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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To all you guys who monitor this list, I not only
want to wish you all a wonderful New Year, but I wish to convey to each how this
terrific interaction that we enjoy on this medium has made my life far more
interesting and fulfilled and rewarding because of your participation in the
process. We may not all share the same viewpoints, but the exposure to various
understandings is always enlightening and of value.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This may not be your experience and I can respect
that, so you may not be interested in what follows and that's O.K., but I kinda
made a promise to Tom Miller at last years Nats that I would attempt to address
a couple of issues that came up during a somewhat passionate discussion that
took place in the Gazebo on Sunday evening regarding a couple of rules
interpretations. Please understand that the viewpoints expressed here by me are
purely my opinions and the reasoning behind those conclusions and any
corrections to my erroneous offerings will be welcomed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The first point that was put forth by my worthy
adversary was in regard to Hesitation Rolls. In his understanding, he
submitted that a point in a point roll included the hesitation and
therefore the first maneuver in P-09, the Double Immelman with 2 of 4
points first, must be flown with a space after the second point in order to
fulfill the requirement of his interpretation of the maneuver.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is in total opposition to what the rulebook
states. I'm here to tell you that the POINT and the HESITATION are TWO
separate and distinct entities. How do I know that? Think about it for a second.
What do you do in a verticle up-line with 2 of 4? Do you include the hesitation
portion of the roll in the line? If you did and you treated this as ONE
element and you centered that element in the line, then the roll portion would
occur significantly off center toward the bottom of the line
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is further supported by the rulebook in
5B.4.3.7. where it states, "the half roll, snap roll, POINT ROLL, or full
roll should be performed IMMEDIATELY after or before the half loop as required
by the particular maneuver. A VISIBLE LINE IN BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS MUST
DOWNGRADE THE MANEUVER BY 2 POINTS. This action can only occur if the
POINT and the HESITATION are treated as two separate and distinct
elements.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This error in thinking extended to his proposal
that the center of a 4 point roll was NOT the center of the inverted portion of
the roll, but the beginning of the third point. If you are tempted to agree
with this proposal I would recommend that you draw out the maneuver
displaying all of the individual elements inclucing the entry and exit lines,
assigning similar inch values to each element and you will quickly see that the
center is indeed the center of the inverted portion of the roll.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All this stuff came from a guy who was a former
World Champion and was agreed to by another top 5 calibre individual who
was in attendance at this small gathering and when I attempted to offer a
different viewpoint I came under a vehement verbal attack.What I had further
difficulty with was the fact that he was able to convince the head of the
judging committee that he was right and the ruling went in his favor to the
degree that it was announced at the pilot's meeting that the maneuver would be
flown with the hesitation before the commencement of the loop. On the first day
of competition he himself flew the maneuver WITHOUT the hesitation. I couldn't
help wondering to myself if he did it all in an effort to sabotage the
competition. My other conclusion has to be, " just because you possess fabulous
flying skills (and this guy really IS fabulous, I thought he won the last round
of F ) doesn't mean you can read English and understand what is being
inferred." As you can tell, I'm sure, .....I'm doing a little
venting here. I'm too easily frustrated. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>O.K. ...........next item. Half Clover
! A couple of years before this, the same individual raised
some questions regarding the clover execution. I had been doing this maneuver
incorrectly in my practice sessions and his questions, were valuable to me
because they really made me think ! When I expressed my opinions regarding
proper execution of this maneuver to ANOTHER top flyer I was informed that
my basis was faulty. In subsequent thinking sessions I haven't been able to
reverse my conclusions. My contention is that this is indeed a HALF clover. Why
would it be otherwise? Some individuals in the judging fraternity tell me "
You're getting too caught up in the NAME of the maneuver." Well why did
they give it that name if that's not what it is. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>O.K., It <U> IS</U> one half of a
clover. Therefore the correct way to perform the figure is to visualize a
FULL clover in your mind and then perform the top two loops relative to those
proportions ( if it's upright ). If there's a roll on the upline, then the point
of the roll should occur at a point correspondent with altitudinal point of
interse</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ction between the upper and imaginary
lower loops. Now what I had been doing wrong was to do two loops at the top of a
long vertical up-line that were sized way too small for what a full clover
should have looked like, had one been built on my baseline, and the loops were
significantly above the rollpoint. Make 'em bigger guys and bottom out on the
center of the roll and it will score big. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Next: Maneuver end points. Refer to your
Aresti drawings and look for that vertical bar that indicates the correct
end-point of questionable maneuvers. A couple of years ago there was a Reverse
Cuban from the top that could not be completed before center far enough to allow
an exit line to be inserted before the initiation of the subsequent
maneuver. Quique asked in the judging class if he could start the next
maneuver before center because it had it's own problems. After class I checked
the Aresti and informed him of the problem created by the sequence originator
not allowing for the correct ending point of the Cuban. He was grateful for the
explanation and I was too as I had not contemplated the discrepancy before
either. All sequence originators need to be mindful of all maneuver endpoints
when trying to achieve a free -flowing schedule.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You wont find this one in the book, but it's a pet
peeve of mine and there are a lot of people that feel otherwise. SLOW
ROLL vs. ROLL ! There are multiple
descriptors explaining the correct execution of rolls whether they be normal
speed rolls or slow rolls. Maneuvers requiring slow rolls distinctly
specify that the roll being called for needs to exceed a 3 second
duration. THIS IS A VERY SPECIFIC REQUEST ! In the absense of
this request it is my opinion that a normal speed roll is to be executed and
should be required. A while back we had a Triangle with a roll across the
top. It did not say "ALL ACROSS" the top nor did it say "at the pilot's
discretion." It could be deduced, by the judge, that if you do a slow roll
across the top that you don't want him to see your inability to properly center
the normal speed roll and this is your way of snow-balling
him. Like I say, NOT IN THE BOOK, but I read
English ! Sorry.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One more: Turn Around altitude change.
Jim Woodward will tell you what a stickler I am for BASELINE,
BASELINE, BASELINE !!!!!!!!!!!!! You hear everyone stating the fact
that it's O.K. to enter a T.A. maneuver at one altitude and exit at another
without penalty. Well I don't know how or when this one got so
discombobulated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Originally the intent of this rule was to
accommodate an execution infraction and was assigned a penalty to be assessed to
either the current maneuver or the subsequent maneuver. For some reason
guys started reading this rule to mean "it's O.K. to change altitude on T.A.
maneuvers without reading the penalty part and with subsequent re-prints of the
rule book that part was dropped. I hate when that happens !!!!!!!!!!!!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Despite the sound of all this, I really AM having
an O.K. day and offer it up for your perusal. Just don't over-react
please.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Remember, I love you guys.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Georgie</FONT> </DIV>
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