moved up and they didn't score
them)--CRS disease again...sigh... With trikes, the cool deal
was to lift the nose wheel, roll along for awhile as the airplane
gently lifted off. Landing was to wheel on the mains and gently
lower the nose-OR hold it off for a while. Seems like Steve Helms
did some of the prettiest ones....</SPAN></DIV>
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class=625243916-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>With
conventional gear, pretty TOs and landings are a little more difficult to
do well, but I tend to think a guy that can run it right down the
centerline, roll it on and off smoothly OUGHT to have an edge. I
know this has been suggested before--but a guy who does lovely TOs and
landings WILL make a better initial impression and the judges
will EXPECT a better flight. The 'gun and go' guys are shooting
themselves in the foot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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