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<DIV>John</DIV>
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<DIV>I'll jump right in and comment on what you propose.... </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Revive the practice of assigning mentors to Sportsman and
Intermediate flyers</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>We have been doing this all along, here in District 8. I would
</DIV>
<DIV>hope that this is happening in all districts. It's the best
thing</DIV>
<DIV>we can do as a group, to help the newer/inexperienced pilots...</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Create a National Database for Pattern</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>This is an interesting idea... Not sure that I would really keep
track</DIV>
<DIV>of where I stand, but I'm sure quite a few pilots would be interested</DIV>
<DIV>in this. The only concern would be getting someone to take care
of</DIV>
<DIV>this... I do like the idea of having to be part of the
NSRCA to see it.</DIV>
<DIV>That would create leverage towards joining... You are correct
in the </DIV>
<DIV>fact that a lot of different data could be generated from this....</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Redirect the focus to our international team competition through
modification of the advancement system</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>I don't care for the idea that Masters gets thrown into the advancement
program.</DIV>
<DIV>There are too many variables that pertain to the ability for all to fly
FAI.</DIV>
<DIV>I like the idea of Masters being a destination class and the ability to
move back </DIV>
<DIV>and forth between any AMA class and FAI at will...</DIV>
<DIV>Here in the NW, I could see where it would be necessary to switch a few
pilots back and forth</DIV>
<DIV>between Masters and FAI just to facilitate the ability to run a contest
with enough judges...</DIV>
<DIV>Also, if forcing an advancement of Masters pilots to FAI is a way of
taking care of the "Bulge" of </DIV>
<DIV>pilots flying in that class, all it would really do is create a "Bulge" in
FAI. Or, pilots that have </DIV>
<DIV>pointed out in Masters would quit....</DIV>
<DIV>The idea that there are two "destination" classes is appealing as it allows
room at the top for expansion without</DIV>
<DIV>forcing anyone UP or OUT.... there's no other way to go!</DIV>
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<DIV>Most of all, I'd like to take a moment and thank you for taking the time to
share your ideas, and </DIV>
<DIV>make them available for comment. I hope that you don't feel that I am
attacking you or your</DIV>
<DIV>ideas in any way... I really like the fact that you thought
about what you wanted to say and </DIV>
<DIV>presented them in a fashion as to show your intentions....</DIV>
<DIV>None of this is easy, as changing one thing can have adverse effects on
other aspects if not</DIV>
<DIV>carefully thought through. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rex Lesher</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:jgghome@comcast.net
href="mailto:jgghome@comcast.net">John Gayer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] [Fwd:
Proposal]</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>I'd like to present three proposals that might appeal to a
few if not the many....<BR>Modified from the original proposal . Apparently
not many saw it. The first one has been added <BR>Comments?<BR>John<BR>NSRCA
632<BR><BR><B>Revive the practice of assigning mentors to Sportsman and
Intermediate flyers<BR><BR></B>At contests, assign an experienced competitor
to mentor, call and advise the Sportsman/ Intermediate flyers. This is nothing
new, but should be a part of every contest. We should try to provide a
connection that will last past the contest.<BR>As I see it, there are four
issues that drasticaly affect the ability of these flyers to compete
effectively: aircraft trimming, execessive throws, wings level and
centering(also known as flying the airplane, not letting the airplane fly
you).<BR>These flyers have shown the initiative to come out and compete. We
owe them (and ourselves) all the help we can throw at them.
<BR><BR><BR><B>Create a National Database for Pattern<BR></B><BR>The database
must contain the raw scores of all flights for <U>all</U> competitors by
class. The only thing normalized scores are good for is finding the
right finish order for each class at a contest. Raw scores are much
better for comparing results even at a contest. For example I finish round one
with a 930 and round two with a 985, both to competitor A. Now did I fly a lot
better in round two(I thought I did) or did competitor A flop a stall
turn in the figure M in round 2.<BR>Anyway once you have the raw scores by
competitor and class, you can do the following:<BR>
<OL>
<LI>Create a National Ranking for each class based on average points per
maneuver. Once this is in place and on line, we will have a reason for
pattern competitors to join NSRCA. you can't tell me that there wouldn't be
a lot of interest in seeing who is hot around the country and how you stack
up against the competition. I know, the judging isn't always equal but
that's always been true and we have to live with it. <BR>
<LI>The data available on each competitor would include contests entered,
placing, advance points earned. The districts could extract whatever data is
required to ascertain the district champions. We could archive previous
years as well.
<LI>Other ways to specify advancement in class become available, percentage
of average FAI score, even eventually moving the 10 top-rated pilots up a
class. Possibilities are endless when you have the data.<BR></LI></OL>Since
the database would only be open to NSRCA members, if you want to track your
National standing, joining NSRCA would be a must. If you want to see what the
guy nobody heard of that just rolled in from out of district has accomplished,
look him up. We've been looking for reasons to join NSRCA, I feel this
is one that could be big and would be worth some investment in time and money.
I would be willing to help with such a project although I don't feel like I
could take it on by myself.<BR><BR><B>Redirect the focus to our international
team competition through modification of the advancement system<BR><BR></B>
<OL>
<LI>Modify the advancement process to be consistent through all classes from
Sportsman through to F3A. See section two for possible advancement criteria
<LI>Advancement can be forced by the advancement criteria(see section 2) or
voluntary.<BR>
<LI>The first year in a new and higher class is an option year. At the end
of the option year you can downselect one class for any reason. </LI></OL>This
has the advantage of being able to try out the higher class for a year without
committing your entire pattern career. If you discover that the next class is
beyond your means( time, money or talent) then you option down the following
year. If you absolutely refuse to fly your new class, then perhaps you could
use the time and money to reintroduce your self to your wife, girlfriend, etc.
If you need a goal for the year, focus on making your rudder commands
instinctive, learn to fly a helicopter, learn to fly rolling circles. You
would probably come back a better pattern flyer than when you
left.<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion
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