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<DIV>I'd like nothing more than to see the new FAI convention overturned ASAP.</DIV>
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<DIV>8 radii in a manuever, 7 are the same, 1 is different. Downgrade should be for one bad radius - matters not whether it was radii 1, 8, or 5 that was mismatched.</DIV>
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<DIV>The new FAI convention may simplify the judging process, but it is at the cost of accuracy. 1 step forward, 2 steps back.</DIV>
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<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>> Yes, but so is trying to figure out which radii are different from <BR>> the standard in a square loop or a square eight, when you're not <BR>> supposed to determine what the standard is until the end of the <BR>> maneuver. <BR>> <BR>> Now consider this: The new criteria for judging radii in these <BR>> maneuvers in F3A for 2007/2008 is that the standard is set by the <BR>> first radius. For a long time now, we have eventually adopted the <BR>> F3A rules interpretations. I wonder how long will it be before ANA <BR>> rules will reflect this interpretation. <BR>> <BR>> Ron <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list <BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion </DIV></body></html>