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<DIV>Jon,</DIV>
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<DIV>IMAC is a zero if the judge didn't see the break. If you got 5's was something else assuming that the judge knew the rule. As far as I read, the description of snaps in pattern and IMAC are so close that looks like we copied from each other or the same guys wrote the description. In the description there is not definition how much the break has to be. It just to be present.</DIV>
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<DIV>--<BR>Vicente "Vince" Bortone</DIV>
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<DIV>The age old problem of what a "break" is in a snap was solved at the Don Lowe Masters a couple of years ago. They defined it as a "simultaneous departure in all three axis". There you saw graceful snap entries, clearly defineable as a snap. At the IMAC Tuscon shootout, they had had the pitch departure requirement, and most were pitching what looked like 45 degrees (was probably 25 degrees), before they entered the snap. Break, pause, enter snap. Ugly as hell. At a pattern judging seminar I went to this year, we sat around for half an our trying to decide what a "pitch break" was. We finally decided that if you saw anything at all, it was ok. But beware of IMAC judges crossing over, unless they have been retrained. I got some 5's this year this year, because they didn't see a large break.</DIV>
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<DIV>As regards spin entries, there are too many spin entry nazis IMHO. The rule book clearly defines downgrades for entries. In my book, if they don't break any of those rules, (wing coming over before the nose passes thru horizontal, not stalled, weathervaning, etc.), I don't downgrade for the entry. Too many people want to add their own definition to the rules about how an entry "should" look, and tell you they downgraded or zeroed you. When you ask them what specific rule you violated, they say it "didn't look right". Some of these same people will coach you to "cheat" at the entry to get a pretty one, dumping up elevator to get the nose to fall thru, which really breaks the stall. Unfortunately, all airplanes do not enter the same way, and some entries are not pretty, but they don't break the rules. Maybe, as well as teaching what isn't correct, we ought to teach what ISN'T downgradeable in some of these manuevers.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jon</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 10/21/2007 8:50:52 AM Central Daylight Time, patterndude@tx.rr.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your idea caused me to stop and think. I'm wondering if it would really help, however. If a pilot "in the hunt" screws the landing (K=1) he's now "out of the hunt" on that round. Scores are often very compressed at local contests so even if we reduce the KF, a bad score on any manuver is usually enough to do mortal damage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 20, 2007 11:34 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Judging-snap & spin</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eliminating is one solution - a price that comes with that solution is lack of practice doing and judging snaps-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>which is desirable for some in AMA classes, and for sure for those looking ahead to F3A.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>An in between thought - reduce the K factor considerable for snap and spin maneuvers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That leaves them in the schedules, provides flying and judging practice on them, but reduces the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>impact of the imperfect judging of them on round scores.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron Lockhart</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 20, 2007 11:44 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Judging</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My cents worth on the subject.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Snaps and Spin entry seem to cause much of the problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why do we continue to repeat trying to solve a problem that most agree is controversial at best and impossible to judge consistently on an equal basis?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems that the best solution is to eliminate these from the schedules and pick maneuvers that more suit Precision Aerobatics and their ability to be judged correctly by everyone not just those who have advanced to the top of the super judge platform.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Buddy</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Jon Lowe<BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR>
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