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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think y'all are starting to get somewhere with
this discussion. I remember the days of pattern contests in the south being 40+
pilots on a regular basis. I also remember how strict the rules were in
regards to getting up in the air quickly. There were 3 ready boxes leading
up to your time to fly, and you better be in them when you needed to be or you
lost your turn. I was at the Space City contest this weekend in Katy, TX and I
must say I haven't seen a contest that well executed since I started flying
again 3 years ago. The CD wasn't even a pattern pilot! He just wanted to run an
efficient contest. There were 30 pilots evenly spread among all the classes
(although Advanced was definitely the largest at 8), and we had no problem
getting in 6 rounds and we were finished with the awards by 2:30
on Sunday. I think we should focus on running efficient contests before we
start worrying about how long it takes to fly a sequence. I've also seen a
couple comments about the electrics being at a disadvantage due to the length.
For what it's worth I think the sequences should drive the technology used, not
the other way around. Oh, by the way, I judged a round of Masters and the only
thing that bothered me about it was that my legs were already sunburnt from
sitting through 2 rounds of Sportsman and 2 rounds of Intermediate the day
before.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matt</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=wemodels@cox.net href="mailto:wemodels@cox.net">Bill's Email</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Length of
2011 Masters Sequence</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>John Ferrell wrote:
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Based on experience as site director at
the Nats and CD at local contests I don't think the extra minute on the
sequence is the problem. The FAI guys are being as professional as possible
and seldom take their allotted time to take off. There a lot of guys flying
Masters that you have to run down and wake up before they even start to get
ready to fly. </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>I've run a few larger aerobatic
contests (40 to 60 pilots) and I found it is precisely those minutes that can
kill you. Think about it. 35 pilots each taking 1 minute extra. 35 minutes per
round times 4 or 5 rounds, and WOW you are talking about an extra 2 hours 20
minutes to maybe 3 hours!! SO regardless of if it is in the sequence or on teh
ground, those pesky little minutes add up like mad!!<BR>
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