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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You make a
good argument for dropping takeoff and landing scoring. I have aborted landings
more than once.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jim<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>Bob Richards<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 02, 2009 10:28
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]
Landings and Takeoffs</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'>I'll say it here,
JMHO. I personally don't think takeoffs and landings should be judged. These
are the maneuvers that put the plane closest to the pilots/judges/spectators.
I've seen some bad takeoffs and landing approaches pushed to dangerous
situations when they would probably have been aborted had they not been
scored maneuvers. At the very least, the airplane is at risk. At the most,
people are at risk. I've had one plane fly behind my head at the Nats
(between myself, my caller, and the judges) during a landing when the plane
got away from the pilot during one such occurance. I've also seen a plane
slam into a person in the pits at full throttle, just after lifting off the
ground, when the plane first veered away from the pits and the pilot forced
the takeoff by kicking rudder to get it back on the runway. At no point did
he back off the throttle. In most situations such as this, anyone would have
aborted and started over, but because they are being judged they keep on
pushing a bad situation.</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>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'> </span></font><font
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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'>And, no, niether
situation involved someone in the Sportsman or Intermediate classes. These
were both contestants that had flown pattern for several years. </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>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'> </span></font><font
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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'>I thank god they
don't judge takeoffs and landings in IMAC.</span></font><font color=black
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'>JM2CW</span></font><font
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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'>Bob R.</span></font><font
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--- On <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mon, 3/2/09, George W.Kennie <i><span
style='font-style:italic'><geobet4@verizon.net></span></i></span></b>
wrote:</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>
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<div id=yiv297695904>I don't feel the same way as John on the landing
maneuver being relegated to a non-skill element. </span></font><font
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size=3 color=black face=inherit><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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style='font-family:inherit;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>All aerobatic maneuvers that we perform competitively require
that we demonstrate to a judge that we have developed some precise degree of
control over the airframe under our command. To achieve this control further
requires intense concentration on the part of the pilot. I would offer that
there are many airborne maneuvers where the degree of concentration required
by the pilot are significantly lower than that required to bring the airframe
back into contact with terra firma and demonstrate complete and confident
control. This is a skill that is worthy of reward in my viewpoint.</span></font><font
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