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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fortunately for me, I still have one
of the yellow note pad sheets from my one round of judging effort last year. I
keep mentioning that I judged <U>one round. This is a big factor when you try
and do any analysis or mathematical evaluation of a judge. </U>
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><U></U></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Pilot
615
628 626 614
607 609 610 606
627 <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. Humpy w/snap<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>7 7
7 8
6
8 6<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>8 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3. Goldfish <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>8 6
6<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>8 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>8 8<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>7
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">4. double avalanche.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>9
7 0
6 4
0 7 7
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">5. Half square.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>8 7
5 5
7
6 8
6 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>9
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">6. Rolling figure S.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>7 5
1 8
4
5 9
9 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>6<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">7. Negative snap-roll.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>9
6 5
9 6
0 9
9
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>7<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">8. Slow roll.- KE<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>9 5
7 6
8
9 9
9 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>9<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">9. Top hat.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>8 6
7 7
6
8 8
8 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>9<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">10. Rolling circle<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>9 4
1 7
4
5 8
8 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">11. Humpty bump<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>7 5
7 9
8
8 10 8
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>8<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">12. 2 ½ neg. spins <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>0 0
6
8 7
3
9 9
6<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">13. 1/2 squ. on corner <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"></SPAN>8
5 8
9
6 7
8
8 8<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">14. Reverse triangle<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>7
4 6
9
8 6
9
9 9<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">15. Rolling half loop<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>9
6
0 9
4
7 9
8
9<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">16. Four-point inv.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>9 3
5 8
6 8
8
8 9<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">17. Stall turn, 4/8-pt<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>8
8 8
7
8 7
8 9
8<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">18. 45 1 ½ snap <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>9 5
5 9
9
7 8
9
8<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Time
<st1:time Hour="19"
Minute="22">7:22</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="19"
Minute="15">7:15</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="19"
Minute="42">7:42</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="18"
Minute="43">6:43</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="19"
Minute="15">7:15</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="8"
Minute="12">8:12</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="18"
Minute="47">6:47</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="18"
Minute="7">6:07</st1:time> <st1:time Hour="19"
Minute="29">7:29</st1:time><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The pilot in this bunch who
complained was #609. The complaint was that I scored him too low based upon what
the other judges scored. The claim was that I had scientifically scored him low
due to personal bias. Who has time to figure all that out when you are judging a
fast moving flight like an F-07? Beats me where they get off making these
claims!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I can't show you the other judges’
numbers. We are not supposed to know them anyway. I never saw them and have
never seen them. I was never questioned on my numbers to see if there were any
transposition errors either. The pilot that I scored the highest in this batch
was Peter Collinson. The pilot that complained<STRONG> was # 609 Dave
Lockhart.</STRONG> Based upon what I can remember I did not see a break in a
couple of his negative snaps. Where is the crime in that???</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What the NSRCA did was take an
extraordinary step. A program was created to produces graphs that compare
my scoring with the other four judges. They will tell you that it
clearly shows that I scored the two pilots that complained, (Dave Lockhart
and Dan Landis), lower than the other judges. I have not seen this data but
you don't need a program to see if you scored differently to other judges. The
NSRCA officials’ time would have been better invested in getting the scoring to
run smoother so that results would come out quicker and with fewer
errors.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I gave Chip Hyde a zero for a 90
degree under rotated spin - I would love to see how many of my peers caught that
one. Chip said that they missed it!!!!!</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I do know that Dave Lockhart
averaged 947 in the prelim scores that counted. Dan Landis averaged 910.
The top two pilots averaged in the 990's.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The NSRCA concluded that I was
biased against these two pilots and voted, as a board without ever contacting
me. THEY SENT ME A LETTER AFTER THEY HAD MADE THEIR DECISION to ban me from
judging for two years. (BTW - one of the voters was one of the other
judges!)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At this point in time I STILL don't
know if I am being accused of being biased on every maneuvers or specific
maneuvers. I am sorry if I find it hard to get my mind around being
told I was guilty when I was tried without any representation. That just
does not seem right in any book!</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If it is a case of a spin-entry
or a snap zero, then that will always be a judgment call. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If my scores are lower than the
other judges for all of the maneuvers, it could well be that I saw
stuff that they did not see. I had a scribe they did not. They looked down
a lot </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The NSRCA judge training system has
no way to test the performance of a judge against what was actually being
flown. There is an open book test that takes an hour or two to go through. This
is to learn how to judge a routine that takes minutes. This routine
is made-up of maneuvers that take seconds and contain components that can
take a fraction of a second.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For the NSRCA to take this
stance means that are all now in the situation that if we judge a round, we
can be judged after the fact, and held hostage to a standard that punishes us if
we are different from the average.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></U></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maybe I was a poor judge and
I did not do a good job when compared with my peers. Maybe I was
an experienced judge that was better prepared than my peers. In the end, it does
not really matter. I have been tried and condemned by “numbers” that
can in no real way be related to actually what was flown in front of me. The
reason that I was the chief judge on that line was that I was the most
experienced judge! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You know, it is more than possible
to give a zero for a maneuver that contains a snap, even if the snap was
just fine. A real example that I do remember was when Dan Landis flew his
center maneuver, a Humpty with 4/8 up and positive snap down. Here is what I saw
and how I scored it.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Airplane flew past center on
maneuver entry before pulling. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-1</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">First 3 points were under
rotated; last point instead of 45 degrees was a make up of the first three
under rotated Total 30 degree error. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">- 2</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Two different roll rates. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-
1</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Push over the top was almost as soon
as the last point ended Out of a possible 2, 3 or 4 point downgrade. Could have
been -4, I gave <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-3</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Flat line back to center half way
through top half loop. Segmentation. deduction<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">. -1</B></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Long down line followed by late snap
in down line. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-2</B></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tight radius in push
out compared with other radii. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-1</B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Entry and exit heights different. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">-1</B> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Total deductions 12. Score
-2</SPAN><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Of course the pilot would never see
it this way. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But if that is what I
saw I was obligated to score it that way. I had the confidence of a trained and
practiced judge. I did not know then that I would be hounded for doing it right.
I could never judge again with this type of threat over my head.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You all know what could happen to
you. I can't tell you what to do but take care my friends, and use your own
judgment.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Eric.</SPAN></P>
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