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<DIV><SPAN class=280000123-29042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3>John,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=280000123-29042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>How
about, instead of making the patterns available at the end of the previous year,
they are made available two days before the Nats? This will give
everyone the same amount of time to practice. Then all the K-Factors can stay
the same and not penalize the score keepers... ;)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT
size=2>Regards,<BR>Jason<BR>www.jasonshulman.com<BR>www.shulmanaviation.com<BR>www.composite-arf.com</FONT>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>John
Konneker<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Discussion List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Rules change
proposal<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I have been impressed by the spirit of fair play
and sportsmanship in the NSRCA since returning to pattern.<BR>I feel though
that there has been an oversight in the rules that I think now could be
corrected.<BR>I just got in from flying my Focus II for the first time since
last October.<BR>It (I) was terrible! The long winter layoffs here in
the northern climes imposes a real hardship on pattern pilots living
here.<BR>To be fair I would like to propose an adjustment to the maneuver
k-factors based on the annual mean temperature and <BR>extreme lows (I want to
leave out highs) of where one lives. <BR>For example my lowest k-factor
would be 10 for landing and takeoff and then go up from there according to
degree of difficulty of<BR>maneuver. In some cases I can see 20+
easily.<BR>Folks like Derek, Ron Davies, Chris Fitzsimmons living in
California would have highest k-factors of 1...who knows...maybe even
fractional or minus. These k-factors would be assigned by pilot and
voted on only by members that have at least 24" of snow each year.<BR>What do
you all think?<BR>I want to be fair.<BR>JLK<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>