<DIV>Del, I agree!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Maybe it is just me, but it seems the quantity of discussion here on how to best judge a maneuver is inversely proportional to the amount of time it takes to perform the maneuver. (Snap roll, 1.25 second 4pt roll, etc) </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It sure is easy to express to the newsgroup how we would score a given maneuver, in minute detail, but to do it while sitting in the chair, with no time before you have to start thinking about tabulating the errors of the next maneuver (gotta remember, the next maneuver begins where the previous one ends) is an entirely different matter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It may not be specifically expressed in the rulebook, but any pilot that flies in such a way that the judges are rushed trying to keep up and/or have a difficult time trying to observe distinct components of a maneuver (point hesitation, etc) is surely going to end up with
lower scores sooner or later. They should not expect otherwise, IMHO.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob R.</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>"Del K. Rykert" <drykert2@rochester.rr.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>v\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) } o\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) } w\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) } .shape { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) } </STYLE> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName"
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span.EmailStyle22 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sure can't take the time to do all that calculating while I'm judging a maneuver. I was always taught to start with 10 and downgrade for each flaw noticed as appropriate. If someone flying a perfect presentation earns a 10 then the pilot flying less than perfect earns less than a 10. I always round down in all classes. Helps to keep me on the same page. There is enough disparity between FAI and AMA classes without adding more.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Del</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>