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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle28><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dennis
your dedication is admirable and describes rather well the problem I see with
the mandatory advancement system. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle28><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It is
based on performance of others, or lack of, rather than individual capability.
In short flying against more capable competitors reduces premature mandatory
advancement. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle28><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Flying a
sequence for 4 years can get old especially if improvement stalls. I pay close
attention to raw score averages, both individual maneuvers and total flight,
and use it as a guide to understanding problem areas and gauge improvement. It
is also a very good indicator of flight-to-flight consistency and the ability
to control the flight in adverse conditions. Even more rewarding than winning
the round, contest or district championship was maintaining my average flight
score in very windy conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle28><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pattern
flying can be very rewarding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jim Hiller<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dennis Bodary<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 01, 2009
7:52 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Pattern Classes & Growth</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=inherit><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'>Ron I don't have any
statistics about how long people stay in one class. But i can tell you my
story. </span></font><font color=black face=inherit><span style='font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=inherit><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'>First contest flying
an Advance 40 with a K&B 48. I got the automatic move up at the end of
the year. First year in intermediate. Finished Dead last with a Kaos every
single contest i went to. Put together a Swallow with a YS91 Second to last
contest finished 2nd to last and the next contest finished 9th out of 11. who
ho. the second year in intermediate actually won two contests. When Ken
Alexander or Scott Pavlock were'nt there. Usually finished third when they
were'nt there. the third year I finally had a 2-Meter plane a Focus II. Scott
had moved on. And i think i won most of the contests and the District
Championship. The Next year i decided to move up to advanced. Why? Because i
could not stomach practicing the same indermediate pattern for four years.
Not because i had pointed out. </span></font><font color=black face=inherit><span
style='font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=inherit><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'>And now for the
killer part. <br>
Just because everything added up when i moved to Advanced they were on the
last year of their cycle. the next year was a new sequence. Then i pointed
out had to move to Masters last year and learn a new schedule. So that's
three years in a row learning a new sequence, And yes you guessed it this
year will be four straight years learning a new sequence. </span></font><font
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mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=inherit><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'>Still don't think i
am ready to be in Masters and last years performance showed that. Wishing now
i had spent that fourth year in intermediate.</span></font><font color=black
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