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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think it depends upon just how "biased" you
happen to feel toward the pilot ( sorry Joe, I couldn't resist ).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=seefo@san.rr.com href="mailto:seefo@san.rr.com">Doug Cronkhite</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Chapter-5
Going too far now "missed point".</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>RCA-20 and FAI 5B.4.4.3 both say 5 <B>or more</B> points as a
downgrade for missing a point. How do you judge anything with such a vague
criteria? "Or more?" Using this method, if the rest of the maneuver was flown
perfectly, both a 5 and a 0 would be correct!<BR><BR>-Doug<BR><BR><BR><BR>Dave
Reaville wrote:
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<DIV>Interesting... I just happen to be doing the judging exam and this
is one of the questions they ask to see if you know how to apply the
downgrades correctly :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>In the example given, the pilot missed a point so it's a 5 (or more)
point downgrade as per the AMA rule book (RCA-20) and also the FAI
rule book (pg 28 5B.4.3.3). </DIV>
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<DIV>If your suggesting it's a zero because the manouver is flown
"incorrectly" then why do they have this 5 point downgrade at all? </DIV>
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<DIV>Let's go a little further... If I was judging you at the Nats (I
just might be BTW) and gave you a zero for a missed point would you
actually accept that as being a correct score? I wouldn't... so
you guys are going to just have to get used to the 5 (or
more) downgrade from me..... unless of course you don't miss the
"point" to begin with.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave </DIV>
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