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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Sounds like we need to have some judging
seminars soon.. Maybe one at the Perry GA. show in March for some of the
D-3 pilots. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Scott Anderson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 11, 2006 11:48
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] 2007 Rules
interpretation</DIV>
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<DIV>All,</DIV>
<DIV>We flew the 2007 sequences at the Tangerine this past weekend in
Apopka. A couple of confusing things need some interpretation.</DIV>
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<DIV>In the Advanced sequence, the first manuever after takeoff is the stall
turn with 3/4 rolls up and down, on center. Some interpreted this a
meaning that you could stall either in direction of flight, or opposite to
direction of flight, but still exit after the roll in the direction of flight
(in other words, the stall turn portion could be in either direction).
The rule proposal and the discription is not clear on this for the Advanced
sequence, at least that I could find.</DIV>
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<DIV>In the intermediate sequence, the split s with a 2 of 4: Some
interpreted this to mean that since there was a two of four, that you should
pause after the second point before pulling, the same length of time as you
paused for the knife edge point. Others interpreted the rule as pulling
as soon as you reached the second point, as in a standard split s. I'd
interpret it the second way (standard split s) , and pull immediately, as
the rule proposal says: "Split S with 2/4pt roll. Model
performs the same elements as the Split “S” except the model performs a 2 of 4
point roll in place of the ½ roll"</DIV>
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<DIV>There was some confusion over landing in or out of the 30 meter
zone. Some interpreted the rule as meaning that anywhere out of the zone
was a zero. The rule pretty clearly states "If the touchdown is within
the runway but not in the landing zone it should be downgraded proportionate
to the distance outside the landing zone. " The CD has an
option : "The Contest Director may designate any landing zone
appropriate to the field if safety considerations dictate." Since this
was new to many of us, we should have had more discussion at the pilots
meeting on this in 20-20 hindsight. The CD made a comment about landing
out of the zone during the pilots meeting, but I didn't interpret that as
a mandatory zero out of the 30m zone. Others did. There was
no safety consideration involved, so the rule exception for the CD really
didn't apply. I'd highly recommend detailed discussion on
this at early contest pilots meetings, especially before judging seminars
are held.</DIV>
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<DIV>Just a couple of bugs to get clarified, but no huge deal. We just
need to get consistent and all judging the same way.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Jon Lowe<BR></FONT></DIV>
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